2011–12 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal Tehran FC
2011–12 season
PresidentAli Fathollahzadeh
Head coachParviz Mazloomi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
IPL3rd
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Hazfi CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mojtaba Jabari (10)

All:
Mojtaba Jabari (13)
Arash Borhani (13)
Highest home attendance93,000 vs Tractor Sazi
(9 September 2011)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Mes Sarcheshmeh
(30 October 2011)
5,000 vs Sanat Naft
(13 December 2011)
5,000 vs Mes Kerman
(15 January 2012)
Average home league attendance32,235

The 2011–12 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 11th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 67th year in existence as a football club. Mojtaba Jabbari and Arash Borhani both with 13 goals are the top scorers of Esteghlal.

Club

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Kit

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Supplier: Germany Uhlsport
Sponsor(s): Iran City Bank

Home Kit
Away Kit
Third Kit

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Iran Parviz Mazloomi
Assistant Coach Germany Michael Henke
First Team Coach Iran Behtash Fariba
First Team Coach Iran Attila Hejazi
Goalkeeper Coach Iran Hossein Torabpour
Analyzer Iran Mehdi Arjanginia
Fitness Trainer Iran Mohammadreza Molaei
Technical Adviser Iran Morteza Mohasses
Technical Manager Iran Mansour Pourheidari

Other information

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Chairman Iran Ali Fatollahzadeh
Deputy Chairman Iran Ali Nazari Juybari
Football Academy President Iran Reza Rajabi
Doctor Iran Akbar Rezaei
Psychologist Iran Abbas Montazeri
Media Officer Iran Mohammad Hayrani
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75 meters)

Technical Committee

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Name
Iran Hassan Rowshan
Iran Alireza Mansourian
Iran Javad Ghorab
Iran Asghar Hajilou

Player

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First team squad

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Last updated: 5 January 2012
No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed From
Goalkeepers
1 Mehdi Rahmati Iran GK (1983-02-02)February 2, 1983 (aged 28) Iran Sepahan
21 Mehrdad Hosseini Iran GK (1989-02-08)February 8, 1989 (aged 22) Iran Persepolis
22 Hadi Zarrin Saed Iran GK (1979-07-25)July 25, 1979 (aged 32) Iran Machine Sazi
39 Mehdi Eslami Iran GK (1985-05-05)May 5, 1985 (aged 26) Iran PAS Hamedan
41 Mohammad Torkaman Iran GK (1990-11-05)November 5, 1990 (aged 21) Iran Gostaresh Foolad
Defenders
2 Khosro Heydari Iran RM, RB (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 28) Iran Sepahan
3 Mehdi Amirabadi (c) Iran RB, LB (1979-02-22)February 22, 1979 (aged 32) Iran Saipa
4 Hamid Azizzadeh Iran CB (1981-06-06)June 6, 1981 (aged 30) Iran Aluminium Hormozgan
5 Hanif Omranzadeh Iran CB (1985-04-30)April 30, 1985 (aged 26) Iran PAS Hamedan
12 Jlloyd Samuel Trinidad and Tobago LB, CB, DM (1981-03-29)March 29, 1981 (aged 30) England Bolton Wanderers
16 Meisam Hosseini Iran LB (1987-06-07)June 7, 1987 (aged 24) Iran Gostaresh Foolad
31 Javad Shirzad Iran LB (1982-09-20)September 20, 1982 (aged 29) Iran Foolad
33 Pejman Montazeri Iran CB, RB (1983-09-06)September 6, 1983 (aged 28) Iran Foolad
40 Ali Hamoudi Iran RB, RM (1986-03-21)March 21, 1986 (aged 25) Iran Foolad
Midfielders
6 Kianoush Rahmati Iran DM, CM (1978-09-18)September 18, 1978 (aged 33) Iran Saipa
8 Mojtaba Jabari Iran CM, AM (1983-06-16)June 16, 1983 (aged 28) Iran Aboomoslem
11 Mohsen Yousefi Iran LM, LW (1984-05-26)May 26, 1984 (aged 27) Iran Saba Qom
14 Andranik Teymourian Iran DM, CM (1983-03-06)March 6, 1983 (aged 28) Iran Tractor Sazi
17 Jacques Elong Elong Cameroon DM (1981-02-20)February 20, 1981 (aged 30) Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
28 Tohid Gholami Iran MF (1991-12-22)December 22, 1991 (aged 20) (Youth system)
29 Mehdi Akhoundi Iran MF (Youth system)
32 Ferydoon Zandi Iran AM, LM (1979-04-26)April 26, 1979 (aged 32) Iran Steel Azin
34 Hossein Alavi Iran MF (1989-02-25)February 25, 1989 (aged 22) Iran Tarbiat Yazd
Forwards
9 Arash Borhani Iran ST (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 28) Iran PAS Tehran
10 Milad Meydavoudi Iran RW, ST (1985-01-20)January 20, 1985 (aged 26) Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz
19 Ali Sabahi Iran ST (Youth system)
20 Goran Jerković France ST (1986-11-10)November 10, 1986 (aged 25) Lithuania FK Tauras
37 Esmaeil Sharifat Iran RM, RW (1988-06-06)June 6, 1988 (aged 23) Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz
Players transferred during the season
7 Farhad Majidi Iran ST (1977-06-03)June 3, 1977 (aged 34) United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
13 Karrar Jassim Iraq SM, SS (1987-06-11)June 11, 1987 (aged 24) Iran Tractor Sazi
15 Waleed Ali Kuwait LM (1980-11-03)November 3, 1980 (aged 31) Kuwait Al Kuwait
25 Mojtaba Mojaz Iran ST (1991-04-24)April 24, 1991 (aged 20) (Youth system)
30 Ferydoon Rezaei Iran GK (1990-08-24)August 24, 1990 (aged 21) (Youth system)

