Shahid Ghandi Yazd Football Club is an Iranian
football
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team based in
Yazd
Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Worl ...
,
Iran
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.
They have played the most times in thrde
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 team was heavily supported by the people of
Yazd
Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Worl ...
, and was
Yazd's first team in the highest football league in
Iran
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. They entered to the
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 ...
only one season in
2005–06.
Now this team is playing in
League 2 (Iran)
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, the second division of Iran's football pyramid.
Club history
The club was originally known as Shahid Ghandi Yazd, but after one season in the
IPL
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, the club finished last and was relegated. Their main sponsor, the ''Yazd Cable Company'' was facing financial problems and could not afford to sponsor the team any longer. At first it appeared as if the club would be forced to fold altogether, but on July 20, 2006, a new set of sponsors came forward and the team was renamed Esteghlal Yazd. The team was supposed to solve its financial problems using their connections with
Esteghlal FC
Esteghlal Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال, ''Bâšgâh-è Futbâl-è Esteqlâl''), commonly known as Esteghlal ( fa, استقلال, meaning 'The Independence'), is an Iranian football club based in capital Tehran th ...
. Less than two weeks later though, Fathollahzadeh decided not to continue as club chairman and fulfill his promises. The local government in the
province
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of Yazd quickly stepped into action and found a new financial sponsor for the team. ''Yazd Behrouk Cement Co.'' agreed to help the team. Once again, the most famous football team in Yazd changed its name and was briefly known as Siman Behrouk Yazd FC. That same month, the club lost its sponsors again, and had to find another financial backer. The club was able to do so, and changed its name to Talieh Yazd. In a move which continued to show the poor state of football in Yazd, the team changed its name for a fourth time. The team is now sponsored by the provinces Physical Education Organization and will be called Tarbiat Badani Yazd.
They have been close to the promotion in recent season but could not finalize it and stayed 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 ...
. They finished fifth in their group in 2008–2009 season.
In June 2012, the club sold its license to
Sang Ahan Bafg, and dissolved due financial circumstances.
Refounded
In the summer of 2014 the club was refounded as Tarbiat Yazd Novin and entered the 2014–15
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 ...
season.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Tarbiat Yazd in various competitions since 2003.
Club chairmen
*
Abdolreza Dasta (''Shahid Ghandi'')
*
Ali Fathollahzadeh
Ali Fathollahzadeh Khoei ( fa, علی فتحاللهزاده خویی, born 9 January 1959 in Khoy, West Azerbaijan Province) is an Iranian businessman and football administrator, who is currently the chairman of the Esteghlal F.C. ...
(''Esteghlal Yazd'') (July 2006 – Aug 06)
*
Mahmoud Amiri (''Siman Behbouk, Talieh Yazd & Tarbiat Badani Yazd'') (Aug 2006–)
*
Kamran Ghorbani
Club managers
*
Hans-Jürgen Gede
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Playing career
Born in Gelsenkirchen, Gede began playing football for FC Schalke 04 in 1975. In 1977, he joined SC Preußen Münster a ...
(2005–06)
*
Majid Jalali
Majid Jalali ( fa, مجید جلالی, born 6 September 1956 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football manager and a former player. He has served as the manager in several clubs in Iran like Pas Tehran, Saba Battery, Foolad, and also national ...
(2006)
*
Ebrahim Talebi (2006 – Nov 07)
*
Hamid Reza Asiabanpour (Interim)
*
Davoud Mahabadi
Davoud Mahabadi ( fa, داوود مهابادی , born 21 August 1973 in Tehran) is an Iranian football
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(Dec 2008 – Aug 09)
*
Yahya Golmohammadi
Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sco ...
(Aug 2009–10)
*
Davoud Mahabadi
Davoud Mahabadi ( fa, داوود مهابادی , born 21 August 1973 in Tehran) is an Iranian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''footbal ...
(Sep 2010 – Feb 11)
*
Hadi Bargizar
Hadi Bargizar (Persian: هادی برگیزر) (born 1970 in Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player. After he retired he managed several clubs including F.C. Aboomoslem, Payam Mashhad, Etka Gorgan F.C. and Gostaresh Foolad ...
(March 2011 – Jan 12)
* Mahmoud Amiri (Jan 2012 – June 2012)
References
External links
Tarbiat Yazd Official WebsiteTarbiat Yazd Player and Results
{{Football in Iran
Football clubs in Iran
Association football clubs established in 1991
Sport in Yazd Province
1991 establishments in Iran