Abu Moslem
Encyclopedia
Football Club Aboumoslem is an Iran
ian football
club based in Mashhad
, Khorasan
. They play in the Azadegan League.
. Another club from Mashhad, named Arya F.C.
represented the province of Khorasan but they were not able to make into the Takht Jamshid Cup.
After defeat in the tournament, it was decided that for Khorasan to have a powerful football team, Aboumoslem and Aria must merge together. Three brothers by the names of Ataollah, Asghar and Heshmat Mohajerani helped to merge the clubs, and Aboumoslem was able to make it to the 1975 Takht Jamshid Cup, which was the top football league in Iran before the Iranian revolution
. The team originally only wore black, but red was added late on. With the purchase of great players like Asgarkhani, Majid Tashrefi, Masih Masihnia
, Alireza Ligarab, Hossein Omidvar and Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
they were able to become the best non-Tehran
based club in the league that year. Success was short lived and the team was relegated the next season, staying in the 2nd division until the revolution.
was discovered. Once relegated the club struggled dramatically, being relegated all the way to the third division, which was a local league. Shahdiran stopped sponsoring the team and was replaced by soft drink company, Khoshgovar. After several seasons in the lower leagues, Aboumoslem finally made it back to the top level of Iranian football, gaining promotion to the Azadegan League during the 1997-98 season. Aboumoslem had been in a poor financial situation that season, as Khoshgovar had stopped being its sponsor. Aboumoslem's only revenue came from advertisements and support from club fans, but surprisingly won promotion with the help of former Aboumoslem player, Akbar Misaghian
. Aboumoslem again only stayed in the league for two seasons and was relegated during the 1999-2000 season. Around the same time the club went back to its roots, once again being sponsored by the Iranian police.
season. They have remained in the IPL since with two 5th place finishes being their best results. During this time the club has shown its skill for finding talented players, with famous Iranian football players such as Reza Enayati
, Mojtaba Jabari and Andranik Teymourian
all making their names there. After the 2004-05
season Aboumoslem's new sponsor became Iran Khodro
.
season due to financial disagreements with management. In January 2007, it became official and Khodadad Azizi
was named manager of Aboumoslem. He was sacked less than a year later and replaced by Parviz Mazloomi
in October 2007.Which he had a good season with the team and finished the league in the top half of the league but the season after he left the club for a better offer and the club had a very difficult season which they avoided the relegation on the last week and changed 3 head coaches and 3 chairmans but their unstability continued for the 2009-10 season where they finished last and got relegated.
after years of playing in Mashhad's Takhti Stadium
. The club recently announced plans to construct their own stadium with the help of the provincial government. The land was awarded to the team during Karim Malahi's time as club chairman. Construction was planned to begin March 2007 in the Elahieh area of Mashhad.
with huge fan base in Razavi Khorasan Province
, North Khorasan, South Khorasan and also in (Herat Province
, Afghanistan
) where there is a club by the name of Abumoslem Herat F.C.. In Mashhad
, her popularity is only rivaled by Tehran's two biggest clubs Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C., and cross-city rival Payam Mashhad F.C.
who has a smaller fan base.
(1974) Abbas Razavi
(1974) Ştefan Stănculescu
(1974) Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi
(1974–1986) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
(c.early 1990s) Hossein Fekri
(1995–96) Mehdi Dinvarzadeh
(1996–97) Akbar Misaghian
(1997–99) Farhad Kazemi
(2000–01) Firouz Karimi
(2001–02) Mahmoud Yavari (2002–03) Akbar Misaghian
(2003–06) Mehdi Ghiasi (2006) Khodadad Azizi
(2006–07)
Parviz Mazloomi
(2007–08) Akbar Misaghian
(2008) Hadi Bargizar
(2008) Amir Hossein Peyrovani
(2008) Ali Hanteh
(2008–09) Naser Pourmehdi (2009) Farhad Kazemi
(2009-10) Nader Dastneshan
(2010) Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
(2010) Asghar Sadri (2010) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
(2010-11) Ali Hanteh
(2011) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
(2011) Khodadad Azizi
(2011-)
Runner-Up: 2005
Champions: 1988, 1990
Champions: 1986
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2011.
