Gostaresh Foulad F.C.

Gostaresh Foulad
گسترش فولاد
Full name Gostaresh Foulad Tabriz Football Club
Nickname(s) Göy Dəmirçilər (The Blue Smiths)
Founded 2008; 8 years ago
Ground Bonyan Diesel Stadium
Ground Capacity 12,000
Owner Mohammad Reza Zonuzi
Chairman Gholam Reza Samandar
Manager Faraz Kamalvand
League Persian Gulf Pro League
2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League, 9th
Website Club home page

Gostaresh Foulad Tabriz Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال گسترش فولاد تبریز‎‎) is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, Iran. The club was founded in 2008. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were promoted from the Azadegan League in the 2012–13 season. The club is owned by Mohammad Reza Zonuzi, an Iranian businessman and economist. Gostaresh is one of the few privately owned clubs in Iran.

Gostaresh Foolad also has a futsal team in the senior, under 22's, under 19's, under 17's, and under 15's levels.

History

Establishment

Formed in 2008, Gostaresh took over the licence of Niroye Zamini when they ran into financial difficulties. Gostaresh had played the previous season in Iran Football's 3rd Division, placing first overall.

Azadegan League

While providing limited results in the clubs inaugural season in the Azadegan League, Gostaresh found success in the Hazfi Cup.

The team reached the finals by securing a 2–0 victory over Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan[1] The victory sealed Gostaresh a meeting with Asian powerhouse Persepolis in the Hazfi Cup final.[1] Clearly outmatched, Gostaresh lost the home leg 1–0 from a goal by Persepolis forward Sheys Rezaei, who scored in the 12th minute.[2] In the second leg at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, gostaresh lost 3–1 for a total aggregate loss of 4 goals to 1, giving Persepolis the Hazfi Cup.[3]

In the 2011–2012 season Luka Bonacic took over the clubs managerial role, at the end of the year Gostaresh was tied for second place and a shot at promotion, but goal difference dropped them to third, and hopes of promotion were destroyed on the final day.

The 2012–2013 season saw the introduction of Rasoul Khatibi, his tactics seemed to work and Gostaresh easily clinched automatic promotion to the Iran Pro League

Persian Gulf Pro League

Gostaresh Foolad play in the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season. They lost in the round of 16 of the Hazfi Cup to Azadegan League side Sanat Naft Abadan. In their first year in the league, Gostaresh had a decent season, finishing 10th.

After a bad start to the 2014–15 season Mehdi Tartar was fired as head coach of the club and replaced by Faraz Kamalvand who saved Gostaresh from relegation, finishing in 11th place.

Under Faraz Kamalvand Gostaresh had their best ever season in the 2015–16 season, finishing in record ninth place. In the summer of 2016, Gostaresh signaled their big ambitions to Iranian football with several big purchases. Namely Brazilian goalkeeper Fernando de Jesus from champions Esteghlal Khuzestan and former Cameroonian international and Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Mathias Chago from Foolad.

Stadium

Bonyan Diesel Stadium is Gostaresh Foolad's main stadium with the capacity of 12,000. The stadium and its complex includes two grass pitches. The club aim's to get an A rating from the Asian Football Confederation regarding their stadium. Starting in the 2014–15 season the club will play its home games at Bonyan Diesel Stadium.

Kit

Since the clubs establishment in 2008, the teams has worn an all blue home kit with an all white away kit, corresponding with the clubs logo. From 2008 to 2014 Gostaresh's kit sponsor was German company Uhlsport who also supplied the Iran national football team and a large number of other Iranian clubs. Starting in the summer of 2014 the club switched to Spanish company Kelme. After only one season with Kelme, Gostaresh once again switched sponsors and chose Iranian based company Merooj.

Season-by-season

Gostaresh Foulad in 2015.

