Naft Tehran F.C.
| Full name | Naft Tehran Football Club باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Black Cats Yellow Ghosts[1][2] | ||
| Founded | 23 August 1950 | ||
| Ground | Takhti Stadium Tehran | ||
| Capacity | 30,122 | ||
| Owner | Tehran Kar Rasa Company | ||
| League | League 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | League 3, 3rd (Group A) | ||
| Website | http://naftclub.com | ||
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Naft Tehran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previously. Naft Tehran was founded in 1950 and played in the Takhti Stadium until 2018.
Naft has finished third place in the
Following the departures of their best players, Naft Tehran were relegated to the second tier in 2017.
While the club was dealing with ownership and financial problems, forfeiting two matches in the second tier resulted in their relegation to the 3rd tier of Iranian Football. On October 22, 2018, the minister of sports announced the club's dissolution. Subsequently, players and the staff were released.[3] Since then, Naft Tehran is participating as Naft Iranian Tehran in League 3.
History
Establishment
On 23 August 1971,
Naft Tehran was competing in
Promotion to Iran Pro League
After three years of competing in the 2nd Division, Naft was promoted to the
Iran Pro League
Naft Tehran was competing in
Naft Tehran started the season well in
Champions League
On the final day of the
On 15 May 2015, on the final matchday of the league, Naft went in to the final match second and tied on points with
Hazfi Cup champions
During the 2015–16 season, Naft encountered severe financial issues and could not pay the players and coaching staff. The National Iranian Oil Company decided to sell the club and it was believed that relegated Malavan would buy the clubs rights and remain in the Persian Gulf Pro League. However, Behnam Pishro Company bought Naft and the team remained in Tehran.
After
Relegation to 3rd Division and dissolution
After Disturbance in the Club Regarding Ownership Issue, it was declared that Naft Tehran Relegated to 3rd Division and 2018–19 Azadegan League will resume with remaining 17 teams.[4]
Supporters
Before Naft's successful season in the
Season-by-season
The table below comes from List of Naft Tehran F.C. seasons
The table below chronicles the achievements of Naft Tehran in various competitions since 2003.
| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup
|
AFC
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Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Tehran Football League
|
4th | |||
| 2004–05 | 1st | Promoted | |||
| 2005–06 | 3rd Division
|
1st | Promoted | ||
| 2006–07 | 2nd Division
|
5th | |||
| 2007–08 | 7th | First round | |||
| 2008–09 | 1st | 1/16 Final | Promoted | ||
| 2009–10 | Azadegan League | 1st | Third round | Promoted | |
| 2010–11 | Pro League
|
13th | Round of 32 | ||
| 2011–12 | 5th | Round of 32 | |||
| 2012–13 | 5th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2013–14 | 3rd | Round of 16 | |||
| 2014–15 | 3rd | Runner-up | |||
| 2015–16 | 5th | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | ||
| 2016–17 | 9th | Champions | Play-off | ||
| 2017–18 | 15th | Round of 32 | Relegated | ||
| 2018–19 | Azadegan League | Disqualified | Relegated |
Individual records
Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 13 March 2016 (players in bold signifies current Naft Tehran player). (The stats are from 2009)
Top scorers
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Top scorers by season
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Clean sheets by season
| Season | Player | Clean Sheet |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 |  Hamed Fallahzadeh
|
11 |
| 2010–11 | Hossein Ashena
|
9 |
| 2011–12 | Hamed Fallahzadeh
|
13 |
| 2012–13 | Sosha Makani
|
12 |
| 2013–14 | Alireza Beiranvand
|
12 |
| 2014–15 | Alireza Beiranvand
|
9 |
| 2015–16 | Alireza Beiranvand
|
9 |
| 2016–17 | Milad Farahani
|
5 |
Performance in AFC competitions
AFC Champions League record
| Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Round | Rival | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 2015 | Play-off |  El Jaish
|
1–0 | – | – |
| Group Stage (Group B) |
Pakhtakor
|
1–1 | 2–1 | – | |
Al-Ain
|
1–1 | 3–0 | – | ||
 Al-Shabab
|
2–1 | 0–3 | – | ||
| Knockout | Al-Ahli
|
1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
Al-Ahli
|
0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 2016 | Play-off | El Jaish
|
0–2 | – | – |
Top goalscorers in AFC Champions League
| Rank | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Arsalan Motahari
|
3 | 2 |
| 2 | Vahid Amiri
|
2 | 2 |
| Gholamreza Rezaei
|
2 | 1 | |
Leandro Padovani
|
2 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ali Ghorbani
|
1 | 2 |
| Siamak Kouroshi
|
1 | 2 | |
Reza Aliari
|
1 | 2 |
Honours
Domestic
- Persian Gulf Pro League
- Third place (2): 2014–15
- Third place (2):
- Hazfi Cup
- Iranian Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2017
- Azadegan League
- Champions (1): 2009–10
- 2nd Division
- Champions (1): 2008–09
- Champions (1):
- 3rd Division
- Champions (1): 2005–06
- Champions (1):
- Tehran Province League
- Champions (1): 2004–05
Invitational
- Afghanistan Republic Day Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1974[6]
References
- ^ "نفتتهران ـ گربه سیاه تیمهای عربستانی :: ورزش سه". Varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "فرهیختگان - نفت تهران ۱-۰ پرسپولیس؛ ارواح زرد عزت یحیی را تضمین کرد !". Fdn.ir. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ "تیم فوتبال نفت تهران منحل شد". اقتصادنیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران - آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان. "سقوط نفت تهران به لیگ دسته ۳ قطعی شد". خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران - آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان - YJC.
- ^ "فوتبالیترین | بیرانوند: نفت از حالا طرفدار دارد/یکی از بطریهای پرتاب شده آبمیوه بود که آن را خوردم". Footballitarin.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ Morrison, Neil (2008). "Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan): Palmares". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
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