Malavan F.C.

Malavan
ملوان
Full nameMalavan Bandar Anzali Football Club
Nickname(s)Ghou-ye Sepid (The White Swan)
Malavānān (The Sailors)
Short nameMalavan
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
GroundGhayeghran Stadium
Capacity9,000[1]
ChairmanArash Fahmide
ManagerMaziar Zare
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2023–246th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli) is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second football league, the Azadegan League and came back to Persian Gulf Pro League after they were relegated in the 2015–16 season. The team is known to have some of the most passionate fans in Iranian football, and is one of the successful teams that is not based in Tehran. This team is one of the most successful Iranian teams in the Hazfi Cup. Malavan has reached the Hazfi Cup final 7 times and won 3 titles.

The club forms the football part of the multisport Malavan Sport and Cultural Club. Malavan was previously owned by the Iranian Navy.

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)