Aboomoslem F.C.

Establishment

In 1970 a group of football players from Mashhad decided to create a new football team by the name of Abu Muslim. After defeat in the tournament, it was decided that for Khorasan to have a powerful football team, Abu Muslim and Aria must merge. Three brothers helped to merge the clubs, and Abu Muslim was able to make it to the 1975 Takht Jamshid Cup, which was the top football league in Iran before the Iranian revolution. The team originally only wore black, but red was added late on. Success was short lived and the team was relegated the next season, staying in the 2nd division until the revolution.

Post Revolution

Like most sporting clubs in Iran, the revolution and the Iran–Iraq War severely limited the team's activities. From 1980 to 1984 the club participated in almost no meaningful competitions. This changed when in late 1984 local and provincial leagues were set up. In the late 1980s, Shahdiran Inc. sponsored the team. After the war the local and provincial leagues were scrapped in favor of nationwide leagues. Abu Muslim made it to the newly established Azadegan League and participated during the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons, but was relegated after only two years. Once relegated the club struggled dramatically, being relegated all the way to the third division, which was a local league. Shahdiran stopped sponsoring the team and was replaced by soft drink company, Khoshgovar. After several seasons in the lower leagues, Abu Muslim…

Club honours

League

2nd Division Champions (4): 1974–75, 1977–78, 1990–91, 2000–01 Khorasan Football League Champions (5): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94 Runners-up (1): 1988–89 Mashhad Football League Champions (2): 1984–85, 1985–86

Cup

Hazfi Cup: Runners-up (1): 2004–05 AK Pipe International Cup: Champions (1): 2001

Individual honours

top scorers in Iranian League