{{Short description|Iranian football club}} {{infobox football club | clubname = Naft Tehran<br> نفت تهران | current = 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League | image = | image_size = 180px | fullname = Naft Tehran Football Club<br>باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران | nickname = ''Black Cats''<br>''Yellow Ghosts''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1243419/15-18 |title=نفتتهران ـ گربه سیاه تیمهای عربستانی :: ورزش سه |publisher=Varzesh3.com |access-date= 2017-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fdn.ir/content/view/74169/75/ |title=فرهیختگان - نفت تهران ۱-۰ پرسپولیس؛ ارواح زرد عزت یحیی را تضمین کرد ! |publisher=Fdn.ir |access-date=2017-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822020626/http://fdn.ir/content/view/74169/75 |archive-date=2015-08-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | founded = 23 August 1950 | dissolved = | ground = [[Takhti Stadium (Tehran)|Takhti Stadium]]<br>[[Tehran]] | capacity = 30,122 | owner = Tehran Kar Rasa Company | chairman = | manager = | league = [[League 3 (Iran)|League 3]] | season = [[2019–20 Iran Football's 3rd Division|2019–20]] | position = [[League 3 (Iran)|League 3]], 3rd (Group A) |pattern_la1 = _navyborder |pattern_b1 = _collarnavy |pattern_ra1 = _navyborder |pattern_sh1 = |pattern_so1 = |leftarm1 = D50030 |body1 = D50030 |rightarm1 = D50030 |shorts1 = c02 |socks1 = D50030 | pattern_la2 =_blackborder| pattern_b2=_vneckblack| pattern_ra2=_blackborder| pattern_so2=_blacktop | leftarm2 =FFFF00| body2=FFFF00| rightarm2=FFFF00| shorts2=000000| socks2=FFFFFF | website = http://naftclub.com }} '''Naft Tehran Football Club''' ({{langx|fa|باشگاه فوتبال نفت تهران}}, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') was an Iranian [[association football|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 (Tehran)|Takhti Stadium]] until 2018.
Naft has finished third place in the [[Persian Gulf Pro League]] three times and has also won the [[Hazfi Cup]]. In 2015, for the first time in the club's history, Naft played in the [[AFC Champions League]]. They defeated [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] of Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 to advance to the quarter–finals where they were eliminated by [[Al-Ahli Dubai F.C.|Al-Ahli Dubai]].
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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=تیم فوتبال نفت تهران منحل شد|url=https://www.eghtesadnews.com/بخش-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7-61/246368-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%AF|access-date=2020-08-12|newspaper=اقتصادنیوز|language=fa}}</ref> Since then, Naft Tehran is participating as ''Naft Iranian Tehran'' in [[League 3 (Iran)|League 3]].
==History==
===Establishment=== On 23 August 1971, [[National Iranian Oil Company]] decided on starting a football team. Before the [[Iranian Revolution]] the team competed in the [[Tehran Province league|Tehran Football League]] for several years. In 2003, the club was competing in the Tehran Local Leagues. In 2005, they were promoted to the [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]].
Naft Tehran was competing in [[2008–09 Iran Football's 2nd Division|Iran's 2nd Division]] and they turned out to be one of the best teams. In the first round, they had managed to score 36 goals and convecting only 14, they were on top of [[Iranjavan F.C.|Iranjavan]] with 38 points. In the second round, they came out second at the Group B. They were just under [[Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C.|Mes Sarcheshmeh]] with 3 points away and 1 point on top of [[Esteghlal Jonub Tehran F.C.|Esteghlal Jonub Tehran]], Naft Tehran after promoted to [[Azadegan League]].
===Promotion to Iran Pro League=== After three years of competing in the 2nd Division, Naft was promoted to the [[Azadegan League]]. Naft Tehran started the season well in [[Azadegan League]] and eventually became first in the group tables. Naft Tehran came out with a huge goal difference by conceding the fewest goals, and they were on top of the table by 1 point from [[Damash Gilan F.C.|Damash Gilan]] They didn't score much as their top scorer [[Akbar Saghiri]] scored 7 goals in the league. It was the first time ever that Naft Tehran went to [[Iran Pro League]].
====Iran Pro League==== [[File:Nafttehran.png|thumb|230px|Naft Tehran players in 2011–12 season]] Naft Tehran was competing in [[2008–09 Iran Football's 2nd Division|Iran's 2nd Division]] and they turned out to be one of the best teams. In the first round they had managed to score 36 goals and conceding only 14, they were on top of [[Iranjavan F.C.|Iranjavan]] with 38 points. In the second round they came out second at the Group B. They were just under [[Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C.|Mes Sarcheshmeh]] with 3 points away and 1 point on top of [[Esteghlal Jonub Tehran F.C.|Esteghlal Jonub Tehran]], Naft Tehran after promoted to [[Azadegan League]].
