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German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Esteghlal Ahvaz" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteghlal_Ahvaz_Football_Club" title="Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2" title="باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteghlal_Ahvaz" title="Esteghlal Ahvaz – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Esteghlal Ahvaz" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteglal_Ahvaz" title="Esteglal Ahvaz – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Esteglal Ahvaz" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteghlal_Ahvaz_FC" title="Esteghlal Ahvaz FC – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Esteghlal Ahvaz FC" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" 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class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football club</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948</span>)</span> (as <i>Taj Ahvaz Football Club</i>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Ground</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Takhti_Stadium_(Ahvaz)" title="Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)">Takhti Ahvaz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">10,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Mohammad Maleki</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Chairman</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Farshid Faraji</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Head Coach</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ali_Khoshzhat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ali Khoshzhat (page does not exist)">Ali Khoshzhat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">League 3</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019%E2%80%9320_League_3_(Iran)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019–20 League 3 (Iran) (page does not exist)">2019–20</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">League 3</a>, Disqualified (relegated)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; text-align:left">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.esteghlalahwazfc.ir/">http://www.esteghlalahwazfc.ir/</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; 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style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club</b> (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز</span>, <i>Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz</i>), commonly known as <b>Esteghlal Ahvaz</b>, was an Iranian <a href="/wiki/Football_team" title="Football team">football club</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Ahvaz" title="Ahvaz">Ahvaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khuzestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuzestan Province">Khuzestan</a>, that competed in the khuzestan province league The club was founded in 1948 as <b>Taj Ahvaz Football Club</b> (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">باشگاه فوتبال تاج اهواز</span>). </p><p>The football team played their home games at the <a href="/wiki/Takhti_Stadium_(Ahvaz)" title="Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)">Takhti Ahvaz</a> which has a <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> of 10,000. The club was owned and supported by Mohammad Maleki. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishment">Establishment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club was founded as <b>Taj Ahvaz Football Club</b> by Hakim Shoushtari in 1938. The club was one of <a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_F.C." title="Esteghlal F.C.">Taj Tehran</a> branches at the time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Before_1970">Before 1970</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Before 1970"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the 1970s, Iran did not have an official national football league. Most clubs participated in championships of their city or province. In addition to that Taj Ahvaz played in the <a href="/wiki/Khuzestan_Premier_League" title="Khuzestan Premier League">Khuzestan Premier League</a> until 1970. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1970, the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League#History" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Local League</a> was created. The league included teams from all Iran in different qualifying tournaments. Taj Ahvaz finished first in <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Local_League#Qualifying_Tournament_-Region_D_(Isfahan)" title="1970–71 Local League">Group A</a> of their qualifying tournament. After losing the semifinal, Taj Ahvaz defeated Javanan Isfahan 2–0 in the third-place match. </p><p>The club also participated in the <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Local_League" title="1971–72 Local League">1971–72 Local League</a> season. Taj Ahvaz missed again qualification for the final stage after defeating 0–2 by <a href="/wiki/Sepahan_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Sepahan F.C.">Sepahan</a> in the semifinal of their qualifying tournament. Once again, they achieved third place after a 2–1 win over <a href="/wiki/Tractor_S.C." title="Tractor S.C.">Tractor</a>. </p><p>In 1972, the <a href="/wiki/Takht_Jamshid_Cup" title="Takht Jamshid Cup">Takht Jamshid Cup</a> was founded as the national league and included teams from all over the country. Although Taj Ahvaz was promoted to the Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973, the club had to play in the Khuzestan Premier League anymore. Reason therefore was rule by the <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">Iran Football Federation</a>. They allowed only one team of the same name to participate in the league at that time. <a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_F.C." title="Esteghlal F.C.">Taj Tehran</a> played in the league already. