# 2009–10 Zob Ahan F.C. season

This is a list of Zob Ahan F.C.'s results at the 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup, 2009–10 Hazfi Cup and 2010 ACL. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League, Hazfi Cup and Asian Champions League.

## Persian Gulf Cup
### Matches

| Win | Draw | Lose |
Last updated 19 May 2010
| # | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Goal | Yellow card | Red card | Fans | Ref | Rank |
| 1 | 7-August–2009 | Zob Ahan | 3-0 | Saipa | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Morteza Ebrahimi 2' (og), Mohsen Mosalman 23', Esmail Farhadi 82' | Mohammad Salsali, Mostafa Salehinejad | - | 2,000 | Yadolah Jahanbazi | 1 |
| 2 | 15-August–2009 | Tractor Sazi | 0-0 | Zob Ahan | Yadegar Emam/Tabriz | - | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari, Mostafa Salehinejad | - | 35,000 | Saeed Mozaffari Zadeh | 2 |
| 3 | 21-August–2009 | Zob Ahan | 3-1 | Steel Azin | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Esmail Farhadi 32,52', Sina Ashori 88' | Mohamad Ali Ahmadi, Farsheed Talebi, Sina Ashori | Farsheed Talebi(65) | 10,000 | Hedayat Mombeini | 1 |
| 4 | 28-August–2009 | Aboomoslem | 1-2 | Zob Ahan | Samen/Mashhad | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 26,64' | Sina Ashori, Mohamad Ali Ahmadi, Mohamad Reza Khalatbari | - | 7.000 | Saeed Bakhshi Zadeh | 1 |
| 5 | 07-September–2009 | Zob Ahan | 1-1 | Persepolis | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 58' | Mostafa Salehinejad, Mohsen Mosalman | - | 15,000 | Alireza Faghani | 2 |
| 6 | 13-September–2009 | Mes Kerman | 5-2 | Zob Ahan | Shahid Bahonar /Kerman | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 61', Mostafa Salehinejad 70' | - | - | 12,000 | Rahim Mehrpishe | 4 |
| 7 | 19-September–2009 | Zob Ahan | 5-2 | Est. Ahvaz | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Esmail Farhadi 20', Ghasem Haddadifar 31', Igor Castro 32', Farsheed Talebi 55', Mohamad Ghazi 80' | Alireza Haddadifar, Sina Ashori, Mohamad Ghazi | - | 2,000 | Mohsen Torki | 3 |
| 8 | 24-September–2009 | Pas Hamedan | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Ghods /Hamedan | Ghasem Haddadifar 18' | Mohammad Mansori, Shahabeddin Gordan, Ghasem Haddadifar | - | 3,000 | Hedayat Mombeini | 3 |
| 9 | 1-October–2009 | Zob Ahan | 2-1 | Saba QOM | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Igor Castro 41', Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 86' | Farsheed Talebi | - | 3,000 | Mohsen Ghahremani | 3 |
| 10 | 6-October–2009 | Zob Ahan | 0-0 | Sepahan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | - | Hassan Ashjari | - | 13,000 | Masoud Moradi | 3 |
| 11 | 11-October–2009 | Shahin Bushehr | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Shahid Beheshti /Bushehr | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 31' | Jalal Omidian | - | 20,000 | Toraj Haghverdi | 3 |
| 12 | 16-October–2009 | Zob Ahan | 1-2 | Rah Ahan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Esmail Farhadi 3' | Sina Ashori | - | 2,000 | Farshid Afshar | 4 |
| 13 | 23-October–2009 | Paykan | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Shahid Rajaei /Qazvin | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 67' | Mohammad Salsali, Mostafa Salehi Nejad, Ghasem Hadadifar | - | 3,000 | Shahin Hajbabaei | 4 |
| 14 | 6-November–2009 | Zob Ahan | 1-0 | Esteghlal | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 23' | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini, Mohamad Reza Khalatbari | - | 15,000 | Saeed Mozaffari Zadeh | 3 |
| 15 | 2-November–2009 | Moghavemat | 0-2 | Zob Ahan | Hafezieh/Shiraz | Mohammad Mansori 62', Mohamad Ghazi 90' | Sina Ashori | - | 8,000 | Gholam Reza Jabari | 3 |
