After the conclusion of the Hazfi Cup final match in which Zob Ahan managed to beat Naft Tehran 3-1 to lift the cup for the third time , Carlos Queiroz added 3 more players from the two teams to Team Melli squad.
Vahid Amiri , Alireza Birnavand from Naft Tehran and Ghassim Haddadifar from Zob Ahan are the additional players who will join the squad with immediate effect.
Vahid Amiri is arguably one of the best players in this season. A player full of class whose performance helped his team challenge for the title and qualified to the quarter finals of the AFC Champions League. His teammate Alireza Biranvand has not been his best after some shaky displays, however he remains one of the most promising young and upcoming goalkeeper in Iran with an exceptional hand throws the like of which is rarely seen in football.
Haddadifar is one of the veterans of Team Melli despite the fact that has not managed to impose himself as a starter. Haddadifar has been consistently playing well for his club.
Team Melli is practicing on daily basis until the flight to Tashkent for the friendly match versus Uzbekistan before proceeding to Turkmenistan.
Revised Team Melli Squad
| Player's Name | Caps | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKHBARI, Mohammadreza | 0 | Saipa | |
| AMIRI, Vahid | 5 | 1 | Naft Tehran |
| AZMOUN, Sardar | 8 | 4 | Rubin Kazan |
| BIRANVAND, Alireza | 1 | 0 | Naft Tehran |
| BEIGZADEH, Hashim | 20 | 1 | Esteghlal |
| EBRAHIMI, Omid | 9 | 0 | Esteghlal |
| EZZATOLAHEI , Saeed | 0 | Atletico Madrid | |
| GHAFOORI, Vourya | 8 | 0 | Sepahan |
| GHOOCHANNEJAD, Reza | 25 | 13 | Al Wakrah |
| HADDADIFAR, Ghassim | 18 | 0 | Zob Ahan |
| HAGHIGHI, Alireza | 16 | 0 | FC Penafiel |
| HAJSAFY, Ehsan | 67 | 4 | Sepahan |
| HEYDARI, Khosrow | 55 | 0 | Esteghlal |
| HOSSEINI, Jalal | 96 | 6 | Al Ahli |
| KNANI-ZADEGAN, Mohammad Hossein | 0 | Malavan | |
| MAKANI, Sousha | 3 | 0 | Persepolis |
| MOHAMMADI, Milad | 0 | Rah Ahan | |
| MONTAZERI, Pejman | 28 | 1 | Umm Salal |
| POURALIGANJI, Morteza | 6 | 1 | Tianjin Teda |
| POURGHAZ, Ezzatollah | 0 | Malavan | |
| REZAEIAN, Ramin | 3 | 0 | Rah Ahan |
| SHARIFI, Mehdi | 2 | 0 | Sepahan |
| SHOJAEI, Masoud | 60 | 6 | Al Shahaniya |
| TAROMI , Mehdi | 0 | Persepolis | |
| TEYMOURIAN, Andranik | 90 | 9 | Tractorsazi |
| TORABI, Mehdi | 0 | Saipa |