Bargh Shiraz F.C.

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Bargh Shiraz Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Iran. The club is currently in the top Iranian football league, the IPL.

Its main sponsor is the municipal electrical company.

History

Establishment

In 1946, a group of youngsters with the leadership of Ebrahim Nematollahi who worked in the Cheragh Bargh (lightbulb) factory, and loved football, decided to create a football club. The factory sponsored their team, but 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.

Success

Bargh's success is limited however in its on right they emerged as Shiraz's top team, participating in the Takht Jamshid Cup, as well as the Azadegan League and the IPL. The club has struggled at times, and over the years has had spells in the lower divisions. The club's highest honor is winning the Hazfi Cup in 1997.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Bargh Shiraz in various competitions.

Honors

Hazfi Cup:

Winner: 1997

Players

As of August 17 2007.

First-team squad

2008/2009 Transfers

In:

Out:

Former players

For details on former players, see [[:Category:Bargh Shiraz players]].

Famous players

1970s

Gholam Peyrovani

Alireza Ghashghaeian
1990s

Afshin Peyrovani

Dariush Yazdani

'''2000s

Sattar Zare

Mehdi Shiri

Farid Abedi

Sponsorship

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

External links

Official

Official club website

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