Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club

Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club (Persian:باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی پرسپولیس) is an Iranian multisport club based in Tehran, Iran. It was established by Shahab Nazifpour. The club is most known for its football team, Persepolis F.C. which competes in the Iran Pro League. It also fields teams in futsal, taekwondo, volleyball, wrestling, handball, swimming, weightlifting, wheelchair basketball, judo, athletics, wrestling, goalball, and chess. Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club also owns and operates Persepolis University, Persepolis TV and Radio, Persepolis Energy Drink, and Persepolis Restaurants.

Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club
Full namePersepolis Athletic and Cultural Club
NicknamesRed army
Founded1963 (1942 as Shahin)
Based inTehran, Iran
Colors     Red
PresidentMohammad Hassan Ansarifard
WebsiteOfficial website
Departments of Persepolis
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Handball
Taekwondo Swimming Weightlifting
Futsal
(Men's)		 Futsal
(Women's)		 Volleyball
Wheelchair basketball Judo Athletics
Wrestling Goalball Chess

History

Shahin F.C. (1942–1967)
Shahin F.C.
Many of the players shown in this photo went on to play for Persepolis.

Shahin was established in 1942 by Dr. Abbas Ekrami, a teacher.[1][2] Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students under the motto

اول اخلاق، دوم درس، سوم ورزش
First ethics, second education, third sports.[3]

— Shahin F.C. Motto

Shahin produced many talented players like Parviz Dehdari, Masoud Boroumand, Homayoun Behzadi, Jafar Kashani, Hossein Kalani, Hamid Shirzadegan, and many more that played for Team Melli. These talents made Shahin popular in the 1960s but its very popularity was viewed as a threat by the Iran Football Federation and the Keihan Varzeshi newspaper (Iran's most important sports publication at the time).[4] The conflict between them became worse and on 9 July 1967, two days after Shahin's 3–0 win against Tehranjavan F.C., the Iran Sports Organization declared Shahin F.C. as dissolved.[4] League attendance dropped and other clubs including Pas, Rah Ahan, and Oghab tried to sign Shahin players.

Establishment early years (1963–1969)
Persepolis squad in the 1960s

Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club was established in 1963 by Ali Abdo. Abdo had returned to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer.

Persepolis F.C. started the 1968 season with Parviz Dehdari as manager. Despite the efforts to sign and disperse Shahin players to various clubs, Parviz Dehdari and Masoud Boroumand transferred the popularity of Shahin to Persepolis F.C. by taking most Shahin Players to join Persepolis. The team was initially quite weak, and participated in the 2nd division of the country. The best player on the team then was Mahmoud Khordbin.

The club, using four Shahin players, had a friendly match with Jam Abadan, a respected team at the time. After the match the remainder of the Shahin players joined Persepolis. That year no league competition was held, as many teams had been dissolved, so a 44-team tournament was held, and Persepolis, along with Pas, Taj, and Oghab finished top of the group.

The next year they represented as the first Iranian club in the Asian Champion Club Tournament held in Thailand, but they were not successful and were eliminated in the group stage.

Chairpersons[5]
#ChairpersonNatTenureHonours
1Ali Abdo
December 1963–January 1975Iranian Football League
Winner:71–72, 73-74
Runner-up: 74-75
2Mostafa MakriJanuary 1975–February 1979Iranian Football League
Winner:75-76
Runner-up: 76-77, 77-78
Espandi Cup
Winner:1979
Tehran Hazfi Cup
Winner:1979
3Firouz AminiyanApril 1979–October 1980
4Heydar BoustaniOctober 1980–September 1981Tehran Provincial League
Runner-up:1981
–Akbar DiyaniSeptember 1981–December 1981
5Mohammad Reza RezayianDecember 1981–December 1986Tehran Provincial League
Winner:1982
Tehran Hazfi Cup
Winner:1982
Runner-up:1981, 1983
Tehran Provincial League
Winner:1986
–Mohammad Ali DeghatpourDecember 1986–February 1987
6Abbas VakilFebruary 1987–June 1988Hazfi Cup
Winner: 87-88
17th of Shahrivar league
Winner:1988
Tehran Provincial League
Winner: 1987, 1988
Tehran Hazfi Cup
Winner: 1987
–Mohammad Hossein EslamiJune 1988–April 1989
–Kazem RahimiApril 1989–June 1990Iranian Football League
Runner-up: 89-90
7Abbas AnsarifardJune 1990–November 1993Iranian Football League
Runner-up: 92-93
Hazfi Cup
Winner:90-91
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Winner: 1991
Runner-up:1993
Tehran Super Cup
Winner: 1992
8Amir AbediniNovember 1993–January 2001Iranian Football League
Winner: 95-96,
96-97, 98-99, 99-00
Runner-up: 93-94, 2000–01
Hazfi Cup
Winner: 98-99
9Abbas AnsarifardJanuary–May 2001
–Ali ParvinMay–October 2001*
10Ali MirzaeiOctober 2001–June 2002Iranian Football League
Winner:01-02
11Akbar GhamkharJune 2002–June 2004
–Hojatollah KhatibJune 2004–December 2005*
12Mohammad Hassan AnsarifardDecember 2005–June 2007Hazfi Cup
Runner-up:05-06
13Habib KashaniJune 2007–June 2008Iranian Football League
Winner:07-08
14Dariush MostafaviJune 2008–January 2009
15Abbas AnsarifardJanuary 2009–October 2009
16Habib KashaniOctober 2009–September 2011Hazfi Cup
Winner:09-10, 10-11
17Mohammad RouyanianSeptember 2011–January 2014Hazfi Cup
Runner-up:12–13
–Ali ParvinJanuary 2014–April 2014*Iranian Football League
Runner-up:13–14
18Alireza RahimiApril 2014–September 2014
–Behrouz MontaghamiSeptember 2014–November 2014*
19Hamid Reza SiasiNovember 2014–June 2015
20Ali Akbar TaheriJune 2015–November 2017Iranian Football League
Winner: 2016–17
Runner-up:2015–16
Iranian Super Cup
Winner: 2017
21Hamid Reza GarshasbiNovember 2017–December 2018Iranian Football League
Winner: 2017–18
Iranian Super Cup
Winner: 2018
AFC Champions League
Runner-up:2018
22Iraj ArabDecember 2018–present*

