Establishment PAS Hamedan was formed on June 9, 2007, as a result of the dissolution of
PAS Tehran. The team was initially named
Alvand Hamedan after the
Alvand mountain range in
Hamedan, however after much deliberation it was changed to PAS Hamedan. PAS stands for
Piroozi Esteghamat Sarfarazi (esteghamat starts with
Aleph (A) in
Persian).
Doping Scandal In July 2008, it was revealed that numerous players and staff members were involved in distributing illegal doping substances. Midfielders
Saeed Daghighi and
Faruk Ihtijarević were banned for six months after testing positive for doping in a match against Rah Ahan. Team translator Reza Chalangar and head athletic trainer Morad-Ali Teymouri were found to have been distributing the substances and were banned for four years from involvement in any Iranian sport. In addition, the team was fined for 25,000 Swiss Francs.
Persian Gulf Cup PAS Hamedan initially enjoyed some success in the
IPL. They finished 5th in the
2007–2008 but the team dropped in the rankings in their next three
IPL seasons and eventually got relegated in the
2010–2011 season.
Azadegan League PAS appointed
Faraz Kamalvand in their first season in the
Azadegan League as they aimed to get promoted back to the
IPL. He was sacked in the mid-season break due to poor results and was replaced with
Vinko Begović. The team finished the season in 4th place and they failed to get promoted to the IPL. PAS Novin Hamedan was promoted from the
Iran Football's 2nd Division to the
Azadegan League following the 2011–12 season and now plays under the name
Alvand Hamedan in Group A of the
2012–13 Azadegan League.
PAS finished the
2012–13 Azadegan League (Group B) in 3rd place and qualified to the promotion play-offs following the disqualification of
Shahrdari Tabriz over a match-fixing scandal. In the first round of the play-offs
PAS defeated
Mes Sarcheshmeh 3–2 (2–1, 1–1) after two matches, but lost 5–3 (4–2, 1–1) to
Zob Ahan Isfahan in the second round. ==Logo history==