Gol Gohar Sirjan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى گلگهر سیرجان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Gol Gohăr Sirjan) is an Iranian football club based in Sirjan, Iran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
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| Full name | Gol Gohar Sirjan Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gol Haye Ziba (Beautiful flowers) | ||
| Short name | Gol Gohar | ||
| Founded | 1997[1] | ||
| Ground | Gol Gohar Sport Complex Sirjan, Iran | ||
| Capacity | 9,000[2] | ||
| Chairman | Mohammad Esfandiarpour | ||
| Head Coach | Marinos Ouzounidis | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 6th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Gol Gohar Sirjan Football Club is the football team of the Gol Gohar Cultural Sports Club, which includes a successful basketball team that currently compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. Gol Gohar is known for producing many academy players and promoting them to the first team.
History
Gol Gohar Football Club was established by the Gol Gohar company in Sirjan in 1988 and competed in local leagues. In 1997, Gol Gohar Sirjan Sports Club was formally established with many divisions including the football team.[3]
In 2007, Gol Gohar was promoted to the Azadegan League for the first time. In the 2018–19 season, they won the league and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  SUR | Mitchell te Vrede |
| 21 | MF |  IRN | Erfan Shahriari U23 |
| 26 | DF | IRN | Masih Zahedi |
| 27 | FW | IRN | Saeid Saharkhizan U21 |
| 30 | DF | IRN | Reza Soltani U23 |
| 31 | MF |  ESP | Roberto Torres |
| 54 | DF | IRN | Saman Fallah |
| 60 | MF | IRN | Ahmad Reza Zendehrouh |
| 70 | FW | IRN | Younes Delfi |
| 80 | MF | IRN | Amirali Dehkar |
| 90 | FW |  GAB | Eric Bocoum |
| 97 | MF | IRN | Amirreza Eslamtalab U21 |
| 99 | MF | IRN | Pouria Latififar U21 |
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.
Current managerial staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Marinos Ouzounidis |
| Assistant coaches |  Bledar Kola Hadi Aghili |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mario Demetrius |
| Fitness coach | Stavros Pantelidis |
| Training coaches | Hamzeh Mozafari Moharram Fathi |
| Analyst | Hamidreza Elahi |
| Team manager | Heydar Afsari |
Former managers
Ghasem Shahba (2005 - 2010)- Hamid Reza Kololifard (2010)
- Farshad Pious (2010 - 2012)
- Mehdi Mohammadi (2012)
- Ghasem Shahba (Jun 2012 - Nov 2015)
Armen Gyulbudaghyants (Nov 2015 - May 2016)
Vinko Begović (Jul 2016 - Oct 2019)- Amir Ghalenoei (Sep 2020 - March 2023)
- Saeed Alhoei (March 2023 - May 2023)
Marinos Ouzounidis (June 2023 - current)
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Gol Gohar in various competitions since 2005.
| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | 3rd Division | 1st | Did not qualify | Promoted |
| 2006–07 | 2nd Division | 2nd | First round | Promoted |
| 2007–08 | Azadegan League | 5th | First round | |
| 2008–09 | 5th | First round | ||
| 2009–10 | 10th | Third round | ||
| 2010–11 | 7th | Second round | ||
| 2011–12 | 9th | Third round | ||
| 2012–13 | 5th | Withdrew | ||
| 2013–14 | 7th | Fourth round | ||
| 2014–15 | 7th | Quarter-Final | ||
| 2015–16 | 11th | Withdrew | ||
| 2016–17 | 3rd | Withdrew | ||
| 2017–18 | 7th | Withdrew | ||
| 2018-19 | 1st | Withdrew | Promoted | |
| 2019–20 | Persian Gulf League | 10th | Round of 32 | |
| 2020–21 | 5th | Semi-Finals | ||
| 2021-22 | 4th | Round of 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6th |
Honours
- Azadegan League
- Winners: 2018–19
- league 2 (Iran)
- Runner-up: 2006–07
- League 3 (Iran)
- Winners: 2005–06
References
External links
- (in Persian) Official Website
- (in Persian) Fan Blog
- Players and Results
- Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C. at soccerway.com