F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran
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| Full name | Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران) | ||
| Founded | 1959; 62 years ago | ||
| Ground | Vatani Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Reza Haddadian | ||
| Chairman | Izad Seyfollahpour | ||
| Manager | Saket Elhami | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2020–21 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 12th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران) is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em 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. 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[]
Establishment[]
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[]
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[]
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]
Facilities[]
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[]
The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.
| Year | Division | Position | Hazfi Cup |
| 1989–90 | Qods | 3rd | Second round |
| 1990–91 | 2nd Division | 3rd 
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1/16 Final |
| 1991–92 | Azadegan | 7th | Not held |
| 1992–93 | Azadegan | 7th | Not held |
| 1993–94 | Azadegan | 6th | Third round |
| 1994–95 | Azadegan | 10th 
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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 | Second round |
| 1999–00 | 2nd Division | 6th | Third round |
| 2000–01 | 2nd Division | 4th | Second round |
| 2001–02 | Azadegan | 4th | Third round |
| 2002–03 | Azadegan | 13th | Second round |
| 2003–04 | Azadegan | 16th
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Second round |
| 2004–05 | 2nd Division | 3rd | First round |
| 2005–06 | 2nd Division | 2nd
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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
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1/8 Final |
| 2018–19 | PGPL | 10th | 1/8 Final |
| 2019–20 | PGPL | 9th | 1/16 Final |
| 2020–21 | PGPL | 12th | 1/8 Final |
Honours[]
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Players[]
First-team squad[]
As of January 4, 2022[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2021.
Staff[]
Current coach staff[]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Saket Elhami
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| Assistant coach | Esmaeil Esmaeili Mostafa Sedaghat Adel Babapour Ali Janmaleki Shahrokh Bayani
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| Goalkeeper coach |  Harutyun Abrahamyan
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| Fitness coach | Masoud Abtahi Hamid Hassanzadeh
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| Tactical analyst | Sadegh Moghaddam Ali Sheykholeslami
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| Team Manager | Amir Soltani
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Head coaches[]
Rahim Dastneshan (1983–1994)- (1994–1995)
- (1994–1995)
- Rahim Dastneshan (1995–1996)
- Nader Dastneshan (1996–2002)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2002–2004)
- Rahim Dastneshan (2004–2005)
- (2005–2006)
- Nasser Hejazi (2006– 2007)
- (2007)
- (2007)
- (2007–2008)
- (2008)
- (2008)
- (2008–2009)
- Rahim Dastneshan (2009)
- (2009)
- Nader Dastneshan (2009–2010)
- (2010)
- (2010)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (2010–2011)
- (2011–2013)
- (2013)
- Nader Dastneshan (2013–2015)
Paulo Alves (2015)- (2015–2016)
- Mahmoud Fekri (2016)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2016–2017)
- Saket Elhami (2017)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2017)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh (2017)
- Davoud Mahabadi (2017–2018)
- Javad Nekounam (2018)
- Majid Jalali (2019)
- Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2019–2020)
- Mahmoud Fekri (2020)
- Vahid Fazeli (2020–2021)
- Majid Jalali (2021)
- Saket Elhami (2021–Present)
Sponsorship[]
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers[]
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | ||||
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| 2014–15 |  Uhlsport
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Samsung Group Kosar FCI MCI Varesh Airline | ||||
| 2016–17 | ||||||
| 2018– | Merooj
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Managers[]
owners[]
- Kourosh Rahmani (2006–2009)
- Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
- Hossein Ghasemnezhad (2013–2014)
- Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
- Mehdi Parham, . Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
- Farhad Sanieifar (2017–2018)
- Farhad Sanieifar, . Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
- Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)
chairmans[]
- Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2009)
- Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
- Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
- Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2010)
- Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
- Yousef Daftari (2011)
- Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2011)
- Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
- 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)
- Alireza Asadi (2019)
- Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
- Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
- Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–Present)
Supporters[]
- Behdad Salimi[5] (Olympic gold medallist)
- Hanif Omranzadeh[6] (Footballer)
- Mohsen Bengar[7] (Footballer)
- Shoja Khalilzadeh[8] (Footballer)
Documentary Movie[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "FC Nassaji Mazandaran - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
- ^ "Naft Masjed Soleyman, Nassaji Mazandaran win promotion to IPL". 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Javad Nekounam Steps Down as Nassaji Coach - Sports news".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "سليمي: طرفدار سرسخت نساجي هستم".
- ^ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13910620000436%7C%D8%B9%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86=%D9%85%D9%86[dead link]
- ^ "محسن بنگر: با قرارداد صفر تومان دوست دارم یک روز در نساجی حضور داشته باشم". 31 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.dana.ir/news/1347817.html/خلیل-زاده--از-صعود-نساجی-خوشحالم
External links[]
- F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran
- Football clubs in Iran
- Association football clubs established in 1959
- Sport in Mazandaran Province
- 1959 establishments in Iran
- Football clubs in Qaem Shahr