2001–02 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.

2001–02 season
President	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Head coach	Mansour Pourheidari
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
IPL	2nd
Hazfi Cup	Champions
Asian Club Championship	Third place
Top goalscorer	League: Sirous Dinmohammadi (8) All: Faraz Fatemi (19)
Home colours Away colours

The 2001–02 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 1st season in the Iran Pro League, and their 8th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 57th year in existence as a football club.

Club

Kit

Supplier: Daei SWE
Sponsor(s): LG

Home Kit

Away Kit

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Mansour Pourheidari
Assistant coach	Gholamhossein Mazloomi
Goalkeepers coach	Mansour Rashidi
Fitness coach	Valiollah Salehnia
Doctor	Dr. Amin Norouzi
Director	Nasrollah Abdollahi

Other information

Chairman	Hossein Gharib
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m)

Player

As of 1 September 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2001–02^[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 1 GK  IRN Parviz Boroumand 4 DF  IRN Mohammad Khorramgah 5 DF  IRN Davoud Seyed Abbasi 6 DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri 7 DF  IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh 8 MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi 9 FW  IRN Ali Mousavi 10 DF  IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh 11 MF  IRN Yadollah Akbari 12 MF  IRN Mojahed Khaziravi 14 MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi 15 MF  IRN Farzad Majidi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour 17 FW  IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh 18 FW  IRN Faraz Fatemi 19 DF  IRN Pirouz Ghorbani 20 DF  IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab 21 DF  IRN Arastou Mohammadi 22 MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht 24 MF  AZE Rufat Guliev 29 GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi 31 GK  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei — DF  IRN Saeed Beigi — MF  IRN Behzad Dadashzadeh

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2001–02 Iran Pro League	—	—	Runners-up	November 4, 2001	May 28, 2002
2001–02 Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Winner	December 2, 2001	June 11, 2002
2001–02 Asian Club Championship	—	—	Third-place	December 21, 2001	April 5, 2002

Updated to match played 03 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Main article: 2001–02 Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Persepolis (C)	26	13	10	3	36	23	+13	49	Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Esteghlal	26	13	9	4	38	21	+17	48	Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification
3	Foolad	26	12	9	5	32	23	+9	45
4	Pas	26	10	13	3	39	24	+15	43
5	Aboumoslem	26	11	7	8	40	31	+9	40

Updated to match(es) played on 1 Sep 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]
(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	13	9	4	38	21	+17	48	7	5	1	25	12	+13	6	4	3	13	9	+4

Last updated: 17 June 2013.
Source: Ipl Stats

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	L

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Bargh Shiraz v Esteghlal

1	Bargh Shiraz	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Shiraz
	64'		Ali Mousavi 78'	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium

Esteghlal v PAS

2	Esteghlal	1 – 3	PAS	Tehran
	Ali Mousavi 18'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Tractor Sazi

3	Esteghlal	4 – 0	Tractor Sazi	Tehran
	Mohammad Navazi Sirous Dinmohammadi Yadollah Akbari Farzad Majidi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

4	Zob Ahan	2 – 1	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
			Sirous Dinmohammadi 74'	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

Esteghlal v Esteghlal Rasht

5	Esteghlal	3 – 2	Esteghlal Rasht	Tehran
	Farzad Majidi Own Goals Davoud Seyed Abbasi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Saipa v Esteghlal

6	Saipa	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Farzad Majidi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi

7	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
	Faraz Fatemi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Foolad v Esteghlal

8	Foolad	1 – 2	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
			Mohammad Navazi Alireza Akbarpour	Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Esteghlal v Persepolis

9	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Persepolis	Tehran
	Mohammad Navazi 38' (pen.)		Reza Jabbari 25' Ali Ansarian  ?'  87'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sepahan v Esteghlal

10	Sepahan	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Isfahan
			Faraz Fatemi 34'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

Esteghlal v Aboomoslem

11	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Aboomoslem	Tehran
	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh 45' Rufat Guliev			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Paykan v Esteghlal

12	Paykan	1 – 3	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Sirous Dinmohammadi Faraz Fatemi Mojahed Khaziravi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Malavan

13	Esteghlal	4 – 0	Malavan	Tehran
	Alireza Nikbakht 40' Ahmad Momenzadeh Ahmad Momenzadeh Faraz Fatemi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Bargh Shiraz

14	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Bargh Shiraz	Tehran
	Sirous Dinmohammadi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

PAS v Esteghlal

15	PAS	2 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Sirous Dinmohammadi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Tractor Sazi v Esteghlal

16	Tractor Sazi	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Tabriz
			Faraz Fatemi 83'	Stadium: Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

17	Esteghlal	2 – 2	Zob Ahan	Tehran
	Ahmad Momenzadeh Mohammad Navazi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal Rasht v Esteghlal

