Saba Qom Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صبای قم, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sâbay-e Qâm'') was an Iranian football team based in Qom,

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. The club was dissolved in 2018. The team is a former part of Saba Battery Club, owned by ''Saba Battery Co.'', and was moved to Qom in 2007, although they were formerly registered as a team from

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playing at Shahid Derakhshan Stadium of

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. Saba won the 2005 edition of the

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 Ch ...

and the 2005 edition of the

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History

Mohemmat sazi Football Club () was

ian football club based in

. They play in the 2nd Division.

Establishment

In 1974 a football called ''Mohemat Sazi'' was established in

. The team never had any major success and only played in the lower leagues of the

Iranian football league system The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. ...

. They came close to making it to Tehran's top football league in the Elyas Talebi 1980s. In the early 1990s the club was sponsored by a company named ''Maham''. During the later stages of the club's history they were sponsored by ''Sanam'', an electronics company.

Takeover

In 2002 the club's shares were sold to ''Saba Battery Company'' (also known as ''Niru Company'') which is under the control of Iran's Ministry of Defense. Due to the club's greatly improved financial status the team was able to purchase talented players and were promoted to the

Iran 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 ...

in 2004.

Domestic Titles

2004–2005

In the first year of participation in

, Saba Battery managed to participate in the AFC Champions League for the first time ever, After becoming champions of the

under

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. In the 2005 season Saba Battery also won the

, defeating Foolad the Iran Pro League champion 4–0. And until 2016 they remained the only team to have the title.

2006–2007

Although Saba Battery did not have a successful year in Iran Pro League, they were competitive in the Hazfi Cup. Saba Battery became Runners-up after losing to

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

4–2 in aggregate, with

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. Since Sepahan became 5th in the Iran Pro League, that meant that Saba Battery won't be going to AFC Champions League.

Iran Pro League

The team debuted in the Iran Pro League in the 2004–05 season and made the headlines when they signed Iranian legend and FIFA all-time greatest international goalscorer

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...

from

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. With the help of Daei the team was able to secure a berth for the Asian Champions League after winning the 2005

, however failing to make it out of their group. In the same year Saba won the

defeating league champions Foolad 4–0. After the departure of Ali Daei in 2006, Saba signed former

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international

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as his replacement. In 2007 Saba once again made the final of the

, this time losing 4–0 to

on aggregate.

Move to Qom

In 2008 Saba relocated to Qom because the city of

had many football teams with low attendance figures. The team was renamed Saba Qom after the move. Saba was one of the few teams of the league in 2008–09 season which did not change managers during the season and finished in 6th position at the end of the season something that happened again in the next season. In the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Saba Qom finished 4th securing a play-off spot for the

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. In the play-off Saba lost to Al Shabab on penalties and failed to qualify to the group stage.

Ali Daei Era

In July 2015 Saba announced that legendary former Iranian footballer and coach

would lead the club for the 2015–16

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 ...

season. Daei attracted several former national team players to the club, namely:

Hamed Lak Hamed Lak ( fa, حامد لک, born 24 November 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan. Club career He is a product of Saba Qom youth academy. He was promoted to the ...

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Amir Hossein Sadeghi Amir Hossein Sadeghi ( fa, امیرحسین صادقی, born September 6, 1981) is an Iranian former football player who played in the Iran's Premier Football League throughout his career. He played as a defender, usually as a centre-back. Clu ...

, Reza Haghighi, Mohammad Ghazi and

Hashem Beikzadeh Hashem Beikzadeh ( fa, هاشم بیک زاده, born January 22, 1984, in Tehran) is a former Iranian football defender and assistant coach of Baadraan Tehran F.C. Club career Beikzadeh is a product of the Fajr Sepasi youth academy and sinc ...

. Saba started well and were within contention of an AFC Champions League in the first half of the season, but in the second half they faltered and eventually finished in seventh place.

Season-by-season

''For details on seasons, see List of Saba Qom F.C. seasons'' The table below chronicles the achievements of Saba Qom in various competitions since 2002.

References

* {{reflist Saba Qom Sport in Qom Football clubs in Iran Association football clubs established in 1974 1974 establishments in Iran Association football clubs disestablished in 2018 2018 disestablishments in Iran