First Persian football league

Nowadays the peaceful coexistence based on accepting each other has become an unattainable dream for human beings. We unfortunately witness a lot of religious and ethnical differences around the world which result in cruelty and war. It seems that the arms dealers and war merchants at the time of famine are the ones to take advantage of the conflict between differing beliefs and ethnicities; while the common people are prone to get harmed.

It’s been about sixteen years since Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society has started their work to provide comprehensive emotional support to vulnerable children living in the most critical slums of Iran. The slums are subject to deep religious and ethical differences as well as fighting, devastating poverty and wide-spread addiction.

The support provides an invaluable means of making peace and encouraging peaceful coexistence amongst the inhabitants.

The Background

Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society
The activities of this society dates back to 1990s. At that time, Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society commenced their work by establishing their first office at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, acting as the first active student society that aimed to reduce social vulnerability and harm.  After ten years of constant social activity, Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society could gain the counselling position in Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations’ organ.

The establishment of Persian football team
It was in 2006 that Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society founded the football team from the deprived families covered by them in Farahzad neighbourhood in Tehran and called it: 'Persian Football team'. The Persian team started its work in 2006 and took part in Tehran Municipal League’s matches in the same year. This team had regular training in even days at Farahzad football field which led to be considered as one of the outstanding teams in division one football league of North-east district of Tehran. This team could gain the championship of this league and the second place in Ramezan Cup Futsal matches. One of the conditions for playing in teams was the study of the players that resulted in the kids’ study after a long gap.
In this respect, Imam Ali’s Popular Students Relief Society could officially register the Persian football team in football association of North-east of Tehran in 2006 and attempted to expand their sports activities to all covered neighbourhoods, which led to inauguration of other football teams with the name of “Persian” in other neighbourhoods and cities in Iran in the past years.

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