Paykan Football Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Peykân'') is a

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team based in

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. The team is sponsored by

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's main automobile manufacturer

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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

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and

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teams.

History

Establishment

The club was established in 1967 by Mahmoud Khayami with financial help from the

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

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

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in the 2004–05 season. They were back in the IPL for the 06–07 season where they finished 7th.

Relocation to Qazvin

In 2008 Paykan was moved to

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because the city of

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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 mid-table. Although they finished in the top half of the table in 2009–10 season the club chairman decided to replace

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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

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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 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. Paykan announced they will be playing in that city for the 2014–15

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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.

Seasons

Individual Records

All Top Appearances

All Top Scorers

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) * 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 Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (, born 5 June 1954) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He recently managed Malavan in Azadegan League. Early life He was born on 5 June 1954 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran. His father was a farmer. He has two ...

(2004–05) * Farhad Kazemi (2005–06) * Samvel Darbinyan (2006–08) * Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (2008–09) *

(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

Out on loan

Former players

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

Honours

National

* Iran Championship Cup **Winners (1): 1968 *

(as 2nd tier) ** Winners (2): 2011–12, 2015–16 ** Runners–up (2): 2005–06, 2024–25

Provincial

* Tehran Province League **Winners (1): 1969–70

References

External links

*
Peykan's History in IPL
(archived) * (archived)
Club profile
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