Shahin Tehran F.C.

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'''Shahin Tehran Football Club''' ({{langx|fa|باشگاه فوتبال شاهین تهران|Shāhīn}} meaning ''[[Falcon]]''), also spelled '''Shaahin''' or '''Shaheen''', from 1973 to 1979 known as '''Shahbaz''' ({{langx|fa|شهباز|Shahbāz}}, meaning ''[[Shahbaz (bird)|Shahbaz]]''), is an Iranian [[Football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. Shahin A.C. is located in the eastern part of Tehran in the Narmak neighborhood (Golestan Street). Shahin F.C. was dissolved in 1967 for political reasons. The club was revived after the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979. Due to the [[Iran–Iraq War]], the national league was not held during the 1980s.

They currently compete in the Tehran provincial league.

==History== [[File:Amjadieh Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|[[Amjadieh Stadium]] home of Shahin F.C.]] In June 1942, Dr. [[Abbas Ekrami]] opened the poetry book [[The Divān of Hafez|Divan-e Hafez]] and saw the following line about Shahin (Falcon), after which he named the club Shahin, {{cquote| {{lang|fa|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<ref>{{cite web |title = تاریخچه پرسپولیس از شاهین |url = http://www.aftabir.com/articles/view/sport/federation/c6c1206701610_perspolice_p1.php/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DA%86%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86 |access-date = 2013-11-15 |archive-date = 2017-10-13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171013224610/http://www.aftabir.com/articles/view/sport/federation/c6c1206701610_perspolice_p1.php/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DA%86%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%86 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title =گرامی باد یاد و خاطره بنیانگذار مکتب شاهین|url =http://www.kanonshahin.ir/the-news/2445-1390-11-16-07-32-34.html|url-status =dead|archiveurl =https://archive.today/20130616024954/http://www.kanonshahin.ir/the-news/2445-1390-11-16-07-32-34.html|archivedate =2013-06-16}}</ref> under the motto: {{cquote|{{Lang|fa| اول اخلاق، دوم درس، سوم ورزش}} ''First ethics, second education, third sports.''<ref name="Ghermezeteh">{{cite web |title=تاریخچه باشگاه از شاهين |url=http://ghermezeteh.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=29 |publisher=ghermezeteh.com |access-date=2013-11-15 |archive-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301150649/http://ghermezeteh.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=29 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

[[File:Shahinfc.jpg|thumb|220px|right|'''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 [[IRIFF|Iran Football Federation]] and the ''Keihan Varzeshi'' newspaper (Iran's most important sports publication at the time).<ref name="enhelal"/> The conflict between them became worse and on July 9, 1967, two days after Shahin's 3–1 win against [[Tehranjavan F.C.]], the Iran Sports Organization declared Shahin F.C. as dissolved.<ref name="enhelal">{{cite web|title=40 سال بعد از انحلال تاريخي شاهين|url=http://www.etemaad.com/Released/86-04-14/225.htm|publisher=etemad.com|accessdate=2007-07-05|language=fa|archive-date=2009-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425191904/http://www.etemaad.com/Released/86-04-14/225.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup|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 Iran Football's 3rd Division|2009/10]] Shahin was competing in the third ranked [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]] successfully until the last stage, when they failed to be promoted to the Azadegan [[Iran Football's 1st Division|1st Division]]. In [[2010–11 Iran Football's 3rd Division|2010/11]] Shahin kept its place in the 3rd Division.

In [[2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division|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 F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]]''' was renamed '''Shahin Pars Jonoubi Bushehr''' in 2007 and promoted to [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]] in 2009. The club is now owned by ''Pars Special Economic Energy Zone'', based in [[Asalouyeh]], [[Bushehr Province]] and currently competes in the [[Iran Football 2nd Division|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.{{clarify|date=May 2014}}

==Achievements==

===Takht Jamshid Cup=== * '''Third place''': [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1976–77|1976/77]] * '''Leader''': [[Takht Jamshid Cup 1978–79|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=== * '''Third place''': [[1979 Shahid Espandi Cup|1979]] Current Exuctive Director:Alireza Kushanfar

