Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry

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Persepolis F.C. v Tractor S.C.
Location Flag of Iran.svg Tehran, Iran
Flag of Iran.svg Tabriz, Iran
Teams Persepolis Football Club
Tractor Sport Club
Latest meetingPersepolis 2–0 Tractor
(26 January 2025)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 57
Friendly matches: 3
Total matches: 60
Most winsOfficial matches: Persepolis (29)
Friendly matches: Persepolis (1)
Total matches: Persepolis (30)
Top scorer Farshad Pious (9)
Largest victoryPersepolis 5–2 Tractor 1999–2000 Azadegan League (March 2000 (2000-03))
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 2011–12 Iran Pro League (26 April 2012 (2012-04-26))

The rivalry between Persepolis and Tractor is a footballing rivalry played between Iranian clubs Persepolis and Tractor. [1]

Contents

History

Tractor return to first tier and Navad TV show

This rivalry started in 2009 when Tractor returned to first tier of Iranian football league after 8 years and their fans had passion about this event. For the first time, a club except Esteghlal and Persepolis had too much fans in many of Iran's stadiums including Azadi, Esteghlal and Persepolis home ground. Their passion was so great that the Navad TV show arranged a vote quiz about the hottest fans in Iran and Tractor became first. Their coach Faraz Kamalvand declared on that program "Our fans are most popular fans in Iran too." This caused on other night Navad program arranged a vote quiz about the most popular fans in Iran and Tractor became third after Persepolis and Esteghlal. their fans didn't accept this result and protested and also looked Esteghlal and Persepolis as a Rival. On the other hand, with Tractor getting stronger, the rivalry between them and Tehran giants became more intense and Tractor won many times in Azadi stadium, especially against Esteghlal. In the years after that this rivalry was a bit overwhelmed by violence from both fans.

