Tractor S.C.

Tractor Cultural Sports Club
Full nameTractor Cultural Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Tractor, The Red Wolves
Short nameTractor
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)[1]
StadiumYadegar-e Emam Stadium
Capacity66,833
OwnerMohammad Reza Zonuzi
Head coachDragan Skocic
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2023–24Persian Gulf Pro League, 4th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi,[2] is an Iranian professional football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1970 by the Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company.

Since the beginning of the 1996–97 season, Tractor has played its home games at the Sahand which has a seating capacity of 66,833, though it is able to hold more people during important matches. Tractor holds the attendance record for a promoted team in Iranian football when they had an estimated average attendance about 57,000 during the 2009–10 season.[3] The club is owned and supported by the businessman Mohammad Reza Zonuzi since 2018.

Tractor is one of the most successful clubs in Tabriz, having won two Hazfi Cups and one Azadegan League title. The club's colors are red.

  1. ^ Iran – List of Foundation Dates. RSSSF.com
  2. ^ "نام باشگاه تراکتورسازی تغییر کرد". 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)