Aluminium Arak F.C. Explained

Clubname:Aluminium Arak
آلومینیوم اراک
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Fullname:Aluminium Arak Football Club
Nickname:Artesh-e Amir Kâbir (Amir Kabir's army)
Mardan-e Âftab (The sun men)
Founded: as PAS Arak Football Club
Ground:Imam Khomeini
Capacity:15,000
Owner:IRALCO
Chairman:Mohammad Rajaeian
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Mojtaba Hosseini
League:Persian Gulf Pro League
Season:2023–24
Position:Persian Gulf Pro League, 7th
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Website:http://fciralco.ir/

Aluminium Arak Football Club (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.

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

See 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

Stadium

See 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.

SeasonDivisionLeaguePositionHazfi CupNotes
2001–022Azadegan Leaguebgcolor=Pink9th (Group B)Not qualifiedbgcolor=PinkRelegated
2002–033League 2Did not enterbgcolor=PaleGreenPromoted
2003–042Azadegan League14th
2004–052Azadegan League7thQuarter-final
2005–062Azadegan League5th (Group A)Did not enter
2006–072Azadegan League8th (Group B)Round of 32
2007–082Azadegan League10th (Group B)Round of 16
2008–092Azadegan League4th (Group A)2nd round
2009–102Azadegan League11th (Group B)3rd round
2010–112Azadegan League10th (Group A)3rd round
2011–122Azadegan League4th (Group A)Round of 32
2012–132Azadegan Leaguebgcolor=Pink13th (Group A)Did not enterbgcolor=PinkRelegated
2013–143League 213th (Group B)4th round
2014–153League 2bgcolor=gold1st (Group A)Did not enterbgcolor=PaleGreenPromoted
2015–162Azadegan League9th
2016–172Azadegan League9thRound of 16
2017–182Azadegan League13th2nd Round
2018–192Azadegan League4th2nd Round
2019–202Azadegan League2nd2nd Roundbgcolor=PaleGreenPromoted
2020–211Persian Gulf Pro League11thQuarter 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

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

Coaches

Coaches since 2002

No.Coachfromuntil
1 July 2001June 2003
2 July 2003Jan 2004
3 Jan 2004mar 2004
4 mar 2004June 2004
5 July 2004June 2005
6 July 2005dec 2005
7 dec 2005June 2007
8 July 2007March 2008
9 March 2008June 2008
10 July 2008June 2009
11 September 2009October 2009
12 October 2009Jan 2010
13 Jan 2010June 2010
14 July 2010June 2011
15 July 2011June 2012
16 July 2012September 2012
17 September 2012November 2012
18 November 2012January 2013
19 November 2012January 2013
20 January 2013February 2013
21 February 2013March 2013
22 March 2013April 2013
23 April 2013June 2013
23 June 2013September 2014
24 September 2014June 2015
25 July 2015January 2016
26 January 2016January 2017
27 January 2017June 2017
28 Hamed BasiriJuly 2017July 2018
29 Mohammad RabieiJuly 2018November 2018
30 Faraz KamalvandNovember 2018April 2019
31 Mahmoud FekriApril 2019December 2019
32 Rasoul KhatibiJanuary 2020

Individual Records

All Top Appearances

NameNationalityApps
1Ramtin Soleimanzadeh Iran115
Maysam Aghaei Iran115
3Amir Noori Iran104
4Hossein Pour Hamidi Iran94
5Esmaeil Sharifat Iran90
6Mehdi Hosseini Iran83
7Pouria Aria Kia Iran82
8Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Iran75
Alireza Naghizadeh Iran75
10Amir Mohammad Houshmand Iran74

All Top Scorers

NameNationalityGoals
1Rouhollah Arab Iran13
2Mohammad Reza Azadi Iran11
3Hamed Pakdel Iran10
Meysam Majidi Iran10
5Maysam Aghaei Iran9
6Milad Ahmadi Iran8
7Iman Basafa Iran7
8Amir Noori Iran6
Mehdi Hosseini Iran6
Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati Iran6

See also

References

  1. Web site: Aluminium Arak vs Zob Ahan results in goalless tie . Mehr News Agency . 24 April 2023 . 17 February 2024.

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