F.C. Aboomoslem

Infobox Football club
clubname = Aboomoslem


fullname = Football Club Aboomoslem
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founded = July 1970
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ground = Samen Stadium
Mashhad
Iran
capacity = 35,000
chairman = flagicon|Iran Gen. Mostafa Bani-Asad
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = flagicon|Iran Hadi Bargizar
league = Persian Gulf Cup
season = 2007-08
position = Persian Gulf Cup, 4th
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Football Club Aboomoslem (PerB|باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم) is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Khorasan. They play in the Iranian Premier League.The team used to be sponsored by the Iranian military but are now sponsored by Iranian car manufacturer Iran Khodro.

History

Establishment

In 1970 a group of football players from Mashhad decided to create a new football team by the name of Aboomoslem. Most of the players on the team knew each other and were from the "Shah Abbasi Tri-way" area. They had grown up playing football on the dirt fields of the area. When the Takht Jamshid Cup was created, a qualification tournament for provincial representatives was set up in Isfahan. Another club from Mashhad, named "Aria F.C." represented the province of Khorasan but they were not able to make into the Takht Jamshid Cup.

After defeat in the tournament, it was decided that for Khorasan to have a powerful football team, Aboomoslem and Aria must merge together. Three brothers by the names of Ataollah, Asghar and Heshmat Mohajerani helped to merge the clubs, and Aboomoslem was able to make it to the 1975 Takht Jamshid Cup, which was the top football league in Iran before the Iranian revolution. The team originally only wore black, but red was added late on. With the purchase of great players like Asgarkhani, Majid Tashrefi, Masih Mashihnia, Alireza Ligarab, Hossein Omidvar and Mahmoud Ebrahimzadeh they were able to become the best non-Tehran based club in the league that year. Success was short lived and the team was relegated the next season, staying in the 2nd division until the revolution.

1980s

Like most sporting clubs in Iran, the revolution and the Iran-Iraq War severely limited the team's activities. From 1980 to 1984 the club participated in almost no meaningful competitions. This changed when in late 1984 local and provincial leagues were set up. In 1986 Aboomoslem won the Mashhad city league and the provincial championship in the following season. In the late eighties, "Shahdiran Inc." sponsored the team, giving the club a better chance at success. After the war the local and provincial leagues were scrapped in favor of nation-wide leagues.

1990s

Aboomoslem made it to the newly established Azadegan League and participated during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, but was relegated after only two years. It was during this time that Aboomoslem's most famous player, Khodadad Azizi was discovered. Once relegated the club struggled dramatically, being relegated all the way to the third division, which was a local league. Shahdiran stopped sponsoring the team and was replaced by soft drink company, "Khoshgovar". After several seasons in the lower leagues, Aboomoslem finally made it back to the top level of Iranian football, gaining promotion to the Azadegan League during the 1997-98 season. Aboomoslem had been in a poor financial situation that season, as Khoshgovar had stopped being its sponsor. Aboomoslem's only revenue came from advertisements and support from club fans, but surprisingly won promotion with the help of former Aboomoslem player, Akbar Misaghian. Aboomoslem again only stayed in the league for two seasons and was relegated during the 1999-2000 season. Around the same time the club went back to its roots, once again being sponsored by the Iranian police.

IPL

They were promoted again in the next season and debuted in Iran's first fully professional league, the IPL, for the 2001-02 season. They have remained in the IPL since with two 5th place finishes being their best results. During this time the club has shown its skill for finding talented players, with famous Iranian football players such as Reza Enayati, Mojtaba Jabari and Andranik Teymourian all making their names there. After the 2004-05 season Aboomoslem's new sponsor became Iran Khodro.

Recent

In 2006 Khodadad Azizi joined the club as an advisor, beginning his new life in football management after retirement from playing. Akbar Misaghian the club's manager for the past two seasons resigned after the first week of the 2006-07 season due to financial disagreements with management. In January 2007, it became official and Khodadad Azizi was named manager of Aboomoslem. He was sacked in less than a year, replaced by Parviz Mazloomi in October 2007.

tadium

The club currently plays in Samen Stadium after years of playing in Mashhad's Takhti Stadium. The club recently announced plans to construct their own stadium with the help of the provincial government. The land was awarded to the team during Karim Malahi's time as club chairman. Construction was planned to begin March 2007 in the Elahieh area of Mashhad. [cite web
title=fa icon كلنگ ورزشگاه اختصاصي ابومسلم به زمين مي‌خورد
url=http://www.ipna.ir/Negaresh_Site/Fullstory/?Id=172449
publisher=IPNA
accessdate=2007-01-21] .

eason-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Aboomoslem in various competitions.

Honours

*Hazfi Cup:Runner-Up:2005
*Khorasan Football LeagueChampions: 1988, 1990
*Mashhad Football LeagueChampions: 1986

Players

"As of December 1 2007 according to the [http://www.iplstats.com/playersteam1.htm IPLSTATS website] "

First-team squad

2008/2009 Transfers

In:

Out:

Former players

"For details on former players, see ."

World Cup Players

"'flagicon|Argentina 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
* Ershad Yousefi"'flagicon|Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup
* Andranik Teymourian
* Franck Atsou

Notable players

*Players in bold have capped for their national teams.1970 to 1980s

* Mehdi Asgarkhani
* Mahmoud Ebrahimzadeh
* Alireza Ligarab
* Masih Masihnia
* Hossein Omidvar
* Majid Tashrefi1980s
* Khodadad Azizi
* Akbar Misaghian
* Ali Hanteh
* Mohammad Azam
* Ramezan Shokri1990s
* Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
* Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh
* Hamidreza Ebrahimi

2000s
* Andranik Teymourian
* Mohammad Nosrati
* Hossein Badamaki
* Reza Enayati
* Ershad Yousefi
* Fereydoon Fazli
* Pasha Aliyev
* Mehdi Hasheminasab
* Mojtaba Jabari
* Begench Kuliyev
* Kurbangeldi Durdiyev
* Ali Mousavi
* Mohammad Mansouri
* Daniel Olerum
* Ivan Petrovic
* Franck Atsou
*flagicon|Iraq Jassim Mohammed Ghulam

Notes

References

* cite web
url=http://www.aboomoslem.ir/chistory.aspx?msid=M06P2
title=fa icon تاریخچه باشگاه
work=Official Club Website
accessmonthday=12 October
accessyear=2006

* cite web
url=http://www.iranmania.com/news/sports/pro_league04_05/teams/Aboumoslem.asp
title= fa icon ابومسلم مشهد
work=Iranmania.com
accessmonthday=12 October
accessyear=2006

External links

Official

* [http://www.aboomoslem.ir/ Official club website]