2014–15 Sepahan F.C. season

Sepahan
2014–15 season
ChairmanMehrzad Khalilian
ManagerZlatko Kranjčar
(until 5 September 2014)
Hossein Faraki
(from 9 September 2014)
StadiumFoolad Shahr Stadium
Iran Pro League1st
Hazfi CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Mehdi Sharifi (5)
All: Mehdi Sharifi (5)
Highest home attendance13,500 (14 August 2014 against Esteghlal)
Lowest home attendance2,000 (6 November 2014 against Naft Masjed Soleyman)
Average home league attendance5,889

The 2014–15 season was Sepahan's 14th season in the Pro League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football and 61st year in existence as a football club. They competed in the Hazfi Cup. Sepahan was captained by Moharram Navidkia.

Players

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Last updated on 22 November 2014
Under-23 players Under-21 players
Out during the season (injured/ transferred)
No. Name Nationality Position Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Appearance Goal
Goalkeepers
1 Rahman Ahmadi Iran GK 2008 (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 44) Persepolis, Saipa 93 0
26 Mehdi Sedghian Iran GK 2014 (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 0 0
27 Mehdi Amini Iran GK 2012 (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 0 0
35 Shahab Gordan Iran GK 2013 (1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 40) Persepolis 28 0
Defenders
5 Hadi Aghili Iran CB 2004 (1981-01-15) 15 January 1981 (age 43) Saipa, Qatar Qatar SC 219 19
6 Mohammad Ali Ahmadi Iran CB 2012 (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983 (age 41) Zob Ahan 57 0
10 Abdollah Karami Iran CB 2014 (1983-02-27) 27 February 1983 (age 41) Foolad 15 2
18 Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Iran CB 2012 (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) (Youth system) 11 0
19 Ali Gholami Iran CB 2013 (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30) (Youth system) 0 0
21 Vouria Ghafouri Iran RB 2014 (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 37) Naft Tehran 14 2
24 Armin Sohrabian Iran LB 2013 (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995 (age 29) (Youth system) 0 0
25 Mohsen Aghaei Iran CB 2014 (1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 29) (Youth system) 0 0
33 Saeed Ghaedifar Iran LB 2013 (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) (Youth system) 4 0
39 Mohammad Roshandel Iran RB 2013 (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 29) (Youth system) 0 0
Midfielders
4 Moharram Navidkia (captain) Iran AM 1998 (1982-11-01) 1 November 1982 (age 41) (Youth system), Germany Bochum 263 41
7 Hossein Papi Iran LM 2004 (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985 (age 39) (Youth system), Sepahan Novin 160 1
8 Rasoul Navidkia Iran AM 2014 (1983-12-21) 21 December 1983 (age 40) (Youth system), Naft Tehran 26 1
9 Mohammadreza Khalatbari Iran AM 2014 (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 41) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl, Persepolis 46 17
11 Amin Jahan Alian Iran RM 2012 (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33) (Youth system) 33 4
12 Ali Karimi Iran DM 2012 (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30) (Youth system) 23 2
15 Márcio Passos Brazil DM 2015 (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39) Brazil América de Natal 0 0
17 Milad Sarlak Iran DM 2013 (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29) (Youth system) 0 0
28 Ehsan Hajsafi Iran LM 2006 (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 (age 34) (Youth system), Tractor Sazi 196 25
88 Fozil Musaev Uzbekistan DM 2015 (1989-01-02) 2 January 1989 (age 35) Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 0 0
99 Amir Hossein Karimi Iran RM 2013 (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 15 0
Forwards
14 Xhevahir Sukaj Albania CF 2012 (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) Turkey Gençlerbirliği 60 15
16 Erfan Maftoolkar Iran CF 2014 (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30) (Youth system) 1 0
20 Mehdi Sharifi Iran CF 2012 (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32) (Youth system) 30 13
29 Luciano Pereira Brazil CF 2014 (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 41) Foolad 15 4
37 Hossein Fazeli Iran CF 2014 (1993-06-11) 11 June 1993 (age 31) (Youth system), Fajr Sepasi 0 0
53 Mehdi Alimoradi Iran CF 2014 (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28) (Youth system) 0 0
No. Name Nationality Position Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Appearance Goal
3 Shoja' Khalilzadeh Iran CB 2013 (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35) Mes Kerman 35 0
40 Ali Hamoudi Iran RB 2013 (1986-03-21) 21 March 1986 (age 38) Esteghlal 32 1

