2013–14 Foolad F.C. season

The 2013–14 season were the Foolad's 12th season in the Pro League, and their 6th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They also be competed in the Hazfi Cup which were knockout in the semi-finals by Tractor Sazi and AFC Champions League in Round of 16 by Al-Sadd. Foolad F.C. was captained by Bakhtiar Rahmani and won the league title at the end of the season.

Foolad
2013–14 season
ChairmanSeifollah Dehkordi
ManagerHossein Faraki
StadiumGhadir Stadium
Iran Pro League1st
Hazfi CupQuarter-Final
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Chimba (9 goals)
All: Chimba (15 goals)
Highest home attendance50,205 (April 6, 2014 against Esteghlal)
Lowest home attendance11,789 (October 8, 2013 against Damash Gilan)
Average home league attendance37,933

Key events

Squad

Iran Pro League squad

As of January 14, 2014 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Alireza Salimi
2 DF Leandro Padovani
4 DF Ayub Vali
5 MF Mehdi Badrlou
6 DF Mehdi Noori
7 MF Soroush Rafiei
8 FW Esmaeil Sharifat
9 MF Abbas Mohammadrezaei
10 DF Abdullah Karami
11 MF Bakhtiar Rahmani U23 (Captain)
13 GK Ershad Yousefi
14 MF Shahab Karami U23
15 MF Leandro Chaves
16 FW Arash Afshin
17 DF Abolhassan Jafari
No. Position Player
20 MF Ayub Kalantari U23
21 DF Omid Khaledi
23 FW Sasan Ansari U23
24 DF Mehrdad Jamaati
26 DF Yousef Vakia U21
27 DF Soroush Saeidi U23
29 FW Chimba
30 MF Ahmad Abdollahzadeh U21
31 GK Milad Homayouni U21
32 MF Valid Mashayzadeh U21
33 DF Vafa Hakhamaneshi U23
35 FW Mehdi Niyayesh Pour U23
37 FW Gholamreza Rezaei
55 DF Saeed Salarzadeh
77 GK Sosha Makani
  • U21 = Under 21 Player
  • U23 = Under 23 Player

Loan list

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Amir Sharafi (to Hafari Ahvaz until the end of the 2013–14 season)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2013–14

In
NoPNatNameAgeMoving fromEndsTransfer
fee		TypeTransfer
window		Source
37FWGholamreza Rezaei29Persepolis2016$680,000TransferSummer[1]
55DFSaeed Salarzadeh31Malavan2015FreeTransferSummer[2]
3DFLeandro Padovani30Loan return2016FreeTransferWinter[3]
7FWArash Afshin25Loan return2018FreeTransferWinter[4]
77GKSosha Makani27Naft Tehran2017$700,000TransferWinter[5]

Out
NoPNatNameAgeMoving toTransfer feeTypeTransfer
window		Source
7FWArash Afshin25SepahanN/ALoanSummer[6]
3DFLeandro Padovani30Al RayyanN/ALoanSummer[7]
22GKMohammad Rashid Mazaheri24Zob AhanFreeTransferSummer[8]
40FWFarzad Hatami28Persepolis$500,000TransferWinter[9]
3DFSerjão28ReleasedFreeTransferWinter[10]

Pre-season and friendlies
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
12 June 2013 Foolad Novin A 5–2 Rahmani (2) 5', 7', Chimba (3) 22', 56', 60 2,000
20 June 2013 Foolad Yazd N 1–0 Chimba 84' 5,000
12 July 2013 Naft Tehran A 3–2 Chimba 11', Kalantari 22', Sharifat 89' 1,000
14 July 2013 Persepolis N 2–1 Nouri 17' (o.g.), Sharifat 55' 4,000
20 July 2013 Bursaspor H 1–0 Chimba 26' 6,000
15 December 2013 Padideh N 3–0 Rahmani 12', Chaves 52', Rafiei 77' 2,000
18 December 2013 Saba N 0–0 500

Competition record

Overall
Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iran Pro League 30 16 9 5 36 24 +12 053.33
Hazfi Cup 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 075.00
Champions League 8 4 4 0 13 5 +8 050.00
Total 42 23 13 6 45 31 +14 054.76

