Kalleh Mazandaran VC

Kalleh Mazandaran

Full name	Kalleh Mazandaran
Short name	Kalleh
Nickname	Mazandaran Tigers Thingy (Galácticos) Kalleh City Amol
Founded	1989; 27 years ago 2015 (refounded); 1 year ago
Ground	Payambar Azam Arena, Amol (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	Bahman Soleimani
Manager	Behrouz Ataei
League	Iranian Super League
2015–16	9th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Kalleh Mazandaran Volleyball Club (Persian: باشگاه والیبال کاله مازندران ‎‎) was an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Amol, Iran. The team was owned by Solico Group - Kalleh Company . They competed in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.

The Payambar Azam Arena in Amol, Iran was the home ground of Kalleh. The team has won the Iranian Super League twice and the Asian Club Championship once. Kalleh was dissolved in 2014 due to financial issues but was refounded just a year later.

History

In 1989 Kalleh Mazandaran Volleyball Club was established in Amol, Iran. Kalleh competed in the Mazandaran Provincial League until 2007 in which they were promoted to the Iranian Super League from the 1st Division. In 2012, for the first time in club history, Kalleh won the Iranian Super League title and secured a spot in the Asian Club Championship, in which they finished third. The following year Kalleh again won the Super League and this time won the Asian Club Championship for the first time in their history. first in 2013 To FIVB Club World Championship Climbed did.

Stadium

The team started construction on a private 10,000 seat stadium in 2014.

Notable former players

• Rodrigo Quiroga
• Krasimir Gaydarski
• Smilen Mlyakov
• Stanislav Petkov
• Mohsen Andalib
• Saeid Marouf
• Alireza Nadi
• Farhad Nazari Afshar
• Mohammad Shariati
• Adel Gholami
• Mohammad Mousavi
• Vlado Petković
• Nico Freriks
• Farhad Ghaemi
• Reza Ghara
• Farhad Zarif

Honors

• Iranian Super League

Winners (2): 2012, 2013

Runners-up (1): 2014

Third place (2): 2010, 2011

• Asian Club Championship

Winners (1): 2013

Third place (1): 2012

• Club World Championship

Seventh place (1): 2013

• The Iran Cup

Winners (2): 2011, 2013

Management

Kit / Sponsor

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
2007–2009	Taban	Kalleh Sports Clubs / Solico / فیله
2009–2013	Merooj - Uhlsport	Kalleh Sports Club / Solico
2013-	Merooj - IDEAL	Kalleh Sports Club / Solico / فیله / آریس / Shams / Lactivia

References

• (Persian) Rosters

External links

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• FIVB Men's Club World Championship 2013