List of Iranian football club owners
Most of football clubs in Iran, notably Esteghlal and Persepolis, are fully funded and indirectly intervented by the government and military organizations.[1][2]
Persian Gulf Pro League
| Club | Owner(s) | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal | Ministry of Youth and Sports[1] | Government |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Aria Investment Development Company[3] | Private/Industrial |
| Foolad | Foolad Khuzestan Company[4] | Government/Industrial |
| Gostaresh Foolad | Mohammad Reza Zanouzi Motlagh[5] | Private/Industrial |
| Machine Sazi | Tabriz Province Governance | Government |
| FC Mashhad | Mohammad Abbasi | Private |
| Naft Tehran | Behnam Pishro Company[6] | Private |
| Padideh | Padideh Shandiz | Private |
| Paykan | Iran Khodro | Government/Industrial |
| Persepolis | Ministry of Youth and Sports[1] | Government |
| Saba | Qom Province Governance | Government |
| Sanat Naft | NIOC[4] | Government/Industrial |
| Saipa | SAIPA Co.[4] | Government/Industrial |
| Sepahan | Mobarakeh Steel Co.[4] | Government/Industrial |
| Tractor Sazi | Revolutionary Guards Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. |
Military/Industrial |
| Zob Ahan | Isfahan Steel Co.[4] | Government/Industrial |
Azadegan League
| Club | Owner(s) | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Hormozgan | Almahdi Aluminium Co. | Government/Industrial |
| Damash Gilan | Aria Investment Development Company[3] | Private |
| Etka Gorgan | Seyyed Alireza Miri | Private/Industrial |
| Fajr Sepasi | Revolutionary Guards[4] | Military |
| Foolad Novin | Foolad Khuzestan Co. | Government/Industrial |
| Foolad Yazd | Foolad Yazd Co. | Government/Industrial |
| Giti Pasand | Ali Jannati | Private |
| Gol Gohar | Gol Gohar Mining Co. | Government/Industrial |
| Iranjavan | Private | |
| Mes Kerman | National Mes Company | Government/Industrial |
| Mes Rafsanjan | National Mes Company | Government/Industrial |
| Naft Gachsaran | Ministry of Petroleum[6] | Government/Industrial |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Ministry of Petroleum[6] | Government/Industrial |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Hossein Ghasemnejad | Private/Industrial |
| Niroo Zamini | Islamic Republic of Iran Army | Military |
| Parseh Tehran | Bahman Abedini | Private |
| Pas Hamedan | Hamedan Province Governance | Government |
| Paykan | Iran Khodro Co.[4] | Government/Industrial |
| Rahian Kermanshah | Salman Karimi | Private |
| Sanat Naft | Ministry of Petroleum[6] | Government/Industrial |
| Shahrdari Ardabil | Ardabil Municipality | Government |
| Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | Bandar Abbas Municipality | Government |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Tabriz Municipality | Government |
| Yazd Louleh | Stila Kavi Yazd | Private/Industrial |
References
- 1 2 3 A Correspondent in Tehran (September 24, 2014). "Politics, Revolutionary Guard Corps still interfere in Iranian soccer". Al-Monitor. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Momeni, Niloufar (September 22, 2011). "Iran's Esteghlal and Persepolis are in danger of Asian Champions League downgrade". Goal.com. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 "Damash and Esteghlal Khuzestan will be sold". Rad News (in Persian). January 11, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Iran's Premier League". Iran Visitor. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Zanouzi: Gostaresh Foolad's license won't be granted". Khabaronline (in Persian). May 24, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Ministry of Petroleum wants to keep Naft Masjed Soleyman in Pro League" (in Persian). SHANA: Petro Energy Information Network. November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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