Naqsh-e jahan derby

Naqsh e Jahan derby
Other names The Isfahan derby
Locale Iran Isfahan, Iran
Teams Sepahan vs. Zob Ahan
First contested 1973
Most recent meeting Sepahan 1–1 Zob Ahan
(29 August 2014)
Next meeting Sepahan – Zob Ahan
(19 February 2015)
Statistics
Number of meetings Official: 49
Friendlies: 3
Most wins Sepahan (19)
Top scorer Moharram Navidkia (5)
Mehdi Rajabzadeh (5)
Largest victory Sepahan 4–0 Zob Ahan
Sepahan 0–4 Zob Ahan

The Naqsh-e Jahan derby is a football match played annually in of Isfahan, Iran, between the two rival professional teams of the city: Zob Ahan F.C. and Sepahan F.C.. Naqsh-e Jahan is an important square in old centrum of Isfahan.

This match is also called as Isfahan derby.

According to Iranian football journalist Afshin Afshar, the competition is one of the most popular annual football events in Iran.[1]

History

Esfahan derby goes back to 1973, when Zob Ahan F.C. and Sepahan F.C. faced each other in the final of Esfahan Football Tournament known by the name of Jam-e Enghelab[2] which Sepahan won 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout after 120 minutes of play. Sepahan's goals were scored by Masoud Tabesh, Rasoul Khorosh, Hajrasouli, Chalangar and Yazdkhasti, while Zobahan's fifth penalty by Yazdanpanah was saved by the mighty Sepahan Goalkeeper Mohammad 'Yashin-e Iran' Borzmehri. Then on the two rivals played each other annually twice in Takht Jamshid Cup seasons(1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78). Their rivalry resumed in the 1990s when they faced each other in Azadegan League seasons (1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98) and from then on the two met each other twice a year.

Table

Tournoment Matches SEP Wins Draws ZOB Wins SEP Goals ZOB Goals
IPL2712693624
Azadegan League125431313
Hazfi Cup202022
Takht jamshid cup825164
Other tournaments 302123
Total521919145946

