# 2023–24 Sepahan S.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Sepahan's 70th season in existence, and their 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. It is also the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club will compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League.

## Players

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 | IRN | Payam Niazmand (vice-captain) |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Hadi Mohammadi |
| 5 | MF | IRN | Reza Asadi |
| 6 | MF | BFA | Bryan Dabo |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Karimi (captain) |
| 9 | DF | IRN | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 10 | MF | IRN | Farshad Ahmadzadeh |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Kaveh Rezaei |
| 13 | GK | IRN | Mohammad Gerami $^{U21}$ |
| 14 | DF | IRN | Aria Yousefi $^{U23}$ |
| 17 | MF | IRN | Esmaeil Gholizadeh $^{U21}$ |
| 18 | DF | IRN | Milad Zakipour |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | IRN | Omid Noorafkan (third-captain) |
| 22 | GK | IRN | Sadegh Salehi $^{U21}$ |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Ahmad Reza Mousavi $^{U21}$ |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Issah Abass (on loan from Chaves) |
| 44 | GK | IRN | Nima Mirzazad |
| 58 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Daneshgar |
| 70 | FW | IRN | Shahriyar Moghanlou |
| 77 | MF | IRN | Ali Ahmadi $^{U21}$ |
| 80 | MF | IRN | Arshia Sarshogh $^{U21}$ |
| 81 | MF | IRN | Reza Shekari |
| 86 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad $^{U21}$ |
| 99 | DF | IRN | Siavash Yazdani |
* U21 = Under-21 level player. U23 = Under-23 level player. SPE = Special group player. INJ = Out of main squad due to injury.

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 77 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Loan return from Gol Gohar) |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Payam Niazmand (from Portimonense, previously on loan) |
| 26 | FW | IRN | Ali Ahmadi $^{U21}$ (from Sepahan U19) |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Reza Shekari (from Gol Gohar) |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Kaveh Rezaei (from Tractor) |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Reza Asadi (from Tractor) |
| 15 | MF | IRN | Ehsan Pahlevan (from Foolad) |
| 72 | FW | IRN | Issa Alekasir (from Persepolis) |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Hadi Mohammadi (from Tractor) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 41 | FW | BDI | Elvis Kamsoba (to PSS Sleman) |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Ygor Catatau |
| 15 | MF | POR | Manuel Fernandes |
| 25 | FW | IRN | Reza Bakhtiarizadeh $^{U21}$ (to Sepahan U21) |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Yasin Salmani (to Persepolis) |
| 23 | DF | IRN | Sobhan Pasandideh (Loan return from Malavan / to Havadar) |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Masoud Rigi (to Persepolis) |
| 26 | MF | IRN | Amir Mohammad Mohkamkar $^{U21}$ (Loan return from Saipa / to Esteghlal Khuzestan) |
| 27 | MF | IRN | Hassan Shoushtari (Loan return from Saipa / to Esteghlal Khuzestan) |
| 20 | FW | IRN | Isa Moradi (On loan to Shams Azar) |
| 17 | MF | IRN | Jalaleddin Alimohammadi (to Mes Rafsanjan) |
| 81 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Alinejad (On loan to Foolad) |
| — | FW | IRN | Kasra Taheri (to Rubin Kazan) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 056.67 |
| Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 058.14 |
Last updated: 13 July 2024 (2024-07-13). Source: Competitions

### Persian Gulf Pro League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
| 3 | Sepahan | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 57 | Qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying play-offs |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Qualified as the 2023–24 Hazfi Cup winners.

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 August.

### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITH | SEP | QWJ | AGK |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 9–0 |
| 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | AGMK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 0 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: Sepahan 4, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1.
* ↑ The match was abandoned after Al-Ittihad walked off in protest due to the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch. The match was awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad, with Sepahan also being fined $200,000 and banned from hosting its next three Asian Champions League matches at home.