Shahin Lian Shahrdari Bushehr Football Club (, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Shahin Shiherdari-ye Bushiher) is an Iranian football club based in Bushehr, Iran. They are one of the most historical football clubs in Iran and hold home games at Shahid Mahdavi Stadium.
History
Shahin F.C. (1942–1967) Shahin F.C. was established in 1942 by Dr Abbas Ekrami, a teacher.
Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students under the motto
Shahin produced many talented players like Parviz Dehdari, Masoud Boroumand, Homayoun Behzadi, Jafar Kashani, Hossein Kalani, Hamid Shirzadegan, 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). 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. League attendance dropped and other clubs including Pas, Rah Ahan, and Oghab tried to sign Shahin players.
Establishment Shahin Bushehr was established in 1950 with the name of Khalije Bushehr.
After years of history and competing in different levels of the Iranian football league system, including a 1994–95 appearance in the top division and several years in the second level, 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.
Promotion to the Iran Pro League The club achieved promotion to the Iran Pro League after a 3–2 aggregate playoff victory against Tabriz's Shahrari Tabriz, joining Tractor Sazi in the 2009–2010 edition of the Iran Pro League.
Relegation In the 2011–12 season, the Shahin were finalists in the Hazfi Cup but lost to Esteghlal, in the same season the team was relegated to the Azadegan League. Shahin's downward trend continued the following year as they were relegated to the 2nd Division. They again were relegated in 2014, this time to the 3rd Division.
Municipality takeover Following a take over by the municipality in the summer of 2015, the club was renamed to Shahin Shahrdari Bushehr and bought the rights of Bahman Shiraz in the 2nd Division. After this takeover Shahin became one of the favourites to be promoted to the Azadegan League. Shahin started the 2015–16 well and advanced to the final group phase, however Shahin finished fourth in Group A and missed out on promotion by four points.
Colours and crest The common home kit includes a white shirt, black shorts, and white socks. Red and Yellow colours are also seen in the kit. The away kit of the club is commonly with a red background.
Stadium and facilities
The club currently plays its home games at Bushehr's Shahid Beheshti Stadium with a 15,000 capacity.
Former players
Players As of July 29, 2020
Club managers NameNatFromToRasoul Hasanpour29 September 19745 September 1994Ahmad Tourani5 September 19943 January 1995Hamid Kololi Fard3 January 19954 February 2006Reza Vatankhah1 March 20061 November 2006Naeim Saadavi1 November 200617 February 2007Hamid Kololi Fard17 February 200714 May 2007Naeim Saadavi5 June 200729 November 2007Nosrat Irandoost2 December 200730 May 2008Hamid Kololi Fard1 June 20081 September 2009Mahmoud Yavari1 September 200914 May 2010Hamid Estili16 June 20106 April 2011Akbar Misaghian*6 April 201122 June 2011Hamid Derakhshan22 June 20115 October 2011Firouz Karimi6 October 20116 February 2012Hamid Derakhshan13 February 20123 April 2012Asghar Kamyab*3 April 201218 July 2012Hamid Kololi Fard18 July 201211 November 2012Ali Hanteh11 November 201220 November 2012Masoud Palizdan20 November 201221 July 2013Mehdi Ghanbari21 July 201331 December 2013Abdolreza Baziyari31 December 20134 September 2015Asghar Kamyab4 September 20151 September 2016Mohammad Ahmadzadeh1 September 201622 December 2017Mehdi Pashazadeh1 January 2018 21 June 2018Mahmoud Fekri28 June 201830 January 2019Abdollah Veisi4 February 201910 October 2019Mehrdad Karimian*10 October 201911 November 2019Mišo Krstičević12 November 2019Present * = Caretaker
Club chairmen People of Bushehr Mohammad Dameshghi Hossein Bastin Vahid Vaezi
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahin Bushehr in various competitions since 1993.
Season Div. League PositionHazfi Cup Notes1993–9422nd Division3rdPromoted1994–951Azadegan League12thRelegated1995–9622nd Division7th1996–9722nd Division5th1997–9822nd Division8th1998–9922nd Division7th1999–003Bushehr Province League3rd2000–013Bushehr Province League1stPromoted2001–0232nd Division8th2002–0332nd Division6thPromoted2003–0432nd Division2ndPromoted2004–052Azadegan League7thFirst Round2005–062Azadegan League4thFirst Round2006–072Azadegan League9thFirst Round2007–082Azadegan League8thFirst Round2008–092Azadegan League2ndThird RoundPromoted2009–101Iran Pro League13th1/8 Final2010–111Iran Pro League14th1/8 Final2011–121Iran Pro League17thFinalRelegated2012–132Azadegan League12th1/16 FinalRelegated2013–1432nd Division14thDid not qualify Relegated2014–1543rd Division11thDid not qualifyRelegated2015–1632nd Division4th/Group ADid not qualifySecond Round2016–1732nd Division2nd/Group ARound of 64Promotion Play-off2017–1832nd Division1st/Group BDid not qualifyPromoted2018–192Azadegan League2ndThird RoundPromoted2019–201Iran Pro League16thQuarter-finalRelegated
References
External links (archived 3 July 2011)