Rah Ahan Tehran F.C.

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Rah Ahan Sports Club (Persian: باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian football clubs.[citation needed]

Rah Ahan FC
Full nameRah Ahan Sports Club
Founded2 January 1927; 97 years ago (1927-01-02)
GroundShahid Derakhshan Stadium
Capacity12,000
LeagueTehran Province league
Current season

History

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Establishment

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Rah Ahan was formed in 1927 in Tehran by Iran Railways but were bought by Mehr Afarin Holding. They are one of the oldest Iranian football clubs still in existence.

In 1939 Rah Ahan participated in the Tehran Local League for the first time. Their first official match was on 4 January 1940 against Bazargani F.C.; they won the game 11–0.

Rah Ahan is currently owned by Mehrafarin Holding.

1950s

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During the World War in the 1940s Rah Ahan dissolved its football operations, and did not restart its team until the 1950s. After its re-establishment the club under the name of Pirouz played on the dirt pitches near the railway station. The players of the team were railway workers. In 1955 with the arrival of Rasoul Madadnavi from Tabriz, the club was again renamed to Rah Ahan and began to attract players from outside the railway company. After achieving good results in the 1958 season Rah Ahan was promoted to the 1st Division Tehran League. However, due to new restrictions regarding private clubs in the Tehran Local Leagues, the club was denied the right to compete and eventually ceased its operations.

Pre-Revolution

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In 1963 Rah Ahan was again re-established and were placed in the 2nd Division Tehran Local League. In 1966 Rah Ahan was finally promoted to the top division of the Tehran Local Leagues. In 1973 the Takht Jamshid Cup, Iran's first national league, was founded. In their first two years in the Cup, Rah Ahan finished a respectable 7th and 9th. In 1976 they were relegated to the 2nd Division. In their only season in the 2nd Division, Rah Ahan finished 1st in the league and were again promoted to the Takht Jamshid Cup. In 1978 they were again relegated to the 2nd Division, but they could not finish the 2nd Division season because of the Iranian Revolution.

Iran Pro League

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After the establishment of the Iran Pro League in 2001, Rah Ahan was placed in the second tier Azadegan League. In 2005 Rah Ahan was promoted to the Iran Pro League after a second-place finish in the Azadegan League. Since then they have mostly been an average team and have finished in the mid-table, but since the arrival of Ansarifard as the chairman they have looked more stable. They finished 11th in the 2008–09 season and avoided relegation in the season after the last week.

Ali Daei

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In the 2012–13 season, under Ali Daei, the team got out to an early start, and were 4th in the Iran Pro League after the opening few weeks. After that the team had an average year, dropping to 8th by the season's end. In the same year they went on tour in Turkey, beating Galatasaray A2 4–1, and losing to Super Lig side Istanbul BB 3–2. At the end of the 2012–13 season Ali Daei left Rah Ahan to sign with Persepolis.

Trouble years

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Mansour Ebrahimzadeh was announced as Rah Ahan's new manager for the 2013–14 season. With him in charge Rah Ahan finished an average 11th place. At the end of the season, Ebrahimzadeh announced that he was stepping down as Rah Ahan's manager. Former Persepolis manager Hamid Estili was named as his replacement. Rah Ahan encountered severe financial problems and under Estili the club performed poorly. Estili was soon fired and replaced with former Rah Ahan player Farhad Kazemi.

In the 2015–16 season, Rah Ahan ran into financial troubles, finished 15th in the Persian Gulf Pro League and were relegated. This was the first time Rah Ahan would play in the Azadegan League in 12 years.

Season-by-season

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The table below chronicles the achievements of Rah Ahan F.C. every season, from 1968 to the present day.

Season Div. League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
1968–69 1 Tehran League 10th Not held
1969–70 1 Tehran League 8th
1970–71 1 Tehran League 10th
1973–74 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 7th
1974–75 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 9th
1975–76 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 15th Quarterfinal Relegated
1976–77 2 2nd Division 1st 1/16 Final Promoted
1977–78 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 16th Not held Relegated
1978–79 2 2nd Division N/A League not finished
1979–80 1 Tehran League Not held
1980–81 1 Tehran League Not held
1981–82 1 Tehran League 5th
1982–83 1 Tehran League 9th
1983–84 1 Tehran League 10th
1984–85 1 Tehran League N/A League not finished
1985–86 1 Tehran League 8th
1986–87 1 Tehran League 6th
1987–88 1 Tehran League 6th
1988–89 1 Tehran League 12th
1989–90 1 Tehran League 9th Not held
1990–91 1 Tehran League 17th Relegated
1991–92 4 Tehran 2nd Division 5th
1992–93 4 Tehran 2nd Division 2nd Not held Promoted
1993–94 3 Tehran League 7th
1994–95 3 Tehran League 2nd Promoted
1995–96 2 2nd Division 5th
1996–97 2 2nd Division 6th
1997–98 2 2nd Division 6th Not held
1998–99 2 2nd Division 4th
1999–00 2 2nd Division 6th
2000–01 2 2nd Division 4th
2001–02 2 Azadegan League 8th
2002–03 2 Azadegan League 11th
2003–04 2 Azadegan League 11th
2004–05 2 Azadegan League 2nd Promoted
2005–06 1 Pro League 13th
2006–07 1 Pro League 16th 1/16 Final
2007–08 1 Pro League 12th Quarterfinal
2008–09 1 Pro League 11th Final
2009–10 1 Pro League 14th 1/16 Final
2010–11 1 Pro League 15th 1/16 Final
2011–12 1 Pro League 11th 1/16 Final
2012–13 1 Pro League 8th 1/8 Final
2013–14 1 Pro League 11th 1/4 Final
2014–15 1 Iran Pro League 12th 1/8 Final
2015–16 1 Iran Pro League 15th 1/16 Final Relegated
2016–17 2 Azadegan League 15th 1/32 Final
2017–18 2 Azadegan League 18th 1/32 Final Relegated
2018–19 3 2nd Division Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Relegated

Reserves

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The table below shows the achievements of the club's reserve team in various competitions.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup
2010–11 3rd Division 9th/Group 2 Did not qualify
2011–12 Tehran Provincial League 7th/Group 1 Did not qualify
2012–13 Tehran Provincial League 7th/Group 1 Did not qualify
2013–14 Tehran Provincial League 1st/Group 1 Did not qualify

Managers

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IPL managers

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As of 23 October 2017
Name Nat From To
Firouz Karimi   June 2004 February 2006
Abbas Razavi   February 2006 November 2006
Akbar Misaghian   December 2006 February 2008
Davoud Mahabadi   February 2008 October 2008
Mahmoud Yavari   October 2008 April 2009
Mehdi Tartar   April 2009 June 2009
Ernie Brandts   July 2009 December 2009
Mehdi Tartar   December 2009 June 2010
Rasoul Korbekandi   June 2010 September 2010
Mehdi Tartar   September 2010 July 2011
Ali Daei   July 2011 May 2013
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh   July 2013 June 2014
Hamid Estili   June 2014 February 2015
Ali Latifi (Interim)   February 2015 February 2015
Farhad Kazemi   February 2015 September 2015
Mehdi Tartar   September 2015 February 2016
Ioannis Topalidis   February 2016 May 2016
Mehdi Pashazadeh   July 2016 January 2017
Sirous Dinmohammadi   January 2017 October 2017
Mohsen Bayatinia   October 2017 present

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head Coach   Mohsen Bayatinia
Goalkeeping Coach   Niko Sternberg
Athletic Coach   Dominic Palmer

References

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