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Persepolis Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, pronounced Perspolis) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. While the original name of the club is Persepolis, it is also called Piroozi (meaning victory) in Iran.It is believed that the name originates from the Greek prefix Πέρσης (Persian) and Πόλις (city). A Greek remnant after Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire.
Among all the Iranian teams Persepolis has had the most impressive record of titles. [2][3][4] The Tehran derby between Persepolis and its arch rivals Esteghlal, is always a closely followed match and victory or loss can make it or break it for one of teams. According to the AFC, Persepolis is the most famous and popular football clubs in Asia.[5][6] Only Dalian Shide and Al-Hilal have similar support in Asia. According to Navad, 61% of Iranian football fans support Persepolis.[7]
They also operate a reserve team, Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C., who play in the Azadegan League.
Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club.
Contents [hide]1 History 1.1 Shahin F.C. (1942–1967) 1.2 Establishment early years (1963–1969) 1.3 Takht Jamshid Cup (1969–1979) 1.4 Success under tough conditions (1979–1990) 1.5 Revitalization (1990–2001) 1.6 IPL era (2001–2008) 1.6.1 Ghotbi epoch 2 Anthem 3 Colours and crest 4 Stadium and facilities 5 Supporters and rivalries 5.1 Famous fans 5.2 Rivalries 6 Players 6.1 First-team squad 6.2 Out on loan 6.3 Youth squad 6.4 2008–2009 Transfers 6.5 Reserves 6.6 Notable players 6.7 Club captains 7 Managers 7.1 Notable managers 7.2 IPL Managers 7.3 Current management team 8 Achievements 8.1 National titles 8.2 Asian titles 8.3 Unofficial titles 9 Statistics and records 10 Sponsorship 10.1 IPL Shirt sponsors and manufacturers 11 References 12 External links 12.1 Official 12.2 News 12.3 Fan sites
[edit] History This article may require copy-editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling. You can assist by editing it now. A how-to guide is available. (October 2008)
[edit] Shahin F.C. (1942–1967)Shahin F.C. was established in 1942 by Dr.Abbas Ekrami.[8]
Ekrami was a teacher and based the club with help of some young students and the motto:
“ اول اخلاق ، دوم درس ، سوم ورزشFirst Behavior , Second Education, third Sports [9] ” —Shahin F.C. Motto Shahin F.C.many of Persepolis oncoming players are seenShahin could produce many talented players like Parviz Dehdari, Masoud Boroumand, Homayoun Behzadi, Jafar Kashani, Hossein Kalani, Hamid Shirzadegan and many more that played for Team Melli. These factors made Shahin too popular in 1960s but some events turned Iran Football Federation and Keihan Varzeshi Newspaper (those days most important Sports journal) against them.[10]
The contests between them became worse and On July 9, 1967; two days after Shahin’s 3-0 win against Tehranjavan F.C. , “Iran Sports Organization” declared Shahin F.C. is dissolved.[10] After that fans didn’t accompany with league continuing. When Shahin dissolved, some clubs like Pas, Rah Ahan and Oghab tried to sign Shahin players[9] and that would make players fall apart, but Parviz Dehdari and Masoud Boroumand gifted Shahin’s popularity to Persepolis F.C. by making Shahin Players convened in Persepolis.
[edit] Establishment early years (1963–1969)Persepolis was established in 1963 by Ali Abdo. Abdo had come to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer. When the football club was established as well, it was quite weak, and participated in the 2nd division of the country. The best player on the team then was Mahmoud Khordbin. When Shahin F.C. was dissolved, a number of the Shahin players moved to Persepolis, thanks to Parviz Dehdari and Masoud Boroumand. The club had a friendly match with Jam Abadan, (a respected team at the time),and used 4 Shahin players in that match and afterwards the rest of the Shahin players joined Persepolis as well. Persepolis started the 1968 season with Parviz Dehdari as manager. That year no league competition was held, as many teams had been dissolved, so a 44 team tournament was held, and Persepolis, along with Pas, Taj, and Oghab finished top of the group. next year they represented as the first Iranian club in Asian Champion Club Tournament held in Thailand, but they were not successful and were eliminated in group stage.
