Bargh Shiraz Football Club () is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Iran. (موسسه فرهنگى ورزشى برق شيراز) Its main sponsor was the municipal electrical company.
History
Establishment In 1946, a group of youngsters decided to create a football club. For the first few years the team always had financial problems. For a brief period the club was sponsored by the city council, but after a couple of years the team's current sponsor, Shiraz Electrical Company, came along.
Bargh Shiraz club was documented as the oldest Iranian football club and one of the oldest football clubs in Asia.The Oldest Football Clubs In The World - oddsfactory.co.uk
Success Bargh's success was limited. The club has struggled at times, and over the years has had spells in the lower divisions. The club's highest honor was winning the Hazfi Cup in 1997. They had always been in the mid-table or avoiding relegation in recent years. The 2007–08 season was their best season, as they finished 7th in the league. But they were relegated in the 2008–09 season when they changed coaches three times.
Dark years In the 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Bargh experienced a poor season while the organization had a huge conflict over who should take authority over the club (normally, Iranian Ministry of Power and Electricity-Fars). In this year, the club's legal owner organization declined to continue sponsoring the club. Consequently, two volunteer businessmen took responsibility for the football team and brought about the darkest year in the club's history ever. The football team was relegated to the second division. In 2012, the new owner of the club (Hosein Farsi) exchanged the legitimacy of the club with another club (Steel Azin F.C.) in the Azadegan League so the club could again participate in this division. In the same year, the futsal team of the club (Bargh Shiraz FSC) was promoted to the first division, winning the second division's cup.
Rivalries The Shiraz derby () is a football derby match between the two biggest clubs of Shiraz: Bargh Shiraz and Fajr Sepasi.
Players
First-team squad
Personnel Club managers Current technical staff
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of Bargh Shiraz in various competitions:
Season Division League Position Hazfi Cup1975–761 Takht Jamshid Cup14th1/8 Final1976–771Takht Jamshid Cup11th1/8 Final1977–781Takht Jamshid Cup7thNot held1978–791Takht Jamshid CupDid not finishNot held1990–91–Not heldN/A1/8 Final1991–9222nd Division1st Not held1992–931Azadegan League6thNot held1993–941Azadegan League12th1/8 Final1994–951Azadegan League3rd1/16 Final1995–961Azadegan League6thFinal1996–971Azadegan League8thCup1997–981Azadegan League15th Not held1998–9922nd Division3rd1/16 Final1999–0022nd Division1st 1/16 Final2000–011Azadegan League11th1/8 Final2001–021Pro League8th1/8 Final2002–031Pro League10th2003–041Pro League12th1/8 Final2004–051Pro League12th2005–061Pro League14th1/16 Final2006–071Pro League12th1/8 Final2007–081Pro League7thSemifinal2008–091Pro League18th 1/8 Final2009–102Division 13rd1/8 Final2010–112Division 19th2nd Round2011–122Division 114th2nd Round2012–132Division 113th 1/16 Final2013–143Division 212th Third round2014–154Division 34th (Group B)Did not qualify2015–164Division 34th (Group C)Did not qualify2016–174Division 37th (Group C)Did not qualify2017–18––––2018–19––––2019–20 *4Division 3 TBDDid not qualify
As "Bargh 3 Faz Shiraz" in replacement of old defunct team.
Honors Domestic titles Hazfi Cup: Winners (1): 1997 Runners-up (1): 1996 Iran 2nd Division: Winners (2): 1997, 2000
International titles
Aga Khan Gold CupThe competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Winners (1): 1970
Club managers Ebrahim Abbasi Bizhan Bidari Karnik Mehrabian Abbas Razavi Khalil Salehi Karounian (1975–1976) Hossein Hosseinzadeh Mahmoud Yavari (1978) Fereydoon Asgharzadeh (1995) Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (1995) Mahmoud Yavari (1996) Khalil Salehi Karounian (1996) Ibrahim Biogradlić (1996) Hassan Habibi (1997) Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (1998) Mohammad Abbasi (1999) Asghar Sharafi (2000–2001) Ebrahim Ghasempour (2002) Mohammad Abbasi (2002–2003) Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2003–2004) Abbas Simakani (2004) Mahmoud Yavari (2004–2005) Zlatko Ivanković (2005–06) Bijan Zolfagharnasab (2006–2007) Mahmoud Yavari (2007–2008) Mohammad Abbasi (2008–2009) Farshad Pious (2009 – Mar 2009) Rasoul Korbekandi (March 2009 – June 2009) Ali Kalantari (July 2009–?) Mehdi Dinvarzadeh (2010–30 Oct 2010) Alireza Emamifar (30 Oct 2010–2012) Mehrdad Shekari (2012) Asghar Sharafi (2012 – Jan 2013) Mohammad Abbassi (Jan 2013 – May 2014) Sattar Zare (May 2014– )
Notes
References
http://barghshirazfc.com/
External links
Official https://www.instagram.com/barghshirazfc/ https://telegram.me/barghshirazfc Official club website Players and results