1999–2000 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.

1999–2000 season
Chairman	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager	Yevgeni Skomorokhov (until 23 February 2000) Mansour Pourheidari (From 23 February 2000)
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
Azadegan League	Runners-up
Hazfi Cup	Winners
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Second round
Home colours Away colours

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.

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. Position Player GK Parviz Boroumand GK Masoud Ghasemi GK Hadi Tabatabaei GK Mohammad Ali Yahyavi DF Mahmoud Fekri DF Reza Hassanzadeh DF Javad Zarincheh DF Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh DF Mohammad Khorramgah MF Kazem Mahmoudi MF Ali Chini MF Mohammad Taghavi MF Attila Hejazi MF Javid Shokri MF Mohammad Navazi

No. Position Player MF Alireza Nikbakht MF Farzad Majidi MF Afshin Hajipour MF Dariush Yazdani MF Behzad Dadashzadeh MF Sattar Hamedani MF Adel Hardani MF Sirous Dinmohammadi FW Farhad Majidi FW Alireza Akbarpour FW Mohammad Momeni FW Fred Malekian FW Ali Latifi FW Ali Mousavi FW Mohsen Garousi

Pre-season and friendlies

Fortuna Köln v Esteghlal

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Esteghlal

5 June 1999 (1999-06-05)	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4 – 1	Esteghlal	Leverkusen, Germany
			Farhad Majidi

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Esteghlal

8 June 1999 (1999-06-08)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Leverkusen, Germany
			Farhad Majidi

Competitions

Azadegan League

Main article: 1999–2000 Azadegan League

Standings

{{1999–2000 Azadegan League table|showteam=EST}}

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	D

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Tractor Sazi v Esteghlal

13 August 1999 (1999-08-13) 1	Tractor Sazi	1 – 3	Esteghlal	Tabriz
			Mohammad Navazi  pen.' Alireza Nikbakht Farhad Majidi	Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium

Esteghlal v Saipa

20 August 1999 (1999-08-20) 2	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Saipa	Tehran
	Farhad Majidi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sepahan v Esteghlal

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 3	Sepahan	1 – 4	Esteghlal	Isfahan
			Ali Latifi Behzad Dadashzadeh Alireza Nikbakht Mohammad Navazi  pen.'

Esteghlal v Chooka Talesh

2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 4	Esteghlal	2 – 0	Chooka Talesh	Tehran
	Mahmoud Fekri Farhad Majidi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Pirouzi v Esteghlal

24 September 1999 (1999-09-24) 5	Pirouzi	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Foolad v Esteghlal

28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 6	Foolad	2 – 0	Esteghlal	Ahvaz
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Bahman v Esteghlal

3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 7	Bahman	0 – 3	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Farhad Majidi Mohammad Navazi  pen.' Ahmad Momenzadeh	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Irsotter

7 October 1999 (1999-10-07) 8	Esteghlal	2 – 0	Irsotter	Tehran
	Ali Latifi Alireza Nikbakht			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sanat Naft v Esteghlal

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 9	Sanat Naft	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Abadan
			Sattar Hamedani  pen.'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Esteghlal v Zob Ahan

24 October 1999 (1999-10-24) 10	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Zob Ahan	Tehran
	Mahmoud Fekri			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

PAS Tehran v Esteghlal

29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) 11	PAS Tehran	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Alireza Akbarpour	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Fajr Sepasi v Esteghlal

8 November 1999 (1999-11-08) 12	Fajr Sepasi	3 – 0	Esteghlal	Shiraz
				Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium

Esteghlal v Aboomoslem

14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 13	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Aboomoslem	Tehran
	Ali Latifi			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Tractor Sazi

24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) 14	Esteghlal	1 – 1	Tractor Sazi	Tehran
	Behzad Dadashzadeh  80'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Saipa v Esteghlal

13 February 2000 (2000-02-13) 15	Saipa	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Kazem Mahmoudi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Sepahan

30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) 16	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Sepahan	Tehran
	Mohammad Niksirat Alireza Akbarpour			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Chooka Talesh v Esteghlal

8 February 2000 (2000-02-08) 17	Chooka Talesh	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Talesh
				Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium

Esteghlal v Pirouzi

27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) 18	Esteghlal	0 – 2	Pirouzi	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Foolad

23 February 2000 (2000-02-23) 19	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Foolad	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Bahman

3 March 2000 (2000-03-03) 20	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Bahman	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Irsotter v Esteghlal

8 March 2000 (2000-03-08) 21	Irsotter	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Noshahr
			Arastoo Mohammadi	Stadium: Shohada Stadium

Esteghlal v Sanat Naft

12 March 2000 (2000-03-12) 22	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Sanat Naft	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Zob Ahan v Esteghlal

28 April 2000 (2000-04-28) 23	Zob Ahan	1 – 4	Esteghlal	Fooladshahr
			Ali Latifi Alireza Akbarpour Dariush Yazdani Mohammad Navazi	Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium

Esteghlal v PAS Tehran

5 May 2000 (2000-05-05) 24	Esteghlal	3 – 0	PAS Tehran	Tehran
	Ali Latifi Behzad Dadashzadeh Mahmoud Fekri			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepasi

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 25	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Aboomoslem v Esteghlal

21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 26	Aboomoslem	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Mashhad
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 Hazfi Cup

Round of 16

Mes Kerman v Esteghlal

First leg	Mes Kerman	0 – 3	Esteghlal	Kerman
				Stadium: Salimikia Stadium

Esteghlal v Mes Kerman

15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) Second leg	Esteghlal	5 – 0 (8 – 0 agg.)	Mes Kerman	Tehran
	Alireza Akbarpour Afshin Hajipour Mohammad Navazi  pen.' Ali Latifi			Stadium: Takhti Stadium

1/8 finals

Esteghlal v Keshavarz

20 April 2000 (2000-04-20)	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Keshavarz	Tehran
	Hossein Pashaei  73'		Behzad Dadashzadeh  69' Sattar Hamedani  111'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

Irsotter v Esteghlal

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) First leg	Irsotter	1 – 1	Esteghlal	Noshahr
	Omidreza Ramezani  16'		Bahman Tahmasebi  1'	Stadium: Shohada Stadium

Esteghlal v Irsotter

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

Esteghlal v Saipa

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

Final

Esteghlal v Bahman

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

Main article: 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Esteghlal v Homenmen

14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First leg	Esteghlal	7 – 0	Homenmen	Tehran, Iran
	Ali Latifi Farhad Majidi Alireza Akbarpour			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Homenmen v Esteghlal

22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second leg	Homenmen	0 – 8 (0 – 15 agg.)	Esteghlal	Beirut, Lebanon
			Alireza Nikbakht Ali Latifi Ahmad Momenzadeh Farhad Majidi	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round

Al Ittihad v Esteghlal

3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) First leg	Al Ittihad	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Esteghlal v Al Ittihad

17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second leg	Esteghlal	1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Al Ittihad	Tehran, Iran
	Mahmoud Fekri			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

See also

• 1999–2000 Azadegan League
• 1999–2000 Hazfi Cup
• 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

References

External links

• RSSSF