2022–23 Sepahan S.C. season

Sepahan
22–23 season
Chairman	Mohammad Reza Saket
Manager	José Morais
Stadium	Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro League	2nd
Hazfi Cup	Round of 16
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is Sepahan's 69th season in existence, and their 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Iran football. It is also the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club will compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup.^[1]

First-team squad

Last updated: 27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	MF	POR	Manuel Fernandes
6	MF	IRN	Masoud Rigi
8	MF	IRN	Yasin Salmani ^U21
9	DF	IRN	Ramin Rezaeian (vice-captain)
10	FW	IRN	Farshad Ahmadzadeh
11	MF	BRA	Ygor Catatau
12	GK	IRN	Ali Keykhosravi ^U25
14	FW	IRN	Aria Yousefi ^U21
17	MF	IRN	Jalaleddin Alimohammadi (captain)
18	DF	IRN	Milad Zakipour
19	DF	IRN	Omid Noorafkan
20	FW	IRN	Isa Moradi
21	MF	IRN	Mohammad Karimi
22	GK	IRN	Mohammad Sadegh Salehi ^U21


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	FW	IRN	Reza Bakhtiarizadeh ^U21
41	FW	BDI	Elvis Kamsoba
44	GK	IRN	Nima Mirzazad
58	DF	IRN	Mohammad Daneshgar
66	MF	IRN	Mohammad Ghorbani ^U23
70	FW	IRN	Shahriyar Moghanlou
76	GK	IRN	Payam Niazmand (on loan from Portimonense)
80	MF	IRN	Arshia Sarshogh ^U21
81	FW	IRN	Mohammad Alinejad
86	MF	IRN	Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad ^U21
88	MF	IRN	Ahmad Reza Mousavi ^U21
91	DF	BRA	Nilson Júnior
99	DF	IRN	Siavash Yazdani

U21 = Under 21 year player. U23 = Under 23 year player. U25 = Under 25 year player. INJ = Out of main squad due to injury.

Transfers

Summer

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
45	GK	IRN	Nima Mirzazad (Loan return from Sanat Naft)
18	DF	IRN	Milad Zakipour (from Gol Gohar Sirjan)^[2]
58	DF	IRN	Mohammad Daneshgar (from Esteghlal)^[3]
60	MF	IRN	Mohammad Alinejad (from Aluminium Arak)
9	DF	IRN	Ramin Rezaeian (from Persepolis)
20	FW	BDI	Elvis Kamsoba (from Sydney)
15	MF	POR	Manuel Fernandes (from Apollon Smyrnis)
3	DF	BRA	Renato Silviera (from Vila Nova)
5	DF	BRA	Nilson Júnior (from Sampaio Corrêa)
86	MF	IRN	Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad ^U21 (from Sepahan U19)
80	MF	IRN	Arshia Sarshogh ^U21 (from Sepahan U19)
88	MF	IRN	Ahmad Reza Mousavi ^U21 (from Sepahan U19)
26	FW	IRN	Reza Bakhtiarizadeh ^U21 (from Sepahan U19)
20	FW	IRN	Isa Moradi (from Khooshe Talaei Saveh)
16	GK	IRN	Payam Niazmand (On loan from Portimonense)
66	MF	IRN	Mohammad Ghorbani ^U23 (from Nassaji)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	DF	IRN	Danial Esmaeilifar (to Persepolis)^[4]
30	DF	GEO	Giorgi Gvelesiani (to Persepolis)^[5]
73	MF	IRN	Soroush Rafiei (to Persepolis)^[6]
9	FW	IRN	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (to Esteghlal)^[7]
77	MF	IRN	Reza Mirzaei (to Esteghlal)^[8]
1	GK	AUT	Christopher Knett (to Foolad)
16	DF	IRN	Davoud Rajabi (to Fajr Sepasi)
5	DF	IRN	Ezzatollah Pourghaz (to Havadar)
20	MF	IRN	Milad Jahani (to Malavan)
25	DF	IRN	Amir Saman Ranjbar ^U23 (to Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan)
22	GK	IRN	Hojjat Sedghi (Unattached)
38	FW	IRN	Alireza Sadeghi ^U25 (Loan return from Aluminium Arak - Unattached)
66	DF	IRN	Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (Unattached)
23	FW	IRN	Amir Mohammad Mohkamkar ^U21 (Unattached)

