PAS Hamedan Football Club (, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas-e Hemedan) is an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran and compete in the Azadegan League. The club was formed after the dissolution of Pas Tehran in 2007.
History Establishment PAS Hamedan was formed on June 9, 2007, as a result of the dissolution of PAS Tehran. The team was initially named Alvand Hamedan after the Alvand mountain range in Hamedan, however after much deliberation it was changed to PAS Hamedan. PAS stands for Piroozi Esteghamat Sarfarazi (esteghamat starts with Aleph (A) in Persian).
Doping Scandal In July 2008, it was revealed that numerous players and staff members were involved in distributing illegal doping substances. Midfielders Saeed Daghighi and Faruk Ihtijarević were banned for six months after testing positive for doping in a match against Rah Ahan. Team translator Reza Chalangar and head athletic trainer Morad-Ali Teymouri were found to have been distributing the substances and were banned for four years from involvement in any Iranian sport. In addition, the team was fined for 25,000 Swiss Francs.
Persian Gulf Cup PAS Hamedan initially enjoyed some success in the IPL. They finished 5th in the 2007–2008 but the team dropped in the rankings in their next three IPL seasons and eventually got relegated in the 2010–2011 season.
Azadegan League PAS appointed Faraz Kamalvand in their first season in the Azadegan League as they aimed to get promoted back to the IPL. He was sacked in the mid-season break due to poor results and was replaced with Vinko Begović. The team finished the season in 4th place and they failed to get promoted to the IPL.
PAS Novin Hamedan was promoted from the Iran Football's 2nd Division to the Azadegan League following the 2011–12 season and now plays under the name Alvand Hamedan in Group A of the 2012–13 Azadegan League.
PAS finished the 2012–13 Azadegan League (Group B) in 3rd place and qualified to the promotion play-offs following the disqualification of Shahrdari Tabriz over a match-fixing scandal. In the first round of the play-offs PAS defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh 3–2 (2–1, 1–1) after two matches, but lost 5–3 (4–2, 1–1) to Zob Ahan Isfahan in the second round.
Logo history
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of Pas in various competitions since 2007 until 2022.
Year Division Position Hazfi Cup2007-08Iran Pro League5th Quarterfinals2008–09Iran Pro League13thSemifinals2009–10Iran Pro League15thFourth Round2010–11Iran Pro League16thFourth Round2011–12Div 14th Group BSecond Round2012–13Div 13rdN/A2013–14Div 19th Group BThird Round2014–15Div 13rd Group BFourth Round2015–16Div 116thDid not enter2016–17Div 26th Group C first roundFirst Round2017–18Div 29th Group C first roundDid not enter2018–19Div 23rd Group BDid not enter2019–20Div 22nd Group B Play-off LoserFourth Round2020–21Div 210th Group BFourth Round2021–22Div 212th Group BDid not enter
Players
First-team squad as of January 5, 2016
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013.
Managers NamePeriod Vinko Begović2007–2009 Ali Reza Mansourian2009 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta2009–2010 Mahmoud Yavari2010–2011 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta2011 Faraz Kamalvand2011–2012 Vinko Begović2012–2013 Omid Tayeri2013 Mojtaba Khorshidi2013–2014 Mohsen Ashouri2014 Davoud Mahabadi2014–2015 Reza Talaeimanesh2015–2016 Akbar Mohammadi2016–2017 Ali Latifi2017–
Honours As PAS Tehran
Domestic Tehran Province League: (1) 1966–67 Iran championship cup: (2) 1967, 1968 Iranian Football League: (5) 1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04
Continental Asian Club Championship: Winners (1): 1992–93
Intercontinental Afro-Asian Club Championship: (1) Runner-up: 1993
International IFA Shield (IFA):Fourth oldest club cup, organized by the Indian Association and played between Indian clubs and other invited ones. 1970: Runners-up
Notes
References Player and Stats
External links
Official Official club website