Iran Pro League squad

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As of 1 September 2010. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2011-12

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Rahmati
2 DF Iran IRN Khosro Heydari
3 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Amirabadi (Vice-Captain)
4 DF Iran IRN Hamid Azizzadeh
5 DF Iran IRN Hanif Omranzadeh
6 MF Iran IRN Kianoush Rahmati
7 FW Iran IRN Farhad Majidi (Captain)
8 MF Iran IRN Mojtaba Jabbari (3rd captain)
9 FW Iran IRN Arash Borhani
10 FW Iran IRN Milad Meydavoudi
11 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Yousefi
12 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jlloyd Samuel
13 MF Iraq IRQ Karrar Jassim
14 MF Iran IRN Andranik Teymourian
15 MF Kuwait KUW Waleed Ali
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Iran IRN Meysam Hosseini
17 MF Cameroon CMR Jacques Elong Elong
20 FW France FRA Goran Jerković
21 GK Iran IRN Mehrdad Mohammad-Hosseini
22 GK Iran IRN Hadi Zarrin Saed
29 MF Iran IRN Tohid Gholami
30 GK Iran IRN Ferydoon Rezaei
31 DF Iran IRN Javad Shirzad
32 MF Iran IRN Ferydoon Zandi
33 DF Iran IRN Pejman Montazeri
34 FW Iran IRN Hossein Alavi
37 FW Iran IRN Esmaeil Sharifat
39 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Eslami
40 DF Iran IRN Ali Hamoudi

