Establishment Sepidrood Rasht Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in
northern Iran founded in 1968 and is the first sports club to be based in Rasht. The team was named after the
Sefīd-Rūd river which runs through the area. Sepidrood became champions of the
Gilan Provincial League after the revolution three times, in 1983, 1986 and in 2003.
Lower Leagues On 15 May 2010, Sepidrood secured promotion and thus played in the
Azadegan League in the 2010–11 season for the first time in eleven years, however, the club was relegated at the end of the season. In 2014 Despite relegating to
3rd Division, Sepidrood bought
Shahrdari Langarud license and remained in Second Division. After a good 2015–16 season in which Sepidrood made the last round of the 2nd Division, the team were promoted after finishing first in Group B.
Promotion to the top flight Sepidrood started the 2016–17 season in the
Azadegan League excellently, and at the halfway point of the season they were leading the league. On the second last match day of the season, Sepidrood lost to third place team
Gol Gohar Sirjan 3–2 and their promotion to the top flight came into serious danger. However, on 1 May 2017 Sepidrood defeated
Nassaji Mazandaran 3–2 and were promoted to the
Persian Gulf Pro League and the top flight of Iranian football for the first time in their 49 year history. ==Colours and badge==