List of Persepolis F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Persepolis Football Club in Iranian and Asian football, from 1963 to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the Iranian league that season.

Contents

Persepolis in the beginning of the 1970s Persepolisfc classic .jpg
Persepolis in the beginning of the 1970s
The Persepolis's positions Persepolis Seasons.jpg
The Persepolis's positions

Key

Key to league competitions:

Seasons

SeasonLeague Hazfi Cup Asia OtherLeague's Top scorerManagerFans
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosCompetitionResultCompetitionResultNameGoals
1968–69 TT 43106171stNH Asian Club Championship GSTehran Hazfi CupRU Parviz Dehdari
1969–70 TPL 1552819241211thDNE Rajab Faramarzi
1970–71 ILL
TPL
4
14
2
10
0
4
2
0
10
25
6
3
4
24
4th

2nd
Hossein Kalani
7
Hossein Fekri
1970–71 ILL 141301456261stNH Hossein Kalani
Safar Iranpak
11 Alan Rogers
1972–73 TPL 155461215149th
1973–74 TJC 221570464371st Hossein Kalani
Safar Iranpak
8
1974–75 TJC 2212733213312nd
1975–76 TJC 30161223612421st R16 Safar Iranpak 10 Behzadi / Vatankhah
1976–77 TJC 30101732518372nd R16 Ivan Kuonoev
1977–78 TJC 30141064527382ndNH Alan Whittle 9 Mansour Amirasefi
1978–79 TJC Not completed due to Iranian Revolution Ali Parvin 5 Mehrab Shahrokhi
1979–80 Espandi Cup 1st
1980–81 TPL Not held due to start of Iran–Iraq War Tehran Hazfi CupRU
1981–82 TPL 135711914172ndTehran Hazfi CupW Abbas Kargar 5 Shahrokhi / Parvin
1982–83 TPL 171340395301st Ali Parvin 15 Ali Parvin
1983–84 TPL 1712233314262nd Nasser Mohammadkhani 13
1984–85 TPL Not finished Ali Parvin 9
1985–86 TPL 94231111105th
1986–87 TPL 8620164141st R16 Farshad Pious 7
1987–88 TPL 171322318281stWTehran Hazfi CupW Farshad Pious 13
1988–89 TPL 151140287371st SF Asian Club Championship QGR Farshad Pious 13
1989–90 QL
TPL
20
15
11
12
9
2
0
1
34
28
10
6
31
26
2nd

1st
NHDNE
1990–91 TPL 171340348301st SF Asian Cup Winners' Cup W Farshad Pious 16
1991–92 Div 1
TPL
22
15
13
11
5
2
4
2
30
27
12
9
31
24
3rd
2nd
W DNE
11

16
1992–93 Div 1 14662258182ndNH Asian Cup Winners' Cup RU Hassan Shirmohammadi 8
1993–94 Div 1 26101154025312nd QF Asian Cup Winners' Cup QF Khordbin / Panjali
1994–95 Div 1 2214535317334th R16 DNE Farshad Pious 20 Brajović / Derakhshan
1995–96 Div 1 30151233318571st withdrew Gede / Poklepović
1996–97 Div 1 3017855224591st withdrew bef. SF Asian Club Championship 3rd Poklepović / Derakhshan
1997–98 Div 1 withdrew due to national commitmentsNot Held Asian Club Championship 4th Derakhshan / Matković
1998–99 Div 1 3019835621651st W DNE Edmond Bezik 11 Matković / Parvin
1999–2000 Div 1 2615924523541st withdrew bef. R16 Asian Club Championship 3rd Behnam Seraj 11 Ali Parvin
2000–01 Div 1 2213723616462nd R16 Asian Club Championship 3rd Behrouz Rahbarifar 7
2001–02 IPL 26131033623491st QF DNE Sohrab Entezari 9
2002–03 IPL 26111143021443rd R16 Champions League GS Ali Ansarian
Payan Rafat
5
2003–04 IPL 2610974228395th R16 DNE Ali Daei 16 Vinko Begović
2004–05 IPL 3016774327554th R16 Javad Kazemian 9 Rainer Zobel
2005–06 IPL 3091110394032 [1] 13th RU Javad Kazemian 11 Parvin / Haan 30,330
2006–07 IPL 30141154933533rd SF Mehrzad Madanchi 10 Mustafa Denizli 40,350
2007–08 IPL 3418115553459 [2] 1st R16 Mohsen Khalili 18 Afshin Ghotbi 60,380
2008–09 IPL 34151095041555th QF Champions League R16 Ibrahima Touré 11 Ghotbi / Peyrovani / Vingada 47,952
2009–10 IPL 34131474640534th W DNE Karim Bagheri 10 Kranjčar / Daei 47,826
2010–11 IPL 34177105036584th W Champions League GS Mohammad Nouri 9 Ali Daei 30,769
2011–12 IPL 3410121250544212th QF Champions League R16 Ali Karimi 11 Estili / Denizli 50,600
2012–13 IPL 34121484131507th RU DNE Karim Ansarifard 8 Manuel José  /  Golmohammadi 67,980
2013–14 IPL 301686341555 [3] 2nd QF Khalatbari
Seyed-Salehi
6 Ali Daei 69,110
2014–15 IPL 3099123135368th SF Champions League R16 Mehdi Taremi 7 Daei / Derakhshan / Ivanković 15,768
2015–16 IPL 3016955034572nd QF DNE Mehdi Taremi 16 Branko Ivanković 71,071 [4]
2016–17 IPL 3020644614661st R64 Champions League
Advanced
Mehdi Taremi 1848,567
2017–18 IPL 3019744815641st QF 2017 ACL
2018 ACL
SF