All results

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No. Date Sepahan vs Zob Ahan Sepahan Zob Ahan Venue Competition
1 19730(5)-0(4)Bagh Homayoun StadiumJam-e Enghelab
210 May 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
322 November 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
4[3]6 June 19750-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
519761-2Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
613 August 19762-1Shahzeydi (47) Dehghan (62)Khayati (78)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
726 November 19760-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
87 April 19772-0Veisi (65)(89)Bagh Homayoun Stadium Takht jamshid cup
927 September 19781-1Rahimi (82)Yazdkhasti (45)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht jamshid cup
107 March 19861-2Nikobin (72)Najafi (22) Banirashid (43)Takhti StadiumIsfahan Hazfi Cup
11[4]19930-2-Simakani (2 goals)Takhti StadiumAzadegan League
12[5]19940-3-Simakani, Hosseini, Agha-HassaniTakhti StadiumAzadegan League
1314 May 19951-1Fakhr Mohammadi (85)Sharifi (70)22 Bahman StadiumNaghsh-Jahan Cup
14[6]19960-0--22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
15[7]21 April 19972-1Fayazi, KaabianpourSoltani(penalty)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
16[8]1 August 19972-2Stepanyan(44), Oghabi(68)Khatibi(18), Sahebi(35)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
17[9]19980-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
18[10][11]18 September 19981-0Mousavi(81)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
19[12]30 January 19993-0Stepanyan(21), Dehghani(34), Momenzadeh(90)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
20[13][14]20 August 19993-0Basirat(14,84 pen), Dehghani(32)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
2120 January 20000-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
22[15]18 August 20002-1Loveinian(31), Veysi(40)Ostovari(21)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
2321 January 20010-4-Petrossian(21), Sahebi(73,92), Ostovari (93)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League
241 February 20022-0Bezik (38), Stepanyan (45)FooladshahrIPL 1st
2519 May 20022-0Sartipi (41), Karimi (90)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 1st
2627 December 20021-0Karimi (2)FooladshahrIPL 2nd
2711 May 20034-0Bezik (17,72), Karimi (42), Navidkia (50)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 2nd
28[16]30 June 20031(3)-1(4)Seyed-Salehi (90)Shafiei (42)Naghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup
2913 September 20031-3Bayat (31)Omidian (3), Rajabzadeh (51), Vaziri (70)FooladshahrIPL 3rd
306 January 20042-1Navidkia (45), Bezik (83)Rajabzadeh (25)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 3rd
31[17]27 June 20041(5)-1(3)Khatibi Ezukam Naghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup
3219 November 20040-1-Aghily (72)(OG)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 4th
3310 April 20051-1Khatibi (6)Fatemi (53)FooladshahrIPL 4th
34[18]22 September 20050-2Farhadi (16), Sajedi (90+4)FooladshahrIPL 5th
35[19]19 January 20062-0Khatibi (53), Navidkia (90+4)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 5th
36[20]17 October 20062-0Bengar (20), Aghily (60)FooladshahrIPL 6th
37[21]28 February 20071-2Nouri (42)Rajabzadeh (12), Amraei (75)FooladshahrIPL 6th
38[22]16 December 20070-1Bengar (16)(OG)FooladshahrIPL 7th
39[23]5 March 20082-2Mohammed (76), Hajsafi(86)Khalatbari (3), Mosalman(61)FooladshahrIPL 7th
40[24]18 September 20081-2Hajsafi (33)Mosalman (11), Castro (71)FooladshahrIPL 8th
41[25]31 January 20091-2Armando Sá (35)Castro*2 (5,37)FooladshahrIPL 8th
42[26]6 November 2009 0-0FooladshahrIPL 9th
43[27]17 February 2010 0-1Hosseini (70)FooladshaharIPL 9th
44[28]18 August 20100-1Khalatbari (27)FooladshaharIPL 10th
45[29]13 February 20112-0Aghily(36), Janjuš(55)FooladshaharIPL 10th
46[30]9 December 20111-1Januário (53)Ghazi (39)FooladshaharIPL 11th
47[31]6 May 20120-0FooladshaharIPL 11th
48[32]6 August 20124-0Ta'mini (17), Đalović, (48),, Navidkia, (51),, Jamshidian, (89)FooladshaharIPL 12th
4913 January 20134-3Sukaj (6) (14), Ebrahimi (32), Navidkia (77)Rajabzadeh (28) (56), Pahlavan (76)FooladshaharIPL 12th
5027 September 20131-0Ebrahimi (24)FooladshaharIPL 13th
517 February 20141-0Karimi (64)FooladshaharIPL 13th
5229 August 20141-1Sharifi (56)Mosalman (60)FooladshaharIPL 14th
5320 February 20151-1Khalatbari (24)Imani (37)FooladshaharIPL 14th

Notable Derby Players

Name Club Goals Years
Iran Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 5 1998-04, 2006-
Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan 5 2010-11 2012-
Iran Edmond Bezik Sepahan 4 2001-06
Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Zob Ahan, Sepahan 3 2006-11, 2012-13, 2014-
Iran Mohsen Mosalman Zob Ahan 3 2007-
Iran Abbas Simakani Zob Ahan 3 1990-?
Brazil Igor Castro Zob Ahan 3 2008-12
Armenia Levon Stepanyan Sepahan 3 1996-01, 2002-05
Iran Rasoul Khatibi Sepahan 3 2003-06, 2009
Iran Mahmoud Karimi Sepahan 3 1998-09
Iran Reza Sahebi Zob Ahan 3 1997-2003
Iran Omid Ebrahimi Sepahan 2 2010-2014
Iran Hadi Aghily Sepahan 2 2004-11, 2013-
Iran Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan 2 2006-
Iran Reza Ostovar Zob Ahan 2 2000-?
Iran Davoud Dehghani Sepahan 2 1998-?

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