2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C.
2002–03 season
Chairman	Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager	Roland Koch
Stadium	Takhti Stadium
IPL	9th
Hazfi Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ali Samereh (6); All: ; Ali Samereh (9)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2002–03 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 2nd season in the Iran Pro League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 58th year in existence as a football club.

Club

Kit

Supplier: Daei SWE
Sponsor(s): LG, Talash Motorcycle

Home Kit

Away Kit

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Amir Ghalenoei
Assistant coach	Ebrahim Talebi
Goalkeepers coach	Ahmad Maleki
Fitness coach	Valiollah Salehnia
Doctor	Dr. Amin Norouzi
Director	Nasrollah Abdollahi

Other information

Chairman	Hossein Gharib
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m)

Player

As of 1 September 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2002–03^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hadi Tabatabaei
2	DF	Javad Zarincheh
4	DF	Mohammad Khorramgah
5	DF	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
6	DF	Mahmoud Fekri
7	MF	Sattar Hamedani
8	MF	Mohammad Navazi
9	FW	Ali Mousavi
10	DF	Mehdi Pashazadeh
11	MF	Yadollah Akbari
12	MF	Alireza Mansourian
14	MF	Sirous Dinmohammadi
15	MF	Farzad Majidi
16	FW	Alireza Akbarpour

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Ahmad Momenzadeh
18	FW	Faraz Fatemi
19	DF	Pirouz Ghorbani
20	DF	Mehdi Hasheminasab
21	DF	Amir Aminifar
21	DF	Davood Rostami
22	MF	Alireza Nikbakht
23	FW	Ali Samereh
24	MF	Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo
26	DF	Amir Hossein Sadeghi
29	GK	Masoud Ghasemi
30	GK	Parviz Boroumand
	FW	Daryoush Ayyoubi

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2002–03 Iran Pro League	—	—	9th	October 17, 2002	June 22, 2003
2002–03 Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 32	November 17, 2002	May 15, 2003
2002–03 AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off	—	Group stage	March 9, 2003	March 15, 2003

Last updated: 03 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Foolad	26	9	7	10	34	36	−2	34
8	Zob Ahan	26	10	4	12	22	29	−7	34	Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League¹
9	Esteghlal	26	8	8	10	32	30	+2	32
10	Bargh	26	9	5	12	28	37	−9	32
11	Est. Ahvaz	26	6	10	10	24	30	−6	28

Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.^[2]

|} Source:
Rules for classification:

1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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	8	8	10	32	30	+2	32	4	4	5	14	13	+1	4	4	5	18	17	+1

Last updated: 17 June 2013.
Source: Ipl Stats

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	L

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss Postponed

17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1	Esteghlal	3 – 1	PAS
	Alireza Nikbakht Ali Samereh Faraz Fatemi

30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) 2	Sanat Naft Abadan	1 – 0	Esteghlal

3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 3	Esteghlal	2 – 3	Sepahan
	Alireza Nikbakht 52' Yadollah Akbari 71'

8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4	Aboomoslem	2 – 2	Esteghlal
			Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab

3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5	Esteghlal	3 – 0	Malavan
	Ahmad Momenzadeh Faraz Fatemi Ahmad Momenzadeh

8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) 6	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Foolad

14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 7	Bargh Shiraz	1 – 2	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh 27' Alireza Nikbakht 53'

20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Paykan
	Mehdi Hasheminasab Alireza Nikbakht 90'

26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9	Saipa	2 – 1	Esteghlal
			Mohammad Navazi

3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Zob Ahan

10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11	Pirouzi	1 – 1	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh 1'

19 January 2003 (2003-01-19) 12	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Esteghlal Ahvaz

24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 13	Fajr Sepasi	2 – 3	Esteghlal
			Yadollah Akbari 5' Ali Samereh 30' Mehdi Hasheminasab 43'

12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) 14	PAS	1 – 1	Esteghlal
			Ali Samereh

21 February 2002 (2002-02-21) 15	Esteghlal	1 – 0	Sanat Naft Abadan
	Farzad Majidi

7 April 2002 (2002-04-07) 18	Malavan	0 – 0	Esteghlal

14 April 2002 (2002-04-14) 19	Foolad	1 – 2	Esteghlal
			Farzad Majidi Alireza Nikbakht

20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 20	Esteghlal	1 – 2	Bargh Shiraz

25 April 2002 (2002-04-25) 16	Sepahan	3 – 2	Esteghlal
			Yadollah Akbari 75' own Goal 80'

29 April 2002 (2002-04-29) 17	Esteghlal	0 – 0	Aboomoslem

6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) 21	Paykan	1 – 0	Esteghlal

11 May 2002 (2002-05-11) 22	Esteghlal	1 – 3	Saipa
	Mohammad Navazi

20 May 2002 (2002-05-20) 23	Zob Ahan	0 – 3	Esteghlal
			Mehdi Hasheminasab 54' Ali Samereh 82' Alireza Nikbakht 88'

13 June 2002 (2002-06-13) 24	Esteghlal	1 – 2	Pirouzi
	Alireza Akbarpour 75'

17 June 2002 (2002-06-17) 25	Esteghlal Ahvaz	2 – 1	Esteghlal
			Alireza Akbarpour 75'

22 June 2002 (2002-06-22) 26	Esteghlal	0 – 1	Fajr Sepasi

Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) First leg	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Faraz Qom

14 January 2003 (2003-01-14) Second leg	Faraz Qom	0 – 2 (1 – 4 agg.)	Esteghlal

Round of 16

16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) First leg	Sepahan	3 – 0	Esteghlal

15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Second leg	Esteghlal	0 – 1 (0 – 4 agg.)	Sepahan

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Ain	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9
Al Sadd	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
Esteghlal	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3
Al Hilal	3	1	2	4	6	−2	3