2000–01 Esteghlal F.C. season

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.

Esteghlal F.C.
2000–01 season
Chairman Ali Fathollahzadeh
Manager Mansour Pourheidari
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan LeagueChampions
Hazfi CupSemifinals
Asian Cup Winners' Cup4th
Top goalscorerAli Samereh (14)

Player

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  IRN Parviz Boroumand
DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri
MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi
MF  IRN Yadollah Akbari
MF  IRN Mojahed Khaziravi
MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
MF  IRN Farzad Majidi
FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour
FW  IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh
DF  IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab
DF  IRN Arastou Mohammadi
MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht
MF  AZE Rufat Quliyev
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi
GK  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei
MF  IRN Behzad Dadashzadeh
DF  IRN Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
DF  IRN Reza Hassanzadeh
DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh
MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani
MF  IRN Dariush Yazdani
FW  IRN Ali Samereh
FW  IRN Bahman Tahmasebi
FW  IRN Ali Latifi
FW  IRN Farhad Majidi
FW  IRN Mehdi Salehpour

Pre-season and friendlies

Esteghlal Kashan0 – 5EsteghlalKashan
Bahman Tahmasebi
Afshin Hajipour
Alireza Akbarpour
Ali Latifi
Mohammad Niksirat
Stadium: Shahid Naser Fekfi Stadium
Esteghlal3 – 0basij KhazanehTehran
Ali Latifi
Dariush Yazdani
Mohammad Niksirat
Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium
Vahdat Abadan2 – 2Esteghlal
Ali Samereh
Alireza Akbarpour
Esteghlal1 – 1Esteghlal NovinTehran
Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Azadegan League Winner 4 August 200019 April 2001
Hazfi Cup 1/8 finals Semifinals 26 June 2001
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4th 14 September 200019 May 2001

Updated to match played 13 October 2018
Source: Competitions

Azadegan League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 01 SEP 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWDDDDWWWDWWLWWWWWWWL
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 August 2000 (2000-08-04) 1Esteghlal4 – 1PaykanTehran
Ali Samereh  28', 61', 90'
Dariush Yazdani  62'
Ali Baghmisheh  90' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
10 August 2000 (2000-08-10) 2Tractor Sazi1 – 3EsteghlalTabriz
Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo  75' Farhad Majidi  52', 61', 90' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 3Esteghlal6 – 1Esteghlal RashtTehran
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 (2000-08-25) 4Bargh Shiraz0 – 0EsteghlalShiraz
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Note: match was paused in 3' for 20 minutes due to fan riot
10 November 2000 (2000-11-10) 5Esteghlal1 – 1SepahanTehran
Mehdi Hasheminasab  pen.' Davoud Dehghani Stadium: Azadi Stadium
5 September 2000 (2000-09-05) 6Saipa2 – 2EsteghlalTehran
Farhad Khangoli  6'
Behnam Abolghasempour  10'
Ali Samereh  61'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  88'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
29 December 2000 (2000-12-29) 7Esteghlal2 – 2PersepolisTehran
Mohammad Navazi  67'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  83'
Behrouz Rahbarifar  58' (pen.)
Ali Karimi  88'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 110,000
3 December 2000 (2000-12-03) 8Foolad1 – 3EsteghlalAhvaz
Behnam Seraj  85' Ali Samereh  10', 48', 80' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) 9Esteghlal2 – 1Fajr SepasiTehran
Mohammad Navazi  28'
Ali Samereh  38'
Faraz Fatemi  1' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
13 December 2000 (2000-12-13) 10Zob Ahan0 – 2EsteghlalFooladshahr
Sirous Dinmohammadi  38'
Ahmad Momenzadeh  45'
Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
24 December 2000 (2000-12-24) 11Esteghlal1 – 1PAS TehranTehran
Alireza Nikbakht  37' Rasoul Khatibi  73' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
4 January 2001 (2001-01-04) 12Paykan0 – 4EsteghlalTehran
Ahmad Momenzadeh  48'
Rufat Quliyev  49'
Alireza Akbarpour  52'
Mojahed Khaziravi  78'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
15 February 2001 (2001-02-15) 13Esteghlal5 – 1Tractor SaziTehran
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 (2001-03-10) 14Esteghlal Rasht1 – 0EsteghlalRasht
Shahram Parnianfar  80' Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) 15Esteghlal4 – 2Bargh ShirazTehran
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 (2001-02-04) 16Sepahan0 – 2EsteghlalIsfahan
Sattar Hamedani  29', 41' Stadium: 22 Bahman Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
11 February 2001 (2001-02-11) 17Esteghlal2 – 0SaipaTehran
Farzad Majidi  19'
Ali Samereh  85'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) 18Persepolis0 – 1EsteghlalTehran
Alireza Akbarpour  74' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) 19Esteghlal2 – 1FooladTehran
Alireza Nikbakht  44'
Ali Samereh  65'
Behnam Seraj  6' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
8 April 2001 (2001-04-08) 20Fajr Sepasi2 – 3EsteghlalShiraz
Faraz Fatemi  25' (pen.)
Mahmoud Khorramzi  68'
Ali Samereh  31'
Rufat Quliyev  66', 78'
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 21Esteghlal2 – 1Zob AhanTabriz
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 (2001-04-19) 22PAS Tehran2 – 1EsteghlalMashhad
Amir Hossein Yousefi  14'
Rasoul Khatibi  65'
Mahmoud Fekri  43' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 10,000

Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

Round of 16

30 April 2001 (2001-04-30) First legEsteghlal Ahvaz2 – 2EsteghlalAhvaz
Afshin Kamali
Gholamreza Eydi
Bahman Tahmasebi
Ali Samereh
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
7 May 2001 (2001-05-07) Second legEsteghlal1 – 1
(3 – 3 agg.)
Esteghlal AhvazTehran
Ali Samereh  20' Asghar Rasoulzadeh  54' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

1/8 finals

30 May 2001 (2001-05-30) Esteghlal3 – 0PaykanTehran
Alireza Akbarpour
Mehdi Salehpour
Hamid Tabrizi
Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Quarterfinals

11 June 2001 (2001-06-11) First legAboumoslem3 – 2EsteghlalMashhad
Reza Enayati  11', 20'
Shokri  85'
Mehdi Salehpour  51'
Mojahed Khaziravi  63'
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
16 June 2001 (2001-06-16) Second legEsteghlal3 – 1
(5 – 4 agg.)
AboumoslemTehran
Alireza Nikbakht  9'
Mehdi Salehpour  11', 56'
Hossein Badamaki  15' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Semifinal

20 June 2001 (2001-06-20) First legFajr Sepasi1 – 0EsteghlalShiraz
Davoud Seyed-Abbasi Stadium: Koma Stadium
26 June 2001 (2001-06-26) Second legEsteghlal2 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)
Fajr SepasiTehran
Saeed Beigi  85'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  89' (pen.)
Vahid Rezaei  17'
Amir Vaziri  22'
Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

First round

14 September 2000 (2000-09-14) First legAl-Wahda 3 – 2 EsteghlalAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Alireza Nikbakht  67'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  85'
Stadium: Al-Nahyan Stadium
22 September 2000 (2000-09-22) Second legEsteghlal 4 – 0
(6 – 3 agg.)
Al-WahdaTehran
Farhad Majidi  3', 70'
Sattar Hamedani  45'
Alireza Akbarpour  75'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round

3 November 2000 (2000-11-03) First legAl-Sadd 0 – 1 EsteghlalDoha, Qatar
Ali Samereh Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) Second legEsteghlal 2 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)
Al-SaddTehran, Iran
Farhad Majidi  12'
Alireza Nikbakht  19'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinals

2 March 2001 (2001-03-02) First legKairat 0 – 0 EsteghlalAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Stadium: Central Stadium
16 March 2001 (2001-03-16) Second legEsteghlal 3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
KairatTehran, Iran
Own Goals  49'
Sirous Dinmohammadi  64'
Ali Samereh  76'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals

17 May 2001 (2001-05-17) Esteghlal 2 – 3 Al-ShababJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Navazi  28' (pen.)
Ahmad Momenzadeh  60'

Third place match

19 May 2001 (2001-05-19) Esteghlal 1 – 3 ShimizuJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Alireza Nikbakht  34'
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See also

References

  1. "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2000–01". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
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