Saipa F.C.

Early days

In 1989, SAIPA Company decided to start its own football team. They purchased a team playing in the 4th division of Tehran's city league, and renamed it Saipa F.C. After back to back promotions starting in the first year, the Karaj-based club was playing in the 2nd division by 1991. That same year they purchased the Shipping Department team's shares, and participated in the 1st division of Tehran's local league. In that year they won the Tehran city championship as well as the Tehran Super Cup, thus attaining the right to play in Iran's top league at the time, the Azadegan League.

Azadegan League

In their first year in the Azadegan League they won the championship, as well as the Hazfi Cup. They won the league championship again in 1994. The team was relegated to the second division in 1995, but was promoted again in the following year. Since their second promotion to the top tier, the club has remained in the middle of the league table.

Persian Gulf Pro League

Ali Daei era

By 2001, the club's on-field performance remained stable, occupying mid-table position most years. Shortly following Iranian goalkeeper Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh's retirement, he was linked with the head coaching job at Saipa. It never materialized, but the club signed another Iranian, Ali Daei in a move from Saba Battery. The club had finished third in the previous season and now, with Werner Lorant as coach, the team aimed to work for the title. Shortly…

Iran Pro League/First Division Champions: 1993–94*, 1994–95, 2006–07 Hazfi Cup Winners: 1993–94* Tehran Super Cup Champions: 1993 Tehran Province League Champions: 1992-1993 * Won League title and Hazfi Cup (double)