Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.
Full name | Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Tâlâyiha-ye Shiran (The golden ones from Sharan) Zerd Parsi (Persian yellow) | ||
Founded | 11 February 1988 | ||
Ground | Hafezieh Stadium | ||
Capacity | 50,000 | ||
Owner | Basij | ||
Chairman | Rasoul Fallah | ||
Head Coach | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | ||
League | Azadegan League | ||
2021–22 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 16th (Relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club (
The football team plays their home games at the Pars Shiraz Stadium which has a seating capacity of 50,000. The club is owned and supported by the Basij.
History
Establishment
In 1988, a group of youngsters, who were from
1990s
In 1995 they became champions of
Takeover
In December 2006 Sepah Pasdaran sold its shares in sport to Basij, therefore all Fajr teams were renamed to Moghavemat teams. Fajr Sepasi are now officially known as Moghavemat Shahid Sepasi Shiraz, although the name is not in common use yet.[1] Jafar Jafari is the club's chairman since the establishment of the club in 1988.
They kept the coach Gholam Hossein Peyrovani till 2009 where he was appointed as Iran's olympics team head coach and had to leave the club so Peyrovani left the club after 10 years being in charge and he was finished his last season in mid table and was replaced by Davoud Mahabadi and after poor results he was replaced by Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and got relegated in the first season without Peyrovani.
In 2010 for the first time in the club's history, the team was relegated to the
Azadegan League
At the end of the 2013–14 season Fajr Sepasi finished 14th and was relegated to the Azadegan League. In their first season back in the second tier Fajr finished 14th and missed out on promotion.
Shiraz Derby
The Shiraz Derby is played between Fajr Sepasi and
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Fajr Sepasi in various competitions since 1995.
Season | Division | League | Position | Hazfi Cup
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Notes | AFC Champions League |
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1995–96 | 3 | Fars Province League
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1st | Did not qualify | Promoted | Did not qualify |
1996–97
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2 | 2nd Division
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1st | 1/16 Final | Promoted | |
1997–98
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1 | Azadegan League | 4th | Not held | ||
1998–99
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1 | 10th | 1/16 Final | |||
1999–00
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1 | 3rd | 1/8 Final | |||
2000–01
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1 | 9th | Cup | |||
2001–02
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1 | Iran Pro League
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10th | Final | First round | |
2002–03
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1 | 4th | Final | Did not qualify | ||
2003–04
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1 | 11th | 1/8 Final | |||
2004–05
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1 | 11th | 1/16 Final | |||
2005–06
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1 | 10th | 1/8 Final | |||
2006–07
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1 | 10th | 1/16 Final | |||
2007–08
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1 | 14th | 1/8 Final | |||
2008–09
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1 | 9th | 1/16 Final | |||
2009–10
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1 | 16th | 1/16 Final | Relegated | ||
2010–11 | 2 | Azadegan League | 2nd | 1/32 Final | Promoted | |
2011–12
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1 | Iran Pro League
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13th | 1/8 Final | ||
2012–13
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1 | 12th | 1/4 Final | |||
2013–14
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1 | 14th | 1/16 Final | Relegated | ||
2014–15 | 2 | Azadegan League | 5th | 1/8 Final | ||
2015–16 | 2 | 4th | Did not enter | |||
2016–17 | 2 | 14th | Round of 64 | |||
2017–18 | 2 | 4th | Round of 16 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 9th | Round of 64 | |||
2019–20 | 2 | 10th | Round of 16 | |||
2020–21 | 2 | 1st | Did not enter | Promoted | ||
2021-22 | 1 | Iran Pro League
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15th | Round of 32 | Relegated | |
2022-23 | 2 | Azadegan League | 4th | Round of 32 |
Honours
- Azadegan League
- Champions (1): 2020–21
- Hazfi Cup
- Iranian 2nd Division
- Champions (1): 1997
- AK Pipe International Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2001
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2021.
Former players
For details on former players, see Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C. players.
Head coaches
- Mansour Pourheidari (1996–1998)
- Mahmoud Yavari (1998–1999)
- Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (1999–2009)
- Davoud Mahabadi (2009–2010)
- Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2010)
- Ali Kalantari (2010–2011)
- Mahmoud Yavari (2011–2013)
- Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (2013)
- Mahmoud Yavari (2013–2014)
- Ali Kalantari (2014–2018)
- Majid Saleh (2018–2019)
- Davoud Mahabadi (2019–2020)
- Ali Kalantari (2020–present)
References
- IRNA. Archived from the originalon 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydACiq1Y_Ks
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151004210809/http://video.varzesh3.com/iran/premier-league/%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C1-1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151004210850/http://video.varzesh3.com/iran/premier-league/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-2-3-%D9%81%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C/