Gahar Zagros Football Club (former named by ''Damash Lorestan'') is an Iranian professional

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club based in Dorood, Lorestan. Founded in 2006, the club competes in the 2nd Division.

History

Establishment in Tehran

Damash Iranian were set up in July 2006 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

by a private investor and played in

Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division ( fa, ليگ دسته دوم ایران) is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system. Before 2001, the 2nd division league was the second-highest division in Iranian football ...

for one season before being promoted to

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

Azadegan League

Competing in Group A of Azadegan League season 2007/08, Damash managed to start well in the tournament, sharing the top of the league with

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Hazfi Cup

In the 2006/07

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Cha ...

Damash managed to knock out

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side F.C. Zob Ahan 5–4 on penalty kicks in the round of 32, progressing to the round of 16 where they met

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and lost 5–4 on penalties. This was a major achievement for the club in its first season in the

Iranian football league system The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...

. Damash entered the next season of Hazfi Cup in the Third Round Proper and were eliminated by

Steel Azin Steel Azin Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استيل آذین, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Estil Âzin'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was owned by Hossein Hedayati, owner of Steel Azin Iranian Holding Co ...

on penalties.

Establishment of Damash Lorestan

Damash Lorestan was formed as a result of the dissolution of Damash Tehran on July 9, 2008. Damash moved to city of Dorood and was renamed Gahar Zagros.

Gahar Zagros

In June 2011, the football club changed its name from ''Damash Lorestan'' to ''Gahar Zagros''. In 2011/2012

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was signed as coach and led Gahar Zagros to

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

, by finishing second in

and thanks to playoff victory against

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This is the first time in team and Lorestan Province history that it had reached the top tier of Iranian football. Unfortunately the following year the club was relegated back to the

. The following year the club was relegated to the 2nd Division.

Seasons

Club managers

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