Rahian Kermanshah F.C.

Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by 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.

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

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 Azadi Stadium in Kermanshah has a capacity of 20,000.[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
Faraz Kamalvand 2006–07
Miodrag Ješić 2007
Mahmoud Fekri 2007
Marco Octavio 2007–
Shahram Mehrpeyma 2008–
Yaghob Vatani 2008–09
Mahmoud Fekri 2009–10
Edmond Yonanpour 2010
Majid Aghajari 2010–2011
Hadi Bargizar 2011
Reza Mohajeri 2011
Majid Aghajari 2011
Omid Tayeri 2012
Javad Zarincheh 2012–2013
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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

References

Official

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