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Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran) is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[1]

Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameNassaji Mazandaran Football Club
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران, Babrhay-e Mazandaran)
FoundedMay 3, 1959; 64 years ago (1959-05-03)
GroundVatani Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerReza Haddadian
ChairmanHamid Reza Bayandorian
ManagerSaket Elhami
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2022–23Persian Gulf Pro League, 13th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Nassaji has one of the highest average attendances in Iran. Nassaji is also the oldest club from the Caspian region of Iran and one of the oldest in all of Iran. Nassaji was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League for the first time in 2018, making them the second team from the province of Mazandaran to ever play in the league.[2]

History edit

Establishment edit

Nassaji Mazandaran Company established the club in Qaem Shahr in 1959. Nassaji entered the Qods Cup in 1988 and soon after they entered the top division Azadegan League in 1991 and remained a strong competitor in that division until 1995.

Recent years edit

Nassaji stayed in 2nd division until 2001 and when Iranian Football Federation decided to start a professional league, the Azadegan league became the second highest league in Iran. In 2004 Nassaji was relegated to 2nd Division but they were promoted back to the Azadegan League at the end of the 2005–06 season. On 3 August 2006 Nasser Hejazi signed as head-coach of Nassaji on a one-year deal for the 2006–07 season.

In the 2013–14 season, Nassaji had their closest call with promotion to the Persian Gulf Pro League since their relegation from the top flight in 1995, the team finished third in Group A which was one place out of a promotion play-off spot. The following season Nassaji again finished third and was two points out of a promotion play-off spot.

Persian Gulf Pro League edit

 
Nassaji team in League 2018-19
 
Nassaji team Supported fans

On 29 April 2018, after a win against Rah Ahan, Nassaji finished in second place in the Azadegan League and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League for the first time.[3]

AFC Champions League debut edit

On 27 October 2022, Nassaji won the 2021–22 Hazfi Cup cup which see them qualified to their first ever AFC Champions League appearance. On 18 September 2023 in their debut 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage fixtures, Nassaji won 2–0 against Mumbai City of India with goals coming from Ehsan Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Azadi.

Facilities edit

Since the club was created, Nassaji has trained and played its home games at Vatani Stadium, which was built in the 1940s. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the stadium was expanded to hold 15,000 people.

Seasons edit

 
FC Nassaji Mazandaran (2022)

The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.

Year Division Position Hazfi Cup
1989–90 Qods 3rd Not held
1990–91 2nd Division 3rd   1/16 Final
1991–92 Azadegan 7th First round
1992–93 Azadegan 7th Not held
1993–94 Azadegan 6th 1/8 Final
1994–95 Azadegan 10th   First round
1995–96 2nd Division 4th Second round
1996–97 2nd Division 8th Second round
1997–98 2nd Division 7th Not held
1998–99 2nd Division 5th 1/4 Final
1999–00 2nd Division 6th Third round
2000–01 2nd Division 4th 1/4 Final
2001–02 Azadegan 4th Third round
2002–03 Azadegan 13th Second round
2003–04 Azadegan 16th   Second round
2004–05 2nd Division 3rd First round
2005–06 2nd Division 2nd   1/16 Final
2006–07 Azadegan 6th First round
2007–08 Azadegan 5th 1/16 Final
2008–09 Azadegan 12th 1/16 Final
2009–10 Azadegan 7th 1/16 Final
2010–11 Azadegan 4th Third round
2011–12 Azadegan 5th Second round
2012–13 Azadegan 8th First round
2013–14 Azadegan 3rd Third round
2014–15 Azadegan 3rd Fourth round
2015–16 Azadegan 8th did not contest
2016–17 Azadegan 10th 1/16 Final
2017–18 Azadegan 2nd   1/8 Final
2018–19 PGPL 10th 1/8 Final
2019–20 PGPL 9th 1/16 Final
2020–21 PGPL 12th 1/8 Final
2021–22 PGPL 12th Winner
2022–23 PGPL 13th Semifinal
2023–24 PGPL

