Rah Ahan Crystal F.C.
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| Full name | Rah Ahan Yazdan Sports Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Crystal Boys (Persian: كريستالي ها) |
| Founded | 2 January 1937 |
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Shahid Derakhshan Stadium (currently) Rah Ahan Stadium |
| Capacity | 8,000 12,000 |
| Owner | Peyman Kianian |
| Chairman | Babak Afshar |
| Head Coach | Sirous Dinmohammadi |
| League | Azadegan League |
| 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
Rah Ahan Yazdan Sports Club (Persian: باشگاه ورزشی راهآهن یزدان) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran. They currently play in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian football clubs.
Rah ahan was formed in 1937 in Tehran by Iran Railways but were bought by Qeshm Air. They are one of the oldest Iranian football clubs 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. Nowadays Rah ahan is owned by the businessman Peyman Kianian.
During the World War in the 1940s Rah Ahan dissolved its football operations, it was not until the 1950s when Rah Ahan restarted its football team. 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 composed of the Railway workers. In 1955 with the arrival of Rasoul Madadnavi from 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, but 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.
In 1963 Rah Ahan was again re-established and were placed in the 2nd Division Tehran Local League, in 1966 Rah Ahan was finally promote to the top division of the Tehran Local Leagues. In 1973 the 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. In their only season in the 2nd Division, Rah Ahan finished 1st in the league and were again promoted to the 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.
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