Paykan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پيکان, ''Bâshgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân'') is a football team based in

Tehran, Iran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most pop ...

. The team is sponsored by

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's main automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro and is named after one of its older products; the

Paykan The Paykan ( fa, پيکان meaning ''Arrow'') is the first Iranian-made car produced by Iran Khodro (formerly called "Iran National") between 1967 and 2005. The car was very popular in Iran from its introduction until its discontinuation. I ...

car. Paykan F.C. is the football club of the multisport ''Paykan Sport Club'' which also includes

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and

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teams.

History

Establishment

The club was established in 1967 by

Mahmoud Khayami Mahmoud Khayami, CBE, KSS, GCFO (7 January 1930 – 28 February 2020) was an Iranian industrialist and philanthropist of French nationality. Life Mahmoud Khayami was born in 1930 in Mashhad, Persia where he attended elementary and high scho ...

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 Ali Parvin ( fa, علی پروين ; born 25 September 1946) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the most prominent Iranian footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with Persepolis, pla ...

, Majid Halvaei and

Amir Abedini Amir Abedini ( fa, امیر عابدینی; born Hassan Abedini on 13 December 1949) is an Iranian politician, football club chairman, former professional footballer and member of the City Council of Tehran. Political career During 1980s, he he ...

, and several of the

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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

Rebirth of Paykan

Paykan still operated without a football team specifically in the 1980s but carried on with

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, handball, and

teams. Paykan did not have a football team until the year 2000, when they were able to buy

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's shares and participate in the top level of Iranian football after 30 years. The team participated in the

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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 The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

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

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because the city of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

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

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as the head coach. Paykan were relegated in 2010–2011, but the following year they earned their promotion back to the

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 Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى فجر شهید سپاسی شیراز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian football ...

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 The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

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

side to sign an

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player, when they signed Afghan national team captain

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Seasons

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:

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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) * Amir Atabakhsh (2022- present)

Club managers

Managerial history

* Alan Rogers (1969–70) * Stuart Williams (1970) *

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(2000–01) *

Hamid Alidoosti Hamid Alidoosti ( fa, حمید علیدوستی ; born 12 March 1956) is an Iranian football coach and former player. Playing career Alidoosti played for the Iranian club Homa FC for most of his career, and also appeared with FSV Salmrohr in G ...

(2001–02) *

Bijan Zolfagharnasab Bijan Zolfagharnasab ( fa, بیژن ذوالفقارنسب, born June 7, 1949 in Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager. He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepoli ...

(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) *

(2010) * Hamid Alidousti (2010–11) * Mohammad Hossein Ziaei (2011) * Farhad Kazemi (2011–12) * 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

First-team squad

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

Former players

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

Honours

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

References

External links

Official websitePeykan's History in IPLFarhad Kazemi's official websiteClub profile
at Iran Pro League official website {{Iran Pro League Association football clubs established in 1967 Sport in Tehran Football clubs in Tehran 1967 establishments in Iran