Iran Pro League
Main article: 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
25 July 2013 Sepahan A 0–2 15,777 15th
2 August 2013 Fajr Sepasi H 1–0 Hatami 64' 13,230 8th
6 August 2013 Saba Qom A 1–0 Karami 49' 11,453 4th
10 August 2013 Damash Gilan H 3–1 Chimba (2) 26', 46', Rahmani 53' 11,789 1st
16 August 2013 Rah Ahan A 1–0 Chimba 48' (pen.) 1,145 1st
23 August 2013 Esteghlal Khuzestan H 3–2 Hatami 28', Rahmani 34', Rafiei 83' 20,369 1st
30 August 2013 Persepolis A 1–3 Sharifat 90+4' 60,852 1st
5 September 2013 Zob Ahan H 1–0 Rahmani 38' 18,158 1st
13 September 2013 Mes Kerman A 2–2 Chimba 31', Rafiei 88' 13,951 1st
20 September 2013 Saipa H 4–1 Chimba 45' (pen.), Rahmani 55', Sharifat 66', Rafiei 72' 22,357 1st
27 September 2013 Malavan A 2–1 Nouri 55', Chimba 79' 12,458 1st
27 September 2013 Naft Tehran H 0–2 16,200 1st
18 October 2013 Tractor Sazi A 2–2 Chimba 37' (pen.), Sharifat 66' 45,452 1st
25 October 2013 Esteghlal A 0–2 35,985 2nd
3 November 2013 Gostaresh H 1–1 Chaves 60' 13,869 3rd
29 November 2013 Sepahan H 0–0 27,185 4th
5 December 2013 Fajr Sepasi A 0–0 2,037 5th
13 December 2013 Saba Qom H 2–0 Rahmani 28', Khaledi (90+4) 30,950 5th
20 December 2013 Damash Gilan A 2–1 Chimba (2) 45', 48' 3,782 4th
24 December 2013 Rah Ahan H 0–0 12,350 4th
3 January 2014 Esteghlal Khuzestan A 2–0 Sharifat (2) 33', 90+1 40,140 3rd
11 January 2014 Persepolis H 2–1 Sharifat 34', Afshin 89' 49,740 2nd
16 January 2014 Zob Ahan A 0–0 3,356 2nd
26 January 2014 Mes Kerman H 1–0 Vali 47' 22,144 2nd
31 January 2014 Saipa A 0–0 1,980 2nd
9 February 2014 Malavan H 1–0 Jamaati 89' 23,335 2nd
16 February 2014 Naft Tehran A 1–1 Afshin 13' 1,780 1st
27 March 2014 Tractor Sazi H 2–1 Badrlou 33' (pen.), 73' (pen.) 25,115 1st
6 April 2014 Esteghlal H 0–1 50,205 2nd
11 April 2014 Gostaresh A 1–0 Jamaati 37' 15,253 1st
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Foolad (C) 30 16 9 5 36 24 +12 57 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Persepolis 30 16 8 6 34 15 +19 55[lower-alpha 1]
3 Naft Tehran 30 15 9 6 39 23 +16 54 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Sepahan 30 14 12 4 36 20 +16 54
5 Esteghlal 30 15 9 6 34 25 +9 53[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2014. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Esteghlal, Malavan, Damash, Persepolis and Tractor Sazi were deducted 1 point due to poor fan behavior in their home matches.

Hazfi Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
29 October 2013 Round 5 Foolad Yazd H 3–0 (w/o) N/A
8 November 2013 Round of 16 Foolad Novin H 3–0 (w/o) N/A
26 January 2014 Quarter-final Persepolis H 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0p)		 Rahmani 57' 49,122
4 February 2014 Semi-final Tractor Sazi A 1–0 30,270

AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League group stage
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Group
position
25 February 2014 El Jaish A 0–0 5,417 1st
11 March 2014 Al-Fateh H 1–0 Rahmani 68' (pen.) 37,391 2nd
19 March 2014 Bunyodkor A 1–1 Karami 74' 1,950 1st
1 April 2014 Bunyodkor H 1–0 Vali 77' 24,175 2nd
15 April 2014 El Jaish H 3–1 Rahmani 21', Rezaei 45+1', Chimba 90' 38,452 1st
23 April 2014 Al-Fateh A 5–1 Chimba (3) 10', 36' (pen.), 44' (pen.), Rezaei (2) 79', 90+4' (pen.) 300 1st
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FLD BUN JSH FAT
1 Foolad 6 4 2 0 11 3 +8 14 Advanced to Round of 16 1–0 3–1 1–0
2 Bunyodkor 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–2 3–2
3 El Jaish 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–2 2–0
4 Al-Fateh 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 1–5 0–0 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Bunyodkor and El-Jaish are tied on head-to-head record and overall goal difference, and so are ranked on overall goals scored.

Knockout phase
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
7 May 2014 Round of 16
First leg		 Al-Sadd A 0–0 6,320
14 May 2014 Round of 16
Second leg		 Al-Sadd H 2–2 Chimba (2) 77' (pen.), 87' 48,753

Note: Al-Sadd won 2–2 on away goals.

Statistics

Top scorers
Place Position Nationality Number Name Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 FW 29 Chimba 9 0 6 15
2 MF 11 Bakhtiar Rahmani 5 1 2 8
3 FW 8 Esmaeil Sharifat 6 0 0 6
4 FW 37 Gholamreza Rezaei 0 0 3 3
FW 7 Soroush Rafiei 3 0 0 3
6 DF 24 Mehrdad Jamaati 2 0 0 2
FW 16 Arash Afshin 2 0 0 2
MF 7 Mehdi Badrlou 2 0 0 2
FW 40 Farzad Hatami 2 0 0 2
DF 10 Abdullah Karami 1 0 1 2
DF 4 Ayub Vali 1 0 1 2
12 DF 6 Mehdi Noori 1 0 0 1
MF 15 Leandro Chaves 1 0 0 1
DF 21 Omid Khaledi 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 36 1 11 48

References
  1. Rezaei joined Foolad from Persepolis
  2. Salarzadeh joins Foolad
  3. Padovani return to Foolad
  4. Afshin's loan was ended in Sepahan
  5. Official: Makani signed with Foolad
  6. Afshin joined to Sepahan on loan
  7. Padovani loaned to Al Rayyan
  8. Mazaheri joined Zob Ahan
  9. Farzad Hatami left Foolad, joined to Persepolis
  10. Serajao released by Foolad
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