Bargh Shiraz Football Club () was an Iranian

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club based in

Shiraz, Iran Shiraz (; ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-u ...

.موسسه فرهنگى ورزشى برق شيراز Its main sponsor was the municipal electrical company.

History

Establishment

In 1946, a group of youngsters decided to create a

club. 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,

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Success

Bargh's success was limited. The club has struggled at times, and over the years has had spells in the lower divisions. The club's highest honor was winning the

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in 1997. They had always been in the mid-table or avoiding relegation in recent years. The 2007–08 season was their best season, as they finished 7th in the league. But they were relegated in the 2008–09 season when they changed coaches three times.

Dark years

In the 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Bargh experienced a poor season while the organization had a huge conflict over who should take authority over the club (normally, Iranian Ministry of Power and Electricity-Fars). In this year, the club's legal owner organization declined to continue sponsoring the club. Consequently, two volunteer businessmen took responsibility for the football team and brought about the darkest year in the club's history ever. The football team was relegated to the

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. In 2012, the new owner of the club (Hosein Farsi) exchanged the legitimacy of the club with another club (Steel Azin F.C.) in the Azadegan League so the club could again participate in this division. In the same year, the

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team of the club (

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) was promoted to the first division, winning the second division's cup.

Rivalries

The Shiraz derby () is a

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match between the two biggest clubs of

: Bargh Shiraz and

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Players

First-team squad

Personnel

Club managers

Current technical staff

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Bargh Shiraz in various competitions: * As "Bargh 3 Faz Shiraz" in replacement of old defunct team.

Honors

Domestic titles

: **''Winners'' (1): 1997 **''Runners-up'' (1): 1996 * Iran 2nd Division: **''Winners'' (2): 1997, 2000

International titles

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The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of

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(held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around

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, organized by the football authorities of

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, in collaboration with

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(AFC). **''Winners'' (1): 1970

Club managers

Notes

References

* http://barghshirazfc.com/

External links

Official

* https://www.instagram.com/barghshirazfc/ * https://telegram.me/barghshirazfc *
Official club website
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Players and results
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