Winter

In:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	BRA	Ygor Catatau (from Sampaio Corrêa)
22	GK	IRN	Mohammad Sadegh Salehi ^U21 (from Sepahan U19)
99	DF	IRN	Siavash Yazdani (from Esteghlal)

Out:


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (to Paykan)
2	DF	IRN	Mohammad Nejadmehdi (to Foolad)
3	DF	BRA	Renato Silveira (to Novorizontino)
7	MF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Hosseini (On loan to Gol Gohar)
27	MF	IRN	Hassan Shoushtari (to Saipa)
66	DF	IRN	Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh (to Nassaji)

Pre-season and friendlies

24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) Friendly	Daricaspor	0–4	Sepahan	İzmit, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0

26 July 2022 (2022-07-26) Friendly	İstanbulspor	1–1	Sepahan	İzmit, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0

29 July 2022 (2022-07-29) Friendly	Mesaimeer	1–0	Sepahan	İzmit, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) Friendly	Sepahan	4–0	Khooshe Talaei	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0

17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) Friendly	Sepahan	2–0	Zenit	Isfahan, Iran
15:30 IRDT (UTC+03:30)	Ghorbani 4' Daneshgar 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Persian Gulf Pro League	12 August 2022 (2022-08-12)	18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)	Matchday 1	Runners-up	30	19	8	3	49	17	+32	063.33
Hazfi Cup	11 January 2023 (2023-01-11)	22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total					32	20	8	4	54	21	+33	062.50

Source: Soccerway

Persian Gulf Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	30	20	6	4	46	13	+33	66	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Sepahan	30	19	8	3	49	17	+32	65	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Esteghlal^[a]	30	18	8	4	52	22	+30	62
4	Tractor	30	15	7	8	42	34	+8	52	Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
5	Mes Rafsanjan	30	11	14	5	30	15	+15	47

Source: Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table, Iplstats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off at neutral venue.^[9]
Notes:

^ Esteghlal did not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. They were therefore unable to participate in AFC competitions.

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

First match(es) will be played on 12 August 2022. Source: "Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

August 12, 2022 1	Esteghlal	0–2	Sepahan	Tehran
19:00 UTC+04:30		Report	Rezaeian 6', 57' Alinejad 49' Salmani 53' Karimi 90+1'	Stadium: Azadi Attendance: 0 Referee: Bijan Heydari
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the problems of the electronic ticketing system of the clubs.

August 18, 2022 2	Sepahan	2–1	Nassaji	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 7,000

August 26, 2022 3	Gol Gohar	2–2	Sepahan	Sirjan
		Report		Stadium: Shahid Qasem Soleimani Attendance: 4,000

August 31, 2022 4	Sepahan	0–1	Foolad	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 5,000

September 5, 2022 5	Zob Ahan	1–1	Sepahan	Fooladshahr
		Report		Stadium: Foolad Shahr Attendance: 3,000

September 10, 2022 6	Sepahan	0–0	Aluminium Arak	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 8,000

October 2, 2022 7	Havadar	1–2	Sepahan	Tehran
		Report		Stadium: Shahid Dastgerdi

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) 8	Sepahan	0 – 0	Persepolis	Isfahan
20:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)		Report	Omri 68'	Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi

October 13, 2022 9	Sanat Naft	0–2	Sepahan	Abadan
		Report		Stadium: Takhti

October 20, 2022 10	Sepahan	4–2	Tractor	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

October 28, 2022 11	Mes Rafsanjan	0–0	Sepahan	Rafsanjan
		Report		Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Rafsanjan

December 19, 2022 12	Malavan	0–0	Sepahan	Bandar-e Anzali
		Report		Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran

December 24, 2022 13	Sepahan	4–0	Naft MIS	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

December 31, 2022 14	Paykan	1–0	Sepahan	Karaj
		Report		Stadium: Enghelab

January 5, 2023 15	Sepahan	2–0	Mes Kerman	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 16	Sepahan	2–1	Esteghlal	Isfahan
16:30 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Moghanlou 36' Noorafkan 50' Karimi 86' Rezaeian 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Hardani 23' Motahari 58' Babaei 75' Mohebi 79'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Attendance: 0 Referee: Hassan Akrami

