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| Full name | Saba Qom Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Saba | ||
| Founded | 1974; 52 years ago (1974), (asMohemmat Sazi Artesh) | ||
| Dissolved | 22 October 2018 | ||
| Ground | Yadegar Emam Stadium,Qom | ||
| Capacity | 10,610 | ||
| Head Coach | mohammad hosein mozafari | ||
Saba Qom Football Club (Persian:باشگاه فوتبال صبای قم,Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sâbay-e Qom) was an Iranianfootball team based inQom, Iran. The club was dissolved in 2018. The team is a former part ofSaba Battery Club, owned bySaba Battery Co., and was moved toQom in 2007, although they were formerly registered as a team fromTehran playing atShahid Derakhshan Stadium ofRobat Karim.
Saba won the 2005 edition of theHazfi Cup and the 2005 edition of theIranian Super Cup.
Mohemmat sazi Football Club (Persian:باشگاه فوتبال مهمات سازی) was an Iranianfootball club based inTehran, Iran. They play in the2nd Division.
In 1974 afootball calledMohemat Sazi was established inTehran. The team never had any major success and only played in the lower leagues of theIranian football league system. In the early 1990s the club was sponsored by a company namedMaham. During the later stages of the club's history they were sponsored bySanam, an electronics company.
In 2002 the club's shares were sold toSaba Battery Company (also known asNiru Company) 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 were promoted to theIran Pro League in 2004.[1]
In the first year of participation inIran Pro League, Saba Battery managed to participate in theAFC Champions League for the first time ever, After becoming champions of theHazfi CupunderMilan Živadinović. In the 2005 season Saba Battery also won theIranian Super Cup, defeatingFoolad the Iran Pro League champion 4–0.[2]And until 2016 they remained the only team to have the title.[3][4]
Although Saba Battery did not have a successful year in Iran Pro League, they were competitive in the Hazfi Cup. Saba Battery became Runners-up after losing toSepahan 4–2 in aggregate, withMohammad Hossein Ziaei. Since Sepahan became 5th in the Iran Pro League, that meant that Saba Battery won't be going to AFC Champions League.
The team debuted in the Iran Pro League in the2004–05 season and was able to secure a berth for theAsian Champions League after winning the 2005Hazfi Cup, however failing to make it out of their group. In the same year Saba won theIranian Super Cup defeating league championsFoolad 4–0. In 2007 Saba once again made the final of theHazfi Cup, this time losing 4–0 toSepahan on aggregate.
In 2008 Saba relocated toQom because the city ofTehran had many football teams with low attendance figures. The team was renamed Saba Qom after the move. Saba was one of the few teams of the league in 2008–09 season which did not change managers during the season and finished in 6th position at the end of the season something that happened again in the next season.In the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Saba Qom finished 4th securing a play-off spot for the2013 AFC Champions League. In the play-off Saba lost toAl Shabab on penalties and failed to qualify to the group stage.
In July 2015 Saba announced thatAli Daei would lead the club for the 2015–16Persian Gulf Pro League season. Saba started well and were within contention of anAFC Champions League in the first half of the season, but in the second half they faltered and eventually finished in seventh place.
For details on seasons, see List ofSaba Qom F.C. seasons
The table below chronicles the achievements of Saba Qom in various competitions since 2002.
| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup | AFC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Azadegan League | 6th | Did not enter | Did not enter | |
| 2003–04 | 1st | Did not enter | Did not qualify | Promoted | |
| 2004–05 | Iran Pro League | 9th | Champion | Did not qualify | |
| 2005–06 | 4th | Semi-final | Group stage | ||
| 2006–07 | 13th | Runner-up | Did not qualify | ||
| 2007–08 | 3rd | Quarter-final | Did not qualify | ||
| 2008–09 | 6th | Semi-final | Group stage | ||
| 2009–10 | 6th | Quarter-final | Did not qualify | ||
| 2010–11 | 10th | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2011–12 | 4th | Quarter-final | Did not qualify | ||
| 2012–13 | 9th | Round of 16 | Play-off | ||
| 2013–14 | 9th | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2014–15 | 9th | Round of 32 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2015–16 | 7th | Round of 16 | Did not qualify | ||
| 2016–17 | 15th | Round of 16 | Did not qualify |
