Persepolis F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry

Persepolis-Sepahan rivalry

Other names	Iran El Clasico
Location	Tehran, Iran Isfahan, Iran
Teams	Persepolis Football Club Sepahan Sport Club
Latest meeting	Sepahan 0–1 Perspolis (25 August 2025)
Statistics
Meetings total	Official matches: 87 Friendly matches: 4 Total matches: 91
Most wins	Officials: Persepolis (28) Friendlies: Persepolis (1) Total: Persepolis (29)
Top scorer	Edmond Bezik (7)
Largest victory	Persepolis 6–0 Sepahan 1971–72 Local League (19 March, 1972 (1972-03-19))

Sepahan (left) and Persepolis playing in 2015.

The rivalry between Persepolis and Sepahan is a footballing rivalry played between Iranian clubs Persepolis and Sepahan.

History

2006 Hazfi Cup Final

This rivalry started in 2006 when Sepahan and Persepolis contested the Hafzi Cup championship, Iranian football's second-most prestigious competition. After both teams battled to a 1–1 tie in the first leg in Tehran, the two sides returned to Esfahan's Nagshe Jahan Stadium for the pivotal second leg, when a champion would be crowned. The first half was uneventful. But in the second half, things would get explosive. Ebrahim Asadi gave the reds the lead at the 56-minute mark. With that, a Persepolis championship seemed to be a foregone conclusion. But just nine minutes later, Hamid Shafiee, who also scored the equalizer in the first leg, tied the game with a goal in the 64th minute. Neither team would do anything special in extra time, so the game went to penalty kicks.

In the fateful shootout, Sepahan got off to a bad start as Jalal Akbari missed his shot and Karim Bagheri gave Persepolis the lead. But Sheis Rezaei and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht missed their shots, and Sepahan would go on to win 4–2 in the shootout.

2007 Hazfi Cup Semifinal

As expected, the two sides would meet again in next year's Hazfi Cup semifinal. This time the spoils would be decided in one game, and with Persepolis playing in front of 100,000 supporters in Azadi Stadium, they looked like a good bet for revenge. The reds got off to a good start by scoring midway through the second half on a penalty kick by Farzad Ashoubi. Persepolis would also have some chances to extend their lead. All was set for a Persepolis celebration when with just two minutes left, Sepahan earned a penalty of their own. Hadi Aghili converted with ease, silencing the crowd and sending the game into extra time.

In the extra sessions, nothing much happened from the home side and most Spectators hoped the game to go to penalty kicks again. But the Sepahan players never gave up and could not let the chance decide for the winner. Out of nowhere, Mahmoud Karimi, who had barely played all season for Sepahan, and was ignored by the government controlled media of Iran, emerged as an unlikely hero by scoring three goals in the span of just nine minutes to sink Persepolis 4–1. Sepahan would go on to win their second straight Hazfi Cup by beating Saba Battery 4–0 on aggregate, and Persepolis fans have found this harsh defeat heartbreaking and tough to forget.

2008 IPL Championship

Persepolis' fans after the match of Persepolis-Sepahan in the 2007–08 season

Throughout the 2007–2008 Iran Pro League season, Persepolis, under new head coach Afshin Ghotbi, was dominating the league. However, their one obstacle was still Sepahan, as they would be the only contender to bother Persepolis. In the middle of the season, Persepolis and Sepahan met at Esfahan's Fouladshahr Stadium. Sepahan won that game 2–1, handing Persepolis their first loss of the season. However, Sepahan would lose five points (reduced to three on an appeal) due to fan violence. But Persepolis also lost six points due to inability to pay former players. All things considered, Sepahan had a two-point lead over Persepolis at the top going into the last week of the season.

As fate would have it, the two teams would meet on the last day of the season in front 100,000 raucous fans in Azadi Stadium. Sepahan needed only a point to be crowned champs, while nothing less than a victory would do for the red giants. Persepolis got off to a dream start with a goal in the 18th minute from the league's top goalscorer, Mohsen Khalili. Khalili would also go on to hit the post and Persepolis was also denied a penalty kick on a controversial non-call by referee Saeed Mozafarri. Those misses would prove to be costly as 18-year-old sensation Ehsan Hajisafi would tie the game on a breakaway in the 30th minute. At halftime, it remained 1–1, and Sepahan was just 45 minutes away from breaking the reds' hearts once more.