[edit] Takht Jamshid Cup (1969–1979) From left to right:Safar Iranpak, Homayoun Behzadi and Hossein KalaniPersepolis impressive players in Takht Jamshid CupIn 1962, the Iran Universal factory was opened.[11] In 1969, The boss of the automobile factory, Mahmoud Khayami, who was also the owner of a weak football team, was a big fan of Shahin. Khayami who wanted to promote his new product Paykan and improve his football team, entered into negotiations with Persepolis and was able to get all former Shahin players except of Aziz Asli and Mahmoud Khordbin to join his new team Paykan Tehran F.C..[12] Paykan won the championship that year, but the new players moved back to Persepolis after one year.[13] In 1971, Persepolis won it’s first ever championship in Iranian League strongly.[14] Persepolis had an unbeaten season with 13 wins and 1 draw, in 14 weeks. In 1972, Abdo directed a media manoeuvre and announced Persepolis as the first professional football club in Iran. The club did not enter domestic league and only played against foreign clubs, but Persepolis’ professionalism was not protected by other clubs and a few months later it became amateur again.[15] Next year the Takht Jamshid Cup was established[16] and Persepolis was able to win the first Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973 and another one just two seasons later in 1975.[17] Persepolis is the most successful club in Takht Jamshid Cup clinching two championship titles and finishing three times as runner-up.[18]
[edit] Success under tough conditions (1979–1990)When the Iranian Revolution took place, Abdo returned to United States, Although Persepolis won Espandi Cup, the club fell apart and many of the old players did not return.[19]
The club's estates was sequestered by "The Oppressed and Veterans Foundation" (Persian: بنیاد مستضعفان و جانبازان ) and the club placed under the responsibility of "The Physical Education Department" (Persian: سازمان تربیت بدنی) of Iran.[19][20]
In 1981, Physical Education Department declared that name of the club will change but club officials, players and fans opposed. [21] the team didn't appear in the match against Homa in Tehran league protesting to Physical Education Department. according to laws, they lost the match 3-0 and Homa became champion, so they lost championship because of it.[21]In 1986, The club was taken over by "the Oppressed and Veterans Foundation" and renamed into Azadi (Persian: آزادی, means freedom).[21] Players declared that If the name changes, they won't play for the club.[21] After a brief period the Foundation did not want the club anymore and it was taken to the Physical Education Department again. On February 16, 1987 Physical Education Department renamed the club into Pirouzi (Persian: پیروزی, means victory) with players agreement,[21] although fans still call the team by its original name, Persepolis.[21]
In 1980s the club only played in the Tehran League and various elimination tournaments. Persepolis was extremely successful during this time and maintained its popularity winning the Tehran League five seasons in a row. All that time Ali Parvin served his career in the club as a Player-Manager.
[edit] Revitalization (1990–2001)The 1990s were a dream decade for the team, four league championships, two Hazfi Cups, dozens of great players and renewed support saw the team regaining the form and spirit the team of the '60s and '70s had. At one point more than six Persepolis players were starters on Iran's national team. The team first put itself back in the spotlight by winning the national championship in the 1995–96 season. At one point in that season they were 10 points behind Firouz Karimi's Bahman F.C., but were able to storm back and finish first, six points ahead of the league runner up. They were able to win the league again the next season, once again finishing ahead of the runner up by six more points. They were stopped by Korean side, Pohang Steelers in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions' Cup. Persepolis finished third, defeating Iraq's Al-Zawraa in the 3rd place match. The next season they showed good form again, but due to their commitments in the Asian Champions Cup' and the large number of national team players they had they withdrew from the league. The poor scheduling and mismanagement of both the I.R.I.F.F. and AFC officials led to this unprofessional act. They could possibly have won a third league championship in a row, but it was not to be. Persepolis did not have much luck in the Asian Champion's cup either, as they were once again stopped in the semi-finals, this time by Chinese club, Dalian Wanda. They lost the 3rd place match as well to Al-Hilal.
