2023–24 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal

2023–24 season
President	Ali Khatir Farshid Samiei
Head coach	Javad Nekounam
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro League	2nd
Hazfi Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Mehrdad Mohammadi (8) All: Mehrdad Mohammadi (8)
Average home league attendance	34,150
Biggest win	Esteghlal 4–0 Nassaji
Biggest defeat	Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 27 February 2024.

The 2023–24 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 78th season^[1] and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup.

The club will not compete in the AFC Champions League (2023–24) after failing to obtain an AFC license.^[2][3]

Summary

Pre-season

After Ricardo Sá Pinto's departure,^[4][5] On 20 June 2023, Esteghlal announced that Javad Nekounam would take over the head coaching position.^[6] On 1 July, Esteghlal announced the signing of Mehrdad Mohammadi on a free transfer from Al Sailiya. Mohammadi signed on a two-year contract.^[7]

August

On 10 August, Esteghlal started their 2023–24 season with a 3–0 win at the Takhti, beating Sanat Naft in the first matchday of Persian Gulf Pro League.^[8]

Players

Last updated: 16 February 2024 (2024-02-16)^[9]

No.	Name	Nat	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Since	End	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Hossein Hosseini (c)		GK	(1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 31)	2012	2025	Youth Sector
12	Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi		GK	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22)	2023	2026	Havadar
22	Mohammad Javad Kia		GK	(2001-08-29)29 August 2001 (aged 22)	2023	2026	Aluminium
Defenders
2	Saleh Hardani		RB / RM	(1998-09-14)14 September 1998 (aged 25)	2022	2024	Foolad
3	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand		CB	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 30)	2020	2025	Shahr Khodro
5	Armin Sohrabian		CB	(1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 28)	2023	2025	Gol Gohar
6	Iman Salimi		CB	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 27)	2023	2025	Mes Rafsanjan
17	Jafar Salmani		LB / LW	(1997-01-12)12 January 1997 (aged 26)	2021	2024	Portimonense
30	Saman Touranian		RB	(2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 22)	2023	2026	Mes Kerman
33	Abolfazl Jalali		LB / CB	(1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 25)	2021	2024	Saipa
34	Milad Fakhreddini		RB	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 33)	2024	2025	Aluminium Arak
55	Raphael Silva		CB	(1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 31)	2024	2025	Unattached
Midfielders
4	Rouzbeh Cheshmi		DM / CB	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 30)	2021	2024	Umm Salal
9	Mehdi Mehdipour		CM / DM / AM	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 29)	2020	2024	Zob Ahan
14	Zobeir Niknafs		DM / CM	(1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 30)	2021	2024	Foolad
26	Omid Hamedifar		DM / CB	(2000-08-20)20 August 2000 (aged 23)	2022	2024	Sanat Naft
80	Mohammad Hossein Zavari		CM / AM	(2001-01-11)11 January 2001 (aged 22)	2022	2024	Sanat Naft
88	Arash Rezavand		AM / CM / DM	(1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 30)	2019	2024	Saipa
99	Amirali Sadeghi		LW / AM	(2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 22)	2021	2024	Saipa
Forwards
7	Mehrdad Mohammadi		CF / RW	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 30)	2023	2025	Al Sailiya
10	Peyman Babaei		CF / LW / RW	(1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 29)	2022	2024	Tractor
19	Gustavo Blanco		CF	(1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 32)	2023	2025	Eibar
23	Arman Ramezani		CF	(1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 31)	2021	2024	Persepolis
77	Jaloliddin Masharipov		LW / RW	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 30)	2024	2025	Panserraikos
Players transferred during the season
8	Saeid Mehri		CM / AM	(1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 28)	2021	2024	Tractor
11	Arthur Yamga		RW / RB	(1996-09-07)7 September 1996 (aged 27)	2021	2025	Vejle
72	Arsalan Motahari		CF / RW	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 30)	2020	2024	Zob Ahan
79	Sobhan Khaghani		RW / AM	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 30)	2020	2024	Tractor

