Malavan F.C.
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| Full name | Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club | ||
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| NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from text | Ghou-ye Sepid (The White Swan) Malavānān (The Sailors) | ||
| Short name | Malavan | ||
| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | Ghayeghran Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Ashkan Pourrashid | ||
| Manager | Maziar Zare | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2024–25 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 7th of 16 | ||
| Website | http://malavanfc.com | ||
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Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (Template:Langx, Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Malavān-e Bandar-e Anzali) is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It won Iran's second league, the Azadegan League and came back to Persian Gulf Pro League after being relegated in the 2015–16 season. The team is known for having some of the most passionate fans in Iranian football, and is one of the country's most successful teams based outside Tehran. It is one of the most successful Iranian teams in the Hazfi Cup, reaching the final 7 times and winning 3 titles.
The club forms the football part of the multisport Malavan Sport and Cultural Club. Malavan was previously owned by the Iranian Navy.
History
Establishment
Bahman Salehnia created the team in 1968 along with some young athletes from the port city of Anzali. After some time, the Iranian Navy decided to become the team's main sponsor and owner.
Early years
The club never really had great success in the league but they were able to become the best non-Tehran based club and finishing third in the 1977 and 1989. Malavan has won the Hazfi Cup on 3 occasions. In 1986 Malavan participated in Asian Club Championship but after beating Saunders SC in first round they withdrew from tournament due to the Iran–Iraq War.
Iran Pro League
In 2003 Malavan was relegated to the Azadegan League, they only stayed one year in the lower league as they were immediately promoted back to the Iran Pro League. Since then, they have been one of the most stable teams of the league in recent years where they only had few coaches during their history and always finished in mid table and challenge the big teams. They finished 12th in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. In 2010–11 season they finished 8th and reached the final of Hazfi Cup but lost to Persepolis. In the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season Malavan achieved a surprising 7th-place finish in the league, their highest ever.
Relegation
In July 2015 Malavan hired famous Iranian coach Amir Ghalenoi who had won several league titles with Esteghlal and Sepahan. Player such as Arash Afshin, Hossein Mahini and Shahab Karami joined the squad to serve their conscription period. In Ghalenoi's first game in charge, Malavan defeated the Hazfi Cup holders, Zob Ahan 1–0. After only three games Ghalenoi left the club and was replaced by former Persepolis manager Hamid Estili.
On 13 May 2016 after a 2–0 loss to Siah Jamegan, who were behind Malavan before the match started, the clubs was relegated to the Azadegan League for the second time in their history.
Before the start of the 2016–17 season it was announced that controversial manager Mohammad Mayeli Kohan had been named Malavan's manager. Despite achieving good results and being in or near a promotion spot the entire season, Mayeli Kohan was involved in several confrontations with the supporters, which led to many supporters boycotting the team's games.
Return to Pro League with Zare
2020-2021 season marked the return of two retired homegrown players, Maziar Zare and Pejman Nouri, the former as the new head coach and the latter as the general manager of the club. In his first season, Zare lead the team to the semi-final of the domestic cup, despite failing to win promotion. In the 2021-2022 season, Zare led the team back to the Pro League by winning the Azadegan League with record points, marking the return of Malavan to the top flight after six years.
El Gilano
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The match between Malavan and Damash or Sepidrood is known as the Gilan Derby or El Gilano. This match is one of Iran's most important and heated derby's. Malavan hold the record for most wins in the derby with four since the start of the Iran Pro League in 2001. Malavan also holds the largest margin of victory when they defeated Damash 3–0 in 2005 and again in 2013. The derby is also known for its fan violence.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Malavan in various competitions since the beginning of Iranian Pro league in 2001.
For details on seasons, see List of Malavan F.C. seasons
Honours
National titles
Minor titles
- Template:Flagicon Vahdat Cup
- Third place (1): 1982
- Template:Flagicon RCD Cup
- Runner-up (1): 1974
Club officials
Presidents
| Name | Years |
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| Rashid Sazmand | 1996–06 |
| Saadollah Pourtahmasbi | 2006–09 |
| Ardeshir Pournemat | 2009–11 |
| Bahman Salehnia | 2011–12 |
| Sadegh Deroudgar | 2012–14 |
| Hossein Gholami | 2014–15 |
| Ahmad Donyamali | 2015–17 |
| Mehran Nasiri | 2017–18 |
| Pejman Nouri | 2019–23 |
| Arash Fahmide | 2023–present |
Current coaching staff
Source:[4]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Maziar Zare |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Eurico Pinhal |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ali Hassani Sefat |
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Babak Sayyad |
| Technical director | Template:Flagicon Ghafour Jahani |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Hossein Gholami |
Head coaches
Below is a list of Malavan coaches from 1968 until the present day. Firouz Karimi carries the honor of being the first Iranian head coach to assume the title without rising from the Malavan football school.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 23 January 2026
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Reserve Squad
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Notes
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."مدیرعامل ملوان:ورزشگاه تختی انزلی ظرفیت هواداران پرشور را ندارد". 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Salehnia return to Malavan". PersianLeague.com. 13 July 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."صفحه پیدا نشد - ملوان نیوز". Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.حمید استیلی قراردادش را امضا کرد/ پایان رافت در کادرفنی ملوان (in فارسی). Mehr News Agency. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
References
- Malavan FC stats at persianleague.com (archived)
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External links
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