Mashhad derby


The Mashhad derby, also known as the Razavi Khorasan derby, is a football local derby match between the four most popular clubs from Mashhad: Aboomoslem, Payam, Siah Jamegan and Padideh. In the 1980s and early 1990s, it was Iran's second most important derby after the Tehran derby. It has lost its status to more popular derbies such as Isfahan derby, Ahvaz derby, Tabriz derby, Gilan derby and Shiraz derby.

History

Historically, the top two football clubs from Mashhad, F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Khorasan, would face their chief rival in this derby from 1984 until 1989 and later in 1991-1992 when competing in Mashhad Football League and Khorasan Football League. F.C. Aboomoslem was owned by Iran Police Force and Payam Khorasan owned by Ministry of [Information and Communications Technology (Iran)|Ministry of Post and Telecommunications]. The derby venue, Takhti Stadium, would fill with respective fans carrying their club's banner color: black—Aboomoslem; green—Payam Mashhad. Aboomoslem's fanbase were generally from Saadabad Square, Sanabad Street and Abkooh. Payam's fanbase were generally from Tabarsi Street.
In the 1990s both sides rotated turns playing in Azadegan League and Second Division. In 2001, they would again face each other in this derby in the playoff round of Division Two for promotion to Azadegan League.
In 2008, both sides would play in Iran's main league Persian Gulf Cup and thus renewed their derby encounters.

Aboomoslem vs. Payam

Regional Leagues

#SeasonCompetitionDateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goalscorerAway goalscorerVenueAttendance
11985–86Masshad City League29 December 1985Aboomoslem1–2PayamYusefi Gholam Asghari, Hossein Asghari Takhti Stadium–
21986–87Masshad City League17 April 1986Aboomoslem1–0PayamSeyed Hosseini –Takhti Stadium
31986–87Khorasan Football League6 June 1986Aboomoslem1–1Payam––Takhti Stadium
41987–88Khorasan Football League30 May 1987Aboomoslem5–1PayamSeyed Hosseini, Akbar Azam, Mohammad Azam, Rezaee Akhondzadeh Takhti Stadium
51987–88Masshad City League6 June 1986Aboomoslem1–0PayamSiami –Takhti Stadium
61988–89Khorasan Football League5 July 1988Aboomoslem2–1PayamTakhti Stadium
71989–90Khorasan Football League10 April 1990Payam1–0AboomoslemHosseinipourTakhti Stadium
81990–91Khorasan Football League15 September 1990Payam0–0Aboomoslem––Takhti Stadium3,000
91990–91Khorasan Football League11 December 1990Aboomoslem0–0Payam––Takhti Stadium
101990–91Khorasan Football League17 April 1992Aboomoslem0–1PayamSahebi Takhti Stadium–
111992–93Khorasan Pro League30 December 1992Payam2–0AboomoslemTakhti Stadium
121992–93Khorasan Pro League16 May 1993Aboomoslem0–1PayamTakhti Stadium

Notable derby players

Aboomoslem
Payam

Siah Jamegan vs. Padideh

Friendlies