Iran(Khorasan province) Khodadad Azizi
Hossein Badamaki
Hadi Bargizar
Reza Enayati
Ali Hanteh
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Saeed Khani
Masih Masihnia
Karim Masroor
Akbar Misaghian
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Ershad Yousefi Hamidreza Zohani
Iran(Other provinces) Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Fereydoon Fazli
Mohsen Garousi
Shahab Gordan
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Mojtaba Jabbari
Pejman Jamshidi Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Nouri Khodayari
Mohammad Momeni
Mohammad Nosrati
Mohammad Panjali
Davoud Seyed Abbasi
Andranik Teymourian
Asia Begench Kuliyev
Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
Europe Pasha Aliyev
Ivan Petrovic
Africa Franck Atsou
Daniel Olerum
Abdou Moumouni
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
, Khorasan
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
. They play in the Azadegan League.
Establishment
In 1970 a group of football players from Mashhad decided to create a new football team by the name of Aboumoslem. Most of the players on the team knew each other and were from the Shah Abbasi Tri-way area. They had grown up playing football on the dirt fields of the area. When the Takht Jamshid Cup was created, a qualification tournament for provincial representatives was set up in IsfahanIsfahan (city)
Isfahan , historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south of Tehran. It has a population of 1,583,609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad...
. Another club from Mashhad, named Arya F.C.
Arya F.C.
Aria Mashhad was an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Iran. It was the main football club representing Khorasan throughout the 1960s. The club participated in Iran Football League in 1970 where it reached the second round that involved the last 8 teams divided in two groups. Unfortunately...
represented the province of Khorasan but they were not able to make into the Takht Jamshid Cup.
After defeat in the tournament, it was decided that for Khorasan to have a powerful football team, Aboumoslem and Aria must merge together. Three brothers by the names of Ataollah, Asghar and Heshmat Mohajerani helped to merge the clubs, and Aboumoslem was able to make it to the 1975 Takht Jamshid Cup, which was the top football league in Iran before the Iranian revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
. The team originally only wore black, but red was added late on. With the purchase of great players like Asgarkhani, Majid Tashrefi, Masih Masihnia
Masih Masihnia
-International career:He featured for the Iran national team at 1974 Asian Games, 1974 Iran International Tournament, 1975 Iran International Tournament and qualification for 1976 Olympic Games.-References:...
, Alireza Ligarab, Hossein Omidvar and Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. In 1980, during the Iran-Iraq War, he left Iran and went to Germany. He is now an American citizen.-Playing career:...
they were able to become the best non-Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
based club in the league that year. Success was short lived and the team was relegated the next season, staying in the 2nd division until the revolution.
1980s
Like most sporting clubs in Iran, the revolution and the Iran-Iraq War severely limited the team's activities. From 1980 to 1984 the club participated in almost no meaningful competitions. This changed when in late 1984 local and provincial leagues were set up. In 1986 Aboumoslem won the Mashhad city league and the provincial championship in the following season. In the late eighties, Shahdiran Inc. sponsored the team, giving the club a better chance at success. After the war the local and provincial leagues were scrapped in favor of nation-wide leagues.1990s
Aboumoslem made it to the newly established Azadegan League and participated during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, but was relegated after only two years. It was during this time that Aboumoslem's most famous player, Khodadad AziziKhodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
was discovered. Once relegated the club struggled dramatically, being relegated all the way to the third division, which was a local league. Shahdiran stopped sponsoring the team and was replaced by soft drink company, Khoshgovar. After several seasons in the lower leagues, Aboumoslem finally made it back to the top level of Iranian football, gaining promotion to the Azadegan League during the 1997-98 season. Aboumoslem had been in a poor financial situation that season, as Khoshgovar had stopped being its sponsor. Aboumoslem's only revenue came from advertisements and support from club fans, but surprisingly won promotion with the help of former Aboumoslem player, Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboomoslem. He is current head coach of Aluminium Hormozgan.He is also a member of Baha'i Faith.-Club career:...