Throughout the second half, it was all one-way traffic as Ghotbi's men put four strikers upfront against Sepahan's defense, which still stood strong for almost the entire second half and did not allow Persepolis to get the imperative goal they needed. After 90 minutes plus five minutes of stoppage time, the score was still the same, and Sepahan was getting ready to celebrate. But this time, luck would shift Persepolis' way. A Khalili free kick bounced at the feet of Karim Bagheri. Bagheri's experience would take over from there, as he sent a high cross to Sepehr Heidari who headed the ball in the back of the net in the 96th minute, giving Persepolis the championship, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Heidari's goal earned him a spot in Persepolis lore and proved to be a historic and memorable moment in team history.

2009 Hazfi Cup Round of 16

The two teams would meet at the Azadi Stadium again, this time in the Round of 16 of the Hazfi Cup. This time, however, both teams had been through a very lackluster season as they both changed coaches twice during the regular season. Sepahan and Persepolis finished 4th and 5th respectively in the IPL, which meant a very underachieving season for both teams.

Persepolis would take an early lead on a 12th minute cracker by Maziar Zare. Since then, the game became more lively as both teams created numerous chances. Zare also missed a golden opportunity to double his goal tally and Persepolis' lead after missing a penalty kick. In second half stoppage time, Sepahan captain Moharram Navidkia also squandered a tailor-made opportunity by firing over the bar from just a few yards out. Persepolis would go on to the quarterfinals, where they went down 2–1 to Pas Hamedan.

The aftermath of this game was very ironic in the sense that Sepahan, despite crashing out of the Hazfi Cup, would still qualify for the AFC Champions League because neighbors Zob Ahan, who finished second (among the top three) in the IPL, won the Hazfi Cup, which gave 4th placed Sepahan qualification to the AFC Champions League. Persepolis, however, had nothing to show for their efforts after having a more expensive squad than last season, when they won the IPL.

2013 Hazfi Cup Final

The 2013 Hazfi Cup Final was the clubs' second meeting in the final where Sepahan won 4–2 over Persepolis in the penalties in 2006. The match was also the last match of Persepolis captain Mehdi Mahdavikia, a former Iran national football team and Hamburg SV midfielder. After failed to agree on a venue between Ahvaz, Mashhad and Tabriz, final venue was decided with draw which Azadi Stadium was announced as the venue for the 2013 final. The two teams finished 1–1 in regular time and 2–2 after extra-time. The game went to penalties and Sepahan defeated Persepolis 4–2 in the penalty shootout. ^[1]

