1999–2000 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1999–2000 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 8th season in the Azadegan League, and their 6th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and 55th year in existence as a football club.

Esteghlal F.C.
1999–2000 season
Chairman Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager Yevgeni Skomorokhov (until 23 February 2000)
Mansour Pourheidari (From 23 February 2000)
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan LeagueRunners-up
Hazfi CupWinners
Asian Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Latifi (5)

All:
Ali Latifi (14)

Player

As of 1 September 1999. [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
GK  IRN Parviz Boroumand
GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi
GK  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei
GK  IRN Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri
DF  IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh
DF  IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
DF  IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
MF  IRN Kazem Mahmoudi
MF  IRN Ali Chini
MF  IRN Mohammad Taghavi
MF  IRN Attila Hejazi
MF  IRN Javid Shokri
MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht
MF  IRN Farzad Majidi
MF  IRN Afshin Hajipour
MF  IRN Dariush Yazdani
MF  IRN Behzad Dadashzadeh
MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani
MF  IRN Adel Hardani
MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
FW  IRN Farhad Majidi
FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour
FW  IRN Mohammad Momeni
FW  IRN Fred Malekian
FW  IRN Ali Latifi
FW  IRN Ali Mousavi
FW  IRN Mohsen Garousi

Pre-season and friendlies

2 June 1999 (1999-06-02) Fortuna Köln 0 – 0 Esteghlal Leverkusen, Germany

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Azadegan League Runners-up 13 Augustus 199921 May 2000
Hazfi Cup Round of 16 Winner 8 December 199916 June 2000
Asian Cup Winners' Cup Second round 14 September 200017 November 2000

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 26 15 9 2 45 23 +22 54 Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship
2 Esteghlal 26 12 11 3 32 16 +16 47 Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
3 Fajr Sepasi 26 11 11 4 37 18 +19 44
4 Sepahan 26 11 9 6 28 19 +9 42
5 Zob Ahan 26 11 6 9 35 29 +6 39
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 12 11 3 32 16  +16 47 6 6 1 14 6  +8 6 5 2 18 10  +8

Last updated: 17 June 2000.
Source: RSSSF

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

13 August 1999 (1999-08-13) 1 Tractor Sazi 1 – 3 Esteghlal Tabriz
Davoud Rostami  8' Mohammad Navazi  25' (pen.)
Alireza Nikbakht  32'
Farhad Majidi  50'
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
20 August 1999 (1999-08-20) 2 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Saipa Tehran
Farhad Majidi  85' Pejman Jamshidi  88' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 3 Sepahan 1 – 4 Esteghlal Isfahan
Majid Basirat  75' Ali Latifi  30'
Behzad Dadashzadeh  40'
Alireza Nikbakht  79'
Mohammad Navazi  85' (pen.)
2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 4 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Chooka Talesh Tehran
Mahmoud Fekri  8'
Farhad Majidi  81'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 September 1999 (1999-09-24) 5 Persepolis 0 – 0 Esteghlal Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 6 Foolad 2 – 0 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Amir Khalifeh-Asl  48', 59' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 7 Bahman 0 – 3 Esteghlal Tehran
Farhad Majidi  41'
Mohammad Navazi  47' (pen.)
Ahmad Momenzadeh  87'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
7 October 1999 (1999-10-07) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Irsotter Tehran
Ali Latifi  44'
Alireza Nikbakht  50'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 9 Sanat Naft 0 – 1 Esteghlal Abadan
Sattar Hamedani  37' (pen.) Stadium: Takhti Stadium
24 October 1999 (1999-10-24) 10 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
Mahmoud Fekri  23' (25) Reza Sahebi  67' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) 11 PAS Tehran 1 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Aref Mohammadvand  38' Alireza Akbarpour  35' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 November 1999 (1999-11-08) 12 Fajr Sepasi 3 – 0 Esteghlal Shiraz
Reza Rezaei-Kamal  70' (pen.)
Esmaeili  82'
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 13 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Aboomoslem Tehran
Ali Latifi  55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) 14 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Tractor Sazi Tehran
Behzad Dadashzadeh  50' Ali Zarei  30' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
13 February 2000 (2000-02-13) 15 Saipa 0 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Kazem Mahmoudi  55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) 16 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
Mohammad Niksirat  48'
Alireza Akbarpour  76'
Levon Stepanyan  57' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 February 2000 (2000-02-08) 17 Chooka Talesh 0 – 0 Esteghlal Talesh
Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium
27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) 18 Esteghlal 0 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab  8'
Payan Rafat  81'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
23 February 2000 (2000-02-23) 19 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Foolad Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
3 March 2000 (2000-03-03) 20 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Bahman Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 March 2000 (2000-03-08) 21 Irsotter 1 – 1 Esteghlal Noshahr
Omid Rezaei  72' Arastoo Mohammadi  74' Stadium: Shohada Stadium
12 March 2000 (2000-03-12) 22 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Sanat Naft Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 April 2000 (2000-04-28) 23 Zob Ahan 1 – 4 Esteghlal Fooladshahr
Davoud Mahabadi  63' Ali Latifi  26'
Alireza Akbarpour  53'
Dariush Yazdani  70'
Mohammad Navazi  79'
Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium
5 May 2000 (2000-05-05) 24 Esteghlal 3 – 0 PAS Tehran Tehran
Ali Latifi  15'
Behzad Dadashzadeh  29'
Mahmoud Fekri  53'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 25 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 26 Aboomoslem 0 – 0 Esteghlal Mashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

