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| Malavan |
 |
| Full name |
FC Malavan Bandar Anzali |
| Nickname(s) |
White Swans (قوی سپید in Persian) |
| Founded |
1969 |
| Ground |
Takhti Stadium |
| Capacity |
20,000 |
| Chairman |
 Saeed Pourtahmasebi |
| Manager |
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh |
| League |
IPL |
| 2005-06 |
IPL, 11th |
|
|
Malavan Anzali (ملوان انزلى in Persian) is a football team based in the city of Anzali. The team is known to have some of the most passionate and loyal fans in Iranian football, and is one of the most successful teams not based in Tehran. It is attached to the Iranian Navy, and is known to have one of the best youth football programs in the country. It currently plays in Iran's top football league, the IPL.
[edit] History
Bahman Salehnia created the team in 1969 along with some young athletes from the port city of Anzali. After some time, the Iranian Navy decided to become the team's main sponsor and owner. Salehnia can be called the team's founder; he took over as the team's manger in 1973, and until 1998 remained in the position. The team has only had two coaches other than Salehnia, in the years since (Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Nosrat Irandoost). Salehnia was last manager of the team when he helped the team climb out of the 1st division and back into the IPL. The club has never really had great success in the league, but has won the Hazfi Cup on three occasions, in 1976, 1986 and 1990.
[edit] Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Malavan every season, from 1995 to the present day.
| Season |
League |
League Finishing Position |
Hazfi Cup |
| 1995-1996 |
Azadegan League |
12th |
|
| 1996-1997 |
Azadegan League |
14th |
|
| 1997-1998 |
2nd Division |
? |
|
| 1998-1999 |
Azadegan League |
13th |
|
| 1999-2000 |
2nd Division |
3rd (Group 3) |
|
| 2000-2001 |
2nd Division |
2nd |
|
| 2001-2002 |
Iran Premier League |
12th |
|
| 2002-2003 |
Iran Premier League |
14th |
|
| 2003-2004 |
Azadegan League (1st Division) |
2nd |
|
| 2004-2005 |
Iran Premier League |
7th |
1/8 Final |
| 2005-2006 |
Iran Premier League |
11th |
Quarterfinal |
[edit] Honors
[edit] Club managers
[edit] 2006-2007 squad
The numbers are established according to Iranian Pro League Stats
As of September 4, 2006
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
|
GK |
Ali Hassani Sefat |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Morteza Falahati |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Hadi Tamini |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Maziar Zare (captain) |
| 12 |
|
FW |
Mojtaba Ghorbani |
| 14 |
|
DF |
Saeid Salarzadeh |
| 15 |
|
MF |
Sajjad Beigi |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Mohsen Giahi |
| 18 |
|
MF |
Amir Khodamoradi |
| 20 |
|
MF |
Saeid Yousefzadeh |
| 22 |
|
GK |
Masoud Gholamalizad |
| 28 |
|
DF |
Jalal Rafkhaei |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Ehsan Abadi |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Hadi Azizi |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Morteza Beheshti |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Morteza Falahzadeh |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Meghdad Ghobakhlou |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Morteza Gholamali-Tabar |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Arash Gholizadeh |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Mohammad Heidari |
| TBA |
|
GK |
Amir Hosseinpour |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Farid Jadidi |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Mehran Jafari |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Amir Khodamoradi |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Majid Madani |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Ali Mirzaei |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Reza Niknazar |
| TBA |
|
FW |
Iman Sayad Nouri |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Ali Ramezani |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Mohammad Rostami |
| TBA |
|
DF |
Ibrahim Sadeghi |
| TBA |
|
MF |
Keyvan Sajedi |
|
[edit] Squad changes during 2006/07 season
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[edit] Famous players
[edit] External links
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