F.C. Aboomoslem

Abu Muslimابومسلم
Full nameFootball Club Abu Muslim
NicknamesBlack Pearl (Persian: مرواريد سياه, Morvarid-e Siyah)
Founded1970 (1970)
Dissolved2016
GroundSamen StadiumMashhadIran
Capacity27,000
Websitewww.aboumoslem.ir

Football Club Abu Muslim (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم خراسان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xorasan), commonly known as Abu Muslim, was an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan. The club was founded in 1970 and is named after Abbasid-eraPersian general Abu Muslim, who led the Abbasid Revolution that toppled the Umayyad dynasty.[1][2]

The football team played its home games at the Samen Stadium which has a seating capacity of 27,000.[3] The club is owned and supported by Mohammad Reza Abbasi.[4]

Abu Muslim won four League 2 trophies, three Khorasan League titles, and one final participation in the Hazfi Cup. Abu Muslim holds a long-standing enmity with provincial rivals Payam Khorasan known as the Mashhad derby.

History

Establishment

In 1970 a group of football players from Mashhad decided to create a new football team by the name of Abu Muslim. After defeat in the tournament, it was decided that for Khorasan to have a powerful football team, Abu Muslim and Aria must merge. Three brothers helped to merge the clubs, and Abu Muslim 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. Success was short lived and the team was relegated the next season, staying in the 2nd division until the revolution.

Post Revolution

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 the late 1980s, Shahdiran Inc. sponsored the team. After the war the local and provincial leagues were scrapped in favor of nationwide leagues.

Abu Muslim 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. 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, Abu Muslim finally made it back to the top level of Iranian football, gaining promotion to the Azadegan League during the 1997–98 season. Abu Muslim had been in a poor financial situation that season, as Khoshgovar had stopped being its sponsor. Abu Muslim's only revenue came from advertisements and support from club fans, but surprisingly won promotion. Abu Muslim 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.

Iran Pro League

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. After the 2004–05 season Abu Muslim's new sponsor became Iran Khodro.

Recent

In 2006 Khodadad Azizi joined the club as an advisor, 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, Khodadad Azizi was named manager of Abu Muslim. He was sacked less than a year later and replaced by Parviz Mazloomi in October 2007. The club had a very difficult season which they avoided the relegation in the last week and changed three head coaches and three chairmen but their instability continued for the 2009–10 season where they finished last and got relegated. In 2014 for the first time in the club's history the team was relegated to the 2nd Division.

Bankruptcy

Because of the financial problems suffered by the club, On 7 September 2014 the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports declared the bankruptcy of F.C. Abu Muslim. The new chairman Mehdi Biglari re-established the club in 2014 as Toloe Nasl e Abu Muslim Football Club. Abu Muslim restarted operations in 2016 and started competing in the fourth tier.

Logo history

Mashhad Derby

The Mashhad derby also known as the Khorasan derby is a football local derby match between F.C. Abu Muslim and Payam Khorasan. Nowadays it has lost its status to more popular derbies such as Esfahan derby, Ahvaz derby and Shiraz derby.

Stadium

The club currently plays in Samen Stadium after years of playing in Mashhad's Takhti Stadium. The club 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.[5]

Supporters

Fan base

Abu Muslim is the most popular club from Khorasan.

Famous fans

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Abu Muslim in various competitions.

Season Division League Position Hazfi CupNotes
1973–1974 2 2nd Division7th Not held
1974–1975 2 2nd Division1stNot heldPromoted
1975–19761 Takht Jamshid Cup5th 1/16 Final
1976–19771 Takht Jamshid Cup16th 1/8 Final Relegated
1977–19782 2nd Division1stNot heldPromoted
1978–19791 Takht Jamshid CupDid not finish Not held
1979–1984 Not heldNot held
1984–1985 1 Mashhad Football League 1stNot held
1985–1986 1 Mashhad Football League 1stNot held
1987–1988 1 Khorasan Football League 1st1/16 Final
1988–1989 1 Khorasan Football League 2nd 1/8 Final
1989–1990 1 Khorasan Football League 1stDid not qualify Promoted
1990–19912 2nd Division1st1/8 Final Promoted
1991–19921 Azadegan League12th Not held
1992–19931 Azadegan League8th Not heldRelegated
1993–1994 3 Khorasan Football League 1stDid not qualify Promoted
1994–19952 2nd Division4th Did not qualify
1995–19962 2nd Division3rd Second round
1996–19972 2nd Division5th Second round
1997–19982 2nd Division4th Not heldPromoted
1998–19991 Azadegan League8th 1/8 Final
1999–20001 Azadegan League11th 1/16 Final Relegated
2000–20012 2nd Division1st1/16 Final Promoted
2001–20021 Iran Pro League5th 1/8 Final
2002–20031 Iran Pro League12th
2003–20041 Iran Pro League10th 1/8 Final
2004–20051 Iran Pro League8th Final
2005–20061 Iran Pro League5th 1/8 Final
2006–20071 Iran Pro League6th
2007–20081 Iran Pro League4th 1/16 Final
2008–20091 Iran Pro League15th 1/16 Final
2009–20101 Iran Pro League17th 1/8 Final Relegated
2010–20112 Azadegan League5th 2nd round
2011–20122 Azadegan League6th 1/8 Final
2012–20132 Azadegan League6th 1/4 Final
2013–20142 Azadegan League12th Third round Relegated
2014–20153 2nd Division6th Fourth round
2015–20163 2nd Division10th First round Relegated
2016–20174 3rd Division8th Relegated
2017–20184 3rd Division5th Relegated

