# Rah Ahan Tehran F.C.

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Iranian football club

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Football club

Rah Ahan FC Full name Rah Ahan Sports Club Founded 2 January 1927; 99 years ago (1927-01-02) Ground Shahid Derakhshan Stadium Capacity 12,000 League Tehran Province league Home colours Away colours Current season

**Rah Ahan Sports Club** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): باشگاه ورزشی راه‌آهن, *Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen*), commonly known as **Rah Ahan Football Club**, was an Iranian professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Tehran](/source/Tehran). They last played in the [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League). Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian football clubs.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

### Establishment

Rah Ahan was formed in 1927 in [Tehran](/source/Tehran) by [Iran Railways](/source/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Railways) but were bought by [Mehr Afarin Holding](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mehr_Afarin_Holding&action=edit&redlink=1). They are one of the oldest [Iranian football clubs](/source/Football_in_Iran) still in existence.

In 1939 Rah Ahan participated in the Tehran Local League for the first time. Their first official match was on 4 January 1940 against Bazargani F.C.; they won the game 11–0.

Rah Ahan is currently owned by Mehrafarin Holding.

### 1950s

During the [World War](/source/World_War) in the 1940s Rah Ahan dissolved its football operations, and did not restart its team until the 1950s. After its re-establishment the club under the name of *Pirouz* played on the dirt pitches near the railway station. The players of the team were railway workers. In 1955 with the arrival of Rasoul Madadnavi from [Tabriz](/source/Tabriz), the club was again renamed to *Rah Ahan* and began to attract players from outside the railway company. After achieving good results in the 1958 season Rah Ahan was promoted to the 1st Division Tehran League. However, due to new restrictions regarding private clubs in the Tehran Local Leagues, the club was denied the right to compete and eventually ceased its operations.

### Pre-Revolution

In 1963 Rah Ahan was again re-established and were placed in the 2nd Division Tehran Local League. In 1966 Rah Ahan was finally promoted to the top division of the Tehran Local Leagues. In 1973 the [Takht Jamshid Cup](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup), Iran's first national league, was founded. In their first two years in the Cup, Rah Ahan finished a respectable 7th and 9th. In 1976 they were relegated to the [2nd Division](/source/Iran_Football's_2nd_Division). In their only season in the 2nd Division, Rah Ahan finished 1st in the league and were again promoted to the [Takht Jamshid Cup](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup). In 1978 they were again relegated to the 2nd Division, but they could not finish the 2nd Division season because of the [Iranian Revolution](/source/Iranian_Revolution).

### Iran Pro League

After the establishment of the [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) in 2001, Rah Ahan was placed in the second tier [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League). In 2005 Rah Ahan was promoted to the [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) after a second-place finish in the [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League). Since then they have mostly been an average team and have finished in the mid-table, but since the arrival of [Ansarifard](/source/Mohammad_Hassan_Ansarifard) as the chairman they have looked more stable. They finished 11th in the 2008–09 season and avoided relegation in the season after the last week.

### Ali Daei

In the 2012–13 season, under [Ali Daei](/source/Ali_Daei), the team got out to an early start, and were 4th in the [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) after the opening few weeks. After that the team had an average year, dropping to 8th by the season's end. In the same year they went on tour in Turkey, beating [Galatasaray A2](/source/Galatasaray) 4–1, and losing to [Super Lig](/source/Super_Lig) side [Istanbul BB](/source/Istanbul_BB) 3–2. At the end of the 2012–13 season [Ali Daei](/source/Ali_Daei) left Rah Ahan to sign with [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.).

### Trouble years

[Mansour Ebrahimzadeh](/source/Mansour_Ebrahimzadeh) was announced as Rah Ahan's new manager for the 2013–14 season. With him in charge Rah Ahan finished an average 11th place. At the end of the season, Ebrahimzadeh announced that he was stepping down as Rah Ahan's manager. Former Persepolis manager [Hamid Estili](/source/Hamid_Estili) was named as his replacement. Rah Ahan encountered severe financial problems and under Estili the club performed poorly. Estili was soon fired and replaced with former [Rah Ahan](/source/Rah_Ahan) player [Farhad Kazemi](/source/Farhad_Kazemi).

In the 2015–16 season, Rah Ahan ran into financial troubles, finished 15th in the [Persian Gulf Pro League](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League) and were relegated. This was the first time Rah Ahan would play in the [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League) in 12 years.

## Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of [Rah Ahan F.C.](/source/Rah_Ahan_F.C.) every season, from 1968 to the present day.