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1979_Revolution">1979 Revolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1979 Revolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Iranian_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Iranian Revolution">Islamic Revolution</a> in Iran, Taj Ahvaz changed its name into <b>Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club</b>. <i>Esteghlal</i> means <i>independence</i> in <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>. After the revolution, any sign of the previous monarchist regime was not tolerated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s_and_1990s">1980s and 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1980s and 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the revolution and the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a>, the Takht Jamshid Cup was dissolved and also the lower leagues were unorganized. The war hit Ahvaz and Khuzestan hard. Consequently, the people paid very little attention to the club and football in general at that time. In 1989 the <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Qods_League" title="1989–90 Qods League">Qods League</a> was created as the national football league, but Esteghlal Ahvaz did not participate. </p><p>In 1991 the <a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> was formed as the top flight of Iranian football. Esteghlal Ahvaz played eight years in the league with average results. After they finished 13th in the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Azadegan_League" title="1997–98 Azadegan League">1997–98 Azadegan League</a> season, Esteghlal Ahvaz relegated to <a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">Iran Football's 2nd Division</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Iran Pro League</a> was established as the professional football league of Iran, Azadegan League was declared as the second-highest professional league in the <a href="/wiki/Iranian_football_league_system" title="Iranian football league system">Iranian football league system</a>. Esteghlal Ahvaz won the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Azadegan_League" title="2001–02 Azadegan League">2001–02 Azadegan League</a> season and promoted to Iran Pro League. </p><p>Esteghlal Ahvaz had a good team and remained in Iran pro League. They finished eighth in the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Iran_Pro_League" title="2003–04 Iran Pro League">2003–04 Iran Pro League</a> season and fifth one <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Iran_Pro_League" title="2004–05 Iran Pro League">season</a> later. </p><p>After they achieved only 12th place in <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Iran_Pro_League" title="2005–06 Iran Pro League">2005–06 Iran Pro League</a>, Esteghlal Ahvaz finished as runners-up in the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Iran_Pro_League" class="mw-redirect" title="2006–07 Iran Pro League">2006–07 season</a>. They continued to be an average team in seasons <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Persian_Gulf_Cup" title="2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup">2007–08</a> and <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Iran_Pro_League" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–09 Iran Pro League">2008–09</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weak_years">Weak years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Weak years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Based on a weak performance during <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Iran_Pro_League" class="mw-redirect" title="2009–10 Iran Pro League">2009–10 Iran Pro League</a>, Esteghlal Ahvaz finished 18th and relegated to Azadegan League. Only one year later they relegated again due to a lot of instability in <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Azadegan_League" title="2010–11 Azadegan League">2010–11 Azadegan League</a> as they finished 13th. Esteghlal Ahvaz returned to Azadegan League in 2012. They won the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Iran_2nd_Division" title="2011–12 Iran 2nd Division">2011–12 Iran 2nd Division</a> after a 4–3 win over <a href="/wiki/Alvand_Hamedan_F.C." title="Alvand Hamedan F.C.">PAS Novin Hamedan</a>. </p><p>Past on two average seasons, Esteghlal Ahvaz relegated again to <a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a>. They lost their Play-off match against <a href="/wiki/Shahrdari_Tabriz_F.C." title="Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.">Shahrdari Tabriz</a> 3–3 on aggregate due to away goals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promotion_and_relegation">Promotion and relegation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Promotion and relegation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although Esteghlal Ahvaz was relegated to League 2, they were able to play in the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League">2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League</a>. They get the licence from <a href="/wiki/Foolad_Khuzestan_B_F.C." title="Foolad Khuzestan B F.C.">Foolad Novin</a>, which was actually promoted.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foolad Novin could not promote to Persian Gulf Pro League as they are the reserve side of <a href="/wiki/Foolad_F.C." title="Foolad F.C.">Foolad Khuzestan</a>. However the team was mismanaged and they were relegated back to the Azadegan League several games before the end of the season. </p><p>Because of a very poor performance in the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Azadegan_League" title="2016–17 Azadegan League">2016–17 Azadegan League</a> season, Esteghlal Ahvaz relegated to <a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a> without winning a single match. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium">Stadium</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stadium"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Takhti_Stadium_(Ahvaz)" title="Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)">Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg/350px-Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg/525px-Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg/700px-Takhti_Stadium_of_Ahvaz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="1722" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Takhti_Stadium_(Ahvaz)" title="Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)">Takhti Ahvaz</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Esteghlal Ahvaz plays their home games at the <a href="/wiki/Takhti_Stadium_(Ahvaz)" title="Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)">Takhti Ahvaz</a> which has a seating capacity of 10,000.