Naqsh-e jahan Derby

The Naqsh-e Jahan derby is a football match played annually in of Isfahan, Iran, between the two rival professional teams of the city: Zob Ahan F.C. and Sepahan F.C.. Naqsh-e Jahan is an important square in old centrum of Isfahan.

The Isfahan Derby
Other namesNaqsh-e jahan Derby
Locale Isfahan, Iran
TeamsSepahan
Zob Ahan
First meetingSepahan 0(5)-0(4) Zob Ahan
Jam-e Enghelab
(1972 (1972))
Latest meetingSepahan 1–1 Zob Ahan
2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
27 February 2020
StadiumsNaghsh-e Jahan
Foolad Shahr
Statistics
Meetings total66
Most wins24 Sepahan
Most player appearances38 Moharram Navidkia
Top scorer5 Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Moharram Navidkia
Largest victorySepahan 4–0 Zob Ahan (11May2003),(6Aug2012)
Sepahan 0–4 Zob Ahan (21January2001)
Sepahan
Zob Ahan

This match is also called as Isfahan derby.

According to Iranian football journalist Afshin Afshar, the competition is one of the most popular annual football events in Iran.[1]

History

Esfahan derby goes back to 1973, when Zob Ahan F.C. and Sepahan F.C. faced each other in the final of Esfahan Football Tournament known by the name of Jam-e Enghelab[2] which Sepahan won 5–4 in a thrilling penalty shootout after 120 minutes of play. Sepahan's goals were scored by Masoud Tabesh, Rasoul Khorosh, Hajrasouli, Chalangar and Yazdkhasti, while Zobahan's fifth penalty by Yazdanpanah was saved by the mighty Sepahan Goalkeeper Mohammad 'Yashin-e Iran' Borzmehri. Then on the two rivals played each other annually twice in Takht Jamshid Cup seasons(1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78). Their rivalry resumed in the 1990s when they faced each other in Azadegan League seasons (1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98) and from then on the two met each other twice a year.

Table

Tournament Matches SEP Wins Draws ZOB Wins SEP Goals ZOB Goals
IPL391810115234
Azadegan League125431313
Hazfi Cup503257
Takht jamshid cup825164
Other tournaments302123
Total672524187861

All results

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No. Date Sepahan vs ZobAhan Sepahan Zob Ahan Venue Competition
119720(5)-0(4)Bagh Homayoun StadiumJam-e Enghelab
210 May 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
322 November 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
4[3]6 June 19750-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
519761-2Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
613 August 19762-1Shahzeydi (47) Dehghan (62)Khayati (78)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
726 November 19760-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
87 April 19772-0Veisi (65)(89)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
927 September 19781-1Rahimi (82)Yazdkhasti (45)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
107 March 19780-1Bagh Homayoun StadiumHazfi Cup
117 March 19861-2Nikobin (72)Najafi (22) Banirashid (43)Takhti StadiumIsfahan Hazfi Cup
12[4]19930-2-Simakani (2 goals)Takhti StadiumAzadegan League
13[4]19940-3-Simakani, Hosseini, Agha-HassaniTakhti StadiumAzadegan League
1414 May 19951-1Fakhr Mohammadi (85)Sharifi (70)22 Bahman StadiumNaghsh-Jahan Cup
157 March 19951-222 Bahman StadiumHazfi Cup
16[4]19960-0--22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
17[5]21 April 19972-1Fayazi, KaabianpourSoltani(penalty)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
18[6]1 August 19972-2Stepanyan(44), Oghabi(68)Khatibi(18), Sahebi(35)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
19[4]19980-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
20[7][8]18 September 19981-0Mousavi(81)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
21[9]30 January 19993-0Stepanyan(21), Dehghani(34), Momenzadeh(90)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
22[10][11]20 August 19993-0Basirat(14,84 pen), Dehghani(32)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
2320 January 20000-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
24[12]18 August 20002-1Loveinian(31), Veysi(40)Ostovari(21)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
2521 January 20010-4-Petrossian(21), Sahebi(73,92), Ostovari(93)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
261 February 20022-0Bezik (38), Stepanyan (45)FooladshahrIPL 1st
2719 May 20022-0Sartipi (41), Karimi (90)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 1st
2827 December 20021-0Karimi (2)FooladshahrIPL 2nd
2911 May 20034-0Bezik (17,72), Karimi (42), Navidkia (50)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 2nd
30[13]30 June 20031(3)-1(4)Seyed-Salehi (90)Shafiei (42)Naghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup
3113 September 20031-3Bayat (31)Omidian (3), Rajabzadeh (51), Vaziri (70)FooladshahrIPL 3rd
326 January 20042-1Navidkia (45), Bezik (83)Rajabzadeh (25)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 3rd
33[14]27 June 20041(5)-1(3)KhatibiEzukamNaghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup
3419 November 20040-1-Aghily (72)(OG)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 4th
3510 April 20051-1Khatibi (6)Fatemi (53)FooladshahrIPL 4th
36[15]22 September 20050-2Farhadi (16), Sajedi (90+4)FooladshahrIPL 5th
37[16]19 January 20062-0Khatibi (53), Navidkia (90+4)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 5th
38[17]17 October 20062-0Bengar (20), Aghily (60)FooladshahrIPL 6th
39[18]28 February 20071-2Nouri (42)Rajabzadeh (12), Amraei (75)FooladshahrIPL 6th
40[19]16 December 20070-1Bengar (16)(OG)FooladshahrIPL 7th
41[20]5 March 20082-2Mohammed (76), Hajsafi(86)Khalatbari (3), Mosalman(61)FooladshahrIPL 7th
42[21]18 September 20081-2Hajsafi (33)Mosalman (11), Castro (71)FooladshahrIPL 8th
43[22]31 January 20091-2Armando Sá (35)Castro (5,37)FooladshahrIPL 8th
44[23]6 November 20090-0FooladshahrIPL 9th
45[24]17 February 20100-1Hosseini (70)FooladshaharIPL 9th
46[25]18 August 20100-1Khalatbari (27)FooladshaharIPL 10th
47[26]13 February 20112-0Aghily(36), Janjuš(55)FooladshaharIPL 10th
48[26]9 December 20111-1Januário (53)Ghazi (39)FooladshaharIPL 11th
49[26]6 May 20120-0FooladshaharIPL 11th
50[26]6 August 20124-0Ta'mini(17), Đalović(48), Navidkia(51), Jamshidian(89)FooladshaharIPL 12th
5113 January 20134-3Sukaj(6)(14), Ebrahimi(32), Navidkia(77)Rajabzadeh(28)(56), Pahlavan(76)FooladshaharIPL 12th
5227 September 20131-0Ebrahimi (24)FooladshaharIPL 13th
537 February 20141-0Karimi (64)FooladshaharIPL 13th
5429 August 20141-1Sharifi (56)Mosalman (60)FooladshaharIPL 14th
5520 February 20151-1Khalatbari (24)Imani (37)FooladshaharIPL 14th
567 August 20151-0Karimi (73)FooladshaharIPL 15th
5724 November 20152(1)-2(4)Ghafouri (52,113)Tabrizi (2) Hosseini (110)FooladshaharHazfi Cup
582 January 20161-1Khalatbari (41)Pahlavan (14)FooladshaharIPL 15th
5916 October 20160-2Tabrizi (13)(68)FooladshaharIPL 16th
605 March 20172-1Djeparov (9), Hassanzadeh (26, P)Bengtson (87, P)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 16th
6117 August 20172-0Ansari (72), Alimohammadi (94)FooladshaharIPL 17th
6212 January 20181-2Ansari (93, P)Fakhreddini (11) Tabrizi (88)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 17th
6317 August 20182-1Mohammadi (25) Pourghaz (27)Hosseini (71)FooladshaharIPL 18th
6426 March 20191-1Shahbazzadeh (34)Motahari (85)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 18th
654 October 20192-0Gvelesiani (51) Kiros (64)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 19th
6627 February 20201-1Torkaman (4)Bjedov (90, P)FooladshaharIPL 19th
675 February 20213-1Mohebi (2) Esmaeilifar (78) Salmani (90+4)Shenani (80)FooladshaharIPL 20th

