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Saba Battery Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال صبا باترى) is a football team based in Tehran, Iran.
The team is part of Saba Battery Club, owned by Saba Battery Co, and is located in Robat Karim, although they are registered as a team from Tehran. They are one of the wealthier teams in the league, and have good facilities and management compared to other IPL teams. Saba Battery, the sponsor of the team also sponsors a very successful basketball team in the Iranian national basketball league. Saba Battery Basketball Club is the current Champions of Asia.
[edit] History
[edit] Establishment
In 1974 a football called Mohemat Sazi was established in Tehran. The team never had any major success and only played in the lower leagues of the Iranian football league system. They came close to making it to Tehran's top football league in the eighties. In the early nineties the club was sponsored by a company named Maham. During the later stages of the club's history they were sponsored by Sanam, an electronics company.
[edit] Takeover
In 2002, the club's shares were sold to Saba Battery Co. (also known as Niru Co.) which is under the control of Iran's Ministry of Defense. Due to the club's greatly improved financial status, the team was able to purchase talented players and was promoted to the IPL after only two years.
The team debuted in the IPL 2005/06 season. The football team was able to secure a berth for the Asian Champions League after winning the 2005 Hazfi Cup, however failed to make it past the group stages.
[edit] Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Saba Battery every season, from 2002 to the present day.
| Season |
League |
League Finishing Position |
Hazfi Cup |
ACL |
| 2002-2003 |
Azadegan League |
6th |
|
|
| 2003-2004 |
Azadegan League |
1st |
|
|
| 2004-2005 |
Iran Premier League |
9th |
Cup |
|
| 2005-2006 |
Iran Premier League |
4th |
Semifinal |
First Round |
| 2006-2007 |
Iran Premier League |
13th |
Final |
|
| 2007-2008 |
Iran Premier League |
3rd |
1/8 Final |
|
| 2008-2009 |
Iran Premier League |
|
|
Qualified |
[edit] Club honors
[edit] Club chairmen
- Abbas Moradi (2002)
- Mojtaba Tabatabaei (2002-2003)
- Ahmad Shahryari (2003-2008)
- Ebrahim Torki (2008-Present)
[edit] Club managers
[edit] Players
As of December 1, 2007. The numbers are established according to the official club website
[edit] First-team squad
[edit] Notable players
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Official
[edit] Fan site
Ebrahim Torki
Milan Živadinović (2004 - 2005)
Almir Tolja