==Season-by-season==

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=9|League !rowspan=2|[[Hazfi Cup]] !rowspan=2|Notes !colspan=2|Leagues Top goalscorer !rowspan=2|Coach |- !Division !P !W !D !L !F !A !Pts !Pos !Name !Goals |- !1965–66 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |12 |11 |0 |1 |36 |8 |22 |align=left bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=left| | |align=left| | |[[Parviz Dehdari]] |- !1966–67 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |11 |6 |2 |3 |23 |11 |14 |4th |align=left| | |align=left| | |[[Parviz Dehdari]] |- !1967–68 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|''' Shahin dissolved''' |align=left|'''Not held''' | | | | |- !1968–69 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Absence''' | | | | | |- !1969–70 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Absence''' | | | | | |- !1970–71 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Absence''' | | | | | |- !1971–72 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Absence''' | | | | | |- !1972–73 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Absence''' | | | | | |- !1973–74 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |11 |4 |4 |3 |11 |12 |12 |5th |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !1974–75 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |13 |0 |7 |6 |6 |13 |7 |13th |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !1975–76 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |13 |11 |2 |0 |27 |9 |24 |align=left bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' |align=left| |[[File:Arrow-up.png|Promoted to the Takht Jamshid Cup]] |align=left| | |Bagher Sepahsalari / [[Mehrab Shahrokhi]] |- !1976–77 |[[Takht Jamshid Cup 1976-77|TJC]] |30 |13 |10 |7 |36 |24 |36 |3rd |align=left| | |[[Gholam Hossein Mazloumi]] |19 | Nazem Ganjapoor |- !1977–78 |[[Takht Jamshid Cup 1977-78|TJC]] |30 |7 |13 |10 |31 |29 |27 |11th |align=left|'''Not held''' |align=left| |[[Mohammad Reza Adelkhani]] |10 |Nazem Ganjapoor |- !1978–79 |[[Takht Jamshid Cup 1978-79|TJC]] |colspan=8|'''Not Completed Due to [[Iranian Revolution]]''' |align=left|'''Not held''' | | | |[[Frans van Balkom]] |- !1981–82 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |13 |3 |9 |1 |10 |5 |15 |6th |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |'''Not held''' |align=left| | | |Kazem Rahimi |- !1982–83 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |17 |8 |3 |6 |20 |17 |19 |6th |align=left| | | |[[Nasser Ebrahimi]] |- !1983–84 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |17 |7 |4 |7 |15 |11 |18 |7th |align=left| | | |[[Nasser Ebrahimi]] |- !1984–85 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |colspan=8|'''Not Finished''' |align=left| | | |[[Mehrab Shahrokhi]] |- !1985–86 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |9 |7 |2 |0 |20 |4 |16 |align=left bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' | |align=left| | | |- !1986–87 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |8 |6 |2 |0 |17 |5 |14 |align=left bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' | | | | |[[Nasrollah Abdollahi]] |- !1987–88 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |17 |5 |7 |5 |11 |11 |17 |7th | |align=left| |align=left| | |[[Nasrollah Abdollahi]] |- !1988–89 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |16 |6 |3 |7 |12 |9 |21 |9th | |align=left| | | |Akbar Maleki / Amir Agha Hossieni |- !1989–90 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |15 |6 |8 |1 |16 |7 |20 |4th |'''Not held''' | | | | |- !1990–91 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |17 |3 |9 |5 |14 |16 |15 |9th | | | | |[[Nasrollah Abdollahi]] |- !1991–92 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |15 |4 |7 |4 |16 |14 |15 |7th | |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !1992–93 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |26 |4 |11 |11 |15 |27 |19 |11th |'''Not held''' |[[File:Arrow-down.gif|Relegated to the Iran Football's 2nd Division]] | | | |- !1993–94 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !1994–95 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |[[File:Arrow-up.png|Promoted to the Tehran Province league]] |align=left| | | |- !1995–96 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |14 |5 |4 |5 |11 |12 |19 |6th |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !1996–97 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |15 |3 |5 |7 |9 |21 |14 |15th |align=left| |[[File:Arrow-down.gif|Relegated to the Tehran Province league Div 2]] |align=left| | | |- !1997–98 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left|'''Not held''' |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !1998–99 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !1999-00 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2000–01 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2001–02 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !2002–03 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2003–04 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL2]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |[[File:Arrow-up.png|Promoted to the Tehran Province league]] |align=left| | | |- !2004–05 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] |15 |5 |4 |6 |27 |25 |21 |7th |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2005–06 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2006–07 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2007–08 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |align=left| |align=left| | | |- !2008–09 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | |align=left| |[[File:Arrow-up.png|Promoted to the Iran Football's 3rd Division]] |align=left| | | |- !2009–10 |[[2009��10 Iran Football's 3rd Division|Div 3]] |22 |12 |5 |5 |43 |26 |41 |2nd |align=left| | |align=left| | | |- !2010–11 |[[2010–11 Iran Football's 3rd Division|Div 3]] |22 |11 |7 |4 |34 |20 |10 |4th | | | | | |- !2011–12 |[[2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division|Div 3]] |22 |1 |5 |16 |18 |62 |8 |12th | |[[File:Arrow-down.gif|Relegated to the Tehran Province league Div 2]] | | | |- !2012–13 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- !2013–14 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- !2014–15 |[[Tehran Province league|TFL]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- !2015-16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- !2016-17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- !2017-18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- |}

===Key=== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} * P = Played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Final position {{col-4}} * TJC = [[Takht Jamshid Cup]] * TFL = [[Tehran Province league|Tehran Football League]] * TFL2 = [[Tehran Province league|Tehran Football League's 2nd Div.]] * Div 3 = [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]]

{| class="wikitable" |bgcolor=gold|Champions |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |}

==Founder and manager== * {{flagicon|Iran}} Dr. [[Abbas Ekrami]] (1942–1970)

==Managers== * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Shapoor Sarhadi]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Amirhoshang Nikkhah Baharami]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Jafar Kashani]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Amirhoshang Nikkhah Bahrami]]

==World Cup players== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]'''<ref>[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/squad_irn78.html Iran national football team: 1978 FIFA World Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323213235/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1978/squad_irn78.html |date=2021-03-23 }} ''planetworldcup.com''. Retrieved 20 April 2021</ref> * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Nasrollah Abdollahi]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Nasser Hejazi]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ebrahim Ghasempour]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Hamid-Majid Tajmuri]] * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Majid Bishkar]]<ref name=majid>{{cite web|first=Ved|last=Sen|date=13 October 2014|url=https://qz.com/india/279990/long-before-the-indian-super-league-there-was-an-iranian-boy-who-mesmerized-kolkata/|title=Long before the Indian Super League, there was an Iranian boy who mesmerized Kolkata|website=Quartz India|accessdate=24 June 2021|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204074313/https://qz.com/india/279990/long-before-the-indian-super-league-there-was-an-iranian-boy-who-mesmerized-kolkata/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==See also== * [[Hazfi Cup]] * [[2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division|Iran Football's 3rd Division 2011–12]]

===Official=== * {{in lang|fa}} [http://www.shahinfc.net/ Official club website]

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