Persepolis F.C. in 1997The 1996–97 and 1997–98 Persepolis teams are considered by many to be among the greatest Iranian clubs to ever play. National team players and future superstars such as Ahmadreza Abedzadeh, Khodadad Azizi, Karim Bagheri, Ali Daei, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mehrdad Minavand and many more were among the players who played for the club in those years.
After World Cup 1998, several of Persepolis' best players were transferred to European clubs, but Persepolis was able to keep a talented squad. Future national team members, Ali Karimi and Hamed Kavianpour would join the team at the time, dazzling many with their skill and flair during games. They won the 1998–99 championship as well as the Hazfi Cup that season. They also won the 1999–2000 league championship, finishing third again in the Asian Champions' Cup. This would be their last championship in the Azadegan League era.
Most of Persepolis' championships at the time were won while Ali Parvin was the manager, and Amirali Abedini was the chairmen. While they did help win many trophies for Persepolis, most agree that with the amount of talent they had, any other result would be surprising.
[edit] IPL era (2001–2008)Persepolis entered the newly established IPL looking to dominate once again, but near the end of the season they were in a very close race with their rival Esteghlal. Esteghlal had 2 Points more than Persepolis before the last day but Esteghlal's loss to Malavan and Persepolis' win against Fajr Sepasi on the last day of the league, gave Persepolis 1 Point lead and another championship. Persepolis Won Fajr Sepasi 1-0 in that match. Their 2001–02 season championship made them the first ever IPL champions. The next season though was the beginning of the fall of the team. The 2002–03 proved to be extremely difficult and Persepolis finished third, never managing to come close to eventual winners, Sepahan. They also fell apart in the newly created AFC Champions League, failing to advance out of the group stage.
When Akbar Ghamkhar took over as club chairman, he made a series of promises, that he insisted would help the team gain its old form. He made the amount of player and staff salaries publicly known, severely angering Parvin who was making more than any of the players on the team. Ghamkhar hired Vinko Begović, and went on a spending spree, buying several prominent players. Persepolis started off very well in the 2003–04 season but eventually fell apart, as rumors of team disharmony appeared. Begovic left the team and German manager Rainer Zobel was bought in. Many questioned if Zobel or Parvin was making the decisions, as Parvin had been bought back, taking the position of technical director. The 2004–05 was again filled with disappointment as the club finished 5th in the standings.
Ghamkhar was replaced with Hojatollah Khatib. He decided to bring back Parvin. At the same time Persepolis's major financial problems began to appear and Khatib was not able to repair or stall the damages Ghamkhar's free-spending had done. Persepolis finished the 2005–06 season 9th, the lowest it had ever placed. Parvin had left the club in February 2006, vowing to never return to Persepolis again. He had decide to leave after a loss to Fajr Sepasi in Azadi Stadium, by a score of 4-2. After the game, the fans began swearing at Ali Parvin and the players.
Khatib resigned as chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard was elected chairman by the club council. Arie Haan was brought in as the new manager,[22] helping the team make it to the 2005–06 Hazfi Cup final, but he was fired by the club just before the 2006–07 season began, as he had problems with the club management. Turkish manager Mustafa Denizli signed with the team on August 17, 2006.[23][24] With the final cup match being his first one as the club's manager, Denizli was not able to help the club win the Hazfi Cup in 2006, a cup that the team needed to gain entry into the Asian Champion's League and to receive its financial benefits.
Mustafa Denizli could not win the Hazfi Cup next year either, losing to Sepahan in semifinals in June 2007. He also finished third in the IPL 2006–07 with Persepolis, leaving the club after Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard resigned as the chairman in June 2007.
[edit] Ghotbi epoch This article or section may be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective. (August 2008)
Habib Kashani became the club chairman in June 2007 and selected Afshin Ghotbi as head coach of Persepolis for the 2007–08 season.[25]
Ghotbi Promised to lead Persepolis to IPL championship[26] and started the IPL with a 3-2 win over Sanat Naft, and Persepolis was undefeated until the 17th round before a 2-1 loss to Sepahan.[27] On January 9, 2008; the disciplinary committee of the Iranian Football Federation announced because of a serious injury to a security soldier by the Sepahan fans, Sepahan will be charged with a 5 point deduction which was later reduced to 3 points. Persepolis was also docked 6 points by FIFA because of unpaid wages to a number of former players[28], throwing Persepolis behind Sepahan in the standings.[29] Near the end of the season Sheys Rezaei and Mohammad Reza Mamani were expelled by the team after both players showed poor behavior towards club players, coaches and management as well as other non-football related issues.[30] Habib Kashani and Mahmoud Khordbin also suffered heart attacks.[31] Persepolis was able to cut Sepahan's seven point lead to two points by the last game of the season.
