On Wednesday, the Iranian football team was defeated against Saudi Arabian Al Ittihad 4-0 in the AFC Champions League Group A at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

Sepahan was knocked out of the competition.

Stimac replaced Hossein Faraki in November but was forced to withdraw from Isfahan-based team after a poor run of results.

Titleholder Sepahan is 11th in the Iranian Professional League.