The Ahvaz derby is a football local derby

Local derby

In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...

 match between the two rival professional teams of Ahvaz

Ahvaz

-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...

, Iran

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...

: Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. and Foolad F.C..

History

Ahvaz derby goes back to the 1990s, when Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. and Foolad F.C. faced each other in Azadegan League 1997–98. They did not meet again until October 18, 2002, and the derby became a regular fixture until 2010, apart from one season when they didn't face each other.

Table

Tournoment	Matches	Esteghlal Wins	Foolad Wins	Draws	Bargh Goals	Sepasi Goals
Azadegan
IPL
Hazfi Cup
Total

All results

No.	Date	Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. vs Foolad F.C.	Esteghlal	Foolad	Venue	Competition
?	18 October 2002	1-2	Haghi(40)	Ostovari(72,83)	Ahvaz	2002–03 Iran Pro League
?	12 February 2003	0-2
Mazaheri(20), Mohammad Alavi(75)	Ahvaz	2002–03 Iran Pro League
?	30 September 2003	2-2	KhalifehAsl(45,74)	Iman Mobali Iman Mobali Iman Mobali is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al Sharjah in UAE Football League.-Club career:He was considered as the creative dynamo of the highly talented Foolad F.C., based in Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's IPL... (54,87)	Ahvaz	2003–04 Iran Pro League
?	16 January 2004	2-2	Khalifehasl(66),Abdizadeh(82)	Iman Mobali Iman Mobali Iman Mobali is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al Sharjah in UAE Football League.-Club career:He was considered as the creative dynamo of the highly talented Foolad F.C., based in Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's IPL... (8), Omid Sharifinasab(58)	Ahvaz	2003–04 Iran Pro League
?	2 December 2004	3-1	Daghagheleh(30),Khalifehasl(67),Akbari(71)	Hamidi(78)	Ahvaz	2004–05 Iran Pro League
?	20 May 2005	0-2
?	Ahvaz	2004–05 Iran Pro League
?	1 September 2005	4-2	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.... (36,48), Gholamreza Aidizadeh(59 pen), Adriano Alves Adriano Alves Adriano Leonardo Alves is a Brazilian footballer who is currently a Free Agent. Having played 8 Seasons in the Iran's Premier Football League, He is the very first Brazilian to play in the Iranian Football.- Club career :Alves started his career at Brazilian side Central Sport Club where he... (85)	Iman Mobali Iman Mobali Iman Mobali is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al Sharjah in UAE Football League.-Club career:He was considered as the creative dynamo of the highly talented Foolad F.C., based in Iran's oil-rich Khuzestan province. Mobali was the key member of his team during Foolad's IPL... (29 pen), Hossein Kaabi(34)	Ahvaz	2005–06 Iran Pro League
?	30 December 2005	2-3	Ahmad Alenemeh Ahmad Alenemeh Ahmad Alenemeh born 1982 is an Iranian football player.He is renowned for his exceptional shooting ability.-Club career:He showed excellent performances for Foolad F.C. and scored wonderful goals from long distance against Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C..He moved to Sepahan F.C... (61), 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.... (66)	Emad Ridha(45), Nader Ahmadi Nader Ahmadi Nader Ahmadi is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for Foolad of the Iran's Premier Football League-Professional:Ahmadi joined Foolad in 2007 after spending the previous season at Pas Tehran F.C..... (47,68)	Ahvaz	2005–06 Iran Pro League
?	6 January 2007	1-0	Milad Meydavoudi Milad Meydavoudi Milad Meydavoudi is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League.-Club career:Meydavoudi started his career at Esteghlal Ahvaz with whom he made his professional debut in 2004, He was broght to Esteghlal Ahvaz by Nasser Hejazi from youth team.In... (55)
Ahvaz	2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
?	28 May 2007	0-0
Ahvaz	2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
?	2 October 2008	2-0	Mostafa Bijani(4), Mohsen Rasouli(83)
Ahvaz	2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup
?	12 February 2009	0-1
Saeed Ramezani Saeed Ramezani Saeid Ramezani is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Foolad of the Persian Gulf Cup.-Club career:Ramezani joined Foolad in 2008 after spending the previous three seasons at Esteghlal Ahvaz-Club Career Statistics:... (30)	Ahvaz	2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup
?	23 October 2009	1-1	Reza Maghooli(90+2)	Bakhtiar Rahmani(37)	Ahvaz	2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...
?	4 April 2010	0-1
Sajjad Fayzollahi(29)	Ahvaz	2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup began on August 8, 2009 and ended on May 19, 2010. This was the ninth Iran Pro League season since its establishment...

External links

• Persianleague.com