F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

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

Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameFootball Club Nassaji Mazandaran
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران‎)
Founded1959; 61 years ago
GroundVatani Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerReza Haddadian
ChairmanAli Amiri
ManagerMajid Jalali
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2019–20Persian Gulf Pro League, 9th
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.

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.

Facilities

Since the club was created, Nassaji has trained and played its home games at Vatani Stadium, which was built in the 1940s by the Russians. 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 Second round
2006–07 Azadegan 6th Second round
2007–08 Azadegan 5th First round
2008–09 Azadegan 12th Second round
2009–10 Azadegan 7th 1/16 Final
2010–11 Azadegan 4th 3rd 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 Third round
2017–18 Azadegan 2nd Fifth round
2018–19 PGPL 10th Fifth round
2019–20 PGPL 9th Fourth round

Players

First-team squad

As of November 3, 2020[1]

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 Mehrdad Tahmasebi
2 DF  IRN Ehsan Ghahari U23
3 DF  IRN Saeid Gholamalibeygi U25
4 DF  IRN Mojtaba Bijan
5 DF  IRN Mojtaba Mamashli (Vice Captain)
6 MF  IRN Roozbeh Shahalidoost
7 MF  IRN Milad Kamandani
8 MF  IRN Ayoub Kalantari
9 FW  IRN Mehdi Nazari (3rd Captain)
10 MF  IRN Hossein Zamehran
11 FW  IRN Mehrdad Bayrami
12 GK  IRN Hossein Khatir U21
14 MF  IRN Amir Hossein Mousazadeh
16 DF  IRN Arman Ghasemi
17 MF  IRN Mostafa Norouzi
18 DF  IRN Hamed Shiri (Captain)
19 DF  IRN Amir Hossein Esmaeilzadeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  IRN Karim Eslami
23 MF  IRN Mohammad Hossein Babagoli U25
24 MF  IRN Ali Davaran U21
40 DF  IRN Hassan Najafi
43 DF  IRN Amir Mehdi Janmaleki U23
44 GK  IRN Nima Mirzazad U25
50 MF  IRN Amir Hossein Hajian U21
55 DF  IRN Behzad Davoodi
66 FW  IRN Mohammad Sarfaraz
68 MF  IRN Shahin Majidi
69 MF  IRN Mohammad Ghorbani
71 MF  IRN Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati
79 MF  IRN Ali Reza Amirkhani U23
80 MF  IRN Amir Hossein Yahyazadeh U25
82 MF  IRN Farjam Jamal U19
90 FW  IRN Javad Aghaeipour
99 MF  IRN Erfan Golmohammadi U25

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2020.

Staff

Current coach staff
Position Staff
Head coach Majid Jalali
Assistant coach Reza Mortezazade
Farhad Kouchakzadeh
Meysam Baou
Goalkeeper coach Harutyun Abrahamyan
Fitness coach Masoud Abtahi
Tactical analyst Sadegh Moghaddam
Team Manager Izad Seyfollahpour

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

Club chairman
  • Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2008)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2008–2009)
  • Mehdi Parham (July 2009–April 2010)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (April 2010–August 2011)
  • Yousef Daftari (August 2011– December 2011)
  • Ahmad Sahadatmand (December 2011–Januari 2013)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (Januari 2013–December 2013)
  • Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (December 2013–August 2014)
  • Sadegh Dorudgar (August 2015–September 2015)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (September 2015–June 2016)
  • Hamed Ebrahimi (June 2016–December 2016)
  • Abdolhamid Ramezani (December 2016–May 2017)
  • Ali Amiri (May 2017–Januari 2019)
  • Mohammad Kazemi (Januari 2019–June 2019)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (June 2019–August 2019)
  • Alireza Asadi (September 2019–November 2019)
  • Izad Seyfollahpour (November 2019–Januari 2020)
  • Ali Amiri (Januari 2020–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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "سليمي: طرفدار سرسخت نساجي هستم". Tabnak.ir. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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