Iranian League

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetition
31975–Apr-19Tractor0–3Persepolis Fattahi (21, 90), Iranpak (37)Tabriz 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
41975–Oct-10Persepolis1–0Tractor Parvin (32 p.)Tehran
51977–Mar-11Persepolis1–1Tractor Parvin (87) Dayani (51 o.g.)Tehran 1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup
61977–Sep-08Tractor2–2Persepolis Mahnamay Aghdam (52), Mazloumi (67) Whittle (15), Khordbin (75)Tabriz
71978–Jul-14Tractor1–1Persepolis Anjabini (64) Parvin (44)Tabriz 1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup
81989–Aug-18Persepolis2–0Tractor M. Ansarifard (17), Kermani Moghaddam (52)Tehran 1989–90 Qods League
91990–Jan-05Tractor0–0PersepolisTabriz
101991–Sep-06Tractor1–4Persepolis Sheykhlari (48) Pious (8, 32, 43, 90)Tabriz 1991–92 Azadegan League
111992–Feb-26Persepolis2–1Tractor Shirmohammadi (6), Pious (83) Zolmajidian (35)Tehran
121993–Dec-03Tractor2–1Persepolis Alishiri (25), Paknejad (88) Shahmohammadi (89)Tabriz 1993–94 Azadegan League
131994–Feb-07Persepolis1–1Tractor Derakhshan (39) Zolmajidian (20)Tehran
141994–Jun-24Tractor1–1Persepolis Hassandokht (52) Pious (78)Tabriz 1994–95 Azadegan League
151994–Nov-04Persepolis2–1Tractor Pious (35, 87 p.) Bakhshizadeh (14)Tehran
161996–Oct-13Tractor1–1Persepolis Mohammadvand (77 p.) Torabian (47)Tabriz 1996–97 Azadegan League
171997–Jul-05Persepolis2–2Tractor Pious (5), Mahdavikia (44) Rostami (55), Ferasati (88)Tehran
181997–Jan-16Tractor2–2Persepolis Farshbaf (18), Azadi (79) Bezik (21), Mahdavikia (73)Tabriz 1997–98 Azadegan League
191999–Jan-12Tractor2–4Persepolis Barmak (10 p., 84 p.) Halali (22 p.), Hasheminasab (42), Karimi (53), Estili (55)Tabriz 1998–99 Azadegan League
201999–Apr-18Persepolis0–0TractorTehran
211999–Oct-07Tractor1–1Persepolis Peyrovani (62 o.g.) Baghmisheh (88)Tabriz 1999–2000 Azadegan League
222000–Mar-09Persepolis5–2Tractor Bezik (37, 48), Karimi (65), Seraj (78), Hasheminasab (82 p.) Tavakkoli (9), Rostami (46)Tehran
232000–Dec-03Persepolis1–0Tractor Estili (44)Tehran 2000–01 Azadegan League
242001–Feb-28Tractor0–3Persepolis Karimi (5), Rafat (46), Asadi (79)Tabriz
252001–Nov-18Tractor0–1Persepolis Jabbari (85)Tabriz 2001–02 Iran Pro League
262002–Mar-12Persepolis2–1Tractor Halali (10), Entezari (84) Aliyari (68)Tehran
272009–Oct-26Persepolis2–1Tractor Zarei (65), Mulla Mohammed (86) Kheirkhah (90+2)Tehran 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup
282010–Apr-16Tractor1–1Persepolis Kheirkhah (38) Norouzi (56)Tabriz
292010–Jul–27Persepolis1–0Tractor Rezaei (46)Tehran 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
302010–Dec-09Tractor1–0Persepolis Jassim (27 p.)Tabriz
312011–Dec-02Persepolis0–1Tractor Akbapour (65)Tehran 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
322012–Apr-26Tractor4–1Persepolis Flávio (50, 63), Hatami (57), Ebrahimi (65) Nourmohammadi (79)Tabriz
332012–Dec-03Persepolis0–1Tractor Seyed-Salehi (77)Tehran 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
342013–May-10Tractor3–1Persepolis Seyed-Salehi (32), Karimian (53), Geílson (90) Haghighi (69)Tabriz
362013–Jul–24Persepolis1–0Tractor Seyed-Salehi (80)Tehran 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
372013–Nov-28Tractor1–0Persepolis K. Ansarifard (40)Tabriz
382014–Sep-05Persepolis1–3Tractor Bengar (39) Makani (68 o.g.), Édinho (85), Nariman Jahan (90+2)Tehran 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
392015–Mar-08Tractor1–0Persepolis Saghebi 62'Tabriz
402015–Sep-25Tractor0–1Persepolis Bengtson (71 p.)Tabriz 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League
412016-Mar-06Persepolis1–1Tractor Rezaeian (13) Iranpourian (39)Tehran
422016–Sep-10Tractor0–0PersepolisTabriz 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
432017-Feb-05Persepolis3–0Tractor Taremi (2), Rezaeian (23), Amiri (64)Tehran
442017–Aug-03Tractor1–2Persepolis Hatami (41) Mensha (15), Kamyabinia (67)Tabriz 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
452017–Dec-29Persepolis2–0Tractor Alipour (45), Kamyabinia (78)Tehran
462018–Nov-25Persepolis0–0TractorTehran 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
472019–May-1Tractor1–1Persepolis Esmaeilifar 79' Kamyabinia (11)Tabriz
482019–Aug-30Tractor1–0Persepolis Hajsafi (45+2)Tabriz 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
492020–Jan-26Persepolis2–0Tractor Alipour (9), Amiri (55)Tehran
502021–Feb-4Tractor0–1Persepolis Hosseini (53)Tabriz 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
522021–Jul-26Persepolis3–1Tractor Abdi (64, 90+4), Nourollahi (68) Babaei (50)Tehran
532022–Jan-3Persepolis2–1Tractor Alekasir (10), Nemati (55) Babaei (24)Tehran 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
542022–May-19Tractor(0–0)
0–3
[2]
PersepolisTabriz
552022–Oct-2Persepolis0–1Tractor Abbaszadeh (75)Tehran 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
562023–Mar-5Tractor2–3Persepolis Abbaszadeh (77, 84 p.) Omri (18), Torabi (31), Hanonov (90+5)Tabriz
572023–Aug-16Tractor0–1Persepolis Sadeghi (42)Tabriz 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League
582024–Feb-21Persepolis2–0Tractor Alekasir (57), Torabi (59)Tehran
592024–Aug-22Tractor1–1Persepolis Khalilzadeh (60) El Amloud (89)Tabriz 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
602025–Jan-26Persepolis2–0Tractor Rafiei (11), Gvelesiani (73)Tehran