In the last week, Persepolis defeated Sepahan when Sepehr Heidari scored a 90+6th minute goal in front of over 110'000 Fans in Azadi Stadium to give Persepolis its 2nd championship in the IPL and a berth in the Asian Champions League.[32][33] In the 2007–2008 Golden Ball award ceremony Persepolis, Afshin Ghotbi and Mohsen Khalili won the Team, Manager and Player of the year titles.[34][35]
After that the contranct of Ghotbi expired and he decided to leave the club.[36][37] his assistant, Hamid Estili was very close to management but Kashani and club officials suddenly resigned because of contests between them and "Iran Physical Education Department"[38][39] , then Dariush Mostafavi was selected as club chairman.[40] Mostafavi promised that he will bring Ghotbi back and negotiations between them was successful and on July 4, 2008 Ghotbi signed a 2 years contract with Persepolis.[41][42]

[edit] AnthemThe table below shows the anthem that is sang in Persepolis home matches. In championship ceremony of 2007–2008 season, captain Karim Bagheri took a microphone and sang the anthem accompanied by the fans.[43]
[show]Persian Transliteration Translation پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه , خدا میدونه که حقشه به لطف یزدان و بچه ها , پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه , پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه لا لا لای لای لا لای لا لای , لا لا لای لای لا لای لا لای لا لا لای لای لا لای لا لای , لا لا لای لای لا لای لا لای پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه , خدا میدونه که حقشه به لطف یزدان و بچه ها , پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه , پرسپولیس قهرمان میشه Persepolis ghahremán mishe , khodá midune ke hagheshe Be lotfe ŷazdáno bacheha , Persepolis ghahremán mishe , Persepolis ghahremán mishe Lá Lá Láy Láy Lá Láy Lá Láy ,Lá Láy Lá Láy Lá Láy Lá Lá , Lá Lá Láy Láy Lá Láy Lá Lá Persepolis ghahremán mishe , khodá midune ke hagheshe Be lotfe ŷazdáno bacheha , Persepolis ghahremán mishe , Persepolis ghahremán mishe Persepolis will be the champion , God Knows! Persepolis deserves it! With the boon of the God and these guys, Persepolis will be the champion, yeah! Persepolis will be the champion Lá Lá Láy Láy Lá Láy Lá Láy ,Lá Láy Lá Láy Lá Láy Lá Lá , Lá Lá Láy Láy Lá Láy Lá Lá Persepolis will be the champion , God Knows! Persepolis deserves it! With the boon of the God and these guys, Persepolis will be the champion, yeah! Persepolis will be the champion
[edit] Colours and crest second versionPersepolis was named after the more famous historical landmark, Persepolis, the capital of Achaemenid Empire. Because of this the club logo incorporated elements from the location. The very first design of Persepolis' crest used the ancient Persian and Zoroastrian symbol, named the Faravahar. Faravahar shows a man with falcon wings and each wing has three feathers. Faravahar looks and rises its hand towards Ahura Mazda.
This version of crest only used in early years, after that there were not a crest on the shirt until 1980s. In the middle of 1980s the design of crest changed, this version showed two bull heads attached to one body as seen on a column at Apadana that points to a cup.
crest used from 1990s to 2004Olympic rings are also seen under the cup. Bull is the symbol of productivity in ancient Persia believes and Persian Literature and the cup on the top of column represents championship. this version was a more detailed version of the current crest. In 1990s the crest changed again and became more stylized, Olympic rings was dropped and the cup became more explicit.
this version used until 2004, then changed into the current crest that is more simple. Olympic rings returned to the crest again and the bull in past versions turned into Homa which is another mythological creature and symbol used in Persepolis architecture.
