F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran

Nassaji Mazandaran
Full nameNassaji Mazandaran Football Club
Nickname(s)Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران, Babrhay-e Mazandaran)
FoundedMay 3, 1959 (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

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

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

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 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

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 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 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 Second round
2004–05 2nd Division 3rd First round
2005–06 2nd Division 2nd 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 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

League Mazandaran 1 cup wins

Players

First-team squad

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

Staff

Current coach staff

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

Head coaches

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

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

Managers

Owners

  • Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  • Mehdi Parham (2009–2013)
  • Hossein Ghasemnejhad (2013–2014)
  • Mehdi Parham (2014–2017)
  • Mehdi Parham, Farhad Sanieifar (2017)
  • Farhad Sanieifar (2017–2018)
  • Farhad Sanieifar, Reza Haddadian (2018–2019)
  • Reza Haddadian (2019–Present)

Chairmans

  • Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
  • Abed Mahzoun (2007)
  • Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
  • Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
  • Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Yousef Daftari (2011)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
  • Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
  • Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
  • Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2015–2016)
  • Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
  • Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
  • Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
  • Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
  • Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
  • Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
  • Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
  • Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
  • Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
  • Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
  • Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–2024)
  • Ali Khatir (2024–2025)
  • Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2025–Present)

Individual records

All Top Appearances

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

All Top Scorers

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

Club captains

Name Nat Captaincy
Nader Dastneshan 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

See also

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