Ground Capacity 8,000 Chairman Hedayat Yazdi League Azadegan League Manager Mahmoud Fekri | Owner NISOC Arena/Stadium Behnam Mohammadi Stadium Founded 1965 | |
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Full name Naft Masjed Soleyman Football Club Nickname(s) Shiran Zagros (The Zagros Lions) Ground Behnam Mohammadi Stadium CEO Masoud Rezaeian (8 Sep 2014–) | ||
Naft Masjed Soleyman Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نفت مسجدسلیمان) is an Iranian football club based in Masjed-Soleyman, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League as they were relegated at the end of 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League season. Naft Masjed-Soleyman is owned by the National Iranian Oil Company.
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Behnam Mohammadi Stadium is the club's home stadium and underwent renovations in 2014 to meet Persian Gulf Pro League standards.
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. The team garnished it first taste of victory in 1973 when it won the Khuzestan Provincial Cup. 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 successful 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
Before the start of the season, the National Iranian Oil Company improved the Behnam Mohammadi Stadium to meet 2014–15 Iran Pro League conditions. In their first Iran Pro League match Naft tied 0–0 against Saipa. Naft Masjed Soleyman becomes the second team in Iran Pro League that is owned by NIOC including Naft Tehran. Naft won its first ever Persian Gulf Pro League match in a 2–1 victory against Foolad on 3 October 2014. At the end of the season Naft finished last in the league and was relegated to the Azadegan League.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Naft Masjed-Soleyman in various competitions since 2009.
First Team Squad
As of August 5, 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.