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stadium was opened in 1978 and is owned by the <a href="/wiki/Ahvaz" title="Ahvaz">Municipality of Ahvaz</a>. The stadium was renovated in 2005 and 2012. It is also the home venue of local rival <a href="/wiki/Shahin_Ahvaz_F.C." title="Shahin Ahvaz F.C.">Shahin Ahvaz</a>. </p><p>Furthermore, Esteghlal Ahvaz played two matches in the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League">2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League</a> season at <a href="/wiki/Ghadir_Stadium" title="Ghadir Stadium">Ghadir</a>. They played also their <a href="/wiki/Hazfi_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazfi Cup">Hazfi Cup</a> match in this season there. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Average_attendances">Average attendances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Average attendances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Division </th> <th>Average </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Iran_Pro_League#Attendances" title="2005–06 Iran Pro League">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,667 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Persian_Gulf_Cup#Attendances" title="2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,267 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Persian_Gulf_Cup#Attendances" title="2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="PaleGreen">7,938 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Persian_Gulf_Cup#Attendances" title="2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Persian_Gulf_Cup#Attendances" title="2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,059 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Azadegan_League#Attendances" title="2010–11 Azadegan League">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>2</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,800 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League#Attendances" title="2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,773 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Azadegan_League#Attendances" title="2016–17 Azadegan League">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>2</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="Pink">927 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small><b>Notes:</b><br />Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Supporters">Supporters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Supporters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a>, the people paid very little attention to the club and football in general in the 1980s. </p><p>Based on weak years between 2010 and 2015, the club has to fight with falling attendance numbers and sinking popularity. </p><p>Last but not least the fans stands out negative sometimes. For instance the fans thrown stones in a match against <a href="/wiki/Persepolis_F.C." title="Persepolis F.C.">Persepolis</a> on 22 April 2016. As a result of this, Esteghlal Ahvaz had to play three matches with spectator bans.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Esteghlal Ahvaz' main rival is <a href="/wiki/Foolad_F.C." title="Foolad F.C.">Foolad</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ahvaz_Derby">Ahvaz Derby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ahvaz Derby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Esteghlal Ahvaz' longest-running and deepest rivalry is with the other major club in <a href="/wiki/Ahvaz" title="Ahvaz">Ahvaz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foolad_F.C." title="Foolad F.C.">Foolad Khuzestan</a>. Matches between the two clubs are referred to as the Ahvaz Derby. Although Foolad represents the <a href="/wiki/Ahwazi_Arabs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahwazi Arabs">Arab</a> minority of Ahvaz, while the supporters of Esteghlal Ahvaz are primarily <a href="/wiki/Persians" title="Persians">Persians</a>, there is no any ethnic rivalry in the derby. After weak seasons of Esteghlal Ahvaz in the past, the derby lost in importance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_rivalries">Further rivalries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Further rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other smaller rivalries within Ahvaz include those with <a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_Khuzestan_F.C." title="Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.">Esteghlal Khuzestan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shahin_Ahvaz_F.C." title="Shahin Ahvaz F.C.">Shahin Ahvaz</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seasons">Seasons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The table below chronicles the achievements of Esteghlal Ahvaz in various competitions since 1970. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:normal;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f0f6fa;"> <th>Season </th> <th>Division </th> <th>League </th> <th>Position </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Hazfi_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazfi Cup">Hazfi Cup</a> </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Local_League" title="1970–71 Local League">1970–71</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Local League</a> </td> <td>3rd (Region D) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Not held </td> <td rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Local_League" title="1971–72 Local League">1971–72</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Local League</a> </td> <td>3rd (Region C) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Azadegan_League" title="1991–92 Azadegan League">1991–92</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Azadegan_League" title="1992–93 Azadegan League">1992–93</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>5th (Group B) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Azadegan_League" title="1993–94 Azadegan League">1993–94</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>14th </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Azadegan_League" title="1994–95 Azadegan League">1994–95</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>4th (Group B) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Azadegan_League" title="1995–96 Azadegan League">1995–96</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Azadegan_League" title="1996–97 Azadegan League">1996–97</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Azadegan_League" title="1997–98 Azadegan League">1997–98</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">13th </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_1998/99" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Division 1998/99">1998–99</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran Football's 2nd