F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

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Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club (Template:Langx, Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Nassāji-ye Māzandarān) is an Iranian football club based in Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League.[1]

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

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. In 1986, the team won the 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup in Pakistan, the tournament including selected teams from China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and Nader Dastneshan was named the tournament's top scorer.[3][4][5][6] 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

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Nassaji team in League 2018-19
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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.[7]

AFC Champions League debut

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

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.

Stadium

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Vatani Stadium

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Currently, Shahid Vatani Stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. For many matches, even the walls around the stands and the corridors are filled with fans. Due to the limited seating, several thousand spectators are often unable to attend. This stadium is considered one of the oldest in Iran.[8][9]

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 Promoted to the Azadegan League 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 Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division 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 Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division Second round
2004–05 2nd Division 3rd First round
2005–06 2nd Division 2nd Promoted to the Azadegan League 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 Promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League 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 1/4 Final

Honours

Players

First-team squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Template:Fba/core Saeid Aghaei
3 DF Template:Fba/core Vahid Mohammadzadeh
5 DF Template:Fba/core Amirhossein Samdaliri U23
6 MF Template:Fba/core Mansour Bagheri
8 MF Template:Fba/core Ayoub Kalantari
10 MF Template:Fba/core Hossein Zamehran (captain)
11 MF Template:Fba/core Mehrdad Rezaei
13 MF Template:Fba/core Muntadher Mohammed
14 FW Template:Fba/core Hamed Pakdel
18 FW Template:Fba/core Mehdi Rezaei U21
19 MF Template:Fba/core Hossein Hassantabar
21 DF Template:Fba/core Mohammadreza Salahi
22 MF Template:Fba/core Mehdi Mehdipour
23 FW Template:Fba/core Aria Barzegar U23
25 FW Template:Fba/core Jasurbek Yakhshiboev
27 GK Template:Fba/core Luan Polli
29 FW Template:Fba/core Aref Rostami
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF Template:Fba/core Arthur Yamga
31 DF Template:Fba/core Seyed Reza Darvishi
32 MF Template:Fba/core Saber Hardani
37 FW Template:Fba/core Mohammad Hamidi
40 GK Template:Fba/core Matin Mahmoudi
52 MF Template:Fba/core Alexander Merkel
55 DF Template:Fba/core Mersad Seifi U23
66 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammad Reza Torabi U21
68 DF Template:Fba/core Amir Mohammad Houshmand
70 MF Template:Fba/core Amirhossein Mahjoori U23
76 MF Template:Fba/core Mohammad Reza Hosseini
87 MF Template:Fba/core Amirreza Sheikhirad
88 MF Template:Fba/core Siamak Nemati
90 FW Template:Fba/core Ahad Jamshidi U21
95 MF Template:Fba/core Siavash Hagh Nazari
96 FW Template:Fba/core Mohammadreza Abbasi
98 GK Template:Fba/core Alireza Rezaei

Staff

Current coach staff

Position Staff
Head coach Template:Flagicon Mohammad Reza Mohajeri
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Mostafa Sedaghat
Template:Flagicon Mohammad Mehdi Nazari
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Ashkan Namdari
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Hamid Reza Joudaki
Template:Flagicon Emad Mohajeri
Tactical analyst Template:Flagicon Sadegh Moghaddam
Template:Flagicon Payam Kazemi
Team Manager Template:Flagicon Izad Seyfollahpour

Head coaches

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Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2014–15 Template:Flagicon Uhlsport Samsung Group
Kosar FCI
MCI
Yamaha Corporation/
Varesh Airlines
Dariush Grand Hotel
2016–17
2018– Template:Flagicon Majid

Managers

Owners

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Chairmans

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Individual records

All Top Appearances

# Name Nationality Position Apps
1 Hamed Shiri Template:Flagicon Iran Defender 185
2 Hossein Zamehran Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 155
3 Mehrdad Abdi Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 127
4 Saeid Gholamalibeygi Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 122
5 Mohammad Abbaszadeh Template:Flagicon Iran Striker 122
6 Hassan Najafi Template:Flagicon Iran Defender 106
7 Ayoub Kalantari Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 103
8 Amir Mehdi Janmaleki Template:Flagicon Iran Defender 101
9 Karim Eslami Template:Flagicon Iran Striker 91
10 Mojtaba Mamashli Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 91
11 Alireza Haghighi Template:Flagicon Iran Goalkeeper 88
12 Mohammad Mehdi Nazari Template:Flagicon Iran Forward 84
13 Saber Hardani Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 85
14 Mohammad Ghaseminejad Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 72
15 Ali Shojaei Template:Flagicon Iran Midfielder 71

All Top Scorers

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

Club captains

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

Supporters

See also

References

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External links

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