1994–95 Esteghlal F.C. season

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

Esteghlal F.C.
1994–95 season
ChairmanKazem Oliaei
ManagerReza Naalchegar
Leonid Terry Bilofsky
Nasrollah Abdollahi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League2nd
Tehran Super CupChampions
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerEdmond Akhtar (11)

Player
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
28 October 1994 (1994-10-28) Esteghlal 2 – 1 FCSB Tehran, Iran
Ghasem Keshavarz  35'
Edmond Akhtar  70'		 Adrian Ilie  1' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Yadollah Soleimani

Emirates Vahdat Cup
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

Competitions

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Tehran Super Cup — — Winners 28 April 199429 May 1994
Azadegan League — — 2nd 18 May 1995
Hazfi Cup Round of 64 — Round of 16 8 September 199426 September 1994

Updated to match played 20 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Standings
Team GP W D L GF GA Pts Qualification or relegation
1Esteghlal64209510Champion
2Keshavarz64111469
3Bank Tejarat623112117
4PAS61411096
5Pars Khodro613210105
6Ararat Tehran61146123
7Poora60246142

Matches
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

Azadegan League
Main article: 1994–95 Azadegan League

Standings

Group A

Team GP W D L GF GA Pts Qualification or relegation
1Saipa221174301629
Promoted to Semi-Final
2Esteghlal221075252027
3Machine Sazi22976272125
4Shahrdari Tabriz227105262224

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

Hazfi Cup
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

References
  1. Iran Football League in 1994–95
  2. http://sss87.persiangig.com/Baziha/Azadegan/Fasle_73-74.htm
  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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