The 2023–24 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 78th season and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup.
The club will not compete in the AFC Champions League (2023–24) after failing to obtain an AFC license.
Summary Pre-season After Ricardo Sá Pinto's departure, On 20 June 2023, Esteghlal announced that Javad Nekounam would take over the head coaching position. On 1 July, Esteghlal announced the signing of Mehrdad Mohammadi on a free transfer from Al Sailiya. Mohammadi signed on a two-year contract.
August On 10 August, Esteghlal started their 2023–24 season with a 3–0 win at the Takhti, beating Sanat Naft in the first matchday of Persian Gulf Pro League.
Players Last updated:
Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Hossein Hosseini (c) GK 2012 2025 Youth Sector 12 Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi GK 2023 2026 Havadar 22 Mohammad Javad Kia GK 2023 2026 Aluminium Defenders 2 Saleh Hardani RB / RM 2022 2024 Foolad 3 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand CB 2020 2025 Shahr Khodro 5 Armin Sohrabian CB 2023 2025 Gol Gohar 6 Iman Salimi CB 2023 2025 Mes Rafsanjan 17 Jafar Salmani LB / LW 2021 2024 Portimonense 30 Saman Touranian RB 2023 2026 Mes Kerman 33 Abolfazl Jalali LB / CB 2021 2024 Saipa 34 Milad Fakhreddini RB 2024 2025 Aluminium Arak 55 Raphael Silva CB 2024 2025 Unattached Midfielders 4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi DM / CB 2021 2024 Umm Salal 9 Mehdi Mehdipour CM / DM / AM 2020 2024 Zob Ahan 14 Zobeir Niknafs DM / CM 2021 2024 Foolad 26 Omid Hamedifar DM / CB 2022 2024 Sanat Naft 80 Mohammad Hossein Zavari CM / AM 2022 2024 Sanat Naft 88 Arash Rezavand AM / CM / DM 2019 2024 Saipa 99 Amirali Sadeghi LW / AM 2021 2024 Saipa Forwards 7 Mehrdad Mohammadi CF / RW 2023 2025 Al Sailiya 10 Peyman Babaei CF / LW / RW 2022 2024 Tractor 19 Gustavo Blanco CF 2023 2025 Eibar 23 Arman Ramezani CF 2021 2024 Persepolis77 Jaloliddin Masharipov LW / RW 2024 2025 Panserraikos Players transferred during the season 8 Saeid Mehri CM / AM 2021 2024 Tractor 11 Arthur Yamga RW / RB 2021 2025 Vejle 72 Arsalan Motahari CF / RW 2020 2024 Zob Ahan 79 Sobhan Khaghani RW / AM 2020 2024 Tractor
Transfers In DatePlayerFromType MF Erfan Bagheri Saipa End of loan FW Mehrdad Mohammadi Al Sailiya Transfer DF Armin Sohrabian Gol Gohar DF Iman Salimi Mes Rafsanjan FW Aria Barzegar Naft MIS GK Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi Havadar GK Matin Mohtasham Aluminium Arak MF Muntadher Mohammed Al-Naft DF Saman Touranian Mes Kerman FW Gustavo Blanco Eibar GK Mohammad Javad Kia Aluminium Arak DF Raphael Silva Unattached FW Jaloliddin Masharipov Panserraikos DF Milad Fakhreddini Aluminium Arak
Out DatePlayerToType FW Mohammad Mohebi Santa Clara Loan return FW Mehdi Ghayedi Shabab Al Ahli DF Raphael Silva Unattached Contract termination GK Arsha Shakouri Havadar End of contract FW Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Mes Rafsanjan Transfer DF Amirhossein Jalalivand Esteghlal Khuzestan MF Mohammad Reza Torabi Nassaji Mazandaran MF Muntadher Mohammed Mes Rafsanjan Loan FW Aria Barzegar Nassaji Mazandaran Transfer GK Sina Saeidifar Shams Azar Loan MF Morteza Javaheri Tractor Transfer GK Mohammad Reza Dinarvand Paykan MF Amirhossein Parniaei Paykan MF Sobhan Khaghani Zob Ahan GK Matin Mohtasham Naft MIS MF Erfan Bagheri Paykan GK Alireza Rezaei Nassaji Mazandaran MF Saeid Mehri APOEL FW Hesam Eskandari Shahrdari Astara Loan DF Aref Gholami Velež Mostar End of contract FW Arsalan Motahari Tractor Transfer
Contract renewals DatePos.NameContract lengthContract ends DF Jafar Salmani N/A N/A DF Mohammad Hossein Moradmand 2-year 2025 GK Hossein Hosseini 2-year 2025 DF Abolfazl Jalali N/A N/A MF Muntadher Mohammed 1-year 2026 MF Saeid Mehri N/A N/A
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 9 July.
Hazfi Cup
Statistics Squad statistics
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Goals The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
RankPlayerPro LeagueHazfi CupTotal1 Mehrdad Mohammadi8082 Gustavo Blanco6063 Arthur Yamga404 Armin Sohrabian40 4 Arman Ramezani3035 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand202 Iman Salimi20 Jaloliddin Masharipov20 Rouzbeh Cheshmi206 Saleh Hardani101 Rouzbeh Cheshmi10 Peyman Babaei10 Abolfazl Jalali10 Arsalan Motahari10 Arash Rezavand10Own goals101Total40040
Clean sheets RankPlayerPro LeagueHazfi CupTotal1 Hossein Hosseini180182 Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi101Total19019
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