Iranian League

No.	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers	Venue	Competition
1	1972–Feb-11	Sepahan	1–2	Persepolis	Hajrasouli (9)	Kalani (42), Khordbin (67)	Isfahan	1971–72 Local League
2	1972–Mar-19	Persepolis	6–0	Sepahan	Adibi (3), Behzadi (11, 55), Parvin (57), Khordbin (64), Vatankhah (83)	–	Tehran
3	1974–Apr-12	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	–	Parvin (13 p.)	Isfahan	1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup
4	1974–Oct-25	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	Iranpak (60), Dastjerdi (82, 85)	–	Tehran
5	1975–May-29	Persepolis	1–0	Sepahan	Haj Rahimipour (26)	–	Tehran	1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
6	1975–Nov-21	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
7	1976–Aug-20	Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	Haj Rahimipour (18), Parvin (62)	Yazdkhasti (77 p.), Saffarpour (78)	Tehran	1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup
8	1976–Dec-3	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Saffarpour (22)	Fattahi (68)	Isfahan
9	1977–Jul-15	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	Khordbin (14), Dehghan (23 o.g.), Iranpak (25)	–	Tehran	1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup
10	1978–Jan-6	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
12	1989–Aug-28	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Talakesh (26)	Kermani Moghaddam (64)	Isfahan	1989–90 Qods League
13	1990–Mar-16	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	Abedian (37), Yousefi (59), Bavi (77)	–	Tehran
14	1991–Aug-9	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	Mohammadkhani (5, 15), Moharrami (23 p.)	–	Tehran	1991–92 Azadegan League
15	1992–Feb-28	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
16	1993–Nov-12	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	Shahmohammadi (47), Pious (55), Manafi (83)	–	Tehran	1993–94 Azadegan League
17	1994–Jan-25	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	Motahari (80 p.)	–	Isfahan
18	1995–Aug-4	Persepolis	1–1	Sepahan	Shirmohammadi (42)	Ghanbari (65 p.)	Tehran	1995–96 Azadegan League
19	1996–Jan-7	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Ghanbari (62)	Rahbarifar (59)	Isfahan
21	1996–Oct-30	Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	Rahbarifar (4), Bezik (25)	Stepanyan (47), Veisi (67 p.)	Tehran	1996–97 Azadegan League
22	1997–Mar-15	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	Stepanyan (14)	–	Isfahan
23	1998–Oct-9	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	Stepanyan (59)	–	Isfahan	1998–99 Azadegan League
24	1999–Feb-22	Persepolis	3–1	Sepahan	Bezik (39, 81), Estili (66)	Dehghani (18)	Tehran
27	1999–Nov-20	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	1999–2000 Azadegan League
28	2000–Apr-28	Persepolis	1–0	Sepahan	Seraj 31'	–	Tehran
29	2000–Dec-23	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	2000–01 Azadegan League
30	2001–Apr-19	Persepolis	0–2	Sepahan	–	Mousavi (67, 86)	Tabriz
31	2001–Nov-23	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	2001–02 Iran Pro League
32	2002–Mar-17	Persepolis	3–2	Sepahan	Rahbarifar (23 p.), Aslanian (86), Abolghasempour (90+3)	Stepanyan (46), Hajipour (64)	Tehran
33	2003–Jan-02	Sepahan	2–1	Persepolis	Bezik (23), Navidkia (86 p.)	Ansarian (61)	Isfahan	2002–03 Iran Pro League
34	2003–May-19	Persepolis	1–1	Sepahan	Ansarian (82)	Farshbaf (62)	Tehran
35	2003–Sep-30	Persepolis	3–3	Sepahan	Jabbari (23), Salmani (52), Traoré (73)	Talebnasab (37), Bezik (40, 48)	Tehran	2003–04 Iran Pro League
36	2004–Jan-16	Sepahan	1–2	Persepolis	Ma. Karimi (46)	Peyrovani (54), Jamshidi (89)	Isfahan
37	2004–Oct-29	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	2004–05 Iran Pro League
38	2005–May-15	Persepolis	1–2	Sepahan	Kazemian (17)	Khatibi (76, 90+2)	Tehran
39	2005–Dec-23	Persepolis	2–3	Sepahan	Kazemian (35), P. Nouri (56)	Khatibi (30, 68'), Jafari (52)	Tehran	2005–06 Iran Pro League
40	2006–Apr-21	Sepahan	2–0	Persepolis	Khatibi (69), Mujiri (85)	–	Isfahan
43	2006–Oct-22	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
44	2007–Feb-9	Persepolis	2–1	Sepahan	Hajizadeh (18), Madanchi (89)	Navidkia (78)	Tehran
