Malavan F.C.
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| Full name | Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | White Swans (Persian: قوی سپید) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Takhti Stadium Bandar-e Anzali Iran (Capacity 20,000) |
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| Chairman |  Saeed Pourtahmasebi |
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| Head Coach | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh |
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| League | Persian Gulf Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Persian Gulf Cup, 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى) is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran.
The team is known to have some of the most passionate and loyal fans in Iranian football, and is one of the most successful teams not based in Tehran. It is attached to the Iranian Navy, and is known to have one of the best youth football programs in the country. It currently plays in Iran's top football league, the IPL.
Malavan is the football club of the multisport Malavan Sport and Cultural Club.
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[edit] History
[edit] Establishment
Bahman Salehnia created the team in 1969 along with some young athletes from the port city of Anzali. After some time, the Iranian Navy decided to become the team's main sponsor and owner. Salehnia can be called the team's founder; he took over as the team's manger in 1973, and until 1998 remained in the position. The team has only had two coaches other than Salehnia, in the years since (Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Nosrat Irandoost).
[edit] Success
Salehnia was last manager of the team when he helped the team climb out of the 1st division and back into the IPL. The club has never really had great success in the league but they were able to become the best non-Tehran based club and finishing third in the 1977 and 1989. Malavan has won the Hazfi Cup on three occasions, in 1976, 1986 and 1990. In 1988 Malavan participated in Asian Club Championship but after beating Saunders SC in first round they withdrew from tournament due to the Iran-Iraq War.
[edit] Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Malavan in various competitions since 2001.
| Season | League | League Finishing Position | Hazfi Cup |
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| 2001-2002 | Iran Premier League | 12th | |
| 2002-2003 | Iran Premier League | 14th (Relegated) | |
| 2003-2004 | Azadegan League | 2nd (Promoted) | |
| 2004-2005 | Iran Premier League | 7th | 1/8 Final |
| 2005-2006 | Iran Premier League | 11th | Quarterfinal |
| 2006-2007 | Iran Premier League | 14th | 1/8 Final |
| 2007-2008 | Iran Premier League | 16th | 1/16 Final |
[edit] Honors
- Winners (3): 1976, 1986, 1990
- Runner Up (3): 1987, 1988,1991
[edit] Players
[edit] First-team squad
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[edit] Former players
For details on former players, see Category:Malavan players.
[edit] Notable players
- Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
- Aziz Espandar
- Mohammad Ghadirbahri
- Sirous Ghayeghran
- Mohsen Giahi
- Mohammad Habibi
- Ghafour Jahani
- Ali Niakani
- Aref Mohammadvand
- Pejman Nouri
- Farhad Pourgholami
- Ahmad Jamshidian
- Maziar Zare
- Jalal Hosseini
[edit] Club officials
Senior club staff
- Club President: Saeed Pourtahmasebi
- Supervisor: Hossein Gholami
- General Secretary: Ali Akbar Keramati
- Club Accountant: Mahmoud Basimi
- Club Store Manager: Esmaeel Khabbaz Ghaziani
- Director of Transport: Kamyar Karami
Management
- Manager: Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
- Assistant Manager: Farhad Pourgholami
- Goalkeeping Coach: Mohammad Habibi
Academy coaching staff
- Under 21's Coaches: Mahmoud Pishgah Hadian, Naser Kohan Ghanbarian, Reza Vishgahi, Shazdik Foomani & Nader Ezatollahi
- Under 18's Coaches: Farhad Pourgholami, Fazel Ghadiri, Reza Sotudeh, Mehdi Hasani Moghaddam & Ali Sayyad
- Under 12's Coaches: Ghader Ezatollahi, Ahmad Espandar, Hamid Mohammadian, Bijan Shojaei & Mohammad Nabinia
- Under 8's Coaches: Alireza Fazaeli, Mehdi Delavari & Faramarz Salehnia
Medical staff
- Medical Doctor: Dr. A Poortahmasbi
- Medical Assistant: Shahbaz Kheiri
- Physiotherapist: Enayat Ettehad
[edit] Managerial history
| Name | Period |
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| Bahman Salehnia |
1968-1997 |
| Nosrat Irandoost |
1997-2000 |
| Mohammad Ahmadzadeh |
2000-2002 |
| Bahman Salehnia |
2002-2004 |
| Nosrat Irandoost |
2004-2006 |
| Mohammad Ahmadzadeh |
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[edit] External links
[edit] Official
- (English) (Persian) Official club website
[edit] Fan site
- (Persian) Malavan Fan site
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