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. 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
2 June 1999 (1999-06-02) Fortuna Köln 0 – 0 EsteghlalLeverkusen, Germany
5 June 1999 (1999-06-05) Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 – 1 EsteghlalLeverkusen, Germany
Farhad Majidi
8 June 1999 (1999-06-08) Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 – 1 EsteghlalLeverkusen, Germany
Farhad Majidi

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
Main article: 1999–2000 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) 1Tractor Sazi1 – 3EsteghlalTabriz
Davoud Rostami  8' Mohammad Navazi  25' (pen.)
Alireza Nikbakht  32'
Farhad Majidi  50'		 Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
20 August 1999 (1999-08-20) 2Esteghlal1 – 1SaipaTehran
Farhad Majidi  85' Pejman Jamshidi  88' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 3Sepahan1 – 4EsteghlalIsfahan
Majid Basirat  75' Ali Latifi  30'
Behzad Dadashzadeh  40'
Alireza Nikbakht  79'
Mohammad Navazi  85' (pen.)
2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 4Esteghlal2 – 0Chooka TaleshTehran
Mahmoud Fekri  8'
Farhad Majidi  81'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 September 1999 (1999-09-24) 5Persepolis0 – 0EsteghlalTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 September 1999 (1999-09-28) 6Foolad2 – 0EsteghlalAhvaz
Amir Khalifeh-Asl  48', 59' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
3 October 1999 (1999-10-03) 7Bahman0 – 3EsteghlalTehran
Farhad Majidi  41'
Mohammad Navazi  47' (pen.)
Ahmad Momenzadeh  87'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
7 October 1999 (1999-10-07) 8Esteghlal2 – 0IrsotterTehran
Ali Latifi  44'
Alireza Nikbakht  50'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 9Sanat Naft0 – 1EsteghlalAbadan
Sattar Hamedani  37' (pen.) Stadium: Takhti Stadium
24 October 1999 (1999-10-24) 10Esteghlal2 – 1Zob AhanTehran
Mahmoud Fekri  23' (25) Reza Sahebi  67' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) 11PAS Tehran1 – 1EsteghlalTehran
Aref Mohammadvand  38' Alireza Akbarpour  35' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 November 1999 (1999-11-08) 12Fajr Sepasi3 – 0EsteghlalShiraz
Reza Rezaei-Kamal  70' (pen.)
Esmaeili  82'		 Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 13Esteghlal1 – 0AboomoslemTehran
Ali Latifi  55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
24 January 2000 (2000-01-24) 14Esteghlal1 – 1Tractor SaziTehran
Behzad Dadashzadeh  50' Ali Zarei  30' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
13 February 2000 (2000-02-13) 15Saipa0 – 1EsteghlalTehran
Kazem Mahmoudi  55' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
30 January 2000 (2000-01-30) 16Esteghlal2 – 1SepahanTehran
Mohammad Niksirat  48'
Alireza Akbarpour  76'		 Levon Stepanyan  57' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 February 2000 (2000-02-08) 17Chooka Talesh0 – 0EsteghlalTalesh
Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium
27 February 2000 (2000-02-27) 18Esteghlal0 – 2PersepolisTehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab  8'
Payan Rafat  81'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
23 February 2000 (2000-02-23) 19Esteghlal0 – 0FooladTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
3 March 2000 (2000-03-03) 20Esteghlal0 – 0BahmanTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
8 March 2000 (2000-03-08) 21Irsotter1 – 1EsteghlalNoshahr
Omid Rezaei  72' Arastoo Mohammadi  74' Stadium: Shohada Stadium
12 March 2000 (2000-03-12) 22Esteghlal0 – 0Sanat NaftTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
28 April 2000 (2000-04-28) 23Zob Ahan1 – 4EsteghlalFooladshahr
Davoud Mahabadi  63' Ali Latifi  26'
Alireza Akbarpour  53'
Dariush Yazdani  70'
Mohammad Navazi  79'		 Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium
5 May 2000 (2000-05-05) 24Esteghlal3 – 0PAS TehranTehran
Ali Latifi  15'
Behzad Dadashzadeh  29'
Mahmoud Fekri  53'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 25Esteghlal0 – 0Fajr SepasiTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 26Aboomoslem0 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 1999–2000 Hazfi Cup

Round of 16
8 December 1999 (1999-12-08) First legMes Kerman0 – 3EsteghlalKerman
Mahmoud Fekri  42'
Alireza Akbarpour  56'
Ali Latifi  58'		 Stadium: Salimikia Stadium
15 December 1999 (1999-12-15) Second legEsteghlal5 – 0
(8 – 0 agg.)		Mes KermanTehran
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) Esteghlal2 – 1 (a.e.t.)KeshavarzTehran
Behzad Dadashzadeh  69'
Sattar Hamedani  111'		 Hossein Pashaei  73' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals
16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) First legIrsotter1 – 1EsteghlalNoshahr
Omidreza Ramezani  16' Bahman Tahmasebi  1' Stadium: Shohada Stadium
26 May 2000 (2000-05-26) Second legEsteghlal6 – 0
(7 – 1 agg.)		IrsotterTehran
Alireza Nikbakht  19'
Dariush Yazdani  23', 49', 85', 91'
Behzad Nashta  29' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinal
31 May 2000 (2000-05-31) Esteghlal2 – 1SaipaTehran
Dariush Yazdani  36', 78' Mojtaba Taghavi  50' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Final
16 June 2000 (2000-06-16) Esteghlal3 – 1BahmanTehran
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
14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First legEsteghlal 7 – 0 HomenmenTehran, Iran
Ali Latifi  20', 55', 85'
Farhad Majidi  34', 64', 66'
Alireza Akbarpour  67'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second legHomenmen 0 – 8
(0 – 15 agg.)		 EsteghlalBeirut, 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 legAl Ittihad 1 – 0 EsteghlalJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Hamzah Idris  27' (pen.)
17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second legEsteghlal 1 – 1
(1 – 2 agg.)		 Al IttihadTehran, 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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