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Short name
  
Sepidrood

Ground Capacity
  
11,000

Arena/Stadium
  
Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium

League
  
Azadegan League

Ground
  
Dr. Azodi Stadium

Owner
  
Mohammad Pourmohsen

Founded
  
1968

Manager
  
Ali Nazarmohammadi

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Full name
  
Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club

Nickname(s)
  
Gilan's Red Army , Fishes

Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club (Persian: باشگاه ورزشی سپیدرود رشت‎‎) is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran. They currently compete in the second tier Azadegan League.

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Sepidrood competes against Malavan in the El Gilano and also has a friendly rivalry with cross city rival Damash Gilan.

Establishment

Sepidrood Rasht Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in the 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 licence 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.

Sepidrood started the 2016–17 season in the Azadegan League excellently, and at the half way point of the season they were leading the league.

Colours and badge

Since its founding, the club colors have been red and white. Sepidrood is known by its fans as the Red Army.

Supporters and Fans

Although Sepidrood played many years in lower leagues, the club is the highest supported team in Gilan Province besides rivals Damash and Malavan.

Honours

  • 2nd Division (Third tier)
  • Winners (2): 2009–10, 2015–16
  • Gilan League
  • Winners (3): 1983, 1986, 2002–03
  • Gilan Hazfi Cup
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

    • Unofficial titles

  • Aga Khan Gold Cup
  • Winners (1): 1977–78
  • Khazar International Cup
  • Winners (2): 1991, 2001
  • Revolution Cup
  • Winners (1): 1980-81

    • El Gilano

    Main articles: El Gilano

    The match between Sepidrood or Damash and Malavan is known as The Derby Of Gilan or El Gilano. This derby is one of Iran's most important and heated derby's.

    First-team squad

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    Season-by-season

    For details on seasons, see List of Sepidrood Rasht F.C. seasons

    Famous players

  • Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
  • Reza Niknazar
  • Soheil Haghshenas
  • Hossein Kaebi

    • References

    Sepidrood Rasht S.C. Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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