46	2007–Dec-31	Sepahan	2–1	Persepolis	Nosrati (36 o.g.), Mohammed (41)	Aghaei (80)	Isfahan	2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup
47	2008–May-17	Persepolis	2–1	Sepahan	Khalili (16), S. Heydari (90+6)	Hajsafi (29)	Tehran
48	2008–Oct-26	Persepolis	3–2	Sepahan	Bagheri (12), Vahedi Nikbakht (45, 64)	Mohammed (28, 34)	Tehran	2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup
49	2009–Feb-27	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
51	2009–Nov-28	Sepahan	2–1	Persepolis	Toure (27), Aghili (90 p.)	S. Heydari (65)	Isfahan	2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup
52	2010–May-18	Persepolis	1–1	Sepahan	Norouzi (47)	Karimian (77)	Tehran
53	2010–Sep-29	Persepolis	1–4	Sepahan	Tiago (31)	Toure (41), Aghili (66 p.), Kh. Heydari 73', Enayati (86 p.)	Tehran	2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
54	2011–May-15	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
56	2011–Nov 19	Persepolis	0–0	Sepahan	–	–	Tehran	2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
57	2012–Apr-12	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Sukaj (81)	M. Nouri (86)	Isfahan
58	2012–Sep-23	Sepahan	2–0	Persepolis	Kolahkaj (51), Sukaj (72)	–	Isfahan	2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
59	2013–Feb-26	Persepolis	1–0	Sepahan	Norouzi (90+2)	–	Tehran
61	2013–Sep-20	Sepahan	2–0	Persepolis	Aghili (6 p.), Jahan Alian (90+4)	–	Isfahan	2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
62	2014–Jan-31	Persepolis	2–0	Sepahan	Abbaszadeh (12), Aliasgari (18)	–	Tehran
63	2014–Oct-3	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	Sharifi (90+4)	–	Isfahan	2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
64	2015–Apr-16	Persepolis	1–2	Sepahan	Norouzi (44)	Sharifi (85), Chimba (90+2)	Tehran
65	2015–Aug-13	Sepahan	4–2	Persepolis	Hajsafi (8), Umaña (39 o.g.), Aghili (56 p.), Khalatbari (82)	Taremi (12), Alishah (32)	Isfahan	2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League
66	2016–Feb-02	Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	Alipour (50), Kamyabinia (75)	Musaev (10), Chimba (65)	Tehran
67	2016–Sep-21	Sepahan	1–3	Persepolis	Hajsafi (23),	Alishah (15), Taremi (61, 74)	Isfahan	2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
68	2017–Feb-18	Persepolis	2–1	Sepahan	Taremi (61), Rezaeian (88 p.)	Reykani (80 p.)	Tehran
69	2017–Sep-21	Sepahan	2–2	Persepolis	Hussein (61), Alimohammadi (87)	Taremi (39 p.), Alipour (74)	Isfahan	2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
70	2018–Feb-3	Persepolis	2–0	Sepahan	Alipour (10) Khalilzadeh (68)	–	Tehran
71	2018–Dec-09	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Pourghaz (74)	Alipour (89 p.)	Isfahan	2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
72	2019–Apr-26	Persepolis	0–0	Sepahan	–	–	Tehran
74	2019–Sep-26	Persepolis	0–2	Sepahan	–	Kiros (81), Mo. Mohebi (85)	Tehran	2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
75	2020–Feb-23	Sepahan	(awarded) 0–3 [2]	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan
76	2021–Jan-05	Persepolis	0–0	Sepahan	–	–	Tehran	2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
77	2021–May-09	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Mo. Mohebi (87)	Alekasir (55)	Isfahan
79	2021–Dec-29	Sepahan	0–1	Persepolis	–	Kamyabinia (33)	Arak	2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
80	2022–May-14	Persepolis	1–2	Sepahan	A. Nemati (83)	Nejadmehdi (36), Shahbazzadeh (48)	Sirjan
81	2022–Oct-07	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
84	2023–Mar-11	Persepolis	0–1	Sepahan	–	Mo. Karimi (90+4)	Tehran
85	2023–Nov-12	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	R. Asadi (70)	–	Isfahan	2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League
86	2024–May-01	Persepolis	0–0	Sepahan	–	–	Tehran
87	2024–Dec-18	Sepahan	2–1	Persepolis	Hazbavi (16), Limouchi (71)	Khodabandelou (25)	Isfahan	2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
90	2025–Apr-18	Persepolis	0–2	Sepahan	–	Me. Mohebi (2), Gvelesiani (12 o.g.)	Tehran
91	2025–Aug-25	Sepahan	0–1	Persepolis	–	Alipour (44)	Isfahan	2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League

