The 1995–96 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 4th season in the Azadegan League, and their 2nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 51st year in existence as a football club.[1][2]
| 1995–96 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Kazem Oliaei | ||
| Head coach | Mansour Pourheidari | ||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| Azadegan League | 3rd | ||
| Hazfi Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | Edmond Akhtar (11) | ||
|
| |||
Player
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Pre-season and friendlies
edit Esteghlal  | 2 – 1 |  Singapore | Tehran, Iran | |
Behrouz Parvareshkhah  Ali Akarian |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium | |||
| Note: In this match Shahin Bayani Goodbyed from football. | ||||
Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azadegan League | — | — | 3rd | 18 May 1995 | |
| Hazfi Cup | 1/8 finals | — | Winners | 8 August 1995 | 8 July 1996 |
Updated to match played 20 October 2018
Source: Competitions
Azadegan League
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 57 | Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Bahman | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 51 | |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 51 | Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | PAS | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 45 | |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 42 |
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
Hazfi Cup
editRound of 16
edit| 8 August 1995 First leg | Basij Tabriz | 0 – 1 | Esteghlal | Tabriz |
| Ali Akarian |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 9 February 1995 Second leg | Esteghlal | 4 – 2 (5 – 2 agg.) | Basij Tabriz | Tehran |
| Kamyar Kardar Sadegh Varmazyar pen.' Abbas Sarkhab |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
1/8 finals
edit| 1/8 finals | Esteghlal | 3 – 0 | Pars Khodro Tehran | Tehran |
| Abbas Sarkhab Mahmoud Fekri Alireza Mansourian |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Quarterfinals
edit| Quarterfinals | Keshavarz | 1 – 2 | Esteghlal | |
| Fred Malekian |
Semifinal
editFinal
edit| 28 June 1996 First leg | Bargh Shiraz | 1 – 3 | Esteghlal | Shiraz |
| Samad Marfavi Alireza Mansourian |
Stadium: Shohadaye Artesh Stadium |
| 8 July 1996 Second leg | Esteghlal | 2 – 0 (5 – 1 agg.) | Bargh Shiraz | Tehran |
| Amir Ghalenoei |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Iran Football League in 1995–96
- ^ "بازیهای تیم استقلال تهران فصل 75-1374".
- ^ "Esteghlal F.C. Azadegan League Squad 1995–96". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ 1995–96 Esteghlal F.C. Squad