Pegah F.C.

Pegah Gilan
پگاه گیلان
Full name	Pegah Gilan Football Club
Founded	5 August 2002
Dissolved	11 October 2008
Ground	Sardar Jangal Stadium; Rasht; Iran; (Capacity: 15,000)
League	Persian Gulf Cup
2007-08	Persian Gulf Cup, 15th
Home colours	Away colours

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Pegah Gilan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پگاه گیلان) was an Iranian football club based in Rasht, Gilan, Iran.

[edit] Club history

The club began its life with the name, Esteghlal Rasht. They spent a number of seasons in the lower leagues of Iranian football but made it back to the top level, finishing 10th in the 2000-01 season. The next season proved to be disastrous for the team, they were managed by Nasser Hejazi, but finished 13th in the standings. They were relegated and embarrassingly lost 7-1 to Aboomoslem on the last match day of the season. The following season Pegah Dairy Co. bought the team, making it one of the few privately owned football clubs in Iran. The club's name was changed and was now known as Pegah Gilan.They won promotion again that season and went back to the IPL. They stayed in the IPL for two season but were relegated again in the 2004-05 season. Despite finishing first in Group A standings in the Azadegan league during the 2005-06 season, they were eliminated in the playoff stage and missed out on promotion.

[edit] Success Under Nader Dastneshan

Pegah under Nader Dastneshan were able to beat Persepolis, Esteghlal, Saipa in 2007-08 season and even make it to the final game of Hazfi Cup but losing to Esteghlal.

[edit] Dissolution of Pegah

In October 2008 Pegah was terminate their sports activities due to financial problems. Damash Iranian (Damash Mineral Water Company) owned by Amir Abedini took over their license. New club named Damash Gilan.

[edit] Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Pegah Gilan every season, from 2002 to the present day.

Season	League	Position	Hazfi Cup	Notes
2002-2003	Azadegan League	2nd
2003-2004	Iran Pro League	9th	1/8 Final
2004-2005	Iran Pro League	16th	1/8 Final	Relegated
2005-2006	Azadegan League	Playoffs
2006-2007	Azadegan League	Playoffs		Promoted
2007-2008	Iran Pro League	15th	Final

[edit] Club honors

Hazfi Cup

Runner Up (1): 2007-08

[edit] Club managers

[edit] Managerial history

Name	Period
Majid Jahanpour	2002-2004
Miodrag Ješić	2004
Đorđe Jovanović	2004
Asghar Sharafi	2004-2005
Bernd Krauss	2005
Vinko Begović	2005-2006
Majid Jahanpour	2006-2007
Darko Dražić (interim)	2007
Nader Dastneshan	2007-2008
Bijan Zolfagharnasab	2008