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Tractor Club
File:Tractorsazi F.C Logo.png
Full nameTractor Sazi Tabriz Football Club
Nickname(s)TIRAXTUR (تیراختور)
Al Qurtlar (The Red Wolves)(گرگ های سرخ)
Founded1970
GroundYadegar-e-Emam Stadium
Capacity70,000
ChairmanMohammad Hossein Jafari
ManagerAntónio Oliveira
LeagueIran Pro League
2011–12Iran Pro League, 2nd
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Tractor Sazi Tabriz Football Club (Red Wolves of Azarbayjan) (Tiraxtur or Trakhtur) (Azerbaijani: Tiraxtur Futbol Klubu, (Persian: باشگاه تراکتورسازی تبریز) is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan Province, and owned by Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company. They play in Iran's Pro League.

In 2010–11 Iran Pro League average attendance for home games in Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium was more than 60,000.[1]

History

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Tractor Sazi was formed in 1970 in support of Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company in Tabriz but since 2011 it's been owned by Sepah Ashura,[2] also 30% of club belongs to Gharzol Hasane Javanan Kheir Co.[3]

The club used to have a significant presence in the old Azadegan League (current Iran's Premier League football), but had been playing in Iran's second highest league since relegation in the 2001–02 season, before returning to the tire of Iranian league system in 2009. They also provided Iran with some of the most talented players during the nineties. In the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup season Tractor Sazi finished 2nd, therefore securing a spot for the 2013 AFC Champions League. The 2013 Asian Champions League, will be the first time Tractor Sazi has qualified for the competition.

Official anthem

There are a lot of popular marches for Tractor F.C. but 'Tiraxtur iftixarımız' (Tractor is our proud) that create and implement in 2012 was chosen as official song this year.The table below shows the Tractor fans anthem that is sung at Tractor matches.

Current squad

See also: 2012–13 Tractor Sazi season
As of December 2012.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Mohsen Foroozan
2 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Iranpourian
3 MF Iran IRN Fardin Abedini
4 DF Iran IRN Habib Gordani
5 MF Iran IRN Ghasem Dehnavi
6 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Kiani (3rd-captain)
7 MF Iran IRN Mehdi Karimian
8 DF Iran IRN Morteza Assadi (captain)
9 MF Iran IRN Javad Kazemian
10 MF Portugal POR Flávio Paixão
11 FW Iran IRN Mohammad Ebrahimi
12 GK Iran IRN Mehdi Sabeti
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Iran IRN Masoud Ebrahimzadeh
14 DF Iran IRN Mohsen Hosseini
16 DF Iran IRN Mostafa Ekrami
17 MF Iran IRN Alireza Jalili
18 FW Brazil BRA Geílson
20 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Nosrati (vice-captain)
21 FW Brazil BRA Jhonatan Pereira
23 FW Iran IRN Mehdi Seyed-Salehi
26 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Ebadzadeh
29 DF Iran IRN Navid Khoshhava
34 DF Iran IRN Milad Fakhreddini
40 GK Netherlands NED Agil Etemadi

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2012–13.

Notable players

Seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Tractor Sazi in various competitions.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
1972–73 2nd Division Not held
1973–74 2nd Division 3rd Not held
1974–75 2nd Division 1st Not held Promoted
1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup 16th Final Relegated
1976–77 2nd Division 2nd 1/8 Final Promoted
1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup 5th Not held
1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup did not finish Not held
1989–90 Qods League 4th Quarter Finals
1990–91 Not held 1/8 Final
1991–92 Azadegan League 10th Not held
1992–93 Azadegan League 3rd Not held
1993–94 Azadegan League 8th Final
1994–95 Azadegan League 9th First Round Relegated
1995–96 2nd Division 1st Second Round Promoted
1996–97 Azadegan League 11th Second Round
1997–98 Azadegan League 9th Not held
1998–99 Azadegan League 11th Second Round
1999–2000 Azadegan League 6th 1/16 Final
2000–01 Azadegan League 12th Second Round
2001–02 Iran Pro League 14th Third Round Relegated
2002–03 Azadegan League 3rd Second Round
2003–04 Azadegan League 8th Third Round
2004–05 Azadegan League 5th Third Round
2005–06 Azadegan League 3rd Second Round
2006–07 Azadegan League 1st Second Round Promoted to Play Off
2007–08 Azadegan League 4th 1/16 Final
2008–09 Azadegan League 1st Quarter Finals Promoted
2009–10 Iran Pro League 7th Second Round
2010–11 Iran Pro League 5th 1/8 Final
2011–12 Iran Pro League 2nd 1/16 Final
2012–13 Iran Pro League 1/8 Final

Staff

Managerial history

Below is a list of Teraktor Sazi coaches from 1970 until the present day.

Years Manager
1970–75 Iran Mohammad Bayati
1975–77 Iran Hossein Fekri
1977–80 Romania Ted Dumitru
1988–90 Iran Hedayat Mahabadpour
1990–97 Romania Vasile Godja
1997–98 Iran Mohammad Hossein Ziaei
1998 Russia Boris Tibilov
1998–99 Iran Firouz Karimi
1999 Iran Sattar Nobari
1999–00 Iran Mohammad Hossein Ziaei
2000–01 Iran Reza Vatankhah
2001 Iran Sattar Nobari
Years Manager
2001–02 Iran Mahmoud Yavari
2002–03 Iran Ahad Sheykhlari
2003 Romania Vasile Godja
2003–04 Iran Hamid Alidousti
2004 Iran Mohammad Hossein Ziaei
2004–05 Germany Ernst Middendorp
2005–07 Iran Farshad Pious
2007–08 Iran Ahad Sheykhlari
June 2008–May 11 Iran Faraz Kamalvand
July 2011–May 12 Iran Amir Ghalenoei
June 2012– Portugal Toni

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Portugal Toni
Assistant coach and Fitness coach Portugal Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos
Assistant coach Iran Gholamreza Baghabadi
Assistant coach Iran Alireza Pejman
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Paulo Jorge Grillo
Match observer scout Portugal António José Cardoso de Oliveira
Technical manager Iran Hassan Azarnia
Doctor & Physiotherapist Iran Houman Sabet
Translator Iran Amirhoushang Mokhtari

Top Goalscorers in Iran Pro League

Position Player Goals Seasons
1 Iran Mohammad Ebrahimi 24 4
2 Portugal Flávio Paixão 20 2
3 Iran Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 12 1
4 Iraq Karrar Jassim 12 2
5 Iran Farhad Kheirkhah 10 1
6 Iran Ali Alizadeh 10 3
7 Iran Ehsan Hajsafi 9 2
8 Iran Mohammad Nosrati 9 3
9 Brazil Rodrigo Tosi 8 1
10 Iran Farzad Hatami 8 2
11 Iran Amir Mohebi 7 1
12 Iran Mohsen Hosseini 7 4
13 Iran Mehrdad Pooladi 6 1
14 Iran Masoud Ebrahimzadeh 6 4
15 Iran Siavash Akbarpour 5 1

Achievements

Runners-up (1): 2011–12
Runners-up (2): 1976, 1994
Winner (1): 1974
Winner : 1992
  • MILLS International Cup (India)
Winner: 1995
  • Sardaran Shahid International Cup (Tabriz)
Winner: 1995, 1996

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