1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. season

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]

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)

Player

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

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

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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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

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

Naghsh-e Jahan Cup

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Play-off Polyacryl   1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
  Esteghlal Isfahan

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 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

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Standings

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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

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Round of 32

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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

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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

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

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

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Second round

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

Quarterfinal

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

Semifinals

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

Play-off

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

See also

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References

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  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
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