Rah Ahan Tehran (Official Website)
راه آهن تهران
Full name Rah Ahan FC Tehran
Nickname(s) Locomotive Runners
(Persian:لوكوموتيورانان)
Founded 1964
Ground Rah Ahan Stadium
Capacity 15,000
Chairman Bizhan Shiri

Club history

Foolad was a team that no one knew anything about until the dissolution of Jonoub Ahvaz football team in 1996. Foolad had won the Ahvaz City Championship in 1991, and entered the 2nd division of the Khuzestan football league two years later. In 1995, which was Foolad's second year in the Khuzestan second division, they became provincial champions. That same year Jonoob Ahvaz FC, was contracted and Foolad took their place in Iran's 2nd division football league. In 1996, with Homayoun Shahrokhi as manager, the team was promoted to the first division. It was really an amazing run, considering that the team began in the 4th division of the Ahvaz City League in 1986. Ever since their promotion, the club has introduced very talented young footballers to Iranian football. The team was eventually bought by the Ahvaz Steel Mill, this helped the team's financial situation improve. The team was finally able to use its massive potential and win the IPL in the 2004/05 season but unfortunately due to some ensuing internal problems and coaching difficulties could not perform well in the 2006 Asian Champions League. Their star player and MVP of their championship season was loaned and eventually transferred to Al-Shabbab in the UAE. The club also had to change the location of its home field, due to renovations, instead playing in neighbouring city, Abadan's Takhti Stadium. Foolad now looks to a new start under the recently-appointed former national team head coach Mohammad Mayeli Kohan in the forthcoming IPL season.

2007/2008 Squad

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