2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

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.

Esteghlal F.C.
2002–03 season
Chairman Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager Roland Koch
StadiumTakhti Stadium
IPL9th
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Samereh (6)
All:
Ali Samereh (9)

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

Updated to match played 03 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League
Main article: 2002–03 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 League
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
Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLDWDWWLDDDWDWLDDWLLLWLLL
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1Esteghlal3 – 1PAS
Alireza Nikbakht
Ali Samereh
Faraz Fatemi
30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) 2Sanat Naft Abadan1 – 0Esteghlal
3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 3Esteghlal2 – 3Sepahan
Alireza Nikbakht  52'
Yadollah Akbari  71'
8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4Aboomoslem2 – 2Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Mehdi Hasheminasab
3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5Esteghlal3 – 0Malavan
Ahmad Momenzadeh
Faraz Fatemi
Ahmad Momenzadeh
8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) 6Esteghlal0 – 0Foolad
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 7Bargh Shiraz1 – 2Esteghlal
Ali Samereh  27'
Alireza Nikbakht  53'
20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8Esteghlal2 – 1Paykan
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Alireza Nikbakht  90'
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9Saipa2 – 1Esteghlal
Mohammad Navazi
3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10Esteghlal0 – 0Zob Ahan
10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11Persepolis1 – 1Esteghlal
Ali Samereh  1'
19 January 2003 (2003-01-19) 12Esteghlal0 – 0Esteghlal Ahvaz
24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 13Fajr Sepasi2 – 3Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari  5'
Ali Samereh  30'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  43'
12 February 2002 (2002-02-12) 14PAS1 – 1Esteghlal
Ali Samereh
21 February 2002 (2002-02-21) 15Esteghlal1 – 0Sanat Naft Abadan
Farzad Majidi
7 April 2002 (2002-04-07) 18Malavan0 – 0Esteghlal
14 April 2002 (2002-04-14) 19Foolad1 – 2Esteghlal
Farzad Majidi
Alireza Nikbakht
20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 20Esteghlal1 – 2Bargh Shiraz
25 April 2002 (2002-04-25) 16Sepahan3 – 2Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari  75'
own Goal  80'
29 April 2002 (2002-04-29) 17Esteghlal0 – 0Aboomoslem
6 May 2002 (2002-05-06) 21Paykan1 – 0Esteghlal
11 May 2002 (2002-05-11) 22Esteghlal1 – 3Saipa
Mohammad Navazi
20 May 2002 (2002-05-20) 23Zob Ahan0 – 3Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab  54'
Ali Samereh  82'
Alireza Nikbakht  88'
13 June 2002 (2002-06-13) 24Esteghlal1 – 2Persepolis
Alireza Akbarpour  75'
17 June 2002 (2002-06-17) 25Esteghlal Ahvaz2 – 1Esteghlal
Alireza Akbarpour  75'
22 June 2002 (2002-06-22) 26Esteghlal0 – 1Fajr Sepasi

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2002–03 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32
17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) First legEsteghlal2 – 1Faraz Qom
14 January 2003 (2003-01-14) Second legFaraz Qom0 – 2
(1 – 4 agg.)		Esteghlal

Round of 16
16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) First legSepahan3 – 0Esteghlal
15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Second legEsteghlal0 – 1
(0 – 4 agg.)		Sepahan

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) 1Al Sadd 1 – 2 EsteghlalAl Ain, UAE
Sergio Ricardo  72' (Report) Ali Samereh  6'
Rasoul Khatibi  64'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) 2Esteghlal 2 – 3 Al HilalAl Ain, UAE
Rasoul Khatibi  18'
Ali Samereh  42'		 (Report) Patrick Suffo  34',  74',  85' Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 3Esteghlal 1 – 3 Al AinAl Ain, UAE
Ali Samereh  67' (Report) Faisal Ali  65'
Boubacar Sanogo  76'
Gharib Harib  78'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lu Jun

See also

References
  1. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2002–03
  2. "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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