1998–99 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1998–99 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 7th season in the Azadegan League, and their 5th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 54th year in existence as a football club.[1][2]

Esteghlal F.C.
1998–99 season
PresidentAli Fathollahzadeh
Head coachNasser Hejazi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan LeagueRunners-up
Hazfi CupRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Mousavi (10)

All:
Ali Mousavi (15)

Player

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As of 1 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
1 GK   IRN Parviz Boroumand
2 DF   IRN Javad Zarincheh
3 DF   IRN Ali Chini
4 DF   IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
5 DF   IRN Kazem Mahmoudi
6 DF   IRN Mahmoud Fekri
7 MF   IRN Attila Hejazi
8 MF   IRN Alireza Mansourian
9 FW   IRN Ali Mousavi
10 MF   IRN Dariush Yazdani
11 FW   IRN Mohsen Garousi
12 FW   IRN Mohammad Momeni
14 MF   IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
15 MF   IRN Adel Hardani
16 MF   IRN Alireza Akbarpour
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
18 FW   IRN Fred Malekian
19 MF   IRN Serjik Teymourian
20 DF   IRN Mohammad Taghavi
21 FW   IRN Farhad Majidi
22 MF   IRN Mohammad Navazi
24 DF   IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
25 MF   IRN Javid Shokri
GK   IRN Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
GK   IRN Masoud Ghasemi
DF   IRN Ayoub Asgharkhani
MF   IRN Farzad Majidi
MF   IRN Hashem Heydari
FW   IRN Edmond Akhtar

Pre-season and friendlies

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25 October 1998 (1998-10-25) Esteghlal   2 – 1   Oman Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Navazi   53', 84' Report Qasim Masoud   56' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Fanaei
Note: In this match Mohammad Fanaei Goodbyed from refereeing football

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 Runners-up 18 September 1998 24 May 1999
Hazfi Cup 1/8 finals Runners-up 14 December 1998 11 July 1999
Asian Club Championship Runners-up 9 October 1998 30 April 1999

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
1 Persepolis (C) 30 19 8 3 56 21 +35 65 Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Club Championship
2 Esteghlal 30 14 11 5 50 28 +22 53 Qualification for the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
3 Sepahan 30 13 14 3 39 19 +20 53
4 Saipa 30 13 10 7 43 33 +10 49
5 PAS 30 9 15 6 30 25 +5 42
Updated to match(es) played on 1 Sep 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 11 5 50 28  +22 53 7 5 3 26 14  +12 7 6 2 24 14  +10

Last updated: 13 October 2018.
Source: RSSSF

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultWDDWLWLWDLWDWDDWWDDWWDWWDLWWLD
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

27 December 1998 (1998-12-27) 1 Foolad 0 – 3 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Fred Malekian   52', 71'
Alireza Akbarpour   87'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
18 September 1998 (1998-09-18) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Sanat Naft Tehran
Ali Mousavi   15' Latif Janami   50' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
25 September 1998 (1998-09-25) 3 PAS Tehran 1 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Hossein Khatibi   46' Ali Mousavi   30' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
2 October 1998 (1998-10-02) 4 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Malavan Anzali
Ali Mousavi   8'
Ali Chini   30'
Shahram Parnianfar   53' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
3 November 1998 (1998-11-03) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Aboomoslem Tehran
Mohammad Momeni   pen.' Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh   pen.'
Bagher Mahmoudi  
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
16 October 1998 (1998-10-16) 6 Tractor Sazi 1 – 4 Esteghlal Tabriz
Kourosh Barmak   13' Alireza Akbarpour   9'
Dariush Yazdani   35'
Alireza Mansourian   86'
Atila Hejazi   90'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
1 January 1999 (1999-01-01) 7 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
Kamal Hosseini   Stadium: Azadi Stadium
5 January 1999 (1999-01-05) 8 Bank Melli 1 – 3 Esteghlal Tehran
Reza Azizi   70' Alireza Akbarpour   30'
Sirous Dinmohammadi   39'
Adel Hardani   70'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 November 1998 (1998-11-08) 9 Shahrdari Tabriz 0 – 0 Esteghlal Tabriz
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
13 November 1998 (1998-11-13) 10 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab   45+3' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
12 January 1999 (1999-01-12) 11 Esteghlal 4 – 2 Polyacryl Tehran
Fred Malekian   3', 23'
Alireza Akbarpour   8'
Mahmoud Fekri   52'
Seyed Ali Mirzaei   54', 85' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 January 1999 (1999-01-19) 12 Chooka Talesh 1 – 1 Esteghlal Talesh
Iman Amini   70' Sirous Dinmohammadi   48' (pen.) Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium
9 March 1999 (1999-03-09) 13 Fajr Sepasi 0 – 1 Esteghlal Shiraz
Fred Malekian   44' Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
4 April 1999 (1999-04-04) 14 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Saipa Tehran
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 15 Sepahan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
Majid Basirat   18' (pen.) Alireza Akbarpour   22' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
24 January 1999 (1999-01-24) 16 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Foolad Tehran
Ali Mousavi   17'
Alireza Akbarpour   49'
Fred Malekian   77'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
29 January 1999 (1999-01-29) 17 Sanat Naft 0 – 1 Esteghlal Abadan
Ali Mousavi   4' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 18 Esteghlal 1 – 1 PAS Tehran Tehran
Sirous Dinmohammadi   85' (pen.) Hossein Khatibi   50' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
14 February 1999 (1999-02-14) 19 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Malavan Tehran
Sirous Dinmohammadi   62' (pen.) Mohammad Khorramgah   4' (o.g.) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
4 May 1999 (1999-05-04) 20 Aboomoslem 1 – 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh   30' (pen.) Farhad Majidi   12'
Ali Mousavi   65'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
13 May 1999 (1999-05-13) 21 Esteghlal 3 – 2 Tractor Sazi Tehran
Sirous Dinmohammadi   5' (pen.)
Farhad Majidi   8'
Ali Mousavi   34'
Kourosh Barmak   44' (pen.)
Davoud Rostami   60'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
5 March 1999 (1999-03-05) 22 Zob Ahan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
Javad Mohagheghian   67' Mojtaba Taghavi   33' Stadium: 22 Bahman Stadium
14 March 1999 (1999-03-14) 23 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Bank Melli Tehran
Farhad Majidi   40'
Fred Malekian   63'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 March 1999 (1999-03-19) 24 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Shahrdari Tabriz Tehran
Hashem Heydari   Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 April 1999 (1999-04-09) 25 Persepolis 1 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab   4' Fred Malekian   44' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
18 April 1999 (1999-04-18) 26 Polyacryl 1 – 0 Esteghlal Isfahan
Farzad Heydari   69'
19 April 1999 (1999-04-19) 27 Esteghlal 6 – 1 Chooka Talesh Tehran
Sirous Dinmohammadi   1', 58' 
Ali Mousavi   44' (pen.)
Farhad Majidi   55', 62'
Hashem Heydari   89'
Arash Shafiei   7' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 April 1999 (1999-04-19) 28 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Hashem Heydari   13'
Mahmoud Fekri   47'
Mahmoud Khorramzi   75' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 May 1999 (1999-05-09) 29 Saipa 4 – 3 Esteghlal Tehran
Majid Saleh   25'
Safdar Youseflou   61'
Behnam Abolghasempour   70', 82'
Ali Mousavi   11', 34'
Sirous Dinmohammadi   58'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 May 1999 (1999-05-24) 30 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
Farhad Majidi   36'
Sirous Dinmohammadi  
Ahmad Momenzadeh   38' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Hazfi Cup

