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; 67 years ago
Ground Takhti Stadium
Tehran
Capacity 30,122
Owner Tehran Kar Rasa Company
Chairman Masoud Samii
Manager Human Afazeli
League League 3
2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (relegated)
Website Club website

Naft Tehran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران‎) was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previously. Naft Talaieh was founded in 1950 and plays in the Takhti Stadium.

Naft has finished third place in the Persian Gulf Pro League three times and has also won the Hazfi Cup. 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

Old Logo

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.

Hazfi Cup champions

During the 2015–16 season Naft encountered severe financial issues and could not pay the players and coaching staff. The National Iranian Oil Company decided to sell the club and it was believed that relegated Malavan would buy the clubs rights and remain in the Persian Gulf Pro League. However, Behnam Pishro Company bought Naft and the team remained in Tehran.

After Alireza Mansourian left the club to become head coach of Esteghlal, the club hired Iranian legend Ali Daei to lead the club. After Daei took over the team in 2016, financial issues in the club continued. Despite this Naft was fighting for a AFC Champions League spot for most of the season. Naft also had success in the Hazfi Cup, Daei's team defeated Sepahan 1–0 to advance to the final against Tractor Sazi. In the final Sajjad Shahbazzadeh scored a late winner for Naft as the club won its first major domestic title.

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.[3]

Relegation to 3rd Division

After Disturbance In the Club Regarding Ownership Issue, It was declared that Naft Tehran Relegated to 3rd Division and 2018–19 Azadegan League will resume with remaining 17 teams. [4]

Season-by-season

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

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

Season League Position Hazfi Cup AFC Notes
2003–04 Tehran Football League 4th
2004–05 1st Promoted
2005–06 3rd Division 1st Promoted
2006–07 2nd Division 5th
2007–08 7th First round
2008–09 1st 1/16 Final Promoted
2009–10 Azadegan League 1st Third round Promoted
2010–11 Persian Gulf Pro League 13th Round of 32
2011–12 5th Round of 32
2012–13 5th Round of 16
2013–14 3rd Round of 16
2014–15 3rd Runner-up
2015–16 5th Quarter-final Quarter-final
2016–17 9th Champions Play-off
2017–18 15th Round of 32 Relegated

Kit manufacturers

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
2015–16
2016–17 Legea Eghtesad Jahan Sanat
2017–18 Yousef Jame

Squad

As of 31 March 2018 [5]

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

No. Position Player
22 Iran MF Milad Souri
24 Iran MF Pouria Amini U23
26 Iran DF Nader Hooshyar
27 Iran MF Hossein Hosseini U23
45 Iran DF Akbar Rezaei
63 Iran GK Amir Hossein Bayat U21
87 Iran MF Milad Ahmadi U23
99 Iran MF Arash Shahamati U21
Iran FW Ali Mir Kharrat U21

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2017.

Captains

Year Player
2009–11 Iran Darius Mikaeili
2011–12 Iran Hamid Reza Fathi
2012–13 Iran Hadi Shakouri
2013–18 Iran Alireza Ezzati[6]

International players

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

China 2010 Asian Games

South Korea 2014 Asian Games

Asian Cup

Notable players

Head coaches

NameNatFromTo
Hamid ShirzadeganIranJan 17, 1975June 1, 1976
Parviz DehdariIran
Iran		March 30, 1976Dec 1, 1980
Aref Seyed AlikhaniIran19801988
Nasser FaryadshiranIranFeb 5, 2003July 6, 2006
Mehdi DinvarzadehIranJuly 6, 2006May 3, 2010
Nader DastneshanIranJune 5, 2010July 1, 2010
Hossein FarakiIranJuly 1, 2010July 5, 2012
Mansour EbrahimzadehIranJuly 7, 2012June 1, 2013
Yahya GolmohammadiIranJune 1, 2013June 1, 2014
Ali Reza MansourianIranJune 1, 2014June 1, 2016
Ali DaeiIranJuly 5, 2016May 12, 2017
Hamid DerakhshanIranJuly 20, 2017September 7, 2017
Ali KarimiIranSeptember 7, 2017October 2, 2017
Hamid DerakhshanIranOctober 2, 2017December 17, 2017
Attila HejaziIranDecember 17, 2017January 1, 2018
Human AfazeliIranJanuary 1, 2018Present

Coaching staff

Staff [5][7] Name
Head coach Iran Human Afazeli
Assistant coach Iran Shahin Samadian
Assistant coach Iran Mojtaba Khorshidi
Assistant coach Portugal Rodolfo Luiz
Goalkeeping coach Iran Nima Nakisa
Fitness Trainer Iran Farhad Chizari
Doctor Iran Masoud Ghorbani
Analyzer Iran Mehrdad Khanban
Chiropractor Iran Vahid Zivari
Media manager Iran Reza Riyazati
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)

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
2015–16 Iran Alireza Beiranvand 9
2016–17 Iran Milad Farahani 5

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

Naft players celebrating winning 2016–17 Hazfi Cup title
Third Place (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
Winner (1): 2016–17
Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2017
Winner (1): 2009–10
Winner (1): 2008–09
Winner (1): 2005–06
Winner (1): 2004–05

See also

References

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