Paykan F.C.

Iranian football club

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Football club

Paykan
پيکان

Full name| Paykan Football Club
Nickname(s)| Xodrosâzân (Carmakers)
Founded| 1967; 54 years ago
Ground| Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Capacity| 25,000
Owner| IKCO
President| Amir Atabakhsh
Head Coach| Mojtaba Hosseini
League| Persian Gulf Pro League
2021–22| Persian Gulf Pro League, 9th
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

Paykan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پيکان, Bâshgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân) is a football team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is sponsored by Iran's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of its older products; the Paykan car. Paykan F.C. is the football club of the multisport Paykan Sport Club which also includes Basketball and volleyball teams.

## History[edit]

### Establishment[edit]

The club was established in 1967 by Mahmoud Khayami with financial help from the Iran Khodro factory. The main objective was to promote their factory's products, and improve their reputation. They were able to lure great players such as Ali Parvin, Majid Halvaei and Amir Abedini, and several of the Persepolis players of the time. In 1969 the team became the Tehran City League's champions and the team appeared to have a bright future. The team was dissolved in 1970 after a series of difficulties between the players and management. Most of the players went back to Persepolis.

### Rebirth of Paykan[edit]

Paykan against Persepolis, 21 January 2005

Paykan still operated without a football team specifically in the 1980s but carried on with basketball, handball, and volleyball teams. Paykan did not have a football team until the year 2000, when they were able to buy Bahman's shares and participate in the top level of Iranian football after 30 years. The team participated in the 2000–01 Azadegan League with Bahman's squad but with a different coach.

Among Iranian football clubs, the team is known to have one of the better organizations in terms of facilities and management. The team had little success and were relegated from the Iran Pro League in the 2004–05 season. They were back in the IPL for the 06–07 season where they finished a respectable 7th and showed their ability to compete at the highest standard.

#### Relocation to Qazvin[edit]

In 2008 Paykan was moved to Qazvin because the city of Tehran had many football teams with low attendance figures. They started the season well but toward the end their results got worse. The team changed their coach in the last weeks of the 2008–09 season and finished in mid table. Although they finished in the top half of the table in 2009–10 season the club chairman decided to replace Hamid Derakhshan with Mohammad Ahmadzadeh as the head coach. Paykan were relegated in 2010–2011, but the following year they earned their promotion back to the Iran Pro League for the 2012–2013 season.

#### Tehran and Qods[edit]

Paykan moved back to Tehran and started playing in the newly renovated Takhti Stadium. Paykan was relegated to Azadegan League again in April 2013. Before the start of the 2013–14 season Paykan once again relocate and this time to the city of Qods. In the 2013–2014 season Paykan finished 2nd in the Azadegan League, thus giving them a shot at Iran Pro League promotion. Paykan defeated Siah Jamegan 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to play Iran Pro League club Fajr Sepasi in a promotion play-off. The first game in Shiraz ended 0–0 with neither team getting the upper hand. But, in the return leg in Qods, Paykan achieved promotion with a lone goal in the 65th minute. Following the good support from the people of Qods, Paykan announced they will be playing in that city for the 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Paykan finished 15th and was relegated.

In the 2015–16 Azadegan League season, Paykan finished first and were directly promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. In the winter of 2017, after a good first half of the season, Paykan became the first ever Persian Gulf Pro League side to sign an Afghan player, when they signed Afghan national team captain Faysal Shayesteh.

## Seasons[edit]

Year | Division | Pos. | Hazfi Cup | Notes

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2001–02 | Pro League | 7th  | Semifinal  |
2002–03 | 5th  | Quarterfinal  |
2003–04 | 7th  |  |
2004–05 | 15th  | Quarterfinal  | Relegated
2005–06 | Azadegan League | 2nd  |  | Promoted
2006–07 | Pro League  | 7th  | Quarterfinal  |
2007–08 | 7th  | 1/8 Final  |
2008–09 | 8th  | 1/16 Final  |
2009–10 | 11th  | 1/16 Final  |
2010–11 | 17th  | Round of 32  | Relegated
2011–12 | Azadegan League  | 1st | Third Round  | Promoted
2012–13 | Pro League  | 17th  | Round of 32  | Relegated
2013–14 | Azadegan League  | 2nd  | Third Round  | Promoted
2014–15 | Pro League  | 15th  | Round of 16  | Relegated
2015–16 | Azadegan League  | 1st | Third Round  | Promoted
2016–17 | Pro League  | 6th  | Round of 32  |
2017–18 | 6th  | Round of 32  |
2018–19 | 11th  | Round of 32  |
2019–20 | 13th  | Round of 16  |
2020–21 | 7th  | Round of 32  |
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## Sponsorship[edit]

### Official sponsors[edit]

For the 2007/08 season it has been announced that Paykan's official kit sponsor will be ISACO.

