Full name | Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club |
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Founded | 2006 |
Ground |
Kargaran Stadium Kermanshah Iran |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Chairman | Farman Karimi |
Head Coach | Edmond Yunanpour |
League | Azadegan League |
2013–14 | Azadegan League Group 2, 8th |
Rahiyan Kermanshah Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال راهیان کرمانشاه) (former named by Shirin Faraz) is an Iranian football club based in Kermanshah, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club is in the private ownership of Farman Karimi.
Before the start of the 2006–07 season, Oghab a team with much history sold its right to participate in the Azadegan League to Shirin Faraz. In 2012 the club name and sponsorship changed to Rahian Kermanshah.
The club achieved promotion to the Iran Pro League in 2007 after a 4–2 aggregate playoff victory against Tractor Sazi, along with Pegah Gilan.
Shirin Faraz was relegated from the Persian Gulf Cup with 3 games remaining in the season. The team was plagued with coaching and management problems for most of the season and often fielded teams consisting mostly of players from their youth squad. They failed to gain promotion the season after and finished mid table in their group. In 2012 Farman Karimi took over the club and renamed it Rahian Kermanshah Football Club.
The Azadi Stadium in Kermanshah has a capacity of 20,000.
The table below chronicles the achievements of Shirin Faraz in various competitions since 2006.
As of October 30, 2010.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers, summer 2010.