Paykan F.C.
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Paykan Football Club (Template:Langx, Bâšgâh-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
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. In 1969 the team became the Tehran City League's champions. The team was dissolved in 1970 after a series of difficulties between the players and management.
Rebirth of Paykan
Paykan still operated without a football team specifically in the 1980. 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.
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 7th.
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 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. 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 | 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 | ||
| 2021–22 | 9th | Round of 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | 11th | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2023–24 | 15th | Round of 16 | Relegated | |
| 2024–25 | Azadegan League | 2nd | Quarterfinal | Promoted |
Individual Records
All Top Appearances
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Reza Tahmasebi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 240 |
| 2 | Mohammad Hossein Memar | Template:Flagicon Iran | 170 |
| 3 | Amir Mirbozorgi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 163 |
| 4 | Arman Ghasemi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 160 |
| 5 | Mohammad Sadegh Barani | Template:Flagicon Iran | 132 |
| 6 | Mehdi Tajik | Template:Flagicon Iran | 126 |
| 7 | Ebrahim Salehi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 122 |
| 8 | Meysam Rezapour | Template:Flagicon Iran | 118 |
| 9 | Faraz Emamali | Template:Flagicon Iran | 95 |
| 10 | Hojjat Haghverdi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 94 |
All Top Scorers
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Reza Tahmasebi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 32 |
| 2 | Morteza Aghakhan | Template:Flagicon Iran | 23 |
| Iman Heydari | Template:Flagicon Iran | 23 | |
| 4 | Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 17 |
| 5 | Shahriyar Moghanlou | Template:Flagicon Iran | 16 |
| Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | Template:Flagicon Iran | 16 | |
| 7 | Godwin Mensha | Template:Flagicon Nigeria | 15 |
| Faraz Emamali | Template:Flagicon Iran | 15 | |
| Amir Mirbozorgi | Template:Flagicon Iran | 15 | |
| 10 | Jahangir Asgari | Template:Flagicon Iran | 14 |
Sponsorship
Official sponsors
For the 2007/08 season it has been announced that Paykan's official kit sponsor will be ISACO.
Kit providers
Club chairmen
- Nader Shahsavari (1970–05)
- Hossein Kafami (2005–06)
- Ibrahim Sanaei (2006–07)
- Mostafa Karkhaneh (2007–08)
- Mohammad-Reza Davarzani (2008)
- Kamran Sahebpanah (2008–10)
- Mahmoud Shiyi (2010–2021)
- Hamidreza Garshasbi (2021- 2022)
Club managers
Managerial history
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- Template:Flagicon Stuart Williams (1970)
- Template:Flagicon Klaus Schlappner (2000–01)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Alidoosti (2001–02)
- Template:Flagicon Bijan Zolfagharnasab (2002–03)
- Template:Flagicon Homayoun Shahrokhi (2003–04)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2004–05)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Kazemi (2005–06)
- Template:Flagicon Samvel Darbinyan (2006–08)
- Template:Flagicon Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (2008–09)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Derakhshan (2009–10)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2010)
- Template:Flagicon Hamid Alidousti (2010–11)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hossein Ziaei (2011)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Kazemi (2011–12)[2]
- Template:Flagicon Abdollah Veisi (2012–13)
- Template:Flagicon Firouz Karimi (2013)
- Template:Flagicon Farhad Kazemi (2013–14)
- Template:Flagicon Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (2014)
- Template:Flagicon Samad Marfavi (2014–15)
- Template:Flagicon Alireza Marzban (2015–16)
- Template:Flagicon Majid Jalali (2016–18)
- Template:Flagicon Hossein Faraki (2018–20)
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Tartar (2020–21)
- Template:Flagicon Mojtaba Hosseini (2021–)
Players
First-team squad
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Out on loan
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Former players
For notable former players, see Category:Paykan F.C. players.
Honours
National
- Iran Championship Cup
- Winners (1): 1968
- Azadegan League (as 2nd tier)
Provincial
- Tehran Province League
- Winners (1): 1969–70
References
External links
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- Peykan's History in IPL (archived)
- Farhad Kazemi's official websiteTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (archived)
- Club profile at Iran Pro League official website