Gilan Derby or Classic Gil is a three-way derby between soccer teams in Rasht and Anzali in Gilan province, Iran. The first derby occurred in 1976, with the confrontation between Sepidrud and Malavan in the first round of the Hazfi Cup. This game ended in favor of the students of Bahman Salehnia with two goals from Ghafour Jahani and Aziz Espandar.

History At first, the city is facing a battle between Malavan's whites and Sepidrood's reds.

Date of establishment of clubs Damash: It was established in 1960 under the name of Taj Rasht, later renamed Abouzar Rasht, then Esteghlal Rasht Municipality, then Pegah Gilan and finally Damash.

Sepidrood: In 1968, this team was formed with the name of Salamatbakhsh Rasht and in 1973, the name Sepidrood was chosen for this club.

Malavan: Established in 1969.

Malavan vs Sepidrood Results

No.SeasonMalavan vs Sepidrood Malavan's goal Sepidrood's goalVenueCompetitionComments119762–1Ghafour Jahani – Aziz EspandarHossein KamyabAnzaliHazfi Cup219790–1–Hamidreza MansouriRashtFriendlyEnghelab Cup319821–2Ahmad EspandarHamidreza Mansouri – Rasoul HaghdoustDamparvari Cup41982–830–2–Mehrdad Houshangi – Hamidreza MansouriGilan Province League51982–830–0–AnzaliGilan Province League61983–84Rasht71983–842–1Mohammad Ghadir Bahri 70'(p.) – Sirous Ghayeghran 118'Mohammad AhmadpourAnzaliGilan Province League81984–850–0–RashtGilan Province League9Anzali101985–860–2–Hajipour – Rasoul HaghdoustAnzaliGilan Province League110–1HajipourRasht121986–872–0Hamid Mohammadian – Ahmad Espandar–AnzaliGilan Province League131986–871–1Mohammad AhmadzadehSeyed Ali MohammadiRashtGilan Province League1419872–0Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2)–RashtFriendly151987–880–0Hamid Mohammadian – Ahmad Espandar–AnzaliGilan Province League161987–882–0Sirous Ghayeghran (2)–RashtGilan Province League171988–891–1Mohammad AhmadzadehIraj AmaliRashtGilan Province League181988–891–0Gholam Mohammadvand–AnzaliGilan Province League191989–902–1Mohammad Ahmadzadeh – Hamid MohammadianHamidreza Mansouri201989–902–0Mohammad Ahmadzadeh – Nader Ezzatollahi–Rasht2119901–1Mohammad AhmadzadehHamidreza MansouriRashtGilan Super Cup221990–912–1Mohammad Ahmadzadeh – Hamid MohammadianAli BarariAnzaliGilan Province League231990–911–1Sirous GhayeghranSiavash NasehRashtGilan Province League241990–912–1Mohammad Ahmadzadeh – Gholam MohammadvandIssa HashemiAnzaliLocal League251990–911–1Mohammad AhmadzadehSiavash NasehRashtLocal League261991–920–0–RashtGilan Province League27Anzali281992–931–0Fazel Ghadiri–RashtGilan Province League291992–931–1Hossein DavoudiSiavash NasehAnzaliGilan Province League301991–921–2Abdollah PandidanHamid Rostami – Iraj KhaliRashtGilan Province League311991–922–0Ebrahim Badpasand – Payan Rafat–AnzaliGilan Province League3219950–1–Mohammadreza GholipourRashtExhibitionKhazar Intern. Cup3319960–0Pen.–342009–102–1Mehrdad Oladi (2)Milad GohariAnzaliHazfi CupRound of 32352016–171–0Hossein Shanani–Azadegan League362016–171–1Hossein ShananiMilad GhorbanzadehRashtAzadegan League372017–183–1Pejman Nouri 31', Babak Moradi 99'(p.), Mohammadreza Naghdipour 114'Hossein Ebrahimi 88'(p.)RashtHazfi CupRound of 32382018–190–1–Mohammad Gholami 57'(p.)AnzaliHazfi CupRound of 32392019-Nov-052–1Mahyar Zahmatkesh 40', Hadi Habibinejad 81'Mahyar Nouri 42'AnzaliAzadegan League402020-Jul-061–1Mohammad Ali Akbarkhah 35'Babak Abdollahzadeh 45'RashtAzadegan League

Summary of results

Apps Malavan wins Draws Sepidrood wins Official Matches3515155 Friendlies and Exhibitions5113 Total4016168

Position Teams Matches Wins Draws Loses GoalsFor GoalsAgainst GoalDifference 1 Malavan 40 16 16 8 40 28 +12 2 Sepidrood 40 8 16 16 28 40 –12

Trophies

TeamIranian LeaguesIranian Hazfi CupGilan Province LeagueGilan Province CupGrand TotalMalavan03??more than 20Sepidrood00213

Top goal scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Malavan102 Hamidreza Mansouri Sepidrood53 Hamid Mohammadian Malavan4 4 Sirous Ghayeghran5 Ahmad Espandar3 6 Siavash NasehSepidrood

Damash vs Malavan Results

No.SeasonDamash vs Malavan Damash's goal Malavan's goalVenueCompetitionComments919912–1?? – ?AnzaliAzadegan League1019973–2? – ? – ?? – ?AnzaliAzadegan League112001–021–2Atila Hejazi 45'Bijan Hosseini 35' – Seyed Mehdi Hosseini 72'RashtIPL 1st122001–021–1Rahmat Feyzi Moghaddam 14'Pejman Nouri 45'AnzaliIPL 1st132004–052–2Amirhossein Salami Bakhsh 23' – Jurkovic 78'Hassan Ashjari 20' – Seyed Jalal Hosseini 28'RashtIPL 4th142004–050–3–Ali Ghorbani 44', 55' – Mohammad Gholamin 79'AnzaliIPL 4th152007–080–0–RashtIPL 7th161–1Hossein Ebrahimi 8'Maziar Zare 28'172008–091–2Adriano Alves 85'Mehran Jafari 60' – Seyed Jalal Rafkhaei 68'RashtIPL 8th182008–091–1Afshin Chavoshi 82'Seyed Jalal Rafkhaei 90'AnzaliIPL 8th192011–121–0Jahangir Asgari 24'–AnzaliIPL 11th202011–120–0–RashtIPL 11th212012–130–0IPL 12th222012–131–3Saeid Hallafi 90+7'Seyed Jalal Rafkhaei 10', 90+4' – Mohammad Nozhati 77'AnzaliIPL 12th232013–140–1–Saeid Salarzadeh 67'AnzaliIPL 13th240–3Seyed Jalal Rafkhaei 22' – Siamak Kouroshi 29' – Shahin Saghebi 83'Rasht252019-Aug-281–1Jaber Nasiri 90'Ali Amiri 58'(p.)AnzaliAzadegan League262019-Jan-190–0Rasht

Summary of results

Position Teams Matches Wins Draws Loses GoalsFor GoalsAgainst GoalDifference1Malavan2681082822+62Damash2681082228–6

Trophies TeamIranian LeaguesIranian Hazfi CupGilan Province LeagueGilan Province CupGrand TotalMalavan03??more than 20Damash00000

Summary of total results

Position Teams Matches Wins Draws Loses GoalsFor GoalsAgainst GoalDifference1Malavan662426166850+182Rasht Teams661626245068–18

See also Football in Iran Tehran Derby Isfahan Derby Mashhad Derby Persepolis F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry Esteghlal F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry Esteghlal F.C.–Tractor S.C rivalry Major football rivalries

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