1994–95 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 3rd season in the Azadegan League, and their 1st season in the top division of Iranian football after promotion. Esteghlal was also competing in the Hazfi Cup, and it was its 50th year in existence as a football club.[1][2]

Esteghlal F.C.
1994–95 season
PresidentKazem Oliaei
Head coachReza Naalchegar
Leonid Terry Bilofsky
Nasrollah Abdollahi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League2nd
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerEdmond Akhtar (11)

Player

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   IRN Hamid Babazadeh
GK   IRN Behzad Gholampour
GK   IRN Hossein Torabpour
DF   IRN Javad Zarincheh
MF   IRN Ghasem Sianaki
FW   IRN Jafar Mokhtarifar
DF   IRN Shahin Bayani
MF   IRN Iman Alami
FW   IRN Abbas Sarkhab
MF   IRN Mahmoud Fekri
MF   IRN Mohammad Reza Mehranpour
MF   IRN Ali Hajakbari
MF   IRN Ghasem Keshavarz
DF   IRN Mohammad Nouri
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IRN Kourosh Tashtzar
MF   IRN Jamshid Amirkhanlou
  IRN Jaures Ghazaryan
MF   IRN Amir Ghalenoei
DF   IRN Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
FW   IRN Ali Akarian
FW   IRN Edmond Akhtar
MF   IRN Mohammad Taghavi
DF   IRN Sadegh Varmazyar
DF   IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
MF   IRN Serjik Teymourian
DF   IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
DF   IRN Farshad Falahatzadeh

Pre-season and friendlies

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April 1994 (1994-04) Esteghlal 3 – 2 Fath Tehran F.C. Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 October 1994 (1994-10-28) Esteghlal   2 – 1   Steaua București Tehran, Iran
Ghasem Keshavarz   35'
Edmond Akhtar   70'
Adrian Ilie   1' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Yadollah Soleimani

Emirates Vahdat Cup

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28 October 1994 (1994-10-28) 1 Al-Ahli   1 – 0   Esteghlal United Arab Emirates
30 October 1994 (1994-10-30) 2 Al-Nasr   1 – 0   Esteghlal United Arab Emirates
1 November 1994 (1994-11-01) 3 Iran U23   2 – 2   Esteghlal United Arab Emirates

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Iran U23 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Champion
2   Al-Ahli 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3   Al-Nasr 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4   Esteghlal 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: Competitions

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Azadegan League 2nd 10 June 1994 31 January 1995
Hazfi Cup Round of 64 Round of 16 8 September 1994 26 September 1994

Updated to match played 20 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

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Standings

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Group A

Team GP W D L GF GA Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saipa 22 11 7 4 30 16 29
Promoted to Semi-Final
2 Esteghlal 22 10 7 5 25 20 27
3 Machine Sazi 22 9 7 6 27 21 25
4 Shahrdari Tabriz 22 7 10 5 26 22 24

Semi-final

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20 January 1995 (1995-01-20) First leg Persepolis 2 (0) – (3) 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Pious   51', Dadashzadeh   56' Varmazyar   79', Akhtar   87' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)
Note: The original match was 2–2 until 88' when Persepolis fans stormed into the ground. Football Federation awarded the match 3–0 for Esteghlal.
27 January 1995 (1995-01-27) Second leg Esteghlal 0 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Persepolis Bandar Abbas
Stadium: Azadi Bandar Abbas Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mehdi Akhavan (Iran)
Note: The match was originally planned to be held in Azadi Stadium, but due to the incidents that happened during the first leg match, Football Federation declares the match to be held in Bandar Abbas behind closed doors. However, a number of people were allowed to attend the match.

Final

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July 199501 (199501-31) Saipa 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Esteghlal Tehran
Farshad Falahatzadeh   110' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Fanaei (Iran)

Hazfi Cup

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8 September 1994 (1994-09-08) Round of 64 Esteghlal 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)
Ararat Tehran Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
23 September 1994 (1994-09-23) Round of 32 Esteghlal 4 – 0 Homa Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
26 September 1994 (1994-09-26) Round of 16 Esteghlal 1 – 3 Bahman Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iran Football League in 1994–95[dead link]
  2. ^ "بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 74-1373".
  3. ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1994–95". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  4. ^ 1994–95 Esteghlal F.C. Squad
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