Transfers

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Last updated on 12 July 2014

Summer

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Winter

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Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Iran Hossein Faraki
Assistant coach Iran Majid Basirat
Assistant coach Iran Ahmad Khodadad
Assistant coach Iran Ghasem Zaghinejad
Goalkeepers coach Iran Ahmad Sajjadi
Fitness trainer Iran Ali Saleh-Nia
Analyzer Iran Manouchehr Rezaei
Doctor Iran Mohammad Rashadi
Doctor assistant Iran Asghar Majidikia
Physiotherapist Iran Ali Khorami
Massager Iran Hossein Afshardoost
Massager Iran Majid Fazlollahi
Massager Iran Hamed Bateni
Administrative manager Iran Reza Fatahi
Executive manager Iran Rasoul Khorvash

Statistics

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Last updated on 30 July 2014

Players performance

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Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
N P Name P S M A P S M A P S M A
1 GK Iran Rahman Ahmadi
3 DF Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh 1 1 120
4 MF Iran Moharram Navidkia 1 1 68
5 DF Iran Hadi Aghili 1 1 120
6 DF Iran Mohammad-Ali Ahmadi
7 MF Iran Hossein Papi 1 1 120
8 MF Iran Rasoul Navidkia
9 MF Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 1 1 120
10 DF Iran Abdollah Karami 1 1 120
11 MF Iran Amin Jahan Alian
12 MF Iran Ali Karimi 1 0 52
14 FW Albania Xhevahir Sukaj 1 0 30
16 FW Iran Erfan Maftoolkar
17 MF Iran Milad Sarlak
18 DF Iran Hossein Moradmand
20 FW Iran Mehdi Sharifi 1 1 90
21 MF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 1 1 120
28 MF Iran Ehsan Hajsafi 1 1 120
29 FW Brazil Luciano Pereira 1 1 120
33 DF Iran Saeed Ghaedifar
35 GK Iran Shahab Gordan 1 1 120
37 FW Iran Hossein Fazeli
40 DF Iran Ali Hamoudi
99 MF Iran Amir Hossein Karimi
TOTALS 13 11 1320 0 0

Disciplinary record

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Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
N P Name Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Iran Rahman Ahmadi
3 DF Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh 1 1 1 2 1
4 MF Iran Moharram Navidkia
5 DF Iran Hadi Aghili 5 5
6 DF Iran Mohammad-Ali Ahmadi 2 2
7 MF Iran Hossein Papi 1 1
8 MF Iran Rasoul Navidkia 1 1
9 MF Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 3 1 4
10 DF Iran Abdollah Karami 2 2
11 MF Iran Amin Jahan Alian
12 MF Iran Ali Karimi 2 2
14 FW Albania Xhevahir Sukaj
16 FW Iran Erfan Maftoolkar
17 MF Iran Milad Sarlak
18 DF Iran Hossein Moradmand 1 1
20 FW Iran Mehdi Sharifi 3 3
21 MF Iran Vouria Ghafouri 1 1
28 MF Iran Ehsan Hajsafi 1 1 1 1
29 FW Brazil Luciano Pereira 2 2
33 DF Iran Saeed Ghaedifar 1 1
35 GK Iran Shahab Gordan 1 1
37 FW Iran Hossein Fazeli
40 DF Iran Ali Hamoudi
99 MF Iran Amir Hossein Karimi 2 2
TOTALS 28 1 2 2 30 1 2

Clean sheets

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Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
N P Name P Gc Cs P Gc Cs P Gc Cs
1 GK Iran Rahman Ahmadi 8 10 2 8 10 2
35 GK Iran Shahab Gordan 8 4 3 1 1 0 9 5 3
TOTALS 15 14 5 1 1 0 16 15 5

Own goals

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N P Name Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
3 DF Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh 1 1
TOTALS 1 1

