# 2007–08 Esteghlal F.C. season

This is a list of Esteghlal F.C.'s results for the 2007–08 Season. The club is competing in the Iranian Premier League and Hazfi Cup.

## Squad

Last updated Friday, March 11, 2008
| Iran Premier League | Hazfi Cup |
| No. | Position | Name | A(GS) | Minutes | | | | | A(GS) | Minutes | | | | |
| 1 | GK | Vahid Taleblou | 22(22) | 1980 | -24 | - | - | - | 2(2) | 210 | -4 | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 17(14) | 1377 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2(1) | 105 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | Mehdi Amirabadi | 18(16) | 1441 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2(1) | 125 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Saeed Lotfi | 4(3) | 296 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | DF | Bijan Koshki | 12(12) | 1055 | - | 1 | - | - | 1(1) | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | MF | Srđan Urošević | 8(6) | 494 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1(0) | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | MF | Mohammad Navazi | 18(13) | 1160 | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2(1) | 123 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 8 | MF | Mojtaba Jabari | 18(17) | 1376 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2(2) | 210 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | Mohsen Bayatinia | 4(4) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | MF | Alireza Mansourian (c) | 18(8) | 783 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2(2) | 172 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | MF | Meysam Manei | 22(17) | 1642 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1(1) | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | FW | Ahmad Khaziravi | 2(2) | 113 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | MF | Mohsen Yousefi | 11(6) | 482 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 145 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 14 | GK | Ashkan Namdari | 2(2) | 180 | -4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | DF | Hossein Koushki | 2(2) | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | FW | Arash Borhani | 21(19) | 1751 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 2(2) | 200 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 18 | MF | Mehrdad Pouladi | 21(16) | 1445 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | FW | Ali Alizadeh | 15(5) | 410 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | DF | Pirouz Ghorbani | 17(17) | 1530 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 2(2) | 210 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | FW | Asghar Nadali | 5(3) | 239 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | FW | Hamid Shafiei | 8(2) | 301 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | MF | Omidreza Ravankhah | 22(16) | 1616 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 2(1) | 130 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | MF | Hossein Ghanbari | ?(?) | ? | ? | - | - | - | ?(?) | ? | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | MF | Saeid Bayat Motlagh | 8(8) | 701 | 1 | - | - | - | 1(1) | 120 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | FW | Farhad Majidi | 16(13) | 1146 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 2(2) | 140 | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | GK | Mahyar Hassan Nejad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | DF | Pezhman Montazeri | 22(20) | 1836 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2(2) | 206 | 1 | 1 | - | - |

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Srđan Urošević (from FK Bežanija - Undisclosed Fee) |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Meysam Manei (from PAS Tehran - Free Transfer) |
| 9 | MF | IRN | Mohsen Bayatinia (from Paykan Tehran) |
| 14 | GK | IRN | Ashkan Namdari (from Sanaye Arak) |
| 17 | FW | IRN | Arash Borhani (from PAS Tehran - Free Transfer) |
| 18 | FW | IRN | Mehrdad Pouladi (from Paykan Tehran) |
| 21 | FW | IRN | Asghar Nadali (from Nassaji Mazandaran) |
| 22 | FW | IRN | Hamid Shafiei (from Sepahan - Free Transfer) |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Omidreza Ravankhah (from Fajr Sepasi) |
| 27 | FW | IRN | Farhad Majidi (from Al-Nasr - Free Transfer) |
| 33 | DF | IRN | Pejman Montazeri (from Foolad) |
| 16 | DF | IRN | Hossein Koshki (from Mersad Shiraz) |
| 5 | DF | IRN | Bijan Koshki (from Pas) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Hossein Kazemi (to Sepahan Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mahmoud Fekri (to Shirin Faraz - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Siavash Akbarpour (to Al-Dharfa - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 14 | DF | IRN | Morteza Ebrahimi (to Mes Kerman - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 15 | FW | IRN | Farzad Majidi (to Steel Azin Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Joilson Rodrigues Silva (to Mes Kerman - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 17 | MF | IRN | Meysam Baou (to Al-Shaab - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 18 | FW | IRN | Morteza Hashemizadeh (to Steel Azin) |
| 21 | GK | IRN | Mehdi Rahmati (to Mes Kerman - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 22 | MF | IRN | Behshad Yavarzadeh (to Steel Azin - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 23 | DF | GEO | Akvsenti Gilauri (to Pegah Gilan - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 25 | MF | IRN | Bagher Ahmadi (Released) |
| 26 | MF | IRN | Asghar Talebnasab (to Shahrdari Bandar Abbas - Contract Expired - Free Transfer) |
| 28 | DF | IRN | Ali Ansarian (to Steel Azin for $150,000) |