Honours edit

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 8 July 2023[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4 DF   IRN Amir Mehdi Janmaleki
5 DF   IRN Saeid Gholamalibeygi
6 MF   IRN Mehrdad Abdi
8 MF   IRN Farshid Esmaeili
9 FW   IRN Mohammad Reza Azadi
10 MF   IRN Hossein Zamehran
12 GK   IRN Hossein Khatir
14 MF   IRN Ali Davaran
17 MF   IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi U23
20 DF   IRN Ahmad Mousavi
25 DF   IRN Amirhossein Samdaliri U23
28 MF   IRN Amir Reza Vafaeinejad U21
32 MF   IRN Saber Hardani
40 MF   IRN Reza Rameshgar U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 GK   IRN Komeil Ghorbani U21
55 DF   IRN Mersad Seifi
66 DF   IRN Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh
70 MF   IRN Amirhossein Mahjori U23
77 DF   IRN Ehsan Hosseini
80 MF   IRN Hassan Emdadi U19
82 DF   IRN Mersad Seifi U21
90 FW   IRN Ahad Jamshidi U19
96 FW   IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi
99 FW   IRN Mehdi Bagheri U21
— DF   IRN Arshia Zahed
— GK   BRA Luan Polli
— MF   IRN Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati
— DF   IRN Amir Mohammad Houshmand


For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2023.

Staff edit

Current coach staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Saket Elhami
Assistant coach   Mostafa Sedaghat
  Shahrokh Bayani
  Hamed Shiri
  Mohammad Mehdi Nazari
Goalkeeper coach   Ashkan Namdari
Fitness coach   Marco Caser
Tactical analyst   Sadegh Moghaddam
Team Manager   Farhad Kouchakzadeh

Head coaches edit

Sponsorship edit

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers edit

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2014–15   Uhlsport Samsung Group
Kosar FCI
MCI
Yamaha Corporation/
Varesh Airlines
Dariush Grand Hotel
2016–17
2018–   Majid

Managers edit

Owners edit

  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  •   Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
  •   Hossein Ghasem Nezhad (2013–2014)
  •   Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
  •   Mehdi Parham,   Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
  •   Farhad Saniei Far (2017–2018)
  •   Farhad Saniei Far,   Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
  •   Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)

Chairmans edit

  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
  •   Abed Mahzoun (2007)
  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
  •   Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2010)
  •   Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2011)
  •   Yousef Daftari (2011)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2011)
  •   Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2013)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
  •   Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
  •   Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2015–2016)
  •   Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
  •   Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
  •   Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
  •   Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
  •   Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
  •   Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
  •   Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
  •   Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
  •   Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
  •   Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–Present)

Individual Records edit

All Top Appearances edit

# Name Nationality Position Apps
1 Hamed Shiri   Iran Defender 141
2 Hossein Zamehran   Iran Midfielder 125
3 Mehrdad Abdi   Iran Midfielder 120
4 Hassan Najafi   Iran Midfielder 117
5 Saeid Gholamalibeygi   Iran Midfielder 115
6 Karim Eslami   Iran Striker 91
Mojtaba Mamashli   Iran Midfielder 91
8 Ayoub Kalantari   Iran Midfielder 90
9 Alireza Haghighi   Iran Goalkeeper 88
Mohammad Abbaszadeh   Iran Striker 88

All Top Scorers edit

# Name Nationality Position Goals
1 Mohammad Abbaszadeh   Iran Striker 45
2 Hamed Shiri   Iran Defender 20
3 Hamid Jokar   Iran Forward 17
4 Hamid Kazemi   Iran Forward 16
5 Karim Eslami   Iran Striker 15
6 Mojtaba Mamashli   Iran Midfielder 14
7 Mojtaba Ramezani   Iran Forward 13
8 Ayoub Kalantari   Iran Midfielder 12
Mohammad Mehdi Nazari   Iran Midfielder 12
10 Ehsan Abdi   Iran Forward 11

Supporters edit

In popular culture edit

Documentary movie edit

The acclaimed documentary "Hope Of Suffered City" is directed by Maryam Elhamian and Mostafa Haji Ghasemi in connection with the F.C. Nassaji team. This film made from the perspective of the fans of the F.C. Nassaji team and depicts their concerns and efforts. This documentary deals with the ascent of F.C. Nassaji team to the Premier League after 24 years. The film was screened at the Cinema Verite Film Festival at Tehran and was selected as one of the festival's most popular works.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FC Nassaji Mazandaran - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". Archived from the original on 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ "Naft Masjed Soleyman, Nassaji Mazandaran win promotion to IPL". 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Javad Nekounam Steps Down as Nassaji Coach - Sports news". Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2021-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "سليمي: طرفدار سرسخت نساجي هستم". Archived from the original on 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  6. ^ Fars News [dead link]
  7. ^ "محسن بنگر: با قرارداد صفر تومان دوست دارم یک روز در نساجی حضور داشته باشم". 31 May 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ خلیل‌زاده: از صعود نساجی خوشحالم Archived 2022-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Dana

External links edit

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