. Aboumoslem again only stayed in the league for two seasons and was relegated during the 1999-2000 season. Around the same time the club went back to its roots, once again being sponsored by the Iranian police.
IPL
They were promoted again in the next season and debuted in Iran's first fully professional league, the IPL, for the 2001-02IPL 2001/02
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2001–02 football season. This was the first season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis F.C...
season. They have remained in the IPL since with two 5th place finishes being their best results. During this time the club has shown its skill for finding talented players, with famous Iranian football players such as Reza Enayati
Reza Enayati
Gholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:...
, Mojtaba Jabari and Andranik Teymourian
Andranik Teymourian
Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was...
all making their names there. After the 2004-05
IPL 2004/05
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2004/05 football season. This season will be the 4th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Foolad Khuzestan F.C...
season Aboumoslem's new sponsor became Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...
.
Recent
In 2006 Khodadad Azizi joined the club as an advisor, beginning his new life in football management after retirement from playing. Akbar Misaghian the club's manager for the past two seasons resigned after the first week of the 2006-07IPL 2006/07
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2006/07 football season. This season was the 6th season since the establishment of the Iranian Premier League...
season due to financial disagreements with management. In January 2007, it became official and Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
was named manager of Aboumoslem. He was sacked less than a year later and replaced by Parviz Mazloomi
Parviz Mazloomi
Parviz Mazloomi is a former Iranian footballer and now manager. He currently coaches Esteghlal.-Early life:He was born on 16 September 1954 in Abadan, Iran...
in October 2007.Which he had a good season with the team and finished the league in the top half of the league but the season after he left the club for a better offer and the club had a very difficult season which they avoided the relegation on the last week and changed 3 head coaches and 3 chairmans but their unstability continued for the 2009-10 season where they finished last and got relegated.
Stadium
The club currently plays in Samen StadiumSamen Stadium
The Samen Stadium is a sport venue in the outskirts of Mashhad, Iran. It is used by F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C., two Iranian football clubs from Mashhad playing in Iran's Premier Football League. It is also used for track and field events, concerts and other local football teams...
after years of playing in Mashhad's Takhti Stadium
Takhti Stadium (Mashhad)
The Takhti Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mashhad, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Payam Mashhad F.C.. The stadium holds 15,000 people. Prior to 2004, it was also the home ground of F.C. Aboomoslem....
. The club recently announced plans to construct their own stadium with the help of the provincial government. The land was awarded to the team during Karim Malahi's time as club chairman. Construction was planned to begin March 2007 in the Elahieh area of Mashhad.
Fan base
Aboomoslem is the most popular club from KhorasanKhorasan
Khorasan currently names a region located in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much larger area east and north-east of the Persian Empire...
with huge fan base in Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
, North Khorasan, South Khorasan and also in (Herat Province
Herat Province
Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan; together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the South-western region of the country...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
) where there is a club by the name of Abumoslem Herat F.C.. In Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
, her popularity is only rivaled by Tehran's two biggest clubs Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C., and cross-city rival Payam Mashhad F.C.
Payam Mashhad F.C.
Payam Khorasan Razavi F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan. They currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division. The club formerly was more commonly known as Payam Mashhad as it was based in Mashhad from .-Establishment:The club was established in 1976...
