2025–26 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal
2025–26 season
PresidentAli Nazari Juybari
Head coachRicardo Sá Pinto
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro LeaguePre-season
Hazfi CupPre-season
AFC Champions League TwoPre-season

The 2025–26 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 80th season[1] and the club's 32nd 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 and AFC Champions League Two.

Players

Last updated: 14 August 2025 (2025-08-14)[2]
No. Name Nat Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Antonio Adán Spain GK (1987-05-13)13 May 1987 (aged 38) 2025 2026 Unattached
60 Aria Hosseinifar Iran GK (2004-12-26)26 December 2004 (aged 21) 2025 Iran Youth Sector
76 Habib Far Abbasi Iran GK (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 (aged 28) 2023 2026 Iran Zob Ahan
Defenders
2 Saleh Hardani Iran RB / RW (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 27) 2025 2026 Iran Sepahan
3 Armin Sohrabian Iran CB (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 30) 2025 2026 Iran Nassaji
5 Rustamjon Ashurmatov Uzbekistan CB (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 (aged 29) 2025 2027 Russia Rubin Kazan
10 Ramin Rezaeian Iran RB / RW (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 35) 2024 2026 Iran Sepahan
18 Abolfazl Zoleikhaei Iran LB / LM (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 19) 2025 2030 Unattached
19 Saman Fallah Iran CB (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 24) 2024 2027 Iran Gol Gohar
23 Aref Aghasi Iran CB (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (aged 28) 2025 2027 Iran Tractor
27 Hossein Goudarzi Iran LB / LM (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 24) 2025 2028 Iran Sepahan
33 Abolfazl Jalali Iran LB / LM (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 27) 2021 2026 Iran Saipa
66 Zargham Saadavi Iran CB / DM (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 19) 2024 2028 Iran Foolad
Midfielders
4 Rouzbeh Cheshmi Iran DM / CB (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 32) 2021 2026 Qatar Umm Salal
8 Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia Iran CM / AM (2006-04-11)11 April 2006 (aged 19) 2025 2028 Iran Kheybar
15 Abolfazl Zamani Iran CM / RB (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 19) 2024 2027 Iran Paykan
22 Didier Ndong Gabon CM / DM (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 30) 2024 2025 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh
88 Mehran Ahmadi Iran AM / RW (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 28) 2025 2027 Iran Kheybar
Forwards
7 Mohammad Reza Azadi Iran ST (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 26) 2025 2027 United Arab Emirates Al Urooba
9 Duckens Nazon Haiti ST (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 31) 2026 Turkey Kayserispor
11 Saeid Saharkhizan Iran ST (2003-06-26)26 June 2003 (aged 22) 2026 2029 Russia Orenburg
20 Alireza Koushki Iran LW / RW (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 25) 2024 2026 Iran Gol Gohar
77 Jaloliddin Masharipov Uzbekistan LW / RW (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 32) 2024 2027 Greece Panserraikos
80 Mohammad Hossein Eslami Iran RW / LW (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 24) 2024 2026 Iran Zob Ahan
87 Esmaeil Gholizadeh Iran LW (2006-02-18)18 February 2006 (aged 19) 2025 2029 Iran Shams Azar
93 Hesam Eskandari Iran ST (2004-04-21)21 April 2004 (aged 21) 2023 Iran Youth Sector

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
31 May 2025 (2025-05-31) DF Iran Saman Fallah Malavan End of loan [3]
11 June 2025 (2025-06-11) MF Iran Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia Gol Gohar Transfer [4]
12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) DF Iran Aref Aghasi Tractor [5]
1 July 2025 (2025-07-01) GK Iran Aria Hosseinifar Esteghlal U21 [6]
2 July 2025 (2025-07-02) DF Iran Esmaeil Gholizadeh Shams Azar [7]
9 July 2025 (2025-07-09) GK Iran Habib Far Abbasi Zob Ahan [8]
9 July 2025 (2025-07-09) DF Uzbekistan Rustamjon Ashurmatov Russia Rubin Kazan [9]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
26 June 2025 (2025-06-26) DF Brazil Raphael Silva End of Contract [10]
1 July 2025 (2025-07-01) DF Iran Mohammad Hossein Moradmand
14 July 2025 (2025-07-14) MF Iran Arash Rezavand Sepahan [11]
22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) FW Iran Mehrdad Mohammadi Tractor
23 July 2025 (2025-07-23) GK Iran Hossein Hosseini Sepahan
24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) FW Kenya Masoud Juma Kenya Migori Transfer
25 July 2025 (2025-07-25) FW Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Joel Kojo Neftchi Fergana Loan
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) MF Iran Amirali Sadeghi Esteghlal Khuzestan End of Contract
2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) DF Iran Iman Salimi Mes Rafsanjan Transfer
4 August 2025 (2025-08-04) GK Iran Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi Shams Azar [12]

Contract renewals

Date Pos. Name Contract length Contract ends Ref.
2 July 2024 (2024-07-02) DF Iran Ramin Rezaeian 1-year 2026 [13]
12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) MF Iran Rouzbeh Cheshmi 1-year 2026 [14]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
ACL Two Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 1 July 2025 (2025-07-01)
Source: Soccerway

References

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  2. ^ "ESTEGHLAL FC". soccerway.
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  5. ^ "رسمی؛ عارف آقاسی به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian).
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  8. ^ "رسمی؛ حبیب فرعباسی گلر فصل گذشته ملوان با عقد قراردادی 2 ساله به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian).
  9. ^ "رسمی؛ رستم آشورماتوف به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian).
  10. ^ "تسویه‌حساب کامل استقلال با ۲ بازیکن خارجی خود؛ برنامه‌ای برای تمدید قرارداد وجود ندارد". طرفداری (in Persian).
  11. ^ "رسمی؛ آرش رضاوند به سپاهان پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian).
  12. ^ "رسمی؛ محمدرضا خالدآبادی به ملوان پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian).
  13. ^ "رسمی؛ قرارداد رامین رضاییان با استقلال تمدید شد" (in Persian).
  14. ^ "رسمی؛ قرارداد روزبه چشمی با استقلال تمدید شد" (in Persian).
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