Summary of results

Total matches

Teams Matches Wins Draws Loses Goals
For
Goals
Against
Goal
Difference
Sepahan 66242418 7661+13
Zob Ahan 66182424 6176–13

Trophies

Team Domestic International Grand Total
Iranian Leagues Hazfi Cup Super Cup Domestic Total Champions League
Sepahan540909
Zob Ahan041505

Top goal scorers

Mehdi Rajabzadeh, one of top goalscorers of rivalry
Moharram Navidkia, another top goalscorer of rivalry
Position Player Club Goals
1 Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan 5
Moharram Navidkia Sepahan
3 Edmond Bezik Sepahan 4
Rasoul Khatibi 1 Sepahan / Zob Ahan
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 2 Zob Ahan / Sepahan
Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan
7 Abbas Simakani Zob Ahan 3
Reza Sahebi Zob Ahan
Levon Stepanyan Sepahan
Mahmoud Karimi Sepahan
Igor Castro Zob Ahan
Mohsen Mosalman Zob Ahan

1 Khatibi scored 3 goals as the Sepahan player and 1 goal as the Zob Ahan player.
2 Khalatbari scored 2 goals as the Zob Ahan player and 2 goals as the Sepahan player.

Notable Derby Players

Name Club Goals Years
Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan 5 2010-11 2012-
Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 5 1998-04, 2006–16
Edmond Bezik Sepahan 4 2001-06
Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan 4 2013-18
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Zob Ahan, Sepahan 4 2006–11, 2012–13, 2014–16
Rasoul Khatibi Sepahan, Zob Ahan 4 2003-06, 2009
Mohsen Mosalman Zob Ahan 3 2007-2015
Abbas Simakani Zob Ahan 3 1990-?
Igor Castro Zob Ahan 3 2008-12
Levon Stepanyan Sepahan 3 1996-01, 2002–05
Mahmoud Karimi Sepahan 3 1998-09
Reza Sahebi Zob Ahan 3 1997-2003
Vouria Ghafouri Sepahan 2 2014-16
Omid Ebrahimi Sepahan 2 2010-2014
Hadi Aghily Sepahan 2 2004-11, 2013–16
Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan 2 2006-2015
Reza Ostovari Zob Ahan 2 2000-?
Davoud Dehghani Sepahan 2 1998-?
Ehsan Pahlevan Zob Ahan 2 2013-
Sasan Ansari Sepahan 2 2017-
Mohammad Reza Hosseini Zob Ahan 2 2015-

See also

References

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