KIA Football Academy
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| Full name | KIA Football Academy | ||
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| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Madaran Stadium Tehran, Iran | ||
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| Chairman | Mehdi Mahdavikia | ||
| Coach | Hadi Mahdavikia | ||
| League | League 2 (Iran) | ||
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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]
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]
Season-by-season
[edit | edit source]Season Div. Pos. Hazfi Cup 2020–21 3rd Division 8th 2021–22 2th 2022–23 6th 2023–24 2nd Division 12th Round of 32 2024–25 Second round
Current squads
[edit | edit source]- As of 05 September 2023
First Team
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current staff
[edit | edit source]| Mehdi Mahdavikia | Academy Manager |
| Hadi Mahdavikia | U14 Head Coach |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Domestic league competitions
[edit | edit source]| League | Title(s) | Season(s) | |
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| 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 | edit source]| Cup | Title(s) | Year(s) | |
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| 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] |
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