Paykan Tehran VC
Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club (, Bâshgâh-e Vâlibâl-e Peykân-e Tehrân) is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Tehran, Iran. The team is owned by Iran Khodro, an Iranian automobile manufacturer, and it competes in the Iranian Volleyball Super League. Paykan VC is the volleyball club of the multisport Paykan Sport Club. History Establishment Paykan Tehran Volleyball Club was founded in 1967 in Tehran, Iran, as a part of Paykan Sports 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 eight times. In 2010 Paykan placed third in the World Club Championships. Arena Sapco 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. Team rosters 2015/2016 Team manager: Amir Mehdi Nafar Heach coach: Mohammad Torkashvand 2014/2015 Team manager: Amir Mehdi Nafar Heach coach: Peyman Akbari Notable former players Behnam Mahmoudi Mohammad Mousavi Alireza Nadi Saeid Marouf Philippe Barca-Cysique Nico Freriks Simon Van De Voorde Valerio Vermiglio Nikolay Nikolov Earvin N'Gapeth Nimir Abdel-Aziz Honours Iranian Super League Winners (12): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 Runners-up (6): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022 Third place (4): 2005, 2012, 2013, 2018 Asian Club Championship Winners (8): 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 Runners-up (2): 2000, 2004 Third place (2): 1999, 2015 World Club Championship Third place (1): 2010 Fourth place (2): 2009, 2015 See also Shahrdari Varamin VC Shahrdari Urmia VC References External links FIVB Roster Volleyball clubs in Iran Sport in Tehran