Malavan

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Malavan
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Full name	FC Malavan Bandar Anzali
Nickname(s)	White Swans (قوی سپید in Persian)
Founded	1969
Ground	Takhti Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Image:Flag of Iran.svg Saeed Pourtahmasebi
Manager	Image:Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
League	IPL
2005-06	IPL, 11th
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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.

Contents 1 History 2 Season-by-season 3 Honors 4 Club managers 5 2006-2007 squad 5.1 Squad changes during 2006/07 season 6 Retired numbers 7 Famous players 8 External links

[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

• Hazfi Cup:
  • 1976, 1986, 1990

[edit] Club managers

• Bahman Salehnia (1968-1997)
• Nosrat Irandoost (1997-2000)
• Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2000-2002)
• Bahman Salehnia (2002-2004)
• Nosrat Irandoost (2004-2006)
• Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2006-present)

[edit] 2006-2007 squad

The numbers are established according to Iranian Pro League Stats

As of September 4 2006

No. Position Player 1 Image:Flag of Iran.svg GK Ali Hassani Sefat 2 Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Morteza Falahati 6 Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Hadi Tamini 8 Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Maziar Zare (captain) 12 Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Mojtaba Ghorbani 14 Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Saeid Salarzadeh 15 Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Sajjad Beigi 17 Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Mohsen Giahi 18 Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Amir Khodamoradi 20 Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Saeid Yousefzadeh 22 Image:Flag of Iran.svg GK Masoud Gholamalizad 28 Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Jalal Rafkhaei TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Ehsan Abadi TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Hadi Azizi TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Morteza Beheshti TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Morteza Falahzadeh

No. Position Player TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Meghdad Ghobakhlou TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Morteza Gholamali-Tabar TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Arash Gholizadeh TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Mohammad Heidari TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg GK Amir Hosseinpour TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Farid Jadidi TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Mehran Jafari TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Amir Khodamoradi TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Majid Madani TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Ali Mirzaei TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Reza Niknazar TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg FW Iman Sayad Nouri TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Ali Ramezani TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Mohammad Rostami TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg DF Ibrahim Sadeghi TBA Image:Flag of Iran.svg MF Keyvan Sajedi

[edit] Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Mortaza Beheshti - From Esteghlal Anzali
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Meghdad Ghobakhlou - From Persepolis FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Reza Niknazar - From Persepolis FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Ibrahim Sadeghi - From Esteghlal Anzali
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Keyvan Sajedi - From Zob Ahan FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Morteza Gholam Ali Tabar - From Bargh Shiraz

Out:

• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Majid Farahnak - To Esteghlal Anzali
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Milad Mirtorabi - To Pas Tehran
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Gholami - To Pas Tehran
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Gholamin - To Paykan FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Ali Ghorbani - To Mes Kerman
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Pouya Gilmardi - To Esteghlal Anzali
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Javad Hadadian
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Jalal Khavandi - To Teraktor Sazi
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Hadi Nazarpak - To Foolad FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Reza Rezaei
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Ali Yahyanezhad - To Rah Ahan FC
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Siamak Zadtalebian -To Kusar Tehran
• Image:Flag of Iran.svg Ali Zadzeynal

[edit] Retired numbers

• 9 Image:Flag of Iran.svg Sirous Ghayeghran

[edit] Famous players

• Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
• Sirous Ghayeghran
• Ghafour Jahani
• Pejman Nouri

[edit] External links

• (English) (Persian) Malavan Official Website

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Azadegan League seasons (Post 2001)
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IPL seasons
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League competitions IRIFF Cup competitions Persian Gulf Cup Iran Hazfi Cup Azadegan League (2 groups) U-23 Iranian Super Cup 2nd Division (2 groups) League system 3rd Division (8 groups) List of clubs List of venues Top Goalscorers (season-by-season) Top Goalscorers (all-time)

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