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F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

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Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameNassaji Mazandaran Football Club
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران, Babrhay-e Mazandaran)
FoundedMay 3, 1959; 66 years ago (1959-05-03)
GroundVatani Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerReza Haddadian
ChairmanHamid Reza Bayandorian
ManagerMohammad Reza Mohajeri
LeagueAzadegan League
2024–25Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (relegated)
Websitefcnassaji.ir
Current season

Nassaji Mazandaran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, 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

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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

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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
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

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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

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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

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 Mazandaran Textile 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.[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 Not held
1993–94 6th 1/8 Final
1994–95 10th 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 Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division
2004–05 3rd First round
2005–06 2nd 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 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 1/4 Final

Honours

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League Mazandaran 1 cup wins

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 25 March 2025[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Staff

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Current coach staff

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

Head coaches

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Sponsorship

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Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

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

Managers

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Owners

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  • 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

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  • 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–Present)

Individual records

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All Top Appearances

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

All Top Scorers

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# 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

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

Supporters

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See also

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References

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