1996–97 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 1996–97 season are 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.[1][2]

Esteghlal F.C.
1996–97 season
ChairmanAli Fathollahzadeh
ManagerNasser Hejazi
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan League6th
Hazfi CupQuarterfinal
Asian Club Championship4th
Top goalscorer
Samad Marfavi (13)

Player

As of 1 September 2018. [3][4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

27 January 1997 (1997-01-27) 1Esteghlal2 – 1Bank MelliTehran
Stadium: Marghoubkar Stadium
8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 2Aboomoslem0 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
10 March 1997 (1997-03-10) 3Payam Khorasan1 – 0EsteghlalMashhad
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Sedaghat Cup

23 April 1997 (1997-04-23) 1Al-Hilal 1 – 3 EsteghlalDubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
25 April 1997 (1997-04-25) 2Esteghlal 1 – 2 El-MansouraDubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
27 April 1997 (1997-04-27) 3Al-Ahli 3 – 4 EsteghlalDubai, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Naghsh-e Jahan Cup

1Zob Ahan 1 – 1 EsteghlalIsfahan
Play-offPolyacryl 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
EsteghlalIsfahan

Competitions

Overview

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Azadegan League 6th 1 July 199611 July 1997
Hazfi Cup Round of 32 Quarterfinal 14 June 199615 August 1997
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 4th 26 November 1996

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
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 Asian Cup Winners Cup 1998 First Round
Source: RSSSF

Hazfi Cup

Round of 32

14 June 1996 (1996-06-14) First legFajr Sepah Urmia0 – 2EsteghlalUrmia
21 June 1996 (1996-06-21) Second legEsteghlal1 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)
Fajr Sepah UrmiaTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Round of 16

2 February 1997 (1997-02-02) First legMachine Sazi0 – 0EsteghlalTabriz
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) Second legEsteghlal3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Machine SaziTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Quarterfinal

15 August 1997 (1997-08-15) QuarterfinalBahman1 – 0EsteghlalTehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Second round

First legNavbahor Namangan 1 – 4 EsteghlalNamangan, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Second legEsteghlal 3 – 0
(4 – 4 agg.)
Navbahor NamanganTehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Note: Away goals rule

Quarterfinal

12 November 1996 (1996-11-12) Second legEsteghlal 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Ordabasy-SKIF ChimkentTehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals

24 November 1996 (1996-11-24) SemifinalsAl Hilal 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)
EsteghlalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Play-off

26 November 1996 (1996-11-26) Play-offUlsan Hyundai 0 – 1 EsteghlalRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kim Ki-Nam  7'

See also

References

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