Ground Capacity 1,000 Head Coach Edmond Yunanpour League Azadegan League | Chairman Farman Karimi Founded 2006 Manager Edmond Yunanpour | |
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Full name Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club 2013–14 Azadegan League Group 2, 8th Grounds Kargaran Stadium, Kermanshah, Iran | ||
Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by Shirin Faraz) is an Iranian football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club is in the private ownership of Farman Karimi.
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Establishment
Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Oghab a team with much history sold its right to participate in the Azadegan League to Shirin Faraz. In 2012 the club name and sponsorship changed to Rahian Kermanshah.
Promotion to Iran Pro League
The club achieved promotion to the Iran Pro League in 2007 after a 4–2 aggregate playoff victory against Tractor Sazi, along with Pegah Gilan.
Relegation
Shirin Faraz was relegated from the Persian Gulf Cup with 3 games remaining in the season. The team was plagued with coaching and management problems for most of the season and often fielded teams consisting mostly of players from their youth squad. They failed to gain promotion the season after and finished mid table in their group. In 2012 Farman Karimi took over the club and renamed it Rahian Kermanshah Football Club.
Name history
Stadium
The Azadi Stadium in Kermanshah has a capacity of 20,000.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Shirin Faraz in various competitions since 2006.
Players
As of October 30, 2010.
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2010.