Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.

Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.

Infobox Football club
clubname = Esteghlal Ahvaz


fullname = Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club
nickname =
shortname =
founded = 1948
dissolved =
ground = Takhti Stadium
Ahvaz
Iran
capacity = 30,000
owner = flagicon|Iran Ali Shafizadeh
chairman = flagicon|Iran Shahram Shafizadeh
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = flagicon|Iran Reza Ahadi
league = Persian Gulf Cup
season = 2007-08
position = Persian Gulf Cup, 8th
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Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club (PerB|باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز) is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran.

The team currently plays in Iran's Premier Football League.

History

Establishment

The club was founded in 1948 with the help of Hakim Shoushtari. The club was one of Taj Tehran F.C. branches at the time, and was called "Taj Ahvaz F.C." From the beginning the club was able to attract some of the better Khuzestani players.

Takht Jamshid Cup

In 1973 the team was promoted to the Takht Jamshid Cup, but league rules allowed for only one team of the same name to participate, therefore Taj Tehran F.C., remained in the league, and "Taj Ahvaz F.C." was forced to stay in the lower leagues.

Post-revolution success

After 1979 Islamic Revoloution in Iran, "Taj Ahvaz F.C." (PerB|تاج اهواز) changed its name to "Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C." (PerB|استقلال اهواز). The Iran–Iraq War hit Ahvaz and Khuzestan hard, and very little attention was paid to the club at that time. Finally in 1991 the team was promoted to the Azadegan League and was allowed to participate, despite two teams having the same name. In 1997, the club was relegated, but returned to the IPL in 2002. The club started to develop during its initial and second season in the IPL, because of the amount of money they spent, thanks to club chairman, Ali Shafizadeh. The club became known as Iran's Chelsea after that.

eason-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Esteghlal Ahvaz in various competitions since 2002.

Club honours

* National Championships:"Runner Up (1):" 2006/2007

Club chairmen

* Nasrollah Heibodi (-2002)
* Ali Shafizadeh (2002-2006)
* Shahram Shafizadeh (2006-Present)

Club managers

* Amir Ghalenoei (Sep 2002)
* Jalal Cheraghpour (Oct 2002)
* Bahram Atef (2002-2003)
* Nasser Hejazi (2003-2004)
* Luka Bonačić (2004-2005)
* Martik Khachatourian (2005)♦
* Mahmoud Yavari (2005)
* Srđan Gemaljević (2005-2006)
* Firouz Karimi (2006 - Nov 2007)
* Majid Jalali (Nov 2007 - May 2008)
* Karim Boustani (July 2008 - August 2008, interim)
* Reza Ahadi (August 2008)
* َAkbar Misaghian (August 2008 - Present)

Martik Khachatourian has remained as Esteghlal Ahvaz's Technical Director.

Current management team

Players

"As of November 10 2007 according to [http://www.iplstats.com/ IPLstats] ."

First-team squad

Fs player |no=7 |nat=IRN |pos=MF |name=Afshin Komaei (Suspended)

2008/2009 Transfers

In:

Out:

Famous players

* Ebrahim Tahami
* Fereydoon Fazli
* Milad Meydavoudi
* Ebrahim Mirzapour
* Jalal Kameli Mofrad
* Hojat Zadmahmoud
* Ruhollah Bigdeli
* Ali Badavi
* Mojtaba Shiri
* Bassim Abbas
* Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
* Mohammed Nasser Shakroun
* Ahmed Kadhim Assad
* Saša Ilić

External links

Official

* [http://esteghlalahvaz.ir/ Official club website]
* [http://www.khzfootball.ir/ Khuzestan Football Association]


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