who has a smaller fan base.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Aboumoslem in various competitions.| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion.... |
Notes |
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| 1973-1974 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
7th | Not held | |
| 1974-1975 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
1st | Not held | |
| 1975-1976 Takht Jamshid Cup 1975-76 -Results:-Top goalscorers:... |
Takht Jamshid Cup Takht Jamshid Cup The Takht Jamshid Cup was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.-History:In early 70s Iran, football had become a very popular sport and several local leagues existed in various cities. Eventually the football federation of the time decided that a national league... |
5th | 1/16 Final | |
| 1976-1977 Takht Jamshid Cup 1976-77 -Results:-Top goalscorers:... |
Takht Jamshid Cup Takht Jamshid Cup The Takht Jamshid Cup was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.-History:In early 70s Iran, football had become a very popular sport and several local leagues existed in various cities. Eventually the football federation of the time decided that a national league... |
16th | 1/8 Final | Relegted |
| 1977-1978 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
9th | Not held | |
| 1978-1979 Takht Jamshid Cup 1978-79 -Results:... |
Takht Jamshid Cup Takht Jamshid Cup The Takht Jamshid Cup was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.-History:In early 70s Iran, football had become a very popular sport and several local leagues existed in various cities. Eventually the football federation of the time decided that a national league... |
did not finish | Not held | |
| 1979-1984 | Not held | |||
| 1984-1985 | Mashhad Football League | 2nd | Not held | |
| 1985-1986 | Mashhad Football League | 1st | Not held | |
| 1987-1988 | Khorasan Football League | 1st | 1/16 Final | |
| 1988-1989 | Khorasan Football League | 2nd | 1/8 Final | |
| 1989-1990 | Khorasan Football League | 1st | Did not qualify | Promoted |
| 1990-1991 | Not held | _ | 1/8 Final | |
| 1991-1992 Azadegan League 1991-92 ----* Azadegan League champions : Pas Tehran* Relegated:Sepahan, Esteghlal Rasht* Promoted:Keshavarz, Sanat Naft, Vahdat Sari, Bargh Shiraz, Polyacryl, Sepirud Rasht... |
Azadegan League | 12th | Not held | |
| 1992-1993 Azadegan League 1992-93 The final results of the 1992/1993 Azadegan League, Iran's top division league, are listed bellow.-First round:Group AGroup B-Second round:The final standings of the 1992/1993 Azadegan League, *1.Pas Tehran... |
Azadegan League | 8th | Not held | Relegted |
| 1993-1994 | Khorasan Football League | 4th | Did not qualify | |
| 1994-1995 | Khorasan Football League | 1st | Did not qualify | Promoted |
| 1995-1996 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
10th | Second Round | |
| 1996-1997 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
12th | Second Round | |
| 1997-1998 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
3rd | Not held | Promoted |
| 1998-1999 | Azadegan League | 8th | 1/8 Final | |
| 1999-2000 | Azadegan League | 11th | 1/16 Final | Relegted |
| 2000-2001 | 2nd Division Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system.Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.The league consists of two, fourteen... |
1st | 1/16 Final | Promoted |
| 2001-2002 IPL 2001/02 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2001–02 football season. This was the first season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis F.C... |
Iran Pro League | 5th | 1/8 Final | |
| 2002-2003 IPL 2002/03 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2002/03 football season. This season will be the 2nd season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C... |
Iran Pro League | 12th | ||
| 2003-2004 IPL 2003/04 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2003/04 football season. This season will be the 3rd season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Pas Tehran F.C... |
Iran Pro League | 10th | 1/8 Final | |
| 2004-2005 IPL 2004/05 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2004/05 football season. This season will be the 4th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Foolad Khuzestan F.C... |
Iran Pro League | 8th | Final | |
| 2005-2006 IPL 2005/06 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2005/06 football season. This season will be the 5th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Esteghlal F.C. were defending champions.-Final classification:... |
Iran Pro League | 5th | 1/8 Final | |
| 2006-2007 IPL 2006/07 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2006/07 football season. This season was the 6th season since the establishment of the Iranian Premier League... |
Iran Pro League | 6th | ||
| 2007-2008 | Iran Pro League | 4th | 1/16 Final | |
| 2008-2009 | Iran Pro League | 15th | 1/16 Final | |
| 2009-2010 | Iran Pro League | 17th | 1/8 Final | Relegted |
| 2010-2011 | Azadegan League | 5th | 2nd Round | |
| 2011-2012 2011–12 Azadegan League The 2011–12 Azadegan League will be the 11th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.The league will be composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically... |
Azadegan League | 1/8 Final |
Club chairmen
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Club managers
Seyed Mehdi QiyassiSeyed Mehdi Qiyassi
Haj. Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi born in 1941 in Mashhad, Iran is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad. Interestingly, he first started as a swimmer before turning to Football...
