Tractor S.C.
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Full name | Tractor Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Tractor | ||
Short name | Tractor | ||
Founded | 1970[1] | ||
Stadium | Yadegar-e Emam Stadium | ||
Capacity | 66,833 | ||
Owner | Mohammad Reza Zonuzi | ||
Chairman | Hooshang Nasirzadeh | ||
Head Coach | Paco Jémez | ||
League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 4th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club (
Since the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Tractor has played its home games at the Sahand which has a seating capacity of 66,833, though it is able to hold more people during important matches. Tractor holds the attendance record for a promoted team in Iranian football when they had an estimated average attendance about 57,000 during the 2009–10 season.[3] The club is owned and supported by the businessman Mohammad Reza Zonuzi since 2018.
Tractor is one of the most successful clubs in Tabriz, having won two
History
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Pre-Revolution
Tractor FC was formed in 1969 in support of the
Post-Revolution
In the 1980s the national league was suspended due to the
1990s
Romanian coach
Godja left the team in 1997 after eight years in charge of the club. Mohammad Hossein Ziaei then became the player-coach of Tractor. At this time, notable players of the team started their migration to the other clubs. 1998 to 2001 they finished the league in mid-table.
Iran Pro League
In 2001,
Relegation to Azadegan League
Tractor spent seven seasons in the
Return to Pro League
In the
Champions League
After a fall out between Oliveira and the club chairman, Oliveira was sacked and
On 15 May 2015, the final match of the season was played between Tractor and
Midway through the 2015–16 season, Tractor head coach
In the 2016–17 season, Tractor defeated
Fans
Official anthem
There are a lot of popular marches for Tractor, but 'Tiraxtur iftixarımız' ('Tractor is our pride'), created and implemented in 2012, was chosen as the official anthem. The table below shows the lyrics of the Tractor fans anthem:[citation needed].
- Songwriter: Ayyub Shahbazi
- Composer: Gholam Reza Mirzazadeh
- Arrangement: Mohammad Hossein Drablou
- Singer: Esfandiar Garabaghi
ظفر مارشین چالان بیزیک |
We are those who plays the victory march, |
Violence and racist slogans
In home games, Tractor fans often shout racial insults and calls to violence against the other ethnic groups in Iran, in particular Persians and Kurds.[6] Some supporters also carry the flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan inside the stadium.[7] In a match on November 1, 2019, in response to Turkey's recent military operation against the Syrian Kurds, the ethnic Azerbaijani Tractor fans chanted "Death to Kurds!" throughout the match and carried banners stating "Either Czechoslovakia or Yugoslavia!", in reference to the Yugoslav Wars.[8]
A percentage of fans do not care much about the football game and its results, and are looking for a safe gathering place to express political separatist tendencies, as some Tractor fans compare their club and
During the transfer of the 16th Persian Gulf Pro League, the CEO of Tractor club, Mostafa Ajorlu announced a two-year contract with Varazdat Haroyan, the central defender of the Armenian national team. But twelve hours after this incident, the CEO of Tractor published an article on his Instagram and announced that they gave up recruiting Haroyan.[13] Ajorlu stated that the reason for this action was the unity of the Turks and in response to the protest of some of the team's fans, the fans' protest was due to the so-called «occupation of Karabagh» by Armenians, and they consider Israel and Armenia to be the occupiers.[14] This action was criticized by the media due to suspicions about racism and the involvement of politics in sports. Also, on 10 March 2017, during the match between Tractor and Sepahan teams that was held at Yadgar-e Imam Stadium in Tabriz, some Tractor fans set on fire the Armenian flag inside the stadium in protest of the incidents that occurred during the visit of the prime minister of Armenia to Tehran.[15]
Damage to opponent's stadiums
In some away games, Tractor fans burned the stadium seats and damaged the walls of the stadium. In 2018, they inflicted heavy damage on the Azadi stadium.[16] In 2017, They did damage to Yadegar-e Emam Stadium of Qom.[17]
Crest
From its foundation, the team used a red crest. On the exterior circle, the name of the club and the date of its foundation were written. The second crest was white until 2013, when the club changed the colour of the crest to black.
