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; 59 years ago | |||
| Ground | Vatani Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| Owner | Farhad Sanieifar, Reza Haddadian | |||
| Chairman | Ali Amiri | |||
| Manager | Javad Nekounam | |||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | |||
| 2017–18 | Azadegan League, 2nd (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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.
Nassaji has one of the highest average attendances in Iran. Nassaji is also the oldest club from the Caspian region of Iran and among 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 only team from the province of Mazandaran to ever play in the league.
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 6–0 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.
Facilities
Since the club was created, Nassaji has trained and played its home games at Vatani Stadium, which was built in the 1940s by the Russians. After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the stadium was expanded to hold 15,000 people.
Supporters
- Behdad Salimi[1] (Olympic gold medallist)
- Hanif Omranzadeh[2] (Footballer)
Staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Javad Nekounam
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| Assistant coach | Mehdi Hasheminasab Kianoush Rahmati Hamid Reza Rajabi
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| Fitness coach |  Pepe Losada
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| Goalkeeper coach | Farshad Ghadiri
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| Tactical analyst | Mohammad Montazeri
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Players
As of June 13, 2018[3]
First-team squad
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Reserves
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Loan list
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2018.
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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Fourth round |
| 2018–19 | PGPL | Fifth Round |
Head coaches
Rahim Dastneshan (1979–1994)- Fereydon Asgarzadeh (1994–1995)
- Nasser Hejazi (June 2006– June 2007)
- Ebrahim Talebi (June 2007– June 2009)
- Nader Dastneshan (June 2009– March 2010)
- Reza Foruzani (March 2010– July 2011)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (July 2011–September 2012)
- 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–Present)
Club chairman
- Abed Mahzoun (June 2007–June 208)
- Mehdi Parham (June 2008– June 2011)
- Arya Gorzin (June 2011–July 2011)
- Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (July 2011–Present)
See also
References
- ^ "سليمي: طرفدار سرسخت نساجي هستم". Tabnak.ir. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
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