Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال شاهین شهرداری بوشهر, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher)[1] is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most historical football clubs in Iran and hold home games at Shahid Mahdavi Stadium.[2]

Shahin Bushehr
Full nameShahin Bushehr Football Club
Nickname(s)Hawk
Founded1 May 1942; 82 years ago (1942-05-01) as Khalij
GroundShahid Mahdavi Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerAlireza Nemati
ManagerMehdi Ghanbari
LeagueLeague 2 (Iran)
2023–24League 2 (Iran), 14th (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/shahinbushehr_official/
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History

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Shahin F.C. (1942–1967)

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Shahin F.C. was established in 1942 by Dr Abbas Ekrami, a teacher.[citation needed]

 
Shahin F.C.
Many of the players shown in this photo went on to play for Persepolis.

Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students under the motto

اول اخلاق، دوم درس، سوم ورزش
First ethics, second education, third sports.[3]

— Shahin F.C. Motto

Shahin produced many talented players like Parviz Dehdari, Masoud Boroumand, Homayoun Behzadi, Jafar Kashani, Hossein Kalani, Hamid Shirzadegan, and many more that played for Team Melli. These talents made Shahin popular in the 1960s but its very popularity was viewed as a threat by the Iran Football Federation and the Keihan Varzeshi newspaper (Iran's most important sports publication at the time).[4] The conflict between them became worse and on July 9, 1967, two days after Shahin's 3–0 win against Tehranjavan F.C., the Iran Sports Organization declared Shahin F.C. as dissolved.[4] League attendance dropped and other clubs including Pas, Rah Ahan, and Oghab tried to sign Shahin players.

Establishment

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Shahin Bushehr was established in 1950 with the name of Khalije Bushehr.

After years of history and competing in different levels of the Iranian football league system, including a 1994–95 appearance in the top division and several years in the second level, Shahin Bushehr was renamed Shahin Pars Jonoubi Bushehr in 2007 and promoted to IPL in 2009. The club is now owned by Pars Special Economic Energy Zone, based in Asalouyeh, Bushehr Province.

Promotion to the Iran Pro League

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The club achieved promotion to the Iran Pro League after a 3–2 aggregate playoff victory against Tabriz's Shahrari Tabriz, joining Tractor Sazi in the 2009–2010 edition of the Iran Pro League.

Relegation

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In the 2011–12 season, the Shahin were finalists in the Hazfi Cup but lost to Esteghlal, in the same season the team was relegated to the Azadegan League. Shahin's downward trend continued the following year as they were relegated to the 2nd Division. They again were relegated in 2014, this time to the 3rd Division.

Municipality takeover

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Following a take over by the municipality in the summer of 2015, the club was renamed to Shahin Shahrdari Bushehr and bought the rights of Bahman Shiraz in the 2nd Division. After this takeover Shahin became one of the favourites to be promoted to the Azadegan League. Shahin started the 2015–16 well and advanced to the final group phase, however Shahin finished fourth in Group A and missed out on promotion by four points.

Colours and crest

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The common home kit includes a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. Red and Yellow colours are also seen in the kit. The away kit of the club is commonly with a red background.

Stadium and facilities

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The club currently plays its home games at Bushehr's Shahid Beheshti Stadium with a 15,000 capacity.

Former players

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Players

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As of July 29, 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   IRN Morteza Gholamalitabar
4 DF   GEO Luka Gadrani U23
5 DF   IRN Behrooz Norouzifard
8 MF   IRN Milad Shabanlou U25
9 MF   IRN Salman Bahrani
10 FW   IRN Bahman Salari
12 GK   IRN Mohammad Hossein Houpanah U21
13 MF   IRN Meysam Doraghi
14 MF   IRN Amirhossein Mousazadeh
16 DF   IRN Ali Raeisi U23
17 MF   IRN Mostafa Ahmadi
18 MF   IRN Yousef Sabri U23
19 DF   IRN Alireza Ebrahimi U21
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   IRN Danial Momeni U21
25 GK   GEO Maksime Kvilitaia
29 MF   IRN Shahab Karami
32 FW   IRN Milad Saremi
37 FW   IRN Esmaeil Sharifat
40 DF   IRN Hassan Najafi
66 MF   IRN Mohammad Shakibkhou U19
68 MF   IRN Mohammad Soltani Mehr U21
70 MF   IRN Amin Mashayekh
71 DF   IRN Sajjad Moshkelpour
76 MF   IRN Reza Dehghan U23
88 MF   IRN Hamed Mahmoudi
DF   IRN Ali Akbar Heydarnia

