Iran along with Qatar and Uzbekistan has two clubs vying to reach the Continental competition, with all to be decided in the one-legged match-ups. Eight spots remain up for grabs in the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage ahead of the final Play-off round on Tuesday when four crucial fixtures will take place in West […]

Saipa midfielder Ali Dashti and Zob Ahan goalkeeper Rashid Mazaheri are among the eight players to watch at the 2019 AFC Champions League West Asia play-offs. Iran’s Saipa returns to the AFC Champions League 12 years since its historic debut campaign that saw the team reach the quarter-finals under the management of Iran legend Ali […]

Iran’s Zobahan gained a 1-0 victory against Al Kuwait SC at the second preliminary round of AFC Champions League 2019 on Tuesday. The Iranian Zobahan football club took on Kuwaiti Al Kuwait SC on Tuesday at the second preliminary round of AFC Champions League 2019. The Iranian side won the match with 1-0 results at […]

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 – Iran’s Zob Ahan edged past their compatriot Esteghlal 1-0 in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday. Zob Ahan Georgian defender Giorgi Gvelesiani scored the only goal of the match in the injury time from the penalty spot in Isfahan’s Foolad Shahr Stadium. . Japanese referee Jumpei […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan football team finished in second place in the 2018 Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The Isfahan based team edged past Naft Tehran 1-0 in Tehran’s Takhti Stadium. Zob Ahan Brazilian striker Kiros Stanlley Soares Ferraz scored the winner in the 28th minute. Also, Esteghlal beat Sepahan 1-0 in Isfahan and […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan of Iran football team advanced to the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 after a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv. On Tuesday, the Iranian representatives were held to a 1-1 draw by Lokomotiv in Tashkent in Group B and qualified for knockout stage as the second-placed team. Morteza Tabrizi put […]

A Morteza Tabrizi brace fired Zobahan to a 2-0 home win over Al Wahda on Matchday Three of the 2018 AFC Champions League Group B on Tuesday. A lively start to the game saw the two sides exchange attempts inside the first five minutes. Al Wahda goalkeeper Mohammed Al Shamsi was forced into a reflex […]

Iran’s Esteghlal are going to maintain its lead at top of Group D when the team faces Al Ain of the UAE on Tuesday in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League. Esteghlal moved two points clear at the top of group following their 1-0 win over Al Hilal two weeks ago. The Iranian giant […]

Iranian football clubs Tractor Sazi and Zob Ahan are adamant they can turn results around after their defeats in Matchday One of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Tractor Sazi will be desperate to get off the mark after suffering disappointing defeat in its opening game so as to avoid losing touch with the other teams […]