PLDC - Tractor FC secured a 2–0 away win over Al Gharafa SC to book their place in the AFC Champions League Elite Round of 16.
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Hashemnezhad, AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26
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PLDC - Al Hussein SC staged a comeback to defeat Esteghlal FC 3–2 in the second leg of the AFC Champions League Two Round of 16, advancing 4–2 on aggregate to the quarter-finals.
AFC Champions League Two 2025, Jasir Asani
PLDC - Dragan Skočić is reportedly set to leave Tractor SC, although the club has not yet released an official statement. Reports from Qatar indicate the separation is already happening.
Shoja Khalilzadeh, Dragan Skocic
PLDC - Spain’s football federation has withdrawn from a planned friendly against Iran’s national team, citing political pressure following recent events and EU actions.
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PLDC - Sepahan were held to a 2–2 draw by Al Ahli (Qatar) in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Round of 16 in Doha.
Arash Rezavand, Ricardo Alves Coelho da Silva, AFC Champions League Two 2025
PLDC - Al Sadd kept their AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26 hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Tractor in Doha.
AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26
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PLDC - Al Hussein of Jordan claimed a 1–0 away win over Esteghlal in the first leg of the AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 Round of 16, played at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.
PLDC - According to an official announcement by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the three Iranian teams Tractor, Esteghlal, and Sepahan will host their opponents in the AFC competitions at neutral venues.
AFC Champions League Elite 2025/26, AFC Champions League Two 2025
PLDC - According to reports, Omid Ravankhah, head coach of Iran’s U-23 national football team, was briefly detained and questioned upon his arrival in Tehran from Dubai. Security forces reportedly confiscated his passport and later allowed him to leave the airport.
Omid Ravankhah, AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026
PLDC - Esteghlal faced Tractor in Week 16 of the Iranian Pro League and were held to a goalless draw, while none of the club’s foreign players were present.
PLDC - Following the cancellation of Tractor FC’s match against Shams Azar in the Iranian Hazfi Cup due to the team’s failure to travel to Qazvin, Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that the Croatian embassy had warned Tractor head coach Dragan Skocic not to leave his residence in Tabriz because of security concerns in Iran.
PLDC - Omid Reza Ravankhah, head coach of Iran’s U-23 national football team, openly expressed his support for the Iranian people and the national uprising against the Islamic Republic following the match against Lebanon in the Asian Championship.
Omid Ravankhah, AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026
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PLDC - Korea Republic and IR Iran played out a 0–0 draw in their opening Group C match of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 on Wednesday.
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