F.C. Aboomoslem Explained

Clubname:Abu Muslim
ابومسلم
Fullname:Football Club Abu Muslim
Nickname:Black Pearl (Persian: مرواريد سياه, Morvarid-e Siyah)
Dissolved:2016
Ground:Samen Stadium
Mashhad
Iran
Capacity:27,000
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
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Website:http://www.aboumoslem.ir/

Football Club Abu Muslim (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم خراسان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Abumislâm-e Xorasan), commonly known as Abu Muslim, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes in the League 3. The club was founded in 1970 and is named after Abbasid-era Persian general Abu Muslim, who led the Abbasid Revolution that toppled the Umayyad dynasty.[1] [2]

The football team plays 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.

Mashhad Derby

See main article: 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.

SeasonDivisionLeaguePositionHazfi CupNotes
1973–197422nd Division7thNot held
1974–197522nd Divisionbgcolor=gold1stNot heldPromoted
1975–19761Takht Jamshid Cup5th1/16 Final
1976–19771Takht Jamshid Cup16th1/8 FinalRelegated
1977–197822nd Divisionbgcolor=gold1stNot heldPromoted
1978–19791Takht Jamshid CupDid not finishNot held
1979–1984Not heldNot held
1984–19851Mashhad Football Leaguebgcolor=gold1stNot held
1985–19861Mashhad Football Leaguebgcolor=gold1stNot held
1987–19881Khorasan Football Leaguebgcolor=gold1st1/16 Final
1988–19891Khorasan Football Leaguebgcolor=silver2nd1/8 Final
1989–19901Khorasan Football Leaguebgcolor=gold1stDid not qualifyPromoted
1990–199122nd Divisionbgcolor=gold1st1/8 FinalPromoted
1991–19921Azadegan League12thNot held
1992–19931Azadegan League8thNot heldRelegated
1993–19943Khorasan Football Leaguebgcolor=gold1stDid not qualifyPromoted
1994–199522nd Division4thDid not qualify
1995–199622nd Division3rdSecond round
1996–199722nd Division5thSecond round
1997–199822nd Division4thNot heldPromoted
1998–19991Azadegan League8th1/8 Final
1999–20001Azadegan League11th1/16 FinalRelegated
2000–200122nd Divisionbgcolor=gold1st1/16 FinalPromoted
2001–20021Iran Pro League5th1/8 Final
2002–20031Iran Pro League12th
2003–20041Iran Pro League10th1/8 Final
2004–20051Iran Pro League8thbgcolor=silverFinal
2005–20061Iran Pro League5th1/8 Final
2006–20071Iran Pro League6th
2007–20081Iran Pro League4th1/16 Final
2008–20091Iran Pro League15th1/16 Final
2009–20101Iran Pro League17th1/8 FinalRelegated
2010–20112Azadegan League5th2nd round
2011–20122Azadegan League6th1/8 Final
2012–20132Azadegan League6th1/4 Final
2013–20142Azadegan League12thThird roundRelegated
2014–201532nd Division6thFourth round
2015–201632nd Division10thFirst roundRelegated
2016–201743rd Division8thRelegated
2017–201843rd Division5thRelegated

Club chairmen

Club managers

Honours

Club honours

League

Cup

Individual honours

top scorers in Iranian League

SeasonPlayerGoals
1998–99 Abduljalil Golcheshmeh14
2001–02 Reza Enayati17
2006–07 Daniel Olerum17

Players

As of 10 September 2013:[7]

First-team squad

(U23) (U23) (U23) (U23) (U23) (U23) (U23)

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

Former players

For details on former players, see .

Aboomoslem Players at major tournaments

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

CupPlayers
1976 AFC Asian Cup Mehdi Asgarkhani
2000 WAFF Championship Hamid Reza Ebrahimi
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship Ershad Yousefi
2002 WAFF Championship Reza Enayati
2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Fereydoon Fazli
Mojtaba Jabbari
Andranik Teymourian
2006 FIFA World Cup Andranik Teymourian

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: 2008. Encyclopaedia Islamica. Bahramian. Ali. Sajjadi. Sadeq. Bernjian. Farhoud. Madelung. Wilferd. Wilferd Madelung. Daftary. Farhad. Farhad Daftary. Abū Muslim al-Khurāsānī was a famous Persian dāʿī (missionary) and commander (ca. 100–137/ca. 718–754).. Abū Muslim al-Khurāsānī. Brill Online. 10.1163/1875-9831_isla_COM_0113.
  2. https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abu-muslim/ Encyclopedia.com
  3. Web site: 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. Web site: ابومسلم در آستانه احیای دوباره. 25 October 2020.
  5. Web site: fa:كلنگ ورزشگاه اختصاصي ابومسلم به زمين مي‌خورد . fa . . . 2007-01-21 .
  6. Web site: كلوپ هواداران ابومسلم خراسان – فصل 1387-88 [بایگانی] – صفحه 4 – Parsfootball Forums-انجمنهای گفتگوی پارس فوتبال]. anjoman.parsfootball.com. 27 November 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022529/http://anjoman.parsfootball.com/archive/index.php/t-1557-p-4.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 6 July 2018 . 6 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180706161930/http://www.aboumoslemfc.ir/post/2526 . dead .