1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. season

Esteghlal F.C. 1996–97 football season

Esteghlal F.C.

1996–97 season

President

Head coach

Stadium

Asian Club Championship

4th

Top goalscorer

Samad Marfavi (13)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 5th season in the Azadegan League, and their 3rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Caspian Cup and Turkmenistan President's Cup, and 52nd year in existence as a football club.

Player

As of 1 September 2018.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Behzad Gholampour
2	MF	IRN	Masoud Ghafourihaye-Asl
3	DF	IRN	Sadegh Varmazyar
4	DF	IRN	Mehdi Pashazadeh
5	DF	IRN	Javad Zarincheh
8	MF	IRN	Amir Ghalenoei
9	FW	IRN	Samad Marfavi
10	MF	IRN	Alireza Mansourian
11	FW	IRN	Ali Akarian
12	FW	IRN	Edmond Akhtar
14	DF	IRN	Mohammad Nouri
15	DF	IRN	Dariush Yazdi
16	MF	IRN	Ali Hajakbari
17	MF	IRN	Attila Hejazi
18	DF	IRN	Davoud Hosseini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	IRN	Serjik Teymourian
20	MF	IRN	Mohammad Taghavi
22	MF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Mehranpour
23	MF	IRN	Behrouz Parvareshkhah
24	DF	IRN	Mohammad Khorramgah
25	MF	IRN	Javid Shokri
—	GK	IRN	Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
—	GK	IRN	Nima Kheyrandish
—	DF	IRN	Reza Hassanzadeh
—	MF	IRN	Ghasem Keshavarz
—	MF	IRN	Mehrdad Amin-Shirazi
—	MF	IRN	Hashem Heydari
—	FW	IRN	Alireza Akbarpour
—	FW	IRN	Fred Malekian

Pre-season and friendlies

Esteghlal v Bank Melli

27 January 1997 (1997-01-27) 1	Esteghlal	2 – 1	Bank Melli	Tehran
				Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium

Aboomoslem v Esteghlal

8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 2	Aboomoslem	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Mashhad
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Payam Khorasan v Esteghlal

10 March 1997 (1997-03-10) 3	Payam Khorasan	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Mashhad
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Sedaghat Cup

Al-Hilal

Esteghlal

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1	Al-Hilal	1 – 3	Esteghlal	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
				Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Esteghlal

El-Mansoura

25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) 2	Esteghlal	1 – 2	El-Mansoura	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
				Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Al-Ahli

Esteghlal

27 April 1997 (1997-04-27) 3	Al-Ahli	3 – 4	Esteghlal	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
				Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Naghsh-e Jahan Cup

Zob Ahan

Esteghlal

Zob Ahan

1 – 1

Esteghlal

Isfahan

Polyacryl

Esteghlal

Polyacryl

0 – 1

Esteghlal

Isfahan

Esteghlal

Turan

Esteghlal

2 – 1

Turan

Isfahan

Sepahan

Esteghlal

Semifinal

Sepahan

1 – 0

Esteghlal

Isfahan

Polyacryl

Esteghlal

Play-off

Polyacryl

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)

Esteghlal

Isfahan

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Azadegan League	—	—	6th	1 July 1996	11 July 1997
Hazfi Cup	Round of 32	—	Quarterfinal	14 June 1996	15 August 1997
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	—	—	4th		26 November 1996

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Main article: 1996–97 Azadegan League

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	PAS Tehran	30	11	15	4	37	22	+15	48
5	Sanat Naft	30	11	9	10	37	38	−1	42
6	Esteghlal	30	11	8	11	42	39	+3	41
7	Payam Mashhad	30	9	13	8	37	37	0	40
8	Bargh Shiraz	30	11	6	13	26	27	−1	39	Qualification for the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners Cup

Source: RSSSF

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

Fajr Sepah Urmia v Esteghlal

14 June 1996 (1996-06-14) First leg

Fajr Sepah Urmia

0 – 2

Esteghlal

Urmia

Esteghlal v Fajr Sepah Urmia

21 June 1996 (1996-06-21) Second leg	Esteghlal	1 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Fajr Sepah Urmia	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Round of 16

Machine Sazi v Esteghlal

2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) First leg	Machine Sazi	0 – 0	Esteghlal	Tabriz
				Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Esteghlal v Machine Sazi

18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) Second leg	Esteghlal	3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Machine Sazi	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinal

Bahman v Esteghlal

15 August 1997 (1997-08-15) Quarterfinal	Bahman	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Second round

Navbahor Namangan

Esteghlal

First leg	Navbahor Namangan	4 – 1	Esteghlal	Namangan, Uzbekistan
				Stadium: Markaziy Stadium

Esteghlal

Navbahor Namangan

Second leg	Esteghlal	3 – 0 (4 – 4 agg.)	Navbahor Namangan	Tehran, Iran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Quarterfinal

Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent

Esteghlal

First leg	Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
				Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

Esteghlal

Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent

12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) Second leg	Esteghlal	1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Ordabasy-SKIF Chimkent	Tehran, Iran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals

Al Hilal

Esteghlal

24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) Semifinals

Al Hilal

0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)

Esteghlal

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Play-off

Ulsan Hyundai

Esteghlal

26 November 1996 (1996-11-26) Play-off	Ulsan Hyundai	1 – 0	Esteghlal	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Kim Ki-Nam 7'

References

Iran Football League in 1996–97
1996–98 Esteghlal FC season
"Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1996–97". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. Squad
Esteghlal squad 1996–97

External links

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