2000–01 Esteghlal F.C. season
| 2000–01 season | |||
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| President |  Ali Fathollahzadeh | ||
| Head coach | Mansour Pourheidari | ||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| Azadegan League | Champions | ||
| Hazfi Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 4th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Ali Samereh (14) | ||
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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.
Player
[edit]- 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.
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Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]
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 |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azadegan League | — | — | Winner | 4 August 2000 | 19 April 2001 |
| Hazfi Cup | 1/8 finals | — | Semifinals | 26 June 2001 | |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | — | — | 4th | 14 September 2000 | 19 May 2001 |
Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions
Azadegan League
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 September 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 4 August 2000 1 | Esteghlal | 4 – 1 | Paykan | Tehran |
| Ali Samereh 28', 61', 90' Dariush Yazdani 62' |
Ali Baghmisheh 90' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 10 August 2000 2 | Tractor Sazi | 1 – 3 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo 75' |
Farhad Majidi 52', 61', 90' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 18 August 2000 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 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 5 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| Mehdi Hasheminasab pen.' |
Davoud Dehghani |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 5 September 2000 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 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 8 | Foolad | 1 – 3 | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
| Behnam Seraj 85' |
Ali Samereh 10', 48', 80' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 8 December 2000 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 10 | Zob Ahan | 0 – 2 | Esteghlal | Fooladshahr |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi 38' Ahmad Momenzadeh 45' |
Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| 24 December 2000 11 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | PAS Tehran | Tehran |
| Alireza Nikbakht 37' |
Rasoul Khatibi 73' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
| 4 January 2001 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 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 14 | Esteghlal Rasht | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Rasht |
| Shahram Parnianfar 80' |
Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium |
| 30 January 2001 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 16 | Sepahan | 0 – 2 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| Sattar Hamedani 29', 41' |
Stadium: 22 Bahman Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| 11 February 2001 17 | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Saipa | Tehran |
| Farzad Majidi 19' Ali Samereh 85' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
| 23 February 2001 18 | Persepolis | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Alireza Akbarpour 74' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000 |
| 29 March 2001 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 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 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 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
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]| Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Esteghlal Rasht | Tehran | |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Round of 16
[edit]| 30 April 2001 First leg | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 2 – 2 | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
| Afshin Kamali Gholamreza Eydi |
Bahman Tahmasebi Ali Samereh |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 7 May 2001 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
[edit]| 30 May 2001 | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 | Paykan | Tehran |
| Alireza Akbarpour Mehdi Salehpour Hamid Tabrizi |
Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| 11 June 2001 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 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
[edit]| 20 June 2001 First leg | Fajr Sepasi | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Shiraz |
| Davoud Seyed-Abbasi |
Stadium: Koma Stadium |
| 26 June 2001 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
[edit]First round
[edit]| 14 September 2000 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 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
[edit]| 3 November 2000 First leg | Al-Sadd  | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Doha, Qatar |
| Ali Samereh |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| 17 November 2000 Second leg | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.) | Al-Sadd | Tehran, Iran |
| Farhad Majidi 12' Alireza Nikbakht 19' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Quarterfinals
[edit]| 2 March 2001 First leg | Kairat  | 0 – 0 | Esteghlal | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Stadium: Central Stadium |
| 16 March 2001 Second leg | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.) | Kairat | Tehran, Iran |
| Own Goals 49' Sirous Dinmohammadi 64' Ali Samereh 76' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Semifinals
[edit]| 17 May 2001 | Esteghlal | 2 – 3 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Mohammad Navazi 28' (pen.) Ahmad Momenzadeh 60' |
Third place match
[edit]| 19 May 2001 | Esteghlal | 1 – 3 |  Shimizu | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Alireza Nikbakht 34' |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2000–01". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-22.