Club managers

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Name Nat From To
Rasoul Hasanpour   29 September 1974 5 September 1994
Ahmad Tourani   5 September 1994 3 January 1995
Hamid Kololi Fard   3 January 1995 4 February 2006
Reza Vatankhah   1 March 2006 1 November 2006
Naeim Saadavi   1 November 2006 17 February 2007
Hamid Kololi Fard   17 February 2007 14 May 2007
Naeim Saadavi   5 June 2007 29 November 2007
Nosrat Irandoost   2 December 2007 30 May 2008
Hamid Kololi Fard   1 June 2008 1 September 2009
Mahmoud Yavari   1 September 2009 14 May 2010
Hamid Estili   16 June 2010 6 April 2011
Akbar Misaghian*   6 April 2011 22 June 2011
Hamid Derakhshan   22 June 2011 5 October 2011
Firouz Karimi   6 October 2011 6 February 2012
Hamid Derakhshan   13 February 2012 3 April 2012
Asghar Kamyab*   3 April 2012 18 July 2012
Hamid Kololi Fard   18 July 2012 11 November 2012
Ali Hanteh   11 November 2012 20 November 2012
Masoud Palizdan   20 November 2012 21 July 2013
Mehdi Ghanbari   21 July 2013 31 December 2013
Abdolreza Baziyari   31 December 2013 4 September 2015
Asghar Kamyab   4 September 2015 1 September 2016
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh   1 September 2016 22 December 2017
Mehdi Pashazadeh   1 January 2018 21 June 2018
Mahmoud Fekri   28 June 2018 30 January 2019
Abdollah Veisi   4 February 2019 10 October 2019
Mehrdad Karimian*   10 October 2019 11 November 2019
Mišo Krstičević   12 November 2019 Present
  • * = Caretaker

Club chairmen

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  •   Alireza Nemati
  •   Mohammad Dameshghi
  •   Hossein Bastin
  •   Vahid Vaezi

Season-by-season

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The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahin Bushehr in various competitions since 1993.

Season Div. League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
1993–94 2 2nd Division 3rd Promoted
1994–95 1 Azadegan League 12th Relegated
1995–96 2 2nd Division 7th
1996–97 2 2nd Division 5th
1997–98 2 2nd Division 8th
1998–99 2 2nd Division 7th
1999–00 3 Bushehr Province League 3rd
2000–01 3 Bushehr Province League 1st Promoted
2001–02 3 2nd Division 8th
2002–03 3 2nd Division 6th Promoted
2003–04 3 2nd Division 2nd Promoted
2004–05 2 Azadegan League 7th First Round
2005–06 2 Azadegan League 4th First Round
2006–07 2 Azadegan League 9th First Round
2007–08 2 Azadegan League 8th First Round
2008–09 2 Azadegan League 2nd Third Round Promoted
2009–10 1 Iran Pro League 13th 1/8 Final
2010–11 1 Iran Pro League 14th 1/8 Final
2011–12 1 Iran Pro League 17th Final Relegated
2012–13 2 Azadegan League 12th 1/16 Final Relegated
2013–14 3 2nd Division 14th Did not qualify Relegated
2014–15 4 3rd Division 11th Did not qualify Relegated
2015–16 3 2nd Division 4th/Group A Did not qualify Second Round
2016–17 3 2nd Division 2nd/Group A Round of 64 Promotion Play-off
2017–18 3 2nd Division 1st/Group B Did not qualify Promoted
2018–19 2 Azadegan League 2nd Third Round Promoted
2019–20 1 Iran Pro League 16th Quarter-final Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار- تولد دوباره شاهین بوشهر..." www.lig1.ir. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06.
  2. ^ "Shahin Bushehr Stats, Records and History". FBref.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  3. ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon" تاریخچه باشگاه شاهين (in Persian). ghermezeteh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  4. ^ a b "40 سال بعد از انحلال تاريخي شاهين" (in Persian). etemad.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
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