TEHRAN – Winfried Schaefer has called upon Esteghlal’s supporters to rally behind the team and help the Blues overcome a 1-0 deficit in their AFC Champions League Round of 16 against Zob Ahan on Tuesday. Esteghlal will host compatriot Zob Ahan in Tehran’s 80,000-seat Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The German coach spoke before the second-leg […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal head coach Winfried Schaefer says that they are going to shine at the AFC Champions League after winning Iran’s Hazfi Cup title. Esteghlal claimed the Hazfi Cup for a record seventh time on Thursday in Khorramshahr. The Iranian giants edged past Khooneh be Khooneh 1-0 thanks to Mame Baba Thiam’s 35th minute goal. […]

Persepolis, Esteghlal and Zob Ahan football teams of Iran have moved up in the latest Soccer Clubs Rankings. Persepolis has moved up nine places to 158th in the rankings and Esteghlal has climbed 26 places to 192nd, clubworldranking.com reported. Zob Ahan also moved up nine places to 311th. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia is the […]

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 […]

TEHRAN– The two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal challenged each other today for the 86th Tehran derby as the biggest domestic fixture in Iranian football. Vouria Ghafouri scored Esteghlal’s only goal in the 44 minute. FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the match at Azadi Stadium.

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 […]

Macedonian central midfielder Bojan Najdenov has been linked with a move to Iranian football club Esteghlal. The 26-year-old has traveled to Tehran to undergo a medical examination. Free agent Najdenov most recently played at the Egyptian club Smouha Sporting Club. Cameroonian strikers Christian Bekamenga, Yves Ekwalla Herman, Portuguese forward Yazalde Gomes Pinto, Nigerian Salisu Abdullahi […]

Esteghlal football team defeated Sanat Naft 2-1 on Tuesday in Abadan and advanced to the final match. In the 8th minute, Esteghlal defender Pejman Montazeri took advantage of Sanat Naft keeper Sosha Makani’s blunder and found the back of the empty net. Dariush Shojaeian Extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 44th minute, slotting the ball between […]

Iranian football team Esteghlal moved one step closer to hiring Jamaican coach Miguel Coley. Current Jamaica College head coach Miguel Coley is going to travel to Iran to finalize his contract but he has not received his visa yet. Coley has already worked with Winfried Schaefer in Jamaica national football team as assistant coach. Coley […]

TEHRAN– Esteghlal football team qualified for semi-final round of Iran’s Hazfi Cup on Wednesday. The Iranian giant beat Iranjavan Bushehr 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Majid Hosseini opened the scoring for Esteghlal just before the interval. Server Djeparov extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 50th minute and Ali Ghorbani scored the third goal for the Blue […]