2011–12 Esteghlal F.C. season explained

Season:	2011–12
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Parviz Mazloomi
League:	IPL
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Champions League
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
Cup2:	Hazfi Cup
Cup2 Result:	Champions
League Topscorer:	Mojtaba Jabari (10)
Season Topscorer:	Mojtaba Jabari (13) Arash Borhani (13)
Highest Attendance:	93,000 vs Tractor Sazi
Lowest Attendance:	5,000 vs Mes Sarcheshmeh 5,000 vs Sanat Naft 5,000 vs Mes Kerman
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The 2011–12 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 11th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 67th year in existence as a football club. Mojtaba Jabbari and Arash Borhani both with 13 goals are the top scorers of Esteghlal.

Club

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Technical Committee

Name
Hassan Rowshan
Alireza Mansourian
Javad Ghorab
Asghar Hajilou

Player

First team squad

Last updated: 5 January 2012

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Mehdi Rahmati		GK	December 31, 2011	Sepahan
21	Mehrdad Hosseini		GK	December 31, 2011	Persepolis
22	Hadi Zarrin Saed		GK	December 31, 2011	Machine Sazi
39	Mehdi Eslami		GK	December 31, 2011	PAS Hamedan
41	Mohammad Torkaman		GK	December 31, 2011	Gostaresh Foolad
Defenders
2	Khosro Heydari		RM, RB	December 31, 2011	Sepahan
3	Mehdi Amirabadi (c)		RB, LB	December 31, 2011	Saipa
4	Hamid Azizzadeh		CB	December 31, 2011	Aluminium Hormozgan
5	Hanif Omranzadeh		CB	December 31, 2011	PAS Hamedan
12	Jlloyd Samuel		LB, CB, DM	December 31, 2011	Bolton Wanderers
16	Meisam Hosseini		LB	December 31, 2011	Gostaresh Foolad
31	Javad Shirzad		LB	December 31, 2011	Foolad
33	Pejman Montazeri		CB, RB	December 31, 2011	Foolad
40	Ali Hamoudi		RB, RM	December 31, 2011	Foolad
Midfielders
6	Kianoush Rahmati		DM, CM	December 31, 2011	Saipa
8	Mojtaba Jabari		CM, AM	December 31, 2011	Aboomoslem
11	Mohsen Yousefi		LM, LW	December 31, 2011	Saba Qom
14	Andranik Teymourian		DM, CM	December 31, 2011	Tractor Sazi
17	Jacques Elong Elong		DM	December 31, 2011	DAC Dunajská Streda
28	Tohid Gholami		MF	December 31, 2011	(Youth system)
29	Mehdi Akhoundi		MF		(Youth system)
32	Ferydoon Zandi		AM, LM	December 31, 2011	Steel Azin
34	Hossein Alavi		MF	December 31, 2011	Tarbiat Yazd
Forwards
9	Arash Borhani		ST	December 31, 2011	PAS Tehran
10	Milad Meydavoudi		RW, ST	December 31, 2011	Esteghlal Ahvaz
19	Ali Sabahi		ST		(Youth system)
20	Goran Jerković		ST	December 31, 2011	FK Tauras
37	Esmaeil Sharifat		RM, RW	December 31, 2011	Esteghlal Ahvaz
Players transferred during the season
7	Farhad Majidi		ST	December 31, 2011	Al-Ahli
13	Karrar Jassim		SM, SS	December 31, 2011	Tractor Sazi
15	Waleed Ali		LM	December 31, 2011	Al Kuwait
25	Mojtaba Mojaz		ST	December 31, 2011	(Youth system)
30	Ferydoon Rezaei		GK	December 31, 2011	(Youth system)

Iran Pro League squad

As of 1 September 2010. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2011-12

AFC Champions League squad

As of 02 February 2012. Esteghlal F.C. Champions League Squad 2011-12

Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2011–12

• Updated on 6 January 2011

Summer

In:^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Out:^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]}

Winter

See main article: List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.

In:^{[31] [32] [32] [33] [34] [35]}

Out:^{[36] [37]}

Competitions

Iran Pro League

See main article: 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup.

Matches

AFC Champions League

See main article: 2012 AFC Champions League.

Group stage

Group A

Knockout stage

See main article: 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage.

Hazfi Cup

See main article: 2011–12 Hazfi Cup.

Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Friendly Matches

Velayat Cup

Statistics

Appearances

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Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by scored goals in Pro League when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 20 May 2012

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1	MF		Mojtaba Jabbari	10	1	2	13
	FW		Arash Borhani	8	5	0	13
3	FW		Farhad Majidi	9	0	0	9
	FW		Goran Jerković	6	3	0	9
5	FW		Milad Meydavoudi	6	0	2	8
6	MF		Ferydoon Zandi	4	1	0	5
	FW		Esmaeil Sharifat	2	1	2	5
8	MF		Mohsen Yousefi	2	0	2	4
TOTALS				47	11	8	66

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 22 October 2011

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Iran Pro League	Champions League	Hazfi Cup	Total
1	MF		Mojtaba Jabbari	6	0	4	10
2	FW		Farhad Majidi	7	0	0	7
TOTALS				13	0	4	16

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

Disciplinary record

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

Last updated on 22 October 2011

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Iran Pro League			AFC Champions League			Hazfi Cup			Total
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14		MF	Andranik Teymourian	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
37		MF	Esmaeil Sharifat	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
6		MF	Kianoush Rahmati	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7		FW	Farhad Majidi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9		FW	Arash Borhani	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2		DF	Khosro Heydari	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
32		MF	Fereydoon Zandi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTALS				11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0

Notes and References

1. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/06/04/2517422/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF Goal.com: جاسم كرار با استقلال به توافق رسيد
2. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/06/12/2528716/%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA Goal.com: علي حمودي به استقلال پيوست
3. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/06/19/2538816/%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA Goal.com: اميرآبادي تمديد كرد،‌ حسيني به استقلال پيوست
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16. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9001060001 Fars News Agency : در آستانه دربي 70 هافبك جوان تيم استقلال با دريافت رضايت‌نامه از اين تيم جدا شد
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18. http://www.irna.ir/NewsShow.aspx?NID=30437101 IRNA: سرمربي تيم فوتبال استقلال تهران از به توافق نرسيدن اين باشگاه با وحيد طالب لو و آندره لوييز خبر داد
19. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9003291324 farsnews.com: مبعلي با الشارجه قرارداد داخلي بست
20. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2011/06/26/2548807/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA Goal.com: محمدمحمدی به داماش پیوست
21. http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=47493&title=مدافع_استقلال_با_شاهين_بوشهر_قرارداد_داخلي_امضا_كرد Varzesh3.com: مدافع استقلال با شاهين بوشهر قرارداد داخلي امضا كرد
22. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9004141178 FarsNews.com: فرزاد آشوبي به تراكتورسازي پيوست
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