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
30 June 2023 (2023-06-30)	MF	Erfan Bagheri	Saipa	End of loan
1 July 2023 (2023-07-01)	FW	Mehrdad Mohammadi	Al Sailiya	Transfer	[10]
2 July 2023 (2023-07-02)	DF	Armin Sohrabian	Gol Gohar		[11]
16 July 2023 (2023-07-16)	DF	Iman Salimi	Mes Rafsanjan		[12]
22 July 2023 (2023-07-22)	FW	Aria Barzegar	Naft MIS		[13]
22 July 2023 (2023-07-22)	GK	Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi	Havadar		[14]
26 July 2023 (2023-07-26)	GK	Matin Mohtasham	Aluminium Arak
3 August 2023 (2023-08-03)	MF	Muntadher Mohammed	Al-Naft		[15]
21 August 2023 (2023-08-21)	DF	Saman Touranian	Mes Kerman		[16]
30 August 2023 (2023-08-30)	FW	Gustavo Blanco	Eibar		[17]
30 August 2023 (2023-08-30)	GK	Mohammad Javad Kia	Aluminium Arak		[18]
4 January 2024 (2024-01-04)	DF	Raphael Silva	Unattached		[19]
4 February 2024 (2024-02-04)	FW	Jaloliddin Masharipov	Panserraikos		[20][21]
14 February 2024 (2024-02-14)	DF	Milad Fakhreddini	Aluminium Arak		[22]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)	FW	Mohammad Mohebi	Santa Clara	Loan return	[23]
1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)	FW	Mehdi Ghayedi	Shabab Al Ahli		[24]
24 June 2023 (2023-06-24)	DF	Raphael Silva	Unattached	Contract termination	[25]
11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)	GK	Arsha Shakouri	Havadar	End of contract	[26]
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30)	FW	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	Mes Rafsanjan	Transfer	[27]
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)	DF	Amirhossein Jalalivand	Esteghlal Khuzestan		[28]
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)	MF	Mohammad Reza Torabi	Nassaji Mazandaran		[29]
14 August 2023 (2023-08-14)	MF	Muntadher Mohammed	Mes Rafsanjan	Loan	[30]
20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)	FW	Aria Barzegar	Nassaji Mazandaran	Transfer	[31]
21 August 2023 (2023-08-21)	GK	Sina Saeidifar	Shams Azar	Loan	[32]
28 August 2023 (2023-08-28)	MF	Morteza Javaheri	Tractor	Transfer	[33]
1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)	GK	Mohammad Reza Dinarvand	Paykan
1 September 2023 (2023-09-01)	MF	Amirhossein Parniaei	Paykan
5 September 2023 (2023-09-05)	MF	Sobhan Khaghani	Zob Ahan		[34]
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27)	GK	Matin Mohtasham	Naft MIS
3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)	MF	Erfan Bagheri	Paykan		[35]
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17)	GK	Alireza Rezaei	Nassaji Mazandaran		[36]
29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)	MF	Saeid Mehri	APOEL		[37]
31 January 2024 (2024-01-31)	FW	Hesam Eskandari	Shahrdari Astara	Loan
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25)	DF	Aref Gholami	Velež Mostar	End of contract	[38]
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25)	FW	Arsalan Motahari	Tractor	Transfer	[39]

Contract renewals

Date	Pos.	Name	Contract length	Contract ends	Ref.
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25)	DF	Jafar Salmani	N/A	N/A	[40]
11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)	DF	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	2-year	2025	[41]
16 July 2023 (2023-07-16)	GK	Hossein Hosseini	2-year	2025	[42]
8 August 2023 (2023-08-08)	DF	Abolfazl Jalali	N/A	N/A	[43]
14 August 2023 (2023-08-14)	MF	Muntadher Mohammed	1-year	2026	[44]
16 August 2023 (2023-08-16)	MF	Saeid Mehri	N/A	N/A	[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

Esteghlal v Esteghlal Academy

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10) Friendly	Esteghlal	4–0	Esteghlal Academy	Tehran
	Hardani Rezavand Azmoun Ramezani	Report		Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Paykan v Esteghlal

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13) Friendly	Paykan	0–3	Esteghlal	Tehran
17:45 UTC+3:30		Report	Motahari Mohammadi (pen.) Khaghani	Stadium: Dastgerdi