(1974) Abbas Razavi
Abbas Razavi
Abbas Razavi is a retired Iranian Footballer and one of the most experienced Football Coach. He has coaching experience in Iran, Hungary, UAE, Sweden and Italy.-Playing career:...
(1974) Ştefan Stănculescu
Ştefan Stănculescu
Ştefan Stănculescu , is a Romanian football coach.-Managerial career:Stănculescu was head-coach of Dinamo Pitesti from 1958 to the 1960s, F.C. Aboomoslem an Iranian football club during the 1970s.He also coached Zaire from 1974-1975.-References:...
(1974) Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi
Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi
Haj. Seyed Mehdi Qiyassi born in 1941 in Mashhad, Iran is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad. Interestingly, he first started as a swimmer before turning to Football...
(1974–1986) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad and Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.. He is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad.-Managerial career:He has held various coaching positions...
(c.early 1990s) Hossein Fekri
Hossein Fekri
Hossein Fekri born March 15, 1924 in Tehran, Iran and died in July 2003 is a former Iranian football player and coach who played for and coached Team Melli. He had played for Daraei F.C. and Shahin F.C. and then established Tehranjavan F.C.. He is third manager of Persepolis F.C. and managed...
(1995–96) Mehdi Dinvarzadeh
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh is a retired Iranian footballerand football coach. He was the captain of the Iran national football team and Shahin F.C. during the 1980s. He was last head coach of Damash Gilan.-Club careers:...
(1996–97) Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboomoslem. He is current head coach of Aluminium Hormozgan.He is also a member of Baha'i Faith.-Club career:...
(1997–99) Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi is an Iranian football manager. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic football lovers – Iran....
(2000–01) Firouz Karimi
Firouz Karimi
Firouz Karimi is an Iranian football manager and the current manager of Shahin Bushehr.-Early life:Firouz Karimi was born on 13 April 1956 in Tehran, Iran. He was married in 1980 and has three daughters and one son. He is famous inside Iran for his strong sense of humor, often revealed in...
(2001–02) Mahmoud Yavari (2002–03) Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboomoslem. He is current head coach of Aluminium Hormozgan.He is also a member of Baha'i Faith.-Club career:...
(2003–06) Mehdi Ghiasi (2006) Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
(2006–07)
Parviz Mazloomi
Parviz Mazloomi
Parviz Mazloomi is a former Iranian footballer and now manager. He currently coaches Esteghlal.-Early life:He was born on 16 September 1954 in Abadan, Iran...
(2007–08) Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboomoslem. He is current head coach of Aluminium Hormozgan.He is also a member of Baha'i Faith.-Club career:...
(2008) Hadi Bargizar
Hadi Bargizar
Hadi Bargizar is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad and Etka Gorgan F.C.....
(2008) Amir Hossein Peyrovani
Amir Hossein Peyrovani
Amir Hossein Peyrovani is an Iranian retired footballer and current manager of Gohar Zagros.-References:...
(2008) Ali Hanteh
Ali Hanteh
Masoud Ali Hanteh is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including Tarbiyat Khorasan. He is the Head Coach of Mehrkam Pars.-Playing career:...
(2008–09) Naser Pourmehdi (2009) Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi is an Iranian football manager. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic football lovers – Iran....
(2009-10) Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.-Early life:He was born on 24 May 1960 in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran Province. His father was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He has three sisters and five brothers which he is last son of the family. At beginning of...
(2010) Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh is a former Iranian football player and now manager.-International career:Namjoo-Moltagh debuted for the Iran national football team on May 28, 1986 in a friendly match against China in Beijing. He made 45 appearances for Iran from 1986 to 1997.-Managerial...
(2010) Asghar Sadri (2010) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad and Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.. He is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad.-Managerial career:He has held various coaching positions...
(2010-11) Ali Hanteh
Ali Hanteh
Masoud Ali Hanteh is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including Tarbiyat Khorasan. He is the Head Coach of Mehrkam Pars.-Playing career:...