Overall statistics

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Team performance Iran Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
H A Tot H A Tot H A Tot
Games played 8 7 15 1 1 8 8 16
Games won 5 2 7 5 2 7
Games drawn 3 3 6 3 3 6
Games lost 0 2 2 1 1 3 3
Biggest win 3-1 2-0 3-1 3-1 2-0 3-1
Biggest loss 3-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0
Goals scored 13 7 20 0 0 13 7 20
Goals conceded 6 8 14 1 1 6 8 14
Average Goals scored per game 1,63 1 1,33 1,63 0,87 1,25
Average Goals conceded per game 0,75 1,14 0,93 1 1 0,75 1,12 0.94
Points 18 9 27 0 0 18 9 27
Winning rate 62% 28% 47% 0% 0% 62% 25% 44%

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Iran Pro League Winners 1 August 2014 15 May 2015
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 18 October 2014 18 October 2014

Updated to match played 15 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sepahan (C) 30 17 8 5 46 27 +19 59 Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Tractor Sazi 30 17 7 6 58 34 +24 58
3 Naft Tehran 30 16 10 4 45 28 +17 58 Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Zob Ahan 30 14 10 6 46 26 +20 52 Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
5 Foolad 30 15 7 8 33 24 +9 52
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Zob Ahan secured qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League through winning the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 17 8 5 46 27  +19 59 10 5 0 27 10  +17 7 3 5 19 17  +2

Last updated: 15 May 2015.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLDDDWDDWLWWDWWLDWDLWLWWWWWW
Position111124435434423223434444333331
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Round Home Score Away Location
1 August 2014 1 Sepahan 2–0 Paykan Isfahan
19:30 DST+04:30 Ghafouri 19'
Sukaj 80'
Karami Yellow card 86'
Report Nosrati Yellow card 54' Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
7 August 2014 2 Gostaresh Foolad 0–2 Sepahan Tabriz
18:00 DST+04:30 Report Khalilzadeh Yellow card 20'
Khalatbari 32'
Aghily Yellow card 59'
Pereira 65'
Navidkia Yellow card 68'
Karimi Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Attendance: 610
Referee: Babak Vasilehbar
14 August 2014 3 Sepahan 3–1 Esteghlal Isfahan
19:15 DST+04:30 Hajsafi 27' (pen.)
Sharifi 33'
Aghily Yellow card 44'
Pereira Yellow card 45', 63'
Khalilzadeh Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 90'
Khalatbari Yellow card 69'
Report Fakhreddini 17'
Heydari Yellow card 95'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alireza Faghani
19 August 2014 4 Naft Tehran 3–0 Sepahan Tehran
18:00 DST+04:30 Padovani 32'
Kamyabinia 45'
Beiranvand Yellow card 50'
Ghorbani 67'
Hajmohammadi Yellow card 69'
Padovani Yellow card 75'
Report Moradmand Red card 44'
Hajsafi Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian
24 August 2014 5 Sepahan 1–1 Foolad Isfahan
19:00 DST+04:30 Karami 64'
Sharifi Yellow card 70'
Aghily Yellow card 80'
Report Vakia Yellow card 23'
Badrlou Yellow card 43'
Rafiei 74'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Touraj Haghverdi
29 August 2014 6 Zob Ahan 1–1 Sepahan Isfahan
19:00 DST+04:30 Mosalman 60'
Ashouri Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 80'
Report Khalatbari Yellow card 1'
Sharifi 56'
Karimi Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Seyed Hossein Zargar
4 September 2014 7 Sepahan 1–1 Malavan Isfahan
18:50 DST+04:30 Pereira 5'
Hajsafi Yellow card 78'
Report Rafkhaei 30'
Maeboodi Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Gholamreza Jabbari
11 September 2014 8 Padideh 0–1 Sepahan Mashhad
16:45 DST+04:30 Jovanović Yellow card 35'
Nejadmehdi Yellow card 38'
Gharibi Yellow card 79'
Report Khalatbari 54'
Gordan Yellow card 82'
Aghily Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Samen Al-Aeme Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Babak Vasilehbar
18 September 2014 9 Sepahan 1–1 Saba Qom Isfahan
18:30 DST+04:30 Pereira 81'
Papi Yellow card 84'
Karami Yellow card 90+3'
Report Maquinho 14'
Kalantari Yellow card 29'
Tahmasbi Yellow card 44'
Bayat Yellow card 69'
Badamaki Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shahin Hajbabaei
26 September 2014 10 Tractor Sazi 1–1 Sepahan Tabriz
17:40 IRST+03:30 Khalilzadeh 69' (o.g.)
Gordani Yellow card 74'
Report Khalatbari 48' Stadium: Sahand Stadium
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Seyed Hossein Zargar
3 October 2014 11 Sepahan 1–0 Persepolis Isfahan
18:30 IRST+03:30 Pereira Yellow card 24'
Sharifi 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'
Report Nourmohammadi Yellow card 17'
Haghighi Yellow card 64'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Alireza Faghani
22 October 2014 12 Rah Ahan 1–0 Sepahan Tehran
15:30 IRST+03:30 Hosseinpour 35'
Gholami Yellow card 65'
Report Hajsafi Red card 63'
Khalatbari Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium
Attendance: 371
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
31 October 2014 13 Sepahan 3–2 Esteghlal Khuzestan Isfahan
15:30 IRST+03:30 Ahmadi Yellow card 17'
Sharifi 45+1', 78'
Ghafouri 64'
Report Ousani Yellow card 17', 29'
Heidari Yellow card 34'
Seifollahi Yellow card 42', 51'
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi
21 November 2014 15 Saipa 2 – 2 Sepahan Karaj
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium
4 December 2014 16 Paykan 1 – 2 Sepahan Tehran
Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium
22 Malavan v Sepahan Bandar Anzali
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Round Home Score Away Location
18 October 2014 (18 October 2014) 1/16 Gol Gohar 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Sepahan Sirjan
14:00 DST+03:30 Jomehzadeh 105' (pen.) Stadium: Gol Gohar Stadium
Attendance: 2,000

