Tarbiat Yazd F.C.

Tarbiat Badani Yazd (Persian: تربیت ‌بدنی یزد) is an Iranian football team based in Yazd, Iran.

They currently play in the Azadegan League. The team is heavily supported by the people of Yazd, and is Yazd's first team in the highest football league in Iran. They were the first team in the 2005-06 season to be relegated back into the Azadegan League.

Club history

The club was originally known as Shahid Ghandi Yazd, but after one season in the IPL, the club finished last and was relegated. Their main sponsor, the Yazd Cable Company was facing financial problems and could not afford to sponsor the team any longer. At first it appeared as if the club would be forced to fold altogether, but on July 20, 2006, a new set of sponsors came forward and the team was renamed Esteghlal Yazd.^[1] The team was supposed to solve its financial problems using their connections with Esteghlal FC. Less than two weeks later though, Fathollahzadeh decided not to continue as club chairman and fulfill his promises. The local government in the province of Yazd quickly stepped into action and found a new financial sponsor for the team. Yazd Behrouk Cement Co. agreed to help the team. Once again, the most famous football team in Yazd changed its name and was briefly known as Siman Behrouk Yazd FC.^[2] That same month, the club lost its sponsors again, and had to find another financial backer. The club was able to do so, and changed its name to Talieh Yazd.^[3] In a move which continued to show the poor state of football in Yazd, the team changed its name for a fourth time. The team is now sponsored by the provinces Physical Education Organization and will be called Tarbiat Badani Yazd.^[4] They have been close to the promotion in recent season but could not finalise it and stayed in the Azadegan League.They finished 5th in their group in 2008-09 season.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Tarbiat Yazd in various competitions since 2003.

Club chairmen

• Abdolreza Dasta (Shahid Ghandi)
• Ali Fathollahzadeh (Esteghlal Yazd) (July 2006-Aug 06)
• Mahmoud Amiri (Siman Behbouk, Talieh Yazd & Tarbiat Badani Yazd) (Aug 2006-)
• Kamran Ghorbani

Club managers

• Hans-Jürgen Gede (2005-06)
• Majid Jalali (2006)
• Ibrahim Talebi (2006-Nov 07)
• Hamid Reza Asiabanpour (Interim)
• Davoud Mahabadi (Dec 2008-Aug 09)
• Yahya Golmohammadi (Aug 2009-)

Players

As of March 13, 2011^[5]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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.

Famous players

• Hadi Tabatabaei
• Behshad Yavarzadeh
• Sezer Güler

References

External links

• Tarbiat Yazd Official Website
• Tarbiat Yazd Player and Results