2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

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Esteghlal F.C.
2002–03 season
ChairmanIran Ali Fathollahzadeh
ManagerGermany Roland Koch
StadiumTakhti Stadium
IPL9th
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Samereh (6)
All:
Ali Samereh (9)

The 2002–03 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 2nd season in the Iran Pro League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League, and 58th year in existence as a football club.

Club[]

Kit[]

Supplier: Iran Daei SWE
Sponsor(s): South Korea LG, Iran Talash Motorcycle

Home Kit
Away Kit

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach Iran Amir Ghalenoei
Assistant coach Iran Ebrahim Talebi
Goalkeepers coach Iran Ahmad Maleki
Fitness coach Iran Valiollah Salehnia
Doctor Iran Dr. Amin Norouzi
Director Iran Nasrollah Abdollahi

Other information[]

Chairman Iran Hossein Gharib
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m)

Player[]

As of 1 September 2013. Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2002–03[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
1 GK Iran IRN Hadi Tabatabaei
2 DF Iran IRN Javad Zarincheh
4 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
5 DF Iran IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
6 DF Iran IRN Mahmoud Fekri
7 MF Iran IRN Sattar Hamedani
8 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Navazi
9 FW Iran IRN Ali Mousavi
10 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
11 MF Iran IRN Yadollah Akbari
12 MF Iran IRN Alireza Mansourian
14 MF Iran IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
15 MF Iran IRN Farzad Majidi
16 FW Iran IRN Alireza Akbarpour
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Iran IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh
18 FW Iran IRN Faraz Fatemi
19 DF Iran IRN Pirouz Ghorbani
20 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab
21 DF Iran IRN
21 DF Iran IRN
22 MF Iran IRN Alireza Nikbakht
23 FW Iran IRN Ali Samereh
24 MF Iran IRN Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo
26 DF Iran IRN Amir Hossein Sadeghi
29 GK Iran IRN
30 GK Iran IRN Parviz Boroumand
— FW Iran IRN Daryoush Ayyoubi

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
2002–03 Iran Pro League — — 9th October 17, 2002 June 22, 2003
2002–03 Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 November 17, 2002 May 15, 2003
2002–03 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off — Group stage March 9, 2003 March 15, 2003

Updated to match played 03 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Iran Pro League[]

Main article: 2002–03 Iran Pro League

Standings[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Foolad 26 9 7 10 34 36 −2 34
8 Zob Ahan 26 10 4 12 22 29 −7 34 Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League
9 Esteghlal 26 8 8 10 32 30 +2 32
10 Bargh 26 9 5 12 28 37 −9 32
11 Est. Ahvaz 26 6 10 10 24 30 −6 28
Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 8 8 10 32 30  +2 32 4 4 5 14 13  +1 4 4 5 18 17  +1

Last updated: 17 June 2013.
Source: Ipl Stats

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLDWDWWLDDDWDWLDDWLLLWLLL
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

17 October 2002 (2002-10-17) 1 Esteghlal 3 – 1 PAS
Alireza Nikbakht Goal
Ali Samereh Goal
Faraz Fatemi Goal
30 October 2002 (2002-10-30) 2 Sanat Naft Abadan 1 – 0 Esteghlal
3 November 2002 (2002-11-03) 3 Esteghlal 2 – 3 Sepahan
Alireza Nikbakht Goal 52'
Yadollah Akbari Goal 71'
8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4 Aboomoslem 2 – 2 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab Goal
Mehdi Hasheminasab Goal
3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Malavan
Ahmad Momenzadeh Goal
Faraz Fatemi Goal
Ahmad Momenzadeh Goal
8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) 6 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Foolad
14 December 2002 (2002-12-14) 7 Bargh Shiraz 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh Goal 27'
Alireza Nikbakht Goal 53'
20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Paykan
Mehdi Hasheminasab Goal
Alireza Nikbakht Goal 90'
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9 Saipa 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Mohammad Navazi Goal
3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Zob Ahan
10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11 Piroozi 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh Goal 1'
19 January 2003 (2003-01-19) 12 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Esteghlal Ahvaz
24 January 2003 (2003-01-24) 13 Fajr Sepasi 2 – 3 Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari Goal 5'
Ali Samereh Goal 30'
Mehdi Hasheminasab Goal 43'
12 February 2003 (2003-02-12) 14 PAS 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh Goal
21 February 2003 (2003-02-21) 15 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Sanat Naft Abadan
Farzad Majidi Goal
7 April 2003 (2003-04-07) 18 Malavan 0 – 0 Esteghlal
14 April 2003 (2003-04-14) 19 Foolad 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Farzad Majidi Goal
Alireza Nikbakht
20 April 2003 (2003-04-20) 20 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Bargh Shiraz
25 April 2003 (2003-04-25) 16 Sepahan 3 – 2 Esteghlal
Yadollah Akbari Goal 75'
own Goal Goal 80'
29 April 2003 (2003-04-29) 17 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Aboomoslem
6 May 2003 (2003-05-06) 21 Paykan 1 – 0 Esteghlal
11 May 2003 (2003-05-11) 22 Esteghlal 1 – 3 Saipa
Mohammad Navazi Goal
20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) 23 Zob Ahan 0 – 3 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab Goal 54'
Ali Samereh Goal 82'
Alireza Nikbakht Goal 88'
13 June 2003 (2003-06-13) 24 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Piroozi
Alireza Akbarpour Goal 75'
17 June 2003 (2003-06-17) 25 Esteghlal Ahvaz 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Alireza Akbarpour Goal 75'
22 June 2003 (2003-06-22) 26 Esteghlal 0 – 1 Fajr Sepasi

Hazfi Cup[]

Main article: 2002–03 Hazfi Cup

Round of 32[]

17 November 2002 (2002-11-17) First leg Esteghlal 2 – 1 Faraz Qom
14 January 2003 (2003-01-14) Second leg Faraz Qom 0 – 2
(1 – 4 agg.)		 Esteghlal

Round of 16[]

16 February 2003 (2003-02-16) First leg Sepahan 3 – 0 Esteghlal
15 May 2003 (2003-05-15) Second leg Esteghlal 0 – 1
(0 – 4 agg.)		 Sepahan

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League

Group stage[]

Group C[]
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Qatar Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Iran Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) 1 Al Sadd Qatar 1 – 2 Iran Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
Sergio Ricardo Goal 72' (Report)[permanent dead link] Ali Samereh Goal 6'
Rasoul Khatibi Goal 64'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Japan Toru Kamikawa
12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) 2 Esteghlal Iran 2 – 3 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Al Ain, UAE
Rasoul Khatibi Goal 18'
Ali Samereh Goal 42'		 (Report)[permanent dead link] Patrick Suffo Goal 34', Goal 74', Goal 85' Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Malaysia
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 3 Esteghlal Iran 1 – 3 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Al Ain, UAE
Ali Samereh Goal 67' (Report)[permanent dead link] Faisal Ali Goal 65'
Boubacar Sanogo Goal 76'
Goal 78'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: China Lu Jun

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Esteghlal F.C. Iran Pro League Squad 2002–03
  2. ^ "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

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