Bargh Shiraz F.C.


Bargh Shiraz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Iran.موسسه فرهنگى ورزشى برق شيراز
Its main sponsor was the municipal electrical company.
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History

Establishment

In 1946, a group of youngsters decided to create a football club. For the first few years the team always had financial problems. For a brief period the club was sponsored by the city council, but after a couple of years the team's current sponsor, Shiraz Electrical Company, came along.
Bargh Shiraz club was documented as the oldest Iranian football club and one of the oldest football clubs in Asia.

Success

Bargh's success was limited. The club has struggled at times, and over the years has had spells in the lower divisions. The club's highest honor was winning the Hazfi Cup in 1997. They had always been in the mid-table or avoiding relegation in recent years. The 2007–08 season was their best season, as they finished 7th in the league. But they were relegated in the 2008–09 season when they changed coaches three times.

Dark years

In the 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Bargh experienced a poor season while the organization had a huge conflict over who should take authority over the club. In this year, the club's legal owner organization declined to continue sponsoring the club. Consequently, two volunteer businessmen took responsibility for the football team and brought about the darkest year in the club's history ever. The football team was relegated to the 2012–13 Iran Football's [2nd Division|second division]. In 2012, the new owner of the club exchanged the legitimacy of the club with another club in the Azadegan League so the club could again participate in this division.
In the same year, the futsal team of the club was promoted to the first division, winning the second division's cup.

Rivalries

The Shiraz derby is a football derby match between the two biggest clubs of Shiraz: Bargh Shiraz and Fajr Sepasi.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Bargh Shiraz in various competitions:
SeasonDivisionLeaguePositionHazfi Cup
1975–761Takht Jamshid Cup14th1/8 Final
1976–771Takht Jamshid Cup11th1/8 Final
1977–781Takht Jamshid Cup7thNot held
1978–791Takht Jamshid CupDid not finishNot held
1990–91–Not heldN/A1/8 Final
1991–9222nd Division1st Not held
1992–931Azadegan League6thNot held
1993–941Azadegan League12th1/8 Final
1994–951Azadegan League3rd1/16 Final
1995–961Azadegan League6thFinal
1996–971Azadegan League8thCup
1997–981Azadegan League15th Not held
1998–9922nd Division3rd1/16 Final
1999–0022nd Division1st 1/16 Final
2000–011Azadegan League11th1/8 Final
2001–021Pro League8th1/8 Final
2002–031Pro League10th
2003–041Pro League12th1/8 Final
2004–051Pro League12th
2005–061Pro League14th1/16 Final
2006–071Pro League12th1/8 Final
2007–081Pro League7thSemifinal
2008–091Pro League18th 1/8 Final
2009–102Division 13rd1/8 Final
2010–112Division 19th2nd Round
2011–122Division 114th2nd Round
2012–132Division 113th 1/16 Final
2013–143Division 212th Third round
2014–154Division 34th Did not qualify
2015–164Division 34th Did not qualify
2016–174Division 37th Did not qualify
2017–18––––
2018–19––––
2019–20 *
4Division 3TBDDid not qualify

  • As "Bargh 3 Faz Shiraz" in replacement of old defunct team.

Honors

Domestic titles

International titles

Club managers

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