Machine Sazi F.C.
| Full name | Machine Sazi Tabriz Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Yaşıl Maşın (The Green Machine) |
| Founded | 1969; 48 years ago |
| Ground | Bagh Shomal Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Owner | Tabriz Municipality |
| Chairman | Mir Masoum Sohrabi |
| Head Coach | Farhad Kazemi |
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 2015–16 | Azadegan League, 2nd (Promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
Machine Sazi Tabriz Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ماشینسازی تبریز) more commonly known as Machine Sazi is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran who currently play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The team is owned by Tabriz Municipality following a takeover in 2014. Machine Sazi were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League in 2016 after a 19-year absence from the top flight of Iranian football.
The club competes in the Tabriz derby with rivals Tractor Sazi. Machine Sazi also has friendly rivalries with teams Gostaresh Foolad, Shahrdari Tabriz and have a friendship with Torpedo Moscow.
In 1969, Machine Sazi Tabriz Industrial Group decided to create a new football team by the name of Machine Sazi. Machine Sazi Tabriz football club played its first official match in 1970. The club became one of the most heavily supported teams in Tabriz after a couple of years.
In 1973, the Takht Jamshid Cup was established. The Takht Jamshid Cup, was Iran's first ever nationwide football league and Machine Sazi entered the league in its first year of establishment in 1973. The club participated in Takht Jamshid Cup between 1973 and 1977.
Like most sporting clubs in Iran, the Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War severely limited the team's activities. From 1979 to 1980 the club participated in almost no meaningful competitions. In 1980 the Tabriz Football League and Tabriz Hazfi Cup was established. Machine Sazi participated in the Tabriz Football League and Tabriz Hazfi Cup between 1980 and 1988. Machine Sazi was the most successful Tabriz Football League club, winning seven championship titles and finishing two times as runners-up. The club also won the Tabriz Hazfi Cup six times. After the war the local and provincial leagues were scrapped in favor of nationwide leagues.
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