1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1996–97 season are 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
ChairmanAli Fathollahzadeh
ManagerNasser Hejazi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League6th
Hazfi CupQuarterfinal
Asian Club Championship4th
Top goalscorer
Samad Marfavi (13)

Player
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
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
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
1 Zob Ahan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
2 Polyacryl 0 – 1 Esteghlal Isfahan
3 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Turan Isfahan
Semifinal Sepahan 1 – 0 Esteghlal Isfahan
Play-off Polyacryl 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 Esteghlal Isfahan

Competitions

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Azadegan League — — 6th 1 July 199611 July 1997
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Quarterfinal 14 June 199615 August 1997
Asian Cup Winners' Cup — — 4th 26 November 1996

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League
Main article: 1996–97 Azadegan League

Standings
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 Asian Cup Winners Cup 1998 First Round
Source: RSSSF

Round of 32
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
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
15 August 1997 (1997-08-15) Quarterfinal Bahman 1 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Second round
First leg Navbahor Namangan 4 – 1 Esteghlal Namangan, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Second leg Esteghlal 3 – 0
(4 – 4 agg.)		 Navbahor Namangan Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Quarterfinal
First leg Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent 0 – 1 Esteghlal Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium
12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) Second leg Esteghlal 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

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

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

See also

References
  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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