Kit
They were previously sponsored by the
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Media
The official matches of the club in
Ownership
The club is owned by the
Rivals
Tractor has most rivalry with two big Iranian football clubs, Esteghlal and Persepolis.
Persepolis–Tractor rivalry
Esteghlal–Tractor rivalry
This rivalry started in 2009, and in the past years this rivalry was a bit overwhelmed by violence from both fans. On 10 May 2015, Tractor defeated Esteghlal with four goals.[22] On 1 November 2019, they were beaten 4–2 by Esteghlal in Yadegar-e Emam Stadium.[23]
Machine Sazi–Tractor rivalry
Tractor has brotherly relationship with Machine Sazi (another football club from Tabriz). During the 1970s, both Tractor and Machine Sazi met regularly in the Takht Jamshid Cup, and both teams had some memorable successes in the fixture. Following the creation of the Azadegan League, Machine Sazi and Tractor met twice in the 1996–97 Azadegan League.
Machine Sazi's promotion to the
Affiliated clubs
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024
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- U21 = Under 21 year player. U23 = Under 23 year player. INJ = Out of main squad due to injury.
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2023.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
Tractor played their home matches from 1979 until 1996 in the 20,000 capacity
During Sahand Stadium's renovation from 2005-2006, Bakeri Stadium was the club's home ground in the Azadegan League matches. The stadium has a 10,000 seater capacity.
Recent seasons
The results of the club in last thirteen years:
Season Position MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Hazfi CupACL Top Scorers (Goals) Manager(s) 2021–22 PGP 13th 30 7 10 14 26 32 -6 31 1/16 Final – M. Abbaszadeh(8) P. Babaei(5) F. Karimi Z. Soldo E. Sağlam 2020–21 PGP 4th 30 12 9 9 35 29 +6 45 1/8 Final 1/8 Final M. Abbaszadeh(12) P. Babaei(8) A. Mansourian M. Shojaei R. Khatibi 2019–20 PGP 4th 30 14 8 8 31 21 +8 50 Champions – E. Hajsafi(6) R. Asadi(5) M. Denizli S. Elhami – 2018–19 PGP 5th 30 14 10 6 42 25 +17 52 1/16 Final – A. Stokes(11) A. Dejagah(6) J. Toshack M. Taghavi G. Leekens 2017–18 PGP 10th 30 8 10 12 28 33 −5 34 1/4 Finals GS E. Pahlevan(6)M. Iranpourian(6) Y. Golmohammadi E. Sağlam – 2016–17 PGP 3rd 30 15 11 4 38 24 +14 56 Runners-up – F. Hatami(7) Edinho(7)A. Ghalenoei – – 2015–16 PGP 4th 30 13 12 5 43 27 +16 51 Semi-final 1/8 Final A. Nong(7) M. Iranpourian(7) Toni A. Ghalenoei – 2014–15 PGP Runners-up 30 17 7 6 58 34 +24 58 1/16 Final GS Edinho(20)S. Nariman Jahan(9) R. Khatibi Toni – 2013–14 PGP 6th 30 11 13 6 39 33 +6 45 Champions GS K. Ansarifard(14) S. Daghighi(5) M. Jalali Toni – 2012–13 PGP Runners-up 34 18 11 5 55 32 +23 65 1/8 Final GS M. Salehi(16)Flavio Paixao(10)Toni – – 2011–12 PGP Runners-up 34 19 9 6 57 32 +25 66 1/16 Final – Flavio Paixao(10)Tosi(8) A. Ghalenoei – – 2010–11 PGP 5th 34 15 12 7 42 29 +13 57 1/8 Final – A. Alizadeh(8) Karrar(8) F. Kamalvand – – 2009–10 PGP 7th 34 11 14 9 43 42 +1 47 1/8 Final – M. Ebrahimi(10)F. Kheirkhah(10) F. Kamalvand – –
Seasons
The table below chronicles the achievements of Tractor in various competitions.
Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup | ACL | Notes |
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1971–72 | Local League | 4th | Not held | Not held | Region C |
1972–73 | 2nd Division
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4th | Group B | ||
1973–74 | 2nd Division
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2nd | |||
1974–75 | 2nd Division
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1st | Promoted | ||
1975–76 | Takht Jamshid Cup | 16th | Final | Relegated | |
1976–77 | 2nd Division
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2nd | 1/8 Final | Promoted | |
1977–78 | Takht Jamshid Cup | 5th | Not held | ||
1978–79 | Takht Jamshid Cup | did not finish | |||
1980–81 | Tabriz Football League
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10th | did not qualify | Relegated | |
1981–82 | Tabriz Football League's 2nd Div.
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1st | Promoted | ||
1982–83 | Tabriz Football League
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6th | |||
1983–84 | 5th | ||||
1984–85 | 1st | ||||
1985–86 | 2nd | ||||
1986–87 | 3rd | ||||
1987–88 | 2nd | ||||
1988–89 | 2nd | ||||
1989–90 | Qods League
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4th | Quarter-finals | ||
1990–91 | 2nd Division
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3rd | 1/8 Final | Promoted | |
1991–92 | Azadegan League | 10th | Not held | ||
1992–93 | 3rd | Not held | |||
1993–94 | 8th | Final | |||
1994–95 | 9th | First Round | Relegated | ||
1995–96 | 2nd Division
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2nd | Second Round | Promoted | |
1996–97 | Azadegan League | 11th | Second Round | ||
1997–98 | 9th | Not held | |||
1998–99 | 11th | Second Round | |||
1999–00 | 6th | 1/16 Final | |||
2000–01 | 12th | Second Round | |||
2001–02 | Iran Pro League
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14th | Third Round | Relegated | |
2002–03 | Azadegan League | 3rd | Second Round | ||
2003–04 | 8th | Third Round | |||
2004–05 | 7th | Third Round | |||
2005–06 | 2nd | Second Round | |||
2006–07 | 1st | Second Round | Promoted to Play Off | ||
2007–08 | 4th | 1/16 Final | |||
2008–09 | 1st | Quarter-finals | Promoted | ||
2009–10 | Persian Gulf Cup
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7th | Second Round | ||
2010–11 | 5th | 1/8 Final | |||
2011–12 | 2nd | 1/16 Final | |||
2012–13 | 2nd | 1/8 Final | Group stage | ||
2013–14 | 6th | Champion | Group stage | ||
2014–15 | 2nd | 1/16 Final | Group stage | ||
2015–16 | 4th | Semi-final | 1/8 Final | ||
2016–17 | 3rd | Final | did not qualify
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2017–18 | 10th | Quarter-finals | Group stage | ||
2018–19 | 5th | Round of 32 | did not qualify | ||
2019–20 | 4th | Champion | |||
2020–21 | 4th | 1/8 Final | 1/8 Final | ||
2021–22 | 13th | 1/16 Final | did not qualify | ||
2022–23 | 4th | 1/16 Final | did not qualify |
Honours
Official titles
- Iran Pro League
- Runner up (3): 2014–15
- Third Place (2): 2016–17, 1992–93
- Hazfi Cup
- Runner up (1): 2020
- Winner (1): 2008–09
- East Azerbaijan Super Cup
- Winner (1): 1992
- Winner (1): 1984–85
- Winner (1): 1981–82
Unofficial titles
- Winner (2): 1995, 1996
- Winner (2): 2014, 2017
Personnel
Current coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Paco Jemez
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Assistant coaches | Luna Eslava Mohammad Nosrati Joaquín Gil |
Goalkeeper coach | Emilio Álvarez |
Fitness coach | Julio Luis Muñoz |
Technical manager | Hossein Khatibi |
Team manager | Kazem Mahmoodi |
Management
Position | Staff |
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Owner | Mohammad Reza Zonouzi
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President | hushang nasirzadeh |
Board chairman | Abbas Elyasi |
Board members |
Alireza Navin Mohammad Javad Dolfkar Ghafour Kargari Dara Ghaznavi Mohammad Ali Mojtahedi Saeed Abbasi |
Fans club president | Esmaeil Ghilichkhani |
Academy manager | Sadegh Pourhossein |
Sports statistics
- Updated to May 2017.