*as Interim Chairman.

Ownership
OwnerTenure
CRC Company1963–1979
Physical Education Organization1980–1986
Mostazafan Foundation1986–1989
Physical Education Organization1989–1993
Ministry of Industries and Mines1993–2002
Physical Education Organization2002–2011
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports2011–2014
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance* [6][7]
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports		2014–2015
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports2015–present
  • *Privatization Organization

Divisions

University
Main article: Persepolis F.C. Academy

Persepolis University

It is first Iranian sport university which opened in 2013. Dariuosh Soudi was appointed as the first president of the university and Mehdi Mahdavikia was the first student of this university. This university has 600 students and accepts students in thirteen different fields.

Some fields provided by the university:

  • Football Coaching
  • Futsal Coaching
  • Fitness
  • Sport Reporting
  • Match Commentary

Football

Men's
Main article: Persepolis F.C.

Persepolis Football Club who play in Iran Pro League. According to the AFC, Persepolis is Asia's number one supported club team. Only Dalian Shide and Al-Hilal have similar support in Asia. Persepolis is the most successful football club in Iran with the record of 11 titles in Iranian domestic football league as well as 5 domestic cup titles. Persepolis has also won an Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[8] The current manager is Branko Ivankovich.

Women's

Futsal

Men's

Persepolis Futsal Club is a futsal team that play's in the Iran Futsal's 1st Division, the second-tier league in Iran. The team formerly played in the Super League, but after it ceased operations for a year, it was given a placement in the 2013–14 1st Division season. In 2014 Persepolis Futsal Club was again promoted to the Iranian Futsal Super League.

Women's

Persepolis WFSC is a women's futsal team the plays in the Iranian Women's Super League.[9]

Weightlifting

On 16 August 2012, under the approval of chairman Mohammad Rouyanian the Persepolis Weightlifting Team was established. Behdad Salimi the gold medallist at the 2012 Olympics became the team's first signing.

Taekwondo

Persepolis' taekwondo team was founded recently, they have won one Iranian domestic championship.

Swimming

The Persepolis Swimming Team was founded after the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The team has won the national competition once in its history.

Track and Field

The Persepolis Track and Field team was founded in August 2012 with the permission of chairman Mohammad Rouyanian. Olympic bronze medallist Ehsan Hadadi became the team's first ever signing.

Bowling

With the name of Abdo Bowling Club, it was one of Persepolis' first teams and was created by founder Ali Abdo. After the Iranian Revolution the team was dissolved.

Volleyball
Main article: Persepolis VC

Persepolis VC is one of the oldest volleyball teams in Iran, it has currently ceased operations due to lack of funds.

Handball

Basketball
Main article: Persepolis BC

Judo

Chess

Wheelchair Basketball

Goalball
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References
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  2. "گرامی باد یاد و خاطره بنیانگذار مکتب شاهین". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  3. "تاریخچه باشگاه از شاهين". ghermezeteh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  4. "40 سال بعد از انحلال تاريخي شاهين". etemad.com. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  5. پرسپولیس، باشگاه هزار مدیر! (گزارش) (in Persian). varzesh3.
  6. http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/421101
  7. http://www.isna.ir/fa/print/94021709777/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2014-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.ffiri.ir/en/league/Pro-league-of-woman-s-futsal/106/

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