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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 Qaem 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; 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 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   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 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   IRN Saeid Aghaei
3 DF   IRN Vahid Mohammadzadeh
4 DF   IRN Amir Mehdi Janmaleki
5 DF   IRN Amirhossein Samdaliri U23
6 MF   IRN Mansour Bagheri
8 MF   IRN Ayoub Kalantari
9 MF   SDN Mohamed Eisa
10 MF   IRN Hossein Zamehran  
11 MF   IRN Mehrdad Rezaei
13 MF   IRQ Muntadher Mohammed
14 FW   IRN Hamed Pakdel
16 MF   IRN Amir Reza Vafaeinejhad U23
17 MF   IRN Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati
18 FW   IRN Mehdi Rezaei U21
20 DF   IRN Armin Sohrabian
27 GK   BRA Luan Polli
28 MF   IRN Mohsen Karimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF   FRA Kevin Yamga
32 MF   IRN Saber Hardani
52 MF   KAZ Alexander Merkel
55 DF   IRN Mersad Seifi U23
65 GK   IRN Siavash Amiri U21
66 MF   IRN Mohammad Reza Torabi U21
68 DF   IRN Amir Mohammad Houshmand
70 MF   IRN Amir Hossein Mahjori U23
76 MF   IRN Mohammad Reza Hosseini
80 MF   IRN Hassan Emdadi
81 FW   IRN Aria Barzegar U23
84 DF   IRN Amir Reza Rezapour U21
88 MF   IRN Siamak Nemati
90 FW   IRN Ahad Jamshidi U21
96 FW   IRN Mohammadreza Abbasi
98 GK   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   Saket Elhami
Assistant coach   Mostafa Sedaghat
  Shahrokh Bayani
  Farhad Kouchakzadeh
  Hamed Shiri
  Mohammad Mehdi Nazari
Goalkeeper coach   Ashkan Namdari
Fitness coach   Hamid Reza Joudaki
  Mohammad Reza Molaei
Tactical analyst   Sadegh Moghaddam
  Payam Kazemi
Team Manager   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   Uhlsport Samsung Group
Kosar FCI
MCI
Yamaha Corporation/
Varesh Airlines
Dariush Grand Hotel
2016–17
2018–   Majid

Managers

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Owners

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  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  •   Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
  •   Hossein Ghasemnejhad (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

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  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
  •   Abed Mahzoun (2007)
  •   Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
  •   Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
  •   Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  •   Yousef Daftari (2011)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  •   Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
  •   Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
  •   Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
  •   Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
  •   Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (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 (2023–2024)
  •   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 Defender 185
2 Hossein Zamehran   Iran Midfielder 140
3 Mehrdad Abdi   Iran Midfielder 127
4 Saeid Gholamalibeygi   Iran Midfielder 122
5 Mohammad Abbaszadeh   Iran Striker 122
6 Hassan Najafi   Iran Defender 106
7 Amir Mehdi Janmaleki   Iran Defender 98
8 Ayoub Kalantari   Iran Midfielder 92
9 Karim Eslami   Iran Striker 91
10 Mojtaba Mamashli   Iran Midfielder 91
11 Alireza Haghighi   Iran Goalkeeper 88
12 Mohammad Mehdi Nazari   Iran Forward 84
13 Saber Hardani   Iran Midfielder 78
14 Mohammad Ghaseminejad   Iran Midfielder 72
15 Ali Shojaei   Iran Midfielder 71

All Top Scorers

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

Club captains

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

Supporters

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See also

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References

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  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.
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  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.
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