Paykan F.C.

Paykan
پيکان

Full name

Paykan Tehran Football Club

Nickname(s)

خودروسازان (Car makers),

لاجوردی ها (Ultramarines)

Founded

1967; 48 years ago

Ground

Shahr-e Qods Stadium

Capacity

25,000

Owner

Iran Khodro

Chairman

Kamran Sahebpanah

Head Coach

Alireza Marzban

League

Azadegan League

2014–15

Persian Gulf Pro League, 15th (Relegated)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

For the automobile , see Paykan.

For the missile boat, see Iranian missile boat Paykan.

Paykan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پيکان‎‎) is a football team based in Qods, 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

Establishment

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

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 Azadegan League 2000–2001 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

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

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.

Seasons

Year	Division	Pos.	Hazfi Cup	Notes
2001–02	IPL	7th	Semifinal
2002–03	IPL	5th	Quarterfinal
2003–04	IPL	7th
2004–05	IPL	15th	Quarterfinal	Relegated
2005–06	Div 1	2nd		Promoted
2006–07	IPL	7th	Quarterfinal
2007–08	IPL	7th	1/8 Final
2008–09	IPL	8th	1/16 Final
2009–10	IPL	11th	1/16 Final
2010–11	IPL	17th	Round of 32	Relegated
2011–12	Div 1	1st	Third Round	Promoted
2012–13	IPL	17th	Round of 32	Relegated
2013–14	Div 1	2nd	Third Round	Promoted
2014–15	IPL	15th	Round of 16	Relegated
2015–16	Div 1	1st/ 2nd	Third Round	Promoted

Sponsorship

Official sponsors

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

Kit providers

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

Club chairmen

Nader Shahsavari (1970–05)
Hossein Kafami (2005–06)
Ibrahim Sanaei (2006–07)
Mostafa Karkhaneh (2007–08)
Mohammad-Reza Davarzani (2008)
Kamran Sahebpanah (2008–)

Club managers

Managerial history

Alan Rogers (1969–70)
Hamid Alidoosti (2000–02)
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– )

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 August 2015

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

No.	Position	Player
4	DF	Mehdi Rostami
5	DF	Siavash Yazdani
6	MF	Amir Hossein Amiri ^U23
7	MF	Mohammad Sadegh Barani (captain)
8	MF	Siamak Nemati ^U23
9	FW	Morteza Aghakhan ^U23
10	FW	Mehdi Nazari
11	FW	Faraz Emamali ^U21
12	GK	Payam Niazmand ^U21
13	FW	Mojtaba Shiri
14	FW	Arman Ghorbannejad ^U23
16	DF	Arman Ghasemi
17	DF	Shahriar Moghanlou ^U23
19	MF	Javad Zeyghami
21	FW	Erfan Pourafzar

No.	Position	Player
23	DF	Ramtin Soleymanzadeh
25	FW	Milad Soleiman Fallah
26	MF	Mehdi Mohammadzadeh ^U23
31	GK	Hojjat Sedghi ^U23
32	FW	Hamid Nouri ^U23
40	GK	Milad Ahmadian ^U23
55	DF	Mehdi Hosseinzadeh ^U21
47	DF	Saeed Ghezelagchi
69	FW	Hossein Maleki
70	MF	Oybek Kilichev
77	MF	Abbas Mohammadrezaei
88	MF	Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh
90	DF	Ali dashti ^U23
99	FW	Reza Norouzi
	MF	Khalil Helali ^U21

Out on loan

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

No.		Position	Player
—		FW	Saeid Hallafi (at Niroo Zamini until 30 June 2016)

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.

Former players

For details on former players, see Category:Paykan players.

Honours

Azadegan League:
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Runners–up (1): 2005–06
Friendship Cup:
- Winners (1): 1970
Tehran Football League:
- Winners (1): 1968–69

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paykan FC.

Persian Gulf Pro League

2015–16 teams	Esteghlal Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Ahvaz Foolad Gostaresh Malavan Naft Tehran Padideh Persepolis Rah Ahan Saba Saipa Sepahan Siah Jamegan Tractor Sazi Zob Ahan

Former teams	Aboomoslem Aluminium Hormozgan Bargh Shiraz Damash Esteghlal Rasht Fajr Sepasi Gahar Zagros Mes Kerman Mes Sarcheshmeh Naft Masjed Soleyman PAS Hamedan Pas Tehran Payam Mashhad Paykan Pegah Gilan Sanat Naft Shahin Bushehr Shahrdari Tabriz 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 2nd Division 3rd Division

Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

List of transfers	summer 2012 winter 2012–13 summer 2013 winter 2013–14 summer 2014 winter 2014–15 summer 2015 winter 2015–16

Hazfi Cup

2015–16 Hazfi Cup clubs

6th Round (Semi-Final)	Sepahan Tractor Sazi

5th Round (Quarter-Final)	Naft Tehran Persepolis Rah Ahan Saipa

4th Round (1/8)	Esteghlal Khuzestan Foolad Gostaresh Foulad Kara Shiraz Malavan Padideh Saba Qom Siah Jamegan

3rd Round (1/16)	Baderan Tehran Bazargani Vashta Amol Be'sat Kermanshah Diana Baqershahr Esteghlal Ahvaz Isar Jiroft Karun Khuzestan Mantagheye Azad Kish Niroo Zamini Oghab Tehran Omid Razakan Alborz Paykan Safir Qazvin Sepidrood Rasht Shahrdari Kashan Shahrdari Semnan

2nd Round	Alvand Hamedan Amir Kabir Noorabad Esteghlal Javan Saveh Hamun Sazeh Kowsar Mehran Ilam Moghavemat Tehran Montakhab Khorramabad Montakhab Qom Payam Ardehal Payam Mashhad Persepolis Ganaveh Rahian Kermanshah Sanat Sari Shahrdari Mahshahr Shahrdari Jouybar Shirin Faraz Aqqala

1st Round	Abidar Sanandaj Aboumoslem Abouzar Basht Aluminium Arak Ansar Bafq Arad Isfahan Caspian Qazvin Damash Gilan Esteghlal B Tehran Etka Gorgan Haf Semnan Kadous Masal Gilan Kargar Boneh Gaz Khoneh Be Khoneh Montakhab Arak Montakhab Birjand Montakhab Bojnord Montakhab Semnan Montakhab Urmia Naft Omidiyeh Naft va Gaz Gachsaran Pars Jam Bushehr Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr Sanat Naft Novin Shahin Ameri Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Shahrdari Kamyaran Shahrdari Tabriz Shahrdari Urmia Shahrdari Zanjan Sherkate Khalkhal Dasht Tarbiat Novin

Hazfi Cup seasons

Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2011–12 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Final	2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Competitions involving Iranian clubs

Domestic	IPL Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Hazfi Cup Super Cup

Defunct	Takht Jamshid Cup Local Leagues Qods League 17th of Shahrivar league Espandi Cup

International	AFC Champions League Asian Cup Winners Cup (Defunct)

Football in Iran

League competitions	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Provincial League Kowsar league

Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup

Defunct competitions	Super Cup Takht Jamshid Cup

National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 M U-15

Lists and categories	League system Champions Foreign players List of clubs List of venues List of managers Top goalscorers all-time by season Clubs in the AFC Champions League

Iran Football Federation Iran Football League Organization Football Association of Iranian Club

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