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KIA Football Academy

The KIA Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال کیا), commonly known as KIA FC, is an Iranian youth football academy that was established by Mehdi Mahdavikia in 2015 in southeastern Tehran.[1]

KIA Academy
Full nameKIA Football Academy
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundMadaran Stadium
Tehran, Iran
Coordinates35°38′49″N 51°27′11″W / 35.6469382°N 51.452926°W / 35.6469382; -51.452926
ChairmanMehdi Mahdavikia
CoachHadi Mahdavikia
LeagueIran Football's 3rd Division
First colours
Second colours

German magazine 11 Freunde has described it as "the best football academy" in Iran, and unique in terms of being dedicated to "sustainable, conceptual youth work".[1] The club follows the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim-model, i.e. starting at grassroots-level before developing into a team that can enter the professional leagues.[2] Each year, the club scouts more than a thousand players from all across the country and after trials, only retains top 25 talents.[3]

KIA has shown remarkable results since its foundation and frequently travels to Europe in order to play against renowned opponents.[1]

Current squads edit

As of 05 September 2023

First Team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRN Mehdi Kord
22 GK   IRN Emad Aram
90 GK   IRN Seyed Aria Hosseinifar
2 DF   IRN Aref Momen Fiouj
4 DF   IRN Mehrshad Zare
23 DF   IRN Sina Ghasemi
40 DF   IRN Amirreza Firouzbakht
6 MF   IRN Sobhan Kamalvand
11 MF   IRN Sattar Rajaeinejad
14 MF   IRN Parsa Baghalian
18 MF   IRN Ali Azadmehr
20 MF   IRN Ali Hosseinzadeh
80 MF   IRN Fardin Bahri
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW   IRN Sajad Khademi
9 FW   IRN Arshia Mahdavikia (captain)
12 FW   IRN Abolfazl Sokhtanloo
70 FW   IRN Reza Mirzaeian
77 FW   IRN Abolfazl Rezaei
88 FW   IRN Sina Elami
96 FW   IRN Amirhossein Reyvandi
97 FW   IRN Amirreza Eslamtalab

Current staff edit

Mehdi Mahdavikia Academy Manager
Hadi Mahdavikia U14 Head Coach

Honours edit

Domestic league competitions edit

League Title(s) Season(s)
U14 National Premier League Winners (1) 2018–2019
Tehran Premier League Winners (2) 2016–2017, 2017–2018
U16 Tehran 1st Division League Winners (1) 2016–2017

International edit

Cup Title(s) Year(s)
  Norway Cup U13 Runners-up (2) 2015,[4] 2016
U11 Winners (1) 2015[5]
  Cordial Cup U13 Winners (2) 2018,[6] 2019[7]
U11 Runners-up (1) 2015[4]
  Deutsches Fußball Internat U12 Runners-up (1) 2016[8]
  Bassevelde Cup U13 Winners (1) 2019[9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Steffen Weiß (12 February 2017), "Zwischen Kult und Chaos", 11 Freunde (in German), archived from the original on 12 February 2017, retrieved 26 January 2018
  2. ^ "مهدوی کیا تیم داری می کند، مثل هوفنهایم!" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Mondial Pupilles. Les Iraniens veulent monter en puissance", Ouest-France (in French), 10 May 2018, retrieved 26 January 2018
  4. ^ a b "Kia Academy Comes 2nd at Norway Cup", Tasnim News Agency, 31 July 2015, retrieved 26 January 2018
  5. ^ "Inviterte gullvinnerne fra Iran på gratis pizza i Drøbak", psv.nl (in Norwegian), 2 August 2015, retrieved 11 July 2019
  6. ^ "Kia Football Academy U13 win Cordial Cup", Tehran Times, 22 May 2018, retrieved 26 January 2018
  7. ^ "KIA U-13 Football Academy Wins Cordail Cup", Tasnim News Agency, 11 June 2019, retrieved 11 June 2019
  8. ^ "Bayern München macht das Triple perfekt!", rosenheim24.de (in German), 12 June 2016, retrieved 11 June 2019
  9. ^ "PSV O13 vierde op toernooi, Van Duiven eist hoofdrol op bij O14", psv.nl (in Dutch), 3 July 2019, retrieved 11 July 2019

External links edit

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