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F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran
Iranian association football club
Iranian association football club
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| clubname | Nassaji Mazandaran |
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| image | Nassaji 2018 logo.svg |
| fullname | Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran |
| nickname | Mazandaran Tigers (, Babrhay-e Mazandaran) |
| founded | |
| ground | Vatani Stadium |
| capacity | 15,000 |
| owner | Reza Haddadian |
| chairman | Shahab Zandi |
| manager | Faraz Kamalvand |
| league | Azadegan League |
| season | 2024–25 |
| position | Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (relegated) |
| website | |
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| current | 2025–26 F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran season |
Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran (, Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Nassāji-ye Māzandarān) is an Iranian football club based in Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.
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.
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. 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.
AFC Champions League debut
On 27 October 2022, Nassaji won the 2021–22 Hazfi Cup which saw 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
Main article: Vatani Stadium
Since its establishment in 1959, the Nassaji Mazandaran has conducted its training sessions and home matches at the Vatani Stadium. The stadium was inaugurated in 1946 in the city of Qaem Shahr, and employees of the Nassaji Mazandaran Factory would play football there after their work shifts.
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.
Seasons
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 [[File:Arrow-up.png | Promoted to the Azadegan League]] | 1/16 Final |
| 1991–92 | Azadegan | 7th | First round | |
| 1992–93 | Not held | |||
| 1993–94 | 6th | 1/8 Final | ||
| 1994–95 | 10th [[File:Arrow-down.gif | Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division]] | First round | |
| 1995–96 | 2nd Division | 4th | Second round | |
| 1996–97 | 8th | |||
| 1997–98 | 7th | Not held | ||
| 1998–99 | 5th | 1/4 Final | ||
| 1999–00 | 6th | Third round | ||
| 2000–01 | 4th | 1/4 Final | ||
| 2001–02 | Azadegan | Third round | ||
| 2002–03 | 13th | Second round | ||
| 2003–04 | 16th [[File:Arrow-down.gif | Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division]] | ||
| 2004–05 | 3rd | First round | ||
| 2005–06 | 2nd [[File:Arrow-up.png | Promoted to the Azadegan League]] | 1/16 Final | |
| 2006–07 | 6th | First round | ||
| 2007–08 | 5th | 1/16 Final | ||
| 2008–09 | 12th | |||
| 2009–10 | 7th | |||
| 2010–11 | 4th | Third round | ||
| 2011–12 | 5th | Second round | ||
| 2012–13 | 8th | First round | ||
| 2013–14 | 3rd | Third round | ||
| 2014–15 | Fourth round | |||
| 2015–16 | 8th | did not contest | ||
| 2016–17 | 10th | 1/16 Final | ||
| 2017–18 | 2nd [[File:Arrow-up.png | Promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League]] | 1/8 Final | |
| 2018–19 | PGPL | 10th | ||
| 2019–20 | 9th | 1/16 Final | ||
| 2020–21 | 12th | 1/8 Final | ||
| 2021–22 | 12th | Winner | ||
| 2022–23 | 13th | Semifinal | ||
| 2023–24 | 12th | 1/16 Final | ||
| 2024–25 | 15th [[File:Arrow-down.gif | Relegated to the Azadegan League]] | 1/4 Final |
Honours
- ** Hazfi Cup**
- Winners (1): 2021–22
- ** Iranian Super Cup**
- Runners-up (1): 2022
- ** Azadegan League**
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
League Mazandaran 1 cup wins
Players
First-team squad
Loan list
Staff
Current coach staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | IRN Faraz Kamalvand |
| Assistant coach | IRN Hamid Abdollahi |
| IRN Davoud Seyed-Abbasi | |
| IRN Issa Parto | |
| IRN Sina Dastneshan | |
| Goalkeeper coach | IRN Mehdi Sabeti |
| Fitness coach | IRN Amin Mirzaei |
| Tactical analyst | IRN Babak Moradi |
| IRN Amir Mohebbi | |
| Team Manager | IRN Pouya Seifpanahi |
Head coaches
- Iran Rahim Dastneshan (1983–94)
- Iran Fereydoon Asgarzadeh (1994)
- Iran Abolfazl Mozdastan (1994–95)
- Iran Rahim Dastneshan (1995–96)
- Iran Nader Dastneshan (1996–02)
- Iran Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2002–04)
- Iran Rahim Dastneshan (2004–05)
- Iran Ebrahim Talebi (2005–06)
- Iran Nasser Hejazi (2006– 07)
- Iran Morteza Sadeghi (2007)
- Iran Hossein Ghazal Seflou (2007)
- Iran Ebrahim Talebi (2007–08)
- Iran Morteza Sadeghi (2008)
- Iran Hassan Khourdestan (2008)
- Iran Morteza Sadeghi (2008–2009)
- Iran Rahim Dastneshan (2009)
- Iran Esmaeil Esmaeili (2009)
- Iran Nader Dastneshan (2009–2010)
- Iran Reza Forouzani (2010)
- Iran Farhad Kouchakzadeh (2010)
- Iran Yahya Golmohammadi (2010–11)
- Iran Esmaeil Esmaeili (2011–13)
- Iran Younes Geraeili (2013)
- Iran Nader Dastneshan (2013–15)
- Portugal Paulo Alves (2015)
- Iran Kourosh Mousavi (2015–16)
- Iran Mahmoud Fekri (2016)
- Iran Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2016–17)
- Iran Saket Elhami (2017)
- Iran Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2017)
- Iran Mehdi Pashazadeh (2017)
- Iran Davoud Mahabadi (2017–18)
- Iran Javad Nekounam (2018)
- Iran Majid Jalali (2019)
- Iran Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2019–20)
- Iran Mahmoud Fekri (2020)
- Iran Vahid Fazeli (2020–21)
- Iran Majid Jalali (2021)
- Iran Saket Elhami (2021–22)
- Iran Esmaeil Esmaeili (2022)
- Iran Hamid Motahari (2022–23)
- ESP Carlos Inarejos (2023)
- Iran Mehdi Rahmati (2023)
- Iran Vahid Rezaei (2023)
