Paykan F.C.

Infobox Football club
clubname = Paykan
پيکان


fullname = Paykan Tehran Football Club
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founded = 1967
dissolved =
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Qazvin
Iran
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chairman = flagicon|IRN Kamran Sahebpanah
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = flagicon|Iran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
league = Persian Gulf Cup
season = 2007-08
position = Persian Gulf Cup, 9th
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Paykan Football Club (PerB|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", the club boasts successful 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 and in specific in the 80's with a basketball, handball, and volleyball team. 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.

Even though the team is called Paykan Tehran, its stadium is in Karaj. 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.

ponsorship

Official sponsors

For the 2007/08 season it has been announced that Paykan's official kit sponsor will be [http://www.isaco.ir/ ISACO] .

Kit providers

* 2008/2009: Majid

Club chairmen

*Nader Shahsavari
*Hossein Kafami(2005-2006)
*Ibrahim Sanaei (2006 - Oct 2007)
*Mostafa Karkhaneh (Oct 2007 - Feb 2008)
*Mohammad-Reza Davarzani (Feb 2008 - July 2008)
*Kamran Sahebpanah (July 2008 - present)

Club managers

Managerial history

Current management team

Players

"As of August 16 2007."

=First-team squad=

2008/2009 Transfers

In:

Out:

Former players

"For details on former players, see ."

Famous players

1970s
* Ali Parvin
* Hossein Kalani
* Homayoun Behzadi
* Ebrahim Ashtiani2000s
* Ali Asghar Modir Roosta
* Afshin Peyrovani
* Dariush Yazdani
* Saeed Lotfi
* Mehdi Vaezi
* Mohsen Bayatinia
* Esmail Halali
* Mohamadreza Tahmasebi
* Taribo West
* Ibrahima Touré
* Guillaume Nkendo

External links

* [http://www.ikcosport.com/ Official club website]