TEHRAN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Rasoul Khatibi was named as the head coach of Iran's Tractor Sazi of Tabriz soccer club with an undisclosed three-year contract, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Khatibi, who is a former member of the Iranian national team and has played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga and Sharjah FC in the UAE Pro-League, replaced ...

Irans Sepahan defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the AFC Champions League (ACL). Elsewhere, Tractor Sazi played out a goalless draw against Lekhwia in Doha. Sepahan defeated Al Hilal 3-2 in Isfahans Fooladshahr Stadium. In the match of Group D, Ervin Bulku gave a lead to the Isfahan-based team after 17 minutes into the match. Brazilian Segundo ...

TEHRAN, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Tractorsazi Tabriz ofIranwas held to a 3-3 draw by El Jaish of Qatar in Group A of the 2013 Asian Champions League, Tehran Times daily reported on Wednesday. In the match held in Doha's Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday, Flavio Emanuel Lopes Paixao opened the scoring for the visiting team in the 24th minute. El Jaish Brazilian ...