F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران) is an Iranian professional football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran, that competes in Persian Gulf Pro League the top flight of irainian football.[1]

Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameFootball Club Nassaji Mazandaran
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران)
Founded1959 (1959)
GroundVatani Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerReza Haddadian
ChairmanIzad Seyfollahpour
ManagerSaket Elhami
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2020–21Persian Gulf Pro League, 12th
WebsiteClub website

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
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]

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 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 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 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 Winner

Honours
Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Winners (1): 2021–22

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRN Alireza Haghighi
2 DF  IRN Ehsan Ghahari U25
3 DF  IRN Saeid Gholamalibeygi
4 DF  IRN Amir Mehdi Janmaleki U25
5 DF  IRN Mojtaba Mamashli (3rd Captain)
6 MF  IRN Reza Jafari
8 MF  IRN Ayoub Kalantari
9 FW  IRN Mehdi Nazari
10 MF  IRN Hossein Zamehran
11 FW  IRN Karim Eslami
12 GK  IRN Hossein Khatir U23
14 MF  IRN Ali Davaran U23
17 MF  IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi U23
18 DF  IRN Hamed Shiri (Vice Captain)
19 FW  IRN Erfan Golmohammadi U25
20 FW  IRN Alireza Monazzemi U21
22 GK  IRN Amirreza Rafiei U21
23 DF  IRN Mostafa Javadian U23
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  IRN Ali Asadi Moghaddam U23
27 MF  IRN Sajjad GholibeigiU25
28 MF  IRN Mohsen Karimi
30 DF  IRN Matin Karimzadeh
37 DF  IRN Morteza Mansouri
39 MF  IRN Mehrdad Abdi
40 DF  IRN Hassan Najafi
50 GK  IRN Shahab Adeli
57 DF  IRN Shahin Taherkhani
59 DF  IRN Alireza Amirkhani U23
66 DF  IRN Mohammad Ghorbani U23
73 MF  IRN Mohammad Javad Molaei U23
77 MF  IRN Masoud Shojaei (Captain)
88 MF  IRN Akbar Sadeghi
90 FW  IRN Amir Hossein Bagherpour U25
99 FW  IRN Hessam Hamrah U21

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2021.

Staff

Current coach staff
Position Staff
Head coach Saket Elhami
Assistant coach Esmaeil Esmaeili
Mostafa Sedaghat
Adel Babapour
Ali Janmaleki
Shahrokh Bayani
Goalkeeper coach Harutyun Abrahamyan
Fitness coach Masoud Abtahi
Hamid Hassanzadeh
Tactical analyst Sadegh Moghaddam
Ali Sheykholeslami
Team Manager Amir Soltani

Head coaches

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2014–15 Uhlsport Samsung Group
Kosar FCI
MCI
Varesh Airline
2016–17
2018– Merooj

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

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
  1. "FC Nassaji Mazandaran - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  2. "Naft Masjed Soleyman, Nassaji Mazandaran win promotion to IPL". 29 April 2018.
  3. "Javad Nekounam Steps Down as Nassaji Coach - Sports news".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "سليمي: طرفدار سرسخت نساجي هستم".
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