Division">League 2</a> </td> <td>4th (Group 1) </td> <td>Semi-Final </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division_1999-2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran Football's 2nd Division 1999-2000">1999–00</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran Football's 2nd Division">League 2</a> </td> <td>5th (2nd Round) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Division_2000/01" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Division 2000/01">2000–01</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran Football's 2nd Division">League 2</a> </td> <td>3rd (Group 3) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League_2001/02" class="mw-redirect" title="Azadegan League 2001/02">2001–02</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold">1st (2nd Round) </td> <td> </td> <td bgcolor="PaleGreen">Promoted </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2002/03" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2002/03">2002–03</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2003/04" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2003/04">2003–04</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>Quarter-Final </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2004/05" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2004/05">2004–05</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>Semi-Final </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2005/06" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2005/06">2005–06</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>12th </td> <td>Round of 32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2006/07" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2006/07">2006–07</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td style="background:silver">2nd </td> <td>Quarter-Final </td> <td style="background:silver">Runners-up </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2007/08" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2007/08">2007–08</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>Round of 16 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2008/09" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2008/09">2008–09</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td>14th </td> <td>Round of 16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IPL_2009/10" class="mw-redirect" title="IPL 2009/10">2009–10</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">18th </td> <td>Round of 32 </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Azadegan_League" title="2010–11 Azadegan League">2010–11</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">13th (Group B) </td> <td>3rd Round </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Iran_2nd_Division" title="2011–12 Iran 2nd Division">2011–12</a> </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold">1st (Group A) </td> <td>1st Round </td> <td bgcolor="PaleGreen">Promoted </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Azadegan_League" title="2012–13 Azadegan League">2012–13</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>10th (Group A) </td> <td>Round of 32 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Azadegan_League" title="2013–14 Azadegan League">2013–14</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>8th (Group A) </td> <td>3rd Round </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Azadegan_League" title="2014–15 Azadegan League">2014–15</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td>9th (Group A) </td> <td>Round of 32 </td> <td bgcolor="PaleGreen">Promoted </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League">2015–16</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">16th </td> <td>Round of 32 </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Azadegan_League" title="2016–17 Azadegan League">2016–17</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">18th </td> <td>2nd Round </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_League_2_(Iran)" title="2017–18 League 2 (Iran)">2017–18</a> </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td><i>did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_League_2_(Iran)" title="2018–19 League 2 (Iran)">2018–19</a> </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">11th </td> <td><i>did not enter</i> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">2019–20</a> </td> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">League 3</a> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Disqualified </td> <td><i>did not enter</i> </td> <td bgcolor="Pink">Relegated </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small><b>Notes:</b><br />The <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a> was formerly known as Iran Pro League (IPL) and Persian Gulf Cup (PGC) <br /> The <a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> was the highest division between 1991 and 2001 <br /> The <a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a> was formerly known as Iran 2nd Division <br /> The <a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">League 3</a> was formerly known as Iran 3rd Division</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Domestic">Domestic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Domestic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League" title="Persian Gulf Pro League">Persian Gulf Pro League</a></b> <ul><li>Runners-up (1): <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2006%E2%80%9307" class="mw-redirect" title="Persian Gulf Cup 2006–07">2006–07</a></li></ul></li> <li><b> <a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a></b> <ul><li><b>Winners (1):</b> <a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League_2001/02" class="mw-redirect" title="Azadegan League 2001/02">2001–02</a></li></ul></li> <li><b> <a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a></b> <ul><li><b>Winners (1):</b> <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division">2011–12</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_team_squad">First team squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: First team squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>As of 1 September 2016.</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (August 2018)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r973156043">.mw-parser-output .nogrid,.mw-parser-output .nogrid td,.mw-parser-output .nogrid tr,.mw-parser-output .nogrid th{border:0}</style> <p><small>Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under <a href="/wiki/FIFA_eligibility_rules" title="FIFA eligibility rules">FIFA eligibility rules</a>. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small> </p> <table role="presentation" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #FFFFFF); color: inherit; vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable football-squad nogrid" style="display:inline-table;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Nation </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Player </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">10 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adel_Kolahkaj" title="Adel Kolahkaj">Adel Kolahkaj</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">13 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ali_Bigdeli" title="Ali Bigdeli">Ali Bigdeli</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">15 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peyman_Taleshi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peyman Taleshi (page does not exist)">Peyman Taleshi</a> <sup><b>U23</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">20 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mehdi_Eslami_(footballer_born_1992)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mehdi Eslami (footballer born 1992) (page does not exist)">Mehdi Eslami</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">24 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Reza_Bahmaei" title="Reza Bahmaei">Reza Bahmaei</a> <sup><b>U23</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">25 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Milad_Rabbani" title="Milad Rabbani">Milad Rabbani</a> <sup><b>U23</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">26 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maki_Sharifi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maki Sharifi (page does not exist)">Maki Sharifi</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">28 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Niyayesh_Pour" title="Mehdi Niyayesh Pour">Mehdi Niyayesh Pour</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">29 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohammad_Javad_Kerdouni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohammad Javad Kerdouni (page does not exist)">Mohammad Javad Kerdouni</a> <sup><b>U21</b></sup></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="background-color:var(--background-color-base, #FFFFFF); color: inherit; vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable football-squad nogrid" style="display:inline-table;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Nation </th> <th style=";" scope="col">Player </th></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">31 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mojtaba_Rashidi" title="Mojtaba Rashidi">Mojtaba Rashidi</a> <sup><b>U21</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">32 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sadegh_Zharfani" title="Sadegh Zharfani">Sadegh Zharfani</a> <sup><b>U21</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">34 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mehdi_Yalali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mehdi Yalali (page does not exist)">Mehdi Yalali</a> <sup><b>U21</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">38 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)" title="Forward (association football)"><abbr title="Forward">FW</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mirfarzad_Majidi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mirfarzad Majidi (page does not exist)">Mirfarzad Majidi</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">39 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Defender_(association_football)" title="Defender (association football)"><abbr title="Defender">DF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adel_Masoudifard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adel Masoudifard (page does not exist)">Adel Masoudifard</a> <sup><b>U23</b></sup></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">45 </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Goalkeeper_(association_football)" title="Goalkeeper (association football)"><abbr title="Goalkeeper">GK</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ali_Kordani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ali Kordani (page does not exist)">Ali Kordani</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: center">— </td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder"><abbr title="Midfielder">MF</abbr></a> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" title="Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran">IRN</a></span> </td> <td style="padding-right:15px;"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pedram_Ardalany" title="Pedram Ardalany">Pedram Ardalany</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>For recent transfers, see </i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Iranian_football_transfers_summer_2016" title="List of Iranian football transfers summer 2016">List of Iranian football transfers summer 2016</a><i>.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaches">Coaches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Coaches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches_since_1993">Coaches since 1993</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Coaches since 1993"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th style="width:13em">Coach </th> <th>from </th> <th>until </th> <th colspan="2">Major Titles </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Atef, Bahram !"><a href="/wiki/Bahram_Atef" title="Bahram Atef">Bahram Atef</a></span> </td> <td>July 1993</td> <td>June 2001 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Monajati, Mehdi !"><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Monajati" title="Mehdi Monajati">Mehdi Monajati</a></span> </td> <td>July 2001</td> <td>2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Cheraghpour, Jalal !"><a href="/wiki/Jalal_Cheraghpour" title="Jalal Cheraghpour">Jalal Cheraghpour</a></span> </td> <td>2002</td> <td>June 2002 </td> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Azadegan_League" title="2001–02 Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Ghalenoei, Amir !"><a href="/wiki/Amir_Ghalenoei" title="Amir Ghalenoei">Amir Ghalenoei</a></span> </td> <td>July 2002</td> <td>June 2003 </td> <td rowspan="24" style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td rowspan="24"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hejazi, Nasser !"