(2011) Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian
Seyed Kazem Ghiyassian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad and Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.. He is one of the most experienced football coaches from Mashhad.-Managerial career:He has held various coaching positions...
(2011) Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
(2011-)
Honours
- Hazfi CupHazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
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Runner-Up: 2005
- Khorasan Football League
Champions: 1988, 1990
- Mashhad Football League
Champions: 1986
First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2011.
Aboomoslem Players at major tournaments
The following players were selected for their national teams for major tournaments whilst playing for Aboomoslem:| Cup | Players |
|---|---|
 Iran 1976 AFC Asian Cup1976 AFC Asian Cup -Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan... |
Mehdi Asgarkhani Mehdi Asgarkhani Mehdi Asgarkani is a Iranian football Goalkeeper who played for Iran in the 1976 Asian Cup.He also played for Aboomoslem.-External links:*... |
 Jordan 2000 WAFF Championship |
 Hamid Reza Ebrahimi |
 Argentina 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata... |
Ershad Yousefi |
 Syria 2002 WAFF Championship |
Reza Enayati Reza Enayati Gholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:... |
 Saudi Arabia 2005 Islamic Solidarity GamesFootball at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Football at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Saudi Arabia from April 9 to April 20, 2005.-Squads:While some of the other countries used their full A national teams, other countries, such as Algeria sent their Under-23 team to the competition.... |
Fereydoon Fazli Fereydoon Fazli Fereydoon Fazli, is a former professional football player who played for Nassaji Mazandaran in Azadegan League before retiring from playing football. He usually plays in the striker position. He is one of the most successful strikers in the Iran Pro League.... Mojtaba JabbariMojtaba Jabbari Mojtaba Jabbari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Iran's Premier Football League's Esteghlal as a midfielder.-Club career:... Andranik TeymourianAndranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was... |
 Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six... |
Andranik Teymourian Andranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was... |
Notable players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps (in bold) while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.Iran(Khorasan province) Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi
Khodadad Azizi is an Iranian retired professional football striker and a current coach.-International career:Azizi represented Iran at the 1996 Asian cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2000 Asian Cup...
Hossein Badamaki
Hossein Badamaki
Hossein Badamaki is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League.- Club career :He was influential in the IPL 2005/06 season, scoring 10 goals for Aboomoslem...
Hadi Bargizar
Hadi Bargizar
Hadi Bargizar is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad and Etka Gorgan F.C.....
Reza Enayati
Reza Enayati
Gholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:...
Ali Hanteh
Ali Hanteh
Masoud Ali Hanteh is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement he managed several clubs including Tarbiyat Khorasan. He is the Head Coach of Mehrkam Pars.-Playing career:...
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Saeed Khani
Saeed Khani
Saeed Khani is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for F.C. Aboomoslem in the Azadegan League.-Club career:Khani has spent a significant portion of his career playing for F.C. Aboomoslem...
Masih Masihnia
Masih Masihnia
-International career:He featured for the Iran national team at 1974 Asian Games, 1974 Iran International Tournament, 1975 Iran International Tournament and qualification for 1976 Olympic Games.-References:...
Karim Masroor
Karim Masroor
Karim Masroor is a retired Iranian football player. He was known as due to his many goals scored through headers.-Club career:He played for Pas Mashhad and F.C. Aboomoslem. His most memorable games were a friendly vs Neftianik Baku and a game versus Persepolis F.C. where he was enjoying himself...
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian
Akbar Misaghian is a retired Iranian football player. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboomoslem. He is current head coach of Aluminium Hormozgan.He is also a member of Baha'i Faith.-Club career:...
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian professional football player.-Club career:Starting out in F.C. Aboomoslem and then being transferred to Esteghlal F.C., he improved in a short period of time...
Ershad Yousefi Hamidreza Zohani
Hamidreza Zohani
-Club career:Played for Payam Mashhad F.C., Saba Battery F.C. and Saipa F.C.. He was recovering from an injury during the 2009/10 season. For 2010/11 he joined F.C...
