Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Nassaji Mazandaran'') is an

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

ian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in

Qa'em Shahr Qaem Shahr ( fa, قائم‌شهر, also Romanized as Qā’em Shahr; formerly known as Shāhi ( fa, شاهی) is a city and capital of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 247,953. Originally known ...

, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

. Nassaji has one of the highest average attendances in Iran. Nassaji is also the oldest club from the

Caspian region The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

of Iran and one of the oldest in all of Iran. Nassaji was promoted to the

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 Qaem Shahr ( fa, قائم‌شهر, also Romanized as Qā’em Shahr; formerly known as Shāhi ( fa, شاهی) is a city and capital of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 247,953. Originally know ...

in 1959. Nassaji entered the Qods Cup in 1988 and soon after they entered the top division

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

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 Nasser Hejazi (Persian: ناصر حجازی ''nāser hejāzi''; 14 December 1949 – 23 May 2011), nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj). Considered a ...

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

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 Rah Ahan Sports Club ( fa, باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan Leagu ...

, Nassaji finished in second place in the Azadegan League and were promoted to the

for the first time.

Facilities

Since the club was created, Nassaji has trained and played its home games at

Vatani Stadium Vatani Stadium (, ''Vârzeshgah-e Vâtâni'') is a multi-use stadium in Qa'em Shahr, Iran. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Persian Gulf Pro League team F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran The stadium hol ...

, which was built in the 1940s. After the

Islamic Revolution The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dyna ...

of 1979, the stadium was expanded to hold 15,000 people.

Seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.

Honours

:Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

:Winners (1): 2021–22 *

Iranian Super Cup The Iranian Super Cup (Persian: سوپر جام ایران, ''Super Jam-e 'Iran'') is an Iranian association football trophy awarded to the winner of a match between the Persian Gulf Pro League's season champion and the winner of the Hazfi Cup. It ...

:Runners-up (1): 2022

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 August 2022 ''For recent transfers, see

List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022 This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2022 summer transfer window. Only moves from Persian Gulf Pro League are listed. The summer transfer window will begin on 13 June 2022 and closes at midnight on 31 August 2022. Players Free agen ...

Staff

Current coach staff

Head coaches

* Rahim Dastneshan (1983–1994) * Fereydoon Asgarzadeh (1994–1995) * Abolfazl Mozdastan (1994–1995) * Rahim Dastneshan (1995–1996) *

Nader Dastneshan Nader Dastneshan ( fa, نادر دست نشان , 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian association football, football player and coach. Early life Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Qaem Shahr, Shaahi, Mazandaran Province. ...

(1996–2002) *

Hossein Mesgar Saravi Hossein Mesgar Saravi ( fa, حسین مسگر ساروی; born October 30, 1957, in Qaem Shahr) is a retired player and current coach of Iranian football. He wore the Iran national football team shirts during the years 2 and 4 while coaching the ...

(2002–2004) * Rahim Dastneshan (2004–2005) * Ebrahim Talebi (2005–2006) *

(2006– 2007) * Morteza Sadeghi (2007) * Hossein Ghazal Seflou (2007) * Ebrahim Talebi (2007–2008) * Morteza Sadeghi (2008) * Hassan Khourdestan (2008) * Morteza Sadeghi (2008–2009) * Rahim Dastneshan (2009) * Esmaeil Esmaeili (2009) *

(2009–2010) * Reza Foruzani (2010) * Farhad Kouchakzadeh (2010) *

Yahya Golmohammadi Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sco ...

(2010–2011) * Esmaeil Esmaeili (2011–2013) * Younes Geraeili (2013) *

(2013–2015) * Paulo Alves (2015) * Kourosh Mousavi (2015–2016) *

Mahmoud Fekri Mahmoud Fekri Juybari (born July 26, 1969, in Juybar, Iran) is a former Iranian football player and coach who is now head coach of Saipa SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acro ...

(2016) *

(2016–2017) *

Saket Elhami Saket Elhami ( fa, ساکت الهامی) is an Iranian football manager who currently manages Mes Rafsanjan in Persian Gulf Pro League. He played as a player for Pas, Esteghlal Ahvaz, and Tractor. Managerial statistics Honours Manager ; ...

(2017) *

Mehdi Pashazadeh Mehdi Pashazadeh ( fa, مهدی پاشازاده, born 27 December 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He played for several clubs, including Esteghlal Tehran, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Fortuna Köln ...

(2017) *

Davoud Mahabadi Davoud Mahabadi ( fa, داوود مهابادی , born 21 August 1973 in Tehran) is an Iranian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''footbal ...

(2017–2018) *

Javad Nekounam Javad Nekounam ( fa, جواد نکونام; born 7 September 1980) is an Iranian retired professional association football, footballer who played as a central midfielder and is the current manager (association football), manager of Foolad F.C., F ...

(2018) *

Majid Jalali Majid Jalali ( fa, مجید جلالی, born 6 September 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football manager and a former player. He has served as the manager in several clubs in Iran like Pas Tehran, Saba Battery, Foolad, and also national ...

(2019) * Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2019–2020) *

(2020) * Vahid Fazeli (2020–2021) *

(2021) *

(2021–2022) * Esmaeil Esmaeili (2022) * Hamid Motahari (2022–''Present'')

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Managers

Owners

* Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009) * 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 (2004–2007) * Abed Mahzoun (2007) * Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009) * Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009) * Mehdi Parham (2009–2010) * Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2010) *

Saeed Azari Saeid Azari ( fa, سعید آذری, born March 21, 1968) is an Iranian retired weightlifter, coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding a ...

(2010–2011) * Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2011) * Yousef Daftari (2011) * Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2011) * Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013) * Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (2013) * Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013) * Mohammadreza Ranjbar (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 Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi ( fa, بهداد سلیمی كردآسیابی, born 8 December 1989) is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, 2010–2018 Asian Games, 2010 and 2011 World Championships an ...

''(Olympic gold medallist)'' * Hanif Omranzadeh ''(Footballer)'' *

Mohsen Bengar Mohsen Bengar ( fa, محسن بنگر, born 6 July 1979 in Nowshahr) is a retired Iranian football defender and current coach. Club career Early career He began his career in Shamoushak Noshahr, then moved to Sepahan in 2004 and won two Hazfi ...

''(Footballer)'' * Shoja Khalilzadehhttps://www.dana.ir/news/1347817.html/share ''(Footballer)'' Hope of suffered city poster

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.

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nassaji Mazandaran 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