The Naghsh-e-Jahan Derby, also known as the Isfahan Derby, is a football match between Sepahan and Zob Ahan, the two biggest teams of the city of Isfahan, Iran.
According to journalist Afshin Afshar, the competition is one of the most popular annual football events in Iran.
History The first match between Sepahan and Zob Ahan was played in the 1972 Jam-e-Enghelab football tournament, held in Isfahan. Sepahan won 5–4 in a thrilling penalty shoot-out after 120 minutes of play. Sepahan's goals were scored by Masoud Tabesh, Rasoul Khorosh, Hajrasouli, Chalangar and Yazdkhasti, while Zob Ahan's fifth penalty by Yazdanpanah was saved by Mohammad Borzmehri, who was known as the "Iranian Yashin". The two clubs then played each other annually in the Takht Jamshid Cup (1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77 and 1977/78). The rivalry resumed in the 1990s when they faced each other in the Azadegan League (1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98) and from then on, they met each other twice a year.
All-time record TournamentMatchesSepahan winsDrawsZob Ahan winsSepahan goalsZob Ahan goalsPro League482313126539Azadegan League125431313Hazfi Cup503257Takht Jamshid Cup825164Other tournaments302123Total763027199166
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No.DateResultSepahan goalsZob Ahan goalsVenueCompetition119720(5)-0(4)Bagh Homayoun StadiumJam-e-Enghelab210 May 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup322 November 19740-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup46 June 19750-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup519761-2Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup613 August 19762-1Shahzeydi (47), Dehghan (62)Khayati (78)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup726 November 19760-0Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup87 April 19772-0Veisi (65)(89)Bagh Homayoun Stadium Takht Jamshid Cup927 September 19781-1Rahimi (82)Yazdkhasti (45)Bagh Homayoun StadiumTakht Jamshid Cup107 March 19780-1Bagh Homayoun StadiumHazfi Cup117 March 19861-2Nikobin (72)Najafi (22), Banirashid (43)Takhti StadiumIsfahan Hazfi Cup1219930-2-Simakani (2 goals)Takhti StadiumAzadegan League1319940-3-Simakani, Hosseini, Agha-HassaniTakhti StadiumAzadegan League1414 May 19951-1Fakhr Mohammadi (85)Sharifi (70)22 Bahman StadiumNaghsh-Jahan Cup157 March 19951-222 Bahman StadiumHazfi Cup1619960-0--22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League1721 April 19972-1Fayazi, KaabianpourSoltani(penalty)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League181 August 19972-2Stepanyan(44), Oghabi(68)Khatibi(18), Sahebi(35)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League1919980-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2018 September 19981-0Mousavi(81)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2130 January 19993-0Stepanyan(21), Dehghani(34), Momenzadeh(90)-22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2220 August 19993-0Basirat(14,84 pen), Dehghani(32)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2320 January 20000-022 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2418 August 20002-1Loveinian(31), Veysi(40)Ostovari(21)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League2521 January 20010-4-Petrossian(21), Sahebi(73,92), Ostovari(93)22 Bahman StadiumAzadegan League261 February 20022-0Bezik (38), Stepanyan (45)FooladshaharIPL 1st2719 May 20022-0Sartipi (41), Karimi (90)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 1st2827 December 20021-0Karimi (2)FooladshaharIPL 2nd2911 May 20034-0Bezik (17,72), Karimi (42), M. Navidkia (50)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 2nd3030 June 20031(3)-1(4)Seyed-Salehi (90)Shafiei (42)Naghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup3113 September 20031-3Bayat (31)Omidian (3), Rajabzadeh (51), Vaziri (70)FooladshaharIPL 3rd326 January 20042-1M. Navidkia (45), Bezik (83)Rajabzadeh (25)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 3rd3327 June 20041(5)-1(3)Khatibi Ezukam Naghsh-e-JahanHazfi Cup3419 November 20040-1-Aghily (72)(OG)Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 4th3510 April 20051-1Khatibi (6)Fatemi (53)FooladshaharIPL 4th3622 September 20050-2Farhadi (16), Sajedi (90+4)FooladshaharIPL 5th3719 January 20062-0Khatibi (53), R. Navidkia (90+4)-Naghsh-e-JahanIPL 5th3817 October 20062-0Bengar (20), Aghily (60)FooladshaharIPL 6th3928 February 20071-2Nouri (42)Rajabzadeh (12), Amraei (75)FooladshaharIPL 6th4016 December 20070-1Bengar (16)(OG)FooladshaharIPL 7th415 March 20082-2Mohammed (76), Hajsafi(86)Khalatbari (3), Mosalman(61)FooladshaharIPL 