AFC Champions League squad

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As of 02 February 2012. Esteghlal F.C. Champions League Squad 2011-12[permanent dead link]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Rahmati
2 DF Iran IRN Khosro Heydari
3 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Amirabadi (captain)
4 DF Iran IRN Hamid Azizzadeh
5 DF Iran IRN Hanif Omranzadeh
6 MF Iran IRN Kianoush Rahmati
8 MF Iran IRN Mojtaba Jabbari (vice captain)
9 FW Iran IRN Arash Borhani
10 FW Iran IRN Milad Meydavoudi
11 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Yousefi
12 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jlloyd Samuel
14 MF Iran IRN Andranik Teymourian
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Iran IRN Meysam Hosseini
17 MF Cameroon CMR Jacques Elong Elong
20 FW France FRA Goran Jerković
21 GK Iran IRN Mehrdad Hosseini
22 GK Iran IRN Hadi Zarrin Saed
29 MF Iran IRN Tohid Gholami
31 DF Iran IRN Javad Shirzad
32 MF Iran IRN Ferydoon Zandi
33 DF Iran IRN Pejman Montazeri
36 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Eslami
37 FW Iran IRN Esmaeil Sharifat
40 DF Iran IRN Ali Hamoudi

Transfers

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Confirmed transfers 2011–12

  • Updated on 6 January 2011

Summer

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Winter

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Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup Third-place 3 August 2011 11 May 2012
AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Round of 16 11 February 2012 May 22, 2012
2011–12 Hazfi Cup Round of 32 Winner 26 October 2011 15 March 2012

Updated to match played 16 May 2012
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sepahan (C) 34 19 10 5 54 27 +27 67 Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Tractor Sazi 34 19 9 6 57 32 +25 66
3 Esteghlal 34 19 9 6 58 34 +24 66
4 Saba Qom 34 12 14 8 40 38 +2 50 Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
5 Naft Tehran 34 13 10 11 36 38 −2 49
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 19 9 6 58 34  +24 66 9 4 4 26 16  +10 10 5 2 32 18  +14

Last updated: 11 May 2012.
Source: FIFA.com

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425272826293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWLWWLDWWDWWLWDWLLWWLDDDWWWDDWW
Position5422121122111111111111122332222333
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

