1999–2000 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.

1999–2000 season
President	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Head coach	Yevgeni Skomorokhov (until 23 February 2000) Mansour Pourheidari (From 23 February 2000)
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
Azadegan League	Runners-up
Hazfi Cup	Winners
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ali Latifi (5) All: Ali Latifi (14)
Home colours Away colours

The 1999–2000 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 8th season in the Azadegan League, and their 6th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and 55th year in existence as a football club.

Player

As of 1 September 1999. ^[1]

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  IRN Parviz Boroumand — GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi — GK  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei — GK  IRN Mohammad Ali Yahyavi — DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri — DF  IRN Reza Hassanzadeh — DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh — DF  IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh — DF  IRN Mohammad Khorramgah — MF  IRN Kazem Mahmoudi — MF  IRN Ali Chini — MF  IRN Mohammad Taghavi — MF  IRN Attila Hejazi — MF  IRN Javid Shokri — MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht — MF  IRN Farzad Majidi — MF  IRN Afshin Hajipour — MF  IRN Dariush Yazdani — MF  IRN Behzad Dadashzadeh — MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani — MF  IRN Adel Hardani — MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi — FW  IRN Farhad Majidi — FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour — FW  IRN Mohammad Momeni — FW  IRN Fred Malekian — FW  IRN Ali Latifi — FW  IRN Ali Mousavi — FW  IRN Mohsen Garousi

Pre-season and friendlies

Fortuna Köln v Esteghlal

2 June 1999 (1999-06-02)

Fortuna Köln

0 – 0

Esteghlal

Leverkusen, Germany

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Esteghlal

5 June 1999 (1999-06-05)	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4 – 1	Esteghlal	Leverkusen, Germany
			Farhad Majidi

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Esteghlal

8 June 1999 (1999-06-08)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Leverkusen, Germany
			Farhad Majidi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Azadegan League	—	—	Runners-up	13 Augustus 1999	21 May 2000
Hazfi Cup	Round of 16	—	Winner	8 December 1999	16 June 2000
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	—	—	Second round	14 September 2000	17 November 2000

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Main article: 1999–2000 Azadegan League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	26	15	9	2	45	23	+22	54	Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship
2	Esteghlal	26	12	11	3	32	16	+16	47	Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
3	Fajr Sepasi	26	11	11	4	37	18	+19	44
4	Sepahan	26	11	9	6	28	19	+9	42
5	Zob Ahan	26	11	6	9	35	29	+6	39

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	12	11	3	32	16	+16	47	6	6	1	14	6	+8	6	5	2	18	10	+8

Last updated: 17 June 2000.
Source: RSSSF

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	D

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Tractor Sazi v Esteghlal

13 August 1999 (1999-08-13) 1	Tractor Sazi	1 – 3	Esteghlal	Tabriz
	Davoud Rostami 8'		Mohammad Navazi 25' (pen.) Alireza Nikbakht 32' Farhad Majidi 50'	Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium

Esteghlal v Saipa

20 August 1999 (1999-08-20) 2	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Saipa	Tehran
	Farhad Majidi 85'		Pejman Jamshidi 88'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sepahan v Esteghlal

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 3	Sepahan	1 – 4	Esteghlal	Isfahan
	Majid Basirat 75'		Ali Latifi 30' Behzad Dadashzadeh 40' Alireza Nikbakht 79' Mohammad Navazi 85' (pen.)

Esteghlal v Chooka Talesh

2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 4	Esteghlal	2 – 0	Chooka Talesh	Tehran
	Mahmoud Fekri 8' Farhad Majidi 81'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Esteghlal

24 September 1999 (1999-09-24) 5	Persepolis	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Foolad v Esteghlal

28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 6	Foolad	2 – 0	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
	Amir Khalifeh-Asl 48', 59'			Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Bahman v Esteghlal

3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 7	Bahman	0 – 3	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Farhad Majidi 41' Mohammad Navazi 47' (pen.) Ahmad Momenzadeh 87'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Irsotter

7 October 1999 (1999-10-07) 8	Esteghlal	2 – 0	Irsotter	Tehran
	Ali Latifi 44' Alireza Nikbakht 50'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sanat Naft v Esteghlal

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 9	Sanat Naft	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Abadan
			Sattar Hamedani 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

24 October 1999 (1999-10-24) 10	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Zob Ahan	Tehran
	Mahmoud Fekri 23' (25)		Reza Sahebi 67'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

PAS Tehran v Esteghlal

29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) 11	PAS Tehran	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
	Aref Mohammadvand 38'		Alireza Akbarpour 35'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal

8 November 1999 (1999-11-08) 12	Fajr Sepasi	3 – 0	Esteghlal	Shiraz
	Reza Rezaei-Kamal 70' (pen.) Esmaeili 82'			Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium

Esteghlal v Aboomoslem

14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 13	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Aboomoslem	Tehran
	Ali Latifi 55'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Tractor Sazi

24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) 14	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Tractor Sazi	Tehran
	Behzad Dadashzadeh 50'		Ali Zarei 30'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Saipa v Esteghlal

13 February 2000 (2000-02-13) 15	Saipa	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Kazem Mahmoudi 55'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Sepahan

30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) 16	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Sepahan	Tehran
	Mohammad Niksirat 48' Alireza Akbarpour 76'		Levon Stepanyan 57'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Chooka Talesh v Esteghlal

8 February 2000 (2000-02-08) 17	Chooka Talesh	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Talesh
				Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium

Esteghlal v Persepolis

27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) 18	Esteghlal	0 – 2	Persepolis	Tehran
			Mehdi Hasheminasab 8' Payan Rafat 81'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Foolad

23 February 2000 (2000-02-23) 19	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Foolad	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Bahman

3 March 2000 (2000-03-03) 20	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Bahman	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Irsotter v Esteghlal

8 March 2000 (2000-03-08) 21	Irsotter	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Noshahr
	Omid Rezaei 72'		Arastoo Mohammadi 74'	Stadium: Shohada-ye Nowshahr Stadium

Esteghlal v Sanat Naft

12 March 2000 (2000-03-12) 22	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Sanat Naft	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

28 April 2000 (2000-04-28) 23	Zob Ahan	1 – 4	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
	Davoud Mahabadi 63'		Ali Latifi 26' Alireza Akbarpour 53' Dariush Yazdani 70' Mohammad Navazi 79'	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

Esteghlal v PAS Tehran

5 May 2000 (2000-05-05) 24	Esteghlal	3 – 0	PAS Tehran	Tehran
	Ali Latifi 15' Behzad Dadashzadeh 29' Mahmoud Fekri 53'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 25	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Aboomoslem v Esteghlal

21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 26	Aboomoslem	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Mashhad
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Hazfi Cup

Round of 16

Mes Kerman v Esteghlal

8 December 1999 (1999-12-08) First leg	Mes Kerman	0 – 3	Esteghlal	Kerman
			Mahmoud Fekri 42' Alireza Akbarpour 56' Ali Latifi 58'	Stadium: Salimikia Stadium

Esteghlal v Mes Kerman

15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) Second leg	Esteghlal	5 – 0 (8 – 0 agg.)	Mes Kerman	Tehran
	Alireza Akbarpour 49' Afshin Hajipour 56' Mohammad Navazi 60' (pen.) Ali Latifi 61' 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Takhti Stadium

1/8 finals

Esteghlal v Keshavarz

20 April 2000 (2000-04-20)	Esteghlal	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Keshavarz	Tehran
	Behzad Dadashzadeh 69' Sattar Hamedani 111'		Hossein Pashaei 73'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

Irsotter v Esteghlal

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) First leg	Irsotter	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Noshahr
	Omidreza Ramezani 16'		Bahman Tahmasebi 1'	Stadium: Shohada

Esteghlal v Irsotter

26 May 2000 (2000-05-26) Second leg	Esteghlal	6 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.)	Irsotter	Tehran
	Alireza Nikbakht 19' Dariush Yazdani 23', 49', 85', 91' Behzad Nashta 29' (o.g.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinal

Esteghlal v Saipa

31 May 2000 (2000-05-31)	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Saipa	Tehran
	Dariush Yazdani 36', 78'		Mojtaba Taghavi 50'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Final

Esteghlal v Bahman

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16)	Esteghlal	3 – 1	Bahman	Tehran
	Mohammad Navazi 45', 57' Ali Latifi 82'		Reza Jabbari 90'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Esteghlal v Homenmen

14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First leg	Esteghlal	7 – 0	Homenmen	Tehran, Iran
	Ali Latifi 20', 55', 85' Farhad Majidi 34', 64', 66' Alireza Akbarpour 67'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Homenmen v Esteghlal

22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second leg	Homenmen	0 – 8 (0 – 15 agg.)	Esteghlal	Beirut, Lebanon
			Alireza Nikbakht 32' Ali Latifi 38', 89' Ahmad Momenzadeh 42' Farhad Majidi 63', 75', 85', 86'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round

Al Ittihad v Esteghlal

3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) First leg	Al Ittihad	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Hamzah Idris 27' (pen.)

Esteghlal v Al Ittihad

17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second leg	Esteghlal	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Al Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
	Mahmoud Fekri 75'		Muhammad Hasavi 90'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

• 1999–2000 Azadegan League
• 1999–2000 Hazfi Cup
• 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

References

1. "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 1999–2000". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

External links

• RSSSF