Football Club Nassaji Mazandaran (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نساجی مازندران, Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Nassāji-ye Māzandarān) is an Iranian football club based in Qaem Shahr, Mazandaran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.

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. One of the most important honors of Nassaji Mazandaran is a championship title in Iranian Hazfi Cup and a runner-up title in Iranian Super Cup.

History

Establishment

Nassaji lineup in 1959, which is considered the first lineup of this team.

Nassaji Mazandaran Company established the club in Qaem Shahr in 1959. In 1986, the team won the 1986 Pakistan President's Gold Cup in Pakistan, the tournament including selected teams from China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and Nader Dastneshan was named the tournament's top scorer. 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

Nassaji team in League 2018-19
Nassaji team Supported fans

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.

AFC Champions League debut

On 27 October 2022, Nassaji won the 2021–22 Hazfi Cup which saw them qualified to their first ever AFC Champions League appearance. On 18 September 2023 in their debut 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage fixtures, Nassaji won 2–0 against Mumbai City of India with goals coming from Ehsan Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Azadi.

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.

Stadium

Vatani Stadium

Since its establishment in 1959, the Nassaji Mazandaran has conducted its training sessions and home matches at the Vatani Stadium. The stadium was inaugurated in 1946 in the city of Qaem Shahr, and employees of the Nassaji Mazandaran Factory would play football there after their work shifts.

Currently, Shahid Vatani Stadium has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. For many matches, even the walls around the stands and the corridors are filled with fans. Due to the limited seating, several thousand spectators are often unable to attend. This stadium is considered one of the oldest in Iran.

Seasons

FC Nassaji Mazandaran (2022)

The table below chronicles the achievements of Nassaji Mazandaran since 1989.

YearDivisionPositionHazfi Cup
1989–90Qods3rdNot held
1990–912nd Division3rd1/16 Final
1991–92Azadegan7thFirst round
1992–93Not held
1993–946th1/8 Final
1994–9510thFirst round
1995–962nd Division4thSecond round
1996–978th
1997–987thNot held
1998–995th1/4 Final
1999–006thThird round
2000–014th1/4 Final
2001–02AzadeganThird round
2002–0313thSecond round
2003–0416th
2004–053rdFirst round
2005–062nd1/16 Final
2006–076thFirst round
2007–085th1/16 Final
2008–0912th
2009–107th
2010–114thThird round
2011–125thSecond round
2012–138thFirst round
2013–143rdThird round
2014–15Fourth round
2015–168thdid not contest
2016–1710th1/16 Final
2017–182nd1/8 Final
2018–19PGPL10th
2019–209th1/16 Final
2020–2112th1/8 Final
2021–2212thWinner
2022–2313thSemifinal
2023–2412th1/16 Final
2024–2515th1/4 Final

Honours

League Mazandaran 1 cup wins

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 August 2025

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IRN Omid Amiri U23 2 DF IRN Amir Hossein Kalbasi 3 DF IRN Meysam Tohidast 4 DF IRN Rouzbeh Arvaneh 5 DF IRN Mohammad Hossein Rafiei U23 6 MF IRN Ali Nabizadeh 8 MF IRN Mehran Amiri 9 FW IRN Morteza Khorasani 10 MF IRN Hossein Shenani 11 FW IRN Saeed Bagherpasand 14 MF IRN Pourya Rezazadeh U23 16 DF IRN Aboufazl Kazemi U21 17 MF IRN Behrouz Barani 18 DF IRN Mojtaba Lotfi (captain) 20 MF IRN Mohammad Dindar U21 21 FW IRN Morteza Ashgani U21No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK IRN Koroush Maleki 23 MF IRN Ahmad Reza Mohammdadnejad 24 MF IRN Ali Nasiri 25 MF IRN Afshin Khati U21 30 GK IRN Abolfazl Boveiri U21 44 DF IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr 66 MF IRN Mohammad Soltani Mehr 68 DF IRN Payam Rezania 69 FW IRN Amin Khosravi U21 77 DF IRN Davoud Rajabi 78 DF IRN Matin Karimzadeh 86 DF IRN Payam Rezania U23 87 MF IRN Amirreza Sheikhirad U23 88 MF IRN Hassan Emdadi 97 MF IRN Moayed Eimery U21 99 FW IRN Ali Reza Maleki
1GKIRNOmid Amiri U23
2DFIRNAmir Hossein Kalbasi
3DFIRNMeysam Tohidast
4DFIRNRouzbeh Arvaneh
5DFIRNMohammad Hossein Rafiei U23
6MFIRNAli Nabizadeh
8MFIRNMehran Amiri
9FWIRNMorteza Khorasani
10MFIRNHossein Shenani
11FWIRNSaeed Bagherpasand
14MFIRNPourya Rezazadeh U23
16DFIRNAboufazl Kazemi U21
17MFIRNBehrouz Barani
18DFIRNMojtaba Lotfi (captain)
20MFIRNMohammad Dindar U21
21FWIRNMorteza Ashgani U21
No.Pos.NationPlayer
22GKIRNKoroush Maleki
23MFIRNAhmad Reza Mohammdadnejad
24MFIRNAli Nasiri
25MFIRNAfshin Khati U21
30GKIRNAbolfazl Boveiri U21
44DFIRNFarshad Mohammadi Mehr
66MFIRNMohammad Soltani Mehr
68DFIRNPayam Rezania
69FWIRNAmin Khosravi U21
77DFIRNDavoud Rajabi
78DFIRNMatin Karimzadeh
86DFIRNPayam Rezania U23
87MFIRNAmirreza Sheikhirad U23
88MFIRNHassan Emdadi
97MFIRNMoayed Eimery U21
99FWIRNAli Reza Maleki