Iranian Cups

Hazfi Cup

No.	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers	Venue	Season	Round
25	1999–May-29	Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	Halali (70 p.), Emamifar (81)	Veisi (36), Basirat (80 p.)	Tehran	1998–99	Quarter Final [3]
26	1999–June-27	Sepahan	0–1	Persepolis	–	Bezik 7'	Isfahan [4]
41	2006–Sep-13	Persepolis	1–1	Sepahan	Vahedi Nikbakht (48)	Shafiei (73)	Tehran	2005–06	Final
42	2006–Sep-22	Sepahan	1–1 (4–2p.)	Persepolis	Shafiei (64)	E. Asadi (55)	Isfahan
45	2007–May-29	Persepolis	1–4 (a.e.t)	Sepahan	Ashoobi (64 p.)	Aghili (86 p.), Ma. Karimi (108, 111, 117)	Tehran	2006–07	Semi Final
50	2009–Apr-30	Persepolis	1–0	Sepahan	Zare (12)	–	Tehran	2008–09	Round of 16
55	2011–May-29	Persepolis	0–0 (4–2p.)	Sepahan	–	–	Tehran	2010–11	Quarter Final
60	2013–May-05	Persepolis	2–2 (2–4p.)	Sepahan	Ansarifard (24), M. Nouri (99)	Sukaj (59), Gholami (106)	Tehran	2012–13	Final
73	2019–May-29	Sepahan	0–1 (a.e.t)	Persepolis	–	Yazdani (120+1 o.g.)	Isfahan	2018–19	Semi Final
83	2023–Feb-22	Sepahan	2–4 (a.e.t)	Persepolis	Esmaeilifar (41 o.g.), Ahmadzadeh (74)	Gvelesiani (12 p., 100 p.), Alekasir (57), S. Nemati (94)	Isfahan	2022–23	Round of 16
89	2025–Feb-12	Sepahan	3–2 (a.e.t)	Persepolis	Me. Mohebi (14), Daneshgar (88), Zakipour (93)	Alipour (40), Ahmadzadeh (72)	Isfahan	2024–25	Round of 16

Super Cup

No.	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers	Venue	Competition
88	2025–Jan-17	Sepahan	1–0	Persepolis	N'Zonzi (3)	–	Arak	2024 Super Cup

Friendlies and Exhibitions

No.	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Home goal scorers	Away goal scorers	Venue	Competition
11	1982–Sep-10	Sepahan	0–0	Persepolis	–	–	Isfahan	Friendly
20	1996–May-7	Sepahan	1–1	Persepolis	Stepanyan (70 p.)	Pious (25 p.)	Isfahan	Naghsh-Jahan Cup
78	2021–Oct-8	Persepolis	3–1	Sepahan	J. Hosseini, Alekasir, Pakdel	M. Hosseini	Tehran	Friendly
82	2022–Dec-13	Persepolis	2–2	Sepahan	Pakdel, S. Nemati (p.)	Moghanlou (twice)	Tehran	Friendly

Summary of results

Tournament	Matches	Persepolis wins	Draws	Sepahan wins	Persepolis goals	Sepahan goals
League	75	24	29	22	85	74
Hazfi Cup	11	4	5	2	16	15
Super Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1
Total Official Matches	87	28	34	25	101	90
Friendlies and Exhibitions	4	1	3	0	6	4
Grand Total	91	29	37	25	107	94

Head-to-head ranking in Iranian Leagues (1970–2025)

P.	71	72	74	75	76	77	78	90	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
1		1	1		1								1	1		1	1		1	1					1		1	1	1			1		1	1	1	1	1		1	1
2				2		2	2	2		2	2							2							2						2		2			2		2	2	2		2
3									3					3		3				3				3						3									3		3	3
4	4											4					4					4				4	4	4			4
5		5											5								5			5		5								5			5
6									6						6						6
7																		7					7							7
8																																8
9																			9
10				10																		10
11					11						11	11																					11
12																													12
13							13	13															13
14						14																													14
15
16
17
18

• Total: Persepolis with 33 higher finishes, Sepahan with 9 higher finishes (till end of the 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League)

Trophies

•    Club holds record in the competition

Team	Domestic				International			Grand Total
	Iranian League	Iranian Hazfi Cup	Iranian Super Cup	Domestic Total	AFC Champions League Elite	Asian Cup Winners' Cup	International Total
Persepolis	16	7	5	28	0	1	1	29
Sepahan	5	5	1	11	0	0	0	11

Records

Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.