18	Esteghlal Rasht	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Rasht
			Ali Mousavi 28'	Stadium: Azodi Stadium

Esteghlal v Saipa

19	Esteghlal	2 – 2	Saipa	Tehran
	Alireza Nikbakht 40' Sirous Dinmohammadi 68'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal

20	Fajr Sepasi	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Shiraz
				Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium

Esteghlal v Foolad

21	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Foolad	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Esteghlal

22	Persepolis	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht  86'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Sepahan

23	Esteghlal	3 – 0	Sepahan	Tehran
	Mohammad Navazi 10' Javad Mohagheghian 46' (o.g.) Sirous Dinmohammadi 86'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Aboomoslem v Esteghlal

24	Aboomoslem	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Mashhad
			Faraz Fatemi	Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Esteghlal v Paykan

25	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Paykan	Tehran
	Faraz Fatemi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Malavan v Esteghlal

26	Malavan	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Anzali
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

Lashgar 30 Gorgan v Esteghlal

First leg	Lashgar 30 Gorgan	1 – 4	Esteghlal	Gorgan
			Faraz Fatemi Faraz Fatemi Faraz Fatemi Davoud Seyed Abbasi

Esteghlal v Lashgar 30 Gorgan

Second leg	Esteghlal	3 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.)	Lashgar 30 Gorgan	Tehran
	Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab Faraz Fatemi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Round of 16

PAS Tehran v Esteghlal

	PAS Tehran	2 – 4	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Ahmad Momenzadeh Sirous Dinmohammadi Mohammad Navazi Mojahed Khaziravi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

First leg	Zob Ahan	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
				Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

Second leg	Esteghlal	3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Zob Ahan	Tehran
	Ahmad Momenzadeh Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Mohammad Navazi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinal

Sepahan v Esteghlal

First leg	Sepahan	4 – 2	Esteghlal	Isfahan
	17' 48' 50' 55'		Yadollah Akbari 57' Ali Mousavi 64'	Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

Esteghlal v Sepahan

Second leg	Esteghlal	3 – 1 (5 – 5 agg.)	Sepahan	Tehran
	Yadollah Akbari 13' (pen.) Faraz Fatemi 78' Ahmad Momenzadeh 82'		90'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Final

Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal

First leg	Fajr Sepasi	1 – 2	Esteghlal	Shiraz
			Yadollah Akbari 57' Sirous Dinmohammadi 87'	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi

Second leg	Esteghlal	2 – 2 (4 – 3 agg.)	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
	Ali Mousavi 7', 38'		6' 20'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Club Championship

Main article: 2001–02 Asian Club Championship

First round

Esteghlal v Al-Hekmeh

	Esteghlal	w/o	Al-Hekmeh
Note: Al-Hekmeh withdrew

Second round

Al-Ittihad v Esteghlal

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) First leg	Al-Ittihad	3 – 2	Esteghlal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Nikbakht o.g.'		Nikbakht 16' Fekri 44'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium

Esteghlal v Al-Ittihad

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) Second leg	Esteghlal	2 – 1 (4 – 4 agg.)	Al-Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
	Navazi 70' (pen.) Nikbakht 93'		5'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Quarterfinals

West Asia

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Esteghlal	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
Nasaf Qarshi	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Al-Kuwait	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
Al-Wahda	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Al-Wahda v Esteghlal

6 February 2002 (2002-02-06) 1	Al-Wahda	3 – 5	Esteghlal	Abu Dhabi, UAE
	Al Ruaisi 12' Jumaa 49', 72'		Dinmohammadi 40' Akbarpour 64' Fatemi 80', 83' Hasheminasab 87'

Nasaf Qarshi v Esteghlal

8 February 2002 (2002-02-08) 2	Nasaf Qarshi	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Abu Dhabi, UAE
			Nikbakht

Al Kuwait Kaifan v Esteghlal

10 February 2002 (2002-02-10) 3	Al Kuwait Kaifan	0 – 3	Esteghlal	Abu Dhabi, UAE
			Akbarpour 76' Fatemi 80', 85'

Semifinals

Esteghlal v Anyang LG Cheetahs

3 April 2002 (2002-04-03)	Esteghlal	1 – 2	Anyang LG Cheetahs	Tehran, Iran
	Akbari 62'		Aurélio 55' Luiz 72'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Third place match

Esteghlal v Nasaf Qarshi

5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)	Esteghlal	5 – 2	Nasaf Qarshi	Tehran, Iran
	Navazi (pen.) Fatemi Pashazadeh		Usmankhodjaev Kholmurodov	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

• 2001–02 Iran Pro League
• 2001–02 Hazfi Cup
• 2001–02 Asian Club Championship

References

1. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2001–02
2. "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

External links

• Iran Premier League Statistics
• RSSSF