| Zob Ahan ذوب آهن |
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| Full name | Zob Ahan Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Foolad Shahr Stadium Fooladshahr Iran (Capacity 25,000) |
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| Chairman |  Saeed Azari |
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| Head Coach | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh |
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| League | Persian Gulf Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Persian Gulf Cup, 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zob Ahan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ذوب آهن) is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions The Foolad Shahr Stadium ( is a multi-use Stadium in Fooladshahr, Isfahan Province, Iran. Āryāshahr, (current name Fooladshahr, also known as Pooladshahr) is a small city in Iran, situated 25 km south of Isfahan and about 100 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Masnour Ebrahimzadeh ( is an Iranian football coach As of 2008, he is the care taker of Iran national football team. The Iran Pro League (IPL ( currently known as the Persian Gulf Cup (جام خلیج فارس is a professional football league competition for clubs located at The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2007/08 football season. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
It is sponsored by the Esfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan. Esfahan Steel Company ( Zob Ahan-e Esfahan) is the first Iranian steel maker opened in late 1960s based closed to cities of Fooladshahr and Zarrinshahr The club's main rival is fellow Esfahani team Sepahan, which is also sponsored by the rival steel mill. Sepahan ( is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran.
Zob Ahan club also has a basketball team, sponsored by the same Esfahan Steel Company, which is one of the teams in the Iranian Super League. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Esfahan Steel Company ( Zob Ahan-e Esfahan) is the first Iranian steel maker opened in late 1960s based closed to cities of Fooladshahr and Zarrinshahr The Iranian Basketball Super League is a Professional Basketball league in Iran founded in 1991.
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History
Mohammad Ali Taghizadeh Farahmand established the club in 1969. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They entered the Takhte Jamshid Cup in 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Zob Ahan prepared its team by buying 14 players from Sepahan. Sepahan ( is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran. Zob Ahan has always been the wealthier team. The team has participated in the highest Iranian league for every year except in 1995 when they played in the 2nd division. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 They were promoted to the 1st division the year after and are now seen as contenders every season in the IPL ever since. The Iran Pro League (IPL ( currently known as the Persian Gulf Cup (جام خلیج فارس is a professional football league competition for clubs located at The club's biggest honor to date has been winning the Hazfi Cup in 2003. The Hazfi Cup ( is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The club was able to partcipate in the Asian Champions League after winning the Hazfi Cup, but did not make any noise and was soon eliminated. The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC The Hazfi Cup ( is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Zob Ahan since 2001.
| Season | League | League Finishing Position | Hazfi Cup | Asian Cup |
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| 2001-2002 | Iran Premier League | 6th | Quarterfinal | |
| 2002-2003 | Iran Premier League | 8th | Cup | |
| 2003-2004 | Iran Premier League | 4th | Semifinal | First Round |
| 2004-2005 | Iran Premier League | 2nd | 1/8 Final | |
| 2005-2006 | Iran Premier League | 6th | 1/8 Final | |
| 2006-2007 | Iran Premier League | 8th | 1/16 Final | |
| 2007-2008 | Iran Premier League | 6th | 1/16 Final |
Club honors
- Runner Up (1): 2004-2005
- Winners (1): 2003
Club managers
Yevgeny Lyadin (1974)- ?
- Yevgeny Lyadin (1993 - 1995)
- ?
- Nasser Hejazi (1998 - 2001)
- Bahram Atef (2001 - 2002)
Samvel Darbinyan (2002 - 2004)- Rasoul Korbekandi (2004 - Jun 2007)
Zoran Đorđević (Jun 2007 - Oct 2007)- Bijan Zolfagharnasab (Nov 2007 - May 2008)
- Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (May 2008 - Present)
Players
As of October 9, 2007, the numbers are established according to Iranian Pro League Stats. The Hazfi Cup ( is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The AFC Champions League is the current annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation (AFC The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2001/02 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2002/03 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2003/04 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2004/05 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2005/06 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2006/07 football season. The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2007/08 football season. The Iran Pro League (IPL ( currently known as the Persian Gulf Cup (جام خلیج فارس is a professional football league competition for clubs located at The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup 's 2004/05 football season. The Hazfi Cup ( is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. Yevgeny Ivanović Lyadin (Евгений Иванович Лядин is a Retired Russian football manager and former player Yevgeny Ivanović Lyadin (Евгений Иванович Лядин is a Retired Russian football manager and former player Nasser Hejazi ( born December 19 1949 in Iran) is an Iranian football coach manager and former player Samvel Darbinyan (Սամվել Դարբինյան) is an Armenian football coach who is currently the technical manager of Paykan Tehran Rasoul Korbekandi ( born 27 January, 1953) is a Retired Iranian football player and now manager Zoran Đorđević ( is a Serbian football manager Career On February 5, 2007 Đorđević was appointed head-coach of UAE Bijan Zolfagharnasab PhD, ( born June 7, 1949 in Sanandaj) is an retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager Masnour Ebrahimzadeh ( is an Iranian football coach As of 2008, he is the care taker of Iran national football team. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
First-team squad
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2008/2009 Transfers
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Famous players
- Vahid Amraei
- Abdolali Changiz
- Levon Stepanyan
- Rasoul Korbekandi
- Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi
- Armenak Petrosyan
- Mehdi Rajabzadeh
- Rahman Rezaei
Gheorghe Stratulat- Reza Sahebi
External link
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