2013–14 Foolad F.C. season explained

Club:Foolad
Season:2013 - 14
Stadium:Ghadir Stadium
Chairman:Seifollah Dehkordi
Manager:Hossein Faraki
League:Iran Pro League
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:Chimba (9 goals)
Season Topscorer:Chimba (15 goals)
Highest Attendance:50,205 (April 6, 2014 against Esteghlal)
Lowest Attendance:11,789 (October 8, 2013 against Damash Gilan)
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15
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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.

Squad

Iran Pro League squad

As of January 14, 2014

Loan list

Transfers

See main article: List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013 and List of Iranian football transfers winter 2013–14.

In

Nat Name Age Moving from Ends Type Source
37 29 2016 $680,000 Transfer Summer [1]
55 31 2015 Free Transfer Summer [2]
3 30 Loan return 2016 Free Transfer Winter [3]
7 25 Loan return 2018 Free Transfer Winter [4]
77 27 2017 $700,000 Transfer Winter [5]

Out

Nat Name Age Moving to Type Source
7 25 N/A Loan Summer [6]
3 30 Al Rayyan N/A LoanSummer [7]
22 24Zob AhanFree Transfer Summer [8]
40 28Persepolis$500,000Transfer Winter [9]
3 28Released Free Transfer Winter [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
12 June 2013Foolad NovinA5–2Rahmani (2) 5', 7', Chimba (3) 22', 56', 602,000
20 June 2013Foolad YazdN1–0Chimba 84'5,000
12 July 2013Naft TehranA3–2Chimba 11', Kalantari 22', Sharifat 89'1,000
14 July 2013PersepolisN2–1Nouri 17' (o.g.), Sharifat 55'4,000
20 July 2013BursasporH1–0Chimba 26' 6,000
15 December 2013PadidehN3–0Rahmani 12', Chaves 52', Rafiei 77'2,000
18 December 2013SabaN0–0500

Competition record

Overall

CompetitionRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Iran Pro League
Hazfi Cup
Champions League
Total

Iran Pro League

See main article: 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup.

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendanceLeague
position
25 July 2013SepahanA0–215,77715th
2 August 2013Fajr SepasiH1–0Hatami 64'13,2308th
6 August 2013Saba QomA1–0Karami 49'11,4534th
10 August 2013Damash GilanH3–1Chimba (2) 26', 46', Rahmani 53'11,7891st
16 August 2013Rah AhanA1–0Chimba 48' (pen.)1,1451st
23 August 2013Esteghlal KhuzestanH3–2Hatami 28', Rahmani 34', Rafiei 83'20,3691st
30 August 2013PersepolisA1–3Sharifat 90+4'60,8521st
5 September 2013Zob AhanH1–0Rahmani 38'18,1581st
13 September 2013Mes KermanA2–2Chimba 31', Rafiei 88'13,9511st
20 September 2013SaipaH4–1Chimba 45' (pen.), Rahmani 55', Sharifat 66', Rafiei 72'22,3571st
27 September 2013MalavanA2–1Nouri 55', Chimba 79'12,4581st
27 September 2013Naft TehranH0–216,2001st
18 October 2013Tractor SaziA2–2Chimba 37' (pen.), Sharifat 66'45,4521st
25 October 2013EsteghlalA0–235,9852nd
3 November 2013GostareshH1–1Chaves 60'13,8693rd
29 November 2013SepahanH0–027,1854th
5 December 2013Fajr SepasiA0–02,0375th
13 December 2013Saba QomH2–0Rahmani 28', Khaledi (90+4)30,9505th
20 December 2013Damash GilanA2–1Chimba (2) 45', 48'3,7824th
24 December 2013Rah AhanH0–012,3504th
3 January 2014Esteghlal KhuzestanA2–0Sharifat (2) 33', 90+140,1403rd
11 January 2014PersepolisH2–1Sharifat 34', Afshin 89'49,7402nd
16 January 2014Zob AhanA0–03,3562nd
26 January 2014Mes KermanH1–0Vali 47'22,1442nd
31 January 2014SaipaA0–01,9802nd
9 February 2014MalavanH1–0Jamaati 89'23,3352nd
16 February 2014Naft TehranA1–1Afshin 13'1,7801st
27 March 2014Tractor SaziH2–1Badrlou 33' (pen.), 73' (pen.)25,1151st
6 April 2014EsteghlalH0–150,2052nd
11 April 2014GostareshA1–0Jamaati 37'15,2531st

Hazfi Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
29 October 2013Round 5Foolad YazdH3–0 (w/o)N/A
8 November 2013Round of 16Foolad NovinH3–0 (w/o)N/A
26 January 2014Quarter-finalPersepolisH1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0p)
Rahmani 57'49,122
4 February 2014Semi-finalTractor SaziA1–030,270

AFC Champions League

Group stage

See main article: 2014 AFC Champions League group stage.

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendanceGroup
position
25 February 2014El JaishA0–05,4171st
11 March 2014Al-FatehH1–0Rahmani 68' (pen.)37,3912nd
19 March 2014BunyodkorA1–1Karami 74'1,9501st
1 April 2014BunyodkorH1–0Vali 77'24,1752nd
15 April 2014El JaishH3–1Rahmani 21', Rezaei 45+1', Chimba 90'38,4521st
23 April 2014Al-FatehA5–1Chimba (3) 10', 36' (pen.), 44' (pen.), Rezaei (2) 79', 90+4' (pen.)3001st

Knockout phase

DateRoundOpponents H / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
7 May 2014Round of 16
First leg
Al-SaddA0–06,320
14 May 2014Round of 16
Second leg
Al-SaddH2–2Chimba (2) 77' (pen.), 87'48,753
Note: Al-Sadd won 2–2 on away goals.

Statistics

Top scorers

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1FW29Chimba90615
2MF11Bakhtiar Rahmani5128
3FW8Esmaeil Sharifat6006
4FW37Gholamreza Rezaei0033
FW7Soroush Rafiei3003
6DF24Mehrdad Jamaati2002
FW16Arash Afshin2002
MF7Mehdi Badrlou2002
FW402002
DF10Abdullah Karami1012
DF4Ayub Vali1012
12DF6Mehdi Noori1001
MF15Leandro Chaves1001
DF21Omid Khaledi1001
TOTALS3611148

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2013/11/17/4412905/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7-%D9%85%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF?ICID=HP_BN_1 Rezaei joined Foolad from Persepolis
  2. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920828001244 Salarzadeh joins Foolad
  3. Web site: Padovani return to Foolad . 2014-04-15 . 2014-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112190823/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 . dead .
  4. Web site: Afshin's loan was ended in Sepahan . 2014-04-15 . 2014-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112190823/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 . dead .
  5. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920825001265 Official: Makani signed with Foolad
  6. Web site: Afshin joined to Sepahan on loan . 2014-04-15 . 2014-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112190823/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 . dead .
  7. Web site: Padovani loaned to Al Rayyan . 2014-04-15 . 2014-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112190823/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13920914000645 . dead .
  8. https://archive.today/20131127140321/http://www.owjnews.ir/component/k2/item/60960.html Mazaheri joined Zob Ahan
  9. http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2013/11/03/4378929/%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF?ICID=OP Farzad Hatami left Foolad, joined to Persepolis
  10. https://archive.today/20131127140321/http://www.owjnews.ir/component/k2/item/60960.html Serajao released by Foolad