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Revision as of 19:46, 15 May 2015

Rah Ahan FC
File:Rahahannew.png
Full nameRah Ahan Sorinet Sports Club
Nickname(s)Locomotive Drivers
(Template:Lang-fa)
Founded2 January 1937; 88 years ago (1937-01-02)
GroundRah Ahan Stadium, Tehran
Capacity12,000
ChairmanAlireza Rahimi
Head CoachFarhad Kazemi
LeagueIran Pro League
2014–15Iran Pro League, 12th
Websitehttp://www.rahahanfc.ir/
Current season

Rah Ahan Sorinet Football Club (Template:Lang-fa) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The team are also known as Sorinet since 1 June 2013 due to sponsorship contracts. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian football clubs and the oldest in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

History

Establishment

Rah Ahan was formed in 1937 in Tehran by Iran Railways but they have since been bought by Qeshm Air and most recently the Sorinet Group who currently runs the club. 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.

1950s

During the World War in the 1940s Rah Ahan dissolved its football operations, it was not until the 1950s when Rah Ahan restarted its football team. 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 composed of the 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, but 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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Rah Ahan side during 1973–74 season

In 1963 Rah Ahan was again re-established and were placed in the 2nd Division Tehran Local League, in 1966 Rah Ahan was finally promote 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

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 where they have finish 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 the relegation in the season after on the last week.

Ali Daei

In 2012–13 season and under Ali Daei, and with him at charge 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 season's end. In the same year they went on tour in Turkey, beating Galatasaray 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

Mansour Ebrahimzadeh was announced as Rah Ahan's new manager for the 2013–14 season, with him at charge Rah Ahan finished an average 11th place. At the end of the season, Ebrahimzadeh announced that he is 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, shortly after Estili was fired and replaced with former Rah Ahan player Farhad Kazemi.

Season-by-season

For details on seasons, see List of Rah Ahan F.C. seasons

Season Div. League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
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

Reserves

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

First-team squad

As of 4 March 2015[1]

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
2 DF Iran IRN Ahmad Mousavi U23
3 DF Iran IRN Mohsen Irannejad
4 DF Iran IRN Sheys Rezaei
5 DF Iran IRN Ebrahim Karimi (Vice Captain)
10 MF Iran IRN Bahador Abdi (Captain)
11 FW Iran IRN Amin Manouchehri
13 DF Iran IRN Shervin Razminia U23
14 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Hosseinpour U23
15 DF Iran IRN Navid Khosh Hava
17 FW Iran IRN Alireza Azimi U23
19 FW Iran IRN Mojtaba Shiri
21 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Zarei
22 GK Iran IRN Amir Abedzadeh U23
23 MF Iran IRN Mehrdad Mohammadi U23
24 MF Iran IRN Milad Mohammadi U23
26 FW Iran IRN Farshad Faraji U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Iran IRN Ramin Rezaian
28 MF Iran IRN Khalil Helali U21
29 MF Iran IRN Milad Abtahi U23
30 MF Iran IRN Siamak Koohnavard
31 FW Iran IRN Saman Rokhsan U21
32 GK Iran IRN Mohammadreza Khazaeifard
33 DF Iran IRN Mohammad Sattari U23
37 FW Iran IRN Vahid Javanmardi
38 MF Iran IRN Mohsen Mirabi
39 DF Iran IRN Milad Akbari
40 GK Slovenia SVN Igor Nenezić
44 GK Iran IRN Morteza Akhbari U21
77 MF Iran IRN Abbas Mohammadrezaei
88 MF Iran IRN Adel Kolahkaj
99 FW Uganda UGA Martin Kayongo-Mutumba

Loan list

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
25 MF Iran IRN Hamed Zamani (at Niroo Zamini until 30 June 2016)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2014–15.

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:Rah Ahan players.

Famous players

Managers

IPL managers

Last updated 18 February 2015.

Name Nat From To
Firouz Karimi Iran June 2004 February 2006
Abbas Razavi Iran February 2006 November 2006
Akbar Misaghian Iran December 2006 February 2008
Davoud Mahabadi Iran February 2008 October 2008
Mahmoud Yavari Iran October 2008 April 2009
Mehdi Tartar Iran April 2009 June 2009
Ernie Brandts Netherlands July 2009 December 2009
Mehdi Tartar Iran December 2009 June 2010
Rasoul Korbekandi Iran June 2010 September 2010
Mehdi Tartar Iran September 2010 July 2011
Ali Daei Iran July 2011 May 2013
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Iran July 2013 June 2014
Hamid Estili Iran June 2014 February 2015
Ali Latifi (Interim) Iran February 2015 February 2015
Farhad Kazemi Iran February 2015 Present

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach Iran Farhad Kazemi
Assistant Coach Iran Morteza Kermani Moghaddam
Assistant Coach Germany Olaf Janßen
Goalkeeping Coach Iran Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh
Fitness Coach Iran Mehdi Hosseini Nasab
Doctor Iran Mohammad Ali Zare
Analyzer France Raymond Le Gall
Sporting director Iran Behnam Abolghasempour
Academy President Iran Mahmoud Kolhar
B team Coach Iran Edmond Bezik

Board

Position Name
President Iran Alireza Rahimi
Vice President Iran Kazem Amani Ghadim
CEO Iran Rostam Zandi Hadji Abadi

Asia clubs ranking

As of 14 September 2014 [2]
Current Rank Country Team
94 Indonesia Persiba Balikpapan
95 Iran Rah Ahan
96 China Changchun Yatai
97 South Korea Gyeongnam F.C.

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