1995–96 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.
1995–96 season
PresidentKazem Oliaei
Head coachMansour Pourheidari
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League3rd
Hazfi CupWinners
Top goalscorer
Edmond Akhtar (11)

The 1995–96 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 4th season in the Azadegan League, and their 2nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 51st year in existence as a football club.[1][2]

Player

As of 29 September 2018. [3][4]

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
1 GK Iran IRN Hamid Babazadeh
2 DF Iran IRN Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
3 DF Iran IRN Sadegh Varmazyar
4 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
5 DF Iran IRN Javad Zarincheh
6 MF Iran IRN Mahmoud Fekri
7 MF Iran IRN Kourosh Tashtzar
8 MF Iran IRN Amir Ghalenoei
9 FW Iran IRN Abbas Sarkhab
10 MF Iran IRN Iman Alami
11 FW Iran IRN Ali Akarian
12 FW Iran IRN Edmond Akhtar
13 DF Iran IRN Davoud Mahabadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nouri
15 MF Iran IRN Ghasem Sianaki
16 MF Iran IRN Ali Hajakbari
17 DF Iran IRN Alireza Mansourian
18 MF Iran IRN Seyed Jalal Pourmousa
19 MF Iran IRN Serjik Teymourian
20 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Taghavi
21 MF Iran IRN Kamyar Kardar
22 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Mehranpour
23 MF Iran IRN Behrouz Parvareshkhah
24 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
— GK Iran IRN Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
— MF Iran IRN Nasser Abbasi
— Iran IRN Jaures Ghazaryan

Pre-season and friendlies

Esteghlal Iran 2 – 1 Singapore Singapore Tehran, Iran
Behrouz Parvareshkhah
Ali Akarian 		Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: In this match Shahin Bayani Goodbyed from football.

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Azadegan League — — 3rd 18 May 1995
Hazfi Cup 1/8 finals — Winners 8 August 1995 8 July 1996

Updated to match played 20 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Main article: 1995–96 Azadegan League

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 15 12 3 33 18 +15 57 Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship
2 Bahman 30 13 12 5 47 24 +23 51
3 Esteghlal 30 14 9 7 41 26 +15 51 Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
4 PAS 30 13 6 11 33 35 −2 45
5 Sepahan 30 11 9 10 40 34 +6 42
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Hazfi Cup

Round of 16

8 August 1995 (1995-08-08) First leg Basij Tabriz 0 – 1 Esteghlal Tabriz
Ali Akarian Stadium: Takhti Stadium
9 February 1995 (1995-02-09) Second leg Esteghlal 4 – 2
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Basij Tabriz Tehran
Kamyar Kardar
Sadegh Varmazyar pen.'
Abbas Sarkhab 		Stadium: Azadi Stadium

1/8 finals

1/8 finals Esteghlal 3 – 0 Pars Khodro Tehran Tehran
Abbas Sarkhab
Mahmoud Fekri
Alireza Mansourian 		Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals Keshavarz 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Fred Malekian

Semifinal

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

Final

28 June 1996 (1996-06-28) First leg Bargh Shiraz 1 – 3 Esteghlal Shiraz
Samad Marfavi
Alireza Mansourian 		Stadium: Shohadaye Artesh Stadium
8 July 1996 (1996-07-08) Second leg Esteghlal 2 – 0
(5 – 1 agg.)		 Bargh Shiraz Tehran
Amir Ghalenoei Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

References

  1. ^ Iran Football League in 1995–96
  2. ^ "بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 75-1374".
  3. ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1995–96". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. ^ 1995–96 Esteghlal F.C. Squad