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.
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| Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | League's Top scorer | Manager | Fans | |||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Competition | Result | Name | Goals | ||||
| 1968–69 | ACCQ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1st | NH | Asian Champion Club Tournament | GS | Tehran Hazfi Cup | RU | Parviz Dehdari | |||
| 1969–70 | TFL | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 11th | DNE | — | — | — | Rajab Faramarzi | ||||
| 1970–71 | Loc TFL | 4 14 | 2 10 | 0 4 | 2 0 | 10 25 | 6 3 | 4 24 | 4th 2nd | DNE | — | Hossein Kalani | 7 | Hossein Fekri | ||||
| 1971–72 | Loc | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 26 | 1st | NH | — | Hossein Kalani Safar Iranpak | 11 | Alan Rogers | ||||
| 1972–73 | TFL | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9th | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | TJC | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 37 | 1st | Hossein Kalani Safar Iranpak | 8 | |||||||
| 1974–75 | TJC | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 31 | 2nd | |||||||||
| 1975–76 | TJC | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 42 | 1st | R16 | Safar Iranpak | 10 | Behzadi / Vatankhah | |||||
| 1976–77 | TJC | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 37 | 2nd | R16 | Ivan Kuonoev | |||||||
| 1977–78 | TJC | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 38 | 2nd | NH | 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 | TFL | Not held due to start of Iran–Iraq War | Tehran Hazfi Cup | RU | ||||||||||||||
| 1981–82 | TFL | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 2nd | Tehran Hazfi Cup | W | Abbas Kargar | 5 | Shahrokhi / Parvin | ||||
| 1982–83 | TFL | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 30 | 1st | — | — | Ali Parvin | 15 | Ali Parvin | ||||
| 1983–84 | TFL | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 2nd | Nasser Mohammadkhani | 13 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | TFL | Not finished | Ali Parvin | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–86 | TFL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5th | — | ||||||||
| 1986–87 | TFL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1st | R16 | Farshad Pious | 7 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | TFL | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 1st | W | Tehran Hazfi Cup | W | Farshad Pious | 13 | ||||
| 1988–89 | TFL | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 37 | 1st | SF | Asian Club Championship | QGR | — | — | Farshad Pious | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | QL TFL | 20 15 | 11 12 | 9 2 | 0 1 | 34 28 | 10 6 | 31 26 | 2nd 1st | NH | DNE | — | ||||||
| 1990–91 | TFL | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 30 | 1st | SF | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | W | Farshad Pious | 16 | ||||
| 1991–92 | Div 1 TFL | 22 15 | 13 11 | 5 2 | 4 2 | 30 27 | 12 9 | 31 24 | 3rd 2nd | W | DNE | — | 11 16 | |||||
| 1992–93 | Div 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 2nd | NH | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | RU | Hassan Shirmohammadi | 8 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Div 1 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 31 | 2nd | QF | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Khordbin / Panjali | |||||
| 1994–95 | Div 1 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 33 | 4th | R16 | DNE | — | Farshad Pious | 20 | Brajović / Derakhshan | |||
| 1995–96 | Div 1 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 57 | 1st | WD | DNE | — | Gede / Poklepović | |||||
| 1996–97 | Div 1 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 59 | 1st | WD b. SF | Asian Club Championship | 3rd | Poklepović / Derakhshan | |||||
| 1997–98 | Div 1 | withdrew due to international commitments | NH | Asian Club Championship | 4th | Derakhshan / Matković | ||||||||||||
| 1998–99 | Div 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 21 | 65 | 1st | W | DNE | — | Edmond Bezik | 11 | Matković / Parvin | |||
| 1999–2000 | Div 1 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 54 | 1st | WD b. R16 | Asian Club Championship | 3rd | Behnam Seraj | 11 | Ali Parvin | |||
| 2000–01 | Div 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 46 | 2nd | R16 | Asian Club Championship | 3rd | Behrouz Rahbarifar | 7 | ||||
| 2001–02 | IPL | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 49 | 1st | QF | DNE | — | Sohrab Entezari | 9 | ||||
| 2002–03 | IPL | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 44 | 3rd | R16 | Champions League | GS | Ali Ansarian Payan Rafat | 5 | ||||
| 2003–04 | IPL | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 39 | 5th | R16 | DNE | — | Ali Daei | 16 | Vinko Begović | |||
| 2004–05 | IPL | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 55 | 4th | R16 | DNE | — | Javad Kazemian | 9 | Rainer Zobel | |||
| 2005–06 | IPL | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 32 [1] | 13th | RU | DNE | — | Javad Kazemian | 11 | Parvin / Haan | 30,330 | ||
| 2006–07 | IPL | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 53 | 3rd | SF | DNE | — | Mehrzad Madanchi | 10 | Mustafa Denizli | 40,350 | ||
| 2007–08 | IPL | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 59 [2] | 1st | R16 | DNE | — | Mohsen Khalili | 18 | Afshin Ghotbi | 60,380 | ||
| 2008–09 | IPL | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 55 | 5th | QF | 2009 ACL | R16 | Ibrahima Touré | 11 | Ghotbi / Peyrovani / Vingada | 47,952 | ||
| 2009–10 | IPL | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 53 | 4th | W | DNE | — | Karim Bagheri | 10 | Kranjčar / Daei | 47,826 | ||
| 2010–11 | IPL | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 58 | 4th | W | 2011 ACL | GS | Mohammad Nouri | 9 | Ali Daei | 30,769 | ||
| 2011–12 | IPL | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 42 | 12th | QF | 2012 ACL | R16 | Ali Karimi | 11 | Estili / Denizli | 50,600 | ||
| 2012–13 | IPL | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 50 | 7th | RU | DNE | — | Karim Ansarifard | 8 | Manuel José / Golmohammadi | 67,980 | ||
| 2013–14 | IPL | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 55 [3] | 2nd | QF | DNE | — | Khalatbari Seyed-Salehi | 6 | Ali Daei | 69,110 | ||
| 2014–15 | IPL | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 8th | SF | 2015 ACL | R16 | Mehdi Taremi | 7 | Daei / Derakhshan / Ivanković | 15,768 | ||
