News ID: 561

Date: 14 January 2026 - 03:48

Club Licensing Department Online Meeting

Four clubs advanced to professionalization efforts and support compliance in the upcoming season.

In line with ongoing efforts to professionalize League One clubs, the Club Licensing Department of the Iranian Football Federation conducted an online meeting with the CEOs of four League One clubs Naft Abadan, Hovedar, Aryo Islamshahr, and Pahlavan Bandar Abbas.

The session, held as part of a regular series of meetings, aimed to review challenges faced by clubs in the previous season that hindered license approval, identify potential obstacles in the current season, and discuss support mechanisms available from the licensing department.

Participants included Seyed Yousuf Mousavi (Naft Abadan), Mohammad Javad Rahimi (Hovedar), Mehdi Norouzi (Aryo Islamshahr), and Sina Koleh (Pahlavan Bandar Abbas), along with licensing officers from each club. They shared insights, concerns, and recommendations to streamline the licensing process.

The department emphasized that such meetings will continue regularly with all League One clubs to ensure smoother compliance and successful license acquisition in the upcoming season.