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Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club

Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club
Full name Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club
Nicknames Red army
Founded 1963 (1942 as Shahin)
Based in Tehran, Iran
Colors      Red
President Ali Akbar Taheri
Website Official website
Departments of Persepolis
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Football
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)
Handball
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Taekwondo Swimming Weightlifting
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Futsal
(Men's)
Futsal
(Women's)
Volleyball
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Wheelchair basketball Judo Athletics
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Wrestling Goalball Chess

Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club (Persian:باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی پرسپولیس تهران) is an Iranian multisport club based in Tehran, Iran. It was established by Ali Abdo. 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, and Wrestling. Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club also owns and operates Persepolis University, Persepolis TV and Radio, Persepolis Energy Drink and Persepolis Restaurants.

Shahin was established in 1942 by Dr. Abbas Ekrami, a teacher. Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students under the 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). 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. League attendance dropped and other clubs including Pas, Rah Ahan, and Oghab tried to sign Shahin players.


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