Damash Guilan
| Full name | Damash Guilan Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Damashe Shahre Baran | |||
| Founded | 1975 (as Abouzar Rasht); 41 years ago[1] | |||
| Ground | Dr. Azodi Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 11,000 | |||
| Owner |
 Ismaeil Hajipour[2] | |||
| Chairman |
Mohammadmehdi Altafi[3] | |||
| Head Coach |
Hadi Tabatabaei[4] | |||
| League | Football's 2nd Division | |||
| 2015–16 | Azadegan League, 19th (Relegated) | |||
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Damash Guilan Football Club[5] (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال داماش گیلان) is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan. They compete in the Azadegan League.[6]
Damash used to have a Volleyball team Damash Gilan VC.
History
Establishment
Abozar Rasht, Esteghlal Rasht and Pegah
Abozar Rasht fc was founded in 1975 and in 1983 their name changed to Esteghlal Rasht. In 2002 Esteghlal Rasht was relegated from the Persian Gulf Pro League and Pegah Dairy Company bought the club and renamed it Pegah Football Club. The club was promoted back to the Persian Gulf Pro League in 2003, but were relegated in 2005. Pegah was promoted once more in 2007 before being bought by Damash.
Damash Guilan
In October 2008 Arya Investment Company owned by Amir Mansour Arya bought Pegah Guilan sports activities due to financial problems and Damash Iranian chairman Amir Abedini took over their license.
Pro and Azadegan League
After poor result at the beginning of the 2008–09 Iran Pro League season Hossein Abdi and Stanko Poklepović were replaced with Bijan Zolfagharnasab, but that did not help neither and Damash was relegated to Azadegan League and The club lost many key players to Pro league teams including Afshin Chavoshi, Mohammad Reza Mahdavi, Adriano Alves.
for 2009–10 season Amir Abedini hired Firouz Karimi who was banned to work in Pro league for one season and brought many players that were working with him in the past to the club. In following season Damash made it to the promotion playoffs but they were eliminated in the playoff game against Sanat Naft and missed out on promotion.
For 2010–2011 season damash signed with former key players Afshin Chavoshi & Mohammadreza Mahdavi and also a Slovenian coach Marijan Pušnik but after only 4 weeks and getting poor result with team he was replaced by his assistant and former Pegah Guilan captain Afshin Nazemi. Despite getting good result with team Nazemi once again was replaced by Mehdi Dinvarzadeh. On April 22, 2011 Damash was able to secure its promotion to IPL two weeks before end of the season with Mehdi Dinvarzadeh.
In their first year after promotion, Damash did well, placing 7th in the league. In their second year, Damash struggled at times, failing to make an impact and finished a quiet 11th place. Damash had a disappointing 2013–2014 season, finishing second last, and were relegated to the Azadegan League for the second time in the clubs history.
Shahre Baran
In March 2016, Damash announced that it had stopped all of its activities in the Azadegan League and had transferred the rights of the team to the Guilan Football Organization. The team was promptly renamed Shahre Baran Football Club and was allowed to continue competing in the Azadegan League.
Shahre Baran was relegated to the 2nd Division in 2016 after a poor season in the Azadegan League.
El Guilano
- Main articles: El Guilano
The match between Malavan Anzali and Damash or Sepidrood F.C. is known as The Derby Of Guilan or El Guilano. This derby is one of Iran's most important and heated derby's. Malavan hold the record for most wins in the derby with 4 since the start of the Iran Pro League in 2001. Malavan also holds the largest margin of victor as they defeated Damash 3–0 in 2005 and 2013. The derby is also known for its fan violence.
Stadium
Dr. Azodi Stadium is the Home stadium of Damash Guilan since 2008. It holds up to 11,000, but in some reports suggests that in some matches; usually in derby matches there were up to 15,000 and 20,000 spectators.
Riots
In the Guilan Derby, angry fans on both side take actions and most of the time violent behavior that damage the stadiums. Both of the teams lost point after when the league took action. It also cost the teams for rebuilding the seats.
Seasons
For details on seasons, see List of S.C. Damash seasons
| Year | Division | Position | Hazfi Cup |
| 2008–09 | IPL | 17th | Third round |
| 2009–10 | Div 1 | 2nd | 1/8 Final |
| 2010–11 | Div 1 | 1st | 1/8 Final |
| 2011–12 | IPL | 7th | 1/4 Final |
| 2012–13 | IPL | 11th | 1/2 Final |
| 2013–14 | IPL | 15th | 1/8 Final |
| 2014–15 | Div 1 | 6th | Third Round |
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 2016.
Club managers
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Records
Top goalscorers
| # | Pos. | Name | Career | League | Cup | Total |
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| 1 | Forward | Afshin Chavoshi | 2008–09 2010–15 |
40 | 3 | 43 |
| 2 | Midfielder | Reza Mahdavi | 2008–09 2010–14 2016– |
16 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Defender | Ali Nazifkar | 2008–09 2010–14 |
17 | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Midfielder | Ali Amiri | 2009–11 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Forward | Amin Motevaselzadeh | 2012–14 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Top appearances
| # | Pos. | Name | Career | League | Cup | Total |
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| 1 | Midfielder | Mostafa Hajati | 2008–14 2015– |
152 | 7 | 159 |
| 2 | Midfielder | Reza Mahdavi | 2008–09 2010–14 2016– |
147 | 8 | 155 |
| 3 | Midfielder | Hadi Sohrabi | 2008–11 2012– |
125 | 9 | 134 |
| 4 | Defender | Ali Nazifkar | 2008–09 2010–14 |
121 | 7 | 128 |
| 5 | Forward | Afshin Chavoshi | 2008–09 2010–15 |
111 | 6 | 117 |
Last updated: May 16, 2016.
Bolded players are currently on the Damash squad.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.varesh-sport.com/article984.html
- ↑ http://www.varesh-sport.com/article2701.html
- ↑ http://damashguilan.com/با-حکم-مالک-باشگاه-داماش-الطافی-مدیرعا/
- ↑ http://damashguilan.com/بازگشت-شیر-رشتی-کپنهاگ-به-شهرش-هادی-طب/
- ↑ http://www.dsport.ir/fa/posts/39766
- ↑ http://www.damashsc.com/fa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=515:gilan-damash-football-team&catid=15:english&Itemid=80
External links
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- (Persian) Official old Website
- (Persian) Damash Guilan Fan Site
- (Persian) Damash Guilan Official Website
- (Persian) Damash Guilan Fan Site
- (English) Players and Results
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