Results

Biggest wins (+3 goals difference)

Winning margin	Result	Date	Competition
6	Persepolis 6–0 Sepahan	19 March 1972	League
3	Persepolis 3–0 Sepahan	25 October 1974
	Persepolis 3–0 Sepahan	15 July 1977
	Persepolis 3–0 Sepahan	16 March 1990
	Persepolis 3–0 Sepahan	9 August 1991
	Persepolis 3–0 Sepahan	12 November 1993
	Persepolis 1–4 Sepahan	29 May 2007	Hazfi Cup
	Persepolis 1–4 Sepahan	29 September 2010	League

Most goals in a match

Goals	Result	Date	Competition
6	Persepolis 6–0 Sepahan	19 March 1972	League
	Persepolis 3–3 Sepahan	30 September 2003
	Sepahan 4–2 Persepolis	13 August 2015
	Sepahan 2–4 Persepolis	22 February 2023	Hazfi Cup
5	Persepolis 3–2 Sepahan	17 March 2002	League
	Persepolis 2–3 Sepahan	23 December 2005
	Persepolis 1–4 Sepahan	29 May 2007	Hazfi Cup
	Persepolis 1–4 Sepahan	29 September 2010	League
	Sepahan 3–2 Persepolis	12 February 2025	Hazfi Cup

Most consecutive wins

Games	Club	Period
5	Persepolis	11 February 1972 – 29 May 1975
4	Sepahan	18 December 2024 – 18 April 2025

Most consecutive draws

Games	Period
4	15 May 2011 – 12 April 2012

Most consecutive without a draw

Games	Period
5	11 February 1972 – 29 May 1975
5	9 February 2007 – 26 October 2008
5	20 September 2013 – 13 August 2015
5	18 December 2024 – 25 August 2025

Longest undefeated runs

Games	Club	Period
15	Persepolis	11 February 1972 – 12 November 1993
8	Sepahan	28 November 2009 – 23 September 2012
8	Persepolis	2 February 2016 – 29 May 2019

Most consecutive games scoring

Games	Club	Period
8	Sepahan	25 January 1994 – 29 May 1999
8	Persepolis	16 April 2015 – 9 December 2018

Players

Goal scorers

• Players in bold are still active for Persepolis or Sepahan.

