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Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan (, 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach. Early life Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran province. His father, an Azerbaijani, was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He had three sisters and five brothers; he was the youngest son in the family. Initially, he played as a goalkeeper but later became a midfielder. Club career He started his playing career with Nasaji Mazandaran and remained with the club until his retirement in 1993. Coaching career Dastneshan studied coaching techniques in FIFA and received a degree by AFC for coaching. He became assistant coach to Carlo Soldoy, Italian head coach of Iran under-20 national football team in 1997. Iran U-20 team came fourth in AFC Asian Cup at that year. He coached in many Iranian clubs and he is known as a manager who upgraded teams to Division 1 of Iranian football but he didn't manage for more than one year in each club. Honours Mes Kerma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaem Shahr
Qaem Shahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Originally known as Ŝâhi was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired its current name. In terms of natural topography, Qaem Shahr is divided into two regions: the plain and the foothills of the Alborz. It is situated at an elevation of 51 meters above sea level. Qaem Shahr has a Humid subtropical climate. In most years, winter contributes to half of the city’s annual rainfall, while summer is the least rainy season in Qaem Shahr. The average annual precipitation in Qaem Shahr is approximately 850 millimeters. Based on the latest accurate geographic data, Qaem Shahr is considered one of the largest cities in Northern Iran. The people of Qaem Shahr belong to the Tabari ethnic group. They speak the Mazandarani language. Specifically, they communicate in the Qaem Shahr dialect, one of the dialects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Azadegan League
The 2009–10 Azadegan League was the 19th season of the Azadegan League and ninth as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the 2008–09 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup (Payam Mashhad F.C., Payam Mashhad, Gahar Zagros F.C., Damash and Bargh Shiraz F.C., Bargh Shiraz) and four new teams promoted from the 2008–09 Iran 2nd Division, 2008–09 2nd Division (Sanati Kaveh Tehran F.C., Sanati Kaveh, Foolad Khuzestan B F.C., Foolad Novin, Padideh F.C., Mes Sarcheshmeh and Naft Tehran F.C., Naft Tehran). Gostaresh Foulad F.C., Gostaresh Foulad replaced Niroye Zamini F.C., Niroye Zamini while F.C. Iranjavan Bushehr, Iranjavan replaced Moghavemat Mersad Shiraz F.C., Moghavemat Mersad. Aluminium Arak F.C., Aluminium Arak changed their name to Shahrdari Arak F.C., Shensa Arak. The league started on 10 August 2009 and ended on 27 June 2010. Shahrdari Tabriz F.C., Shahrdari Tabriz and Naft T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Azadegan League
The 2008–09 Azadegan League was the 18th season of the Azadegan League and eight as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 22 teams from the 2007–08 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup ( Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz) and four new teams promoted from the 2007–08 2nd Division ( Aluminium Hormozgan as champions and Mehrkam Pars, Payam Mokhaberat and Petroshimi Tabriz). Sanaye Arak changed their name to Aluminium Arak. The league started on 23 October 2008 and ended on 8 June 2009. Steel Azin and Tractor Sazi won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Steel Azin, Tractor Sazi and Shahin Bushehr got promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup. Standings Group A Group B Results table Group A ''Last updated June 7, 2009'' Group B ''Last updated June 7, 2009'' Player statistics Top goalscorers ;17 * Abbas Porkhosravani ( Gol Gohar) Group A ;17 * Abbas Porkhos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup 2007–08 is the 21st staging of Iran's football knockout competition. A record 103 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition. The tournament began on October 15, 2007. The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2009 AFC Champions League. This tournament has been organised annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Founded in 1975, the competition was not held during the 1980s. Format The first stage of the competition (first three rounds) consists of: * 24 clubs from the Azadegan League * 28 clubs from the 2nd Division * 29 clubs from the 3rd Division * 4 clubs from Karaj, Kish, Tehran and its suburbs The second stage of the competition (Round of 32 onward) consists of: * 18 clubs from the Iran Pro League * 16 clubs from the first stage of the competition First round Matches were played between 15 and 19 October 2007. Second round Matches were played between 21 and 23 October 2007. Third round Matches were played between 10 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Championship. After the revival of the league system, the champion of Iranian league qualified for Asian Club Championship and the winner of Hazfi Cup for Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The Asian Cup Winners' Cup merged with the Asian Champions Cup in 2002–03 AFC Champions League, 2002–03 to form the AFC Champions League and Iran was initially given two (and later four) slots in this competitions. The Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation, FFIRI decided to award one of Iran's AFC Champions League spots to the winner of the Hazfi Cup, and since then, the winners of Hazfi Cup have always been allocated a spot in the AFC Champions League. Since 2024 and with the rebranding of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 Azadegan League
The 2006–07 Azadegan League was the 16th season of the League and sixth as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. Following are the standings for the 2006–07 season in the Azadegan League. Group A Group B Top goal scorers ;11 * Farhad Kheirkhah (Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C., Sorkhpooshan) Group A ;10 * Matin Bigdeli (Shirin Faraz) ;8 * Amin Mohtashami (Pegah Gilan) ;6 * Ruhollah Rezaei (Moghavemat Basij) * Saeed Pirtandib (Esteghlal Dezful) * Ali Hadad (Shamoushak Noshahr F.C., Shamoushak) ;5 * Ali Mombini (Moghavemat Basij) * Ghasem Salmani (Etka F.C., Etka) Group B ;11 * Farhad Kheirkhah (Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C., Sorkhpooshan) ;9 * Hamidreza Khedmatkari (Shahrdari Bandar Abbas F.C., Shahrdari Bandar Abbas) ;8 * Abbas Asadi (Shahdari Zanjan F.C., Tose'eh Rouy) ;7 * Behrouz Pakniat (Sanaye Arak F.C., Sanaye Arak) * Mohammad Sahimi (Payam Mashhad F.C., Payam Mashhad) * Asghar Nadali (Nassaji Mazandaran F.C., Nassaji) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when the Persian Gulf Pro League was established. Azadegan League operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Each year, the top finishing teams in the Azadegan League are promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to League 2 (Iran), League 2. Since 2016, the league comprises 18 teams. The winner and the runner-up of the Azadegan League are automatically promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. The bottom three teams in the league are relegated to League 2. In the past, the format and number of teams were changed for various times. History Before 1970 Before the 1970s, Iran did not have an official national football league. Most clubs participated in championships of their city or province. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium, Danish Football Union, Denmark, Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, France, German Football Association, Germany, the Royal Dutch Football Association, Netherlands, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain (represented by Real Madrid CF), Swedish Football Association, Sweden, and Swiss Football Association, Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises List of FIFA Member Associations, 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations: Confederation of African Football, CAF (Africa), Asian Football Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Central midfielder, central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which Formation (association football), formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the Defender (association football), defensive units and Forward (association football), forward units of a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (association Football)
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a association football positions, position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing football team, team from Scoring in association football, scoring a 'Football pitch#Goals, goal' (i.e. putting the football (ball), ball over the Goal_(sports)#Association_football, goal Goal line (association football), line). This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area, goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them (outside throw-ins) the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit (association football), kit from their teammates and opposition. The back-pass rule is a rule that disallows handling passes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
