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26-518: The football team plays its home games at the Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium which has a seating capacity of 11,000. The club is also using the Sardar Jangal Stadium which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The club is owned and supported by Peymam Baharvand. The club was founded as Taj Rasht Football Club in 1960. The club was one of Taj Tehran branches at the time. From the beginning, Taj Rasht

52-434: A charge that would make him an enemy of God and carry the death penalty. At his trial, he admitted to bribing Mahmoud Reza Khavari, the former head of Bank Melli , and others with more than US$ 3 million. A total of 39 people were convicted in what was the largest fraud case since the 1979 Iranian Revolution . In the investigation, it was alleged that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was an ally of Khosravi. Ahmadinejad

78-405: A football club. His net worth exceeded US$ 1 billion. In 2011, an investigation into fraudulent loans at Bank Saderat , one of Iran's top banks, was launched. It was determined that Khosravi was the mastermind of a scheme that generated US$ 2.6 billion of loans with forged documents, dating back to 2007. Under the scheme, bank managers were bribed by Aria Investment Development Company to accept

104-573: A result, the approximately 1,000 Damash fans could not enter the stadium and the kick-off was delayed by a few hours. In the end, Damash lost to Persepolis 0–1. After three years in the League 2 , Damash returned to the Azadegan League. The club replaced Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr for the 2019–20 season . The name Damash goes back to a historical village in Jirandeh near Rasht. In 2016, Damash adopted

130-405: Is a small historical village in Jirandeh near Rasht. The club shuttled between the first two leagues for the following years. In the 2008–09 season , they finished 17th and had to relegate to the Azadegan League. In the 2009–10 season , Damash failed to Sanat Naft Abadan in the play-offs and missed promotion. A year later, the club won the title for it and managed to rise. Between 2011 and 2013,

156-523: The 1971–72 Local League season. Taj Rasht missed again qualification for the final stage after they achieved the last place in their group again. In 1972, the Takht Jamshid Cup was founded as the national league and included teams from all over the country. However, Taj Rasht could not qualify and therefore played again in the Guilan Province League. In 1975 the club changed its name for

182-569: The Azadegan League was formed as the top flight of Iranian football. Esteghlal Rasht took part in the league in the 1991–92 season , but was relegated at the end of the season. Due to sponsorship, the club was known as Esteghlal Gaz Rasht Football Club in 1992–93 Iran Football's 2nd Division . After playing many years in Iran Football's 2nd Division , they were promoted to Azadegan League in 2000. They finished 10th in 2000–01 season . In

208-471: The Lilium ledebourii , a typical plant from this region, in its logo. Traditionally, Damash Guilan plays its home games at the Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium which has a seating capacity of 11,000. The stadium was opened in 1990 and is owned by the club. The stadium was renovated from 2009 to 2011. It is also the traditional home venue of the local rival Sepidrood . Furthermore, Damash plays some of its home games at

234-487: The Sardar Jangal Stadium which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The stadium was opened in 2007 and is owned by Sepidrood. Matches between Malavan of Bandar-e Anzali and the two teams from Rasht , Damash Guilan, and Sepidrood Rasht are known as El Guilano . Within Rasht, Damash has a minor rivalry with PAS Guilan . Damash then has a bigger rivalry with Nassaji Mazandaran from Qaem Shahr . The table below chronicles

260-599: The Damash squad. Dr. Azodi Stadium The Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium ( Persian : شهید عضدی رشت ) is a multipurpose stadium in Rasht , Iran . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of S.C. Damash Gilan , who play in the Persian Gulf Pro League . The stadium holds up to 15,000 people. The stadium is named after Dr. Hassan Azodi who was killed on June 28, 1982, in an explosion at

286-666: The achievements of Damash Guilan in various competitions since 1970. Notes: The Persian Gulf Pro League was formerly known as Iran Pro League (IPL) and Persian Gulf Cup (PGC) The Azadegan League was the highest division between 1991 and 2001 The League 2 was formerly known as Iran 2nd Division The League 3 was formerly known as Iran 3rd Division Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2018–19 . Last updated: May 16, 2016. Bolded players are currently on

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312-542: The central office of the Islamic Republican Party . 37°15′53″N 49°35′21″E  /  37.264627°N 49.589072°E  / 37.264627; 49.589072 This article about an Iranian sports venue is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mahafarid Amir Khosravi Mahafarid Amir Khosravi ( Persian : مه‌آفرید امیرخسروی ) ( c.  1969 – 24 May 2014), also known as Amir Mansour Aria ( Persian : امیرمنصور آریا ),

338-510: The club experienced difficult years and relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season . Then followed two disappointing years in the Azadegan League. In the 2014–15 Azadegan League season, the club only finished 6th and missed promotion. In the 2015–16 season , Damash even had to relegate to the League 2 . Due to very great financial difficulties, the club was close to being dissolved in March 2016. The Guilan Football Organization, therefore, took over

