2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

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.

Esteghlal F.C.
2002–03 season
PresidentIran Ali Fathollahzadeh
Head coachGermany Roland Koch
(until 20 April 2003)
Iran Javad Zarincheh
(from 24 April 2003
until 14 May 2003)
Iran Mansour Pourheidari
(from 15 May 2003)
StadiumTakhti Stadium
IPL9th
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Samereh (6)

All:
Ali Samereh (9)

Club

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

 
 
 
 
 
Home Kit
 
 
 
 
 
Away Kit

Coaching staff

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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

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

Player

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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. 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

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Overview

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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

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Standings

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Pos Team 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

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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
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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLDWDWWLDDDWDWLDDWLLLWLLL
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1 Esteghlal 3 – 1 PAS
Alireza Nikbakht  
Ali Samereh  
Faraz Fatemi  
30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) 2 Sanat Naft Abadan 1 – 0 Esteghlal
3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 3 Esteghlal 2 – 3 Sepahan
Alireza Nikbakht   52'
Yadollah Akbari   71'
8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4 Aboomoslem 2 – 2 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab  
Mehdi Hasheminasab  
3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Malavan
Ahmad Momenzadeh  
Faraz Fatemi  
Ahmad Momenzadeh  
8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) 6 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Foolad
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 7 Bargh Shiraz 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh   27'
Alireza Nikbakht   53'
20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Paykan
Mehdi Hasheminasab  
Alireza Nikbakht   90'
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9 Saipa 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Mohammad Navazi  
3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Zob Ahan
10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11 Persepolis 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh   1'
19 January 2003 (2003-01-19) 12 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Esteghlal Ahvaz
24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 13 Fajr Sepasi 2 – 3 Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari   5'
Ali Samereh   30'
Mehdi Hasheminasab   43'
12 February 2003 (2003-02-12) 14 PAS 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh  
21 February 2003 (2003-02-21) 15 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Sanat Naft Abadan
Farzad Majidi  
7 April 2003 (2003-04-07) 18 Malavan 0 – 0 Esteghlal
14 April 2003 (2003-04-14) 19 Foolad 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Farzad Majidi  
Alireza Nikbakht
20 April 2003 (2003-04-20) 20 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Bargh Shiraz
25 April 2003 (2003-04-25) 16 Sepahan 3 – 2 Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari   75'
own Goal   80'
29 April 2003 (2003-04-29) 17 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Aboomoslem
6 May 2003 (2003-05-06) 21 Paykan 1 – 0 Esteghlal
11 May 2003 (2003-05-11) 22 Esteghlal 1 – 3 Saipa
Mohammad Navazi  
20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) 23 Zob Ahan 0 – 3 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab   54'
Ali Samereh   82'
Alireza Nikbakht   88'
13 June 2003 (2003-06-13) 24 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Persepolis
Alireza Akbarpour   75'
17 June 2003 (2003-06-17) 25 Esteghlal Ahvaz 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Alireza Akbarpour   75'
22 June 2003 (2003-06-22) 26 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Fajr Sepasi

Hazfi Cup

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Round of 32

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17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) First leg Esteghlal 2 – 1 Faraz Qom
14 January 2003 (2003-01-14) Second leg Faraz Qom 0 – 2
(1 – 4 agg.)
Esteghlal

Round of 16

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16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) First leg Sepahan 3 – 0 Esteghlal
15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0 – 1
(0 – 4 agg.)
Sepahan

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Group C
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Team 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

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
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
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

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References

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  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.
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