The 2017–18 season was Zob Ahan Football Club's 17th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and had their 47th year in existence as a football club.

Players

First-team squad As of 30 May 2018.

Out for InjuriesReleased – Retired

Name Nationality Position (s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi GK 2014 (Youth system) Saipa 2018 50 0 12 Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri GK 2014 Foolad 2019 143 0 44 Meraj Esmaeili U21 GK 2017 (Youth system) 2020 0 0 Defenders 2 Mohammad Nejad Mehdi CB 2015 Padideh 2019 102 3 3 Vahid Mohammadzadeh CB, LB 2016 Saipa 2018 83 3 24 Mehran Derakhshan MehrU21 LB, LM 2015 (Youth system) 2018 37 0 26 Nima TaheriU23 DF 2015 (Youth system) 2018 0 0 31 Mohammad Amini LB 2017 Mes Kerman 2019 5 0 33 Mohammad Sattari LB, CM 2016 Malavan 2019 37 0 66 Khaled Shafiei DF 2018 FC Seoul 2018 15 0 69 Milad Fakhreddini RB, RM 2018 Gostaresh Foulad 2018 23 4 Midfielders 4 Akbar Imani CM 2018 Padideh 2018 52 3 5 Giorgi Gvelesiani CM, CB 2017 Dinamo Tbilisi 2019 30 1 8 Ghasem Hadadifar CM 2003 (Youth system) 2018 346 20 17 Mohammadreza AbbasiU23 AM 2014 (Youth system) 2020 55 5 21 Bakhtiar Rahmani AM 2018 Paykan 2018 22 1 30 Mehdi Rajabzadeh AM, ST 2012 Fajr Sepasi 2017 353 106 88 Hamid Bou Hamdan MF, LB 2017 Foolad 2018 39 0 Forwards 7 Mohammad Reza Hosseini RM, RW 2015 Fajr Sepasi 2019 97 12 9 Rabih Ataya RM, RW, RM 2017 Al-Ansar 2018 39 1 11 Morteza Tabrizi LW, ST 2013 Pas Hamedan 2019 178 53 28 Ali Khodadadi U21 ST 2017 (Youth system) 2019 0 0 99 Kiros Stanlley ST 2013 América-RN 2018 30 10 Players transferred during the season 19 Ali Hamam RB, CB 2014 Nejmeh 2018 108 4 6 Mehdi Mehdipour DM, CM 2014 (Youth system) Rah Ahan 2018 106 2 23 Danial Esmaeilifar RM, RB, RM 2014 Payam Sanat 2018 104 6 10 Ehsan Pahlavan LM, LW, AM 2013 Gostaresh Foulad 2019 131 13 20 Esmaeil Sharifat LM, LW 2017 Foolad 2018 11 1 27 Iman Mousavi ST 2017 Oxin Alborz 2017 7 0

Iran Pro League squad As of 1 July 2017

U21 = Under 21 Player U23 = Under 23 Player

ACL 2017 Squad

Loan list

Transfers Confirmed transfers 2017–18

Summer

In:

Out:

Winter

In:

Out:

Competitions

Overview

Iran Pro League

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League 2018

Play-off round

Group B

Round of 16

Hazfi Cup

Matches

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances

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

Last updated on 15 May 2018

RankingPositionNationNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotal1FW Morteza Tabrizi 13 6 0 192FW Kiros Stanlley 9 1 0 103MF Mohammad Reza Hosseini 6 1 0 74DF Milad Fakhreddini 4 0 0 45DF Mohammad Nejad Mehdi 2 0 1 3MF Mehdi Rajabzadeh 2 1 0 3

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

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

Last updated on 14 May 2018

RankingPositionNationNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotal1MFMohammad Reza Hosseini550102FWRabih Ataya7007FWMorteza Tabrizi61074DFMilad Fakhreddini3104

Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match assist.

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

Last updated on 15 May 2018

2017–18 Iran Pro LeagueAFC Champions LeagueHazfi CupTotalPositionNationNumberName15Giorgi Gvelesiani600100000700288Hamid Bou Hamdan5001000006005Kiros Stanlley50010000060037Mohammad Reza Hosseini5000000005002Mohammad Nejad Mehdi500000000500 433Vahid Mohammadzadeh30000000030069Milad Fakhreddini300000000300 512Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri1001001002008Ghasem Haddadifar100100000200 611Morteza Tabrizi10000000010024Mehran Derakhshan Mehr10000000010066Khaled Shafiei10000000010033Mohammad Sattari10000000010021Bakhtiar Rahmani1000000001004Akbar Imani1000000001009Rabih Ataya10000000010020Esmaeil Sharifat010000000010

Goals conceded Updated on 30 May 2016

PositionNationNumberNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotalClean SheetsGK1Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi00000GK12Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri30914015 TOTALS30914015

Own goals Updated on 5 January 2016

PositionNationNumberNamePro LeagueChampions LeagueHazfi CupTotalDF19Ali Hamam1001

Club

Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Amir GhalenoeiAssistant coach Rodolfo CorreaGoalkeeping coach Rui TavaresFitness coach TBDPhysiotherapist Abbas MoradiAnalyzer Reza Nasr EsfahaniDoctor Amir Hossein SharifianpourLogistics Mahmoud MehruyanTeam director Ali Shojaei

Other information

See also

2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 2017–18 Hazfi Cup 2018 AFC Champions League

References

External links Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League