Aluminium Arak F.C.

Aluminium Arak Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال آلومینیوم اراک, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Aluminium Arak), commonly known as Aluminium Arak, is an Iranian football club based in Arak, Markazi, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded as PAS Arak Football Club in 2001. The club is part of Aluminium Arak Sport and Cultural Club.

Aluminium Arak
آلومینیوم اراک
Full nameAluminium Arak Football Club
Nickname(s)Artesh-e Amir Kâbir (Amir Kabir's army)
Mardan-e Âftab (The sun men)
Founded2001 (2001) as PAS Arak Football Club
GroundImam Khomeini
Capacity15,000
OwnerIRALCO
ChairmanMohammad Rajaeian
Head CoachMojtaba Hosseini
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2022–23Persian Gulf Pro League, 7th
WebsiteClub website

The football team plays their home games at the Imam Khomeini Stadium[1] which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The club is owned and supported by the IRALCO (Iranian Aluminium Company).

History

Establishment

The club was founded as PAS Arak Football Club in 2001. They played their first year in Azadegan League and were relegated at the end of the season.

Sanaye Arak

In 2002 the club changed their name to Sanaye Arak Football Club. Although they did not participate in 2002–03 Iran 2nd Division they were able to play next season in Azadegan League. Sanaye Arak played six years in Azadegan League. Prior to the start of the 2007–08 season, Sanaye Arak moved from their old stadium to the new Imam Khomeini Stadium, which the club shares today with Shahrdari Arak. In 2008 Sanaye Arak was bought by the Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO).

Difficult years

Due to financial problems, Sanaye Arak was bought by the Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO) in 2008. They changed the name to Aluminium Arak Football Club. They finished fourth in that season. Only one year later Aluminium Arak terminated their sports activities due to financial problems.

After Aluminium Arak terminated their sports activities, Shensa took over the club. The club was known as Shensa Arak Football Club in 2009–10 Azadegan League. They finished 11th in that season.

Only one year later again, Hamyari Arak took over Shensa and named the club Hamyari Arak Football Club. They finished 11th in the 2010–11 Azadegan League season.

Shahrdari Arak
Main article: Shahrdari Arak F.C.

In 2011 Municipality of Arak took over the club and named it Shahrdari Arak Football Club. After relegated at the end of the 2012–13 Azadegan League season, Shahrdari Arak finished 13th in 2013–14 Iran 2nd Division. Although the Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO) bought the club again in 2014, Shahrdari Arak were able to play in the 2015–16 League 3 season as an own club.

Aluminium Arak

In summer 2014 the Iranian Aluminium Company (IRALCO) bought the club again. They finished first in 2014–15 League 2 and comes back to Azadegan League. They finished ninth in the 2015–16 Azadegan League season.

Aluminum impressed in the 2016–17 Hazfi Cup, as they defeated Persian Gulf Pro League side Paykan 1–0, before losing to five time Persian Gulf Pro League champions Sepahan. They finished the 2016–17 Azadegan League season on place nine.

Name history
  • PAS Arak Football Club (2001–2002)
  • Sanaye Arak Football Club (2002–2008)
  • Aluminium Arak Football Club (2008–2009)
  • Shensa Arak Football Club (2009–2010)
  • Hamyari Arak Football Club (2010–2011)
  • Shahrdari Arak Football Club (2011–2014)
  • Aluminium Arak Football Club (2014–present)

Crest
  • Shensa Arak from 2009 to 2010
  • Hamyari Arak from 2010 to 2011
  • Aluminium Arak from 2014 to 2019
  • Aluminium Arak since 2019

Stadium
Main article: Imam Khomeini Stadium

Aluminium Arak plays their home games at the Imam Khomeini Stadium which has a seating capacity of 15,000. The stadium was opened in 2007 and is owned by the Iran Physical Education Organization. It is also the home venue of local rival Shahrdari Arak.

Seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Aluminium Arak in various competitions since 2001.