### Kit providers[edit]

* 2008/09: Majid
* 2009/10: Daei
* 2011/12: Umbro[1]

## Club chairmen[edit]

* Nader Shahsavari (1970–05)
* Hossein Kafami (2005–06)
* Ibrahim Sanaei (2006–07)
* Mostafa Karkhaneh (2007–08)
* Mohammad-Reza Davarzani (2008)
* Kamran Sahebpanah (2008–10)
* Mahmoud Shiyi (2010–2021)
* Amir Atabakhsh (2022- present)

## Club managers[edit]

### Managerial history[edit]

* Alan Rogers (1969–70)
* Stuart Williams (1970)
* Klaus Schlappner (2000–01)
* Hamid Alidoosti (2001–02)
* Bijan Zolfagharnasab (2002–03)
* Homayoun Shahrokhi (2003–04)
* Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2004–05)
* Farhad Kazemi (2005–06)
* Samvel Darbinyan (2006–08)
* Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (2008–09)
* Hamid Derakhshan (2009–10)
* Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2010)
* Hamid Alidousti (2010–11)
* Mohammad Hossein Ziaei (2011)
* Farhad Kazemi (2011–12)[2]
* Abdollah Veisi (2012–13)
* Firouz Karimi (2013)
* Farhad Kazemi (2013–14)
* Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (2014)
* Samad Marfavi (2014–15)
* Alireza Marzban (2015–16)
* Majid Jalali (2016–18)
* Hossein Faraki (2018–20)
* Mehdi Tartar (2020–21)
* Mojtaba Hosseini (2021–)

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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2  | DF |  IRN | Danial JahanbakhshU25
3  | DF |  IRN | Amir Hossein GholamiU25
4  | DF |  IRN | Saman FallahU23
5  | DF |  IRN | Behrouz Norouzifard
6  | MF |  IRN | Amir Shabani
7  | MF |  IRN | Mohammad Hossein FallahU23
8  | MF |  IRN | Gholamreza Sabet ImaniU23
9  | FW |  IRN | Ebrahim Salehi
10  | MF |  IRN | Sasan Hosseini
11  | MF |  IRN | Mohammad Bolboli
12  | GK |  IRN | Erfan Esfandiari
14  | MF |  IRN | Mansour Bagheri
16  | DF |  IRN | Milad Badragheh
17  | MF |  IRN | Reza GhandipourU19
18  | DF |  IRN | Ali Akbar RanjbarU19
19  | MF |  IRN | Ali RamezaniU23
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20  | DF |  IRN | Iman AkbariU25
21  | GK |  IRN | Mohammad Naseri
26  | DF |  IRN | Mohammad Ali Kazemi
30  | DF |  IRN | Amir Taher
33  | GK |  IRN | Alireza GoliU23
36  | GK |  IRN | Rashid Mazaheri
39  | MF |  IRN | Ali ZareU23
66  | FW |  IRN | Mohammad Javad AzadehU25
70  | FW |  UZB | Sherzod Temirov
74  | MF |  IRN | Mojtaba Haghdoost
77  | MF |  IRN | Mohammad Reza Raoufi ManeshU21
79  | FW |  IRN | Mohammad Mehdi LotfiU23
88  | MF |  IRN | Amir Reza AziziU21
99  | FW |  SSD | Tito Okello

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.

### Former players[edit]

For notable former players, see Category:Paykan F.C. players.

## Honours[edit]

* Iran Championship Cup:
* Winners (1): 1968
* Azadegan League:
* Winners (2): 2011–12, 2015–16
* Runners–up (1): 2005–06

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-09-01.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Paykan F.C. Has appointed Farhad Kazemi as head coach | Farhad Kazemi". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Peykan's History in IPL
* Farhad Kazemi's official website
* Club profile at Iran Pro League official website

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Persian Gulf Pro League

2022–23 teams|

* Aluminium Arak
* Esteghlal
* Foolad
* Gol Gohar
* Havadar
* Malavan
* Mes Kerman
* Mes Rafsanjan
* Naft Masjed Soleyman
* Nassaji
* Paykan
* Persepolis
* Sanat Naft
* Sepahan
* Tractor
* Zob Ahan

Former teams|

* Aboumoslem
* Aluminium Hormozgan
* Bargh Shiraz
* Damash
* Esteghlal Ahvaz
* Esteghlal Rasht
* Fajr
* Gahar Zagros
* Gostaresh
* Machine Sazi
* Mes Sarcheshmeh
* Naft Tehran
* Pars Jam
* PAS Hamedan
* Pas Tehran
* Payam Mashhad
* Pegah Gilan
* Rah Ahan
* Saba
* Sepidrood
* Saipa
* Siah Jamegan
* Shahin Bushehr
* Shahrdari Tabriz
* Shahr Khodro
* Shamoushak
* Shirin Faraz
* Steel Azin
* Tarbiat Yazd

Competition|

* Champions
* Iranian league system
* Foreign players

Statistics and awards|

* Winning managers
* Top scorers
* all-time
* by season
* Football Awards

Associated competitions|

* Hazfi Cup
* Iranian Super Cup
* Azadegan League
* League 2
* League 3

List of transfers|

* summer 2012
* winter 2012–13
* summer 2013
* winter 2013–14
* summer 2014
* winter 2014–15
* summer 2015
* winter 2015–16
* summer 2016
* winter 2016–17
* summer 2017
* winter 2017–18
* summer 2018
* winter 2018–19
* summer 2019
* winter 2019–20
* summer 2020
* Winter 2020–21
* Summer 2021
* Winter 2021–22
* Summer 2022

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*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
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