Zob Ahan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ذوب آهن) is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran.
It is sponsored by the Esfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan. The club's main rival is fellow Esfahani team Sepahan, which is also sponsored by the rival steel mill.
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.
[edit] History
Mohammad Ali Taghizadeh Farahmand established the club in 1969. They entered the Takhte Jamshid Cup in 1973. Zob Ahan prepared its team by buying 14 players from Sepahan. 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. They were promoted to the 1st division the year after and are now seen as contenders every season in the IPL ever since. The club's biggest honor to date has been winning the Hazfi Cup in 2003. The club was able to participate in the Asian Champions League after winning the Hazfi Cup, but did not make any noise and was soon eliminated.
[edit] Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Zob Ahan since 2001.
[edit] Club honours
- Runner Up (2): 2004-2005, 2008-09
- Winners (1): 2002-2003, 2008-2009
[edit] Club chairmen
- Mohammad Mehdi Taghizadeh Farahmand
- Mostafa Ghanei
- Asghar Nilchian
- Fazollah Omranian
- Heydar Taheri
- Nematollah Zargar
- Alireza Shogi
- Saeed Azari (2004-2009)
[edit] Club managers
[edit] Players
As of 7 December 2008, according to the IRIFF IPL Players List.[1]
[edit] First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2009.
[edit] Famous players
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[edit] Club officials
Coaching and Medical Staff
- General manager: Ali Shojaei
- Head coach: Mansour Ebrahimzadeh
- First team coach: Majid Salah
- Goalkeeping coach: Tomislav Savic
- Physiotherapist: Abbas Moradi
- Team doctor: Amir Hossein Sharifianpour
- Logistics: Mahmoud Mehruyan
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[edit] External links
[edit] Official
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