Esteghlal Tehran FC suffered a heavy defeat in its starting match in Group C of 2019 AFC Champions League on Tuesday against Al Duhail in Doha.

Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov will officiate the match between Al Duhail of Qatar and Iran’s Esteghlal.

 Esteghlal football team defeated Zob Ahan 3-0 and moved up to Iran Professional League (IPL) fourth place. Winfried Schaefer’s team now sits fourth with 34 points, four points behind leader Sepahan. Farshid Esmaeili opened the scoring for the host just seven minutes into the match. South African midfielder Ayanda Patosi made it 2-0 in the […]

Esteghlal football team defeated Pars Jonoubi 2-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Emad Mirjavan scored an own goal in the 11th minute. Esteghlal was awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute but Vouria Ghaffouri’s strike was saved by Rahman Ahmadi. South African midfielder Ayanda Patosi […]

Iranian top-flight football club Esteghlal has set its sights on signing South African midfielder Ayanda Patosi. The 26-year-old player is a member of Cape Town City at the moment. Patosi signed a six-year contract with Lokeren in May 2011 and returned to South Africa in June 2017 to join Cape Town City. Esteghlal has completed […]

 Nigerian striker Patrick Friday Eze has been linked with a move to Iranian popular football team Esteghlal. The 27-year-old forward will reportedly join Esteghlal in Antalya camp to participate in the training. Friday started his playing career at Africa Sports in 2011 and has also played at Serbian clubs Napredak Kruševac and Mladost Lučani, Emirati […]

Aarau midfielder Markus Neumayr has criticized his former teammates in Iranian football team Esteghlal. The German midfielder joined Swiss football club Aarau in the January transfer window. The 32-year-old player joined Iran’s Esteghlal in July 2018 on a two-year contract but was released by the team on Dec. 16. These days the German midfielder has […]

Iranian football club Esteghlal is set to have its winter training camp in Doha, Qatar. According to the team’s website, the Blues will fly to Qatar on Sunday to hold their camp from January 6 to 20 in Doha. Esteghlal will be preparing for the second half of the Iran Professional League (IPL) season. Esteghlal […]

 Esteghlal’s German midfielder Markus Neumayr joined Swiss football club Aarau on Monday. The 32-year-old player joined Iran’s Esteghlal on July 31 on a two-year contract but was released by the team on Dec. 16. Neumayr started his football career playing for local clubs before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2003, however, within a few months, […]

Esteghlal football team from Iran has chosen Doha, Qatar as neutral venue to host Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the 2019 AFC Champions League. Esteghlal, who has been drawn in Group C, has announced it will host the Saudi Arabian team in Doha. On Tuesday, Zob Ahan chose Iraqi city Karbala to host Al-Nassr. […]