## Persian Gulf Cup

| No. | Date | Home | Scores | Away | Goal Scorers | | | Fans | Rank |
| 1 | 8/17/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 3 - 2 | Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. | Sadeqi (18), Borhani (49), Maniei (75) | 3 | - | 40,000 | 5 |
| 2 | 8/23/2007 | Malavan F.C. | 2 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Ghorbani (73) | 1 | - | 14,000 | 9 |
| 3 | 8/31/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 1 | Mes F.C. | Shafiei (84) | 2 | 1 | 45,000 | 8 |
| 4 | 9/6/2007 | Shirin Faraz F.C. | 1 - 3 | Esteghlal F.C. | Borhani (36), Ravankhah (54), Orsovic (86) | 2 | - | 8,000 | 5 |
| 5 | 9/14/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 2 | Saipa F.C. | Borhani (15) | 1 | - | 60,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 9/20/2007 | Bargh F.C. | 1 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Jabbari (68) | 3 | - | 20,000 | 5 |
| 7 | 9/28/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 1 | Saba F.C. | Montazeri (59) | - | - | 50,000 | 9 |
| 8 | 10/7/2007 | Sepahan F.C. | 2 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Ghorbani (75) | 4 | - | 15,000 | 9 |
| 9 | 10/14/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 1 | Persepolis | Ravankhah (57) | 4 | - | 90,000 | 11 |
| 10 | 10/19/2007 | Pegah F.C. | 0 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Maniei (12) | 2 | - | 25,000 | 7 |
| 11 | 10/26/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 1 | F.C. Aboomoslem | Majidi (9) | - | 1 | 50,000 | 7 |
| 12 | 10/31/2007 | Paykan F.C. | 3 - 2 | Esteghlal F.C. | Navazi (11), Borhani (22) | 1 | - | 30,000 | 11 |
| 13 | 11/9/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 2 - 1 | Rah Ahan F.C. | Majidi (11), (21) | 6 | 1 | 30,000 | 9 |
| 14 | 11/15/2007 | Fajr F.C. | 1 - 2 | Esteghlal F.C. | Pooladi (3), Alizadeh (15) | 4 | 1 | 25,000 | 6 |
| 15 | 11/30/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 0 - 1 | PAS F.C. | - | 2 | - | 35,000 | 9 |
| 16 | 12/7/2007 | Zob Ahan F.C. | 0 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | - | 5 | - | 15,000 | 7 |
| 17 | 12/14/2007 | Esteghlal F.C. | 2 - 3 | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. | Majidi (10), Ravankhah (86) | - | 1 | 30,000 | 8 |
| 18 | 1/22/2008 | Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. | 1 - 2 | Esteghlal F.C. | Borhani (66), Amirabadi (88) | 1 | - | 20,000 | 5 |
| 19 | 3/11/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 2 - 0 | Malavan F.C. | Montazeri (41), Borhani (79) | - | - | 15,000 | 8 |
| 20 | 2/10/2008 | Mes F.C. | 1 - 0 | Esteghlal F.C. | - | 1 | - | 15,000 | 8 |
| 21 | 2/17/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 2 - 1 | Shirin Faraz F.C. | Majidi (13), Bayat (51) | 3 | - | 10,000 | 6 |
| 22 | 2/22/2008 | Saipa F.C. | 0 - 0 | Esteghlal F.C. | - | 4 | 1 | 50,000 | 6 |
| 23 | 2/29/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 4 - 2 | Bragh F.C. | | 2 | - | 40,000 | 5 |
| 24 | 3/5/2008 | Saba F.C. | 0 - 0 | Esteghlal F.C. | - | 2 | - | 15,000 | 4 |
| 25 | 3/29/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 0 - 1 | Sepahan F.C. | - | - | - | 55,000 | |
| 26 | 4/4/2008 | Persepolis | 1 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Ravankhah (5) | 3 | 1 | 80,000 | |
| 27 | 4/11/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 4 | Pegah F.C. | Borhani (51) pen. | 2 | - | 20,000 | |
| 28 | 4/18/2008 | F.C. Aboomoslem | 2 - 0 | Esteghlal F.C. | - | 1 | - | 40,000 | |
| 29 | 4/25/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 2 | Paykan F.C. | Mansourian | - | 1 | 8,000 | |
| 30 | 5/2/2008 | Rah Ahan F.C. | 0 - 3 | Esteghlal F.C. | Majidi (3) pen., Maniei (83), Alizadeh (89) | 1 | - | 10,000 | |
| 31 | 5/5/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 1 | Fajr F.C. | Majidi (47) | - | - | 7,000 | |
| 32 | 5/11/2008 | PAS F.C. | 1 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Ravankhah (57) | 1 | - | 8,000 | |
| 33 | 5/11/2008 | Esteghlal F.C. | 1 - 2 | Zob Ahan F.C. | Borhani (92) pen. | 1 | - | 5,000 | |
| 34 | 5/17/2008 | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. | 2 - 1 | Esteghlal F.C. | Khaziravi (81) | - | - | 6,000 | 13 |

### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Saipa | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 45 | |
| 12 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 44 | |
| 13 | Esteghlal | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League |
| 14 | Fajr | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 42 | |
| 15 | Pegah | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 38 | |
* ↑ Esteghlal qualified to AFC Champions League by winning the Hazfi Cup

### Summary of results

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Host | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 19 |
| Away | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 18 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Azadi Stadium | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 21 |
| Other Stadiums | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 16 |

## Hazfi Cup

| No. | Step | Date | Home | Scores | Away | Goal Scorers | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Fans |
| 1 | Fourth Round (round of 32) | 2007-Nov-23 | Esteghlal | 5-3 | Tarbiat Yazd | Yousefi(23)Borhani(34)Navazi(39)Montazeri(53)Jabari(55) | Montazeri | | |
| 2 | Fifth Round (round of 16) | 2007-Dec-21 | Zob Ahan | 1-1(3-1) | Esteghlal | Borhani(53)Pen(Navazi,Sadeghi,Borhani) | - | - | 12,000 |
| 3 | Sixth Round (quarterfinals) | Postponed | Rah Ahan | | Esteghlal | | | | |

## Goalscorers

| Scorer | IPL | Hazfi Cup |
| Arash Borhani | 8 | 2 |
| Farhad Majidi | 7 | - |
| Omidreza Ravankhah | 6 | - |
| Meysam Maniei | 4 | - |
| Pejman Montazeri | 2 | 1 |
| Ali Alizadeh | 2 | - |
| Alireza Mansourian | 2 | - |
| Pirouz Ghorbani | 2 | - |
| Mohammad Navazi | 1 | 1 |
| Mojtaba Jabbari | 1 | 1 |
| Mohsen Yousefi | 1 | 1 |
| Ahmad Khaziravi | 1 | - |
| Amir Hossein Sadeqi | 1 | - |
| Mehdi Amirabadi | 1 | - |
| Mehrdad Pouladi | 1 | - |
| Saeid Bayat Motlagh | 1 | - |
| Hamid Shafiei | 1 | - |
| Srdan Orsovic | 1 | - |
| Total goals Scored | 43 | 6 |

## Assists

| Assist | League |
| Mojtaba Jabari | 8 |
| Mohammad Navazi | 6 |
| Ali Alizadeh | 4 |
| Meysam Maniei | 3 |
| Arash Borhani | 2 |
| Farhad Majidi | 2 |
| Alireza Mansourian | 2 |
| Mohsen Yousefi | 2 |
| Pirouz Ghorbani | 1 |
| Mehrdad Pouladi | 1 |
| Omidreza Ravankhah | 1 |
| Hamid Shafiei | 1 |
| Total Goal Assistants | 33 |
Last updated Friday, November 21, 2010