KIA Football Academy

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KIA Academy
KIA Football Academy.png
Full nameKIA Football Academy
Founded2015; 6 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
First colours
Second colours

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

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[]

As of 1 September 2019

U17[]

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 Iran IRN Mehdi Kord
2 DF Iran IRN Aref Momen
3 DF Iran IRN Amin Pilali
4 DF Iran IRN Mehrshad Zare
5 DF Iran IRN Amir-Hossein Gorzin
6 MF Iran IRN Ali Hosseinzadeh
7 MF Iran IRN Meisam Rezaei
8 MF Iran IRN Mehran Mehrinia
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Iran IRN Mojtaba Fakhrian
10 FW Iran IRN Erfan Ghorbani
11 DF Iran IRN Amirreza Eslamtalab
18 MF Iran IRN Arshia Mahdavikia (captain)
19 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Mohammadi
14 DF Iran IRN Parsa Baghalianzadeh
44 GK Iran IRN Emad Ahmadi Aram
66 MF Iran IRN Ali-Akbar Haghi
6 MF Iran IRN Mina Karami (Goez op de bank)

U16[]

These players can also play with the U17 squad.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Iran IRN Sina Ghasemi
17 MF Iran IRN Reza Mahdavi
20 FW Iran IRN Amin Doustali
22 GK Iran IRN Aria Hosseinifard
32 DF Iran IRN Parsa Hemmatifar
35 DF Iran IRN Alireza Sadipour
73 DF Iran IRN Amir-Hossein Rivandi
No. Pos. Nation Player
82 MF Iran IRN Mohammad-Mehdi Mohammadi
83 DF Iran IRN Amirreza Firouzbakht
84 DF Iran IRN Amir-Hossein Saghafi
88 FW Iran IRN Yadegar Rostami
90 MF Iran IRN Arshia Hatami
99 DF Iran IRN Mahan Kakoolarimi

Current staff[]

Mehdi Mahdavikia Academy Manager
Hadi Mahdavikia U14 Head Coach
Mohammad Ansari U16 Team Manager
Ghasem Mahdavikia U14 Team Manager
Alireza Karami Media Manager
Hesam Zeytouninejad U14 Assistant Coach

Honours[]

Domestic league competitions[]

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[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: 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

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