Season Div. League Position Hazfi Cup Notes 1968–69 1 Tehran League 10th Not held 1969–70 1 Tehran League 8th 1970–71 1 Tehran League 10th 1973–74 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 7th 1974–75 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 9th 1975–76 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 15th Quarterfinal Relegated 1976–77 2 2nd Division 1st 1/16 Final Promoted 1977–78 1 Takht Jamshid Cup 16th Not held Relegated 1978–79 2 2nd Division N/A League not finished 1979–80 1 Tehran League Not held 1980–81 1 Tehran League Not held 1981–82 1 Tehran League 5th 1982–83 1 Tehran League 9th 1983–84 1 Tehran League 10th 1984–85 1 Tehran League N/A League not finished 1985–86 1 Tehran League 8th 1986–87 1 Tehran League 6th 1987–88 1 Tehran League 6th 1988–89 1 Tehran League 12th 1989–90 1 Tehran League 9th Not held 1990–91 1 Tehran League 17th Relegated 1991–92 4 Tehran 2nd Division 5th 1992–93 4 Tehran 2nd Division 2nd Not held Promoted 1993–94 3 Tehran League 7th 1994–95 3 Tehran League 2nd Promoted 1995–96 2 2nd Division 5th 1996–97 2 2nd Division 6th 1997–98 2 2nd Division 6th Not held 1998–99 2 2nd Division 4th 1999–00 2 2nd Division 6th 2000–01 2 2nd Division 4th 2001–02 2 Azadegan League 8th 2002–03 2 Azadegan League 11th 2003–04 2 Azadegan League 11th 2004–05 2 Azadegan League 2nd Promoted 2005–06 1 Pro League 13th 2006–07 1 Pro League 16th 1/16 Final 2007–08 1 Pro League 12th Quarterfinal 2008–09 1 Pro League 11th Final 2009–10 1 Pro League 14th 1/16 Final 2010–11 1 Pro League 15th 1/16 Final 2011–12 1 Pro League 11th 1/16 Final 2012–13 1 Pro League 8th 1/8 Final 2013–14 1 Pro League 11th 1/4 Final 2014–15 1 Iran Pro League 12th 1/8 Final 2015–16 1 Iran Pro League 15th 1/16 Final Relegated 2016–17 2 Azadegan League 15th 1/32 Final 2017–18 2 Azadegan League 18th 1/32 Final Relegated 2018–19 3 2nd Division Did Not Participate Did Not Participate Relegated

### Reserves

The table below shows the achievements of the club's reserve team in various competitions.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup 2010–11 3rd Division 9th/Group 2 Did not qualify 2011–12 Tehran Provincial League 7th/Group 1 Did not qualify 2012–13 Tehran Provincial League 7th/Group 1 Did not qualify 2013–14 Tehran Provincial League 1st/Group 1 Did not qualify

## Managers

Main article: [List of Rah Ahan F.C. managers](/source/List_of_Rah_Ahan_F.C._managers)

### IPL managers

- *As of 23 October 2017*

Name Nat From To Firouz Karimi June 2004 February 2006 Abbas Razavi February 2006 November 2006 Akbar Misaghian December 2006 February 2008 Davoud Mahabadi February 2008 October 2008 Mahmoud Yavari October 2008 April 2009 Mehdi Tartar April 2009 June 2009 Ernie Brandts July 2009 December 2009 Mehdi Tartar December 2009 June 2010 Rasoul Korbekandi June 2010 September 2010 Mehdi Tartar September 2010 July 2011 Ali Daei July 2011 May 2013 Mansour Ebrahimzadeh July 2013 June 2014 Hamid Estili June 2014 February 2015 Ali Latifi (Interim) February 2015 February 2015 Farhad Kazemi February 2015 September 2015 Mehdi Tartar September 2015 February 2016 Ioannis Topalidis February 2016 May 2016 Mehdi Pashazadeh July 2016 January 2017 Sirous Dinmohammadi January 2017 October 2017 Mohsen Bayatinia October 2017 present

## Coaching staff

Position Name Head Coach Mohsen Bayatinia Goalkeeping Coach Niko Sternberg Athletic Coach Dominic Palmer

## References

## External links

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v t e Azadegan League 2023–24 teams Chadormalou Ardakan Damash Gilan Darya Babol Esteghlal Mollasani Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Khalij Fars Mahshahr Kheybar Khooshe Talaei Saveh Manategh Nafkhiz Jonoob Mes Kerman Mes Shahr-e Babak Mes Sungun Naft Masjed Soleyman Pars Jonoubi Jam Saipa Shahrdari Astara Shahre Raz Shiraz Seasons 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 Related competitions Domestic Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Hazfi Cup Defunct Takht Jamshid Cup Local Leagues Qods League 17th of Shahrivar league Espandi Cup Super Cup International AFC Champions League Asian Cup Winners Cup (Defunct) Iranian football league system Top scorers All-time Seasons

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