2016–17 Zob Ahan F.C. season

Zob Ahan Isfahan FC
201617 season
Chairman Saeid Azari
Manager Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini
Stadium Foolad Shahr Stadium, Fooladshahr
IPL 4th
Hazfi Cup Semi-Final
2017 AFC Champions League 2017:Group stage
Iranian Super Cup Champions
Top goalscorer League: Morteza Tabrizi (10 goals)
All: Morteza Tabrizi (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 12.000 v Persepolis (16 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance 100 v Saba Qom (2 February 2017)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 16th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 46nd year in existence as a football club.

Players

First team squad

As of 15 May 2017.
Out for Injuries Released – Retired
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Ends Games Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Iran GK 2014 May 18, 1989 (aged 27) Iran Foolad 2018 103 0
22 Hamid Erfani Iran GK 2016 March 21, 1988 (aged 29) Iran Giti Pasand 2016 2 0
40 Peyman Salmani Iran GK 2012 April 18, 1994 (aged 23) (Youth system) 2016 1 0
Defenders
2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi Iran DF 2015 October 20, 1992 (aged 24) Iran Padideh 2018 65 1
3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh Iran DF 2016 May 16, 1989 (aged 27) Iran Saipa 2018 48 2
33 Mohammad Sattari Iran RB 2016 September 30, 1993 (aged 23) Iran Malavan 2018 12 0
18 Ali Hamam Lebanon RB 2014 August 25, 1986 (aged 30) Lebanon Nejmeh 2018 101 3
19 Mehrdad Ghanbari Iran RB 2014 November 22, 1989 (aged 27) Iran Padideh 2017 61 3
20 Hojjat Haghverdi Iran DF 2014 February 3, 1993 (aged 24) Iran Aboumoslem 2017 34 0
24 Mehran Derakhshan Mehr Iran DF 2015 August 10, 1998 (aged 18) (Youth system) 2018 27 1
26 Nima Taheri Iran DF 2016 November 5, 1996 (aged 20) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
36 Kianoush Eghbali Iran DF 2015 April 6, 1996 (aged 21) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
Midfielders
6 Mehdi Mehdipour Iran MF 2014 February 18, 1994 (aged 23) (Youth system)
Iran Rah Ahan
2019 95 2
7 Mohammad Reza Hosseini Iran RM 2015 September 15, 1989 (aged 27) Iran Fajr Sepasi 2018 61 5
8 Ghasem Hadadifar Iran MF 2003 July 12, 1983 (aged 33) (Youth system) 2016 323 18
9 Rabih Ataya Lebanon RM,Left winger 2017 July 16, 1989 (aged 28) Lebanon Al-Ansar 2018 13 0
10 Ehsan Pahlavan Iran LM 2013 July 25, 1993 (aged 23) Iran Gostaresh Foulad 2019 116 13
11 Morteza Tabrizi Iran RM, ST 2013 January 6, 1991 (aged 26) Iran Pas Hamedan 2017 138 34
14 Reza Shekari Iran AM 2015 May 31, 1998 (aged 18) Iran Moghavemat Tehran 2018 21 2
17 Mohammadreza Abbasi Iran LM 2014 July 27, 1996 (aged 20) (Youth system) 2018 41 3
23 Danial Esmaeilifar Iran RM, RB 2014 February 26, 1993 (aged 24) Iran Payam Sanat 2018 89 6
35 Kamran Momeni Iran MF 2015 December 1, 1995 (aged 21) (Youth system) 2018 0 0
Forwards
27 Jerry Bengtson Honduras ST 2016 April 8, 1987 (aged 30) Iran Persepolis 2017 37 12
30 Mehdi Rajabzadeh Iran SS 2012 June 21, 1978 Iran Fajr Sepasi 2017 328 103
70 Yaser Feyzi Iran ST 2016 April 5, 1992 (aged 25) Iran Oxin Alborz 2017 25 2

Iran Pro League squad

As of 19 January 2016[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Iran DF Mohammad Nejad Mehdi
3 Iran DF Vahid Mohammadzadeh
6 Iran MF Mehdi Mehdipour
7 Iran FW Mohammad Reza Hosseini
8 Iran MF Ghasem Hadadifar (Captain)
9 Lebanon FW Rabih Ataya
10 Iran MF Ehsan Pahlevan
11 Iran FW Morteza Tabrizi
12 Iran GK Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
14 Iran MF Reza Shekari U21
17 Iran FW Mohammadreza Abbasi U21
18 Lebanon DF Ali Hamam
No. Position Player
19 Iran DF Mehrdad Ghanbari
20 Iran DF Hojjat Haghverdi
22 Iran GK Hamid Erfani
23 Iran MF Danial Esmaeilifar
24 Iran MF Mehran Derakhshan Mehr U21
26 Iran DF Nima Taheri U21
27 Honduras FW Jerry Bengtson
30 Iran FW Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Vice captain)
35 Iran MF Kamran Momeni U23
36 Iran DF Kianoush Eghbali U23
40 Iran GK Peyman Salmani U23
70 Iran FW Yaser Feyzi

Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2016–17

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Persian Gulf Pro League 4th 29 July 201613 May 2017
AFC Champions League Group stage Group Stage 23 February 201625 May 2017
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 Semi Final 11 September 201629 May 2017

