2000–01 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2000–01 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 9th season in the Azadegan League, and their 7th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and 56th year in existence as a football club.

Esteghlal F.C.
2000–01 season
Chairman Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager Mansour Pourheidari
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan LeagueChampions
Hazfi CupSemifinals
Asian Cup Winners' Cup4th
Top goalscorerAli Samereh (14)

Player
As of 1 September 2001. [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
— DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri
— MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi
— MF  IRN Yadollah Akbari
— MF  IRN Mojahed Khaziravi
— MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
— MF  IRN Farzad Majidi
— FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour
— FW  IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh
— DF  IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab
— DF  IRN Arastou Mohammadi
— MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht
— MF  AZE Rufat Quliyev
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi
— GK  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei
— MF  IRN Behzad Dadashzadeh
— DF  IRN Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
— DF  IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
— DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh
— MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani
— MF  IRN Dariush Yazdani
— FW  IRN Ali Samereh
— FW  IRN Bahman Tahmasebi
— FW  IRN Ali Latifi
— FW  IRN Farhad Majidi
— FW  IRN Mehdi Salehpour

Pre-season and friendlies
Partizan 1 – 1 Esteghlal Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Napredak Kruševac 1 – 1 Esteghlal Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Farhad Majidi
Al-Nasr 2 – 6 Esteghlal Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Farhad Majidi Farzad Majidi
Ali Mousavi
Alireza Akbarpour
Sirous Dinmohammadi 		Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Esteghlal Kashan 0 – 5 Esteghlal Kashan
Bahman Tahmasebi
Afshin Hajipour
Alireza Akbarpour
Ali Latifi
Mohammad Niksirat 		Stadium: Shahid Naser Fekfi Stadium
Esteghlal 3 – 0 basij Khazaneh Tehran
Ali Latifi
Dariush Yazdani
Mohammad Niksirat 		Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium
Vahdat Abadan 2 – 2 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh
Alireza Akbarpour
Sepidrood 0 – 4 Esteghlal Rasht
Rufat Quliyev
Mehdi Salehpour
Bahman Tahmasebi
Behzad Dadashzadeh 		Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium
Esteghlal 1 – 1 Esteghlal Novin Tehran
Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Azadegan League — — Winner 4 August 200019 April 2001
Hazfi Cup 1/8 finals — Semifinals 26 June 2001
Asian Cup Winners' Cup — — 4th 14 September 200019 May 2001

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League
Main article: 2000–01 Azadegan League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal (C) 22 15 5 2 52 21 +31 50 Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2 Persepolis 22 13 7 2 36 16 +20 46
3 Saipa 22 8 9 5 29 27 +2 33
4 Zob Ahan 22 7 9 6 30 22 +8 30
5 Paykan 22 7 7 8 19 29 −10 28
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
22 15 5 2 52 21  +31 50 8 3 0 31 12  +19 7 2 2 21 9  +12