The table below chronicles the achievements of Gostaresh Foolad F.C. in various competitions since 2009.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2008–09 3rd Division 1st Did not qualify Promoted
2009–10 Azadegan League 8th Final
2010–11 Azadegan League 3rd 3rd Round
2011–12 Azadegan League 9th Round of 32
2012–13 Azadegan League 1st Did not qualify Promoted
2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup 10th Round of 16
2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League 11th Round of 16
2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League 9th Round of 16

International Friendlies

Since its establishment Gostaresh has played a number of European friendlies. Their biggest result came on 3 July 2016 after defeating Turkish runners up Fenerbahçe.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Players

First Team Squad

As of June 9, 2016.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Fernando de Jesus Ribeiro
2 Iran DF Mohsen Hamidi
4 Iran DF Ali MalaeiU21
5 Brazil MF Magno Batista
6 Iran DF Mehran Farziyat
7 Iran FW Yousef Seyyedi U21
8 Iran DF Morteza Asadi (captain)
9 Iran FW Mohammadreza Khalatbari
10 Iran FW Dariush Shojaeian
11 Iran FW Mohammad Amin Darvishi
12 Iran GK Kourosh Maleki
14 Iran DF Mohsen Hosseini
16 Iran MF Alireza Naghizadeh
17 Iran MF Amin Khatibi U21
No. Position Player
18 Iran MF Siamak Koohnavard
23 Iran DF Amin Taghizadeh U23
27 Iran MF Ali CheraghaliU21
28 Iran FW Alireza Arjmandian U21
29 Brazil FW Chimba
33 Iran Shahin Mahmoudi U21
35 Iran DF Mohammad Moghanlou U21
40 Iran DF Babak Hatami
61 Iran FW Masoud Ebrahimzadeh
77 Iran DF Mostafa Ekrami
– Iran FW Nima Mokhtari U21
– Iran FW Reza Khaleghifar

Head coaches

Manager Years
Iran Hossein KhatibiJan 2009 – March 2010
Iran Farhad KazemiMarch 2010 – Dec 2010
Croatia Luka BonačićDec 15, 2010 – June 25, 2011
Germany Engin FiratJuly 1, 2011 – Sept 30, 2011
Iran Mohammad Hossein ZiaeiOct 2011 – Feb 2012
Iran Hadi BargizarFeb 2012 – July 2012
Iran Rasoul KhatibiJuly 1, 2012 – Jan 2, 2014
Iran Mehdi TartarJan 2, 2014 – Oct 3, 2014
Iran Faraz KamalvandOct 4, 2014–

Coaching Staff

Staff [7] Name
Head coach Iran Faraz Kamalvand
Assistant coach Iran Amir Khodakaram
Assistant coach Iran Bijan Taheri
Assistant coach Iran Satar Nobarimehr
Coach Iran Mohammad Farshbaf
Coach Iran Farhad Koochakzadeh
Coach Iran Abbas Aghaei
Goalkeeping Coach Iran Darius Esfandiari
Analyzer Iran Alireza Moradi
Doctor Iran Darius Khalil Pourazar
Physiotherapist Iran Musa Najmi
Physiotherapist Iran Hossein Atar Nosrati
Physiotherapist Iran Sasan Assadi Eskandani
Technical Manager Iran Hassan Azarnia

Management

Position Name
owner Mohammad Reza Zonuzi
President Gholam Reza Samandar
Vice President Jamshid Khatibi
Chairman of the Board Hamid Hosseinzadeh
Academy manager Abbas Aghaei

Achievements

Runners-up (1): 2009–10
Winner (1): 2012–13
Winner (1): 2008–09
Fair play Team of the Year: 2014–15[8]

Unofficial titles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Iran: Gostaresh Stun Zob Ahan To Earn Dream Final Against Persepolis". Goal.com. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Persepolis reaching for Hazfi Cup title [VIDEO". PersianLeague.com. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  3. ↑ "Persepolis wins cup elimination final [VIDEO". PersianLeague.com. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  4. ↑ http://m.ligtv.com.tr/mac-merkezi/eskisehirspor-gostaresh?id=111152004
  5. ↑ http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1338396/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1-%DA%AF%D9%84-%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA%DA%86%D9%87
  6. ↑ "گسترش فولاد". Ffiri.ir. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  7. ↑ http://www.gftclub.ir/personlist-14-1-1-1-mainteam.html
  8. ↑ http://khabaronline.ir/detail/439605/sport/premiere-league

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