Naft Tehran F.C.

Naft Tehran
نفت تهران
Full name Naft Tehran Football Club
باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران
Nickname(s) Black Cats,Yellow Ghosts [1][2]
Founded 23 August 1950; 64 years ago
Ground Takhti Stadium, Tehran
Ground Capacity 30,122
Owner National Iranian Oil Company
Chairman Mansour Ghanbarzadeh [3]
Manager Alireza Mansourian
League Persian Gulf Pro League
2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League, 3rd
Website Club home page

Naft Tehran F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They are owned by the National Iranian Oil Company. Naft Tehran was founded in 1950 and plays in the Takhti Stadium.

In 2015 for the first time in the club's history Naft played in the AFC Champions League. They defeated Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 to advance to the quarter–finals where they eventually lost to Al-Ahli Dubai.

History

Establishment

On 23 August 1971, National Iranian Oil Company decided on starting a football team. Before the Iranian Revolution the team competed in the Tehran Football League for several years. In 2003, the club was competing in the Tehran Local Leagues, in 2005 they were promoted to the 3rd Division.

Naft Tehran was competing in Iran's 2nd Division and they turned out to be one of the best teams. In the First Round, they had managed to score 36 goals and convecting only 14, they were on top of Iranjavan with 38 points. In the Second Round, they came out second at the Group B. They were just under Mes Sarcheshmeh with 3 points away and 1 point on top of Esteghlal Jonub Tehran, Naft Tehran after promoted to Azadegan League.

Promotion to Iran Pro League

After three years of competing in the 2nd Division, Naft was promoted to the Azadegan League. Naft Tehran started the season well in Azadegan League and eventually became first in the group tables. Naft Tehran came out with a huge goal difference by conceding the fewest goals, and they were on top of the table by 1 point from Damash Gilan They didn't score much as their top scorer Akbar Saghiri scored 7 goals in the league. It was the first time ever that Naft Tehran went to Iran Pro League.

Iran Pro League

Naft Tehran players in 2011–12 season

Naft Tehran was competing in Iran's 2nd Division and they turned out to be one of the best teams. In the First Round they had managed to score 36 goals and conceding only 14, they were on top of Iranjavan with 38 points. In the Second Round they came out second at the Group B. They were just under Mes Sarcheshmeh with 3 points away and 1 point on top of Esteghlal Jonub Tehran, Naft Tehran after promoted to Azadegan League.

Naft Tehran started the season well in Azadegan League and eventually became first in the group tables. Naft Tehran came out with a huge goal difference by conceding the fewest goals, and they were on top of the table by one point from Damash Gilan. They didn't score much as their top scorer Akbar Saghiri scored seven goals in the league. It was the first time ever that Naft Tehran went to Persian Gulf Pro League.

Champions League

On the final day of the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, Naft lead the league and had an opportunity to win the league. However, Naft lost to Sepahan and dropped to 3rd place, which was still good enough for a spot in the AFC Champions League, the first time in club history the team has reached the international stage. In May 2014 Yahya Golmohammadi announced that he would not be extending his contract with Naft and had signed with Zob Ahan. Shortly after on 31 May, Naft revealed Ali Reza Mansourian as their manager for the 2014–15 season. The club qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage after a 1–0 win over Qatari club El Jaish in the play-off round. Naft won its first ever Champions League game in a 2–1 victory against Saudi club Al Shabab. On 6 May 2015 the club advanced to the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League.

On 15 May 2015 on the final matchday of the league Naft went in to the final match second and tied on points with Tractor Sazi, whom they played in the final match. Naft drew with Tractor 3–3 and finished third in the league, securing an Champions League play-off spot. In the Hazfi Cup final, Naft Tehran was defeated by Zob Ahan.

Supporters

Before Naft's successful season in the AFC Champions League the club had only a few supporters who were mostly workers of the National Iranian Oil Company. In 2015 after a third-place finish in the league, reaching the final of the Hazfi Cup and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League the club gained some supporters and became the third most popular team in Tehran behind Persepolis and Esteghlal.[4]

Season-by-season

The table below comes from List of Naft Tehran F.C. seasons

Takhti Stadium is the home ground of Naft Tehran

The table below chronicles the achievements of Naft Tehran in various competitions since 2003.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup AFC Notes
2003–04 Tehran League 4th
2004–05 Tehran League 1st Promoted
2005–06 3rd Division 1st Promoted
2006–07 2nd Division 5th
2007–08 2nd Division 7th First round
2008–09 2nd Division 1st 1/16 Final Promoted
2009–10 Azadegan League 1st Third round Promoted
2010–11 Iran Pro League 13th Round of 32
2011–12 Iran Pro League 5th Round of 32
2012–13 Iran Pro League 5th Round of 16
2013–14 Iran Pro League 3rd Round of 16
2014–15 Iran Pro League 3rd Runner-up Quarter-final

Kit Manufacturer History

Here is a list of Kit Manufacturers since 2007 including the sponsor.