Loan list

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 50 DF IRN Amir Hossein Samdaliri ( at United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba until 30 June 2026)
50DFIRNAmir Hossein Samdaliri ( at United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba until 30 June 2026)

Staff

Current coach staff

PositionStaff
Head coachIran Reza Enayati
Assistant coachIran Hamid Abdollahi Iran Davoud Seyed-Abbasi Iran Issa Parto Iran Sina Dastneshan
Goalkeeper coachIran Mehdi Sabeti
Fitness coachIran Amin Mirzaei
Tactical analystIran Babak Moradi Iran Amir Mohebbi
Team ManagerIran Pouya Seifpanahi

Head coaches

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

PeriodKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor
2014–15Germany UhlsportSamsung Group Kosar FCI MCI Yamaha Corporation/ Varesh Airlines Dariush Grand Hotel
2016–17
2018–Iran Majid

Managers

Owners

Chairmans

  • Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2004–2007)
  • Iran Abed Mahzoun (2007)
  • Iran Kourosh Rahmani (2007–2009)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2009)
  • Iran Mehdi Parham (2009–2010)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2010)
  • Iran Saeed Azari (2010–2011)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Iran Yousef Daftari (2011)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2011)
  • Iran Ahmad Sahadatmand (2011–2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Reza Ranjbar (2013)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2013–2014)
  • Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2014–2015)
  • Iran Mohammad Hassan Heydarzadeh (2015–2016)
  • Iran Hamed Ebrahimi (2016)
  • Iran Abdolhamid Ramezani (2016–2017)
  • Iran Ali Amiri (2017–2019)
  • Iran Mohammad Kazemi (2019–2019)
  • Iran Mohammad Ali Ghanbari (2019)
  • Iran Ali Reza Asadi (2019)
  • Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2019–2020)
  • Iran Ali Amiri (2020–2021)
  • Iran Izad Seyfollahpour (2021–2023)
  • Iran Sadegh Dorudgar (2023)
  • Iran Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2023–2024)
  • Iran Ali Khatir (2024–2025)
  • Iran Hamid Reza Bayandorian (2025)
  • Iran Shahab Zandi (2025–Present)

Individual records

All Top Appearances

#NameNationalityPositionApps
1Hamed ShiriIran IranDefender185
2Hossein ZamehranMidfielder164
3Mehrdad AbdiMidfielder128
4Saeid Gholamalibeygi123
5Mohammad AbbaszadehStriker122
6Ayoub KalantariMidfielder109
7Hassan NajafiDefender106
8Amir Mehdi JanmalekiDefender100
9Karim EslamiStriker91
10Mojtaba MamashliMidfielder91
11Alireza HaghighiGoalkeeper88
12Saber HardaniMidfielder86
13Mohammad Mehdi NazariForward84
14Mohammad GhaseminejadMidfielder72
15Ali Shojaei71

All Top Scorers

#NameNationalityPositionGoals
1Mohammad AbbaszadehIran IranStriker66
2Hamed ShiriDefender26
3Hamid KazemiForward16
4Karim EslamiStriker15
5Mojtaba RamezaniMidfielder14
6Mojtaba MamashliDefender14
7Ayoub KalantariMidfielder12
8Mohammad Mehdi NazariMidfielder12
9Mohammad Reza AzadiForward12
10Hassan NajafiDefender10
11Hossein ZamehranMidfielder10
12Rahman JafariForward9
13Mehrdad AbdiMidfielder9
14Shahin Majidi7
15Mohammad Ghaseminejad7

Club captains

NameNatPositionCaptaincy
Nader DastneshanIranMidfielder1986–1999
Aziz ZareMidfielder1999–2002
Morteza ArabnejadDefender2002–2003
Nasrollah NourbakhshMidfielder2003–2004
Farid YaghoubniaDefender2004–2009
Hadi KhodadadiForward2009–2010
Mohsen PourhajiMidfielder2009–2012
Fereydoon FazliForward2011
Meysam KhodashenasMidfielder2012–2013
Mohsen RahimiMidfielder2013–2014
Mohsen HosseiniDefender2014
Issa PartoDefender2014–2015
Meysam BaouMidfielder2015–2016
Meysam KhodashenasMidfielder2016
Mohammad AbbaszadehForward2016–2017
Morteza GholamalitabarDefender2017
Mohammad AbbaszadehForward2017–2020
Hamed ShiriDefender2020–2023
Masoud ShojaeiMidfielder2021–2022
Mehrdad AbdiMidfielder2023–2024
Mohammad AbbaszadehForward2024
Hossein ZamehranMidfielder2024–2025
Mojtaba LotfiDefender2025–
Matin KarimzadehDefender2025–

Supporters

See also

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