1999–2000 Esteghlal F.C. season
| 1999–2000 season | |||
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| President |  Ali Fathollahzadeh | ||
| Head coach |  Yevgeni Skomorokhov (until 23 February 2000) Mansour Pourheidari (From 23 February 2000) | ||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| Azadegan League | Runners-up | ||
| Hazfi Cup | Winners | ||
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ali Latifi (5) All: Ali Latifi (14) | ||
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The 1999–2000 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 8th season in the Azadegan League, and their 6th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and 55th year in existence as a football club.
Player
- As of 1 September 1999. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
| 2 June 1999 | Fortuna Köln  | 0 – 0 | Esteghlal | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 5 June 1999 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 4 – 1 | Esteghlal | Leverkusen, Germany |
Farhad Majidi  |
| 8 June 1999 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Leverkusen, Germany |
| Farhad Majidi |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azadegan League | — | — | Runners-up | 13 Augustus 1999 | 21 May 2000 |
| Hazfi Cup | Round of 16 | — | Winner | 8 December 1999 | 16 June 2000 |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | — | — | Second round | 14 September 2000 | 17 November 2000 |
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 | Persepolis (C) | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 54 | Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 47 | Qualification for the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Fajr Sepasi | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 44 | |
| 4 | Sepahan | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 42 | |
| 5 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 39 |
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 |
Last updated: 17 June 2000.
Source: RSSSF
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 13 August 1999 1 | Tractor Sazi | 1 – 3 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| Davoud Rostami 8' |
Mohammad Navazi 25' (pen.) Alireza Nikbakht 32' Farhad Majidi 50' |
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium |
| 20 August 1999 2 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Saipa | Tehran |
| Farhad Majidi 85' |
Pejman Jamshidi 88' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 19 October 1999 3 | Sepahan | 1 – 4 | Esteghlal | Isfahan |
| Majid Basirat 75' |
Ali Latifi 30' Behzad Dadashzadeh 40' Alireza Nikbakht 79' Mohammad Navazi 85' (pen.) |
| 2 November 1999 4 | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Chooka Talesh | Tehran |
| Mahmoud Fekri 8' Farhad Majidi 81' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 24 September 1999 5 | Persepolis | 0 – 0 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 28 September 1999 6 | Foolad | 2 – 0 | Esteghlal | Ahvaz |
| Amir Khalifeh-Asl 48', 59' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 3 October 1999 7 | Bahman | 0 – 3 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Farhad Majidi 41' Mohammad Navazi 47' (pen.) Ahmad Momenzadeh 87' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 7 October 1999 8 | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 | Irsotter | Tehran |
| Ali Latifi 44' Alireza Nikbakht 50' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 19 October 1999 9 | Sanat Naft | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Abadan |
| Sattar Hamedani 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 24 October 1999 10 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Zob Ahan | Tehran |
| Mahmoud Fekri 23' (25) |
Reza Sahebi 67' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 29 October 1999 11 | PAS Tehran | 1 – 1 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Aref Mohammadvand 38' |
Alireza Akbarpour 35' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 8 November 1999 12 | Fajr Sepasi | 3 – 0 | Esteghlal | Shiraz |
| Reza Rezaei-Kamal 70' (pen.) Esmaeili 82' |
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium |
| 14 November 1999 13 | Esteghlal | 1 – 0 | Aboomoslem | Tehran |
| Ali Latifi 55' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 24 January 2000 14 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Tractor Sazi | Tehran |
| Behzad Dadashzadeh 50' |
Ali Zarei 30' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 13 February 2000 15 | Saipa | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Kazem Mahmoudi 55' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 30 January 2000 16 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| Mohammad Niksirat 48' Alireza Akbarpour 76' |
Levon Stepanyan 57' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 8 February 2000 17 | Chooka Talesh | 0 – 0 | Esteghlal | Talesh |
| Stadium: Pourya-ye Vali Stadium |
| 27 February 2000 18 | Esteghlal | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| Mehdi Hasheminasab 8' Payan Rafat 81' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 23 February 2000 19 | Esteghlal | 0 – 0 | Foolad | Tehran |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 3 March 2000 20 | Esteghlal | 0 – 0 | Bahman | Tehran |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 8 March 2000 21 | Irsotter | 1 – 1 | Esteghlal | Noshahr |
| Omid Rezaei 72' |
Arastoo Mohammadi 74' |
Stadium: Shohada Stadium |
| 12 March 2000 22 | Esteghlal | 0 – 0 | Sanat Naft | Tehran |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 28 April 2000 23 | Zob Ahan | 1 – 4 | Esteghlal | Fooladshahr |
| Davoud Mahabadi 63' |
Ali Latifi 26' Alireza Akbarpour 53' Dariush Yazdani 70' Mohammad Navazi 79' |
Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium |
| 5 May 2000 24 | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 | PAS Tehran | Tehran |
| Ali Latifi 15' Behzad Dadashzadeh 29' Mahmoud Fekri 53' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 11 May 2000 25 | Esteghlal | 0 – 0 | Fajr Sepasi | Tehran |
| Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 21 May 2000 26 | Aboomoslem | 0 – 0 | Esteghlal | Mashhad |
| Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
Hazfi Cup
Round of 16
| 8 December 1999 First leg | Mes Kerman | 0 – 3 | Esteghlal | Kerman |
| Mahmoud Fekri 42' Alireza Akbarpour 56' Ali Latifi 58' |
Stadium: Salimikia Stadium |
| 15 December 1999 Second leg | Esteghlal | 5 – 0 (8 – 0 agg.) | Mes Kerman | Tehran |
| Alireza Akbarpour 49' Afshin Hajipour 56' Mohammad Navazi 60' (pen.) Ali Latifi 61' 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
1/8 finals
| 20 April 2000 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Keshavarz | Tehran |
| Behzad Dadashzadeh 69' Sattar Hamedani 111' |
Hossein Pashaei 73' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Quarterfinals
| 16 May 2000 First leg | Irsotter | 1 – 1 | Esteghlal | Noshahr |
| Omidreza Ramezani 16' |
Bahman Tahmasebi 1' |
Stadium: Shohada Stadium |
| 26 May 2000 Second leg | Esteghlal | 6 – 0 (7 – 1 agg.) | Irsotter | Tehran |
| Alireza Nikbakht 19' Dariush Yazdani 23', 49', 85', 91' Behzad Nashta 29' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Semifinal
| 31 May 2000 | Esteghlal | 2 – 1 | Saipa | Tehran |
| Dariush Yazdani 36', 78' |
Mojtaba Taghavi 50' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Final
| 16 June 2000 | Esteghlal | 3 – 1 | Bahman | Tehran |
| Mohammad Navazi 45', 57' Ali Latifi 82' |
Reza Jabbari 90' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
First round
| 14 September 2000 First leg | Esteghlal | 7 – 0 |  Homenmen | Tehran, Iran |
| Ali Latifi 20', 55', 85' Farhad Majidi 34', 64', 66' Alireza Akbarpour 67' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 22 September 2000 Second leg | Homenmen | 0 – 8 (0 – 15 agg.) | Esteghlal | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Alireza Nikbakht 32' Ali Latifi 38', 89' Ahmad Momenzadeh 42' Farhad Majidi 63', 75', 85', 86' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Second round
| 3 November 2000 First leg | Al Ittihad  | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Hamzah Idris 27' (pen.) |
| 17 November 2000 Second leg | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.) | Al Ittihad | Tehran, Iran |
| Mahmoud Fekri 75' |
Muhammad Hasavi 90' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
See also
References
- ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 1999–2000". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-09-25.