January 26, 2023 17	Nassaji	0–1	Sepahan	Qaem Shahr
		Report		Stadium: Vatani

February 1, 2023 18	Sepahan	4–1	Gol Gohar	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

February 7, 2023 19	Foolad	0–1	Sepahan	Ahvaz
		Report		Stadium: Foolad Arena

February 14, 2023 20	Sepahan	2–1	Zob Ahan	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

February 28, 2023 21	Aluminium Arak	1–1	Sepahan	Arak
		Report		Stadium: Imam Khomeini

March 5, 2023 22	Sepahan	3–1	Havadar	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

March 11, 2023 23	Persepolis	0 – 1	Sepahan	Tehran
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Pereira 39' 45+2'	Report	Rezaeian 50' Rigi 70' Daneshgar 90+1' Karimi 90+4'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Referee: Payam Heydari

March 31, 2023 24	Sepahan	1–0	Sanat Naft	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

April 7, 2023 25	Tractor	1–0	Sepahan	Tabriz
		Report		Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam

April 15, 2023 26	Sepahan	2–0	Mes Rafsanjan	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

April 24, 2023 27	Sepahan	1–1	Malavan	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

May 5, 2023 28	Naft MIS	0–2	Sepahan	Masjed Soleyman
		Report		Stadium: Behnam Mohammadi

May 12, 2023 29	Sepahan	5–0	Paykan	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

May 18, 2023 30	Mes Kerman	1–2	Sepahan	Kerman
		Report		Stadium: Shohadaye Mes Kerman

Hazfi Cup

11 January 2023 (2023-01-11) Round of 32	Sepahan	3–0	Saipa	Isfahan
		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan

22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) Round of 16	Sepahan	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Persepolis	Isfahan
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30)	Yazdani 11' 99' Daneshgar 21' Esmaeilifar 41' (o.g.) Rigi 55' Ahmadzadeh 74' Noorafkan 78' Rezaeian 95'	Report	Gvelesiani 12' (pen.) 100' (pen.) Alekasir 58' Asadbeigi 65' Beiranvand 75' Sarlak 75' Nemati 94'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Referee: Bijan Heydari

References

^ "Iran - Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
^ "رسمی؛ میلاد زکی پور به سپاهان پیوست". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "دانشگر با قراردادی سه ساله در اصفهان". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "دانیال اسماعیلی‌فر؛ صید بزرگ پرسپولیس". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "انتقال گولسیانی به پرسپولیس رسمی شد". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "این ستاره‌ هم پرسپولیسی شد!". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "سجاد شهباززاده به صورت رسمی به استقلال پیوست". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).
^ "رضا میرزایی به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.
^ "اعلام نحوه تعیین قهرمان،صعود و سقوط کنندگان". iranleague.

External links

(in English) Club Official Website
(in English) The Club page in Soccerway.com
(in English) The Club page in Persianleague.com

[table_note_EST0.9480836898778-9] Esteghlal did not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. They were therefore unable to participate in AFC competitions.

[1] "Iran - Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan SC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".

[2] "رسمی؛ میلاد زکی پور به سپاهان پیوست". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[3] "دانشگر با قراردادی سه ساله در اصفهان". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[4] "دانیال اسماعیلی‌فر؛ صید بزرگ پرسپولیس". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[5] "انتقال گولسیانی به پرسپولیس رسمی شد". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[6] "این ستاره‌ هم پرسپولیسی شد!". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[7] "سجاد شهباززاده به صورت رسمی به استقلال پیوست". ورزش ۳ (in Persian).

[8] "رضا میرزایی به استقلال پیوست". طرفداری (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-06-30.

[10] "اعلام نحوه تعیین قهرمان،صعود و سقوط کنندگان". iranleague.

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v t e Sepahan Sports Club
Football team Reserve team Managers Players
Home stadiums	Takhti Stadium (1953–1982) 22nd Bahman Stadium (1982–2003) Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (2003–2007, 2016–) Foolad Shahr Stadium (2007–2016)
Rivalries	Naghsh-e-Jahan Derby (vs Zob Ahan) vs Esteghlal vs Persepolis
Other teams	Sepahan B Handball team (Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan) Futsal team