Sepidrood Rasht F.C.
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| Full name | Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Rasht's Red Army |
| Short name | Sepidrood |
| Founded | 1968; 49 years ago |
| Ground | Dr. Azodi Stadium |
| Capacity | 11,000 |
| Owner | Gilan Football Association |
| Chairman | Mirshahab Momeni |
| Manager | Ali Nazarmohammadi |
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 2016–17 | Azadegan League, 2nd (Promoted) |
| Website | Club home page |
Sepidrood Rasht Sport Club (Persian: باشگاه ورزشی سپیدرود رشت) is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Iran. They currently compete in the top flight Persian Gulf Pro League.
Sepidrood competes against Malavan in the El Gilano and also has a friendly rivalry with cross city rival Damash Gilan. The team was promoted to the top flight of Iranian football for the first time in 2017.
Sepidrood Rasht Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in the northern Iran founded in 1968, and is the first sports club to be based in Rasht. The team was named after the Sefīd-Rūd river which runs through the area. Sepidrood became champions of the Gilan Provincial League after the revolution three times, in 1983, 1986 and in 2003.
On 15 May 2010 Sepidrood secured promotion and thus played in the Azadegan League in the 2010–11 season for the first time in eleven years, however the club was relegated at the end of the season.
In 2014 Despite relegating to 3rd Division, Sepidrood bought Shahrdari Langarud licence and remained in Second Division. After a good 2015–16 season in which Sepidrood made the last round of the 2nd Division, the team were promoted after finishing first in Group B.
Sepidrood started the 2016–17 season in the Azadegan League excellently, and at the half way point of the season they were leading the league. On the second last match day of the season Sepidrood lost to third place team Gol Gohar Sirjan 3–2 and their promotion to the top flight came into serious danger. However, on 1 May 2017 Sepidrood defeated Nassaji Mazandaran 3–2 and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League and the top flight of Iranian football for the first time in their 49 year history.
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