General information
Concept | Times |
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Seasons in Iran 1st Tier League
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23 |
Seasons in Iran 2nd Tier League | 12 |
Promotions to Iran 1st Tier League
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4 |
Participations in the Hazfi Cup
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27 |
Participations in Asian competitions | 5 |
All-time best position in Iran Pro League
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2nd |
Asian record
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League
- Accurate as of 21 January 2019
Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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AFC Champions League | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 25.00 |
Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League | |||||
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Season | Round | Rival | Home | Away | Agg. |
2013 | Group stage (Group A) |
Al-Jazira | 3–1 | 0–2 | – |
El Jaish | 2–4 | 3–3 | |||
Al-Shabab | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||
2014 | Group stage (Group C) |
Al-Ittihad
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1–0 | 0–2 | – |
Lekhwiya
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0–1 | 0–0 | |||
Al-Ain | 2–2 | 1–3 | |||
2015 | Group stage (Group D) |
Nasaf Qarshi | 1–2 | 1–2 | – |
Al-Ahli
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1–0 | 2–3 | |||
Al-Ahli
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2–2 | 0–2 | |||
2016 | Group stage (Group C) |
Al-Jazira | 4–0 | 1–0 | – |
Pakhtakor
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2–0 | 0–1 | |||
Al-Hilal
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1–2 | 2–0 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Nasr
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3–1 | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
2018 | Group stage (Group A) |
Al-Jazira | 1–1 | 0–0 | – |
Al-Ahli
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0–1 | 0–2 | |||
Al-Gharafa
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1–3 | 0–3 | |||
2021 | Group stage (Group B) |
Pakhtakor
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0–0 | 3–3 | – |
Sharjah | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Nassr | 0-1 |
Top goalscores in ACL
Rank | Player | Goals | Seasons |
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1 | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | 4 | 1 |
Farzad Hatami | 4 | 2 | |
2 | Geílson Soares
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3 | 1 |
Bakhtiar Rahmani | 3 | 1 | |
3 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi | 2 | 1 |
Edinho
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2 | 1 | |
Aloys Nong | 2 | 1 | |
Augusto
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2 | 1 | |
Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 2 | 2 | |
Mohammad Iranpourian | 2 | 4 | |
4 | Ashkan Dejagah | 1 | 1 |
Mehdi Tikdari | 1 | 1 | |
Karim Ansarifard | 1 | 1 | |
Saeed Daghighi
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1 | 1 | |
Flávio Paixão | 1 | 1 | |
Mehdi Sharifi | 1 | 1 | |
Saeid Aghaei | 1 | 1 | |
Shoja' Khalilzadeh
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1 | 1 | |
Shahin Saghebi | 1 | 2 | |
Javad Kazemian | 1 | 2 | |
Masoud Ebrahimzadeh | 1 | 2 | |
Milad Fakhreddini | 1 | 3 |
Individual records
Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 3 June 2019.
All Top Scorers
# | Name | Nationality | Goals |
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1 | Ahad Sheykhlari | Iran | 111 |
2 | Mohammad Ebrahimi
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Iran | 34 |
Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Iran | 34 | |
4 | Farzad Hatami | Iran | 31 |
5 | Edinho | Brazil | 29 |
6 | Mohammad Iranpourian | Iran | 28 |
7 | Flavio Lopes
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Brazil | 21 |
8 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi | Iran | 19 |
9 | Reza Asadi | Iran | 18 |
10 | Saman Nariman Jahan | Iran | 17 |
All Top Appearances
# | Name | Nationality | Apps |
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1 | Ahad Sheykhlari | Iran | 452 |
2 | Mehdi Kiani | Iran | 296 |
3 | Mohammad Ebrahimi
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Iran | 216 |
4 | Mohammad Reza Akhbari | Iran | 174 |
5 | Mohammad Iranpourian | Iran | 165 |
6 | Masoud Ebrahimzadeh | Iran | 159 |
7 | Morteza Asadi | Iran | 142 |
8 | Mohammad Nosrati | Iran | 123 |
9 | Ehsan Haji Safi
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Iran | 117 |
10 | Farzad Hatami | Iran | 113 |
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