Edmond Bezik, top goalscorer of rivalries

Pos.	Player	Club(s)	League	Cup	Other	Total
1	Edmond Bezik	Persepolis Sepahan	3 3	1 –	–	7
2	Ali Alipour	Persepolis	5	1	–	6
3	Rasoul Khatibi	Sepahan	5	–	–	5
	Mehdi Taremi	Persepolis	5	–	–
	Hadi Aghily	Sepahan	4	1	–
6	Mahmoud Karimi	Sepahan	1	3	–	4
	Levon Stepanyan	Sepahan	3	–	1
8	Ali Parvin	Persepolis	3	–	–	3
	Mahmoud Khordbin	Persepolis	3	–	–
	Behrouz Rahbarifar	Persepolis	3	–	–
	Emad Mohammed	Sepahan	3	–	–
	Hadi Norouzi	Persepolis	3	–	–
	Ehsan Hajsafi	Sepahan	3	–	–
	Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht	Persepolis	2	1	–
	Xhevahir Sukaj	Sepahan	2	1	–
	Issa Alekasir	Persepolis	1	1	1
17	Homayoun Behzadi	Persepolis	2	–	–	2
	Mohammad Dastjerdi	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Esmaeil Haj Rahimipour	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Safar Iranpak	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Reza Saffarpour	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Nasser Mohammadkhani	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Karim Ghanbari	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Amin Mousavi	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Ali Ansarian	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Javad Kazemian	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Moharram Navidkia	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Sepehr Heydari	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Ibrahima Toure	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Mehdi Sharifi	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Luciano Pereira	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Omid Alishah	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Mohammad Mohebi	Sepahan	2	–	–
	Kamal Kamyabinia	Persepolis	2	–	–
	Abdollah Veisi	Sepahan	1	1	–
	Mohammad Nouri	Persepolis	1	1	–
	Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi	Sepahan	1	1	–
	Hamid Shafiei	Sepahan	–	2	–
	Giorgi Gvelesiani	Persepolis	–	2	–
	Farshad Ahmadzadeh	Sepahan Persepolis	–	1 1	–
	Farshad Pious	Persepolis	1	–	1
	Siamak Nemati	Persepolis	–	1	1
	Hamed Pakdel	Persepolis	–	–	2
	Shahriyar Moghanlou	Sepahan	–	–	2
45	Hossein Kalani	Persepolis	1	–	–	1
	Asghar Adibi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Reza Vatankhah	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mohsen Yazdkhasti	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Jahangir Fattahi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Morteza Kermani Moghaddam	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Hossein Talakesh	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Reza Abedian	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Rahim Yousefi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Karim Bavi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mojtaba Moharrami	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Jamshid Shahmohammadi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Javad Manafi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Hamid Motahari	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Hassan Shirmohammadi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Hamid Estili	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Davoud Dehghani	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Behnam Seraj	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Afshin Hajipour	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Amirhossein Aslanian	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Behnam Abolghasempour	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Nasser Farshbaf	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Reza Jabbari	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Asghar Talebnasab	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Ali Salmani	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Issa Traoré	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Afshin Peyrovani	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Pejman Jamshidi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Hadi Jafari	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Pejman Nouri	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Jaba Mujiri	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Abolfazl Hajizadeh	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mehrzad Madanchi	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Abbas Aghaei	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mohsen Khalili	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mehdi Karimian	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Tiago Fraga	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Khosro Heydari	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Reza Enayati	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Adel Kolahkaj	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Amin Jahan Alian	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Mohammad Abbaszadeh	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Hamidreza Aliasgari	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mohammad Reza Khalatbari	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Fozil Musaev	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Taleb Reykani	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Ramin Rezaeian	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Marwan Hussein	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Jalaleddin Alimohammadi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Shoja' Khalilzadeh	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Ezzatollah Pourghaz	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Kiros Stanlley	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Mohammad Nejadmehdi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Sajjad Shahbazzadeh	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Ali Nemati	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mohammad Karimi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Reza Asadi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Mohammad Amin Hazbavi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Mohammad Khodabandelou	Persepolis	1	–	–
	Mehdi Limouchi	Sepahan	1	–	–
	Alireza Emamifar	Persepolis	–	1	–
	Esmaeil Halali	Persepolis	–	1	–
	Majid Basirat	Sepahan	–	1	–
	Ebrahim Asadi	Persepolis	–	1	–
Farzad Ashoobi	Persepolis	–	1	–
Maziar Zare	Persepolis	–	1	–
Karim Ansarifard	Persepolis	–	1	–
Mohammad Gholami	Sepahan	–	1	–
Steven Nzonzi	Sepahan	–	1	–
Mohammad Daneshgar	Sepahan	–	1	–
Milad Zakipour	Sepahan	–	1	–
Jalal Hosseini	Persepolis	–	–	1
Mohammad Reza Hosseini	Sepahan	–	–	1

League = "Iranian League" ; Cup = "Hazfi Cup" or "Super Cup" ; Other = "Friendlies" or "Exhibitions"

Top scorers by competition

Competition	Player	Club(s)	Goals
League	Edmond Bezik	Persepolis Sepahan	6
Hazfi Cup	Mahmoud Karimi	Sepahan	3
Super Cup	Steven Nzonzi	Sepahan	1

Most consecutive goalscoring

Player	Club(s)	Consecutive matches	Total goals in the run	Start	End
Levon Stepanyan	Sepahan	4	4	1996 Naghsh-Jahan Cup	1998–99 Azadegan League (first leg)
Rasoul Khatibi	Persepolis	3	5	2004–05 Iran Pro League (second leg)	2005–06 Iran Pro League (second leg)
Mehdi Taremi	Persepolis	3	4	2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League (first leg)	2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League (first leg)
Ali Alipour	Persepolis	3	3	2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League (first leg)	2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League (first leg)