Iranian Cup

Super Cup

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetition
512021–Jun-20Persepolis1–0Tractor Alekasir (61)Tehran 2020 Super Cup

Friendlies and Exhibitions

No.DateHome teamScoreAway teamHome goal scorersAway goal scorersVenueCompetition
11971–Nov-26Tractor1–1Persepolis Sedigh Azadi Khordbin TabrizFriendly
21975–Feb-14Persepolis0–0TractorTehranFriendly
352013–Jul-3Persepolis1–0Sepahan Shakeri (85)TehranFriendly

Summary of results

TournamentMatchesPersepolis winsDrawsTractor winsPersepolis goalsTractor goals
League562817118149
Super Cup110010
Total Official Matches572917118249
Friendlies and Exhibitions312021
Grand Total603019118450

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
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777
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99
101010
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13131313
1414
15
1616
1717
18

Total: Persepolis with 37 higher finishes, Tractor with 5 higher finishes (till end of the 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League)

Trophies

TeamDomesticInternationalGrand Total
Iranian League Iranian Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup Domestic Total AFC Champions League Elite Asian Cup Winners' Cup International Total
Persepolis16752801129
Tractor12140004

Records

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

Results

Biggest wins (+3 goals difference)

Winning marginResultDateCompetition
3Tractor 0–3 Persepolis19 April 1975 League
Tractor 1–4 Persepolis6 September 1991
Persepolis 5–2 Tractor9 March 2000
Tractor 0–3 Persepolis28 February 2001
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis26 April 2012
Persepolis 3–0 Tractor5 February 2017

Most goals in a match

GoalsResultDateCompetition
7Persepolis 5–2 Tractor9 March 2000 League
6Tractor 2–4 Persepolis12 January 1999
5Tractor 1–4 Persepolis6 September 1991
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis26 April 2012
Tractor 2–3 Persepolis5 March 2023

Longest Runs

Most consecutive wins

GamesClubPeriod
6Persepolis9 March 2000 – 26 October 2009
6Persepolis26 January 2020 – 19 May 2022
5Tractor9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013

Most consecutive draws

GamesPeriod
311 March 1977 – 14 July 1978
313 October 1996 – 16 January 1997

Most consecutive without a draw

GamesPeriod
1127 July 2010 – 25 September 2015
1130 August 2019 – 21 February 2024

Longest undefeated runs

GamesClubPeriod
17Persepolis7 February 1994 – 27 July 2010
9Persepolis19 April 1975 – 26 February 1992
8Persepolis25 September 2015 – 1 May 2019
6Persepolis26 January 2020 – 19 May 2022
5Tractor9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013
5Persepolis5 March 2023 – 26 January 2025

Most consecutive games scoring

GamesClubPeriod
10Persepolis6 September 1991 – 12 January 1999
9Persepolis7 October 1999 – 27 July 2010
6Persepolis19 April 1975 – 18 August 1989
5Tractor9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013
5Persepolis26 January 2020 – 3 January 2022
5Persepolis5 March 2023 – 26 January 2025

