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Persepolis, Esteghlal seal spots at ACL knockout stage 03 Apr 2018

Persepolis, Esteghlal seal spots at ACL knockout stage

Iranian football teams Persepolis and Esteghlal booked their places at the AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Monday. Last year’s semi-finalists Persepolis sealed their place with a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf, as the Iranian side claimed a better head-to-head record in their Group C campaign. The Reds dominated possession throughout the opening […]

Iran’s Esteghlal and Al Rayyan of Qatar share spoils in ACL 14 Feb 2018

Iran’s Esteghlal and Al Rayyan of Qatar share spoils in ACL

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran left it late before salvaging a 2-2 draw against Al Rayyan in Group D of the AFC Champions League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata opened their own goal just seven minutes into the match. Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah levelled […]

ACL: Iran’s Persepolis sink Nasaf Qarshi 14 Feb 2018

ACL: Iran’s Persepolis sink Nasaf Qarshi

TEHRAN – Persepolis were in a class of their own as they defeated FC Nasaf to open their 2018 AFC Champions League Group C campaign on a high on Tuesday. The 2017 semi-finalist took the lead 20 minutes in when Nigerian forward Godwin Mensha headed home Vahid Amiri’s cross from the right flank to put […]

2018 ACL: Iran’s Persepolis, Esteghlal, Tractor Sazi Learn Fate 07 Dec 2017

2018 ACL: Iran’s Persepolis, Esteghlal, Tractor Sazi Learn Fate

TEHRAN  – Iranian football clubs Persepolis, Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi knew their rivals at the 2018 the AFC Champions League. In the competition’s official draw held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, Esteghlal has been handed a tough draw in the competition. Also, Zob Ahan will have to play Indian Aizawl in Group B play-off. Group […]

Mensha Nominated for ACL Goal of the Week 19 Oct 2017

Mensha Nominated for ACL Goal of the Week

TEHRAN – Godwin Mensha’s second goal against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia has been nominated for this week’s Goal of the Week. The Nigerian striker of Persepolis scored a brace against the Saudi Arabian team in the 2017 AFC Champions League Semi-Finals second leg. Mensha’s second goal has been nominated for Goal of the Week by […]

Iran’s Persepolis Out of AFC Champions League 18 Oct 2017

Iran’s Persepolis Out of AFC Champions League

TEHRAN – Persepolis of Iran football team was held to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal (6-2 on aggregate) in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final. On Tuesday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman, Godwin Menshah and Omar Kharbin each scored a brace for Persepolis and Al […]

ACL Semis 2nd Leg: Persepolis Needs to Record Its Biggest Win Ever 17 Oct 2017

ACL Semis 2nd Leg: Persepolis Needs to Record Its Biggest Win Ever

TEHRAN– Persepolis has lost 4-0 to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final and it means the Iranian team needs to record its biggest win ever in the competition in order to advance to the final match. Without their leading scorer Mehdi Taremi, Persepolis need the […]

Persepolis will win ACL title if we beat Al Hilal 20 Sep 2017

Persepolis will win ACL title if we beat Al Hilal

TEHRAN – Persepolis football coach Branko Ivankovic says that they will lift the 2017 AFC Champions League title if they defeat Al Hilal. The Iranian giants will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on September 26 in the first leg of the ACL semi-final and meet the team on October 17 […]