Iran(Other provinces) Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh
Mahmood Ebrahimzadeh is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach. In 1980, during the Iran-Iraq War, he left Iran and went to Germany. He is now an American citizen.-Playing career:...
Fereydoon Fazli
Fereydoon Fazli
Fereydoon Fazli, is a former professional football player who played for Nassaji Mazandaran in Azadegan League before retiring from playing football. He usually plays in the striker position. He is one of the most successful strikers in the Iran Pro League....
Mohsen Garousi
Mohsen Garousi
Mohsen Garousi , born 28 November 1968 is a retired Iranian football player and manager. Following his playing career, he coached Shahab Zanjan F.C. and served as the assistant of Farhad Kazemi at Paykan F.C.. He was later appointed by Ekbatan F.C...
Shahab Gordan
Shahab Gordan
Shahabeddin Gordan is an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Zob Ahan F.C. in the Iran's Premier League football and the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Mehdi Hasheminasab
Mehdi Hasheminasab, is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Payam Mashhad and previously for the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the defender position.-Club career:...
Mojtaba Jabbari
Mojtaba Jabbari
Mojtaba Jabbari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Iran's Premier Football League's Esteghlal as a midfielder.-Club career:...
Pejman Jamshidi Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari is an Iranian football player, he plays as striker for Al Gharrafa in Qatar Stars League.- Club career :Khalatbari began his career with Shamoushak just after being released by Esteghlal's youth academy and joined Aboumoslem in the summer of 2004. After two years with F.C...
Nouri Khodayari
Nouri Khodayari
Nouri Khodayari is a retired Iraq-Iranian football player. He was born in Baghdad and played for Al-Omma and Aliyat Al-Shurta . He was known in Iraq as Nouri Qaraman...
Mohammad Momeni
Mohammad Momeni
Mohammad Momeni is a retired Iranian professional footballer who played during most of his career for Saipa.-Club career:Momeni was the Iranian top division's top scorer with 19 goals during the 1995–96 season...
Mohammad Nosrati
Mohammad Nosrati
Mohammad Nosrati is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.-Club career:He was one of many valuable players of PAS Tehran F.C., finishing the 2003/04 season as IPL champions....
Mohammad Panjali
Mohammad Panjali
Seyed Mohammad Panjali Qomi is retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He played for Bargh Tehran, Fath Tehran, F.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis FC and the Iran national football team, where he made 45 appearances. He usually played in the defender position.-References:...
Davoud Seyed Abbasi
Davoud Seyed Abbasi
Seyed Davoud Seyed Abbasi is an Iranian football player who plays in the midfield position. He is currently a member of the Azadegan League club, Paykan.-Club career:...
Andranik Teymourian
Andranik Teymourian
Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was...
Asia Begench Kuliyev
Begench Kuliyev
Begenchmuhammed Kuliyev| is a Turkmen football player. He was the top goal scorer of the Turkmenistan national football team in 2004.Kulyýew previously played for FC Kristall Smolensk in the Russian First Division during the 2001 season....
Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
Gurbangeldi Durdyýew is a Turkmen football player who currently plays for FC Asgabat.Durdiyev played for the Turkmenistan national football team from 1992 to 2004, scoring 4 goals.-Goals for Senior National Team:-References:...
Europe Pasha Aliyev
Pasha Aliyev
Pasha Aliyev is an Azerbaijani footballer who currently plays for Bakili Baku.-Honours:*Top Goal Scorer: Azerbaijan Premier League with 12 goals for Dynamo-Bakili Baku.*Winner: AK Cup 2001, Mashhad, Iran with F.C. Aboomoslem.-References:**...
Ivan Petrovic
Ivan Petrovic
Ivan Petrovic is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Shahin Bushehr in Iran Pro League....
Africa Franck Atsou
Franck Atsou
Edem Komlan Franck Atsou is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Esteghlal Ahvaz in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:...
Daniel Olerum
Daniel Olerum
Daniel "Erfan" Okechukwu Olerum is a Nigerian-born football striker. He currently plays for FC Aboomoslem in the Azadegan League.-Club career:...
Abdou Moumouni