1993–94 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal
1993–94 season
PresidentKazem Oliaei
Head coachYevgeni Skomorokhov
StadiumAzadi Stadium
League 31st
Hazfi CupQuarter Final
Tehran Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Abbas Sarkhab (10)
All: Abbas Sarkhab (11)

The 1993–94 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's first season in the League 3, and the only absence in the top division of Iranian football. Esteghlal was also competing in the Hazfi Cup, and it was its 49th year in existence as a football club.[1][2][3][4]

Player

As of 29 September 2018. [5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Iran IRN Hamid Babazadeh
— GK Iran IRN Hossein Torabpour
— GK Iran IRN Pirouz Joghtapour
— DF Iran IRN Javad Zarincheh
— MF Iran IRN Ghasem Sianaki
— DF Iran IRN Shahin Bayani
— MF Iran IRN Iman Alami
— FW Iran IRN Abbas Sarkhab
— MF Iran IRN Mahmoud Fekri
— MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Mehranpour
— MF Iran IRN Ali Hajakbari
— MF Iran IRN Ghasem Keshavarz
— DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nouri
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Iran IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
— MF Iran IRN Kourosh Tashtzar
— MF Iran IRN Jamshid Amirkhanlou
— Iran IRN Jaures Ghazaryan
— MF Iran IRN Amir Ghalenoei
— DF Iran IRN Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
— DF Iran IRN Sadegh Varmazyar
— DF Iran IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
— Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Haddadi
— DF Iran IRN Hamid Sarabadani
— FW Iran IRN Kamyar Kardar
— MF Iran IRN Shahrokh Bayani

Pre-season and friendlies

20 May 1993 (1993-05-20) Esteghlal Shahrud 0–4 Esteghlal Shahrud
Stadium: Takhti
Referee: Mostafa Haghighati
2 June 1993 (1993-06-02) Esteghlal 3–2 Malavan Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
4 June 1993 (1993-06-04) Esteghlal Iran 1–2 Brazil Grêmio Tehran, Iran
  • Sarkhab 43'
Caio 30', 54'
 Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan
11 October 1993 (1993-10-11) Esteghlal 0–1 Motahed Tehran Tehran
Stadium: Ekbatan
Referee: Kamal Noazar
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) Keshavarz Minab 0–4 Esteghlal Bandar Abbas
31 January 1994 (1994-01-31) Sahel Bandar Abbas 0–3 Esteghlal Bandar Abbas

Naghsh-e Jahan Isfahan

9 June 1993 (1993-06-09) 1 Esteghlal 2–2 Fath Tehran Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Manouchehr Ildrum
12 June 1993 (1993-06-12) 2 Tractor Sazi 2–3 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Referee: Mehdi Akhavan
14 June 1993 (1993-06-14) 3 Siman Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Referee: Javad Fasihfar
17 June 1993 (1993-06-17) Semi-finals Esteghlal 0–2 Ararat Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mehdi Akhavan
18 June 1993 (1993-06-18) Third place Zob Ahan 0–1 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mostafa Daneshvar

Kuwait Friendship Cup

This tournament was held in Kuwait on the occasion of the farewell of Mahboub Juma'a, the captain of Al-Salmiya and the Kuwait national football team.[7][8][9]

13 October 1993 (1993-10-13) 1 Al-Kuwait Kuwait 1–0 Iran Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Zidane 35'
 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club
15 October 1993 (1993-10-15) 2 Al-Ismaily Egypt 3–1 Iran Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club
17 October 1993 (1993-10-17) 3 Al-Salmiya Kuwait 0–1 Iran Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club