Round of 16

8 December 1999 (1999-12-08) First leg Mes Kerman 0 – 3 Esteghlal Kerman
Mahmoud Fekri  42'
Alireza Akbarpour  56'
Ali Latifi  58'
Stadium: Salimikia Stadium
15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) Second leg Esteghlal 5 – 0
(8 – 0 agg.)
Mes Kerman Tehran
Alireza Akbarpour  49'
Afshin Hajipour  56'
Mohammad Navazi  60' (pen.)
Ali Latifi  61' 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

1/8 finals

20 April 2000 (2000-04-20) Esteghlal 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Keshavarz Tehran
Behzad Dadashzadeh  69'
Sattar Hamedani  111'
Hossein Pashaei  73' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) First leg Irsotter 1 – 1 Esteghlal Noshahr
Omidreza Ramezani  16' Bahman Tahmasebi  1' Stadium: Shohada Stadium
26 May 2000 (2000-05-26) Second leg Esteghlal 6 – 0
(7 – 1 agg.)
Irsotter Tehran
Alireza Nikbakht  19'
Dariush Yazdani  23', 49', 85', 91'
Behzad Nashta  29' (o.g.)
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinal

31 May 2000 (2000-05-31) Esteghlal 2 – 1 Saipa Tehran
Dariush Yazdani  36', 78' Mojtaba Taghavi  50' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Final

16 June 2000 (2000-06-16) Esteghlal 3 – 1 Bahman Tehran
Mohammad Navazi  45', 57'
Ali Latifi  82'
Reza Jabbari  90' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First leg Esteghlal 7 – 0 Homenmen Tehran, Iran
Ali Latifi  20', 55', 85'
Farhad Majidi  34', 64', 66'
Alireza Akbarpour  67'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second leg Homenmen 0 – 8
(0 – 15 agg.)
Esteghlal Beirut, Lebanon
Alireza Nikbakht  32'
Ali Latifi  38', 89'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  42'
Farhad Majidi  63', 75', 85', 86'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round

3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) First leg Al Ittihad 1 – 0 Esteghlal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Hamzah Idris  27' (pen.)
17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second leg Esteghlal 1 – 1
(1 – 2 agg.)
Al Ittihad Tehran, Iran
Mahmoud Fekri  75' Muhammad Hasavi  90' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

References

  1. "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 1999–2000". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
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