Last updated: 17 June 2013.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDDDWWWDWWLWWWWWWWL
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 August 2000 (2000-08-04) 1 Esteghlal 4 – 1 Paykan Tehran
Ali Samereh  28', 61', 90'
Dariush Yazdani  62'		 Ali Baghmisheh  90' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
10 August 2000 (2000-08-10) 2 Tractor Sazi 1 – 3 Esteghlal Tabriz
Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo  75' Farhad Majidi  52', 61', 90' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 3 Esteghlal 6 – 1 Esteghlal Rasht Tehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab  35'
Mahmoud Fekri  44'
Farzad Majidi  48'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  61', 84'
Ali Samereh  75'		 Saeed Bayat  30' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
25 August 2000 (2000-08-25) 4 Bargh Shiraz 0 – 0 Esteghlal Shiraz
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Note: match was paused in 3' for 20 minutes due to fan riot
10 November 2000 (2000-11-10) 5 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Sepahan Tehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab  pen.' Davoud Dehghani Stadium: Azadi Stadium
5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) 6 Saipa 2 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
Farhad Khangoli  6'
Behnam Abolghasempour  10'		 Ali Samereh  61'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  88'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
29 December 2000 (2000-12-29) 7 Esteghlal 2 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
Mohammad Navazi  67'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  83'		 Behrouz Rahbarifar  58' (pen.)
Ali Karimi  88'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 110,000
3 December 2000 (2000-12-03) 8 Foolad 1 – 3 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Behnam Seraj  85' Ali Samereh  10', 48', 80' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) 9 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Mohammad Navazi  28'
Ali Samereh  38'		 Faraz Fatemi  1' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
13 December 2000 (2000-12-13) 10 Zob Ahan 0 – 2 Esteghlal Fooladshahr
Sirous Dinmohammadi  38'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  45'		 Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
24 December 2000 (2000-12-24) 11 Esteghlal 1 – 1 PAS Tehran Tehran
Alireza Nikbakht  37' Rasoul Khatibi  73' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
4 January 2001 (2001-01-04) 12 Paykan 0 – 4 Esteghlal Tehran
Ahmad Momenzadeh  48'
Rufat Quliyev  49'
Alireza Akbarpour  52'
Mojahed Khaziravi  78'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) 13 Esteghlal 5 – 1 Tractor Sazi Tehran
Ali Samereh  5', 90'
Farzad Majidi  45'
Mojahed Khaziravi  50'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  78'		 Aranik Marcussian  80' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 14 Esteghlal Rasht 1 – 0 Esteghlal Rasht
Shahram Parnianfar  80' Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 15 Esteghlal 4 – 2 Bargh Shiraz Tehran
Alireza Akbarpour  18'
Sattar Hamedani  28'
Bahman Tahmasebi  80', 90'		 Mehdi Shiri  1'
Mohammad Motavvari  25'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
4 February 2001 (2001-02-04) 16 Sepahan 0 – 2 Esteghlal Isfahan
Sattar Hamedani  29', 41' Stadium: 22 Bahman Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
11 February 2001 (2001-02-11) 17 Esteghlal 2 – 0 Saipa Tehran
Farzad Majidi  19'
Ali Samereh  85'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) 18 Persepolis 0 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Alireza Akbarpour  74' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) 19 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Foolad Tehran
Alireza Nikbakht  44'
Ali Samereh  65'		 Behnam Seraj  6' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
8 April 2001 (2001-04-08) 20 Fajr Sepasi 2 – 3 Esteghlal Shiraz
Faraz Fatemi  25' (pen.)
Mahmoud Khorramzi  68'		 Ali Samereh  31'
Rufat Quliyev  66', 78'		 Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 21 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tabriz
Mahmoud Fekri  60'
Ali Mousavi  77'		 Reza Sahebi  61' (pen.) Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Note: in Tabriz due to renovation Azadi stadium
19 April 2001 (2001-04-19) 22 PAS Tehran 2 – 1 Esteghlal Mashhad
Amir Hossein Yousefi  14'
Rasoul Khatibi  65'		 Mahmoud Fekri  43' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32
Esteghlal 2 – 0 Esteghlal Rasht Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Round of 16
30 April 2001 (2001-04-30) First leg Esteghlal Ahvaz 2 – 2 Esteghlal Ahvaz
Afshin Kamali
Gholamreza Eydi 		Bahman Tahmasebi
Ali Samereh 		Stadium: Takhti Stadium
7 May 2001 (2001-05-07) Second leg Esteghlal 1 – 1
(3 – 3 agg.)		 Esteghlal Ahvaz Tehran
Ali Samereh  20' Asghar Rasoulzadeh  54' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

1/8 finals
30 May 2001 (2001-05-30) Esteghlal 3 – 0 Paykan Tehran
Alireza Akbarpour
Mehdi Salehpour
Hamid Tabrizi 		Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Quarterfinals
11 June 2001 (2001-06-11) First leg Aboumoslem 3 – 2 Esteghlal Mashhad
Reza Enayati  11', 20'
Shokri  85'		 Mehdi Salehpour  51'
Mojahed Khaziravi  63'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
16 June 2001 (2001-06-16) Second leg Esteghlal 3 – 1
(5 – 4 agg.)		 Aboumoslem Tehran
Alireza Nikbakht  9'
Mehdi Salehpour  11', 56'		 Hossein Badamaki  15' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Semifinal
20 June 2001 (2001-06-20) First leg Fajr Sepasi 1 – 0 Esteghlal Shiraz
Davoud Seyed-Abbasi Stadium: Koma Stadium
26 June 2001 (2001-06-26) Second leg Esteghlal 2 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Saeed Beigi  85'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  89' (pen.)		 Vahid Rezaei  17'
Amir Vaziri  22'		 Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round
14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First leg Al-Wahda 3 – 2 Esteghlal Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Alireza Nikbakht  67'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  85'		 Stadium: Al-Nahyan Stadium
22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second leg Esteghlal 4 – 0
(6 – 3 agg.)		 Al-Wahda Tehran
Farhad Majidi  3', 70'
Sattar Hamedani  45'
Alireza Akbarpour  75'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round
3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) First leg Al-Sadd 0 – 1 Esteghlal Doha, Qatar
Ali Samereh Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second leg Esteghlal 2 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Al-Sadd Tehran, Iran
Farhad Majidi  12'
Alireza Nikbakht  19'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals
2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) First leg Kairat 0 – 0 Esteghlal Almaty, Kazakhstan
Stadium: Central Stadium
16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) Second leg Esteghlal 3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		 Kairat Tehran, Iran
Own Goals  49'
Sirous Dinmohammadi  64'
Ali Samereh  76'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals
17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) Esteghlal 2 – 3 Al-Shabab Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Navazi  28' (pen.)
Ahmad Momenzadeh  60'

Third place match
19 May 2001 (2001-05-19) Esteghlal 1 – 3 Shimizu Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Alireza Nikbakht  34'

See also

References
  1. "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2000–01". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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