Persepolis B Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس ب) is an Iranian professional football team based in Tehran, Iran. They are the reserve and second team of Persepolis The club was refounded in 2016 after being inactive for three years.
History The club was founded in 2009 as the reserve or second team of Persepolis signing talented youth players of the club. They became champion of Tehran Province League and promoted to 3rd Division.پرسپوليس در باشگاههاي تهران! Esmaeil Halali was named head coach on 12 November 2010, replacing Hossein Abdi. In July 2013, C team and former first-team manager Vinko Begović was promoted as B team's head coach but he resigned three months later to become head coach of an Azadegan League side club. Former team captain Mojtaba Moharrami was appointed as team's head coach on 30 October 2013. In 2013 due to financial issues the club decided to temporarily disband the team and instead Persepolis' young talents played for the U–21's.
Re-establishment In 2016 the club announced that it would restart the B team for the 2016–17 season. Persepolis B played their first friendly match on 30 May 2016 in a 1–1 draw against the Iran University national football team.
Current squad
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Academy & Persepolis Qaem Shahr
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of Persepolis Novin in various competitions since 2011.
Season League PositionHazfi Cup Notes2011–12Tehran Provincial League1stDid not qualifyPromoted2012–133rd Division4th/Group 2Did not qualify
Managerial history Reserves Team Mehrdad Minavand (2009)ميناوند: اسم بازيكنان را هم نميدانستم Hossein Abdi (2009–2010)پرسپوليس «ب» فردا به مصاف دارايي نوين ميرود Esmaeil Halali (2010–2013) Mojtaba Moharrami (2013) Hossein Abdi (2016–)
Notable players Ahmad Ahi Shahryar Fakhimi Mehdi Khakpour
Achievements
Reserves Tehran Provincial League Winners: 2011–12
Tehran Hazfi Cup Winners: 2011–12
References
External links
Official Official club website
News Club News website Goal.com page