Friendly Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Round Home Score Away Location
23 June 2014 1 Sepahan 3 – 1 Sepahan B Isfahan, Iran
18:30 UTC+03:30 Sukaj
Ghafouri
Sukaj
Report Safari Stadium: Jaroukan Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
1 July 2014 2 Sepahan 1 – 0 Iran U20 Isfahan, Iran
18:00 UTC+03:30 Papi Report Stadium: Jaroukan Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
4 July 2014 3 Sepahan 4 – 0 Sepahan B Isfahan, Iran
17:00 UTC+03:30 Papi
Sharifi
Karimi
Maftoolkar
Report Stadium: Jaroukan Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
9 July 2014 4 Arsenal Tula Russia 1 – 3 Sepahan Bolu, Turkey
17:00 UTC+03:00 Votinov Report Sharifi
Karimi
Navidkia
Stadium: Bolu Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
12 July 2014 5 Gloria Buzău Romania 1 – 1 Sepahan Bolu, Turkey
17:00 UTC+03:00 Dăniță Report Sharifi Stadium: Bolu Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
15 July 2014 6 Alashkert Armenia 1 – 2 Sepahan Bolu, Turkey
17:00 UTC+03:00 Manasyan Report Aghili
Karimi
Stadium: Bolu Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
23 July 2014 7 Fenerbahçe Turkey 1 – 0 Sepahan Düzce, Turkey
Topuz 20' Stadium: Düzce 18 Temmuz Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
14 November 2014 9 Sepahan 3 – 1 Sepahan B Isfahan, Iran
15:00 UTC+03:30 o.g.'
Maftoolkar
Sharifi
Report Ghalavand Stadium: Jaroukan Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
16 November 2014 10 Sepahan 2 – 2 Zob Ahan Isfahan, Iran
15:00 UTC+03:30 Khalatbari 20'
Papi 37'
Report Farhadi 30'
Mosalman 45'
Stadium: Jaroukan Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
4 January 2015 12 Sepahan 1 – 0 Malavan Kish, Iran
15:00 UTC+03:30 Karimi 8' Report Stadium: Kish Stadium
Attendance: 500

See also

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References

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