F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran
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| Full name | Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mazandaran Tigers (Persian: ببرهای مازندران) | ||
| Founded | 1959; 62 years ago | ||
| Ground | Vatani Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Reza Haddadian | ||
| Chairman | Izad Seyfollahpour | ||
| Manager | Saket Elhami | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2020–21 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 12th | ||
| Website | http://fcnassaji.ir/ | ||
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Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران) is an Iranian football club based in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran, Iran. 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. Nassaji was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League for the first time in 2018, making them the second team from the province of Mazandaran to ever play in the league.[2]
History
Establishment
Nassaji Mazandaran Company established the club in Qaem Shahr in 1959. 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.[3]
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.
Seasons
The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.
| Year | Division | Position | Hazfi Cup |
| 1989–90 | Qods | 3rd | Second round |
| 1990–91 | 2nd Division | 3rd 
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1/16 Final |
| 1991–92 | Azadegan | 7th | Not held |
| 1992–93 | Azadegan | 7th | Not held |
| 1993–94 | Azadegan | 6th | Third round |
| 1994–95 | Azadegan | 10th 
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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 | Second round |
| 1999–00 | 2nd Division | 6th | Third round |
| 2000–01 | 2nd Division | 4th | Second round |
| 2001–02 | Azadegan | 4th | Third round |
| 2002–03 | Azadegan | 13th | Second round |
| 2003–04 | Azadegan | 16th
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Second round |
| 2004–05 | 2nd Division | 3rd | First round |
| 2005–06 | 2nd Division | 2nd
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Second round |
| 2006–07 | Azadegan | 6th | Second round |
| 2007–08 | Azadegan | 5th | First round |
| 2008–09 | Azadegan | 12th | Second round |
| 2009–10 | Azadegan | 7th | 1/16 Final |
| 2010–11 | Azadegan | 4th | 3rd 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 | Third round |
| 2017–18 | Azadegan | 2nd
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Fifth round |
| 2018–19 | PGPL | 10th | Fifth round |
| 2019–20 | PGPL | 9th | Fourth round |
| 2020–21 | PGPL | 12th | 1/16 Final |
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Players
First-team squad
As of November 8, 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2021.
Staff
Current coach staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Saket Elhami
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| Assistant coach | Esmaeil Esmaeili Mostafa Sedaghat Adel Babapour Ali Janmaleki Shahrokh Bayani
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| Goalkeeper coach |  Harutyun Abrahamyan
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| Fitness coach | Masoud Abtahi Hamid Hassanzadeh
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| Tactical analyst | Sadegh Moghaddam Ali Sheykholeslami
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| Team Manager | Farhad Kouchakzadeh
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Head coaches
Rahim Dastneshan (1983–1994)- Fereydon Asgarzadeh (1994–1995)
- Abolfazl Mozdastan (1994–1995)
- Rahim Dastneshan (1996–1997)
- Nader Dastneshan (1996–2002)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (2002–2003)
- Rahim Dastneshan (2004)
- Reza Taghavi (2004–2005)
- Ebrahim Talebi (2005–2006)
- Nasser Hejazi (2006– 2007)
- Morteza Sadeghi (2007)
- Hossein Ghazal Seflou (2007)
- Ebrahim Talebi (2007)
- Morteza Sadeghi (2007)
- Hassan Khourdestan (2008)
- Morteza Sadeghi (2008)
- Rahim Dastneshan (2008)
- Esmaeil Esmaeili (2008)
- Nader Dastneshan (2009)
- Reza Foruzani (2009)
- Farhad Kouchakzadeh (2009)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (July 2010–September 2011)
- Esmaeil Esmaeili (September 2012–June 2013)
- Younes Geraeili (June 2013–December 2013)
- Nader Dastneshan (December 2013–July 2015)
Paulo Alves (July 2015–September 2015)- Kourosh Mousavi (September 2015–June 2016)
- Mahmoud Fekri (June 2016–December 2016)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (December 2016–February 2017)
- Saket Elhami (February 2017)
- Hossein Mesgar Saravi (Februari 2017–May 2017)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh (May 2017–December 2017)
- Davoud Mahabadi (December 2017–February 2018)
- Javad Nekounam (February 2018–December 2018)
- Majid Jalali (January 2019–May 2019)
- Mohammad Reza Mohajeri (June 2019–February 2020)
- Mahmoud Fekri (February 2020–October)
- Vahid Fazeli (October 2020–Januari 2021)
- Majid Jalali (Januari 2021–March 2021)
- Saket Elhami (March 2021–Present)
Sponsorship
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | ||||
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| 2014–15 |  Uhlsport
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Samsung Group Kosar FCI MCI Varesh Airline | ||||
| 2016–17 | ||||||
| 2018– | Merooj
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Club chairman
- Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2008)
- Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2008–2009)
- Mehdi Parham (July 2009–April 2010)
- Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (April 2010–July 2010)
- Saeed Azari (July 2010– August 2011)
- Yousef Daftari (August 2011– December 2011)
- Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (August 2011–December 2011)
- Ahmad Sahadatmand (December 2011–Januari 2013)
- Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (Januari 2013–August 2014)
- Sadegh Dorudgar (August 2015–September 2015)
- Mohammad Hassan Heydar Zadeh (September 2015–June 2016)
- Hamed Ebrahimi (June 2016–December 2016)
- Abdolhamid Ramezani (December 2016–May 2017)
- Ali Amiri (May 2017–Januari 2019)
- Mohammad Kazemi (Januari 2019–June 2019)
- Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (June 2019–August 2019)
- Alireza Asadi (September 2019–November 2019)
- Izad Seyfollahpour (November 2019–Januari 2020)
- Ali Amiri (Januari 2020–February 2021)
- Izad Seyfollahpour (Februari 2021–Present)
Supporters
- Behdad Salimi[5] (Olympic gold medallist)
- Hanif Omranzadeh[6] (Footballer)
- Ali Alipour
Documentary Movie
The acclaimed documentary "Hope Of Suffered City" is directed by Maryam Elhamian and Mostafa Haji Ghasemi in connection with the F.C. Nassaji team .This film made from the perspective of the fans of the F.C. Nassaji team and depicts their concerns and efforts. This documentary deals with the ascent of F.C. Nassaji team to the Premier League after 24 years. The film was screened at the Cinema Verite Film Festival at Tehran and was selected as one of the festival's most popular works
See also
References
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