1993–94 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1993–94 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's first season in the League 3, and the only absence in the top division of Iranian football. Esteghlal was also competing in the Hazfi Cup, and it was its 49th year in existence as a football club.[1][2][3][4]

Esteghlal
1993–94 season
PresidentKazem Oliaei
Head coachYevgeni Skomorokhov
StadiumAzadi Stadium
League 31st
Hazfi CupQuarter Final
Tehran Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Abbas Sarkhab (10)
All: Abbas Sarkhab (11)

Player

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As of 29 September 2018. [5][6]

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 Hossein Torabpour
GK   IRN Pirouz Joghtapour
DF   IRN Javad Zarincheh
MF   IRN Ghasem Sianaki
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
DF   IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
MF   IRN Kourosh Tashtzar
MF   IRN Jamshid Amirkhanlou
  IRN Jaures Ghazaryan
MF   IRN Amir Ghalenoei
DF   IRN Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
DF   IRN Sadegh Varmazyar
DF   IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
  IRN Mohammad Reza Haddadi
DF   IRN Hamid Sarabadani
FW   IRN Kamyar Kardar
MF   IRN Shahrokh Bayani

Pre-season and friendlies

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20 May 1993 (1993-05-20) Esteghlal Shahrud 0–4 Esteghlal Shahrud
Stadium: Takhti
Referee: Mostafa Haghighati
2 June 1993 (1993-06-02) Esteghlal 3–2 Malavan Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
4 June 1993 (1993-06-04) Esteghlal   1–2   Grêmio Tehran, Iran
  • Sarkhab   43'
Caio   30', 54'
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan
11 October 1993 (1993-10-11) Esteghlal 0–1 Motahed Tehran Tehran
Stadium: Ekbatan
Referee: Kamal Noazar
29 January 1994 (1994-01-29) Keshavarz Minab 0–4 Esteghlal Bandar Abbas
31 January 1994 (1994-01-31) Sahel Bandar Abbas 0–3 Esteghlal Bandar Abbas

Naghsh-e Jahan Isfahan

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9 June 1993 (1993-06-09) 1 Esteghlal 2–2 Fath Tehran Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Manouchehr Ildrum
12 June 1993 (1993-06-12) 2 Tractor Sazi 2–3 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Referee: Mehdi Akhavan
14 June 1993 (1993-06-14) 3 Siman Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Referee: Javad Fasihfar
17 June 1993 (1993-06-17) Semi-finals Esteghlal 0–2 Ararat Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mehdi Akhavan
18 June 1993 (1993-06-18) Third place Zob Ahan 0–1 Esteghlal Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mostafa Daneshvar

Kuwait Friendship Cup

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This tournament was held in Kuwait on the occasion of the farewell of Mahboub Juma'a, the captain of Al-Salmiya and the Kuwait national football team.[7][8][9]

13 October 1993 (1993-10-13) 1 Al-Kuwait   1–0   Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Zidane   35'
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club
15 October 1993 (1993-10-15) 2 Al-Ismaily   3–1   Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club
17 October 1993 (1993-10-17) 3 Al-Salmiya   0–1   Esteghlal Kuwait City, Kuwait
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club

Competitions

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League 3

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First round

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Group B

Standings
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Esteghlal 14 11 2 1 32 9 +23 24 Qualification for the Second round
2 Shamoushak Noshahr 14 11 1 2 28 7 +21 23
3 Aboomoslem 14 6 3 5 23 18 +5 15
4 Ostandar Urmia 14 4 5 5 18 15 +3 13
5 Basij Zanjan 14 4 1 9 15 22 −7 9
6 Aluminium Sazi Arak 14 3 2 9 15 27 −12 8
7 Javid Karaj 14 2 3 9 7 24 −17 7
8 Rah Ahan Shahrud 14 2 3 9 15 32 −17 7
Source: Competitions
Matches
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1 Esteghlal 1–1 Ostandar Urmia
2 Rah Ahan Shahrud 0–4 Esteghlal
3 Esteghlal 2–1 Shamoushak Noshahr
4 Esteghlal 3–0 Basij Zanjan
5 Javid Karaj 1–3 Esteghlal
6 Esteghlal 5–0 Aluminium Sazi Arak
7 Aboomoslem 1–2 Esteghlal
8 Ostandar Urmia 1–1 Esteghlal
9 Esteghlal 5–1 Rah Ahan Shahrud
10 Shamoushak Noshahr 1–0 Esteghlal
11 Basij Zanjan 0–1 Esteghlal
12 Esteghlal 1–0 Javid Karaj
13 Aluminium Sazi Arak 1–2 Esteghlal
14 Esteghlal 2–1 Aboomoslem