Competitions

League 3

Main article: 1994–95 League 3

First round

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Esteghlal 14 11 2 1 32 9 +23 24 Qualification for the Second round
2 Shamoushak Noshahr 14 11 1 2 28 7 +21 23
3 Aboomoslem 14 6 3 5 23 18 +5 15
4 Ostandar Urmia 14 4 5 5 18 15 +3 13
5 Basij Zanjan 14 4 1 9 15 22 −7 9
6 Aluminium Sazi Arak 14 3 2 9 15 27 −12 8
7 Javid Karaj 14 2 3 9 7 24 −17 7
8 Rah Ahan Shahrud 14 2 3 9 15 32 −17 7
Source: Competitions
Matches
1 Esteghlal 1–1 Ostandar Urmia
2 Rah Ahan Shahrud 0–4 Esteghlal
3 Esteghlal 2–1 Shamoushak Noshahr
4 Esteghlal 3–0 Basij Zanjan
5 Javid Karaj 1–3 Esteghlal
6 Esteghlal 5–0 Aluminium Sazi Arak
7 Aboomoslem 1–2 Esteghlal
8 Ostandar Urmia 1–1 Esteghlal
9 Esteghlal 5–1 Rah Ahan Shahrud
10 Shamoushak Noshahr 1–0 Esteghlal
11 Basij Zanjan 0–1 Esteghlal
12 Esteghlal 1–0 Javid Karaj
13 Aluminium Sazi Arak 1–2 Esteghlal
14 Esteghlal 2–1 Aboomoslem

Second round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Esteghlal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 7 Qualification for the Semi-final round
2 Tolypers Qazvin 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7
3 Poora 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
4 Iranjavan Bushehr 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4
Source: Competitions
Matches
1 Esteghlal 0–0 Poora
2 Esteghlal 6–2 Iranjavan Bushehr
3 Tolypers Qazvin 2–1 Esteghlal
4 Poora 0–1 Esteghlal
5 Iranjavan Bushehr 1–1 Esteghlal
6 Esteghlal 1–1 Tolypers Qazvin

Semi-final

First leg Esteghlal 1–0 Pars Khodro
Second leg Pars Khodro 0–1
(0 – 2 agg.)		 Esteghlal

Final

First leg Esteghlal 0–0 Polyacryl
Second leg Polyacryl 0–1
(0 – 1 agg.)		 Esteghlal

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1993–94 Hazfi Cup

Round of 64

30 April 1993 (1993-04-30) First leg Rah Ahan Shahrud 1–1 Esteghlal Shahrud
Stadium: Takhti
7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) Second leg Esteghlal 3–2
(4–3 agg.)		 Ararat Tehran Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 15,000

Round of 32

14 May 1993 (1993-05-14) First leg Esteghlal 1–1 Payam Khorasan Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 25,000
24 May 1993 (1993-05-24) Second leg Payam Khorasan (w/o)
(1–4 agg.)		 Esteghlal Mashhad
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 4,000

Round of 16

26 July 1993 (1993-07-26) First leg Nassaji Mazandaran 1–1 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
Stadium: Vatani
Attendance: 25,000
15 May 1993 (1993-05-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0–0
(1–1 agg.)		 Nassaji Mazandaran Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 5,000

Quarter Final

5 November 1993 (1993-11-05) First leg Jonoob Ahvaz 0–0 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Stadium: Takhti
Attendance: 25,000
15 November 1993 (1993-11-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0–1
(0–1 agg.)		 Jonoob Ahvaz Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 45,000

Tehran Super Cup

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal 6 4 2 0 9 5 +4 10 Champion
2 Keshavarz 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 9
3 Bank Tejarat 6 2 3 1 12 11 +1 7
4 PAS 6 1 4 1 10 9 +1 6
5 Pars Khodro 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 5
6 Ararat Tehran 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 3
7 Poora 6 0 2 4 6 14 −8 2
Source: Competitions

Matches

28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) 1 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Bank Tejarat Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 May 1994 (1994-05-08) 2 Poora 3 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
13 May 1994 (1994-05-13) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 1 PAS Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
20 May 1994 (1994-05-20) 4 Pars Khodro 3 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
25 May 1994 (1994-05-25) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Keshavarz Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
29 May 1994 (1994-05-29) 6 Ararat Tehran 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

References

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  5. ^ "1993–94 Esteghlal F.C. Squad". National Football Teams.
  6. ^ "Esteghlal Tehran - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 1993–94". Football Database.
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