Saipa Tehran Volleyball Club ( fa, باشگاه والیبال سایپا تهران, ''Bâshgâh-e Vâlibâl-e Sâipâ-ye Tehrân'') (formerly known as Saipa Alborz) is an Iranian professional
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
team based in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
,
Iran
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. They compete in the
Iranian Volleyball Super League
The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVSL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargad Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first ...
. The team is owned by
SAIPA
SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iran
...
, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. Saipa VC is the
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
Hamid Amini
Hamid refers to two different but related Arabic given names, both of which come from the Arabic triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D (ِِح-م-د):
# ( Arabic: حَامِد ''ḥāmid'') also spelled Haamed, Hamid or Hamed, and in Turkish Hamit; i ...
Armin Ranjbar
Armin (Armyn) is a given name or surname, and is:
* An ancient Indo-European name:
** a German/Dutch given name,
*** a modern form of the name Arminius (18/17 BC–AD 21), a German prince who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg F ...
* 18.
Amir Ali Fathali
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ce ...
* 19.
Aleksandar Gorbatkov
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
*Heach coach:
Farhad Nafarzadeh
Farhad ( fa, فرهاد ''farhād''), also spelt Ferhaad or Ferhod, has been a Persian name for men since the Parthians, first recorded for Arsacid kings circa 170 BC.
Etymology
Modern Persian name ''Farhād'' () is derived from Middle Persian '' ...
*Assistant coach:
Farshad Saeidi Farshad is a given name of Iranian origins. Farshad may refer to:
*Farshad Ahmadzadeh, Iranian football midfielder
* Farshad Alizadeh, Iranian wrestler
* Farshad Bahadorani (born 1982), Iranian football midfielder
*Farshad Bashir (born 1988), Dutch ...
Mehdi Mahdavi
Mehdi Mahdavi ( fa, مهدی مهدوی, born 13 February 1984) is an Iranian volleyball player, who former played as a setter for the Iran national team of the year 2007–2016.Saeid Marouf
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Farhad Nazari Afshar
Farhad Nazari Afshar ( fa, فرهاد نظری افشار, born 22 May 1984 in Tehran) is an Iranian volleyball player, who former plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team of the year 2009–2017.
Nazari Afshar announced his retire ...
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Mohammad Torkashvand
Mohammad Torkashvand ( fa, محمد ترکاشوند born 25 January 1979, in Kermanshah
Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from ...
2008
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2009
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2010
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2012
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2019
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:Third place (1):
2007
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2005
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