Naft Tehran started the season well in [[Azadegan League]] and eventually became first in the group tables. Naft Tehran came out with a huge goal difference by conceding the fewest goals, and they were on top of the table by one point from [[Damash Gilan F.C.|Damash Gilan]]. They didn't score much as their top scorer [[Akbar Saghiri]] scored seven goals in the league. It was the first time ever that Naft Tehran went to [[Persian Gulf Pro League]].
====Champions League==== On the final day of the [[2013–14 Iran Pro League]] season, Naft lead the league and had an opportunity to win the league. However, Naft lost to [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] and dropped to 3rd place, which was still good enough for a spot in the [[AFC Champions League]], the first time in club history the team has reached the international stage. In May 2014 [[Yahya Golmohammadi]] announced that he would not be extending his contract with Naft and had signed with [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]]. Shortly after on 31 May, Naft revealed [[Ali Reza Mansourian]] as their manager for the [[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15 season]]. The club qualified for the [[2015 AFC Champions League group stage]] after a 1–0 win over Qatari club [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] in the play-off round. Naft won its first ever Champions League game in a 2–1 victory against Saudi club [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al Shabab]]. On 6 May 2015 the club advanced to the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League.
On 15 May 2015, on the final matchday of the league, Naft went in to the final match second and tied on points with [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]], whom they played in the final match. Naft drew with Tractor 3–3 and finished third in the league, securing a Champions League play-off spot. In the [[Hazfi Cup]] final, Naft Tehran was defeated by [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]].
====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 F.C.|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 [[Alireza Mansourian]] left the club to become head coach of [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], the club hired Iranian legend [[Ali Daei]] to lead the club. After Daei took over the team in 2016, financial issues in the club continued. Despite this Naft was fighting for an [[AFC Champions League]] spot for most of the season. Naft also had success in the [[Hazfi Cup]], Daei's team defeated [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] 1–0 to advance to the final against [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]]. In the final [[Sajjad Shahbazzadeh]] scored a late winner for Naft as the club won its first major domestic title.
==== 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|2018–19]] Azadegan League will resume with remaining 17 teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6636598/%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%DB%B3-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF|title=سقوط نفت تهران به لیگ دسته ۳ قطعی شد |first=خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران - آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان |last=YJC |website=خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران - آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان - YJC}}</ref>
==Supporters== Before Naft's successful season in the [[AFC Champions League]], the club had only a few supporters who were mostly workers of the [[National Iranian Oil Company]]. In 2015 after a third-place finish in the league, reaching the final of the [[Hazfi Cup]] and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League the club gained some supporters and became the third most popular team in [[Tehran]] behind [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] and [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://footballitarin.com/link_page.php?id=225522 |title=فوتبالیترین | بیرانوند: نفت از حالا طرفدار دارد/یکی از بطریهای پرتاب شده آبمیوه بود که آن را خوردم |publisher=Footballitarin.com |date=2015-05-29 |access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref>
==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.
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:normal;" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season ! League ! Position ![[Hazfi Cup]] ![[AFC Champions League|AFC]] ! Notes |- |2003–04 | rowspan="2" |[[Tehran Football League]] |4th | | | |- |2004–05 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''1st''' | | |Promoted |- |2005–06 |[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''1st''' | | |Promoted |- |2006–07 | rowspan="3" |[[2006–07 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]] |5th | | | |- |2007–08 |7th |First round | | |- |2008–09 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''1st''' |1/16 Final | |Promoted |- |2009–10 |[[2009–10 Azadegan League|Azadegan League]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|'''1st''' |Third round | |Promoted |- |2010–11 | rowspan="8" |[[2014–15 Iran Pro League|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 | style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Runner-up | | |- |2015–16 |5th |Quarter-final |Quarter-final | |- |2016–17 |9th | style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''Champions''' |Play-off | |- |2017–18 | style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|15th |Round of 32 | |Relegated |- |2018–19 |rowspan="1" |[[2018–19 Azadegan League|Azadegan League]] | style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|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)
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===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |- !Player !Goals !Years |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Yaghoub Karimi]] | style="text-align:center;"|18 |2011–13 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)|Ali Ghorbani]] | style="text-align:center;"|15 |2013–16 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Arsalan Motahari]] | style="text-align:center;"|14 |2014–17 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Norouzi]] | style="text-align:center;"|13 |2012–14 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Ghazi (footballer)|Mohammad Ghazi]] | style="text-align:center;"|12 |2016–17 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Vahid Amiri]] | style="text-align:center;"|11 |2013–16 |- |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Josiesley Ferreira Rosa|Ferreira]] | style="text-align:center;"|11 |2010–12 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iman Mousavi]] | style="text-align:center;"|11 |2011–12 |}