><a href="/wiki/Nasser_Hejazi" title="Nasser Hejazi">Nasser Hejazi</a></span> </td> <td>July 2003</td> <td>June 2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia"><img alt="Croatia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Bonačić, Luka !"><a href="/wiki/Luka_Bona%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Bonačić">Luka Bonačić</a></span> </td> <td>July 2004</td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia"><img alt="Armenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Khachatourian, Martik !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Martik_Khachatourian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martik Khachatourian (page does not exist)">Martik Khachatourian</a></span> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Yavari, Mahmoud !"><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Yavari" title="Mahmoud Yavari">Mahmoud Yavari</a></span> </td> <td>2005</td> <td>June 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia"><img alt="Serbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Gemaljević, Srđan !"><a href="/wiki/Sr%C4%91an_Gemaljevi%C4%87" title="Srđan Gemaljević">Srđan Gemaljević</a></span> </td> <td>July 2005</td> <td>June 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Karimi, Firouz !"><a href="/wiki/Firouz_Karimi" title="Firouz Karimi">Firouz Karimi</a></span> </td> <td>July 2006</td> <td>November 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Jalali, Majid !"><a href="/wiki/Majid_Jalali" title="Majid Jalali">Majid Jalali</a></span> </td> <td>November 2007</td> <td>May 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Boustani, Karim !"><a href="/wiki/Karim_Boustani" class="mw-redirect" title="Karim Boustani">Karim Boustani</a></span> </td> <td>July 2008</td> <td>August 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Yavari, Mahmoud !"><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Yavari" title="Mahmoud Yavari">Mahmoud Yavari</a></span> </td> <td>August 2008</td> <td>August 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Ahadi, Reza !"><a href="/wiki/Reza_Ahadi" title="Reza Ahadi">Reza Ahadi</a></span> </td> <td>August 2008</td> <td>August 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Misaghian, Akbar !"><a href="/wiki/Akbar_Misaghian" title="Akbar Misaghian">Akbar Misaghian</a></span> </td> <td>August 2008</td> <td>February 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Azizi, Khodadad !"><a href="/wiki/Khodadad_Azizi" title="Khodadad Azizi">Khodadad Azizi</a></span> </td> <td>June 2009</td> <td>September 2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Bagherinia, Majid !"><a href="/wiki/Majid_Bagherinia" title="Majid Bagherinia">Majid Bagherinia</a></span> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Ahmadzadeh, Mohammad !"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Ahmadzadeh" title="Mohammad Ahmadzadeh">Mohammad Ahmadzadeh</a></span> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hasheminasab, Mehdi !"><a href="/wiki/Mehdi_Hasheminasab" title="Mehdi Hasheminasab">Mehdi Hasheminasab</a></span> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Firouzi, Alireza !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alireza_Firouzi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alireza Firouzi (page does not exist)">Alireza Firouzi</a></span> </td> <td>2009</td> <td>September 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Yazdi, Dariush !"><a href="/wiki/Dariush_Yazdi" title="Dariush Yazdi">Dariush Yazdi</a></span> </td> <td>September 2010</td> <td>January 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Karimi, Firouz !"><a href="/wiki/Firouz_Karimi" title="Firouz Karimi">Firouz Karimi</a></span> </td> <td>February 2011</td> <td>March 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Kamaei, Afshin !"><a href="/wiki/Afshin_Kamaei" title="Afshin Kamaei">Afshin Kamaei</a></span> </td> <td>March 2011</td> <td>March 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Fazli, Fereydoon !"><a href="/wiki/Fereydoon_Fazli" title="Fereydoon Fazli">Fereydoon Fazli</a></span> </td> <td>April 2011</td> <td>April 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Yazdi, Dariush !"><a href="/wiki/Dariush_Yazdi" title="Dariush Yazdi">Dariush Yazdi</a></span> </td> <td>April 2011</td> <td>May 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hardani, Adel !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adel_Hardani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adel Hardani (page does not exist)">Adel Hardani</a></span> </td> <td>July 2011</td> <td>November 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hanteh, Ali !"><a href="/wiki/Ali_Hanteh" title="Ali Hanteh">Ali Hanteh</a></span> </td> <td>November 2012</td> <td>June 2013 </td> <td>1 </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Iran_Football%27s_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division">League 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Mahabadi, Davoud !"><a href="/wiki/Davoud_Mahabadi" title="Davoud Mahabadi">Davoud Mahabadi</a></span> </td> <td>July 2013</td> <td>June 2014 </td> <td rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td rowspan="11"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/w/index.php?title=Habib_Khadirian&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Habib Khadirian (page does not exist)">Habib Khadirian</a></span> </td> <td>2015</td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hardani, Fereydoun !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fereydoun_Hardani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fereydoun Hardani (page does not exist)">Fereydoun Hardani</a></span> </td> <td>2015</td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Seyed-Salehi, Hossein !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hossein_Seyed-Salehi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hossein Seyed-Salehi (page does not exist)">Hossein Seyed-Salehi</a></span> </td> <td>2015</td> <td>2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Mirghorbani, Saber !"><a href="/wiki/Saber_Mirghorbani" title="Saber Mirghorbani">Saber Mirghorbani</a></span> </td> <td>2015</td> <td>June 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Bakhtiarizadeh, Siavash !"><a href="/wiki/Siavash_Bakhtiarizadeh" title="Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh">Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh</a></span> </td> <td>July 2015</td> <td>October 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Hanteh, Ali !"