Oghab Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e 'Qab Tehran'') is an Iranian
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team based in
Tehran,
Iran. They currently compete in the
Tehran Province league
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Stablished in 19 ...
and it is owned by the
.
History
Establishment & Glory Days
In the mid-1940s,
Tehran slowly started becoming the football capital of
Iran, and numerous great clubs emerged from there. Oghab was one of the three major teams established in Tehran in this era along with
Shahin FC
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It used to be a team with a large fan base and it introduced many great players into Iranian football. For a period of time lasting from the late 1970s to the late 1980s the club did not function. After coming back, the club has spent most of its time in the lower levels of Iranian club football and has not been able to regain the spot it used to have. This continued into the new
Iran Pro League era where they failed to achieve success of any kind.
Dark Years
In 2001 Oghab started competing in the newly formed
Azadegan League
The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...
. They finished 4th in the first season, nearly achieving promotion. Oghab's performances dropped, finishing 12th in 2004. They again had a re-emergence in 2006 when they finished 4th in Group A and nearly achieved promotion to the
Iran Pro League. In the summer of 2006 Oghab shockingly sold their licence to the
Shirin Faraz
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and competed in the Tehran Local Leagues. In 2011 Oghab made their comeback to Iranian football as they gained promotion to the
3rd Division. 2013 was the end of the line for Oghab as they were again relegated to the Local Leagues. The legacy of Oghab has long since been abandoned in
Tehran as
Esteghlal and
Persepolis are the only supported teams in Tehran.
Season-by-Season
The table below shows the achievements of the club in various competitions.
Former Manager
*
Hossein Fekri
*
Mojtaba Taghavi
See also
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Hazfi Cup
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Iran Pro League
Football clubs in Tehran
Association football clubs established in 1945
1945 establishments in Iran
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