Niroye Zamini Football Club (, ''Niruye Zemini'') is an Iranian

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club based in

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, Iran. It is the football team of Iran's

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History

The club was founded after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and became the team of the Army. They have competed in the

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 t ...

for a long time. In July 2009, Niroye Zamini terminated their sports activities due to financial problems. Gostaresh Foolad owned by Jamshid Khatibi took over their license. The club re-established later that summer and was placed in the 2nd Division The re-established club currently competes in the

. In 2015 the club was relegated to the 2nd Division after finishing 10th in the

Season-by-season

1980s

17th of Shahrivar league 8th The table below chronicles the achievements of Niroye Zamini in various competitions since 1999. *Sold its place in Azadegan League to another team

References

Football clubs in Tehran Association football clubs established in 1980 1980 establishments in Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Army {{Iran-footyclub-stub