The Iranian Superleague 2005 started on February 23rd! Below you can read the seasonal presentation and have a look at the matches details of the Shensa Saveh (Iranian title holder) impressive victory over Rahahan Tehran.


Related links:

- Iranian Superleague 2005: results, fixture and standing!

- Iranian Futsal History!


The champion started strongly

After a disappointed result of the national team in Chinese Taipei, Iranian futsal recovers its life again. Fourteen teams, included 3 new-comers started the 7th Iranian Super league last Wednesday. Tam Iran Khodro Tehran were the most active club in pre-seaason market. The rich club that experience their first Superleague this season, had Ansarifard as technical manager, and some new players including 3 national team ones: Hamidreza Abrarinia, Majid Raeisi and Amir Hanifi. After the first victory for a non-Tehrani club in last year, it seems that Tehrani clubs' failure still continues in the new season.

More news about the Superleague rookies:

1. Post Isfahan
City: Isfahan
Hall: Pirouzi

2. Tam Iran Khodro Tehran
City: Tehran
Hall: it depends on the match

3. Sazman Bazargani Azarbaijan Sharghi
City: Tabriz
Hall: Shahrdari


Some more news:

- Vahid Shamsaee hasn't attended in Eram Kish Qom trains yet, from when Hosein Shams was selected as the coach. The national player joined Eram Kish last year and have a 3-years contract. The relation between Shams & Shamsaee has never been good in last 2 years.

- Shams has been selected as the new coach of Eram Kish Qom, and trains this club. But he can't sit on their bench or have any other formal position in the club. The desciplinary committee of IRIFF has banned Hosein Shams for 1 year, from having any role in any Iranian futsal or football club. (also he has to pay 1200 USD) for two reasons: his words against futsal committee in a TV programme after world championship, and not having the formal contract with Pas Tehran in last season.

- Pas Tehran: the Iranian historical club should disappear leaving its place to the Azad University club, but IRIFF hasn't accepted this converting yet, so that the 1st match of this team was postponed.

- Tam Iran Khodro Tehran won the Ramadan Cup of Tehran 4 months ago and is trying to build a strong team. They've signed 4 players from Persepolis Tehran, including 2 national ones Majid Raeisi and Amir Hanifi, and 2 youngsters Saeed Shoureshi & Amir Amirbeigi. Now Persepolis Tehran is going to play with a very young team.

- Post Isfahan is now training with a local coach, while Elmilton Picoli (the Brazilian physical trainer of Team Melli that coached Post Isfahan in Play-off stage) is back in Brazil now.



23/2/2005

Shensa Saveh - Rahahan Tehran 7-1

h 17:30

Hall: Fajr (Saveh)

Attendence: 3000

Scorers:

Shensa: Abolfazl Seyedi (2), Jafar Ebrahimi (2), Ahmad Pariazar, Mohammad Keshavarz, Hasan Karimpour.
Rahahan: Jalal Jabbari

Referees: Abdul Karim Sistani and Javad Vahidifar


Other results:

Chini Hamgam - Esteghlal Tehran 7-2
Rah Sari - Post Isfahan 6-2
Pegah Gilan - Shahid Mansouri 2-0
Sazman Bazargani - Tam Iran Khodro 2-2
Persepolis Tehran - Sadra Shiraz 3-3