PAS Hamedan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان, ''Bashgag-e Futbal-e Pas Hemidan'') is an Iranian

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club based in

Hamedan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') (Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ham ...

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and compete in the

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 ...

. The club was formed after the dissolution of

Pas Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. T ...

in 2007.

History

Establishment

PAS Hamedan was formed on June 9, 2007 as a result of the dissolution of

PAS Tehran Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. T ...

. The team was initially named ''Alvand Hamedan'' after the

Alvand Alvand is a subrange of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran located south of the city of Hamadan in Hamadan Province. Its summit has an elevation of . The main body of the Alvand range extends for about 50 km from east to west, while the ...

mountain range in

, however after much deliberation it was changed to PAS Hamedan. PAS stands for ''Piroozi Esteghamat Sarfarazi'' (esteghamat starts with

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(A) in

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Doping Scandal

In July 2008, it was revealed that numerous players and staff members were involved in distributing illegal doping substances. Midfielders Saeed Daghighi and Faruk Ihtijarević were banned for six months after testing positive for doping in a match against Rah Ahan. Team translator Reza Chalangar and head athletic trainer Morad-Ali Teymouri were found to have been distributing the substances and were banned for four years from involvement in any Iranian sport. In addition, the team was fined for 25,000 Swiss Francs.

Persian Gulf Cup

PAS Hamedan PAS Hamedan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان, ''Bashgag-e Futbal-e Pas Hemidan'') is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club was formed after t ...

initially enjoyed some success in the

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. They finished 5th in the 2007–2008 but the team dropped in the rankings in their next three

seasons and eventually got relegated in the 2010–2011 season.

Azadegan League

PAS appointed

Faraz Kamalvand Faraz Kamalvand ( fa, فراز کمالوند, born 26 December 1976) is an Iranian football coach. He is headcoach of Kheybar Khorramabad Early life He was born on 27 December 1976 in Khoramabad, Iran and is from Lorestan. From 1998 to 2001, ...

in their first season in the

as they aimed to get promoted back to the

. He was sacked in the mid-season break due to poor results and was replaced with

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. The team finished the season in 4th place and they failed to get promoted to the IPL. PAS Novin Hamedan was promoted from the

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to the

following the 2011–12 season and now plays under the name Alvand Hamedan in Group A of the

2012–13 Azadegan League The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 22nd season of the Azadegan League and 12th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the 2011–12 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the ...

. PAS finished the 2012–13 Azadegan League (Group B) in 3rd place and qualified to the promotion play-offs following the disqualification of

Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football te ...

over a match-fixing scandal. In the first round of the play-offs PAS defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh 3–2 (2–1, 1–1) after two matches, but lost 5–3 (4–2, 1–1) to Zob Ahan Isfahan in the second round.

Logo history

Season-by-Season

The table below shows the achievements of the club in various competitions.

Players

First-team squad

as of January 5, 2016 ''For recent transfers, see '' List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013''.

Managers

Honours

Domestic

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: (1) **1966–67 * Iran championship cup: (2) ** 1967, 1968 *

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: (5) ** 1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04

Continental

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: : Winners (1): 1992–93

Intercontinental

Afro-Asian Club Championship The Afro-Asian Club Championship, sometimes referred to as the Afro-Asian Cup, was a football competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the Africa ...

: (1) **Runner-up: 1993

International

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(

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):Fourth oldest club cup, organized by the

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and played between Indian clubs and other invited ones.

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: Runners-up

Notes

References

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Player and Stats

External links

Official

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Official club website
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