# Gol Gohar Sirjan F.C.

Gol Gohar Sirjan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى گل‌گهر سیرجان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Gol Gohăr Sirjan) is an Iranian football club based in Sirjan, Iran. They currently compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Gol Gohar Sirjan Football Club is the football team of the Gol Gohar Cultural Sports Club, which includes a successful basketball team that currently compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. Gol Gohar is known for producing many academy players and promoting them to the first team.

## History

Gol Gohar Football Club was established by the Gol Gohar company in Sirjan in 1988 and competed in local leagues. In 1997, Gol Gohar Sirjan Sports Club was formally established with many divisions including the football team.
In 2007, Gol Gohar was promoted to the Azadegan League for the first time. In the 2018–19 season, they won the league and were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Mohammad Reza Akhbari |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Abolfazl Razzaghpour |
| 4 | MF | IRN | Alireza Alizadeh |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Ousmane Ndong |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Mehran Golzari (captain) |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Omid Hamedifar |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Ali Ghorbani |
| 10 | MF | IRN | Mehdi Tikdari |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Vagenin |
| 12 | GK | IRN | Erfan Pourhatami |
| 14 | MF | IRN | Amir Jafari |
| 16 | MF | IRN | Ali Hosseinzadeh |
| 17 | MF | IRN | Masoud Kazemeyni |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Ali Asghar Ashouri |
| 20 | DF | IRN | Majid Eidi |
| 22 | DF | IRN | Mehdi Zare Mohazabieh |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Alireza Kazemi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | IRN | Masih Zahedi |
| 27 | MF | IRN | Amirali Nattaj |
| 31 | DF | IRN | Mohammadali Shakiba |
| 33 | GK | IRN | Kia Mirshahi |
| 40 | FW | SEN | Bouly Sambou (on loan from Konyaspor) |
| 60 | MF | IRN | Ahmad Reza Zendehrouh |
| 70 | FW | IRN | Ali Asghar Sheikholeslami |
| 72 | FW | IRN | Abolfazl Hassani Saadi |
| 73 | GK | IRN | Farzin Garousian |
| 74 | DF | IRN | Arman Akvan |
| 76 | DF | IRN | Nader Mohammadi |
| 77 | FW | IRN | Peyman Babaei |
| 88 | MF | IRN | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia |
| 90 | FW | GAB | Eric Bocoum |
| 97 | MF | IRN | Amirreza Eslamtalab |
| 99 | MF | IRN | Pouria Latififar |
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.

## Current managerial staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Marinos Ouzounidis |
| Assistant coaches | Bledar Kola Hadi Aghili |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mario Demetrius |
| Fitness coach | Stavros Pantelidis |
| Training coaches | Hamzeh Mozafari Moharram Fathi |
| Analyst | Hamidreza Elahi |
| Team manager | Heydar Afsari |

## Former managers

* Ghasem Shahba (2005 - 2010)
* Hamid Reza Kololifard (2010)
* Farshad Pious (2010 - 2012)
* Mehdi Mohammadi (2012)
* Ghasem Shahba (Jun 2012 - Nov 2015)
* Armen Gyulbudaghyants (Nov 2015 - May 2016)
* Vinko Begović (Jul 2016 - Oct 2019)
* Amir Ghalenoei (Sep 2020 - March 2023)
* Saeed Alhoei (March 2023 - May 2023)
* Marinos Ouzounidis (June 2023 - current)

## Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Gol Gohar in various competitions since 2005.
| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup | Notes |
| 2005–06 | 3rd Division | 1st | Did not qualify | Promoted |
| 2006–07 | 2nd Division | 2nd | First round | Promoted |
| 2007–08 | Azadegan League | 5th | First round | |
| 2008–09 | Azadegan League | 5th | First round | |
| 2009–10 | Azadegan League | 10th | Third round | |
| 2010–11 | Azadegan League | 7th | Second round | |
| 2011–12 | Azadegan League | 9th | Third round | |
| 2012–13 | Azadegan League | 5th | Withdrew | |
| 2013–14 | Azadegan League | 7th | Fourth round | |
| 2014–15 | Azadegan League | 7th | Quarter-Final | |
| 2015–16 | Azadegan League | 11th | Withdrew | |
| 2016–17 | Azadegan League | 3rd | Withdrew | |
| 2017–18 | Azadegan League | 7th | Withdrew | |
| 2018-19 | Azadegan League | 1st | Withdrew | Promoted |
| 2019–20 | Persian Gulf League | 10th | Round of 32 | |
| 2020–21 | Persian Gulf League | 5th | Semi-Finals | |
| 2021-22 | Persian Gulf League | 4th | Round of 16 | |
| 2022–23 | Persian Gulf League | 6th | Quarter-Final | |

## Honours

* Azadegan League
** Winners: 2018–19
* league 2 (Iran)
** Runner-up: 2006–07
* League 3 (Iran)
** Winners: 2005–06