Pegah Gilan
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Pegah Gilan Football Club was an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Rasht
Rasht
Rasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...

, Gilan
Gilan Province
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....

, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 that participated in Iran Pro League & Azadegan League from 2002 to 2008.

Club history

The club began its life with the name, Esteghlal Rasht. They spent a number of seasons in the lower leagues of Iranian football but made it back to the top level, finishing 10th in the 2000-01 season. The next season proved to be disastrous for the team, they were managed by Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi
Nasser Hejazi nicknamed "Ostureh" ; was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal Tehran....

, but finished 13th in the standings. They were relegated and embarrassingly lost 7-1 to Aboomoslem on the last match day of the season. The following season Pegah Dairy Co. bought the team, making it one of the few privately owned football clubs in Iran. The club's name was changed and was now known as Pegah Gilan.They won promotion again that season and went back to the IPL. They stayed in the IPL for two season but were relegated again in the 2004-05
IPL 2004/05
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2004/05 football season. This season will be the 4th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Foolad Khuzestan F.C...

 season. Despite finishing first in Group A standings in the Azadegan league during the 2005-06 season, they were eliminated in the playoff stage and missed out on promotion.

Success Under Nader Dastneshan

Pegah under Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.-Early life:He was born on 24 May 1960 in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran Province. His father was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He has three sisters and five brothers which he is last son of the family. At beginning of...

 were able to beat Persepolis, Esteghlal, Saipa in 2007-08 season and even make it to the final game of Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

 but losing to Esteghlal
Esteghlal
Esteghlal is an Arabic word means independence. the name held by many Iranian football clubs and Armenian football clubs. This includes:*Esteghlal F.C.— Iranian football club*Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C...

.

Dissolution of Pegah

In October 2008 Pegah was terminate their sports activities due to financial problems. Damash Iranian
Damash Iranian F.C.
Gahar Zagros Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Dorood, Iran. They will compete in 2011–12 Azadegan League.-Establishment in Tehran:...

 (Damash Mineral Water Company) owned by Amir Abedini
Amir Abedini
Amir Abedini is an Iranian football club chairman, former professional footballer and member of the City Council of Tehran.Abedini played for Persepolis and Paykan in the 1960s....

 took over their license. New club named Damash Gilan
Damash Gilan F.C.
Sports Club Damash Gilan is an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan. They compete in the Iran Pro League. Damash Football Club is owend by mineral water company Damash Iranian....

.

Seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Pegah Gilan every season, from 2002 to 2008.
Season League Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....

Leagues Top goalscorer Manager(s)
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name(s) Goals
2002-03 Div 1
Azadegan League 2002-03
The final results of the Azadegan League 2002–03 season were:* Shahid Ghandi and Sanaye Arak promoted from the 2nd division....

30 15 8 7 37 22 53 2nd Sharafi/ Jahanpour
2003-04 IPL 26 8 6 12 27 42 30 9th 1/8 Final Pejman Noori 8 Jahanpour/ Ješić
Miodrag Ješic
Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:...

2004-05 IPL 30 3 11 16 17 45 20 16th 1/8 Final Amir Salamibakhsh & Dariush Yazdani & Afshin Chavoshi 3 Ješić
Miodrag Ješic
Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:...

/ Abtahi/ Sharafi/ Krauss
Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss is a retired German-Austrian football player and later a football manager.He most recently was the manager of Austrian club SK Schwadorf.-Club career:...

2005-06 Div 1 22 15 3 4 42 12 48 1st Hadi Norouzi
Hadi Norouzi
Hadi Norouzi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He joined to Persepolis in summer 2000 from Persepolis Youth. He Played 4 seasons for Persepolis Youth and moved to Pasargad. He moved back to Persepolis Youth a season after he played...

13 Begović
Vinko Begovic
Vinko Begović is a Croatian football coach.He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Persepolis and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-Wasl of the UAE. He was also manager of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007.- Sources :...

2006-07 Div 1
Azadegan League 2006-07
-Group 1: Games W D L GF:GA Pts. 1.Pegah Gilan 21 11 06 04 22:06 39 2.Shirin Faraz 21 10 07 04 26:11 37 3.Etka 21 10 05 06 29:25 35...