7th4218 September 20081-2Hajsafi (33)Mosalman (11), Castro (71)FooladshaharIPL 8th4331 January 20091-2Armando Sá (35)Castro (5,37)FooladshaharIPL 8th446 November 2009 0-0FooladshaharIPL 9th4517 February 2010 0-1Hosseini (70)FooladshaharIPL 9th4618 August 20100-1Khalatbari (27)FooladshaharIPL 10th4713 February 20112-0Aghily(36), Janjuš(55)FooladshaharIPL 10th489 December 20111-1Januário (53)Ghazi (39)FooladshaharIPL 11th496 May 20120-0FooladshaharIPL 11th506 August 20124-0Ta'mini(17), Đalović(48), M. Navidkia(51), Jamshidian(89)FooladshaharIPL 12th5113 January 20134-3Sukaj(6, 14), Ebrahimi(32), M. Navidkia(77)Rajabzadeh(28)(56), Pahlavan(76)FooladshaharIPL 12th5227 September 20131-0Ebrahimi (24)FooladshaharIPL 13th537 February 20141-0Karimi (64)FooladshaharIPL 13th5429 August 20141-1Sharifi (56)Mosalman (60)FooladshaharIPL 14th5520 February 20151-1Khalatbari (24)Imani (37)FooladshaharIPL 14th567 August 20151-0Karimi (73)FooladshaharIPL 15th5724 November 20152(1)-2(4)Ghafouri (52,113)Tabrizi (2) Hosseini (110)FooladshaharHazfi Cup582 January 20161-1Khalatbari (41)Pahlavan (14)FooladshaharIPL 15th5916 October 20160-2Tabrizi (13)(68)FooladshaharIPL 16th605 March 20172-1Djeparov (9), Hassanzadeh (26, P)Bengtson (87, P)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 16th6117 August 20172-0Ansari (72), Alimohammadi (90+4)FooladshaharIPL 17th6212 January 20181-2Ansari (93, P) Fakhreddini (11) Tabrizi (88)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 17th6317 August 20182-1Mohammadi (25) Pourghaz (27)Hosseini (71) FooladshaharIPL 18th6426 March 20191-1Shahbazzadeh (34)Motahari (85)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 18th654 October 20192-0Gvelesiani (51) Kiros (64)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 19th6627 February 20201-1Torkaman (4)Bjedov (90, P)FooladshaharIPL 19th675 February 20213-1Mohebi (2) Esmaeilifar (78) Salmani (90+4)Shenani (80)FooladshaharIPL 20th6825 July 20212-0Noorafkan (45) Mirzaei (90+6)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 20th695 November 20210-1Danaei (57)FooladshaharIPL 21st7023 February 20220-0--Naghsh-e JahanIPL 21st715 September 20221-1Moghanlou (23)Ghasemi (36, P)FooladshaharIPL 22nd7214 February 20232-1Moghanlou (50) Ahmadzadeh (54)Eslami (10)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 22nd7316 August 20232-0Asadi (52, P) Moghanlou (65)-FooladshaharIPL 23rd7417 April 20241-0Moghanlou (69, P)-Naghsh-e JahanIPL 23rd7522 September 20241-1Yousefi (31)Kamyabinia (83)FooladshaharIPL 24rd7621 February 20254-1Kamara (15) Aghaeipour (70) Asadi (77) Limouchi (89)Khaghani (48)Naghsh-e JahanIPL 24rd
Summary of results
Total matches
Teams Matches Wins Draws Loses GoalsFor GoalsAgainst GoalDifferenceSepahan763027199166+25Zob Ahan761927306691-25
Trophies
TeamDomestic InternationalGrand TotalIranian LeaguesHazfi CupSuper CupDomestic TotalChampions LeagueSepahan55111011Zob Ahan041505
Top goal scorers
PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan52 Edmond Bezik Sepahan4 Rasoul Khatibi 1 Sepahan / Zob Ahan Moharram Navidkia Sepahan Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 2Zob Ahan / Sepahan Morteza TabriziZob Ahan Shahriyar MoghanlouSepahan8 Abbas Simakani Zob Ahan3 Reza Sahebi Zob Ahan Levon Stepanyan Sepahan Mahmoud KarimiSepahan Igor CastroZob Ahan Mohsen MosalmanZob Ahan 1 Khatibi scored 3 goals as the Sepahan player and 1 goal as the Zob Ahan player.2 Khalatbari scored 2 goals as the Zob Ahan player and 2 goals as the Sepahan player.
Notable Derby Players
NameClubGoalsYears Mehdi RajabzadehZob Ahan52010-11 2012- Moharram NavidkiaSepahan41998-04, 2006–16 Edmond BezikSepahan42001-06 Morteza TabriziZob Ahan 42013-18 Mohammad Reza KhalatbariZob Ahan, Sepahan4 2006–11, 2012–13, 2014–16 Rasoul KhatibiSepahan, Zob Ahan42003-06, 2009 Shahriyar MoghanlouSepahan42022-24 Mohsen MosalmanZob Ahan32007-2015 Abbas SimakaniZob Ahan31990-? Igor CastroZob Ahan32008-12 Levon StepanyanSepahan31996-01, 2002–05 Mahmoud Karimi Sepahan31998-09 Reza SahebiZob Ahan31997-2003 Vouria GhafouriSepahan 22014-16 Omid EbrahimiSepahan 22010-2014 Hadi AghilySepahan22004-11, 2013–16 Ehsan HajsafiSepahan22006-2015 Reza OstovariZob Ahan22000-? Davoud DehghaniSepahan21998-? Ehsan PahlevanZob Ahan22013- Sasan AnsariSepahan22017- Mohammad Reza HosseiniZob Ahan22015- Reza AsadiSepahan22024-
See also Football in Iran Tehran Derby El Gilano Mashhad Derby Persepolis F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry Esteghlal F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry Esteghlal F.C.–Tractor S.C rivalry Major football rivalries
References
External links Persianleague.com leagueproiran.com leagueiran.com