Advanced
Iranian Super Cup W Ali Alipour 1939,786
2018–19 IPL 30161313614611st W 2018 ACL
2019 ACL
RU

GS
Iranian Super Cup W Ali Alipour 1440,300
2019–20 IPL 3021454617671st SF Postponed to next season due to COVID-19 pandemic Iranian Super Cup W Ali Alipour 12 Calderón / Golmohammadi 27,556
2020–21 IPL 30191014714671st QF 2020 ACL
2021 ACL
RU

Advanced
Iranian Super Cup W Ahmad Nourollahi 10 Yahya Golmohammadi NC
2021–22 IPL 3018934421632nd QF Champions League
QF
Iranian Super Cup RU Mehdi Abdi 711,000
2022–23 IPL 3020644613661st W Disqualified Mehdi Torabi 723,111
2023–24 IPL 3020824518681st R16 Champions League GS Iranian Super Cup W Issa Alekasir 7 Golmohammadi / Osmar 40,750
2024–25 IPL 3018664220603rd R16 Champions League Elite LS Iranian Super Cup RU Ali Alipour 12 Garrido / Kartal 16,536
2025–26 IPL TBD DNE Vahid Hashemian
Total National League1066547338181%W:51.311828
Grand Total1276683386207%W:53.522085

Squads

This is selection of the most famous squads of Persepolis Football club from 1963 to the most recent completed season. [5]

Famous Squads

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Persepolis Squad 2007–08 (4-2-3-1)
Manager: Flag of Iran.svg Flag of the United States.svg Afshin Ghotbi

Memorable matches

Persepolis was a weak team and played in 2nd Division at that time. Although it was a friendly match, but it was the birth of a new pole in Iranian football. 4 of Shahin players played for Persepolis at that match : Ebrahim Ashtiani, Nazem Ganjapour, Kazem Rahimi (as Captain) and Bahman Norouzi. After it rest of Shahin players joined Persepolis.

Paykan used Persepolis’ previous season players except of Aziz Asli and Mahmoud Khordbin and Persepolis played with a young line-up because of contract between Abdo and Khayami. Ali Parvin scored Paykan's victorious goal!

Persepolis’ the best ever result in Tehran derby. Being beaten by 6 goals of their old Rivals and enemies was so shameful for Esteghlal. Homayoun Behzadi hattricked, Iraj Soleimani Scored twice and another goal scored by Hossein Kalani.

Homa was a respected team and was beaten by 5 goals. Behrouz Soltani Goalkeeper of Persepolis played as a striker and scored a goal!

This is one of few times the two clubs have met each other in the Hazfi Cup. The match finished scoreless in regulation time, and extra-time was eventless. Persepolis beat Esteghlal 4–2 in penalty shootouts to advance to the next stage in the Hazfi Cup.

