Javad Nekounam stepped down as the team's head coach following a 2-0 loss against Al Sadd of Qatar in the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite last week.
Now the Iranian club is looking to find a replacement for Nekounam.
Bulgarian coach Ivaylo Petev, Portuguese Ricardo Sa Pinto and former Esteghlal captain Farhad Majidi are also among the candidates to lead the team.
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh has been named the team’s interim coach.