Players

Goal scorers

  • Player in Bold is still active in Persepolis or Tractor.
Farshad Pious, top goalscorer of rivalry with 9 goals Farshad Pious in Azadi Stadium.jpg
Farshad Pious, top goalscorer of rivalry with 9 goals
Pos.PlayerClub(s)LeagueCupOtherTotal
1 Flag of Iran.svg Farshad Pious Persepolis 99
2 Flag of Iran.svg Ali Parvin Persepolis 33
Flag of Iran.svg Edmond Bezik Persepolis 3
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Karimi Persepolis 3
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Tractor
Persepolis
2
1
Flag of Iran.svg Kamal Kamyabinia Persepolis 3
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Abbaszadeh Tractor 3
Flag of Iran.svg Issa Alekasir Persepolis 21
9 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Jahangir Fattahi Persepolis 22
Flag of Iran.svg Akbar Zolmajidian Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Mahdavikia Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Kourosh Barmak Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Davoud Rostami Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Hasheminasab Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Hamid Estili Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Esmaeil Halali Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Farhad Kheirkhah Tractor 2
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flávio Paixão Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Farzad Hatami Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Ramin Rezaeian Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Vahid Amiri Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Alipour Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi Persepolis 2
Flag of Iran.svg Peyman Babaei Tractor 2
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Torabi Persepolis 2
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Mahmoud Khordbin Persepolis 11
27 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Safar Iranpak Persepolis 11
Flag of England.svg Alan Whittle Persepolis 1
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Rahim Mahnamay Aghdam Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Parviz Mazloumi Tractor 1
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Kamel Anjabini Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Morteza Kermani Moghaddam Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Ahad Sheykhlari Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Shirmohammadi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Alishiri Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Habib Paknejad Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Jamshid Shahmohammadi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Hamid Derakhshan Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Hassandokht Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Yousef Bakhshizadeh Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Torabian Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Aref Mohammadvand Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Nasser Ferasati Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Farshbaf Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Azadi Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Ali Baghmisheh Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Asadollah Tavakkoli Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Behnam Seraj Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Payan Rafat Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Ebrahim Asadi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Jabbari Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Sohrab Entezari Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Farhad Aliyari Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mojtaba Zarei Persepolis 1
Flag of Iraq.svg Hawar Mulla Mohammed Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Hadi Norouzi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Gholamreza Rezaei Persepolis 1
Flag of Iraq.svg Karrar Jassim Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Siavash Akbarpour Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ebrahimi Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Alireza Nourmohammadi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Karimian Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Reza Haghighi Persepolis 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Geílson Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Karim Ansarifard Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohsen Bengar Persepolis 1
Flag of Brazil.svg Edinho Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Saman Nariman Jahan Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Shahin Saghebi Tractor 1
Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Jerry Bengtson Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Iranpourian Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Taremi Persepolis 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg Godwin Mensha Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Danial Esmaeilifar Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Ehsan Hajsafi Tractor 1
Flag of Iran.svg Jalal Hosseini Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Nourollahi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Siamak Nemati Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Omri Persepolis 1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Vahdat Hanonov Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Sadeghi Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Shoja Khalilzadeh Tractor 1
Flag of Morocco.svg Ayoub El Amloud Persepolis 1
Flag of Iran.svg Soroush Rafiei Persepolis 1
Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gvelesiani Persepolis 1
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Yousef Sedigh Azadi Tractor 1
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Younes Shakeri Persepolis 1

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

Top scorers by competition

CompetitionPlayerClub(s)Goals
League Flag of Iran.svg Farshad Pious Persepolis9
Super Cup Flag of Iran.svg Issa Alekasir Persepolis1

Most consecutive goalscoring

PlayerClub(s)Consecutive matchesTotal goals in the runStartEnd
Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Tractor
Persepolis
33 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (first leg) 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup (first leg)

Hat-tricks

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

Sequence
PlayerNo. of
goals
Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score
OpponentTournament
1. Flag of Iran.svg Farshad Pious 48', 32', 43', 90' Persepolis 4–1 Tractor 1991–92 Azadegan League

Braces

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

Sequence
PlayerNo. of
goals
Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score
OpponentTournament
1. State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Jahangir Fattahi 221', 90' Persepolis 3–0 Tractor 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
2. Flag of Iran.svg Farshad Pious 235', 87' Persepolis 2–1 Tractor 1994–95 Azadegan League
3. Flag of Iran.svg Kourosh Barmak 210', 84' Tractor 2–4 Persepolis 1998–99 Azadegan League
4. Flag of Iran.svg Edmond Bezik 237', 48' Persepolis 5–2 Tractor 1999–2000 Azadegan League
5. Flag of Portugal (official).svg Flávio Paixão 251', 64' Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
6. Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi 264', 90+4' Persepolis 3–1 Tractor 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
7. Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Abbaszadeh 277', 84' Tractor 2–3 Persepolis 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League

Most successful coaches

RankHead coachClubMatchesWinDrawLostWinning rate
1 Flag of Iran.svg Ali Parvin Persepolis 1293075%
2 Flag of Iran.svg Yahya Golmohammadi Persepolis
Tractor
118
0
0
0
2
1
72%
3 Flag of Croatia.svg Branko Ivanković Persepolis 844050%
4 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Toni Tractor 430175%
5 Flag of Iran.svg Amir Ghalenoei Tractor 522140%

See also

References

  1. "Persepolis and Tractor Sazi rivalry history". mashreghnews.ir. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. "Disciplinary Committee declared verdict of Tractor vs. Persepolis match 3-0 in favor of Persepolis". tarafdari.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.