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Short name
  
Paykan

Manager
  
Amir Mehdi Nafar

League
  
Iranian Super League

Ground
  
Tehran

Chairman
  
Mahmoud Shiei

Captain
  
Saeed Maroof

Location
  
Tehran, Iran

Founded
  
1968

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Full name
  
Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club

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Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club (Persian: باشگاه والیبال پیکان تـهران ‎‎) is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is owned by Iran Khodro, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. They compete in the Iranian Volleyball Super League. Paykan VC is the volleyball club of the multisport Paykan Sport Club.

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Establishment

Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club was founded in 1967 in Tehran, Iran, as a part of Paykan Sport Club. They started playing matches in 1969 when they played a series of exhibition games against European opponents.

Success

They are the most successful volleyball club in Iran with 12 league titles. Paykan is also the most decorated club in Asian volleyball, as they have won the Asian Club Championships a record seven times. In 2010 Paykan placed third in the World Club Championships.

Arena

Khaneh Volleyball Tehran is the home arena for Paykan and hosts all competitive and official matches. The club uses Number 1 Mix-Use Complex as its training location and also hosts friendly matches for the club.

2015/2016

  • Team manager: Amir Mehdi Nafar
  • Heach coach: Peiman Akbari
  • 2014/2015

  • Team manager: Amir Mehdi Nafar
  • Heach coach: Peiman Akbari
  • Notable former players

  • Philippe Barca-Cysique
  • Behnam Mahmoudi
  • Mohammad Mousavi
  • Alireza Nadi
  • Mohammad Torkashvand
  • Francesco Biribanti
  • Jordi Gens
  • Nico Freriks
  • Honors

  • Iranian Super League
  • Winners (12): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 Runners-up (4): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016 Third place (3): 2005, 2012, 2013
  • Asian Club Championships / Peace Cup
  • Winners (7): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Runners-up (4): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004 Third place (3): 1997, 1999, 2015
  • World Club Championships
  • Third place (1): 2010 Fourth place (2): 2009, 2015

    References

    Paykan Tehran VC Wikipedia