Persepolis B Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس ب) is an Iranian professional football team based in Tehran, Iran. They are the reserve and second team of

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The club was refounded in 2016 after being inactive for three years.

History

The club was founded in 2009 as the reserve or second team of

signing talented youth players of the club. They became champion of Tehran Province League and promoted to 3rd Division.

Esmaeil Halali Esmail Halali ( fa, اسماعيل حلالى , born on August 13, 1973, in Tabriz) is an Iranian retired football player and manager. Playing career Club career He began his professional career with Tractor in 1989 and was promoted to the f ...

was named head coach on 12 November 2010, replacing

Hossein Abdi Hossein Abdi ( fa, حسین عبدی; born 21 March 1967) is an Iranian footballer and currently the manager of the Iran national under-17 team. Club career Abdi played his entire career (1987-2000) for Persepolis. He served as the captain. T ...

. In July 2013, C team and former first-team manager

Vinko Begović Vinko Begović (born October 2, 1948) is a Croatian football manager and former player. Managerial career He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Pirouzi (now named Persepolis) and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-Was ...

was promoted as B team's head coach but he resigned three months later to become head coach of an

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side club. Former team captain

Mojtaba Moharrami Mojtaba Moharrami ( fa, مجتبی محرمی, born 16 April 1964) is an Iranian former football player and now coach. He is current head coach of Persepolis Reserves. Moharrami made 37 appearances for the Iran national football team. He was ...

was appointed as team's head coach on 30 October 2013. In 2013 due to financial issues the club decided to temporarily disband the team and instead Persepolis' young talents played for the U–21's.

Re-establishment

In 2016 the club announced that it would restart the B team for the 2016–17 season. Persepolis B played their first friendly match on 30 May 2016 in a 1–1 draw against the Iran University national football team.

Current squad

''For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Academy & Persepolis Qaem Shahr

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Persepolis Novin in various competitions since 2011.

Managerial history

:Reserves Team *

Mehrdad Minavand Mehrdad Minavand ( fa, مهرداد میناوند ; 30 November 1975 – 27 January 2021) was an Iranian professional footballer and coach. He played mostly as a left midfielder but was also deployed as a left winger or left-back. Club caree ...

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(2013) *

(2016–)

Notable players

Ahmad Ahi Ahmad Ahi ( fa, احمد آهی; born 1985) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Sepidrood in the Iran's Premier Football League. Club career Ahi started his career with Persepolis Academy. In 2006, he was promoted to the first te ...

* Shahryar Fakhimi *

Mehdi Khakpour Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine given name, meaning "rightly guided". People having the name Mehdi are in general originating from Iran mostly and sometimes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, ...

Achievements

Reserves

Tehran Provincial League The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. ...

:''Winners'': 2011–12 *

Tehran Hazfi Cup The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. ...

:''Winners'': 2011–12

References

External links

Official

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Official club website

News

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Club News website
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Goal.com page
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