Paykan F.C.
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| Full name | Paykan Tehran Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Ground |
Takhti Stadium (Tehran) Tehran Iran | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Kamran Sahebpanah | ||
| Head Coach |
Farhad Kazemi | ||
| League | Azadegan League | ||
| 2012–13 | Iran Pro League, 17th (Relegated) | ||
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- For the automobile , see Paykan.
- For the missile boat, see Iranian missile boat Paykan.
Paykan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پيکان) 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. They were able to lure great players such as Ali Parvin, Majid Halvaei and Amir Abedini, and several of the Persepolis 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 Persepolis.
Rebirth of Paykan
Paykan still operated without a football team specifically in the 1980s but carried on with basketball, handball, and volleyball teams. 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 Azadegan League 2000–2001 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 IPL in the IPL 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.
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 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 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. Paykan moved back to Tehran and is now playing in the newly renovated Takhti Stadium. Paykan was relegated to Azadegan League again in April 2013.
Seasons
| Year | Division | Position | Hazfi Cup | Notes |
| 2001–02 | IPL | 7th | Semifinal | |
| 2002–03 | IPL | 5th | Quarterfinal | |
| 2003–04 | IPL | 7th | ||
| 2004–05 | IPL | 15th | Quarterfinal | Relegated |
| 2005–06 | Div 1 | 2nd | Promoted | |
| 2006–07 | IPL | 7th | Quarterfinal | |
| 2007–08 | IPL | 7th | 1/8 Final | |
| 2008–09 | IPL | 8th | 1/16 Final | |
| 2009–10 | IPL | 11th | 1/16 Final | |
| 2010–11 | IPL | 17th | Round of 32 | Relegated |
| 2011–12 | Div 1 | 1st | Third Round | Promoted |
| 2012–13 | IPL | 17th | Round of 32 | Relegated |
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–)
Club managers
Managerial history
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Players
First-team squad
as of 16 October 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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 2013.
Former players
For details on former players, see Category:Paykan players.
Famous players
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2000s (decade) |
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Achievements
References
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