- Mashhad derby
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Mashhad Derby Khorasan Derby 
City or region 
Mashhad, Khorasan province, IranTeams involved F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad The Mashhad derby (Persian: شهرآورد مشهد) also known as the Khorasan derby (Persian: داربی خراسان) is a football local derby match between the two most popular clubs from Mashhad: F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C.. Back in the 1980s and early 1990s was Iran's second most important derby after the Tehran derby. Nowadays it has lost its status to more popular derbies such as Esfahan derby, Ahvaz derby and Shiraz derby.
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History
Historically, F.C. Aboomoslem was owned by Iran Police Force and Payam Mashhad F.C. owned by Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. As the number one and two football clubs from Mashhad fierce rivals F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C. faced each other in the big derby from 1984 until 1989 and later in 1991-1992 when competing in Mashhad Football League and Khorasan Football League. The venue for this famous derby, Takhti Stadium would fill up with fans carrying black and green banners. Majority of Payam's fans were from Tabarsi Street, while Aboomoslem's stronghold fanbase areas were Saadabad Square, Sanabad Street and Abkooh.
However, for the remainder of the 1990s destiny separated the two, as they took turns in playing in Azadegan League and Second Division. It took them until year 2001 to once again play each other in the crucial derby when they faced each other in the playoff round of Division Two for promotion to Azadegan League.
In 2008, for the first time ever, both sides were playing in Iran's main league Persian Gulf Cup and thus renewed their derby encounters.
Results
Abumoslem Wins Payam Wins Hazfi Cup matches Iran Premier League matches Azadegan League matches Iran Second Division matches Khorasan Provincial League matches Mashhad City League matches Friendly matches Game Date Abumoslem vs Payam Abumoslem 
Payam Competition Venue Attendance Description [1] 2001-04-20 2-1 ? ? Second Division Takhti Stadium [2] 2008-09-8 0-1 - Mohammad SahimiFriendly match Samen Stadium This game was played in 3 x 30 minute intervals. [3][4] 2008-10-21 0-1 - 
Shpejtim Arifi (86, penalty)2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup Samen Stadium 5,000 [5][6] 2009-02-21 1-1 Mehdi Agha Mohammadi(12)Hossein Koushki(60)2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup Samen Stadium 2,000 Playing for both teams
Playername Matches for Abumoslem Matches for Payam [7] Majid Hosseinipour1 10 Notable Derby Players
Abumoslem
- Hadi Bargizar
- Khodadad Azizi
- Mohammad Azam
Payam
Referees
IPL referees
Season Leg 1 Leg 2 2008-09 Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh Ahmad SalehiReferences
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iran01.html
- ^ http://payamfans.com/cat-8.aspx?p=2
- ^ http://www.ravy.ir/content1085194.html
- ^ http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/Week11/PYM_ABU_11.htm
- ^ http://www.ravy.ir/content1910653.html
- ^ http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/Week28/ABU_PYM_28.htm
- ^ http://www.qudsdaily.com/archive/1387/html/7/1387-07-30/page5.html
Categories:- Football in Iran
- Association football rivalries
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