Esteghlal v Havadar

17 July 2023 (2023-07-17) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–4	Havadar	Tehran
17:30 UTC+3:30	Moradmand Motahari	Report	Moradi (pen.) Saharkhizan Pasandideh Sefid-Choghaei	Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp Referee: Shahin Yazdani

Esteghlal v Aluminium Arak

23 July 2023 (2023-07-23) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–1	Aluminium Arak	Tehran
17:45 UTC+3:30	Niknafs	Report	Sharifat (pen.)	Stadium: Dastgerdi

Esteghlal v Ario Eslamshahr

4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–0	Ario Eslamshahr	Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Yamga (pen.) Babaei	Report		Stadium: Dastgerdi

Esteghlal v Shahr Raz

11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–2	Shahr Raz	Tehran
	Mohammadi (pen.)	Report	Firouzi Aghababaei	Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Damash

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) Friendly	Esteghlal	0–2	Damash	Tehran
17:00 UTC+3:30		Report	Salimi 59' (o.g.) Alizadeh 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Homa

Esteghlal v Sanat Naft

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly	Esteghlal	3–1	Sanat Naft	Tehran
	Mohammadi 45' (pen.)  51' Babaei 68' Rezavand 79'	Report	Rikani 89'	Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Gol Gohar v Esteghlal

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) Friendly	Gol Gohar	1–1	Esteghlal	Tehran
16:00 UTC+3:30	Saharkhizan	Report	Ramezani	Stadium: Alyaf Camp

Esteghlal v Malavan

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–0	Malavan	Tehran
15:00 UTC+3:30	Ramezani 12'	Report

Esteghlal v Bolandpayeh Yademan

8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) Friendly	Esteghlal	5–0	Bolandpayeh Yademan	Tehran
	Sadeghi Eskandari Babaei	Report		Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Payam

14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Friendly	Esteghlal	2–0	Payam	Tehran
	Jalali Sadeghi	Report		Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Naft MIS

19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–0	Naft MIS	Tehran
14:00 UTC+3:30	Yamga	Report		Stadium: Alyaf Camp

Esteghlal v Khooshe Talaei

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Friendly	Esteghlal	4–0	Khooshe Talaei	Tehran
15:00 UTC+3:30	Babaei Blanco Mohammadi Ramezani	Report		Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Ario Eslamshahr

19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) Friendly	Esteghlal	0–0	Ario Eslamshahr	Tehran
14:00 UTC+3:30		Report		Stadium: Dastgerdi

Esteghlal v Setaregan Atrak

26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) Friendly	Esteghlal	6–0	Setaregan Atrak	Tehran
14:00 UTC+3:30	Ramezani Zavari Blanco Mohammadi pen.' Farashbandi	Report		Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Nassaji

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–1	Nassaji	Tehran
14:00 UTC+3:30	Mohammadi 87' (pen.)	Report	Barzegar 63'	Stadium: Nasser Hejazi Camp

Esteghlal v Mes Rafsanjan

9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) Friendly	Esteghlal	1–0	Mes Rafsanjan	Tehran
14:00 UTC+3:30	Blanco	Report		Stadium: Azadi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League	10 August 2023 (2023-08-10)	1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)	Matchday 1	2nd	30	19	10	1	40	15	+25	063.33
Hazfi Cup	4 March 2024 (2024-03-04)		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total					31	19	10	2	40	17	+23	061.29

Last updated: 1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)
Source: Soccerway

Persian Gulf Pro League

Main article: 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	30	20	8	2	45	18	+27	68	Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2	Esteghlal	30	19	10	1	40	15	+25	67
3	Sepahan	30	17	6	7	53	26	+27	57	Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying play-offs[a]
4	Tractor	30	16	6	8	42	22	+20	54	Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage
5	Zob Ahan	30	11	9	10	30	29	+1	42

Source: Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table, Iplstats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[46]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Qualified as the 2023–24 Hazfi Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	19	10	1	40	15	+25	67	13	2	0	25	8	+17	6	8	1	15	7	+8

Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	1	2	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024 (2024-06-01). Source: "Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July.^[47]

Sanat Naft v Esteghlal

10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) 1	Sanat Naft	0–3	Esteghlal	Abadan
21:30 UTC+3:30	Tohidast  85' Panahi  90+5' Tahami  90+9'	Report	Moradmand  3' Rezavand 30' Motahari 46' Hardani 58' Jalali  90+9'	Stadium: Takhti Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