><a href="/wiki/Ali_Hanteh" title="Ali Hanteh">Ali Hanteh</a></span> </td> <td>November 2015</td> <td>December 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Bakhtiarizadeh, Siavash !"><a href="/wiki/Siavash_Bakhtiarizadeh" title="Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh">Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh</a></span> </td> <td>January 2016</td> <td>June 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Farzaneh, Hamidreza !"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamidreza_Farzaneh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hamidreza Farzaneh (page does not exist)">Hamidreza Farzaneh</a></span> </td> <td>July 2016</td> <td>December 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Bakhtiarizadeh, Siavash !"><a href="/wiki/Siavash_Bakhtiarizadeh" title="Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh">Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh</a></span> </td> <td>January 2017</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_chairmen">Club chairmen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<span data-sort-value="Shafizadeh, Ali !"><a href="/wiki/Ali_Shafizadeh" title="Ali Shafizadeh">Ali Shafizadeh</a></span> </td> <td>2002</td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Shafizadeh, Shahram !">Shahram Shafizadeh</span> </td> <td>2006</td> <td>2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Jamalpour, Safar !">Safar Jamalpour</span> </td> <td>2011</td> <td>2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td align="left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <span data-sort-value="Faraji, Farshid !">Farshid Faraji</span> </td> <td>2016</td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Esteghlal_Ahvaz_F.C.&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_F.C." title="Esteghlal F.C.">Esteghlal Tehran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_Khuzestan_F.C." title="Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.">Esteghlal Khuzestan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Istiklol" title="FC Istiklol">FC Istiklol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Azadegan_League" title="2016–17 Azadegan League">2016–17 Azadegan League</a></li> 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title="Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.">Gol Gohar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havadar_S.C." title="Havadar S.C.">Havadar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malavan_F.C." title="Malavan F.C.">Malavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanat_Mes_Kerman_F.C." title="Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.">Mes Kerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mes_Rafsanjan_F.C." title="Mes Rafsanjan F.C.">Mes Rafsanjan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naft_Masjed_Soleyman_F.C." title="Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C.">Naft Masjed Soleyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Nassaji_Mazandaran" title="F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran">Nassaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paykan_F.C." title="Paykan F.C.">Paykan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persepolis_F.C." title="Persepolis F.C.">Persepolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanat_Naft_Abadan_F.C." title="Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.">Sanat Naft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sepahan_S.C." title="Sepahan S.C.">Sepahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tractor_S.C." title="Tractor S.C.">Tractor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zob_Ahan_Esfahan_F.C." title="Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.">Zob Ahan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Aboumoslem" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Aboumoslem">Aboumoslem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_Hormozgan_F.C." title="Aluminium Hormozgan F.C.">Aluminium Hormozgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bargh_Shiraz_F.C." title="Bargh Shiraz F.C.">Bargh Shiraz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S.C._Damash_Gilan" title="S.C. Damash Gilan">Damash</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Esteghlal Ahvaz</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Esteghlal_Rasht_F.C." title="Esteghlal Rasht F.C.">Esteghlal Rasht</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fajr_Sepasi_Shiraz_F.C." title="Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.">Fajr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gahar_Zagros_F.C." title="Gahar Zagros F.C.">Gahar Zagros</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gostaresh_Foulad_F.C." title="Gostaresh Foulad F.C.">Gostaresh</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machine_Sazi_F.C." title="Machine Sazi F.C.">Machine Sazi</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mes_Sarcheshmeh_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C.">Mes Sarcheshmeh</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naft_Tehran_F.C." title="Naft Tehran F.C.">Naft Tehran</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Pars_Jonoubi_Jam" title="F.C. 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competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hazfi_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hazfi Cup">Hazfi Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_Super_Cup" title="Iranian Super Cup">Iranian Super Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azadegan_League" title="Azadegan League">Azadegan League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_2_(Iran)" title="League 2 (Iran)">League 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_3_(Iran)" title="League 3 (Iran)">League 3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">List of transfers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Iranian_football_transfers_summer_2012" title="List of Iranian football transfers summer 2012">summer 2012</a></li> <li><a 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TV</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0000FF; color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 black, inset -1px -1px 0 black;;width:1%">Suppoters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supporters_of_Esteghlal_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Supporters of Esteghlal F.C.">Esteghlal F.C. 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