2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.

2002–03 season
President	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Head coach	Roland Koch (until 20 April 2003) Javad Zarincheh (from 24 April 2003 until 14 May 2003) Mansour Pourheidari (from 15 May 2003)
Stadium	Takhti Stadium
IPL	9th
Hazfi Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Ali Samereh (6) All: Ali Samereh (9)
Home colours Away colours

The 2002–03 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 2nd season in the Iran Pro League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 58th year in existence as a football club.

Club

Kit

Supplier: Daei SWE
Sponsor(s): LG, Talash Motorcycle

Home Kit

Away Kit

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Amir Ghalenoei
Assistant coach	Ebrahim Talebi
Goalkeepers coach	Ahmad Maleki
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 2002–03^[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 Hadi Tabatabaei 2 DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh 4 DF  IRN Mohammad Khorramgah 5 DF  IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh 6 DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri 7 MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani 8 MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi 9 FW  IRN Ali Mousavi 10 DF  IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh 11 MF  IRN Yadollah Akbari 12 MF  IRN Alireza Mansourian 14 MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi 15 MF  IRN Farzad Majidi 16 FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh 18 FW  IRN Faraz Fatemi 19 DF  IRN Pirouz Ghorbani 20 DF  IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab 21 DF  IRN Amir Aminifar 21 DF  IRN Davood Rostami 22 MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht 23 FW  IRN Ali Samereh 24 MF  IRN Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo 26 DF  IRN Amir Hossein Sadeghi 29 GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi 30 GK  IRN Parviz Boroumand — FW  IRN Daryoush Ayyoubi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2002–03 Iran Pro League	—	—	9th	October 17, 2002	June 22, 2003
2002–03 Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 32	November 17, 2002	May 15, 2003
2002–03 AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off	—	Group stage	March 9, 2003	March 15, 2003

Updated to match played 03 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Main article: 2002–03 Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Foolad	26	9	7	10	34	36	−2	34
8	Zob Ahan	26	10	4	12	22	29	−7	34	Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League
9	Esteghlal	26	8	8	10	32	30	+2	32
10	Bargh	26	9	5	12	28	37	−9	32
11	Est. Ahvaz	26	6	10	10	24	30	−6	28

Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]

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	8	8	10	32	30	+2	32	4	4	5	14	13	+1	4	4	5	18	17	+1

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

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Esteghlal v PAS

17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1	Esteghlal	3 – 1	PAS
	Alireza Nikbakht Ali Samereh Faraz Fatemi

Sanat Naft Abadan v Esteghlal

30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) 2

Sanat Naft Abadan

1 – 0

Esteghlal

Esteghlal v Sepahan

3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 3	Esteghlal	2 – 3	Sepahan
	Alireza Nikbakht 52' Yadollah Akbari 71'

Aboomoslem v Esteghlal

8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4	Aboomoslem	2 – 2	Esteghlal
			Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab

Esteghlal v Malavan

3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5	Esteghlal	3 – 0	Malavan
	Ahmad Momenzadeh Faraz Fatemi Ahmad Momenzadeh

Esteghlal v Foolad

8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) 6

Esteghlal

0 – 0

Foolad

Bargh Shiraz v Esteghlal

14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 7	Bargh Shiraz	1 – 2	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh 27' Alireza Nikbakht 53'

Esteghlal v Paykan

20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Paykan
	Mehdi Hasheminasab Alireza Nikbakht 90'

Saipa v Esteghlal

26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9	Saipa	2 – 1	Esteghlal
			Mohammad Navazi

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10

Esteghlal

0 – 0

Zob Ahan

Persepolis v Esteghlal

10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11	Persepolis	1 – 1	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh 1'

Esteghlal v Esteghlal Ahvaz

19 January 2003 (2003-01-19) 12

Esteghlal

0 – 0

Esteghlal Ahvaz

Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal

24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 13	Fajr Sepasi	2 – 3	Esteghlal
			Yadollah Akbari 5' Ali Samereh 30' Mehdi Hasheminasab 43'

PAS v Esteghlal

12 February 2003 (2003-02-12) 14	PAS	1 – 1	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh

Esteghlal v Sanat Naft Abadan

21 February 2003 (2003-02-21) 15	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Sanat Naft Abadan
	Farzad Majidi

Malavan v Esteghlal

7 April 2003 (2003-04-07) 18

Malavan

0 – 0

Esteghlal

Foolad v Esteghlal

14 April 2003 (2003-04-14) 19	Foolad	1 – 2	Esteghlal
			Farzad Majidi Alireza Nikbakht

Esteghlal v Bargh Shiraz

20 April 2003 (2003-04-20) 20

Esteghlal

1 – 2

Bargh Shiraz

Sepahan v Esteghlal

25 April 2003 (2003-04-25) 16	Sepahan	3 – 2	Esteghlal
			Yadollah Akbari 75' own Goal 80'

Esteghlal v Aboomoslem

29 April 2003 (2003-04-29) 17

Esteghlal

0 – 0

Aboomoslem

Paykan v Esteghlal

6 May 2003 (2003-05-06) 21

Paykan

1 – 0

Esteghlal

Esteghlal v Saipa

11 May 2003 (2003-05-11) 22	Esteghlal	1 – 3	Saipa
	Mohammad Navazi

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) 23	Zob Ahan	0 – 3	Esteghlal
			Mehdi Hasheminasab 54' Ali Samereh 82' Alireza Nikbakht 88'

Esteghlal v Persepolis

13 June 2003 (2003-06-13) 24	Esteghlal	1 – 2	Persepolis
	Alireza Akbarpour 75'

Esteghlal Ahvaz v Esteghlal

17 June 2003 (2003-06-17) 25	Esteghlal Ahvaz	2 – 1	Esteghlal
			Alireza Akbarpour 75'

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi

22 June 2003 (2003-06-22) 26

Esteghlal

0 – 1

Fajr Sepasi

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2002–03 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

Esteghlal v Faraz Qom

17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) First leg

Esteghlal

2 – 1

Faraz Qom

Faraz Qom v Esteghlal

14 January 2003 (2003-01-14) Second leg

Faraz Qom

0 – 2 (1 – 4 agg.)

Esteghlal

Round of 16

Sepahan v Esteghlal

16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) First leg

Sepahan

3 – 0

Esteghlal

Esteghlal v Sepahan

15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Second leg

Esteghlal

0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.)

Sepahan

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ain (H)	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Al Sadd	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
Esteghlal	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Al-Hilal	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al Sadd v Esteghlal

9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) 1	Al Sadd	1 – 2	Esteghlal	Al Ain, UAE
	Sergio Ricardo 72'	(Report)^[permanent dead link‍]	Ali Samereh 6' Rasoul Khatibi 64'	Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Toru Kamikawa

Esteghlal v Al Hilal

12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) 2	Esteghlal	2 – 3	Al Hilal	Al Ain, UAE
	Rasoul Khatibi 18' Ali Samereh 42'	(Report)^[permanent dead link‍]	Patrick Suffo 34', 74', 85'	Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh

Esteghlal v Al Ain

15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 3	Esteghlal	1 – 3	Al Ain	Al Ain, UAE
	Ali Samereh 67'	(Report)^[permanent dead link‍]	Faisal Ali 65' Boubacar Sanogo 76' Gharib Harib 78'	Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lu Jun

See also

• 2002–03 Iran Pro League
• 2002–03 Hazfi Cup
• 2002–03 AFC Champions League

References

1. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2002–03
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