August 3, 2011 1 Sepahan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
22:30 UTC+04:30 Januário 64'
Jamshidian Yellow card
Report Borhani 84'
Borhani Yellow card
Sharifat Yellow cardYellow cardRed card
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani
August 8, 2011 2 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Damash Gilan Tehran
22:00 UTC+04:30 Majidi 32'
Teymourian Yellow card
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
August 16, 2011 4 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
22:00 UTC+04:30 Waleed Ali 44'
Farhad Majidi 49'
Report Haghighi Yellow card
Heydari Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini
August 24, 2011 5 Foolad 1 – 4 Esteghlal Ahvaz
22:00 UTC+04:30 Reza Norouzi 4'
Samal Said Yellow card
Rinaldo Yellow card
Report Majidi 3' 89'
Sharifat 38'
Meydavoudi 85'
Majidi Yellow card
Teymourian Yellow card
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
September 16, 2011 7 Persepolis 0 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
18:30 UTC+04:30 Badamaki Yellow card
Rezaei Yellow card
Zare Yellow card
Noormohammadi Yellow card
Report Majidi 15'
Jabari 82'
Rahmati Yellow card
Heidari Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
Man of the Match: Jabari
September 26, 2011 8 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Saipa Tehran
18:30 UTC+04:30 Jabari 78'
Majidi Yellow card
Jabari Yellow card
Karrar Yellow card
Report Sadeghi Yellow card Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani
October 1, 2011 9 Malavan 4 – 2 Esteghlal Anzali
17:15 UTC+03:30 Rafkhaei 43' 61' (pen.)
Nezamipour 45'
Nozhati 64'
Daghagheleh Yellow card
Report Borhani 8'
Meydavoudi 48'
Rahmati Yellow card
Borhani Yellow card
Karrar Yellow card
Montazeri Red card
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh
October 14, 2011 10 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Rah Ahan Tehran
18:15 UTC+03:30 Jabari 75'
Hamoudi Yellow card
Teymourian Yellow card
Rahmati Yellow card
Jabari Yellow card
Sharifat Yellow card
Report Abbasfard 16'
Chahjouei Yellow card
Pashaei Yellow card
Kazemi Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mahmud Rafiei
October 22, 2011 11 Zob Ahan 0 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
16:45 UTC+03:30 Mahini Yellow card
Hadadifar Yellow card
Report Omranzadeh 9'
Meydavoudi 45'
Majidi Yellow card
Zandi Yellow card
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
November 19, 2011 13 Saba Qom 1 – 1 Esteghlal Qom
14:15 UTC+03:30 Enayati 2'
Bayat Yellow card
Nouri Red card
Report Borhani 17'
Amirabadi Yellow card
Omranzadeh Yellow card
Stadium: Yadegar Emam Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
November 24, 2011 14 Esteghlal 3 – 2 Shahin Bushehr Tehran
16:45 UTC+03:30 Jabbari 45+1' 54' 90+4'
MeydavoudiYellow card
Report Nazarzadeh 66'
Lek Kcira 88'
TaleblooYellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
December 3, 2011 15 Shahrdari Tabriz 1 – 2 Esteghlal Tabriz
15:15 UTC+03:30 Ghanbari 87'
KamyabiniaYellow card
PirzadehYellow card
Report Borhani 18'
Majidi 39' (pen.)
Rahmati Yellow card
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini
December 13, 2011 16 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Sanat Naft Tehran
16:15 UTC+03:30 Majidi 30' Report Koohnavard 9'
Ramezani 32'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
December 17, 2011 17 Naft Tehran 0 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
16:15 UTC+03:30 José Narciso Yellow card Report Teymourian 30'
Omranzadeh 86'
Rahmati Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani
January 6, 2012 18 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
16:15 UTC+03:30 Shirzad 32'
Montazeri Yellow card
Borhani Yellow card
Report Seyed-Salehi 53'
Ahmadi Yellow card
Beikzadeh Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh
January 10, 2012 19 Damash Gilan 0 – 1 Esteghlal Rasht
15:00 UTC+03:30 Report Jerković 37'
Jerković Yellow card
Sharifat Yellow card
Samuel Yellow card
Stadium: Shahid Azodi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
January 15, 2012 20 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Mes Kerman Tehran
16:40 UTC+03:30 Borhani Yellow card
Samuel Yellow card
Jabari Yellow card
Report Hasanzadeh 85'
Seifi Yellow card
Hosseinkhani Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mahmud Rafiei
January 19, 2012 21 Fajr Sepasi 2 – 1 Esteghlal Shiraz
15:00 UTC+03:30 Rajabzadeh 9' (pen.) 84'
Rajabzadeh Yellow card
Report Jabari 19' (pen.)
Amirabadi Yellow card
Montazeri Yellow card
Yousefi Yellow card
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
January 25, 2012 22 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Foolad Tehran
18:00 UTC+03:30 Borhani 60' 77' Report Norouzi 90+1'
Salimi Yellow card
Karimi Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
February 2, 2012 24 Esteghlal 2 – 3 Persepolis Tehran
18:00 UTC+03:30 Meydavoudi 32'
Zandi 50'
Hamoudi Yellow card
Zandi Yellow card
Sharifat Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Zayed 82' 83' 90+2'
Oladi Red card 68'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Man of the Match: Zayed
February 6, 2012 25 Saipa 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
17:00 UTC+03:30 Manouchehri 33' 54'
Mohammad Rezaei Yellow card
Ansarifard Yellow card
Ebrahimi Yellow card
Latifi Yellow card
Sadeghi Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Zandi 58' 89' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Salehi
March 28, 2012 26 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Malavan Tehran
17:00 UTC+04:30 Yousefi 18'
Hamoudi Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh
March 10, 2012 27 Rah Ahan 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
16:00 UTC+03:30 Abdi 2'
Kazemi 16'
Barani Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Samuel 24'
Montazeri 52'
Heydari Yellow card
Amirabadi Yellow card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohsen Ghahremani
March 24, 2012 28 Esteghlal 2 – 2 Zob Ahan Tehran
17:00 UTC+04:30 Yousefi 63'
Meydavoudi 70'
Sharifat Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Mansouri 35'
Felipe Alves 54'
Salsali Yellow card
Ahmadi Yellow cardYellow cardRed card
Mahini Yellow cardYellow cardRed card
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Touraj Haghverdi
April 8, 2012 29 Mes Sarcheshmeh 1 – 3 Esteghlal Sarcheshmeh
17:00 UTC+04:30 Samereh 15' Report 1
Report 2
Hamoudi 40'
Jerković 52'
Zandi 74'
Samuel Yellow card
Borhani Yellow card
Stadium: Mes Sarcheshmeh Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Alborz Hajipour
April 27, 2012 32 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Shahrdari Tabriz Tehran
19:10 UTC+04:30 Teymourian Yellow card
Montazeri Yellow card
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Touraj Haghverdi
May 6, 2012 33 Sanat Naft 1 – 2 Esteghlal Abadan
17:00 UTC+04:30 Founéké Sy 9' Report Jerković 24'
Hosseini 76'
Teymourian Yellow card
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
May 11, 2012 34 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Naft Tehran Tehran
17:00 UTC+04:30 Jerković 19'
Arash Borhani 3' 93'
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh

