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Shahin Tehran F.C.

Shahin Tehran F.C.

Iranian football club

Shahin Tehran Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال شاهین تهران, romanized: Shāhīn meaning Falcon), also spelled Shaahin or Shaheen, from 1973 to 1979 known as Shahbaz (Persian: شهباز, romanized: Shahbāz, meaning Shahbaz), is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Shahin A.C. is located at East of Tehran in the Narmak neighborhood (Golestan Street). Shahin F.C. was dissolved in 1967 for political reasons. The club was revived again after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Due to the Iran–Iraq War, the national league was not held during the 1980s.

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They currently compete in the Tehran provincial league.

History

Amjadieh Stadium home of Shahin F.C.

In June 1942, Dr. Abbas Ekrami opened the poetry book Divan-e Hafez and saw the following line about Shahin (Falcon), after which he named the club Shahin,

در هوا چند معلق زنی و جلوه کنی
ای کبوتر نگران باش که شاهین آمد
In the air, you will rotate a few times with glory;
oh pigeon, be worried, Falcon is on its way.

Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students[1][2] under the motto:

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

Shahin F.C. in mid 1960s
Many of the players shown in this photo went on to play for Persepolis.

Shahin FC, without any doubt was the most popular football club in the history of Iranian football. Shahin produced many talented players like Parviz Dehdari, Masoud Boroumand, Homayoun Behzadi, Jafar Kashani, Hossein Kalani, Hamid Shirzadegan, Iraj Saeli, Mahmoud Sajjadi, Mohammad Hossein Ziaei, Ghasem Movafegh 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 tried to sign Shahin players.

Shahbaz Era

In 1973 Shahin F.C. decided to come back but returned with the name of its former third team Shahbaz F.C. and participated in Takht Jamshid Cup professional soccer League. Shahbaz F.C. was leading the league in the 1978–1979 season which was unfinished due to Iranian Revolution in 1979. After the revolution, the club reverted to its original name, "Shahin".

In 2009/10 Shahin was competing in the third ranked 2nd Division successfully until the last stage, when they failed to be promoted to the Azadegan 1st Division. In 2010/11 Shahin kept its place in the 3rd Division.

In 2011/12 Shahin finished last in its group and therefore is relegated to the provincial league for 2012/13.

Branches and affiliated clubs

Shahin F.C. had several attached teams and branches under the name and license of Shahin F.C. in different cities of Iran, including Shahin Bushehr F.C. (est. 1942), Shahin Ahvaz F.C. (est. 1948) and Shahin Isfahan F.C.(est. 1953). In 1967 due to the political problems that arose in the Shahin F.C. organization, the other teams were forced to cease operations as well. Some had to deactivate for a period of time, while other teams renamed and continued under different names.

Persepolis F.C. started the 1968 season with Parviz Dehdari as manager. Although Shahin Tehran established in a new team under the name of Shahbaz, it was failed to get back its popularity again.

Shahin Isfahan F.C. changed its name to Sepahan F.C.. The club is one of the representatives of Isfahan Province in Takht Jamshid Cup national league. The team now plays under the name of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan.

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 and currently competes in the 2nd Division after being relegated from Azadegan League in 2013.

Shahin Ahvaz F.C. was founded in 1948 and was one of Shahin Tehran F.C. branches at the time. They currently compete in the Provincial Leagues.

Colours and crest

The usual home kit includes a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The away kit of the club is commonly with a black background.[clarification needed]

Achievements

Takht Jamshid Cup

  • Third place: 1976/77
  • Leader: 1978/79 (in autumn 1978 the season was canceled due to the political uprisings, which ended with the Iranian Revolution in February 1979)

Tehran Football League

  • Winner (3): 1951–52,1958–59,1965–66
  • Runner-up (8): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1985_86,1986_87

Tehran Hazfi Cup (Record)

  • Winner (5): 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1962–63, 1980–81
  • Runner-up (3): 1952–53, 1956–57, 1957–58

Espandi Cup

Current Exuctive Director:Alireza Kushanfar

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahin in various competitions since 1965.

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Key

Champions Runners-up

Founder and manager

Managers

  • Iran Shapoor Sarhadi
  • Iran Amirhoshang Nikkhah Baharami
  • Iran Jafar Kashani
  • Iran Amirhoshang Nikkhah Bahrami

World Cup players

References

  1. [1]
    "تاریخچه پرسپولیس از شاهین".
  2. [2]
    "گرامی باد یاد و خاطره بنیانگذار مکتب شاهین". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16.
  3. [3]
    "تاریخچه باشگاه از شاهين". ghermezeteh.com.
  4. [4]
    "40 سال بعد از انحلال تاريخي شاهين" (in Persian). etemad.com. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  5. [5]
    Iran national football team: 1978 FIFA World Cup planetworldcup.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021
  6. [6]
    Sen, Ved (13 October 2014). "Long before the Indian Super League, there was an Iranian boy who mesmerized Kolkata". Quartz India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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