Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C.

Naft M.I.S F.C.
Full name Naft Masjed-Soleyman (M.I.S) Football Club
Nickname(s) Shiran Zagros (The Zagros Lions)
Founded 1965; 50 years ago
Ground Behnam Mohammadi Stadium
Masjed Soleyman, Iran
Ground Capacity 8,000
Owner NISOC
Chairman Mohammad Nazari
Manager Farzad Hafezi
League Azadegan League
2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League, 16th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Naft Masjed-Soleyman F.C is an Iranian football club based in Masjed-Soleyman, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League as they were relegated at the end of 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League season. Naft Masjed-Soleyman is owned by the National Iranian Oil Company. Behnam Mohammadi Stadium is the club's home stadium and underwent renovations in 2014 to meet Persian Gulf Pro League standards.

History

Establishment

When oil was discovered in Masjed Soleyman, there was a rush of workers to the city. The Team was established in 1965 as F.C. Corona Masjed-Soleyman and was composed of Persian, British and Armenian engineers working for the National Iranian Oil Company.[1] The team garnished it first taste of victory in 1973 when it won the Khuzestan Provincial Cup.[2] Before the revolution the most popular team in the city was Taj Masjed Soleyman. After the revolution Taj was dissolved and Naft became the most popular team in Masjed Soleyman.

Lower leagues

Naft was promoted to the Azadegan League in 2010 after a successful season in the 2nd Division. In the 2013–14 season Naft Masjed Soleyman finished first in the table with 12 wins and 7 draws and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Naft Masjed Soleyman became the first team from the city of Masjed Soleyman to compete in the best league of Iran.

Persian Gulf Pro League

Designed shirt in season 2014-15. The letters MIS are short for the city name.

Before the start of the season, the National Iranian Oil Company improved the Behnam Mohammadi Stadium to meet 2014–15 Iran Pro League conditions. In their first Iran Pro League match Naft tied 0–0 against Saipa. Naft Masjed Soleyman becomes the second team in Iran Pro League that is owned by NIOC including Naft Tehran. Naft won its first ever Persian Gulf Pro League match in a 2–1 victory against Foolad on 3 October 2014. At the end of the season Naft finished last in the league and was relegated to the Azadegan League.

Season-by-season

Behnam Mohammadi Stadium is the home ground of Naft Masjed Soleyman

The table below chronicles the achievements of Naft Masjed-Soleyman in various competitions since 2009.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2009–10 2nd Division 1st Second Round Promoted
2010–11 Azadegan League 4th 1/8 Final
2011–12 Azadegan League 8th Third Round
2012–13 Azadegan League 3rd 1/16 Final
2013–14 Azadegan League 1st 1/8 Final Promoted
2014–15 Iran Pro League 16th 1/8 Final Relegated
2015–16 Azadegan League Did not enter

First Team Squad

As of July 1, 2015[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Iran Yousef Behzadi
Iran DF Hamed Mahmoudi
Iran DF Hamzeh Haddadi
Iran Amin mardani U23
Iran DF Kiamars Cheraghi
Iran MF Farshid Alizadeh
Iran Hadi Yaghobi
Iran MF Milad Davoudi
Iran MF Ali Kianifar U23
Iran Morteza Ghassemi U23
Iran Ali Jahangiri
Iran Ebrahim Falah
Iran FW Pejman Shahpari
Iran DF Kheyrollah Veisi
Iran Ahmad Davoudi
Iran DF Mohammad Khan ahmadi
No. Position Player
Iran DF Atabak Namazi
Iran MF Aref Soleyman Ahmad U23
Iran FW Ehsan Alvanzadeh U21
Iran DF Sajjad Mousavi U23
Iran MF Bahram Ahmadi U23
Iran FW Sattar Doraji U23
Iran Pejman Bagheri U23
Iran Massoud Kiamarsi U23
Iran Amin Shahidzadeh U23
Iran Ramin Ghorbani
Iran DF Ali Goudarzi
Iran Rassul Hoesseini
Iran Mustafa Shokri
Iran Shayan Kargar
Iran Milad Salehvand
Iran FW Mojtaba Zarei

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.

Achievements

Domestic

League

See also

References

  1. naftfc.ir
  2. naftfc.ir
  3. http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams/teams?id=98&view=team&sid=22

External links

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