Shahin Ahvaz F.C.

Shahin Ahvaz F.C. is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. They currently compete in the Azadegan League.

Club history

In 1948, with the help of Hasan Fakheri, the Shahin Ahvaz club was created. The club played in the local Ahvaz leagues for many years until 2007.

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, almost every player left the team and moved on to other teams with bigger contracts. The management started with fresh and young new players, however due mostly to lack of sponsorships and mismanagement after the passing of Dr. Shariati and departure of Mr. Nasirabbasi, and Mr. Ashrafi, Shahin was never able to re-claim their past golden era and always remained in the second division.

Season-by-Season

Season	League	Position	Hazfi Cup	Notes
1988-89	17th of Shahrivar league	9th	Cup

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

Season	League	Position	Hazfi Cup	Notes
2007-08	Azadegan League	12th	Third round
2008-09	Azadegan League	12th	Did not qualify
2009-10	Azadegan League	14th	Third Round	Relegated
2010-11	2nd Division

Head coaches

• Saeed Salamat

Players

First Team Squad

As of May 23, 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player Farshid Jafari Mohammad Safarian Afshin Ghasemian Sajjad Yazdani Shoeyb Amiri Yahdollah Rastkerdar Mohammad Charim Abdulrahman Sameri Mohammad Zahirinasab Foad Rabiei Mojadeh Yafali MF Hossein Baghlani

No. Position Player Eshan Robaeipour Masoud Daghegheleh Mohammad Zereshki Mahmood Hajipour Moein Rashidi Rashid Robaeipour Farid Andikaei Iman Alizadeh Aghil Daghagheleh DF Cyrus Habashirzadeh Emad Hashem

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