Shahr Khodro Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال شهر خودرو, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahr Xodro), previously known as Padideh, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 2013[contradictory] and was known as Padideh Khorasan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پديده خراسان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Padide Xorasan) between 2013 and 2019, and between March and August 2021.[1]
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| Full name | Shahr Khodro Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Khorasan Cheetahs (Persian: یوزهای خراسان, Yuzhay-e Xorasan) | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | August 21, 2022 | ||
| Ground | Imam Reza Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 27,700 | ||
| Owner | Farhad Hamidavi | ||
| Chairman | Masoud Moamaei | ||
| Head Coach | Davoud Seyed-Abbasi | ||
| League | Azadegan League | ||
| 2021–22 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The football team plays its home games at the Imam Reza Stadium which has a seating capacity of 27,700.[2] The club is owned and supported by the Shahr Khodro Company.[3]
History edit
Mes Sarcheshmeh years edit
Azadegan League edit
Mes Sarcheshmeh was owned by Kerman's largest Copper producer "Sanate Mes Kerman", the same company that owned Mes Kerman. Mes Sarcheshmeh was founded in 1998 together with several other clubs by the Copper company of Kerman. The club experienced great success in the years 2008 to 2011, being promoted twice during this period.
After a third-place finish in the 2007–2008 season, they gained promotion the following year, finishing in first place. While being tipped as favourites for the drop, they beat the odds and finished in a respectable fifth spot. The following season proved to be their last, in the Azadegan League 1 as they won the league due to their better goal difference compared to runners up Aluminium Hormozgan. This meant that Mes Sarcheshme had been promoted to the Iranian Premier League for the first time.
Promotion to the Iran Pro League edit
Mes Sarcheshme was the second team owned by "Sanat Mes Kerman" to have reached the Premier League, the other team is Mes Kerman. Mes Sarcheshme could not make an impact in the IPL and were relegated. In July 2013, the club was moved from Kerman to Mashhad and renamed to Padideh Shandiz for two seasons.
Padideh Shandiz edit
When 2012–13 season ended, Mes Sarcheshmeh had given up from administrating a professional football club. They sold their football club to Padideh Shandiz as of July 2013. New owners moved the club to Mashhad and introduced Akbar Misaghian as club boss.[4] Padideh was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League in the following season, and were crowned champions of the Azadegan League, after beating Naft Masjed Soleyman 1–0 in the final. Before their first season in the Iran Pro League, Padideh made several big name signings, namely Reza Enayati and Milan Jovanović. Padideh made the semi–final of the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup but lost to Naft Tehran on penalties.
Shahr Khodro defeated Qatar's Al Sailiya FC 5–4 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium on Tuesday to secure a place at 2020 ACL for the first time in history. Shahr Khodro became the 13th club from Iran to reach the group stage.[5]
Logo, color and kit edit
Logo edit
Shahr Khodro Football Club has a red and yellow logo with the image of a cheetah on it; The main color of the logo is red and the football ball symbol at the bottom of the cheetah image also indicates the importance of football and the main discipline of the club.
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2013–2019 -
2019–2021 -
2021
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2021–2022
Color edit
Shahr Khodro is generally known for its red color; This color is also used in the logo and the shirt.[6]
Kit edit
The first kit of this team is red and the second kit is usually white.[7][8]
Stadium edit
They currently play at Imam Reza Stadium. The stadium is in an area of Mashhad that belongs to the Astan Quds Razavi (AQR), a charitable foundation which manages the Imam Reza shrine. The stadium is located in the eastern side of the 2,000-hectare (7.7 sq mi) AQR Sports Complex and has a 5.4-hectare (13-acre) area. In addition to the football stadium, the complex has ten sport salons including tennis, basketball and volleyball arenas, swimming pools and water collection. The complex also has amphitheater, conference hall, dining hall, museum and coaching classes.[9]
Rivals edit
The Mashhad derby (Persian: شهرآورد مشهد) also known as the Razavi Khorasan derby (Persian: شهرآورد خراسان رضوی) is a football local derby match between the four most popular clubs from Mashhad: Aboomoslem and Payam and Siah Jamegan and Padideh.[citation needed] Back in the 1980s and early 1990s was Iran's second most important derby after the Tehran derby.[citation needed] Nowadays it has lost its status to more popular derbies such as Isfahan derby, Ahvaz derby, Tabriz derby, Guilan derby, Shiraz derby and Mazandaran derby.[citation needed]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Officials edit
Managers edit
| Name | Nat | From | To |
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| Akbar Misaghian | 
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July 2013 | May 2014 |
| Alireza Marzban | 
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May 2014 | July 2015 |
| Mohammad Reza Mohajeri |
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July 2015 | June 2018 |
| Yahya Golmohammadi |
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June 2018 | January 2020 |
| Mojtaba Sarasiaei |
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January 2020 | July 2020 |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh |
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July 2020 | August 2020 |
| Mehdi Rahmati |
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August 2020 | 2021 |
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Mehdi Rahmati
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| First Team Coach | Vahid Fazeli
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| Assistant coach | Mohammad Navazi
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| Assistant coach | Ali Samereh
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| Goalkeeping coach | Ashkan Namdari
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| Fitness coach | Reza Ariyanik
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| Doctor | Ali Azam
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| Analyzer | |
| Team manager | Farhad Hamidavi
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Players on international cups edit
Players who were a member of their national team at International Competitions while playing for Shahr Khodro FC.
| Cup | Players |
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 2015 AFC Asian Cup
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 Bahodir Nasimov
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 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Mohammadreza Khanzadeh
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Honours edit
- Azadegan League:
- Winners (1): 2013–14
Continental record edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2020 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary round 2 |  Al-Riffa
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2–1
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| Play-off round |  Al-Sailiya
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| Group B | Pakhtakor
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0–1
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3–0
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3rd | ||
 Shabab Al-Ahli
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0–1
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1–0
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References edit
- ^ ""پدیده" دوباره "شهرخودرو" شد/عکس" ["Phenomenon" became "Shahrkhodro" again]. khabaronline.ir (in Persian). 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Imam Reza Stadium –". Stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "ماجرای یقهگیری از مهدی رحمتی در اصفهان - ورزش سه". Varzesh3.com. 2022-03-27. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Padideh promoted to the IPL Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "تيم فوتبال پديده شانديز وارد گود مستطيل سبز شد". www.tehrantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01.
- ^ وبسایت رسمی باشگاه فوتبال پدیده. "وبسایت رسمی" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ طرفداری. "از پیراهن تیم فوتبال پدیده در لیگ هفدهم رونمایی شد (عکس)" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ ورزش سه. "رونمایی از لباسهای جدید پدیده" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ استادیوم ورزشی امام رضا (علیه السلام Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine(
External links edit
- Official club website
- Shahr Khodro F.C. on Instagram
- Shahr Khodro fans page on Instagram