IRAN PRO LEAGUE PREVIEW: PEYKAN
Iran Sports Press, MD
Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:14:00
TEHRAN- (IranSportsPress.com): With the start of the new season in
Iran, IranSportsPress.com will be having a short preview of each team,
analyzing each team’s additions and departures. Here is the preview
of Peykan.
Nima B and Niloufar M., edited by Mahdi Rahimi
Founded: 1967
Based: Tehran
Sponsored by: Iran Khodro
Stadium: Iran Khodro
Capacity: 10,000
The team is known to have one of the better organizations in terms
of facilities and management.
With the 3 big signings Peykan should stay clear from
relegation. Players such as Milad Nouri, Bayatinia and Gholamin will
make sure Peykan will manage to get the necessary points to have a
good season.
Players OUT: Ali Latifi, Miguel Alberto Barto, Hossein Babaie,
Mehdi Vaezi, Morteza kashani, Amir Abbas Ghafoorihaye Asl, Shahrooz
Ghavi Mazhab,Mehdi Khakpour, Reza Shahmoradi, Rashid Hoveyzeh,Amin
Bagheri,Shahin bani Ahmad, Reza Hadad, Mansour Ahmadzadeh.
Players IN: Hossein Ashna(Fajr), Hossein Memar(Saipa), Mehdi
Mohamadi(Shahab Zanjan), Meisam Khosravi(free), Milad Nouri(Foolad),
Mohamd Gholamin(Malavan), Mohsen Bayatinia(Pas), Reza Azizi(Iran Khodri
Rey),Iman Heidari(Iran Javan Booshehr), Amir Hossein Aslanian(free),
Mokhled Ali Naser(Iraq).
Headcoach:Samoel Darabinian
Coach:Naser Poormehdi, Asghar Modirroosta.
Goalkeepers coach: Saeed Azizian.
Key players this season
Peykan’s best transfer was the promising Foolad player, Milad Nouri.
Mohammad Gholamin, Malavan’s top scorer and Mohsen bayatinia from
Pas were other good additions to Peykan team.
Prospects this season
Unlike Mes Kerman, Peykan was rest assured of advancing to IPL near the
end of the season. After finishing 2nd in Group 2 of First Division
games, they were to face Group 1 winner, Pegah Gilan. Peykan, with
former coach Farhad Kazemi in charge, managed to defeat Pegah Gilan
1-0 at home and a valuable draw in Rasht, to be the first team to
promote to IPL.
However, Farhad Kazemi switched to Saba for the new season and Peykan
hired Armenian Darabinian for the 6th IPL season.
For their preprations, they head to Turkey for 12 days for couple of
Friendly games and ongoing team training.