Ali Daei is an Iranian football manager and former professional footballer. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006. He played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. He is regarded as one of the greatest Iranian footballers of all time as well as one of the greatest footballers from Asia.
Football is the most popular sport in Iran, with wrestling and volleyball as close contenders. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, streets, and football clubs nationwide.
Ali Parvin is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is among the most prominent Iranian footballers. He played for the Iran national football team. During his career, he played as an attacking midfielder or forward, and was associated mainly with Persepolis, playing for the team for eighteen years, managing the club on three occasions, for a combined total of for seventeen years, and also serving as the club's president.
Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. The club was owned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports until April 2024 when, due to Asian Football Confederation licensing regulations, an 85% majority ownership stake was transferred to a consortium of six Iranian banks. Ten percent of the club's share is publicly available on the Tehran Stock Exchange.
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2–1 over Japan.
Fábio Carvalho dos Santos is a Brazilian–Portuguese former football goalkeeper. He also played in Argentina for Colegiales and Sarmiento. Later he went back to Portugal to finish his career and helped Vila F.C. to reach the Elite League in Porto.
Ali Ansarian was an Iranian professional footballer, actor and presenter. His uncle, Hossein, is a famous Shia cleric.
Hamidreza Aliasgari is an Iranian football midfielder. His uncle is Abdulali Ali-Asgari.
Mahmoud Khordbin is an Iranian retired football player. He was team manager of Persepolis from 1980 until 2017. He is currently club's deputy chairman.
The 2009–10 season will be Persepolis's 9th season in the Pro League, and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They will also be competing in the Hazfi Cup. They've had many problems in summer such as their chairman not being certain about his position or not having a head coach until two weeks before the league started and their last problem was about Ali Karimi's contract who was their best player the year before who later joined Steel Azin.
The 1986 Fajr International Cup was a friendly football tournament that took place in Tehran, Iran. Opening game was played on February 13, 1986, two days after Iranian Revolution Day which is a national public holiday and the final was played on February 21, 1986.
Ali Alipour is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis.
Cricket in Iran is a fledgling sport growing in popularity, especially with youth and women. It is the most popular sport in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Iran has made significant progress in Under-16s and Women's cricket. The Under-16's promoted to and participated at the ACC U-16 Elite Cup in 2012 followed by a participation at the 2014 event. Women's national team promoted to and participated at the ACC Women's Premier Cup in 2014. Iran's playing season runs from September to April. There are 25 cricket clubs.
Order of Merit and Management is an Iranian state expertise order established by "Council of Iran Ministers" in November 21, 1990. The order has three classes, and awarded by President of Iran. According to Article 9 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Merit and Management is awarded to people who achieve "an exceptional success in management, distinguished activities, aiding the oppressed and deprived people and/or beneficiary use of utilities and/or offering exquisite ways".
Order of Culture and Art is an Iranian state general order established by "Council of Iran Ministers" on November 21, 1990 and modified on June 27, 2007. The order has three classes and awarded by President of Iran. According to Article 17 of the Regulations on the Awarding of Government Orders of Iran, the Order of Culture and Art is awarded to those who "facilitate theirs thinking, passions and emotions to express deep Islamic and humanitarian concepts and to spread culture" in one of the following ways:
- Disseminating rich Islamic culture and eliminating society from foreign decadent culture
- Expanding the theoretical and disciplinary foundations of religious education
- Expanding national culture and revitalizing valuable social traditions
- Expressing creativity and presenting exquisite works of art or literature
- Pay particular attention to the country's cultural, artistic or literary heritage, so as to be effective in its restoration, preservation and utilization
- Introducing, describing, explaining, critiquing and presenting one of the artistic or literary disciplines internationally
- Inventing a new style in one of the artistic or literary disciplines
- Promote a culture of sacrifice and martyrdom in the community
- Creating remarkable and valuable artworks to convey the ideals and values of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense to future generations
Maryam Salimi is a writer, journalist, communications scholar, and expert in visual communications, particularly in infographics and news graphics.
Ali Shafiei is an Iranian volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Iranian national team and Labaniat Haraz.
Payam Salehi is an Iranian singer and guitarist, and is a founder and main member of the band Arian.
The Iran Football Championship Cup or Iran Championship Cup was a football tournament held in Iran between 1957 and 1968. These official football matches were held under the supervision of the Football Federation of Iran.
Faraz Khosravi Danesh is an Iranian composer. He co-founded the Damour Vocal Band with Ata Hakkak. While composing and singing for his own band, he also composed for the band "Sokoot 7" and the soundtrack for the animation: "Shippers".
Persepolis (1st title)
Algeria Army XI 