Period Kit provider Sponsor
2007–08 Merooj NIOC
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11 Daei Sport
2011–12 Uhlsport
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15

First Team Squad

As of 25 January 2016 [5]

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

No. Position Player
1 Iran GK Alireza Beiranvand
2 Iran MF Mehdi Shiri
4 Iran DF Jalal Hosseini (2nd Vice captain)
5 Iran DF Siamak Kouroshi
6 Iran MF Alireza Ezzati (Captain)
8 Iran MF Hamid Bou Hamdan
9 Iran MF Arash Rezavand U23
10 Iran MF Vahid Amiri
13 Iran DF Vahid Hamdinejad (Vice captain)
14 Iran DF Saeid Lotfi
15 Iran DF Mohammad Daneshgar U23
16 Iran MF Alireza Sabouri U23
18 Iran FW Arshia Jabbari U23
22 Iran DF Reza Aliari U23
No. Position Player
23 Iran MF Iman Mobali
24 Iran MF Farid Mohammadizadeh U23
25 Iran FW Mojtaba Haghdoust
30 Iran GK Ahmad Gohari U21
32 Iran FW Issa Alekasir
40 Iran GK Vahid Sheikhveisi
41 Iran FW Moahammad Saeid Baraviyeh U21
42 Iran DF Milad Zakipour U21
70 Iran MF Abbas Bouazar
76 Iran FW Ali Ghorbani
77 Iran FW Amir Arsalan Motahari U23
Iran DF Ali Moghtadaei U21
Iran FW Mehdi Mohammad-Yari U21

Loan list

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

No. Position Player
33 Iran DF Meysam Joudaki (at Rah Ahan)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2015–16.

Captains

Year Player
2009–11 Iran Darius Mikaeili
2011–12 Iran Hamid Reza Fathi
2012–13 Iran Hadi Shakouri
2013– Iran Alireza Ezzati[6]

International Players

Players that played for Team Meli and competed in International Competitions while playing for Naft Tehran.

World Cup

Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup

Asian Games

China 2010 Asian Games

South Korea 2014 Asian Games

Asian Cup

Australia 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Notable players

Head coaches

Alireza Mansourian the current head coach of Naft Tehran
Name Nat From To
Hamid Shirzadegan Iran Jan 17, 1975 June 1, 1976
Parviz Dehdari Iran
Iran
March 30, 1976 Dec 1, 1980
Aref Seyed Alikhani Iran 1980 1988
Nasser Faryadshiran Iran Feb 5, 2003 July 6, 2006
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Iran July 6, 2006 May 3, 2010
Nader Dastneshan Iran June 5, 2010 July 1, 2010
Hossein Faraki Iran July 1, 2010 July 5, 2012
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Iran July 7, 2012 June 1, 2013
Yahya Golmohammadi Iran June 1, 2013 June 1, 2014
Ali Reza Mansourian Iran June 1, 2014 Present

Coaching Staff

Staff [7][8] Name
Head coach Iran Alireza Mansourian
Assistant coach Iran Mohammad Khoramgah
Assistant coach Iran Gholamhossein Atashgah
Goalkeeping coach Iran Seyed Mohsen Seyedi
Fitness Trainer Iran Akbar Darstani
Doctor Iran Masoud Ghorbani
Analyzer Iran Mehdi Khanban
Chiropractor Iran Vahid Zivari
Technical Manager Iran Rahim Ali Iranian

Individual Records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 13 March 2016 (players in bold signifies current Naft Tehran player). (The stats are from 2009)

Top Scorers

Player Goals Years
Iran Yaghoub Karimi 18 2011–13
Iran Ali Ghorbani 15 2013–
Iran Reza Norouzi 13 2012–14
Iran Vahid Amiri 11 2013–
Brazil Ferreira 11 2010–12
Iran Iman Mousavi 11 2011–12
Iran Amir Arsalan Motahari 10 2014–

Top Scorers by Season

Season Player Goals
2009–10 Iran Akbar Saghiri 7
2010–11 Brazil Ferreira 10
2011–12 Iran Iman Mousavi 8
2012–13 Iran Yaghoub Karimi 10
2013–14 Iran Reza Norouzi 11
2014–15 Iran Amir Arsalan Motahari 9

Clean Sheets by Season

Season Player Clean Sheet
2009–10 Iran Hamed Fallahzadeh 11
2010–11 Iran Hossein Ashena 9
2011–12 Iran Hamed Fallahzadeh 13
2012–13 Iran Sosha Makani 12
2013–14 Iran Alireza Beiranvand 12
2014–15 Iran Alireza Beiranvand 9

AFC Champions League Record

AFC Record

Naft Tehran team image before match against El Jaish in AFC Champions League, 9 February 2016
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League
Season Round Rival Home Away Agg.
2015 Play-off Qatar El Jaish 1–0
Group Stage
(Group B)
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 1–1 2–1
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1–1 3–0
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–1 0–3
Knockout Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–0 2–1 2–2
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 0–1 2–1 3–1
2016 Play-off Qatar El Jaish 0–2

Top Goalscorers in AFC Champions League

Rank Player Goals Seasons
1 Iran Amir Arsalan Motahari 3 2
2 Iran Vahid Amiri 2 2
Iran Gholamreza Rezaei 2 1
Brazil Leandro Padovani 2 1
3 Iran Ali Ghorbani 1 2
Iran Siamak Kouroshi 1 2
Iran Reza Aliari 1 2

Honours

Third Place (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Winner (1): 2009–10
Winner (1): 2008–09
Winner (1): 2005–06
Winner (1): 2004–05

See also

References

External links

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