Esteghlal v Malavan

17 August 2023 (2023-08-17) 2	Esteghlal	1–0	Malavan	Tehran
19:30 UTC+3:30	Jalali  21' Cheshmi  76' Moradmand 80'	Report	Ahmadi 7' Bagheri  51' Akvan  61' Akbar Monadi  65'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi

Sepahan v Esteghlal

23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) 3	Sepahan	1–0	Esteghlal	Isfahan
20:00 UTC+3:30	Shekari  43' Asadi 45+9' 45+9' Ahmadzadeh  71'  86'	Report	Salimi  45+1' Hosseini  84'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Kopal Nazemi

Esteghlal v Esteghlal Khuzestan

28 August 2023 (2023-08-28) 4	Esteghlal	1–0	Esteghlal Khuzestan	Tehran
19:30 UTC+3:30	Rezavand  35' Mohammadi 51' Khaghani  90+4'	Report	Tayyebi  20' Kaabi  45+4'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Amir Saman Soltani

Persepolis v Esteghlal

14 December 2023 5	Persepolis	1–1	Esteghlal	Tehran
16:15 UTC+3:30	Sadeghi  54' Alishah 77'  78'	Report	Hamedifar  50' Cheshmi  53' Yamga 90+7' (pen.) Hardani  90+8'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 64,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

Esteghlal v Havadar

20 October 2023 6	Esteghlal	3–2	Havadar	Tehran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Yamga 23' (pen.) Salmani  50' Mohammadi 61', 84' Hamedifar  90+6'	Report	Mohebi 5' Salimi 17' (o.g.) Eslamikhah  52' Abdi  75' Mansouri  86'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 26,800 Referee: Bijan Heydari

Mes Rafsanjan v Esteghlal

7 October 2023 7	Mes Rafsanjan	0–1	Esteghlal	Rafsanjan
17:45 UTC+3:30	Bagheri  26' Pereira  72' Khodabandelou  85'	Report	Mohammadi  25' Teymouri 52' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hassan Akrami

Esteghlal v Aluminium

27 October 2023 8	Esteghlal	1–0	Aluminium	Tehran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Ramezani  11' 37' Mehdipour  72' Hosseini  80' Moradmand  80'  83'	Report	Ghahari  14' Mousavi  43' Haji Eydi  80' Tabrizi  80'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Seyed Reza Mahdavi

Shams Azar v Esteghlal

2 November 2023 9	Shams Azar	2–2	Esteghlal	Qazvin
15:30 UTC+3:30	Jafari  32' Nesaei 47' Rabizadeh  63' Goudarzi 75'	Report	Yamga 25' (pen.) Mehdipour  45' Ramezani 60'	Stadium: Sardar Azadegan Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yaser Hamrang

Esteghlal v Tractor

11 November 2023 10	Esteghlal	2–0	Tractor	Tehran
16:20 UTC+3:30	Sohrabian  24' Salimi 26' Blanco 50'	Report	Hashemnejad  30' Khalilzadeh  45+2' Hadi  64'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

25 November 2023 11	Zob Ahan	1–1	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
17:30 UTC+3:30	Mehdipour 77' (o.g.) Kamyabinia  88'	Report	Sohrabian 62'  72' Hamedifar  64' Ramezani  88'	Stadium: Foolad Shahr Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Amir Saman Soltani

Foolad v Esteghlal

9 December 2023 12	Foolad	0–0	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
17:45 UTC+3:30	Shojaei  18' Askari  54' Moridi  71' Alinejad  90'	Report	Rezavand  18' Cheshmi  44' Mehdipour  65' Salmani  90+7'	Stadium: Foolad Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Seyed Ali Asghar Momeni

Esteghlal v Nassaji

19 December 2023 13	Esteghlal	4–0	Nassaji	Tehran
17:30 UTC+3:30	Sohrabian 43' Mohammadi 62' Ramezani 64' Jalali 68' Yamga  73' Mohammadi  84'	Report	Houshmand  53' Ghaed-Rahmati  89'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari

