Paykan F.C.
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| Full name | Paykan Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Khodro Sazan (Carmakers) | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground | Shahr-e Qods Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Owner | IKCO | ||
| President | Amir Atabakhsh | ||
| Head Coach | Reza Enayati | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 11th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Paykan Football Club (
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
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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
Relocation to Qazvin
In 2008 Paykan was moved to
Tehran and Qods
Paykan moved back to Tehran and started playing in the newly renovated
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
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Notes |
| 2001–02 | Pro League
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7th | Semifinal | |
| 2002–03 | 5th | Quarterfinal | ||
| 2003–04 | 7th | |||
| 2004–05 | 15th | Quarterfinal | Relegated | |
| 2005–06 | Azadegan League | 2nd | Promoted | |
2006–07
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Pro League | 7th | Quarterfinal | |
2007–08
|
7th | 1/8 Final | ||
2008–09
|
8th | 1/16 Final | ||
2009–10
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11th | 1/16 Final | ||
2010–11
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17th | Round of 32 | Relegated | |
| 2011–12 | Azadegan League | 1st | Third Round | Promoted |
2012–13
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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 | ||
Individual Records
All Top Appearances
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Reza Tahmasebi |  Iran
|
240 |
| 2 | Mohammad Hossein Memar | Iran
|
170 |
| 3 | Amir Mirbozorgi | Iran
|
163 |
| 4 | Arman Ghasemi | Iran
|
160 |
| 5 | Mohammad Sadegh Barani | Iran
|
132 |
| 6 | Mehdi Tajik | Iran
|
126 |
| 7 | Ebrahim Salehi | Iran
|
122 |
| 8 | Meysam Rezapour
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Iran
|
118 |
| 9 | Faraz Emamali | Iran
|
95 |
| 10 | Hojjat Haghverdi | Iran
|
94 |
All Top Scorers
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Reza Tahmasebi | Iran
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32 |
| 2 | Morteza Aghakhan | Iran
|
23 |
| Iman Heydari | Iran
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23 | |
| 4 | Morteza Aziz-Mohammadi | Iran
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17 |
| 5 | Shahriyar Moghanlou | Iran
|
16 |
| Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | Iran
|
16 | |
| 7 | Godwin Mensha |  Nigeria
|
15 |
| Faraz Emamali | Iran
|
15 | |
| Amir Mirbozorgi | Iran
|
15 | |
| 10 | Jahangir Asgari | Iran
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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
Alan Rogers (1969–70)
Stuart Williams (1970)
Klaus Schlappner (2000–01)
Hamid Alidoosti (2001–02)- 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 (2015–16)
- Majid Jalali (2016–18)
- Hossein Faraki (2018–20)
- Mehdi Tartar (2020–21)
- Mojtaba Hosseini (2021–)
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2023.
Former players
For notable former players, see Category:Paykan F.C. players.
Honours
- Iran Championship Cup
- Winners (1): 1968
- Azadegan League
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Paykan F.C. Has appointed Farhad Kazemi as head coach | Farhad Kazemi". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
External links
- Official website
- Peykan's History in IPL
- Farhad Kazemi's official website
- Club profile at Iran Pro League official website