 They also lost the Hazfi Cup final to Malavan in the cup's inaugural edition.After their relegation, Hossein Fekri remained as the club's manager and led them to a return to the first division for the 1977–78 season, which they finished in 5th place.In the 1978–79 season, which never finished due to the Iranian Revolution, they were in 8th place with twelve matches played.