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Machine Sazi F.C.
Machine Sazi Tabriz Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Mashinsazi-ye Tebriz'') more commonly known as Machine Sazi was an Iranian professional Football (soccer), football club based in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan, Iran competing in the Azadegan League. Club history Establishment In 1969, Mashin Sazi Tabriz, Machine Sazi Tabriz Industrial Group decided to create a new football team by the name of Machine Sazi. Machine Sazi Tabriz football club played its first official match in 1970. In 1973, the Takht Jamshid Cup was established. The Takht Jamshid Cup, was Iran's first ever nationwide football league and Machine Sazi entered the league in its first year of establishment in 1973. The club participated in Takht Jamshid Cup between 1973 and 1977. Post Revolution 1980s Like most sporting clubs in Iran, the Iranian Revolution, Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War severely limited the team's activities. From 1979 to 1980 the club participated in almost no meaningful competitions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Akbarpour
Alireza Akabarpour (, born May 10, 1973) is a former Iranian footballer and a current coach. Career Akbarpour played as a striker for the Iranian football team Esteghlal F.C. for years. Born in East Azarbaijan Province in 1973, he wore jersey number 16 for his team. Managerial career He has had several coaching experiences, primarily with Machine Sazi Dabiri Tabriz F.C., Machine Sazi. References External links * 1973 births Men's association football midfielders Esteghlal F.C. players Homa F.C. players Iran men's international footballers Iranian men's footballers Living people Machine Sazi F.C. players Footballers from Tabriz 20th-century Iranian sportsmen 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Persian Gulf Pro League managers {{Iran-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahram Dabiri Oskuei
Shahram Dabiri Oskuei (; born 1960) is an Iranian politician, physician, sporting director, professor. He also served as Vice President of Iran for Parliamentary Affairs from 2024 to 2025. He was former board of directors Iran Football Federation. He founded Dabiri Tabriz FSC in 1998. Dabiri FSC plays in the Iranian Futsal Super League, a professional futsal league competition for clubs located at the highest level of the Iranian futsal league system. Dabiri is chairman of the Islamic City Council of Tabriz; he won with 105,157 votes. He is also dean of the faculty and professor of nuclear medicine at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Dabiri joined the government of President Masoud Pezeshkian as vice president for parliamentary affairs in August 2024. He was dismissed from the cabinet by Pezeshkian on 5 April 2025 after a photo of him on a cruise ship vacation in Antarctica during the Nowruz holiday and visiting around Argentina was released on social media, which dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fardin Abedini
Fardin Abedini (; born November 18, 1991 in Tabriz, Iran) is an Iranian football defender. Club career He played his first match for Esteghlal in 2010–11 season. He then loaned to Tractor and played two seasons there, although he missed his final season due to heavy injury. He returned to Esteghlal before the start of 2013–14 season. Club Career Statistics *Last Update: 1 August 2013 * Assist Goals Honours Club * Iran's Premier Football League **Runner up: 3 ***2010–11 with Esteghlal *** 2011–12 with Tractor *** 2012–13 with Tractor *** 2014–15 with Tractor References External links Fardin AbediniaPersian League* Fardin Abedidniin Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ... Iranian men's footballers Living people Footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi
Mohammadbagher Sadeghi (, born 1 April 1989) is an Iranian football goalkeeper. Club career He was a product of Zob Ahan youth system. He joined the first team in 2007–08 season. After spending five season with Zob Ahan and making only nine appearances in his last season, he transferred to Sepahan under a three-year contract in July 2012. His contract was terminated in summer 2013 and he joined Saipa. Club career statistics International career He was a part of Iran national under-20 football team participating in AFC U-19 Championship 2008. Honours ;Zob Ahan *AFC Champions League: 2010 (Runner-up) *Iran Pro League: 2008–09 (Runner-up), 2009–10 (Runner-up) *Hazfi Cup (3): 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16 ;Sepahan *Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhad Kazemi
Farhad Kazemi (; born 2 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic football lovers – Iran. Farhad Kazemi was very successful in coaching Sepahan F.C. during the 2002–03 season to make the Isfahan based club, the first non-Tehran team to win an Iranian league. He was presented with the Best Manager of the Iran Pro League award The Persian Gulf Cup after the 2002-03 season and is the all-time best Manager of the Azadegan League managing to successfully gain the most promotions and championships. Early life Farhad Kazemi was born on 2 July 1959 in Tehran. He is a former player, who now works as a coach in Iranian football. He started his athletic career by participating in the sport of wrestling at the age of 13, and bowed out after 3 years. Later, he had an approach towards foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azadi Stadium