Second round

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Group A

Standings
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Esteghlal 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 7 Qualification for the Semi-final round
2 Tolypers Qazvin 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7
3 Poora 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
4 Iranjavan Bushehr 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 4
Source: Competitions
Matches
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1 Esteghlal 0–0 Poora
2 Esteghlal 6–2 Iranjavan Bushehr
3 Tolypers Qazvin 2–1 Esteghlal
4 Poora 0–1 Esteghlal
5 Iranjavan Bushehr 1–1 Esteghlal
6 Esteghlal 1–1 Tolypers Qazvin

Semi-final

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First leg Esteghlal 1–0 Pars Khodro
Second leg Pars Khodro 0–1
(0 – 2 agg.)
Esteghlal

Final

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First leg Esteghlal 0–0 Polyacryl
Second leg Polyacryl 0–1
(0 – 1 agg.)
Esteghlal

Hazfi Cup

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Round of 64

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30 April 1993 (1993-04-30) First leg Rah Ahan Shahrud 1–1 Esteghlal Shahrud
Stadium: Takhti
7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) Second leg Esteghlal 3–2
(4–3 agg.)
Ararat Tehran Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 15,000

Round of 32

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14 May 1993 (1993-05-14) First leg Esteghlal 1–1 Payam Khorasan Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 25,000
24 May 1993 (1993-05-24) Second leg Payam Khorasan (w/o)
(1–4 agg.)
Esteghlal Mashhad
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 4,000

Round of 16

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26 July 1993 (1993-07-26) First leg Nassaji Mazandaran 1–1 Esteghlal Qaem Shahr
Stadium: Vatani
Attendance: 25,000
15 May 1993 (1993-05-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0–0
(1–1 agg.)
Nassaji Mazandaran Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 5,000

Quarter Final

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5 November 1993 (1993-11-05) First leg Jonoob Ahvaz 0–0 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Stadium: Takhti
Attendance: 25,000
15 November 1993 (1993-11-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0–1
(0–1 agg.)
Jonoob Ahvaz Tehran
Stadium: Azadi
Attendance: 45,000

Tehran Super Cup

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal 6 4 2 0 9 5 +4 10 Champion
2 Keshavarz 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 9
3 Bank Tejarat 6 2 3 1 12 11 +1 7
4 PAS 6 1 4 1 10 9 +1 6
5 Pars Khodro 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 5
6 Ararat Tehran 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 3
7 Poora 6 0 2 4 6 14 −8 2
Source: Competitions

Matches

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28 April 1994 (1994-04-28) 1 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Bank Tejarat Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 May 1994 (1994-05-08) 2 Poora 3 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
13 May 1994 (1994-05-13) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 1 PAS Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
20 May 1994 (1994-05-20) 4 Pars Khodro 3 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
25 May 1994 (1994-05-25) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Keshavarz Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
29 May 1994 (1994-05-29) 6 Ararat Tehran 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Iran Football League in 1993–94". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ "بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 73-1372".
  3. ^ "استقلال قهرمان لیگ دسته سه شد!" (in Persian). YJC.
  4. ^ "سالی که استقلال در دسته سوم قهرمان شد!" (in Persian). آسمونی.
  5. ^ "1993–94 Esteghlal F.C. Squad". National Football Teams.
  6. ^ "Esteghlal Tehran - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 1993–94". Football Database.
  7. ^ Ahmadi, Aliakbar (2009). The complete history of the club from Docharkheh Savaran and Taj to Esteghlal (in Persian). Tehran, IR: Payegan pub. p. 244 and 596. ISBN 978-600-5096-57-6.
  8. ^ "وقتی استقلال زردپوش شد" (in Persian). خبرآنلاین.
  9. ^ "از پیراهن عجیب استقلال تهران رونمایی شد" (in Persian). Pupils Association News Agency.