Gol Gohar v Esteghlal

24 December 2023 14	Gol Gohar	1–1	Esteghlal	Sirjan
15:00 UTC+3:30	Zahedi 20' Bou Hamdan  38' Alizadeh  80'	Report	Yamga 45+2' (pen.) Hardani  45+4' Jalali  80'	Stadium: Qasem Soleimani Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Payam Heydari

Esteghlal v Paykan

30 December 2023 15	Esteghlal	2–1	Paykan	Tehran
16:30 UTC+3:30	Sohrabian 61' Babaei 72'	Report	Azadeh  58' Shahim 90+5'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Amir Saman Soltani

Esteghlal v Sanat Naft

16 February 2024 16	Esteghlal	1–0	Sanat Naft	Tehran
17:15 UTC+3:30	Sohrabian  20' Rezavand  39' Mehdipour 47'  75' Hardani  61' Silva  74'	Report	Alboghobeysh  75'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0 Referee: Hassan Akrami

Malavan v Esteghlal

22 February 2024 17	Malavan	1–1	Esteghlal	Bandar-e Anzali
17:15 UTC+3:30	https://footba11.co/match/1201267 Ghazipour  45+2' Soleimani 65' Eidi  71'		Hamedifar  24' Masharipov 66'	Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ali Asghar Momeni

Esteghlal v Sepahan

27 February 2024 18	Esteghlal	1–0	Sepahan	Tehran
17:15 UTC+3:30	Cheshmi 36' Salimi  40' Blanco  65' Hamedifar  90+2'	Report	Yazdani  40' Arabi  56'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Payam Heidari

Esteghlal Khuzestan v Esteghlal

8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) 19	Esteghlal Khuzestan	0–1	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
19:45 UTC+3:30	Rostam  38' Ahmadi  52' Tursunov  67'	Report	Blanco 41'	Stadium: Ghadir Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

Esteghlal v Persepolis

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) 20	Esteghlal	0–0	Persepolis	Tehran
20:00 UTC+3:30	Rezavand  40' Hamedifar  50'	Report	Rafiei  45+5'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Vahid Kazemi

Havadar v Esteghlal

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 21	Havadar	0–1	Esteghlal	Tehran
21:00 UTC+3:30	Miri  40' Goudarzi  88' Pourali  90+3'	Report	Sohrabian 1'	Stadium: Dastgerdi Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Safaei

Esteghlal v Mes Rafsanjan

6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 22	Esteghlal	2–2	Mes Rafsanjan	Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Sohrabian  4' Blanco 16', 50'	Report	Shahbazzadeh 3' Vasei 46' Shahriari  88'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bijan Heidari

Aluminium v Esteghlal

12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) 23	Aluminium	0–1	Esteghlal	Arak
18:00 UTC+3:30	Mousavi  60'	Report	Fakhreddini  3' Blanco 46' Masharipov  61'	Stadium: Imam Khomeini Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Reza Adel

Esteghlal v Shams Azar

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 24	Esteghlal	3–2	Shams Azar	Tehran
18:00 UTC+3:30	Mohammadi 21', 51' (pen.) Mohammadi 77'	Report	Rezaei  49' Jafarpour  57' Emamali 83' Fakhrian 85'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Vahid Kazemi

Tractor v Esteghlal

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01) 25	Tractor	0–0	Esteghlal	Tabriz
17:00 UTC+3:30	Hosseini  35' Aghasi  53' Abdi  85'	Report	Mohammadi  22' Niknafs  88'	Stadium: Sahand Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Payam Heidari

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

6 May 2024 (2024-05-06) 26	Esteghlal	2–1	Zob Ahan	Tehran
20:30 UTC+3:30	Salimi  1' Cheshmi  57' Masharipov 64' Hardani  69' Blanco 90+4'	Report	Aliyari 6'  52' Kamyabinia  48' Mohammadi  54' Eslami  57' Gerami  68' Forouzan  89'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kopal Nazemi

Esteghlal v Foolad

13 May 2024 (2024-05-13) 27	Esteghlal	1–0	Foolad	Tehran
19:30 UTC+3:30	Hamedifar  49' Salimi 58' Touranian  77' Silva  84'	Report	Coulibaly  33' Hesar  45+2' Gordan  90+7'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar

