Persepolis F.C. (women)

Persepolis (Women)

Full name	Persepolis Football Club
Nickname(s)	Persepolis Girls Tehran Reds Tehran Lionesses
Founded	1972;53 years ago (1972) October 2024;4 months ago (2024-10)(reestablished)
Ground	Derafshifar Stadium
Capacity	2,500
Owner	Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club (Shahr Bank: 30% Bank Mellat: 20% Tejarat Bank: 20% Bank Saderat Iran: 5.175% MSY: 5.158% Refah Bank: 5% EN Bank: 5% Public Shareholders: 9.667% – IFB: PSPP1)
President	Reza Darvish
Head coach	Shadi Rezaei
League	Kowsar Women Football League
2024–25	Women 1st Division champions
Website	http://fc-perspolis.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Persepolis F.C. (women) is an Iranian professional women's football club based in Tehran, Iran.This club was founded in 1972. ^[1] It is the women's football section of Persepolis F.C. and competes in the First Division, playing home games at the Marghoobkar Stadium.

History

1970s

Women's football in Iran started in 1970. Women were participating in male football competitions in alleys and streets, and also took part in some men's football games. During that time, when numerous trainers participated in the top grade of FIFA's training courses in Japan, they were able to see the Japan women's national football team's games against female teams from Korea, Singapore and India. From 1970, serious measures were taken in order to reach appropriate standards. Thereafter, women took part first in football training and then in football teams such as Taj, Deyhim, Persepolis and Oghab . By organizing different competitions between those teams, the best players were selected and placed in the first Iranian women's national team. This team was composed of former volleyball players, basketball players and athletes aged from 12 to 18. They started to train more seriously as sport magazines published the news of their progress, then gradually a large number of female fans arose to support the team. With the help of educational institutions across the country, talented youngsters were scouted.

The first head coach for the winning women's team in Iran was Alan Rogers (from Persepolis), who was also the coach of the men's team at the same time. ^[2]

Rebuilding the team in 2022 was on the agenda. ^{[3] [4]}

2020s

Fatmeh Safarastgho in the team's first match after re-establishment on November 14, 2024.

On October 12, 2024, it was announced that, after facing many oppositions and challenges, Persepolis acquired the rights of the "Ako Kermanshah Women's Football Team" in the Women's League of Iran. Thus, Persepolis re-established its women's football section, marking a significant step in its sports history by returning to the women's football scene. ^{[5] [6]}

Shortly after its launch in October 2024, Persepolis Football Club issued a call for capable female footballers. In just two days, over 300 girls participated in the team's training tests. The revival of Persepolis Women's Football Team sparked significant excitement and enthusiasm among Iranian girls interested in football, as more than 500 girls applied to join the team within five days. ^[7]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   IRN Parisa Geravandi 2 DF   IRN Haniyeh Taleghani 4 DF   IRN Zahra Javanmardi 5 DF   IRN Nadia Bahmani 7   IRN Fatmeh Amiri (Captain) 8   IRN Sogand Raji 9   IRN Aida Sadeghzadeh 10 FW   IRN Fatemeh Ghasemi 11   IRN Hajar Ghorbani 12 GK   IRN Mobina Khodadadi 13   IRN Mohadeseh Amiri 14 MF   IRN Maryam Safarastgho 16   IRN Narjes Tayyebi

No. Pos. Nation Player 17   IRN Baran Dostivandi 18   IRN Kiana Palizpisheh 19   IRN Matin Zamani 21 FW   IRN Fatmeh Safarastgho 23   IRN Aylar Gholami 24   IRN Zilan Moradi 26   IRN Zahra Pourrostami 90   IRN Zahra Omidi 98 GK   IRN Zahra Khoram 99 GK   IRN Hana Afradi —   IRN Narges Gholami —   IRN Zhino Salehi —   IRN Zahra Javan

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Shadi Rezaei [8]
First-team coach	Fariba Zarghani
Assistant coaches	Mahshid Shabani
Goalkeeping coach	Zeinab Saberi
Team Manager	Hoda Khosh Bayan [9]

Recent seasons

The table below chronicles the achievements of Persepolis F.C. (women) in various competitions since 2024.

Year	Division	Position	Hazfi Cup	AWCL
2024-25	1st Division	1st [10]	Not held	did not qualify
2025-26	Kowsar League		Not held	did not qualify

Sponsorship

• Main sponsor: Shahr Bank ^[11]
• Official shirt manufacturer: Merooj
• Sponsor 2:
• Water supplier: Veensu

See also

Reserve teams

• Persepolis Academy
• Persepolis B
• Persepolis Qaemshahr
• Persepolis Shomal

References

1. "تک نگاری| تکرار تاریخ برای پرسپولیس، 46 سال بعد/ حسرت سرخ - خبرآنلاین". www.khabaronline.ir. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
2. "Women Have Been Demanding Their Right to Play Football for Half a Century". iranwire.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
3. "در انتظار ورود رسمی پرسپولیس به فوتبال زنان". ورزش سه (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
4. سیما, IRIB NEWS AGENCY | خبرگزاری صدا و (February 8, 2021). "تشکیل تیم فوتبال بانوان پرسپولیس در صورت الزام آسیا". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-03-28.
5. "پرسپولیس در فوتبال بانوان تیم‌دار شد - ایسنا". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
6. "با اعلام رسمی باشگاه؛ تشکیل تیم فوتبال زنان پرسپولیس، اولین‌بار پس از انقلاب". ایران اینترنشنال (in Persian). 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
7. "پانصد-دختر-در-انتظار-نیم-نگاه-سرمربی-پرسپولیس".
8. "غیر-رسمی-سرمربی-تیم-زنان-پرسپولیس-انتخاب-شد".
9. انتصاب مدیر تیم فوتبال بانوان پرسپولیس
10. "تیم-زنان-پرسپولیس-قهرمان-شد".
11. "بانک-شهر-اسپانسر-تیم-بانوان-پرسپولی". 13 November 2024.

External links

• Official club website (in Persian)
• Persepolis F.C. at IFLO (in Persian)
• Persepolis F.C. at FIFA (in English)
• Persepolis F.C. on Instagram
• Persepolis F.C. on Twitter

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