AFC Champions League

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Qualifying play-off

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

February 10, 2012 Semi-final Esteghlal Iran 2 – 0 Iran Zob Ahan Tehran
17:15 UTC+03:30 Heydari 23'
Borhani 67'
Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 33,750
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
February 18, 2012 Final Esteghlal Iran 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Tehran
17:20 UTC+03:30 Jerković 37'
Heydari 62'
Borhani 65'
Report Al-Salem 59' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 61,120
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Group stage

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAZ EST RAY NQA
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 5 1 0 18 10 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 3–2 4–1
2 Iran Esteghlal 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 1–2 3–0 0–0
3 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 2 0 4 9 12 −3 6 3–4 0–1 3–1
4 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–4 0–2 0–1

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 6, 2012 1 Al-Rayyan Qatar 0 - 1 Iran Esteghlal Al-Rayyan
18:20 UTC+03:00 Report 1
Report 2
Jerković 90+1' Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
March 20, 2012 2 Esteghlal Iran 0 - 0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi Tehran
19:00 UTC+03:30 Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 41,520
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
April 3, 2012 3 Esteghlal Iran 1 - 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Tehran
19:00 UTC+04:30 Zandi 69' Report 1
Report 2
Juma 6'
Baré 73'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 36,735
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
April 18, 2012 4 Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 1 - 1 Iran Esteghlal Abu Dhabi
19:45 UTC+04:00 Oliveira 63' Report 1
Report 2
Borhani 24' Stadium: Mohamed Bin Zayid Stadium
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
May 2, 2012 5 Esteghlal Iran 3 - 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan Tehran
19:20 UTC+04:30 Borhani 22' (pen.) 90+3'
Sharifat 77'
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 53774
Referee: Tan Hai (China P.R.)
May 16, 2012 6 Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 0 - 2 Iran Esteghlal Qarshi
19:30 UTC+05:00 Report 1
Report 2
Jerković 10'
Jabari 50' (pen.)
Stadium: Qarshi Stadium
Attendance: 929
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Knockout stage

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Hazfi Cup

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Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

October 26, 2011 1/32 Esteghlal 5 – 1 Shirin Faraz Tehran
18:00 UTC+03:30 Meydavoudi 33' 53'
Yousefi 62' 68'
Sharifat 76'
Report Khosravi 88' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shahin Hajbabaei
November 28, 2011 1/16 Esteghlal 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Mehr Karaj Tehran
16:15 UTC+03:30 Ali Ahmadi 105' (OG) Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
December 9, 2011 Quarterfinal Persepolis 0 – 3 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Tehran
16:15 UTC+03:30 Report Jabbari 95' 99'
Sharifat 107'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Hedayat Mombeini
Man of the Match: Jabari
December 30, 2011 Semifinal Esteghlal <