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
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
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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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
The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.
Honours
- Hazfi Cup
- Winners (1): 2021–22
- Iranian Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2022
- Azadegan League
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Players
First-team squad
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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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- Template:Flagicon Rahim Dastneshan (1983–94)
- Template:Flagicon Fereydoon Asgarzadeh (1994)
- Template:Flagicon Abolfazl Mozdastan (1994–95)
- Template:Flagicon Rahim Dastneshan (1995–96)
- Template:Flagicon Nader Dastneshan (1996–02)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2002–04)
- Template:Flagicon Rahim Dastneshan (2004–05)
- Template:Flagicon Ebrahim Talebi (2005–06)
- Template:Flagicon Nasser Hejazi (2006– 07)
- Template:Flagicon Morteza Sadeghi (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Ghazal Seflou (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Ebrahim Talebi (2007–08)
- Template:Flagicon Morteza Sadeghi (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Hassan Khourdestan (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Morteza Sadeghi (2008–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Rahim Dastneshan (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Esmaeil Esmaeili (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Nader Dastneshan (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Reza Forouzani (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Kouchakzadeh (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Yahya Golmohammadi (2010–11)
- Template:Flagicon Esmaeil Esmaeili (2011–13)
- Template:Flagicon Younes Geraeili (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Nader Dastneshan (2013–15)
- Template:Flagicon Paulo Alves (2015)
- Template:Flagicon Kourosh Mousavi (2015–16)
- Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Fekri (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2016–17)
- Template:Flagicon Saket Elhami (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Pashazadeh (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Davoud Mahabadi (2017–18)
- Template:Flagicon Javad Nekounam (2018)
- Template:Flagicon Majid Jalali (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2019–20)
- Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Fekri (2020)
- Template:Flagicon Vahid Fazeli (2020–21)
- Template:Flagicon Majid Jalali (2021)
- Template:Flagicon Saket Elhami (2021–22)
- Template:Flagicon Esmaeil Esmaeili (2022)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Motahari (2022–23)
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Inarejos (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Rahmati (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Vahid Rezaei (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Lucas Alcaraz (2023–2024)
- Template:Flagicon Saket Elhami (2024–2025)
- Template:Flagicon Mostafa Sedaghat (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Savo Milosevic (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Saket Elhami (2025)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2025–Present)
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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- Template:Flagicon Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Ghasemnejhad (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Parham, Template:Flagicon Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Sanieifar (2017–2018)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Sanieifar, Template:Flagicon Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)
Chairmans
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- Template:Flagicon Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
- Template:Flagicon Abed Mahzoun (2007)
- Template:Flagicon Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Yousef Daftari (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
- Template:Flagicon Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2015–2016)
- Template:Flagicon Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
- Template:Flagicon Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
- Template:Flagicon Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
- Template:Flagicon Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
- Template:Flagicon Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–2024)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Khatir (2024–2025)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2025–Present)
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
- Behdad Salimi[11] (Olympic gold medallist)
- Hanif Omranzadeh[12] (Footballer)
- Mohsen Bengar[13] (Footballer)
- Shoja Khalilzadeh[14] (Footballer)
See also
References
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External links
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