Sepidrood Rasht S.C.
Full name | Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Red Army of Gilan The Fishes | ||
Short name | Sepidrood | ||
Founded | 29 June 1968; 56 years ago (29 June 1968) | ||
Ground | Sardar Jangal Stadium | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
Owner | Hamed Yousefi | ||
Chairman | Peyman Parsa | ||
Manager | Farshad Pious | ||
League | League 2 | ||
2022-23 | League 2 / Group A, 4th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club (Persian: باشگاه ورزشی سپیدرود رشت, Bashgah-e Varzeshi-ye Sepidrod Resht) is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran. They currently compete in League 2.
Sepidrood competes against Malavan in the El Gilano[citation needed] and also has a friendly rivalry with cross-city rival Damash Gilan. Sepidrood is now the only Iranian existing club that has won the Aga Khan Asian Gold Cup.
History
Establishment
Sepidrood Rasht Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in northern Iran founded in 1968 and is the first sports club to be based in Rasht. The team was named after the Sefīd-Rūd river which runs through the area. Sepidrood became champions of the Gilan Provincial League after the revolution three times, in 1983, 1986 and in 2003.
Lower Leagues
On 15 May 2010, Sepidrood secured promotion and thus played in the Azadegan League in the 2010–11 season for the first time in eleven years, however, the club was relegated at the end of the season.
In 2014 Despite relegating to 3rd Division, Sepidrood bought Shahrdari Langarud license and remained in Second Division. After a good 2015–16 season in which Sepidrood made the last round of the 2nd Division, the team were promoted after finishing first in Group B.
Promotion to the top flight
Sepidrood started the 2016–17 season in the Azadegan League excellently, and at the halfway point of the season they were leading the league. On the second last match day of the season, Sepidrood lost to third place team Gol Gohar Sirjan 3–2 and their promotion to the top flight came into serious danger. However, on 1 May 2017 Sepidrood defeated Nassaji Mazandaran 3–2 and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League and the top flight of Iranian football for the first time in their 49 year history.
Colours and badge
Since its founding, the club colors have been red and white. Sepidrood is known by its fans as the Red Army.
Owner
The owner of the club is Javad Tanzadeh (an Iranian businessman).
Honours
- Azadegan League (Persian Gulf Pro League promotion)
- Runners-up (1): 2016–17
- Aga Khan Gold Cup
- Winners (1): 1977[1]
El Gilano
The match between Sepidrood or Damash and Malavan is known as The Derby Of Gilan or El Gilano.[citation needed] This derby is one of Iran's most important and heated derbies.[citation needed]
Players
First-team squad
As of 31 July 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season-by-season
For details on seasons, see List of Sepidrood Rasht F.C. seasons
Season League Position Iranian Hazfi Cup Notes 2004–05 League 2 6th (Group 1) did not participate 2005–06 5th (Group A) 2006–07 13th (Group 2) Relegated 2007–08 3rd (Group B) Second round 2008–09 4th (1st round - Group D) Second round 2009–10 1st First stage Promoted 2010–11 Azadegan League 14th Round of 32 Relegated 2011–12 League 2 10th (Group A) did not participate 2012–13 4th (Group B) 2013–14 12th (Group B) First stage Relegated 2014–15 3rd (2nd round - Group B) First stage 2015–16 1st (2nd round - Group B) did not participate Promoted 2016–17 Azadegan League 2nd Promoted 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 13th Round of 32 2018–19 15th Round of 16 Relegated 2019–20 Azadegan League 17th did not participate Relegated 2020–21 League 2 7th (Group A)
Famous players
- Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
- Reza Niknazar
- Soheil Haghshenas
- Hossein Kaebi
References
External links
- Official website (in Persian)
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- Aboumoslem
- Aluminium Hormozgan
- Bargh Shiraz
- Damash
- Esteghlal Ahvaz
- Esteghlal Rasht
- Fajr
- Gahar Zagros
- Gostaresh
- Machine Sazi
- Mes Sarcheshmeh
- Naft Tehran
- Pars Jam
- PAS Hamedan
- Pas Tehran
- Payam Mashhad
- Pegah Gilan
- Rah Ahan
- Saba
- Sepidrood
- Saipa
- Siah Jamegan
- Shahin Bushehr
- Shahrdari Tabriz
- Shahr Khodro
- Shamoushak
- Shirin Faraz
- Steel Azin
- Tarbiat Yazd
- Winning managers
- Managers
- Top scorers
- Football Awards
- Hazfi Cup
- Iranian Super Cup
- Azadegan League
- League 2
- League 3
- summer 2012
- winter 2012–13
- summer 2013
- winter 2013–14
- summer 2014
- winter 2014–15
- summer 2015
- winter 2015–16
- summer 2016
- winter 2016–17
- summer 2017
- winter 2017–18
- summer 2018
- winter 2018–19
- summer 2019
- winter 2019–20
- summer 2020
- Winter 2020–21
- Summer 2021
- Winter 2021–22
- Summer 2022
- Winter 2022–23
- Summer 2023