In the 38th derby Persepolis was leading in the match by a score of 2-0 until the last 10 minutes of the match. Esteghlal scored 2 goals in quick succession, including one which was a penalty. This angered the Persepolis fans and players who felt the referee was biased towards Esteghlal. Persepolis fans stormed the field, and many fights broke out on the pitch between fans and players. After this match it was decided that Iranian referees will no longer be used for the derby.

One of the most exciting and heated matches in derby history. The game was extremely sensitive as Mehdi Hasheminasab had left Persepolis in the off-season for Esteghlal. Behrouz Rahbarifar opened up the scoring in minute 56, while Mohammad Navazi tied the game up at the 67th minute. Many thought the game would be over when Hasheminasab scored a late goal at minute 86, but Ali Karimi saved Persepolis scoring a spectacular goal at minute 89 to please the red fans. During the game Esteghlal's goalkeeper Parviz Broumand and Persepolis striker Payan Rafat were constantly insulting each other. This eventually led to Broumand punching Rafat in the face and giving him a black eye. A massive fight broke out between the players. After the match hooligans went on a rampage. They completely destroyed 250 city buses and damaged many shops. Three players from each side were arrested along with 60 fans for their behavior.

Persepolis' win against Fajr Sepasi on the last day of the 2001–02 league with Ebrahim Asadi's header just after he substituted gave them the title of first ever IPL champions.

It was the retirement match for Ahmadreza Abedzadeh. Ali Karimi was one of Bayern players and played against his former club. Ali Ansarian scored for Persepolis .

Persepolis won Sepahan in front of over 100’000 fans and became 2007–08 IPL champion. Mohsen Khalili lead Persepolis, After a while Ehsan Hajsafi tied game and it meant Sepahan is the champion. In 90+6th min when everyone was chill, in a chancy position, Captain Karim Bagheri Sent a Pass and Sepehr Heidari's Header lead Persepolis and gave them championship.

After losing four times in a row, Persepolis and its fans were desperate for a win over their blue rivals. Head coach Mustafa Denizli had returned to the reds for the second half of the season and had previously experienced victory over Esteghlal back in 2006. Persepolis found themselves 2–0 down yet again and had Mehrdad Oladi very harshly sent off for what was seen as just a foul. Mazloumi and blues fans were beginning celebrations of yet another victory over their rivals as Persepolis fans began to leave the stadium when suddenly newly signed forward Eamon Zayed bagged a goal back for the reds in the 82nd minute. Persepolis were lifted by this goal and Zayed immediately connected with Mehdi Mahdavikia's excellent cross a minute later and levelled the score to 2–2 with a fine header. The last five minutes of the game was very open with Persepolis looking more lively and in the 92nd minute of the match, Hossein Badamaki's cross found Zayed yet again and the Libyan striker turned his defender and finished brilliantly to round off a historic hat-trick and great win for Persepolis and its fans.

This derby was highly anticipated and vital for both teams as they were competing for the top spot in the Iran Pro League table. Persepolis came into this match with an excellent form and were regarded as favourites to win; however, Esteghlal was in 2nd place above their archrival on goal difference. In a highly entertaining and end-to-end game, the red-clad Persepolis netted twice in each half to beat the blue-shirted Esteghlal 4–2 in their 82nd derby in Tehran on a rainy Friday and be the new Iran Pro League table-topper in the 26th week. The league's top scorer Mehdi Taremi (2), Ramin Rezaeian, Mohsen Mosalman scored for the reds; Jaber Ansari, Omid Ebrahimi (penalty) scored for the blues. After Red's captain Hadi Norouzi had died earlier in the season due to a heart attack in his sleep, Persepolis players and fans labelled the scoreline in reference to Norouzi's shirt number of 24.

See also

References

  1. "پرسپولیس رکوردار کسر امتیاز در لیگ/ دو قهرمانی؟".
  2. "6 امتیاز از پرسپولیس کسر شد".
  3. "نمناک".
  4. "پرسپولیس پرتماشاگرترین تیم لیگ برتر".
  5. Goal Sports Newspaper, #720,Retrieved on 2008-07-26
  6. Tehran football fans rise to greet Reds