Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer has criticized the referee for ruling out their goal against Padideh. Esteghlal was held to a goalless draw by Padideh in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Referee Shahab Zahedi disallowed Esteghlal goal in the 79th minute but TV replay showed it was a correct goal. “I […]

Esteghlal football team was held to a goalless draw by Padideh in the last match of Iran Professional League (IPL) prior to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 40, 000 spectators, Padideh went top of the table after earning one point. Esteghlal remained in […]

Persepolis football team and Tractor Sazi of Tabriz played out a goalless draw in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Sunday. In the match, held on a rainy day in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, the two teams showed a lackluster performance in front of 35,000 spectators. In Mashhad, Padideh defeated Saipa 1-0 to remain top of the IPL […]

Iran’s Esteghlal and Persepolis learned their fates at the new season of the 2019 AFC Champions League (IPL) on Thursday. The challenge for the group stage of the ACL was finalized following the competition’s official draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Esteghlal of Iran have been drawn with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, the 2017 runners-up and […]

 Esteghlal football team defeated Saipa 2-1 to move up to fifth place in the Iran Professional League table. On Friday, the Blues earned their third victory in the current season, beating Saipa 2-1 in Tehran’s Takhti Stadium. Ali Dashti put Saipa into the lead just seven minutes into the match after dribbling past four Esteghlal […]

The Iranian Esteghlal football team have failed to reach the semi-final stage of AFC Champions League after a 2-2 draw with Qatari Al Sadd in the return match in Doha. The Qatari Al Sadd easily defeated Iranian Esteghlal 3 to 1 in the first leg of the AFC Champions league quarter-finals. The return leg of […]

 Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer is refusing to give up the ghost in their AFC Champions League quarter-final against Qatar’s Al Sadd despite suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first leg. Two weeks ago, The Blues suffered a home 3-1 deficit at the hands of Al sadd in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. “We must play with our […]

the four semifinalists at the 2018 AFC Champions League will be confirmed in the coming days, with the second legs of the quarterfinals to take place between Monday and Wednesday. Qatar’s Al Sadd and Al Duhail as well as Kashima Antlers of Japan and Suwon Samsung Bluewings from South Korea are well placed ahead of […]

 Iranian football giants Esteghlal and Persepolis learned their fates in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 32 on Monday. Reigning champions Esteghlal will face Naft Masjed Soleyman in Masjed Soleyman whil Persepolis host first tier Navad Urmia in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian […]

Iran’s Esteghlal football team completed the signing of Sepahan midfielder Ali Karimi. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder has joined the Iranian giant as Omid Ebrahimi’s replacement. Ebrahimi has recently signed a contract with Al Ahli of Qatar. Karimi started his playing career in Sepahan in 2012 and joined Dinamo Zagreb in 2016. He joined Esteghlal’s training […]