El Gilano

El Gilano
شهرآورد گیلان

Other names	Gilan Derby
Locale	Gilan, Iran
Teams	Damash , Sepidrood .vs. Malavan
Most recent meeting	0–3 Damash – Malavan (6 December 2013)
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Most wins	Malavan (4)
Largest victory	0–3 Damash – Malavan

The El Gilano (Persian: الگیلانو‎) also known as the Gilan derby (Persian: شهرآورد گیلان‎) is a football local derby match between the two most popular clubs from Gilan: S.C. Damash and Malavan F.C..This derby is Iran's second most important derby after the Tehran derby.

Bandar Anzali and Rasht are two important cities in Gilan Province. Bandar Anzali is the biggest port in the north of Iran and Rasht is the capital of Gilan and there have always been a competition between these two cities specially in football. Malavan is the best team of Anzali and S.C. Damash is the best team in Rasht (Rasht also has Sepidrood).The match between these two teams ( Malavan vs Damash or Sepidrood ) is known as The Derbi Of Gilan or El Gilano.

In 2008-2009 season Malavan won Damash in Rasht with goals from Jalal Rafkhaei and Mehran Jafari. In 2009-2010 season Malavan faced Sepidrood in Hazfi Cup after a very long time and beat them with two goals from Mehrdad Oladi and Milad Goharinia scored the only goal of Sepidrood.

Results

Notable derby players

See also

• Tehran derby
• Isfahan derby
• Mashhad derby
• Tabriz derby
• Ahvaz derby
• Shiraz derby

References

External links

• Persianleague.com