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 […]

TEHRAN – Two football matches in Hazfi Cup were postponed because of air pollution in Tehran, capital of Iran. Esteghlal match against Iranjavan Bushehr was canceled on Monday and Iran football officials also postponed a match between Persepolis and Sanat Naft in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. No new date for the fixtures has been announced. Iran […]

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 […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Paykan football teams played out a goalless draw in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday. Paykan was reduced to 10 men after Abolfazl Ebrahimi received his second yellow card for a tackle in the 78th minute. Foolad moved up to second place after defeating Sepidrood Rasht 2-1. Gostaresh Foolad defeated Saipa […]