# 2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the Tractor Sazi Football Club's 4th season in the Iran Pro League, their 3rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football, and their 41st year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, where they were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Shahrdari Yasuj.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 31 January 2012.
| Out for Injuries | Released – Retired |
| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 40 | Agil Etemadi | GK | (1987-04-23)April 23, 1987 (aged 25) | Groningen |
| 12 | Mehdi Sabeti | GK | (1975-02-01)February 1, 1975 (aged 36) | Aboumoslem |
| 31 | Hojat Nourollahi | GK | | ? |
| 1 | Mohsen Forouzan | GK | (1988-05-03) 3 May 1988 (age 36) | Gostaresh Foolad |
| Defenders ||||||
| 8 | Morteza Asadi | DF | (1979-02-24)February 24, 1979 (aged 32) | Saba Qom |
| 16 | Mostafa Ekrami | DF | (1983-06-21)June 21, 1983 (aged 28) | Esteghlal Ahvaz |
| 14 | Mohsen Hosseini | DF | | |
| 28 | Ehsan Hajsafi | LB, LM | (1991-02-25)February 25, 1991 (aged 20) | Sepahan |
| 3 | Fardin Abedini | RB, RM | (1991-11-18)November 18, 1991 (aged 19) | Esteghlal |
| 4 | Ahmad Alenemeh | DF | (1982-10-20)October 20, 1982 (aged 28) | Shahin Bushehr |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | Mehdi Kiani | MF | (1987-01-10)January 10, 1987 (aged 24) | Saba Battery |
| 7 | Farzad Ashoubi | MF | (1974-04-06)April 6, 1974 (aged 37) | Esteghlal |
| 18 | Mostafa Haghipour | MF | (1982-05-21)May 21, 1982 (aged 29) | Damash Gilan |
| 19 | Davoud Daneshdoost | MF | (1985-08-06)August 6, 1985 (aged 25) | Aboumoslem |
| 23 | Meysam Maniei | LB, LM | (1982-07-24)July 24, 1982 (aged 28) | Mes |
| 24 | Mohammad Lotfi | MF | | |
| | Ali Molaei | MF | (1984-06-19)June 19, 1984 (aged 27) | Sepahan |
| Forwards ||||||
| 17 | Flávio Paixão | ST | (1984-09-19)September 19, 1984 (aged 26) | Hamilton Academical |
| 11 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | ST | (1984-11-01)November 1, 1984 (aged 26) | Mokhaberat |
| 22 | Masoud Ebrahimzadeh | ST | (1989-01-16)January 16, 1989 (aged 22) | (Youth system) |

### Iran Pro League squad

    As of May 2011.
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 | Agil Etemadi |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Amir Hossein Sadeghi |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Fardin Abedini |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Ahmad Alenemeh |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Mehdi Kiani |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Farzad Ashoubi |
| 8 | DF | IRN | Morteza Assadi (captain) |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Ali Alizadeh |
| 10 | FW | IRN | Siavash Akbarpour |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Ebrahimi |
| 12 | GK | IRN | Mehdi Sabeti |
| 14 | DF | IRN | Mohsen Hosseini |
| 16 | DF | IRN | Mostafa Ekrami |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | POR | Flávio Paixão |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Mohsen Delvari |
| 19 | MF | IRN | Davoud Daneshdoost |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Tosi |
| 21 | MF | IRN | Siamak Sarlak |
| 22 | FW | IRN | Masoud Ebrahimzadeh |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Ghasem Haddadifar |
| 24 | FW | IRN | Farzad Hatami |
| 27 | MF | IRN | Bahram Dabbagh |
| 28 | MF | IRN | Ehsan Hajsafi |
| 33 | GK | IRN | Mohsen Foroozan |
| 34 | MF | IRN | Milad Fakhreddini |
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.

## Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2011–12

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | IRN | Siavash Akbarpour (from Steel Azin) |
| — | MF | IRN | Ali Molaei (from Gostaresh Foolad, Loan Return) |
| — | MF | IRN | Ehsan Hajysafi (from Sepahan) |
| — | DF | IRN | Ahmad Alenemeh (from Shahin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | IRN | Rasoul Khatibi (to Gostaresh Foolad), Loan Return |
| 13 | MF | IRQ | Karrar Jassim (to Esteghlal) |
| 20 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Nosrati (to Esteghlal) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Leonardo Pimenta (Released) |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Mojtaba Torshizi (to Mes Sarcheshmeh) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | IRN | Ghasem Haddadifar (from Zob Ahan) |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Milad Fakhreddini (from Mes Kerman) |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Agil Etemadi (from Groningen) |
| 32 | FW | IRN | Farzad Hatami (from Sepahan) |
| — | MF | IRN | Siamak Sarlak (from Damash Gilan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Abbas Mohammadi (to Sanat Naft Abadan) |
| 5 | FW | GER | Shpejtim Arifi (to Aboumoslem) |

## Competitions

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup | — | — | 2nd | 3 August 2011 | 11 May 2012 |
| 2011–12 Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | — | Round of 32 | 26 October 2011 | 26 October 2011 |
Updated to match played 27 April 2012 Source: Competitions

### Iran Pro League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 66 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2012. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Hazfi Cup
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

##### Round of 32
### Friendly Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Iran Pro League | Iran Pro League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Abbas Mohammadi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MLI | Alou Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Mehdi Kiani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | IRN | Alireza Jalili | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | IRN | Morteza Assadi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRN | Rasoul Khatibi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Leonardo André Pimenta Faria | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | IRN | Mehdi Sabeti | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRN | Andranik Teymourian | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRN | Mostafa Ekrami | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Ebrahimi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Mostafa Haghipour | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IRN | Davoud Daneshdoost | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IRN | Ali Alizadeh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | IRN | Masoud Ebrahimzadeh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRN | Meysam Maniei | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Lotfi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRN | Mohsen Hosseini | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated on 22 February 2011
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.

### Top assistors

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assistors are equal.
    Last updated on 22 February 2011
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match assist.

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
    Last updated on 22 February 2011
| | | | | Iran Pro League | Iran Pro League | Iran Pro League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals conceded

* Updated on 21 May 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total | Minutes per goal |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Matches played

* Updated on 2 April 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Own goals

* Updated on 2 April 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Pro League | Champions League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Club
### Kit

Supplier: Uhlsport Sponsor(s): Hamrah Aval & Hamrah Aval
| Home Kit | Away Kit |
Source:

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Amir Ghalenoei |
| Assistant coach | Sattar Hamedani |
| Assistant coach | Venda Kovich |
| Technical manager | Amir Hajsafi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Karim Bostani |
| Bodybuilding Coach | Gholamreza Baghabadi |

### Other information

| Chairman | Mohammad Hossein Jafari |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium (85,000 / ) |
Updated to match played 1 October 2010 Source: