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Saipa Tehran (Official Website)
سایپا
Full name Saipa Cultural and Sport Institute
Founded 1989
Ground Enghelab Stadium
Capacity 15,000
Chairman Mehrdad Hashemi

Saipa (سايپا in Persian) is a football team based in Karaj, Iran. The team is registered in Tehran, but plays its games in Karaj.

The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. The team has never had a large fanbase, despite some success. It is known to have one of the best youth training programs in Iranian football.
 Coach: Ali Daei
 

History

In 1989, SAIPA Company decided on starting a football team. They purchased a team playing in the 4th division of Tehran's league, and renamed it. They played in the 3rd division in 1990, and the 2nd division in 1991. That same year they purchased the Shipping Department team's shares, and participated in the 1st division of Tehran's local league. In that year they won the Tehran city championship as well as the Tehran Super Cup, thus attaining the right to play in Iran's top league at the time, the Azadegan League. In their first year in the Azadegan League they won the championship, as well as the Hazfi Cup. They also won the league championship again in 1994, but were relegated to the 2nd division in 1995. They were able to make their way back into the 1st division again, but the team has seen no major success since then.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Saipa every season, from 1993 to the present day.

Season League League Finishing
Position		 Hazfi Cup Asian Cup
1993-1994 Azadegan League 1st Champions    
1994-1995 Azadegan League 1st Champions Cup 2nd Round
1995-1996 Azadegan League 16th   4th
1996-1997 2nd Division ?    
1997-1998 Azadegan League 7th    
1998-1999 Azadegan League 4th    
1999-2000 Azadegan League 9th Semifinal  
2000-2001 Azadegan League 3rd Semifinal  
2001-2002 Iran Premier League 11th    
2002-2003 Iran Premier League 6th    
2003-2004 Iran Premier League 13th Semifinal  
2004-2005 Iran Premier League 13th Quarterfinal  
2005-2006 Iran Premier League 3rd 1/16 Final
2006-2007 Iran Premier League 1st (Champions) 1/8 Final

Former managers

Bijan Zolfagharnasab
Nasrollah Abdollahi
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Giovanni Mei
Werner Lorant

Club honors

League Championships:
1994, 1995, 2007

Hazfi Cup:
1995

Kharazmi Award:
2004

2007/2008 Squad

No. Position

Player

 No. Position

Player
1 GK Rahman Ahmadi 16 MF Ebrahim Shakouri
2 DF Alou Traoré 18 DF Majid Gholamnezhad
3 DF Amir Saadati 19 FW Ivan Da Silva
4 DF Jalal Hosseini 21 GK Misagh Memarzadeh
5 DF Majid Ayobi 22 DF Mohammad Ali Ashorizad
6 MF Kazem Borjlo 23 MF Mohammad Javad Ashtiani
7 MF Omid Sharifinasab 24 MF Meysam Armian
8 MF Ebrahim Sadeghi (captain) 25 GK Mehdi Shokuhi
9 FW Adriano Alves 28 DF Amin Manochehri
10 MF Kianoush Rahmati 30 FW Amir Vaziri
12 MF Mohsen Arzani -- DF Habib Hooshyar
14 FW Matin Bigdeli -- MF Saeed Shademani

Squad changes during 2007/08 season

In:

  • Roozbeh Alipoor - From Fajr Tehran F.C.
  • Adriano Alves - From Mes Kerman F.C.
  • Habib Dahghan - From Shahrdari Kerman F.C.
  • Ivan Da Silva - Signed
  • Habib Hooshyar - From Pegah Gilan F.C.
  • Matin Bigdeli - From Shirin Faraz F.C.
  • Saeed Shademani - From Esteghlal Ahvaz
  • Alou Traoré - From Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar
  • Kianoush Rahmati - From Pas Tehran F.C.

Out:

  • Ali Daei - Retired
  • Mohsen Khalili - To Persepolis F.C.
  • Dariush Yazdani - To Paykan Tehran F.C.
  • Ershad Yousefi - To Shirin Faraz F.C.
  • Ahmad Momenzadeh - To Foolad F.C.
  • Reza Tahmasebi

Famous players:

  • Ali Daei
  • Mehdi Hasheminasab
  • Javad Kazemian
  • Masoud Shojaei
  • Dariush Yazdani
  • Ali Ansarian
  • Behzad Gholampur

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Latest Results

14 May 2008

Sepahan 1

Sanat-Naft 0

Saipa 1

Abumoslem 0

Malavan 2

Fajr-Sepasi 1

Est-Ahvaz 2

Pas-Hamedan 2

Shirin-Faraz 0

Peykan 3

Mes 2

Rah-Ahan 1

Bargh 1

Pegah 0

Esteghlal 1

Zob-Ahan 2

Saba 1

Perspolis 4

11 May 2008

Pas-Hamedan 1

Esteghlal 1

Perspolis 1

Bargh 1

Sanat-Naft 1

Zob-Ahan 1

Sepahan 2

Saba 2

Abumoslem 1

Shirin-Faraz 0

Rah-Ahan 2

Malavan 1

Pegah 1

Saipa 0

Fajr-Sepasi 2

Est-Ahvaz 2

Peykan 1

Mes 1

Teams

 P W D L F A GD Pts PR
1 Sepahan 33 17 10 6 52 36 +16 58* 1
2 Persepolis 33 17 11 5 53 33 +20

56*

 2
3 Saba 33 13 13 7 41 36 +5 52 3
4 Pas-Hamedan 33 11 15 7 35 27 +8 48 4
5 Peykan 33 12 10 11 41 41 0 47 9
6 Abumoslem 33 13 8 12 35 36 -1 47 5
7 Bargh 33 11 14 8 42 45 -3 47 7
8 Est-Ahvaz 33 11 13 9 59 47 +12 46 6
9 Zob-Ahan 33 10 15 8 35 30 +5 45 11
10 Esteghlal 33 11 10 12 43 42 +1 43 8
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