1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.
1996–97 season
PresidentAli Fathollahzadeh
Head coachNasser Hejazi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League6th
Hazfi CupQuarterfinal
Asian Club Championship4th
Top goalscorer
Samad Marfavi (13)

The 1996–97 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 5th season in the Azadegan League, and their 3rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Caspian Cup and Turkmenistan President's Cup, and 52nd year in existence as a football club.[1][2]

Player

As of 1 September 2018. [3][4][5]

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 Behzad Gholampour
2 MF Iran IRN Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
3 DF Iran IRN Sadegh Varmazyar
4 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
5 DF Iran IRN Javad Zarincheh
8 MF Iran IRN Amir Ghalenoei
9 FW Iran IRN Samad Marfavi
10 MF Iran IRN Alireza Mansourian
11 FW Iran IRN Ali Akarian
12 FW Iran IRN Edmond Akhtar
14 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nouri
15 DF Iran IRN Dariush Yazdi
16 MF Iran IRN Ali Hajakbari
17 MF Iran IRN Attila Hejazi
18 DF Iran IRN Davoud Hosseini
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Iran IRN Serjik Teymourian
20 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Taghavi
22 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Mehranpour
23 MF Iran IRN Behrouz Parvareshkhah
24 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
25 MF Iran IRN Javid Shokri
— GK Iran IRN Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
— GK Iran IRN Nima Kheyrandish
— DF Iran IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
— MF Iran IRN Ghasem Keshavarz
— MF Iran IRN Mehrdad Amin-Shirazi
— MF Iran IRN Hashem Heydari
— FW Iran IRN Alireza Akbarpour
— FW Iran IRN Fred Malekian

Pre-season and friendlies

27 January 1997 (1997-01-27) 1 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Bank Melli Tehran
Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium
8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 2 Aboomoslem 0 – 0 Esteghlal Mashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
10 March 1997 (1997-03-10) 3 Payam Khorasan 1 – 0 Esteghlal Mashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Sedaghat Cup

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1 Al-Hilal Sudan 1 – 3 Iran Esteghlal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) 2 Esteghlal Iran 1 – 2 Egypt El-Mansoura Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
27 April 1997 (1997-04-27) 3 Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3 – 4 Iran Esteghlal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Naghsh-e Jahan Cup

1 Zob Ahan Iran 1 – 1 Iran Esteghlal Isfahan
2 Polyacryl Iran 0 – 1 Iran Esteghlal Isfahan
3 Esteghlal Iran 2 – 1 Turkmenistan Turan Isfahan
Semifinal Sepahan Iran 1 – 0 Iran Esteghlal Isfahan
Play-off Polyacryl Iran 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Iran Esteghlal Isfahan

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Azadegan League — — 6th 1 July 1996 11 July 1997
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Quarterfinal 14 June 1996 15 August 1997
Asian Cup Winners' Cup — — 4th 26 November 1996

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Main article: 1996–97 Azadegan League

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 PAS Tehran 30 11 15 4 37 22 +15 48
5 Sanat Naft 30 11 9 10 37 38 −1 42
6 Esteghlal 30 11 8 11 42 39 +3 41
7 Payam Mashhad 30 9 13 8 37 37 0 40
8 Bargh Shiraz 30 11 6 13 26 27 −1 39 Qualification for the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners Cup
Source: RSSSF

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

14 June 1996 (1996-06-14) First leg Fajr Sepah Urmia 0 – 2 Esteghlal Urmia
21 June 1996 (1996-06-21) Second leg Esteghlal 1 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Fajr Sepah Urmia Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Round of 16

2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) First leg Machine Sazi 0 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) Second leg Esteghlal 3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		 Machine Sazi Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinal

15 August 1997 (1997-08-15) Quarterfinal Bahman 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Second round

First leg Navbahor Namangan Uzbekistan 4 – 1 Iran Esteghlal Namangan, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Second leg Esteghlal Iran 3 – 0
(4 – 4 agg.)		 Uzbekistan Navbahor Namangan Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Quarterfinal

First leg Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent Kazakhstan 0 – 1 Iran Esteghlal Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) Second leg Esteghlal Iran 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals

24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) Semifinals Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		 Iran Esteghlal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Play-off

26 November 1996 (1996-11-26) Play-off Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1 – 0 Iran Esteghlal Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kim Ki-Nam 7'

See also

References

  1. ^ Iran Football League in 1996–97
  2. ^ 1996–98 Esteghlal FC season
  3. ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1996–97". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. ^ 1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. Squad
  5. ^ Esteghlal squad 1996–97