Rahian Kermanshah F.C.

Rahiyan Kermanshah
Full nameRahiyan Kermanshah Football Club
Founded2006
GroundKargaran Stadium
Kermanshah
Iran
Capacity1,000[1]
ChairmanFarman Karimi
Head CoachEdmond Yunanpour
LeagueAzadegan League
2013–14Azadegan League Group 2, 8th

Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (formerly named Shirin Faraz) is an Iranian football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club is in the private ownership of Farman Karimi.

History

Establishment

Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Oghab, a team with much history, sold its right to participate in the Azadegan League to Shirin Faraz. In 2012 the club name and sponsorship changed to Rahian Kermanshah.

Promotion to Iran Pro League

The club achieved promotion to the Iran Pro League in 2007 after a 4–2 aggregate playoff victory against Tractor, along with Pegah Gilan.

Relegation

Shirin Faraz was relegated from the Persian Gulf Cup with 3 games remaining in the season. The team was plagued with coaching and management problems for most of the season and often fielded teams consisting mostly of players from their youth squad. They failed to gain promotion the season after and finished mid table in their group. In 2012 Farman Karimi took over the club and renamed it Rahian Kermanshah Football Club.

Name history

  • Shirin Faraz Kermanshah (2006–2012)
  • Rahiyan Kermanshah (Since 2012)
Old logo used by club from 2006 to 2012

Stadium

The 15 Khordad Stadium in Kermanshah has a capacity of 15,000.[1]

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Shirin Faraz in various competitions since 2006.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2006–07 Azadegan League 2nd First Round Promoted
2007–08 Iran Pro League 18th 1/16 Final Relegated
2008–09 Azadegan League 7th 1/16 Final
2009–10 Azadegan League 6th Second Round
2010–11 Azadegan League 6th Second Round
2011–12 Azadegan League 11th 1/16 Final
2012–13 Azadegan League 5th
2013–14 Azadegan League 8th Third Round

Club managers

Managerial history

Name Period
Iran Faraz Kamalvand 2006–07
Serbia Miodrag Ješić 2007
Iran Mahmoud Fekri 2007
Brazil Marco Octavio 2007–
Iran Shahram Mehrpeyma 2008–
Iran Yaghob Vatani 2008–09
Iran Mahmoud Fekri 2009–10
Iran Edmond Yonanpour 2010
Iran Majid Aghajari 2010–2011
Iran Hadi Bargizar 2011
Iran Reza Mohajeri 2011
Iran Majid Aghajari 2011
Iran Omid Tayeri 2012
Iran Javad Zarincheh 2012–2013
Iran Edmond Yonanpour 2013–2014

Players

As of October 30, 2010.[2]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Iran IRN Masoud Poormohamad
— DF Iran IRN Mahmood Khamisi
— Iran IRN Hadi Nasrollahi
— DF Iran IRN Saber Khosnam
— MF Iran IRN Karim Ahmadi
— MF Iran IRN Hamed Akbari
— MF Iran IRN Esmaeil Kiani
— FW Cameroon CMR Martin Ongfiang
— DF Iran IRN Hadi Mousavi
— Iran IRN Shirzad Ghahtan
— DF Iran IRN Majid Amiri
— MF Iran IRN Mohammad Norouzi
— GK Cameroon CMR Alphonse Assa
— MF Iran IRN Mohammed Arbabi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Iran IRN Saeed Ramazani
— DF Iran IRN Vahid Babaeinia
— FW Cameroon CMR Patrik Sullivan
— FW Iran IRN Kousha Bahaeipour
— FW Iran IRN Farshad Salarvand
— MF Iran IRN Sajjad Khosravi
— MF Iran IRN Hamed Zamani
— DF Iran IRN Babak Falamarzi
— DF Iran IRN Hesam Maghsodi
— MF Iran IRN Majid Gheitasi
— MF Iran IRN Sajjad Karimizand
— DF Iran IRN Jafar Heidari
— FW Iran IRN Mohammad Bagher Zaferani

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rahian Kermanshah vs. Shahre Baran - 22 February 2015 - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Latest Iran League News – Iran Football News – Iran Sport News – Shirin Faraz". Persian League. 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-16.

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