Shahin Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال شاهین اهواز), commonly known as Shahin Ahvaz, is an Iranian

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

based in Ahvaz,

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

, that competes in the Khuzestan Premier League. The club was founded in 1948. The football team plays their home games at the Takhti Ahvaz which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The club also consists of various other departments including a basketball team.

History

Establishment

The club was founded in 1948. The club was one of Shahin Tehran branches at the time. The golden years were in the 1980s when the team was being managed by Dr. Shariati, Mr. Ashrafi, and Mr. Nasirabbasi. The team won their first every "Hazfi" cup after defeating Perspolis Tehran in the semi-finals and then Malavan Anzali in the final game. With that championship, they made it to the AFC cup. Shahin Ahvaz hosted the first round and they beat all three teams and advanced to the next round. After that year, the management started with new players, however due mostly to lack of sponsorships and mismanagement, Shahin was never able to re-claim their past golden era and always remained in the second division.

Season-by-Season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahin Ahvaz in various competitions since 2007.

Head coaches

* Saeed Salamat

Players

First Team Squad

As of May 23, 2010 ''For recent transfers, see '' List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2010''.

Honors

* Hazfi Cup: :''Winners (1): 1988 *Iran's representative at 1989-90 Asian Club Championship

References

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