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Machine Sazi Tabriz Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ماشین‌سازی تبریز‎) more commonly known as Machine Sazi is an Iranian football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran, who currently play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Machine Sazi is the oldest team in the northwest of Iran and is owned by Mohammad Reza Zonuzi. Machine Sazi finished third in the 1994–95 Azadegan League under the guidance of Iranian legend Nasser Hejazi, their highest ever finish in the Iranian top flight, but were relegated to the second tier after a few years. In 2016, under Rasoul Khatibi, Machine Sazi returned to the Iranian top flight after a 20 year absence.