# 2019–20 Sepahan S.C. season

The 2019–20 season is Sepahan's 66th season in existence, and their 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Iran football. It is also the club's 19th consecutive season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club will compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Hazfi Cup, and AFC Champions League.

## First-team squad

    As it stands on 8 October 2019
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Payam Niazmand | GK | (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29) | 53 | 0 | 0 | Paykan |
| 50 | Shahab Adeli | GK | (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Naft Tehran |
| 36 | Ali Keykhosravi | GK | (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sepahan Academy |
| 22 | Amir Hossein Nikpour | GK | (1998-11-23) 23 November 1998 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sepahan Academy |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Mohammad Iranpourian | RB | (1985-09-21) 21 September 1985 (age 39) | | | | Tractor |
| 5 | Ezzatollah Pourghaz | CB/DM | (1987-03-21) 21 March 1987 (age 37) | | | | Saipa |
| 7 | Saeid Aghaei | LB/RW | (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) | | | | Tractor |
| 37 | Morteza Mansouri | RB/LB/RW | (1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 (age 34) | | | | Shahr Khodro |
| 66 | Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh | CB/RB | (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30) | | | | Tractor |
| 69 | Shayan Mosleh | CB/LB | (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993 (age 31) | | | | Persepolis |
| 78 | Mehdi Rahimi | CB/RB | (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Mehdi Kiani(2nd captain) | CM/CDM/CAM | (1987-01-10) 10 January 1987 (age 37) | | | | Tractor |
| 8 | Rasoul Navidkia (captain) | CM/CDM/CAM | (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983 (age 40) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 10 | Mohammad Reza Hosseini | CM/CAM/RAM | (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 35) | | | | Zob Ahan |
| 11 | Mohsen Mosalman | CM/AM | (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) | | | | Zob Ahan |
| 19 | Omid Noorafkan | CM/DM | (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) | | | | Charleroi |
| 21 | Mohammad Karimi | CM/AM/ | (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996 (age 28) | | | | Khooneh Be Khooneh |
| 23 | Ali Khosravi | CM/AM | (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 24 | Alireza Naghizadeh | CM | (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31) | | | | Tractor |
| 30 | Giorgi Gvelesiani | CM/LM/LW/LB | (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) | | | | Nassaji Mazandaran |
| 70 | Hamed Bahiraei | CM | (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995 (age 29) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 77 | Vladimir Koman | CM | (1989-03-16) 16 March 1989 (age 35) | | | | Adanaspor |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Sajjad Shahbazzadeh | ST/AM | (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34) | | | | Qatar SC |
| 14 | Abolfazl Akasheh | FW | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 17 | Reza Mirzaei | LW/FW | (1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 21 | Ali Babaei | FW | (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21) | | | | Sepahan Academy |
| 20 | Mohammad Mohebi | ST | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) | | | | Shahin Bushehr |
| 25 | Ali Ghorbani | ST | (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 34) | | | | Spartak Trnava |
| 88 | Kiros Stanlley Soares Ferraz | ST | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) | | | | Zob Ahan |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Defender - right-back | 37 | Morteza Mansouri | Shahr Khodro | 400,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Forward - right winger | 10 | Mohammad Reza Hosseini | Zob Ahan | 600,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Forward - left winger | 20 | Mohammad Mohebi | Shahin Bushehr | 100,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Defender - centre-back | 30 | Giorgi Gvelesiani | Nassaji Mazandaran | 400,000 € | |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Defender - centre-back | 17 | Reza Mirzaei | Foolad | 350,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Forward - left winger | 14 | Abolfazl Akashe | Arvand Kh | 50,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Midfielder - central midfield | 24 | Alireza Naghizadeh | Tractor | 400,000 € | |
| 01 Jul 2019 | Defender - left-back | 69 | Shayan Mosleh | Persepolis | 350,000 € | |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Midfielder - defensive midfield | 19 | Omid Noorafkan | Charleroi | 700,000 € | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3,350,000 € | 3,350,000 € |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2019 | Forward - centre-forward | 10 | Mehrdad Mohammadi | Aves | 800,000 € | |
| 1 July 2019 | Forward - centre-forward | 18 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | Pars Jam | 200,000 € | |
| 1 July 2019 | Defender - centre-back | 99 | Siavash Yazdani | Esteghlal | 500,000 € | |
| 09 Aug 2019 | Defender - left-back | 33 | Mohammad Moslemipour | Machine Sazi | 100,000 € | |
| 1 July 2019 | Forward - right winger | 17 | Jalaleddin Alimohammadi | Paykan | 350,000 € | |
| 1 July 2019 | Defender - right-back | 2 | Hassan Jafari | Nassaji Mazandaran | 350,000 € | |
| 1 July 2019 | Midfielder - defensive midfield | 14 | Milad Sarlak | Nassaji Mazandaran | 350,000 € | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Midfielder - attacking midfield | 11 | Bakhtiar Rahmani | Al-Shamal | 350,000 € | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Defender - centre-back | 44 | Khaled Shafiei | Without Club | 500,000 € | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Forward - centre-forward | 40 | Iman Zakizadeh | Without Club | 75,000 € | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3,575,000 € | 3,575,000 € |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2019 | 30 Jun 2020 | Midfielder - attacking midfield | 12 | Reza Dehghani | Nassaji Mazandaran | 150,000 € | |
| 06 Aug 2019 | 30 Jun 2020 | Midfielder - defensive midfield | 25 | Mohammad Papi | Gol Reyhan | 100,000 € | |
| 11 Aug 2019 | 30 Jun 2020 | Defender - left-back | 16 | Davoud Rajabi | Baadraan | 50,000 € | |
| 19 Aug 2019 | 30 Jun 2020 | Midfielder - central midfield | 90 | Mohammad Zeynali | Gol Gohar | 150,000 € | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 450,000 € | 450,000 € |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | — | — | 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) |
| Hazfi Cup | — | — | 30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) |
| AFC Champions League | — | — | |
Updated to match played 09 September 2019 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) | | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 071.43 |
| Hazfi Cup | 30 September 2019 (2019-09-30) | | 1/16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 075.00 |
Last updated: 21 October 2019 (2019-10-21). Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### 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 February 2020. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Hazfi Cup
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### AFC Champions League
## Squad statistics
### Goals

    As of match played 21 October 2019
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | League | Hazfi | AFC | Friendly | Total |
| 1 | FW | 25 | Ali Ghorbani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 17 | Reza Mirzaei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Mohammad Mohebi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Mohammad Reza Hosseini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 88 | Kiros Stanlley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 37 | Morteza Mansouri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 6 | Mehdi Kiani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 9 | Sajjad Shahbazzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 77 | Vladimir Koman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 30 | Giorgi Gvelesiani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Mohammad Iranpourian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 35 |