364-529: The club played two decent years in the Persian Gulf Cup and came in 7th in 2011–12 and 11th in 2012–13 . During this time, Alireza Jahanbakhsh also made a name for himself with good performances, 10 goals in 44 matches. In the summer of 2013, he moved to the Dutch Eredivisie to NEC Nijmegen . Iranian football legend Mehdi Mahdavikia also played for Damash between 2011 and 2012. Starting in 2013,

390-579: The first division and finished 9th in the 2003–04 season . A year later, relegation took place again. Then the club played two years in the Azadegan League. In 2007 they were able to return to the Iran Pro League, known as the Persian Gulf Cup since 2006. With 15th place in the 2007–08 season , Pegah was able to prevent relegation. Pegah also qualified for the Final of the Hazfi Cup this season. After Pegah won

416-535: The first leg 1–0, they lost in the second leg against Esteghlal in front of almost 100,000 spectators at the Azadi Stadium with 0–3. In the summer of 2008, Pegah Guilan was struggling with financial problems. In October of the same year, the Aria Investment Development Company, then owned by Mahafarid Amir Khosravi , took over the club. The club was renamed Sport Club Damash Guilan . Damash

442-652: The first time. Until 1983 the club was called Abouzar Rasht Football Club . Due to the Iranian Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War , the Takht Jamshid Cup was dissolved and also the lower leagues were unorganized. As a result, the club took part in regional championships and cups only irregularly. In 1983 Abouzar changed its name into Esteghlal Rasht Football Club . Esteghlal means independence in Persian . In 1991

468-480: The forged documents. The loans were then used to purchase state-owned businesses, effectively privatizing the companies using state funds since the loans would not be repaid. According to the investigation, Khosravi's company was worth 50 million tomans in June 2006, and had reached a value of 20 billion tomans by February 2009 due primarily to the loans transactions. Khosravi was charged with being "corrupt on earth" ,

494-598: The rights to the club and so Damash could end the season. After relegation, the club should be renamed Shahr-e Baran Football Club , which led to major protests from fans. Damash then kept his name. In 2019 Damash sensationally reached the Hazfi Cup Final against Persepolis in the Foolad Arena in Ahvaz . The game turned into a scandal as the stadium was filled with over 30,000 Perespolis supporters hours before kick-off. As

520-529: The season. They finished 13th in that season. Due to financial problems and relegation, the Pegah Dairy Company took over the club in the summer of 2002. The club was renamed as Pegah Guilan Football Club . In 2007, however, a club called Esteghlal Shahrdari Rasht was founded again, which could participate as a separate club in the Guilan Provincial League. Pegah managed to get promoted to

546-522: The summer of 2001, the Iran Pro League was established as the professional football league of Iran, Azadegan League was declared as the second-highest professional league in the Iranian football league system . All clubs from the 2000–01 Azadegan League season took participate in the 2001–02 Iran Pro League . Esteghlal Rasht was relegated after an embarrassingly lost 9–2 to Aboomoslem on the last matchday of

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572-668: Was able to attract some of the best players of Guilan . Before the 1970s, Iran did not have an official national football league. Most clubs participated in championships of their city or province. In addition to that Taj Rasht played in the Guilan Province League until 1970. In 1970, the Local League was created. The league included teams from all Iran in different qualifying tournaments. Taj Rasht finished fourth in Group A of their qualifying tournament. The club also participated in

598-523: Was an Iranian businessman who was executed for his part in the 2011 Iranian embezzlement scandal . At one time, he was considered the richest man in Iran. An assessment made in April 2012 suggested he would rank as 290th among Forbes ' richest people in the world if included on the list . Khosravi graduated from high school and was accepted at Islamic Azad University of Zanjan for civil engineering , but

624-440: Was dismissed after six semesters with a GPA of 6.23. Khosravi finished his Iranian military service in 1993. He and his brother were running a cattle ranch when Khosravi began getting loans for its facilities during 2005–2006. At that time, he started a privately held company called Aria Investment Development Company with his family. Khosravi widened his relations with banks and, in 2010, requested to start his own bank, which

650-494: Was founded in the same year. According to Mohammad Reza Khabbaz, a member of the Iranian Parliament, Khosravi was supported by some government officials and used this influence to buy large stocks of many companies and hectares of land at prices well below the market value. By 2011, Khosravi's business holdings included more than 35 companies engaging in diverse business segments including mineral water, meat importation, and

676-514: Was questioned on his involvement with the embezzlement scheme, but no connection was proven. Khosravi was executed by hanging in Evin Prison in Tehran on 24 May 2014. An appeal to stop the death sentence being carried out was dismissed by Iran's Supreme Court in the week prior to the execution. After his death, his wife, Sara Khosravi, said that she was informed about the death of her husband through

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