Foolad F.C.

Frančić era (2004–2006)

The team was eventually bought by the Ahwaz Steel Mill. The team was finally able to win the

ACL and relegation (2006–2007)

After a mediocre 2005–06, Foolad started the 2006–07 season with former Iranian national team coach Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, but he resigned halfway through the season as Foolad had achieved poor results. Youth club coach Nenad Nikolić temporarily replaced him and soon after Portuguese manager Augusto Inácio was named head coach. Foolad went through a terrible 2006–07 season finishing 15th and being relegated to the lower Azadegan League.

Return to First Division and Jalali years (2007–2012)

Foolad start the

On September 1, 2009, Seifollah Dehkordi was elected as the club's president after previous president Masoud Rezaeian resigned from his position. After the election of Dehkordi, Majid Jalali left the club despite good results. Luka Bonačić was named as Jalali's successor but he could not please the club as he was not able to win a single match in first eight weeks and the club decided to bring Majid Jalali back where they finished the league 10th. At the Jalali's final year as Foolad manager, the club ended the season at the 14th place, the worst since their promotion back to the league.

League success under Faraki (2012–2014)

After Jalali's contract was not renewed,

On 23 May 2014, Faraki resigned as the manager of the club, due to knee problems, despite two good seasons with Foolad. Dragan Skočić was named as his successor.

Reserve team

In April 1999, Foolad formed a youth academy.

Kit

The name and symbol of the club adapted from its founder and owner company,

Foolad began playing in red, yellow and black, but then changed the yellow to white since 1999. The kit has been made by Nike until 2002. Then Merooj and Daei Sport were the club's kit manufacturers. Uhlsport is the current kit manufacturers, made the kits from past four years. The club currently doesn't have any official sponsor as the club's company name is inserted on the shirts.

•  – Tefal was the sponsor of the team in only some matches not full season.

Rivals

The team competes in Ahvaz derby against

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  IRN Shahab Gordan 2 MF  IRN Hamid Bou Hamdan 3 FW  IRN Sasan Ansari (Captain) 5 DF  MLI Moussa Coulibaly 6 DF  IRN Sina Shahabbasi 8 MF  IRN Alireza BaviehU23 9 MF  IRN Mohammad Alinejad (on loan from Sepahan) 10 MF  IRN Sina Moridi 11 MF  IRN Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi 14 MF  IRN Shahin Tavakoli 15 MF  BRA Lucas Cândido 17 FW  IRN Seyed Reza MousavianU23 19 DF  IRN Mohammad Khademifard 20 DF  IRN Mojtaba Najjarian 21 MF   SYR Ibrahim Hesar

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  IRN Alireza Nazi U23 23 MF  IRN Ali Shojaei 25 GK  AUT Christopher Knett 27 DF  IRN Ali Bahrami U23 28 DF  BRA Jeferson Bahia 29 FW  IRN Abolfazl Moredi U19 31 DF  IRN Behnam Teymourian U21 35 MF  IRN Houman Elyasi 39 MF  IRN Ehsan Pahlevan 44 DF  IRN Ali Hassani U19 45 MF  IRN Mohammad Askari U19 46 MF  IRN Ali Kolahkaj U19 50 DF  IRN Vahid Heydarieh 67 DF  IRN Mehrdad Pourabolghasem 80 FW  IRN Adel Arghand 81 DF  IRN Erfan Darvishali U19 92 FW  BRA Chimba (Vice Captain)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2023.

Notable players

Players on international cups

Personnel

Current technical staff

Name	Position
Head Coach	Juan Ignacio Martínez
Assistant coaches	Mohammad Khoramgah Hossein Kazemi Ahmad Aleneme
Goalkeeping coaches	Nader Ghobeishavi
Athletic coach	Alireza Ahmedaei
Fitness coach	Mehrdad Bakhtiyarzadeh
Team doctor	Akbar Moradi
Physiotherapist	Payam Ahmadi
Masseurs	Behnam Taghizadeh Iman Saeedi
Media officer	Soheil Ehyaei
Team manager	Mohammad Alavi

• Last updated: 11 August 2022
• Source: Coaching staff

Management

• Last updated: 15 March 2023
• Source: Board of Directors

Recent seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Foolad in various competitions since 1990.

Stadium information

The club plays their home games at the newly built 30,655-seat Foolad Arena in northern Ahvaz since 2019. Before this, the club played originally at the Takhti Stadium until 2012 and Ghadir Stadium from 2012 until 2019.

Honours

Domestic

• Persian Gulf Pro League:
  • Winners (2):
    2013–14
• Hazfi Cup
  :
  • Winners (1):
    2020–21
• Iranian Super Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2021

Records and statistics

All Top scorers

As of 14 NOVEMBER 2023

All Top Appearances

See also

• Foolad B
• Foolad C
• Hafari Ahvaz F.C.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Foolad FC.

• Foolad F.C. Official Website
• (in Persian) Foolad F.C. Fans Weblog
• (in Persian) Khuzestan Football Association