| 16 | 7-November–2009 | Zob Ahan | 1-0 | Foolad | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Igor Castro 78' | - | - | 3,000 | Rasol Rahbar Fam | 2 |
| 17 | 27-November–2009 | Malavan | 0-1 | Zob Ahan | Takhti/Anzali | Mohamad Ghazi 68' | Mohammad Salsali, Igor Castro, Shahabeddin Gordan | - | 10,000 | Masoud Moradi | 2 |
| 18 | 4-December–2009 | Saipa | 2-1 | Zob Ahan | Enghelab/Karaj | Ghasem Hadadifar 39' | Ghasem Hadadifar | - | 1,000 | Shahin Hajbabaei | 2 |
| 19 | 11-December–2009 | Zob Ahan | 1-0 | Tractor Sazi | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 87' | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari, Mohsen Mosalman | - | 3,000 | Mohsen Ghahremani | 2 |
| 20 | 17-December–2009 | Steel Azin | 2-2 | Zob Ahan | Takhti/ Tehran | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 45+2', Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 52' | Mohammad Salsali, Mohsen Mosalman, Sina Ashori | - | 1,000 | Toraj Haghverdi | 2 |
| 21 | 23-December–2009 | Zob Ahan | 3-1 | Aboomoslem | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Mohammad Salsali 10'(P), Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 76', Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 87' | - | - | 3000 | Navid Mozaffari | 2 |
| 22 | 9-January–2010 | Persepolis | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Azadi /Tehran | Kayvon Amraei 86' | Mohamad Ali Ahmadi | - | 20000 | Mohsen Ghahremani | 2 |
| 23 | 16-January–2010 | Zob Ahan | 0-0 | Mes Kerman | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | - | Mohammad Salsali, Hassan Ashjari, Babak Razi, Ghasem Haddadifar | - | 3000 | Saeed Bakhshi Zadeh | 2 |
| 24 | 22-January–2010 | Est. Ahvaz | 1-2 | Zob Ahan | Takhti/Ahvaz | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 60', Esmail Farhadi 73' | Mohamad Reza Khalatbari, Mohamad Ali Ahmadi | - | 4000 | Shahin Hajbabaei | 2 |
| 25 | 5-February–2010 | Zob Ahan | 0-1 | Pas Hamedan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | - | Hassan Ashjari | Mohamad Ali Ahmadi(85), Mohamad Reza Khalatbari(90) | 3000 | Mahmoud Rafiei | 2 |
| 26 | 2-February–2010 | Saba Qom | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Yadegar Emam/ Qom | Payam Sadeghian 65' | Kayvon Amraei, Ghasem Haddadifar, Hassan Ashjari | - | 5000 | Khodadad Afsharian | 2 |
| 27 | 17-February–2010 | Sepahan | 0-1 | Zob Ahan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 70' | - | - | 12000 | Mohsen Torki | 2 |
| 28 | 5-March-2010 | Zob Ahan | 1-0 | Shahin Bushehr | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Seyed Mohammad Hossaini 90+5' | Mohamad Ghazi, Mohamad Reza Khalatbari | - | 2000 | Saeed Mozaffari Zadeh | 2 |
| 29 | 14-March-2010 | Rah Ahan | 0-0 | Zob Ahan | Ekbatan/Tehran | - | Mohamad Ghazi, Ghasem Haddadifar | - | 1000 | Masoud Moradi | 2 |
| 30 | 4-April–2010 | Zob Ahan | 2-2 | Paykan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Igor Castro 7', Mohsen Mosalman 52' | Sina Ashori, Mohsen Mosalman | - | 4000 | Shahin Hajbabaei | 2 |
| 31 | 19-April–2010 | Esteghlal | 1-0 | Zob Ahan | Azadi /Tehran | - | Igor Castro | - | 40000 | Mohsen Ghahremani | 2 |
| 32 | 2-May–2010 | Zob Ahan | 2-0 | Moghavemat | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Farsheed Talebi 18', Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 75'(P) | Sina Ashori, Shahabeddin Gordan, Mohamad Ali Ahmadi, Hassan Ashjari | - | 2000 | Hedayat Mombeini | 2 |
| 33 | 6-May–2010 | Foolad | 1-1 | Zob Ahan | Foolad /Ahvaz | Farsheed Talebi 78' | Mostafa Salehinejad, Hassan Ashjari, Farsheed Talebi | - | 5000 | Alireza Faghani | 2 |
| 34 | 6-May–2010 | Zob Ahan | 3-0 | Malavan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Farsheed Talebi 30', Igor Castro 60', Mohamad Reza Khalatbari 67'(P) | - | - | 3000 | Masoud Moradi | 2 |

### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sepahan (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 61 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
| 4 | Persepolis | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
| 5 | Steel Azin | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |

### Top scorers and assists
#### Cards

| Player | | | |
| Sina Ashouri | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohamad Ali Ahmadi | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Hassan Ashjari | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghasem Hadadifar | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mostafa Salehi Nejad | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Salsali | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohsen Mosalman | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Farshid Talebi | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghazi | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahab Gordan | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Igor Castro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keivan Amraei | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alireza Hadadifar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seyed Mohammad Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mansouri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalal Omidian | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Babak Razi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total cards | 63 | 1 | 2 |

#### Matches played
##### 28 Matches

* Seyed Mohammad Hosseini

##### 27 Matches

* Hassan Ashjari
* Shahab Gordan

##### 26 Matches

* Mohammad Salsali

## Hazfi Cup
### Matches

Last updated 13 April 2010
| Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Goal | Yellow card | Red card | Fans | Ref |
| Third Round | 8-February–2010 | Saipa | 1-3 | Zob Ahan | Enghelab/Karaj | Mohammad Ghazi 30,32,44' | Reza Mahmoudi, Ghasem Hadadifar, Sina Ashouri | - | 1,500 | Saeed Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 1/16 | 25-February–2010 | Zob Ahan | 2-0 | Sanat Naft Abadan | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Mohammad Ghazi 100', Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 103' | - | Mostafa Salehi Nejad (55) | 1,500 | Mohsen Ghahremani |
| 1/8 | 19-Mar-2010 | Shahin Bushehr | 1-3 | Zob Ahan | Shahid Beheshti /Bushehr | Mohammad Mansouri 32'(P), Igor José Marigo de Castro|Igor Castro 34', Seyed Mohammad Hosseini 70' | Mohsen Mosalman, Mohammad Mansouri, Sina Ashouri | - | 15,000 | Khodadad Afsharian |
| 1/4 | 8-April–2010 | Zob Ahan | 0(4)--0(3) | Steel Azin Tehran | Foolad Shahr/Esfahan | Penalties: Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Hassan Ashjari, Ahmad Mohammadpour, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Mohsen Mosalman | Mohammad Ghazi, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | - | 10,000 | Mohsen Torki |
| Semi-Final | 23-April–2010 | Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz | 2-0 | Zob Ahan | Yadegar Emam/Tabriz | - | Mohamad Ali Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari, Sina Ashouri | - | 20,000 | Yadolah Jahanbazi |

### Statistics
#### Cards

| Player | | | |
| Sina Ashouri | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mostafa Salehi Nejad | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reza Mahmoudi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghasem Hadadifar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohsen Mosalman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mansouri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ghazi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamad Ali Ahmadi | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Asian Champions League
### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZOB | BUN | ITT | WAH |
| 1 | Zob Ahan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Bunyodkor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Al-Wahda | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Matches
#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Zob Ahan | | Pohang Steelers |

### Top scorers and assists
#### Cards

| Player | | | |
| Seyed Mohammad Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sina Ashouri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghasem Hadadifar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Farshid Talebi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamad Ali Ahmadi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mansouri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total cards | 12 | 0 | 0 |