F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameNassaji Mazandaran Football Club
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران, Babrhay-e Mazandaran)
FoundedMay 3, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-03)
GroundVatani Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerReza Haddadian
ChairmanAli Khatir
ManagerSaket Elhami
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2023–24Persian Gulf Pro League, 12th
Websitehttp://fcnassaji.ir/
Current season

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

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. One of the most important honors of Nassaji Mazandaran is a championship title in Iranian Hazfi Cup and a runner-up title in Iranian Super Cup.[2]

History

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Establishment

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Nassaji lineup in 1959, which is considered the first lineup of this team.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Promoted to the Azadegan League 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 Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division 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 Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division Second round
2004–05 2nd Division 3rd First round
2005–06 2nd Division 2nd Promoted to the Azadegan League 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 Promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League 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 12th 1/16 Final
2024–25 PGPL

Honours

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Players

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First-team squad

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As of 9 october 2024[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
2 DF Iran IRN Saeid Aghaei
3 DF Iran IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4 DF Iran IRN Amir Mehdi Janmaleki
5 DF Iran IRN Amirhossein Samdaliri U23
6 MF Iran IRN Mansour Bagheri
8 MF Iran IRN Ayoub Kalantari
9 MF Sudan SDN Mohamed Eisa
10 MF Iran IRN Hossein Zamehran Captain
11 MF Iran IRN Mehrdad Rezaei
13 MF Iraq IRQ Muntadher Mohammed
14 FW Iran IRN Hamed Pakdel
16 MF Iran IRN Amir Reza Vafaeinejhad U23
17 MF Iran IRN Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati
18 FW Iran IRN Mehdi Rezaei U21
20 DF Iran IRN Armin Sohrabian
27 GK Brazil BRA Luan Polli
28 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Karimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF France FRA Kevin Yamga
32 MF Iran IRN Saber Hardani
52 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Alexander Merkel
55 DF Iran IRN Mersad Seifi U23
65 GK Iran IRN Siavash Amiri U21
66 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Torabi U21
68 DF Iran IRN Amir Mohammad Houshmand
70 MF Iran IRN Amir Hossein Mahjori U23
76 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Reza Hosseini
80 MF Iran IRN Hassan Emdadi
81 FW Iran IRN Aria Barzegar U23
84 DF Iran IRN Amir Reza Rezapour U21
88 MF Iran IRN Siamak Nemati
90 FW Iran IRN Ahad Jamshidi U21
96 FW Iran IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi
98 GK Iran IRN Alireza Rezaei


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

Staff

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Current coach staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Iran Saket Elhami
Assistant coach Iran Mostafa Sedaghat
Iran Shahrokh Bayani
Iran Farhad Kouchakzadeh
Iran Hamed Shiri
Iran Mohammad Mehdi Nazari
Goalkeeper coach Iran Ashkan Namdari
Fitness coach Iran Hamid Reza Joudaki
Iran Mohammad Reza Molaei
Tactical analyst Iran Sadegh Moghaddam
Iran Payam Kazemi
Team Manager Iran Nasrollah Khajegiri

Head coaches

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Sponsorship

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Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

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

Managers

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Owners

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  • Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  • Iran Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
  • Iran Hossein Ghasemnejhad (2013–2014)
  • Iran Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
  • Iran Mehdi Parham, Iran Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
  • Iran Farhad Sanieifar (2017–2018)
  • Iran Farhad Sanieifar, Iran Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
  • Iran Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)

Chairmans

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  • Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
  • Iran Abed Mahzoun (2007)
  • Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
  • Iran Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
  • Iran Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Iran Yousef Daftari (2011)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Iran Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
  • Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2015–2016)
  • Iran Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
  • Iran Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
  • Iran Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
  • Iran Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
  • Iran Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
  • Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
  • Iran Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
  • Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
  • Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
  • Iran Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–2024)
  • Iran Ali Khatir (2024–Present)

Individual Records

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All Top Appearances

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# Name Nationality Position Apps
1 Hamed Shiri Iran Iran Defender 185
2 Hossein Zamehran Iran Iran Midfielder 140
3 Mehrdad Abdi Iran Iran Midfielder 127
4 Saeid Gholamalibeygi Iran Iran Midfielder 122
5 Mohammad Abbaszadeh Iran Iran Striker 122
6 Hassan Najafi Iran Iran Defender 106
7 Amir Mehdi Janmaleki Iran Iran Defender 98
8 Ayoub Kalantari Iran Iran Midfielder 92
9 Karim Eslami Iran Iran Striker 91
10 Mojtaba Mamashli Iran Iran Midfielder 91
11 Alireza Haghighi Iran Iran Goalkeeper 88
12 Mohammad Mehdi Nazari Iran Iran Forward 84
13 Saber Hardani Iran Iran Midfielder 78
14 Mohammad Ghaseminejad Iran Iran Midfielder 72
15 Ali Shojaei Iran Iran Midfielder 71

All Top Scorers

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# Name Nationality Position Goals
1 Mohammad Abbaszadeh Iran Iran Striker 66
2 Hamed Shiri Iran Iran Defender 26
3 Hamid Kazemi Iran Iran Forward 16
4 Karim Eslami Iran Iran Striker 15
5 Mojtaba Ramezani Iran Iran Midfielder 14
6 Mojtaba Mamashli Iran Iran Defender 14
7 Ayoub Kalantari Iran Iran Midfielder 12
8 Mohammad Mehdi Nazari Iran Iran Midfielder 12
9 Mohammad Reza Azadi Iran Iran Forward 12
10 Hassan Najafi Iran Iran Defender 10
11 Hossein Zamehran Iran Iran Midfielder 10
12 Rahman Jafari Iran Iran Forward 9
13 Mehrdad Abdi Iran Iran Midfielder 9
14 Shahin Majidi Iran Iran Midfielder 7
15 Mohammad Ghaseminejad Iran Iran Midfielder 7

Club captains

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Name Nat Captaincy
Nader Dastneshan Iran 1986–1999
Aziz Zare Iran 1999–2002
Morteza Arabnejad Iran 2002–2003
Nasrollah Nourbakhsh Iran 2003–2004
Farid Yaghoubnia Iran 2004–2009
Hadi Khodadadi Iran 2009–2010
Mohsen Pourhaji Iran 2009–2012
Fereydoon Fazli Iran 2011
Meysam Khodashenas Iran 2012–2013
Mohsen Rahimi Iran 2013–2014
Mohsen Hosseini Iran 2014
Issa Parto Iran 2014–2015
Meysam Baou Iran 2015–2016
Meysam Khodashenas Iran 2016
Mohammad Abbaszadeh Iran 2016–2017
Morteza Gholamalitabar Iran 2017
Mohammad Abbaszadeh Iran 2017–2020
Hamed Shiri Iran 2020–2023
Masoud Shojaei Iran 2021–2022
Mehrdad Abdi Iran 2023–2024
Mohammad Abbaszadeh Iran 2024
Hossein Zamehran Iran 2024–

Supporters

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See also

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References

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  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)
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