Hat-tricks

Mahmoud Karimi, the only hat-tricker of rivalry

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence	Player	No. of goals	Time of goals	Representing	Final score	Opponent	Tournament
1.	Mahmoud Karimi Sibaki	3	108', 111', 117'	Sepahan	4–1	Persepolis	2006–07 Hazfi Cup

Braces

A Brace is achieved when the same player scores two goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence	Player	No. of goals	Time of goals	Representing	Final score	Opponent	Tournament
1.	Homayoun Behzadi	2	11', 55'	Persepolis	6–0	Sepahan	1971–72 Local League
2.	Mohammad Dastjerdi	2	82', 85'	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup
3.	Nasser Mohammadkhani	2	5', 15'	Persepolis	3–0	Sepahan	1991–92 Azadegan League
4.	Edmond Bezik	2	39', 81'	Persepolis	3–1	Sepahan	1998–99 Azadegan League
5.	Amin Mousavi	2	67', 86'	Sepahan	2–0	Persepolis	2000–01 Azadegan League
6.	Edmond Bezik	2	40', 48'	Sepahan	3–3	Persepolis	2003–04 Iran Pro League
7.	Rasoul Khatibi	2	76', 90+2'	Sepahan	2–1	Persepolis	2004–05 Iran Pro League
8.	Rasoul Khatibi	2	30', 68'	Sepahan	3–2	Persepolis	2005–06 Iran Pro League
9.	Mehdi Taremi	2	5', 35'	Persepolis	3–1	Sepahan	2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
10.	Shahriyar Moghanlou	2		Sepahan	2–2	Persepolis	Friendly
11.	Giorgi Gvelesiani	2	12', 100'	Persepolis	4–2	Sepahan	2022–23 Hazfi Cup

Most successful coaches

• Coaches in bold are still active for Persepolis or Sepahan.

Rank	Head coach	Club	Matches	Win	Draw	Lost	Winning rate
1	Ali Parvin	Persepolis	17	6	7	4	35%
2	Alan Rogers	Persepolis	4	4	0	0	100%
	Patrice Carteron	Sepahan	4	4	0	0	100%
4	Branko Ivanković	Persepolis	10	4	4	2	40%
5	Yahya Golmohammadi	Persepolis	11	4	4	3	36%
6	Hossein Faraki	Sepahan	3	3	0	0	100%
7	Amir Ghalenoei	Sepahan	10	3	5	2	30%
8	Edson Tavares	Sepahan	2	2	0	0	100%
9	Afshin Ghotbi	Persepolis	3	2	0	1	66%
10	José Morais	Sepahan	5	2	2	1	40%

Notable matches

Persepolis Sepahan match in 1997

• Persepolis 2–1 Sepahan
  May 17, 2008

Persepolis won Sepahan in front of over 110’000 fans and became 2007–08 IPL champion. Mohsen Khalili scored a spectacular volley from 20 yards to give Persepolis the lead, But Ehsan Hajysafi equalised a few minutes later. With ninety minutes over, the injury time was nearly finished but Khalili again shot a deflected free-kick, Finding Karim Bagheri in the box. Bagheri turned and crossed the ball for Sepehr Heidari, who scored the second goal with a header to win the match for his team.

See also

• Football in Iran
• Persepolis F.C.
• Sepahan F.C.
• Tehran Derby
• El Gilano
• Mashhad derby
• Isfahan Derby
• Esteghlal F.C.–Sepahan S.C. rivalry
• Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry
• Major football rivalries

References

1. "Sepahan wins Iran's Hazfi Cup in penalty shootout". payvand.com. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
2. "Disciplinary Committee declared verdict of Sepahan vs. Persepolis match/Persepolis' win and Sepahan's heavy punishment". tasnimnews.com. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
3. سپاهان صفر- پرسپولیس 1( یک چهارم نهایی جام حذفی 77-78)
4. سپاهان صفر- پرسپولیس 1( یک چهارم نهایی جام حذفی 77-78)