| 2015–16 | IPL | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 57 | 2nd | QF | DNE | — | Mehdi Taremi | 16 | Branko Ivanković | 71,071 [4] | ||
| 2016–17 | IPL | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 66 | 1st | R64 | 2017 ACL | R16↓ | Mehdi Taremi | 18 | 48,567 | |||
| 2017–18 | IPL | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 15 | 64 | 1st | QF | 2017 ACL 2018 ACL | SF R16↓ | Iranian Super Cup | W | Ali Alipour | 19 | 39,786 | |
| 2018–19 | IPL | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 61 | 1st | W | 2018 ACL 2019 ACL | RU GS | Iranian Super Cup | W | Ali Alipour | 14 | 40,300 | |
| 2019–20 | IPL | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 67 | 1st | SF | 2020 ACL | ↓ | Iranian Super Cup | W | Ali Alipour | 12 | Calderón / Golmohammadi | 27,556 |
| 2020–21 | IPL | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 67 | 1st | QF | 2020 ACL 2021 ACL | RU R16↓ | Iranian Super Cup | W | Ahmad Nourollahi | 10 | Yahya Golmohammadi | NC |
| 2021–22 | IPL | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 63 | 2nd | QF | 2021 ACL 2022 ACL | QF Disqualify | Iranian Super Cup | RU | Mehdi Abdi | 7 | 11,000 | |
| 2022–23 | IPL | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 66 | 1st | W | ↑ | ↑ | — | — | Mehdi Torabi | 7 | 23,111 | |
| 2023–24 | IPL | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 68 | 1st | R16 | Champions League | GS | Iranian Super Cup | W | Issa Alekasir | 7 | Golmohammadi / Osmar Loss | 40,750 |
| 2024–25 | IPL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 3rd | TBD | Champions League Elite | TBD | Iranian Super Cup | TBD | Vahid Amiri | 3 | Juan Carlos Garrido | |
| Total National League | 1036 | 529 | 332 | 175 | %W:51.06 | 1768 | ||||||||||||
| Grand Total | 1246 | 665 | 380 | 201 | %W:53.37 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
This is selection of the most famous squads of Persepolis Football club from 1963 to the most recent completed season. [5]
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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.
Yahya Golmohammadi is an Iranian former footballer and coach who currently coaches Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad. He is one of only eleven Iranians to score in a World Cup and he is the oldest player to score on his first World Cup start, doing so for Iran in 2006 against Mexico. His position was usually the central defender. He was a member of Iranian national football team and played most of his career in Persepolis. He previously managed some big clubs in Iran, including: Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Zob Ahan, Tractor Sazi and Padideh.
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.
Edmond Bezik is a retired Armenian-Iranian footballer and coach. He played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team. He is currently head coach of Persepolis's under-23 team.
The Tehran derby (Persian: شهرآورد تهران, also known as Blue-Red derby is a football match between the two prominent Tehran clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis.
The history of Persepolis F.C. begins from the football club's founding in 1968 up until the present day. Persepolis F.C., also known as Red Army, is based in Tehran, Iran.
Hadi Norouzi was an Iranian football striker who last played for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
The rivalry between Persepolis and Sepahan is a footballing rivalry played between Iranian clubs Persepolis and Sepahan.
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.
Ramin Rezaeian Semeskandi is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal and the Iran national team.
The 2012–13 season was Persepolis's 12th season in the Pro League, and their 30th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They competed in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis saw a change in managerial role in the beginning of the season when Mustafa Denizli announced via an open letter to the fans that he couldn't cooperate with Perspolis anymore due to his personal problems and was replaced with former Al Ahly boss Manuel José. Persepolis is captained by Mehdi Mahdavikia.
The 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup was the 30th season of Iran's Football League and 12th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2011–12 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros. The league started on 19 July 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the third time in their history.
The 2012–13 Hazfi Cup was the 26th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Esteghlal was the defending champion, but was eliminated by Sepahan in the semi-final. The competition started on 13 December 2012 and ended on 5 May 2013. Sepahan won the title after defeating Persepolis in final.
The 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup was the 31st season of Iran's Football League and 13th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 Azadegan League: Esteghlal Khuzestan and Gostaresh both as champions. The league started on 24 July 2013 and ended on 11 April 2014. Foolad won the Pro League title for the second time in their history. Tractor Sazi's Karim Ansarifard's was the top scorer with 14 goals.
The 2013–14 season was the Persepolis's 13th season in the Pro League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup but were eliminated by Foolad in Quarter-finals. Persepolis was captained by Mohammad Nouri.
The 2014–15 season are the Persepolis's 14th season in the Pro League, and their 32nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup & AFC Champions League. Persepolis is captained by Mohammad Nouri.
The 2015–16 season was the Persepolis's 15th season in the Pro League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis is captained by Alireza Noormohammadi.
The 2021–22 season was the Persepolis's 21st season in the Pro League, and their 39th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, Super Cup and AFC Champions League.
The 2022–23 season is the Persepolis's 22nd season in the Persian Gulf Pro League, and their 40th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. In addition to the domestic league, Persepolis will also participate in this season's Hazfi Cup competitions.
The 2022–23 season is Sepahan's 69th season in existence, and their 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Iran football. It is also the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The club will compete in the Persian Gulf Pro League and Hazfi Cup.