Season Division League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2001–02 2 Azadegan League 9th (Group B) Not qualified Relegated
2002–03 3 League 2 Did not enter Promoted
2003–04 2 Azadegan League 14th
2004–05 2 Azadegan League 7th Quarter-final
2005–06 2 Azadegan League 5th (Group A) Did not enter
2006–07 2 Azadegan League 8th (Group B) Round of 32
2007–08 2 Azadegan League 10th (Group B) Round of 16
2008–09 2 Azadegan League 4th (Group A) 2nd round
2009–10 2 Azadegan League 11th (Group B) 3rd round
2010–11 2 Azadegan League 10th (Group A) 3rd round
2011–12 2 Azadegan League 4th (Group A) Round of 32
2012–13 2 Azadegan League 13th (Group A) Did not enter Relegated
2013–14 3 League 2 13th (Group B) 4th round
2014–15 3 League 2 1st (Group A) Did not enter Promoted
2015–16 2 Azadegan League 9th
2016–17 2 Azadegan League 9th Round of 16
2017–18 2 Azadegan League 13th 2nd Round
2018–19 2 Azadegan League 4th 2nd Round
2019–20 2 Azadegan League 2nd 2nd Round Promoted
2020–21 1 Persian Gulf Pro League 11th Quarter Finals

Notes:
The Persian Gulf Pro League was formerly known as Iran Pro League (IPL) and Persian Gulf Cup (PGC)
The Azadegan League was the highest division between 1991 and 2001
The League 2 was formerly known as Iran 2nd Division
The League 3 was formerly known as Iran 3rd Division

Honours

Domestic

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  IRN Ehsan Ghahari
5 MF  IRN Amir Nouri
6 DF  IRN Abolfazl Soleimani (on loan from Persepolis)
7 FW  IRN Mehdi Limouchi
9 FW  IRN Sajjad Aghaei
11 FW  IRN Morteza Tabrizi
16 DF  IRN Younes AkbarpourU21
17 MF  IRN Ali Vatandoust
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  IRN Behrouz Norouzifar
29 FW  IRN Reza Jabireh
34 DF  IRN Milad Fakhreddini
37 FW  IRN Esmaeil Sharifat
47 MF  IRN Hossein Norouzi
77 FW  IRN Mohammadreza Varvani
79 FW  IRN Mohammadmehdi Lotfi
83 DF  IRN Bahram goudarzi
88 DF  IRN Abolfazl Ghanbari

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.

Coaches

Coaches since 2002
No. Coach from until
1 Ali Rashidi July 2001June 2003
2 Nasrollah Abdollahi July 2003Jan 2004
3 Hossein Kazerani Jan 2004mar 2004
4 Ali Rashidi mar 2004June 2004
5 Mansour Pourheidari July 2004June 2005
6 Hossein Abangah July 2005dec 2005
7 Mansour Pourheidari dec 2005June 2007
8 Faraz Kamalvand July 2007March 2008
9 Naser Ebrahimi March 2008June 2008
10 Javad Zarincheh July 2008June 2009
11 Castro Flore September 2009October 2009
12 Savio Sousa October 2009Jan 2010
13 Mansour Pourheidari Jan 2010June 2010
14 Yaghoub Vatani July 2010June 2011
15 Nader Dastneshan July 2011June 2012
16 Ali Hanteh July 2012September 2012
17 Hamid Jafari September 2012November 2012
18 Abolfazl Ghadamian November 2012January 2013
19 Ahmad Chahi November 2012January 2013
20 Farshad Fallahatzadeh January 2013February 2013
21 Mohammad Navazi February 2013March 2013
22 Asghar Sharafi March 2013April 2013
23 Ali Rashidi April 2013June 2013
23 Ali Nikbakht June 2013September 2014
24 Mehdi Pashazadeh September 2014June 2015
25 Gholamreza Delgarm July 2015January 2016
26 Davoud Mahabadi January 2016January 2017
27 Mehdi Pashazadeh January 2017June 2017
28 Hamed Basiri July 2017July 2018
29 Mohammad Rabiei July 2018November 2018
30 Faraz Kamalvand November 2018April 2019
31 Mahmoud Fekri April 2019December 2019
32 Rasoul Khatibi January 2020

Individual Records

All Top Appearances
# Name Nationality Apps
1 Ramtin Soleimanzadeh Iran 115
Maysam Aghaei Iran 115
3 Amir Noori Iran 104
4 Hossein Pour Hamidi Iran 94
5 Esmaeil Sharifat Iran 90
6 Mehdi Hosseini Iran 83
7 Pouria Aria Kia Iran 82
8 Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Iran 75
Alireza Naghizadeh Iran 75
10 Amir Mohammad Houshmand Iran 74

All Top Scorers
# Name Nationality Goals
1 Rouhollah Arab Iran 13
2 Mohammad Reza Azadi Iran 11
3 Hamed Pakdel Iran 10
Meysam Majidi Iran 10
5 Maysam Aghaei Iran 9
6 Milad Ahmadi Iran 8
7 Iman Basafa Iran 7
8 Amir Noori Iran 6
Mehdi Hosseini Iran 6
Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Iran 6

See also

References
  1. "Aluminium Arak vs Zob Ahan results in goalless tie". Mehr News Agency. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.