Naft Masjed Soleyman
نفت مسجدسلیمان
Naft Masjed Soleyman Logo
Full nameNaft Masjed Soleyman Football Club
Nickname(s)The Zagros Lions (شیرهای زاگرس, Shirhay-e Zâgres)
Founded1965; 56 years ago
GroundBehnam Mohammadi Stadium
Capacity8,000
OwnerNISOC
ManagerEbrahim Ashkesh
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2022–23Persian Gulf Pro League, 16th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Naft Masjed Soleyman Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نفت مسجدسلیمان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Naft Masjed Soleyman) (also named Naft M.I.S or Naft MIS) is an Iranian football club based in Masjed-Soleyman, Iran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League as they were promoted at the end of 2017–18 season. Naft Masjed-Soleyman is owned by the NISOC.


Behnam Mohammadi Stadium is the club's home stadium and underwent renovations in 2014 to meet Persian Gulf Pro League standards.

History

Establishment

When oil was discovered in Masjed Soleyman, there was a rush of workers to the city. The Team was established in 1965 as F.C. Corona Masjed-Soleyman and was composed of Persian, British and Armenian engineers working for the National Iranian Oil Company.[1] The team garnished it first taste of victory in 1973 when it won the Khuzestan Provincial Cup.[2] Before the revolution the most popular team in the city was Taj Masjed Soleyman. After the revolution Taj was dissolved and Naft became the most popular team in Masjed Soleyman.

Lower leagues

Naft was promoted to the Azadegan League in 2010 after a season in the 2nd Division. In the 2013–14 season Naft Masjed Soleyman finished first in the table with 12 wins and 7 draws and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Naft Masjed Soleyman became the first team from the city of Masjed Soleyman to compete in the best league of Iran.

Persian Gulf Pro League

Designed shirt in season 2014–15. The letters MIS are short for the city name.

Before the start of the season, the National Iranian Oil Company improved the Behnam Mohammadi Stadium to meet 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League conditions. In their Persian Gulf Pro League (PGPL) match Naft tied 0–0 against Saipa. At the end of the season Naft finished last in the league and was relegated to the Azadegan League.

Naft Masjed Soleyman made it back to the Persian Gulf Pro League in April 2018 after finishing as champions of the Azadegan League.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Naft Masjed-Soleyman in various competitions since 2009.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2009–10 2nd Division 1st Second Round Promoted
2010–11 Azadegan League 4th 1/8 Final
2011–12 8th Third Round
2012–13 3rd 1/16 Final
2013–14 1st 1/8 Final Promoted
2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 16th 1/8 Final Relegated
2015–16 Azadegan League 10th Did not enter
2016–17 13th 1/8 Final
2017–18 1st 1/16 Final Promoted
2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League 14th Round of 32
2019–20 8th Semi-Final
2020–21 13th Round of 32
2021-22 14th Round of 16
2022-23 16th Round of 32 Relegated

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iran IRN Ali Mohsenzadeh
3 DF Iran IRN Alireza Daghagheleh
4 DF Iran IRN Aghil Kaabi
5 DF Iran IRN Ali Abdollahzadeh
6 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Khorram
7 MF Iran IRN Saman Nariman Jahan
8 MF Iran IRN Hossein Shenani
9 FW Iran IRN Peyman Ranjbari
10 MF Iran IRN Peyman Miri
11 MF Iran IRN Ali Kianifar
12 MF Iran IRN Reza Dehghani
14 MF Iran IRN Meysam Naghizadeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Iran IRN Alireza KhodaeiU21 (on loan from Persepolis)
21 GK Iran IRN Sina BakhtiariU23
22 DF Iran IRN Hossein GoudarziU23
23 MF Iran IRN Moslem Mojademi
26 FW Iran IRN Hossein FeyzU23
34 GK Iran IRN Saeid Jalali Rad
44 DF Iran IRN Milad Bagheri
66 DF Iran IRN Sina AbdollahiU23
88 MF Iran IRN Esmaeil Babaei
99 MF Iran IRN Amir Hossein Karimi
50 MF Iran IRN Zabihollah Kohkan
45 MF Iran IRN Matin Parsa

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.

Current managerial staff

Position Staff
Head coachIran Ebrahim Ashkesh
Assistant coachIran emad mohajeri
Iran Saeid Lotfi
Fitness coachIran Hamzeh Hadadi
Goalkeeper coachIran mehdi Sabeti
Team managerIran darush hasanpour

Achievements

Naft Masjed Soleyman players celebrating promotion to the PGL in the last fixture of 2017–18 season

See also

References

  1. naftfc.ir
  2. naftfc.ir
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