PLDC - Abadan, According to the decision made by the Sanat Naft Abadan board of directors, the team broke off its cooperation with Alfredo Casimiro as of January, 2013 19 and named Ali Firouzi as the new head coach.

Quoted from Sanat Naft Abadan Site, breaking off relation with Alfredo Casimiro, the former head coach of Sanat Naft Team was decided by the board of directors of this team on January 19.

Firouzi, the former player and head coach of the Goldens, was appointed as the new head coach for this team by a decision made by the board of directors.