Foolad Khuzestan B F.C.

Foolad B
فولاد ب
Full name	Foolad Khuzestan B Football Club
Founded	2008; 10 years ago
Ground	Foolad Khuzestan Stadium; Ahvaz; Iran
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Hamidreza Garshasbi
Head Coach	Hassan Houri
League	Second Division
2021–22	Iran Football's 2nd Division, 4th
Home colours	Away colours

Foolad Khuzestan B Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال فولاد نوين خوزستان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fulâd-e Nevin Xuzestan) is an Iranian football club, based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. They are the reserve side of Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad, and currently compete in the Azadegan League. The club has a policy to only sign players from the province of Khuzestan, to promote the growth of local talent.

In the summer of 2015, Foolad Novin changed its name to Foolad Khuzestan B.^[1]

History

Establishment

Foolad Novin was formed in 2008 with the aim of supporting feeder club Foolad. The relationship was built as a foundation for the development of football and coaching in Khuzestan province.^[2] The club started with the acquisition of Dayhim Ahvaz F.C. license, a club which played in the 2nd Division in 2008.^[3]

Promotion to Azadegan League

With players explicitly from Khuzestan province, the club started play in the 2nd Division, with good performances and results the club reached the second stage. Foolad continued with good performances and finished second in Group 1 and were promoted to the Azadegan League.^[4]

2nd Division and Return

Foolad Novin started the next season in the Azadegan League poorly and were relegated back to the 2nd Division. After four years of playing in the 2nd Division with average results, Foolad Novin was again promoted back to the Azadegan League for the 2014-15 Azadegan League season. With good planning from the technical staff and the policy of signing talent of Foolad the team performed well and finished first. On 9 May 2015 Foolad Novin defeated Siah Jamegan 1–0 in the final of the Azadegan League to become champions of the league for the first time in their history.

The club sold their rights in the Persian Gulf Pro League to Esteghlal Ahvaz, because two teams from the same club can not play in the same league, Foolad was already in the top flight so Foolad Novin assumed Esteghlal's position in the 2nd Division.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Foolad Novin in various competitions since 2007.

Season	League	Position	Hazfi Cup	Notes
2008–09	2nd Division	2nd	Third Round	Promoted
2009–10	Azadegan League	13th	1/16 Final	Relegated
2010–11	2nd Division	7th/Group B	Did not qualify
2011–12	2nd Division	7th/Group A	Second Round
2012–13	2nd Division	3rd/Group A	Did not qualify
2013–14	2nd Division	2nd/Group A	1/8 Final	Promoted
2014–15	Azadegan League	1st/Group A		Replaced
2015–16	2nd Division	6th/Group D	Did not enter
2016–17	2nd Division		First Round

Players

First-team squad

As of June 29, 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Mahmoud Hajipour
2	DF	IRN	Hamze Pourmosavi
3	DF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Shirzadi
4	DF	IRN	Amin Hashemifard
5	MF	IRN	Foad Abeyat
6	MF	IRN	Saleh Riahimanesh
7	MF	IRN	Mojtaba Jaderi
8	MF	IRN	Fazel Oveity
9	FW	IRN	Hojjat Chaharmahali
10	FW	IRN	Ali Ale Kasir
11	FW	IRN	Sayad Kokabi
14	MF	IRN	Hamed Mombeini
15	DF	IRN	Mohammad Madmalisi
16	MF	IRN	Ebrahim Gheibi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	IRN	Sajjad Khoogar
18	MF	IRN	Ali Sina Rabani
19	MF	IRN	Hamid Zafari
20	FW	IRN	Ali Fateh
21	MF	IRN	Siamak Sarlak
22	GK	IRN	Yahya Salahshori
23	MF	IRN	Valid Mashaei zadeh
25	FW	IRN	Vahid Salehi
26	MF	IRN	Behrooz Barani
27	DF	IRN	Reza Ahmadi
30	MF	IRN	Saeid Naseri
32	MF	IRN	Sina Younesinejad
33	GK	IRN	Behnam Mousavi
—	MF	IRN	Rashed Hezarian

Honours

Domestic

Azadegan League:
- Winners (1): 2014–15

References

External links

(in Persian) Foolad F.C. Official Website
Players and Results Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

[1] ttp://fooladfc.ir/Fa/news-details/7396/%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA

[2] ttp://www.fooladfc.ir/(S(w0yudr550ikqeqi01tlsjp55)A(AIQtqncoywEkAAAAMjM3N2ZhY2ItNWVkNi00YThmLWFiODQtNDk4YzkxNTI4Mzc5-Stxe-Suz9f_vYS-rK_8tzr7jfs1))/English/Page.aspx?id=180 ^{[dead link]}

[3] ttp://www.fooladfc.ir/(S(w0yudr550ikqeqi01tlsjp55)A(AIQtqncoywEkAAAAMjM3N2ZhY2ItNWVkNi00YThmLWFiODQtNDk4YzkxNTI4Mzc5-Stxe-Suz9f_vYS-rK_8tzr7jfs1))/English/Page.aspx?id=180 ^{[dead link]}

[4] ttp://www.fooladfc.ir/(S(w0yudr550ikqeqi01tlsjp55)A(AIQtqncoywEkAAAAMjM3N2ZhY2ItNWVkNi00YThmLWFiODQtNDk4YzkxNTI4Mzc5-Stxe-Suz9f_vYS-rK_8tzr7jfs1))/English/Page.aspx?id=180 ^{[dead link]}

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