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===Top scorers by season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |- !Season !Player !Goals |- |2009–10 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Akbar Saghiri]] | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |2010–11 |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Josiesley Ferreira Rosa|Ferreira]] | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- |2011–12 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iman Mousavi]] | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |2012–13 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Yaghoub Karimi]] | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- |2013–14 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Norouzi]] | style="text-align:center;"|11 |- |2014–15 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Arsalan Motahari]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |2015–16 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Vahid Amiri]] | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |2016–17 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Ghazi (footballer)|Mohammad Ghazi]] | style="text-align:center;"|12 |} {{col-end}}
===Clean sheets by season=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left" |- !Season !Player !Clean Sheet |- |2009–10 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamed Fallahzadeh]] | style="text-align:center;"|11 |- |2010–11 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hossein Ashena]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |2011–12 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hamed Fallahzadeh]] | style="text-align:center;"|13 |- |2012–13 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sosha Makani]] | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- |2013–14 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]] | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- |2014–15 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |2015–16 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alireza Beiranvand]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |2016–17 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Milad Farahani]] | style="text-align:center;"|5 |}
==Performance in AFC competitions== ===AFC Champions League record===
[[File:Naft Tehran team image in 2016.jpg|thumb|Naft Tehran team image before match against [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] in [[AFC Champions League]], 9 February 2016]] {| class="wikitable collapsible" |- ! colspan="6" style="width:560px;"|Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League |- !Season !Round !Rival !Home !Away !Agg. |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6"|[[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]] | style="text-align:center;"|Play-off | {{flagicon|QAT}} [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''–0 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"|– |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Group Stage<br>(Group B) | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''–1 | style="text-align:center;"|2–'''1''' | style="text-align:center;"|– |- |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Ain FC|Al-Ain]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''–1 | style="text-align:center;"|3–'''0''' | style="text-align:center;"|– |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''2'''–1 | style="text-align:center;"|0–'''3''' | style="text-align:center;"|– |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Knockout | {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''–0 | style="text-align:center;"|2–'''1''' | style="text-align:center;"|'''2'''–2 |- | {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Ahli Dubai F.C.|Al-Ahli]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''0'''–1 | style="text-align:center;"|2–'''1''' | style="text-align:center;"|3–'''1''' |- | style="text-align:center;"|[[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]] | style="text-align:center;"|Play-off | {{flagicon|QAT}} [[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] | style="text-align:center;"|'''0'''–2 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"|– |}
=== Top goalscorers in AFC Champions League === {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#000; background:#ff0;"|Rank ! style="color:#000; background:#ff0;"|Player ! style="color:#000; background:#ff0;"|Goals ! style="color:#000; background:#ff0;"|Seasons |- | style="text-align:center;"|1 | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Amir Arsalan Motahari]] | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2 | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Vahid Amiri]] | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Gholamreza Rezaei]] | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Leandro Padovani Celin|Leandro Padovani]] | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|3 | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ali Ghorbani (footballer, born 1990)|Ali Ghorbani]] | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Siamak Kouroshi]] | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |- | {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Reza Aliari]] | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2 |}
==Honours== [[File:Naft Tehran Hazfi Cup title.jpg|thumb|Naft players celebrating winning [[2016–17 Hazfi Cup|2016–17]] [[Hazfi Cup]] title]] ===Domestic=== *'''[[Persian Gulf Pro League]]''' **Third place (2): [[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Iran Pro League|2014–15]] *'''[[Hazfi Cup]]''' **Winners (1): [[2016–17 Hazfi Cup|2016–17]] **Runners-up (1): [[2014–15 Hazfi Cup|2014–15]] *'''[[Iranian Super Cup]]''' **Runners-up (1): [[2017 Iranian Super Cup|2017]] *'''[[Azadegan League]]''' **Champions (1): [[2009–10 Azadegan League|2009–10]] *'''[[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]]''' **Champions (1): [[2008–09 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2008–09]] *'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]]''' **Champions (1): [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2005–06]] *'''[[Tehran Province League]]''' **Champions (1): [[Tehran Province League|2004–05]]
===Invitational=== *'''Afghanistan Republic Day Cup''' **Runners-up (1): 1974<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan): Palmares|website=rsssf.com|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002123509/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|archive-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Naft Tehran F.C.}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130723090308/http://www.naftclub.com/ Official Website]}}
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