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 20 6 4 46 14 +32 66 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Esteghlal 30 16 9 5 45 27 +18 57
3 Tractor Sazi 30 15 11 4 38 24 +14 56
4 Zob Ahan 30 12 10 8 39 31 +8 46 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Play-off round
5 Sepahan 30 12 9 9 38 34 +4 45
6 Paykan 30 12 8 10 39 38 +1 44
7 Est. Khuzestan 30 10 11 9 36 34 +2 41
8 Gostaresh 30 7 17 6 26 24 +2 38
9 Naft Tehran 30 8 12 10 31 34 3 36
10 Foolad 30 7 14 9 30 32 2 35
11 Padideh 30 8 10 12 28 36 8 34
12 Sanat Naft 30 8 9 13 24 34 10 33
13 Saipa 30 7 11 12 20 30 10 32
14 Siah Jamegan 30 6 12 12 24 35 11 30
15 Saba Qom (R) 30 6 10 14 22 33 11 28 Relegation to the Azadegan League
16 Machine Sazi (R) 30 3 7 20 18 45 27 16
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2017. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 12 10 8 39 30  +9 46 8 4 3 19 10  +9 4 6 5 20 20  0

Last updated: 15 May 2017.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDWDDLLWLWWWWWDWDWDLLLLDDDWWDW
Position13127689141011854333333344444444454

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2017. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League 2016

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN AHL ZOB BUN
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 14 7 +7 12 Round of 16 2–2 1–1 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 2–2 2–0 2–0
3 Iran Zob Ahan 6 2 1 3 6 9 3 7 0–3 1–2 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 3 2–3 2–0 0–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Zob Ahan Iran 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Report

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–2 Iran Zob Ahan
Report
Attendance: 2,507

Zob Ahan Iran 2–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report
Attendance: 3,833

Zob Ahan Iran 0–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Iran Zob Ahan
Report

Hazfi Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32
Last 16
Quarter-Final

Semi-Final (1/2 Final – Last 4)

Final

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro LeagueAFC Champions LeagueHazfi Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Iran Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 26120+004+002+01
3 DF Iran Vahid Mohammadzadeh 1315+106+011+00
6 MF Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 38318+728+004+11
7 MF Iran Mohammad Reza Hosseini 40421+746+006+00
8 MF Iran Ghasem Hadadifar 36023+108+003+10
9 FW Lebanon Rabih Ataya 34816+867+023+00
10 MF Iran Ehsan Pahlevan 40725+448+033+00
11 FW Iran Morteza Tabrizi 401020+777+113+22
12 GK Iran Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 39027+008+004+00
14 MF Iran Reza Shekari 1310+1100+100+11
17 MF Iran Mohammadreza Abbasi 1503+602+300+10
18 DF Lebanon Ali Hamam 34123+016+005+00
19 DF Iran Mehrdad Ghanbari 1115+310+102+00
20 DF Iran Hojjat Haghverdi 14010+200+002+00
22 GK Iran Hamid Erfani 401+200+000+10
23 MF Iran Danial Esmaeilifar 36218+712+514+00
24 MF Iran Mehran Derakhshan Mehr 000+000+000+00
26 DF Iran Nima Taheri 000+000+000+00
27 FW Honduras Jerry Bengtson 000+000+000+00
30 FW Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 41826+456+025+01
35 MF Iran Kamran Momeni 000+000+000+00
36 MF Iran Kianoush Eghbali 000+000+000+00
40 GK Iran Peyman Salmani 000+000+000+00
70 FW Iran Yaser Feyzi 1315+210+600+00

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 30 May 2016
Ranking Position Nation Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
1 MF Iran Morteza Tabrizi 7 1 2 10
2 FW Iran Kaveh Rezaei 6 2 0 8
FW Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 5 2 1 8
3 FW Iran Masoud Hassanzadeh 6 1 0 7
MF Iran Ehsan Pahlavan 4 3 0 7
4 MF Iran Mehdi Mehdipour 2 0 1 3
5 MF Iran Danial Esmaeilifar 1 1 0 2

Friendlies and pre-season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on 30 May 2016
2015–16 Iran Pro League AFC Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
Position Nation Number Name Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 Iran 4 Hadi Mohammadi 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2 Iran 8 Ghasem Haddadifar 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
3 Iran 12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
Lebanon 18 Ali Hamam 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
4 Iran 11 Morteza Tabrizi 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
Lebanon 3 Walid Ismail 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
5 Iran 13 Mohammad Reza Hosseini 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 7 Masoud Hassanzadeh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 16 Mehdi Mehdipour 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Iran 61 Hashem Beikzadeh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 Iran 23 Danial Esmaeilifar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 9 Kaveh Rezaei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 5 Akbar Sadeghi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 77 Ahmad Amir Kamdar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Iran 15 Ehsan Pahlavan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 Iran 20 Hojjat Haghverdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Iran 2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brazil 17 Marco Aurélio Iubel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Iran 33 Vahid Mohammadzadeh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Iran 25 Mohammadreza Abbasi 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Goals conceded

  • Updated on 30 May 2016
Position Nation Number Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total Clean Sheets
GK Iran 1 Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi 3 0 1 4 0
GK Iran 12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri 27 8 4 39 20
TOTALS 30 8 5 43 20

Own goals

  • Updated on 5 January 2016
Position Nation Number Name Pro League Champions League Hazfi Cup Total
TOTALS 0 0 0 0

Club

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head CoachIran Yahya Golmohammadi
Assistant CoachIran Mojtaba Hosseini
Assistant CoachIran Hassan Esteki
Goalkeeping CoachIran Davoud Fanaei
Fitness CoachIran Behzad Noshadi
PhysiotherapistIran Abbas Moradi
Performance AnalystIran Reza Nasr Esfahani
AnalyzerIran Mohammad Askari
DoctorIran Dr. Amir Hossein Sharifianpour
LogisticsIran Mahmoud Mehruyan
Team DirectorIran Ali Shojaei

Other information

Chairman Iran Saeed Azari
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Foolad Shahr Stadium (20,000 / )

Last updated: 4 January 2016
Source:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

References

  1. http://ffiri.ir/club/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1/101/%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86/10009/
  2. "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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