2002–03 Esteghlal F.C. season

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.

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

Club

Kit

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

Home Kit
Away Kit

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

Other information
Chairman 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  IRN Hadi Tabatabaei
2 DF  IRN Javad Zarincheh
4 DF  IRN Mohammad Khorramgah
5 DF  IRN Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
6 DF  IRN Mahmoud Fekri
7 MF  IRN Sattar Hamedani
8 MF  IRN Mohammad Navazi
9 FW  IRN Ali Mousavi
10 DF  IRN Mehdi Pashazadeh
11 MF  IRN Yadollah Akbari
12 MF  IRN Alireza Mansourian
14 MF  IRN Sirous Dinmohammadi
15 MF  IRN Farzad Majidi
16 FW  IRN Alireza Akbarpour
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  IRN Ahmad Momenzadeh
18 FW  IRN Faraz Fatemi
19 DF  IRN Pirouz Ghorbani
20 DF  IRN Mehdi Hasheminasab
21 DF  IRN Amir Aminifar
21 DF  IRN Davood Rostami
22 MF  IRN Alireza Nikbakht
23 FW  IRN Ali Samereh
24 MF  IRN Ahmad Feyz-Karimloo
26 DF  IRN Amir Hossein Sadeghi
29 GK  IRN Masoud Ghasemi
30 GK  IRN Parviz Boroumand
— FW  IRN Daryoush Ayyoubi

Competitions

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
2002–03 Iran Pro League — — 9th October 17, 2002June 22, 2003
2002–03 Hazfi Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 November 17, 2002May 15, 2003
2002–03 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off — Group stage March 9, 2003March 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Ali Samereh
Faraz Fatemi
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  52'
Yadollah Akbari  71'
8 November 2002 (2002-11-08) 4 Aboomoslem 2 – 2 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Mehdi Hasheminasab
3 December 2002 (2002-12-03) 5 Esteghlal 3 – 0 Malavan
Ahmad Momenzadeh
Faraz Fatemi
Ahmad Momenzadeh
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  27'
Alireza Nikbakht  53'
20 December 2002 (2002-12-20) 8 Esteghlal 2 – 1 Paykan
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Alireza Nikbakht  90'
26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) 9 Saipa 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Mohammad Navazi
3 January 2003 (2003-01-03) 10 Esteghlal 0 – 0 Zob Ahan
10 January 2003 (2003-01-10) 11 Persepolis 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh  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  5'
Ali Samereh  30'
Mehdi Hasheminasab  43'
12 February 2003 (2003-02-12) 14 PAS 1 – 1 Esteghlal
Ali Samereh
21 February 2003 (2003-02-21) 15 Esteghlal 1 – 0 Sanat Naft Abadan
Farzad Majidi
7 April 2003 (2003-04-07) 18 Malavan 0 – 0 Esteghlal
14 April 2003 (2003-04-14) 19 Foolad 1 – 2 Esteghlal
Farzad Majidi
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  75'
own 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
20 May 2003 (2003-05-20) 23 Zob Ahan 0 – 3 Esteghlal
Mehdi Hasheminasab  54'
Ali Samereh  82'
Alireza Nikbakht  88'
13 June 2003 (2003-06-13) 24 Esteghlal 1 – 2 Persepolis
Alireza Akbarpour  75'
17 June 2003 (2003-06-17) 25 Esteghlal Ahvaz 2 – 1 Esteghlal
Alireza Akbarpour  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 C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
Al-Hilal 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

9 March 2003 (2003-03-09) 1 Al Sadd 1 – 2 Esteghlal Al Ain, UAE
Sergio Ricardo  72' (Report) Ali Samereh  6'
Rasoul Khatibi  64'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
12 March 2003 (2003-03-12) 2 Esteghlal 2 – 3 Al Hilal Al Ain, UAE
Rasoul Khatibi  18'
Ali Samereh  42'		 (Report) Patrick Suffo  34',  74',  85' Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhdiin Mohd Salleh
15 March 2003 (2003-03-15) 3 Esteghlal 1 – 3 Al Ain Al Ain, UAE
Ali Samereh  67' (Report) Faisal Ali  65'
Boubacar Sanogo  76'
Gharib Harib  78'		 Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: 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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