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1/8 finals

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14 December 1998 (1998-12-14) First leg Esteghlal 8 – 0 Shahrdari Ardabil Tehran
Adel Hardani     
Attila Hejazi  
Ali Chini  
Alireza Akbarpour  
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 February 1999 (1999-02-09) Second leg Shahrdari Ardabil 0 – 0
(0 – 8 agg.)
Esteghlal Ardabil
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Quarterfinals

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20 June 1999 (1999-06-20) First leg Nassaji Mazandaran 0 – 2 Esteghlal Qa'em Shahr
Ali Mousavi   16', 90' Stadium: Vatani Stadium
27 June 1999 (1999-06-27) Second leg Esteghlal 5 – 0
(7 – 0 agg.)
Nassaji Mazandaran Tehran
Fred Malekian   7', 43'
  51' (o.g.)
Hashem Heydari   54' (pen.)
Sirous Dinmohammadi   67'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinal

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2 July 1999 (1999-07-02) Esteghlal 1 – 0 PAS Tehran Tehran
Fred Malekian   Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Final

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11 July 1999 (1999-07-11) Esteghlal 1 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
Bakhtiarizadeh   50' Hasheminasab   12' (pen.)
Peyrovani   86'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: 47th Tehran Derby

Asian Club Championship

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Second round

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9 October 1998 (1998-10-09) First leg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   1 – 1   Esteghlal Baghdad, Iraq
Ali Mousavi  
23 October 1998 (1998-10-23) Second leg Esteghlal   2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Tehran, Iran
Alireza Akbarpour   35'
Mohammad Momeni   44'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

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West Asia
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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ain 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
  Esteghlal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
  Köpetdag Aşgabat 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
Source: [citation needed]
25 February 1999 (1999-02-25) 1 Al-Hilal   1 – 2   Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
Bashar Abdullah   47' Farhad Majidi   13'
Sirous Dinmohammadi   40'
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 2 Al-Ain   0 – 1   Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
Alireza Akbarpour   70'
1 March 1999 (1999-03-01) 3 Esteghlal   1 – 0   Köpetdag Aşgabat Al Ain, UAE
Vladimir Khalikov   72'

Semifinals

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28 April 1999 (1999-04-28) Dalian Wanda   3 – 4 (a.e.t.)   Esteghlal Tehran, Iran
Yan Song   60'   63'
Li Ming   77'
Mahmoud Fekri   44'
Ali Mousavi   51'   108'
Alireza Akbarpour   84'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Final

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30 April 1999 (1999-04-30) Júbilo Iwata   2 – 1   Esteghlal Tehran, Iran
Hideto Suzuki   36'
Masashi Nakayama   45'
Sirous Dinmohammadi   66' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iran Football League in 1998–99
  2. ^ "Index of /Baziha/Azadegan".
  3. ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1998–99". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ^ 1998–99 Esteghlal F.C. Squad
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