21 11 6 4 22 6 39 1st Amin Mohtashami 8 Jahanpour
2007-08 IPL
Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2007/08 football season. This season will be the 7th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League...

34 9 11 14 26 35 38 15th Final Hossein Ebrahimi
Hossein Ebrahimi
Hossein Ebrahimi is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Damash of Iran Pro League as a Midfielder.-Club career statistics:Joined Pegah youth system in 2005. He starts to play in Iran Pro League when he was 17 years old in 2007. In the beginning of 2008-09 season Pegah was sold and change...

5 Jahanpour/ Dražić
Darko Dražić
Darko Dražić is a retired Croatian football player who played for NK Solin, Hajduk Split, Fortuna Düsseldorf, NK Šibenik and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. He played also two matches for Croatian national team...

/ Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.-Early life:He was born on 24 May 1960 in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran Province. His father was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He has three sisters and five brothers which he is last son of the family. At beginning of...


Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

  • IPL = Iran Pro League
  • Div 1 = Azadegan League


Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Managerial history

Asghar Sharafi (2002) Majid Jahanpour (2002-2004) Miodrag Ješić
Miodrag Ješic
Miodrag Ješić is a Serbian football manager and a former footballer. He is the current Head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz.-Playing:...

 (2004) Đorđe Jovanović (2004) Asghar Sharafi (2004-2005) Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss
Bernd Krauss is a retired German-Austrian football player and later a football manager.He most recently was the manager of Austrian club SK Schwadorf.-Club career:...

 (2005)
Vinko Begović
Vinko Begovic
Vinko Begović is a Croatian football coach.He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Persepolis and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-Wasl of the UAE. He was also manager of the Iran national under-23 football team for a short period in 2007.- Sources :...

 (2005-2006) Majid Jahanpour (2006-2007) Darko Dražić
Darko Dražić
Darko Dražić is a retired Croatian football player who played for NK Solin, Hajduk Split, Fortuna Düsseldorf, NK Šibenik and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. He played also two matches for Croatian national team...

 (interim) (2007) Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan
Nader Dastneshan is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.-Early life:He was born on 24 May 1960 in Qa'em Shahr, Mazandaran Province. His father was from Tabriz and his mother was from Sari. He has three sisters and five brothers which he is last son of the family. At beginning of...

 (2007-2008) Bijan Zolfagharnasab
Bijan Zolfagharnasab
Bijan Zolfagharnasab is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager.He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepolis F.C. in 1974. There he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach runner-up position in 1975, in 1977 and in 1978...

 (2008)

Famous players

Aref Mohammadvand
Aref Mohammadvand
Aref Mohammadvand born July 11, 1970 in Bandar Anzali is a retired Iranian football player. He played for Malavan and Persepolis F.C..- References :...

 Pejman Nouri
Pejman Nouri
Pejman Nouri is an Iranian football player, currently playing for UAE Pro-League side Emirates Club and Iran national football team in the midfielder position.-Club career:Born in Rezvanshahr, Gilan Province, he has spent most of his career in Malavan F.C...

 Sirous Dinmohammadi
Sirous Dinmohammadi
Sirous Dinmohammadi is a retired Iranian football player.-International career:Dinmohammadi made 43 appearances for the Iran national football team and participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-References:...

 Dariush Yazdani Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi (Rasht)
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi born Rasht is an Iranian football player. He plays as a Midfielder. He is different from Mohammad Reza Mahdavi, player of Persepolis, Esteghlal and Team melli...

 Ebrahim Taghipour Afshin Chavoshi Saša Ilić Saša Radivojević
Saša Radivojevic
Saša Radivojević is a Serbian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Indonesia Premier League club Pelita Jaya FC.-Career:...

 Dejan Maksić
Dejan Maksic
Dejan Maksić is a Serbian footballer most recently played for Floriana, a club playing in the Maltese Premier League.-Career:Maksić plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Pegah Gilan, FK Čukarički Stankom, PFC CSKA Sofia and Samsunspor before signing for Floriana F.C.. He boasts of UEFA...


Fan sites

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