- ESP Lucas Alcaraz (2023–2024)
- IRN Saket Elhami (2024–2025)
- IRN Mostafa Sedaghat (2025)
- SER Savo Milosevic (2025)
- IRN Saket Elhami (2025)
- IRN Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (2025)
- IRN Faraz Kamalvand (2025–Present)
Sponsorship
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | GER Uhlsport | Samsung Group |
| Kosar FCI | ||
| MCI | ||
| Yamaha Corporation/ | ||
| Varesh Airlines | ||
| Dariush Grand Hotel | ||
| 2016–17 | ||
| 2018– | IRN Majid |
Managers
Owners
- Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
- Iran Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
- Iran Hossein Ghasemnejhad (2013–2014)
- Iran Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
- Iran Mehdi Parham, Iran Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
- Iran Farhad Sanieifar (2017–2018)
- Iran Farhad Sanieifar, Iran Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
- Iran Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)
Chairmans
- Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
- Iran Abed Mahzoun (2007)
- Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
- Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
- Iran Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
- Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
- Iran Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
- Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
- Iran Yousef Daftari (2011)
- Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
- Iran Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
- Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
- Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
- Iran Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
- Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
- Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
- Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2015–2016)
- Iran Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
- Iran Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
- Iran Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
- Iran Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
- Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
- Iran Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
- Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
- Iran Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
- Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
- Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
- Iran Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–2024)
- Iran Ali Khatir (2024–2025)
- Iran Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2025)
- Iran Shahab Zandi (2025–Present)
Individual records
All Top Appearances
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamed Shiri | Iran Iran | Defender | 185 |
| 2 | Hossein Zamehran | Midfielder | 164 | |
| 3 | Mehrdad Abdi | Midfielder | 128 | |
| 4 | Saeid Gholamalibeygi | 123 | ||
| 5 | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Striker | 122 | |
| 6 | Ayoub Kalantari | Midfielder | 109 | |
| 7 | Hassan Najafi | Defender | 106 | |
| 8 | Amir Mehdi Janmaleki | Defender | 100 | |
| 9 | Karim Eslami | Striker | 91 | |
| 10 | Mojtaba Mamashli | Midfielder | 91 | |
| 11 | Alireza Haghighi | Goalkeeper | 88 | |
| 12 | Saber Hardani | Midfielder | 86 | |
| 13 | Mohammad Mehdi Nazari | Forward | 84 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Ghaseminejad | Midfielder | 72 | |
| 15 | Ali Shojaei | 71 |
All Top Scorers
| # | Name | Nationality | Position | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Iran Iran | Striker | 66 |
| 2 | Hamed Shiri | Defender | 26 | |
| 3 | Hamid Kazemi | Forward | 16 | |
| 4 | Karim Eslami | Striker | 15 | |
| 5 | Mojtaba Ramezani | Midfielder | 14 | |
| 6 | Mojtaba Mamashli | Defender | 14 | |
| 7 | Ayoub Kalantari | Midfielder | 12 | |
| 8 | Mohammad Mehdi Nazari | Midfielder | 12 | |
| 9 | Mohammad Reza Azadi | Forward | 12 | |
| 10 | Hassan Najafi | Defender | 10 | |
| 11 | Hossein Zamehran | Midfielder | 10 | |
| 12 | Rahman Jafari | Forward | 9 | |
| 13 | Mehrdad Abdi | Midfielder | 9 | |
| 14 | Shahin Majidi | 7 | ||
| 15 | Mohammad Ghaseminejad | 7 |
Club captains
| Name | Nat | Position | Captaincy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nader Dastneshan | Iran | Midfielder | 1986–1999 |
| Aziz Zare | Midfielder | 1999–2002 | |
| Morteza Arabnejad | Defender | 2002–2003 | |
| Nasrollah Nourbakhsh | Midfielder | 2003–2004 | |
| Farid Yaghoubnia | Defender | 2004–2009 | |
| Hadi Khodadadi | Forward | 2009–2010 | |
| Mohsen Pourhaji | Midfielder | 2009–2012 | |
| Fereydoon Fazli | Forward | 2011 | |
| Meysam Khodashenas | Midfielder | 2012–2013 | |
| Mohsen Rahimi | Midfielder | 2013–2014 | |
| Mohsen Hosseini | Defender | 2014 | |
| Issa Parto | Defender | 2014–2015 | |
| Meysam Baou | Midfielder | 2015–2016 | |
| Meysam Khodashenas | Midfielder | 2016 | |
| Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Forward | 2016–2017 | |
| Morteza Gholamalitabar | Defender | 2017 | |
| Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Forward | 2017–2020 | |
| Hamed Shiri | Defender | 2020–2023 | |
| Masoud Shojaei | Midfielder | 2021–2022 | |
| Mehrdad Abdi | Midfielder | 2023–2024 | |
| Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Forward | 2024 | |
| Hossein Zamehran | Midfielder | 2024–2025 | |
| Mojtaba Lotfi | Defender | 2025– | |
| Matin Karimzadeh | Defender | 2025– |
Supporters
- Behdad Salimi (Olympic gold medallist)
- Hanif Omranzadeh (Footballer)
- Mohsen Bengar (Footballer)
- Shoja Khalilzadeh (Footballer)
References
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