PAS Hamedan
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| Full name | PAS Hamedan Football Club |
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| Founded | 9 June 2007; 9 years ago |
| Ground |
Qods Stadium Hamedan |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Chairman | Bahram Yadi |
| Head Coach | Ali Latifi |
| League | Football's 2nd Division |
| 2015–16 | Azadegan League, 15th (Relegated) |
PAS Hamedan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پاس همدان) is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. They club was formed after the dissolution of Pas Tehran in 2007.
PAS Hamedan was formed on June 9, 2007 as a result of the dissolution of PAS Tehran. The team was initially named Alvand Hamedan after the Alvand mountain range in Hamedan, however after much deliberation it was changed to PAS Hamedan. PAS stands for Piroozi Esteghamat Sarfarazi (esteghamat starts with Aleph (A) in Persian). Official website:www.pashamedan.ir
In July 2008, it was revealed that numerous players and staff members were involved in distributing illegal doping substances. Midfielders Saeed Daghighi and Faruk Ihtijarević were banned for six months after testing positive for doping in a match against Rah Ahan. Team translator Reza Chalangar and head athletic trainer Morad-Ali Teymouri were found to have been distributing the substances and were banned for four years from involvement in any Iranian sport. In addition, the team was fined for 25,000 Swiss Francs.
PAS Hamedan initially enjoyed some success in the IPL. They finished 5th in the 2007–2008 but the team dropped in the rankings in their next three IPL seasons and eventually got relegated in the 2010–2011 season.
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