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Esteghlal Ahvaz (Official
Website)
استقلال اهواز
Full name FC Esteghlal Ahvaz
Founded 1948
Ground Takhti Stadium
Capacity 30,000
Chairman Ali Shafeizadeh |
Esteghlal Ahvaz (استقلال اهواز in Persian),
is a football team based in Ahvaz, Khouzestan, Iran. They play in Iran's
top football league, the IPL. They are one of few privately owned and
operated teams in Iranian football. The club also has close contacts with
the more famous Esteghlal team, Esteghlal Tehran.s |
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Last Coach:
Majid Jalali |
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Coach: Firooz Karimi |
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Club history
The club was founded in 1948 with the help
of Hakim Shoushtari. The club was one of Taj Tehran's branches at the
time, and was called Taj Ahvaz. Right from the beginning the club was able
to attract some of the better Khouzestan players. In 1973 the team was
promoted to the Takhte Jamshid Cup, but league rules allowed for only one
team of the same name to participate, therefore Taj Tehran, remained in
the league, and Taj Ahvaz was forced to stay in the lower leagues. After
the Iranian revolution, Taj Ahvaz changed its name to Esteghlal Ahvaz. The
Iran-Iraq War hit Ahvaz and Khouzestan hard, and very little attention was
paid to the team at that time. Finally in 1991 the team was promoted to
the Azadegan League and was allowed to participate, despite two teams
having the same name. In 1997, the club was relegated, but returned to the
IPL in 2002. The club gained a lot of buzz during its initial and second
season in the IPL, because of the amount of money they spent, thanks to
club chairman, Shafeizadeh. The club became known as Iran's Chelsea after
that.
2007/2008 Squad
Squad changes during 2007/08 season
In:
- Nima Nakisa (from Esteghlal Jonub
Dezful F.C.)
Out:
- Adriano Alvez - To Mes Kerman
- Fereydoon Fazli (to Saba Battery F.C.)
- Ebrahim Mirzapour (to Steel Azin F.C.)
- Gholamreza Eidizadeh (to Steel Azin F.C.)
- Reza Jalali Sabet (to Pegah Gilan F.C.)
- Hojatollah Zadmahmoud (to Sepahan F.C.)
Famous players:
- Ebrahim Mirzapour
- Adriano Alvez
- Fereydoon Fazli
- Jalal Kameli Mofrad
- Ibrahim Tahami
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Club chairmen
- Nasrollah Heibodi (-2002)
- Ali Shafeizadeh (2002 - Present)
Club managers
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Latest
Results |
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30 Apr
2008 |
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Sepahan 0 |
Saipa 1 |
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Saba 2 |
Bargh 2 |
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Perspolis 5 |
Shirin-Faraz 0 |
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1 May
2008 |
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Peykan 2 |
Est-Ahvaz
0 |
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Pegah 0 |
Mes 0 |
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Abumoslem 2 |
Malavan 1 |
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Fajr-Sepasi 1 |
Zob-Ahan 4 |
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2 May
2008 |
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Rah-Ahan 0 |
Esteghlal
3 |
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Sanat-Naft 1 |
Pas-Hamedan
2 |
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3 May 2008 |
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Bargh 3 |
Sepahan 3 |
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Saipa 0 |
Perspolis
1 |
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5 May 2008 |
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Malavan 0 |
Peykan 1 |
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Saba 3 |
Sanat-Naft
1 |
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Zob-Ahan 0 |
Pas-Hamedan
0 |
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Shirin-Faraz 0 |
Pegah 2 |
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Mes 1 |
Abumoslem
1 |
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Esteghlal 1 |
Fajr-Sepasi 1 |
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Est-Ahvaz 2 |
Rah-Ahan 3 |
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