Club chairmen

Club managers

Honours

Club honours

League

  • 2nd Division
  • Khorasan Football League
    • Champions (5): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94
    • Runners-up (1): 1988–89
  • Mashhad Football League
    • Champions (2): 1984–85, 1985–86

Cup

Individual honours

top scorers in Iranian League

Season Player Goals
1998–99IranAbduljalil Golcheshmeh14
2001–02IranReza Enayati17
2006–07NigeriaDaniel Olerum17

Players

As of 10 September 2013:[7]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.Nation Player
— DF IRNMohsen Neysani
— DF IRNMehdi Kiani
— DF IRNMeisam Khosravi
— DF IRNMohammad Rostami
— DF IRNBijan Koushki
— DF IRNSeyed Mohammad Hosseini(captain)
— MF IRNHadi Jafari
—  IRNMohammad Ahmadpour
— MF IRNAli Haghdoost
— MF IRNMohammad Mansouri
— MF IRNHamid Sharafi
— MF IRNFarzad Hamidi
— MF IRNDavoud Daneshdoost
No.Pos.Nation Player
—  IRNMohammad Ghahreman
—  IRNMohammad Gholipour
—  IRNAmir Mohebbi
—  IRNAli Molayi
—  IRNMostafa Bijani
—  IRNAli Nademi (U23)
—  IRNVahid Jalali (U23)
—  IRNAdel Sarshar (U23)
—  IRNJamil Zobeidavi (U23)
—  IRNFarzad Khanifar (U23)
—  IRNsaeid emarloo (U23)
—  IRNSaeed Jalalian (U23)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2013–14.

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:Aboomoslem players.

Aboomoslem Players at major tournaments

The following players were selected for their national teams for major tournaments while playing for Aboomoslem:

Cup Players
Iran1976 AFC Asian CupIranMehdi Asgarkhani
Jordan2000 WAFF ChampionshipIranHamid Reza Ebrahimi
Argentina2001 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipIranErshad Yousefi
Syria2002 WAFF ChampionshipIranReza Enayati
Saudi Arabia2005 Islamic Solidarity GamesIranFereydoon FazliIranMojtaba JabbariIranAndranik Teymourian
Germany2006 FIFA World CupIranAndranik Teymourian

References

  1. ^Bahramian, Ali; Sajjadi, Sadeq; Bernjian, Farhoud (2008). "Abū Muslim al-Khurāsānī". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica. Brill Online. doi:10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0113. Abū Muslim al-Khurāsānī was a famous Persian dāʿī (missionary) and commander (ca. 100–137/ca. 718–754).
  2. ^Encyclopedia.com "c.728–755, Persian leader of the Abbasid revolution."
  3. ^"استادیوم | ورزشگاه | stadium on Instagram: "#اختصاصی ✅نصب صندلی های جدیدِ استادیوم ثامن مشهد آغاز شده است. ✅ تعداد 27000 صندلی در استادیوم نصب خواهد شد. 🗂بازنشر مطالب "کانال و پیج استادیوم 19" با ذکر منبع بلامانع می باشد. 🏟 @stadium19‌‌ #stadium19 #stadium #mashhad #iran #ورزشگاه_ثامن #مشهد #خراسان #مشهد #ورزشگاه #استادیوم #ایران #ابومسلم"".
  4. ^"ابومسلم در آستانه احیای دوباره". 25 October 2020.
  5. ^كلنگ ورزشگاه اختصاصي ابومسلم به زمين مي‌خورد (in Persian). IPNA. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  6. ^"كلوپ هواداران ابومسلم خراسان – فصل 1387-88 [بایگانی] – صفحه 4 – Parsfootball Forums-انجمنهای گفتگوی پارس فوتبال". anjoman.parsfootball.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  7. ^"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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