Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic and Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer have moved up in the latest World Coach Rankings.

Iranian football clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis were disappointed to register their first wins in the 2019 AFC Asian League Matchday Two on Tuesday.

Iranian football teams had a disappointing start at the 2019 AFC Champions League and now are going to register their first win in the prestigious competition.

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 […]