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{{Short description|Iranian professional volleyball team}}
{{Volleyball club infobox
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|short name  = Paykan
|fullname    = Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club
|founded     = 1966; 56 years ago
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|ground      = [[Tehran House of Volleyball]], [[Tehran]]
|chairman    = Rasoul khatibi
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|head coach  = {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammad Torkashvand]]
|captain     = 
|league      = [[Iranian Volleyball Super League|Iranian Super League]]
|season      = [[2021–22 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2021–22]]
|position    = Play off
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'''Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club''' ({{langx|fa|باشگاه والیبال پیکان تـهران}}, ''Bâshgâh-e Vâlibâl-e Peykân-e Tehrân'') is an Iranian professional [[volleyball]] team based in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. The team is owned by [[Iran Khodro]], an Iranian automobile manufacturer, and it competes in the [[Iranian Volleyball Super League]]. Paykan VC is the [[volleyball]] club of the [[Sports club|multisport]] ''[[Paykan Tehran Club|Paykan Sport Club]]''.

==History==

===Establishment===
Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club was founded in 1967 in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], as a part of [[Paykan Tehran Club|Paykan Sports Club]]. They started playing matches in 1969 when they played a series of exhibition games against European opponents.

===Success===
They are the most successful volleyball club in Iran with 12 league titles. Paykan is also the most decorated club in Asian volleyball, as they have won the [[Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|Asian Club Championships]] a record eight times. In 2010 Paykan placed third in the [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|World Club Championships]].

==Arena==
''Sapco'' is the home arena for Paykan and hosts all competitive and official matches. The club uses ''Number 1 Mix-Use Complex'' as its training location and also hosts friendly matches for the club.

==Team rosters==

===2015/2016===
*'''Team manager''': {{flagicon|IRI}} Amir Mehdi Nafar
*'''Heach coach''': {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammad Torkashvand]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=3 | Team roster - season 2015/2016
|-
!No.
!style="width:17em"|Name
!style="width:9em"|Position
|-
| {{sort|01|1}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Salim Cheperli]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|02|2}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Reza Abedini]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|03|3}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Vali Alipour]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|04|4}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Javad Karimi]] '''(C)'''||Setter
|-
| {{sort|05|5}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Esmaeil Mosafer]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|06|6}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mehrdad Sheibanimehr]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|07|7}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Ali Nodouzpour]]  ||Setter
|-
| {{sort|08|8}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Shayan Shahsavan]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|09|9}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammadreza Mashhadi]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|10|10}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Alireza Shahali]] ||Opposite hitter
|-
| {{sort|12|12}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Rahman Taghizadeh]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|14|14}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Porya Yali|Pourya Yali]]||Opposite hitter
|-
| {{sort|19|19}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammadreza Moazen]]||Libero
|}

===2014/2015===
*'''Team manager''': {{flagicon|IRI}} Amir Mehdi Nafar
*'''Heach coach''': {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Peyman Akbari]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=3 | Team roster - season 2014/2015
|-
!No.
!style="width:17em"|Name
!style="width:9em"|Position
|-
| {{sort|01|1}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Saman Faezi]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|02|2}}||align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Nico Freriks]] ||Setter
|-
| {{sort|03|3}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Amir Hosseini]] '''(C)''' ||Setter
|-
| {{sort|04|4}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammad Javad Manavinejad]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|05|5}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Farhad Ghaemi]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|06|6}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)|Mohammad Mousavi]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|07|7}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Ali Hossein]] ||Libero
|-
| {{sort|08|8}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mehrdad Sheibanimehr]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|10|10}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Sajjad Dehnavi]] ||Middle blocker
|-
| {{sort|11|11}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mojtaba Mirzajanpour]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|12|12}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mojtaba Gholizadeh]] ||Outside hitter
|-
| {{sort|14|14}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Reza Safaei]] ||Opposite hitter
|-
| {{sort|16|16}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Ali Asghar Mirhosseini]]||Libero
|-
| {{sort|17|17}}||align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Reza Ghara]] ||Opposite hitter
|}

==Notable former players==
* {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Farhad Ghaemi]]
* {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Behnam Mahmoudi]]
* {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohammad Mousavi (volleyball)|Mohammad Mousavi]]
* {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Alireza Nadi]]
* {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Saeid Marouf]]
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Philippe Barca-Cysique]]
* {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Nico Freriks]]
* {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Simon Van De Voorde]]
* {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Valerio Vermiglio]]
* {{Flagicon|BUL}} [[Nikolay Nikolov (volleyball)|Nikolay Nikolov]]
* {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Earvin N'Gapeth]]
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Nimir Abdel-Aziz]]

==Honours==
[[File:The 2010 Men's Club World Championship bronze medallists Paykan of Iran.jpg|thumb|The 2010 Men's Club World Championship bronze medallists]]
*'''[[File:Medals icon with cup.PNG|20px]] [[Iranian Volleyball Super League|Iranian Super League]]'''
:'''Winners (12):''' [[1996–97 Iranian Volleyball League First Division|1997]], [[1997–98 Iranian Volleyball Super League|1998]], [[1998–99 Iranian Volleyball Super League|1999]], [[1999–00 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2000]], [[2002–03 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2003]], [[2005–06 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2006]], [[2006–07 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2007]], [[2007–08 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2008]], [[2008–09 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2009]], [[2009–10 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2010]], [[2010–11 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2011]], [[2014–15 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2015]]
:Runners-up (6): [[2000–01 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2001]], [[2001–02 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2002]], [[2003–04 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2004]], [[2015–16 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2016]], [[2016–17 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2017]], [[2021–22 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2022]]
:Third place (4): [[2004–05 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2005]], [[2011–12 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2012]], [[2012–13 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2013]], [[2017–18 Iranian Volleyball Super League|2018]]

*'''[[File:Gold medal asia.svg|20px]] [[Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|Asian Club Championship]]'''
:'''Winners (8):''' [[2002 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|2002]], [[2006 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2006]], [[2007 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2007]], [[2008 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2008]], [[2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2009]], [[2010 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2010]], [[2011 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2011]], [[2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2022]]
:Runners-up (2): [[2000 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|2000]], [[2004 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2004]]
:Third place (2): [[1999 AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament|1999]], [[2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship|2015]]

*'''[[File:Gold medal world centered-2.svg|20px]] [[FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|World Club Championship]]'''
:Third place (1): [[2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2010]]
:Fourth place (2): [[2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2009]], [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship|2015]]

==See also==
*[[Shahrdari Varamin VC]]
*[[Shahrdari Urmia VC]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Competitions/WorldClubChampionships/2009/Team_Roster.asp?Team=PAY&Tourn=MCLUB09 FIVB]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141128183635/http://iranvolleyball.com/public/1393/namelistmensleague93.pdf Roster]

{{Iranian Volleyball League}}

[[Category:Volleyball clubs in Iran]]
[[Category:Sport in Tehran]]