Nassaji v Esteghlal

24 May 2024 (2024-05-24) 28	Nassaji	0–0	Esteghlal	Qaem Shahr
19:45 UTC+3:30	Bagheri  73' Zamehran  83'	Report	Niknafs  28' Salimi  54' Jalali  72' Rezavand  87'	Stadium: Vatani Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Payam Heidari

Esteghlal v Gol Gohar

28 May 2024 (2024-05-28) 29	Esteghlal	1–0	Gol Gohar	Tehran
20:00 UTC+3:30	Cheshmi 45+2' Salimi  85'	Report	Arta  83'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Vahid Kazemi

Paykan v Esteghlal

1 June 2024 (2024-06-01) 30	Paykan	0–2	Esteghlal	Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Sattari  24' Fallah  50' Dinarvand  55' Ajhir  59' Ghorbani  71'	Report	Mohammadi 21', 22' Hamedifar  61'	Stadium: Dastgerdi Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Hassan Akrami

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Hazfi Cup

Mes Rafsanjan v Esteghlal

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) Round of 32	Mes Rafsanjan	2–0	Esteghlal	Rafsanjan
17:00 UTC+3:30	Lak  10' Mohebi 24' Soleimanzadeh  45' Mohammed 67'	Report	Hardani 12'	Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Reza Adel

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		Hazfi Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Hossein Hosseini	30	0	29	0	1	0
2	DF		Saleh Hardani	26	1	25	1	1	0
3	DF		Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	17	2	16	2	1	0
4	MF		Rouzbeh Cheshmi	29	2	28	2	1	0
5	DF		Armin Sohrabian	18	4	17	4	1	0
6	DF		Iman Salimi	22	2	22	2	0	0
7	FW		Mehrdad Mohammadi	28	8	27	8	1	0
9	MF		Mehdi Mehdipour	23	1	22	1	1	0
10	FW		Peyman Babaei	19	1	19	1	0	0
12	GK		Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi	1	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF		Zobeir Niknafs	23	0	23	0	0	0
17	MF		Jafar Salmani	24	0	23	0	1	0
19	FW		Gustavo Blanco	25	6	24	6	1	0
23	FW		Arman Ramezani	28	3	27	3	1	0
26	MF		Omid Hamedifar	23	0	22	0	1	0
30	DF		Saman Touranian	3	0	3	0	0	0
33	DF		Abolfazl Jalali	30	1	29	1	1	0
34	DF		Milad Fakhreddini	9	0	8	0	1	0
55	DF		Raphael Silva	11	0	10	0	1	0
77	MF		Jaloliddin Masharipov	15	2	14	2	1	0
80	MF		Mohammad Hossein Zavari	1	0	1	0	0	0
88	MF		Arash Rezavand	30	1	29	1	1	0
99	MF		Amirali Sadeghi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
8	MF		Saeid Mehri	11	0	11	0	0	0
11	FW		Arthur Yamga	15	4	15	4	0	0
72	FW		Arsalan Motahari	7	1	7	1	0	0
79	MF		Sobhan Khaghani	2	0	2	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)
Source: Competitions

Goals

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank	Player	Pro League	Hazfi Cup	Total
1	Mehrdad Mohammadi	8	0	8
2	Gustavo Blanco	6	0	6
3	Arthur Yamga	4	0	4
Armin Sohrabian	4	0
4	Arman Ramezani	3	0	3
5	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	2	0	2
	Iman Salimi	2	0
	Jaloliddin Masharipov	2	0
	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	2	0
6	Saleh Hardani	1	0	1
	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	1	0
	Peyman Babaei	1	0
	Abolfazl Jalali	1	0
	Arsalan Motahari	1	0
	Arash Rezavand	1	0
	Own goals	1	0	1
Total		40	0	40

Last updated: 1 June 2024 (2024-06-01).
Source: Competitive matches

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Pro League	Hazfi Cup	Total
1	Hossein Hosseini	18	0	18
2	Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi	1	0	1
Total		19	0	19

Last updated: 1 June 2024 (2024-06-01).
Source: Competitive matches

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the repairs and reconstruction of the stadium.
2. The match was played behind closed doors.

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