Mohemmat sazi Football Club () was an Iranian
football club based in
Tehran, Iran. They play in the
2nd Division.
Establishment In 1974 a
football called
Mohemat Sazi was established in
Tehran. The team never had any major success and only played in the lower leagues of the
Iranian football league system. In the early 1990s the club was sponsored by a company named
Maham. During the later stages of the club's history they were sponsored by
Sanam, an electronics company.
Takeover In 2002 the club's shares were sold to
Saba Battery Company (also known as
Niru Company) which is under the control of Iran's Ministry of Defense. Due to the club's greatly improved financial status the team was able to purchase talented players and were promoted to the
Iran Pro League in 2004.
Domestic Titles 2004–2005 In the first year of participation in
Iran Pro League, Saba Battery managed to participate in the
AFC Champions League for the first time ever, After becoming champions of the
Hazfi Cup under
Milan Živadinović. In the 2005 season Saba Battery also won the
Iranian Super Cup, defeating
Foolad the Iran Pro League champion 4–0. And until 2016 they remained the only team to have the title.
2006–2007 Although Saba Battery did not have a successful year in Iran Pro League, they were competitive in the Hazfi Cup. Saba Battery became Runners-up after losing to
Sepahan 4–2 in aggregate, with
Mohammad Hossein Ziaei. Since Sepahan became 5th in the Iran Pro League, that meant that Saba Battery won't be going to AFC Champions League.
Iran Pro League The team debuted in the Iran Pro League in the
2004–05 season and was able to secure a berth for the
Asian Champions League after winning the 2005
Hazfi Cup, however failing to make it out of their group. In the same year Saba won the
Iranian Super Cup defeating league champions
Foolad 4–0. In 2007 Saba once again made the final of the
Hazfi Cup, this time losing 4–0 to
Sepahan on aggregate.
Move to Qom In 2008 Saba relocated to
Qom because the city of
Tehran had many football teams with low attendance figures. The team was renamed Saba Qom after the move. Saba was one of the few teams of the league in 2008–09 season which did not change managers during the season and finished in 6th position at the end of the season something that happened again in the next season. In the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup, Saba Qom finished 4th securing a play-off spot for the
2013 AFC Champions League. In the play-off Saba lost to
Al Shabab on penalties and failed to qualify to the group stage.
Ali Daei Era In July 2015 Saba announced that
Ali Daei would lead the club for the 2015–16
Persian Gulf Pro League season. Saba started well and were within contention of an
AFC Champions League in the first half of the season, but in the second half they faltered and eventually finished in seventh place. ==Season-by-season==