The Azadi Stadium (, ), opened as the Aryamehr Stadium (), is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium was designed by Abdol Aziz Mirza Farman-Farmaian Architects and Associates (AFFA) with other parts of the sports complex based on plans by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was inaugurated on 17 October 1971 by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the late Shah of Iran; it is currently self-owned by Esteghlal and Persepolis. It is also the home stadium of the Iran national football team. It has a capacity of 78,116 spectators, as the result of conversion to all-seater stadium. The stadium is part of the larger Azadi Sport Complex. ''Aryamehr'' (meaning "Light of the Aryans") was the title of the Shah; it was renamed after the Iranian Revolution to ''Azadi'' (meaning "freedom" in Persian). It is the largest association football stadium in Western Asia. It was built to host the 1974 Asian Games and has hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteghlal F
Esteghlal or Esteqlal () is a Persian language, Persian word meaning ''independence''. It is used as a prefix by many Iranian association football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes: * Esteghlal F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Meli-Sanati Khuzestan F.C. – Iranian football club * Shahrdari Bandar Anzali F.C., Esteghlal Bandar Anzali F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Ardabil F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Bojnurd F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Buer Ahmad F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal Dushanbe – Tajikistani football club * :ru:Истиклол (футбольный клуб, Ташкент), Esteghlal Tashkent — Uzbekistani football club * Esteghlal Kish F.C. – defunct Iranian football club * Esteghlal-Kotayk Abovian – Armenian football club * Esteghlal Rasht F.C. – defunct Iranian football club * Esteghlal Takestan F.C. – Iranian football club * Esteghlal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Gulf Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league system. It is controlled by the FFIRI and is contested by 16 teams over a 30-matchday period. Each year, its top team becomes the Iranian football champion, and the two lowest finishers are relegated to the Azadegan League. Since 2013, the league comprises 16 teams. The winner of the Persian Gulf Pro League along with the Hazfi Cup champion automatically qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite group stages. The third of the Persian Gulf Pro League is qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite Play-off round. The bottom two teams in the league are relegated to Azadegan League. In the past, the format and number of teams were changed for various times. History To the turn of the millennium the Iranian Football Federation decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasoul Khatibi
Rasoul Paki Khatibi (; born 22 September 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former player who is the president of the Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan. He is the younger brother of Hossein Khatibi, who is also a football manager and former professional footballer. Club career Khatibi began his professional football career, playing for his hometown club, Tractor, following the footsteps of his brother, Hossein Khatibi. He was able to impress people, and after scoring many goals for his club, he was transferred to Pas Tehran. He continued to play well, giving himself a chance to join Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga along with fellow Iranian internationals Mehdi Mahdavikia and Vahid Hashemian. While playing in Hamburg, he only had a couple of appearances, and was not able to make good use of this opportunity. He soon returned to Iran, back to his old club, Pas Tehran. He then briefly played for Esteghlal in the Asian Champions League before signing for Sepahan. Sepahan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Azerbaijan
East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil province, West Azerbaijan province, and Zanjan province. East Azerbaijan is in Region 3 of Iran, with its secretariat located in its capital city, Tabriz. History East Azerbaijan is one of the most archaic territories in Iran. During the reign of Alexander III of Macedon in Iran (331 BCE), a warrior known as Attorpat led a revolt in this area, then a territory of the Medes, and thereafter it was called ''Attorpatkan''. Since then this vicinity has been known as ''Azarabadegan'', ''Azarbadgan'' and ''Azarbayjan''. Islamic researchers proclaim that the birth of the prophet Zoroaster was in this area, in the vicinity of Lake Orumieh (''Chichesht''), Konzak City. Needless to say, this province was subject to numerous political and economical upheavals, attracting the inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