Persepolis home kit in 1999 One of Persepolis nicknames is Sorkhpoushan (Persian: سرخپوشان, which means The Reds in English) stemming from their traditional kit, which is predominantly red. From the foundation of club, common home kit includes red shirt, red (in some seasons Black or White) shorts and red socks. White and Black colours are also seen in the kit as likely colours. In the early years of 1970s the shorts was black, which turned into White in last years of 1970s and remained until lately years of 1980s. after that the kit is commonbly seen with red shorts. In 2006–2007 season, fans were shocked seeing red and white strip shirts worn by players. The away kit of club is commonly with White background.
[edit] Stadium and facilitiesMain article: Azadi Stadium May 17, 2008 Persepolis-Sepahan match,The last week of 7th IPL at the Azadi Stadium, Azadi Stadium holds over 110'000 Persepolis fans in this matchWhen Persepolis F.C. was created, the sport club already had a number of buildings consisting of gymnasiums, swimming pools and bowling alleys in Bowling Abdo Complex which is placed in the north of Tehran and named Shahid Chamran Bowling after revolution. But there were no stadium for football team. Ali Abdo bought some land in the Ekbatan area of Tehran and constructed a stadium there.[44] At the time it was known as Apadana stadium. Persepolis played only one game at the stadium[44] due to poor organization of seating and lack of co-operation with other Iranian clubs.[44] Afterwards, Persepolis only used the stadium as a training ground.[44]
Near the Iranian Islamic Revolution, Abdo had to sell much of its property to keep the club functioning due to its poor financial situation and the overall neglect of sport during the eighties in Iran. Ali Abdo Sold Apadana Stadium to Rah Ahan F.C. For 200'000 Tomans At 1974.[44] Apadana Stadium is now called Rah Ahan Stadium. after that, Bowling Abdo burnt into fire and Abdo returned to USA. Club properties was sequestered by "The Oppressed and Veterans Foundation" (Persian: بنیاد مستضعفان و جانبازان , Bonyad Mostazafan).
Before the construction of Azadi Stadium, Persepolis, played its matches at Amjadieh (Shahid Shiroudi) Stadium. They have played almost all of their home games at Azadi Stadium, except for the 2002–03 season, when they played all but two of their home matches at Tehran's Takhti Stadium due to the renovations taking place at Azadi.[45]
In mid 2006 there was some talk that Persepolis had bought Shahre Ghods Stadium,[46] but the deal fell through due to Persepolis' poor financial situation and the long distance between the city center and the stadium.[47] This means the only property the club currently has, is its club headquarters, built on land given to the club by the IRIFF.
The youth clubs of Persepolis train and play their matches at Derafshifar Stadium.[48] On July 2008 the club teanted Karegaran Stadium for first team training.[49]
[edit] Supporters and rivalriesPersepolis is one of poles in Iranian football. It's Said in unofficial censuses that the club has over 20 million fans.[50][51] despite the club is based in Tehran, It's popular in all parts of country. along side Iran, Persepolis has fan base in Afghanistan[citation needed] and Persian Gulf side countries.[52]
[edit] Famous fansGolab Adineh,[53] actress Morteza Ahmadi,[54] actor Saeed Rad,[55][56] actor Naser Malek Motiei,[57] actor Niki Karimi,[58] actress Behnoush Bakhtiari,[59] actress Pejman Bazeghi,[60] actor Davoud Rashidi,[61] actor Kambiz Dirbaz,[60] actor Mohammadreza Sharifinia,[62] actor Tahmineh Milani,[63] director Masoud Kimiai,[64] director Masoud Behnoud,[61] journalist Mohammad Khatami,[65] former President of Iran Mohammad Reza Khatami, Politician Zahra Eshraghi, granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini Mahmoud Khayami, founder Of Iran Khodro Hossein Sabet,[66] businessman and owner of Dariush Grand Hotel Houshang Ebtehaj,[61] poet Sohrab Sepehri,[67] poet † Maryam Heydarzadeh,[68] poet Mahmoud Shahriyari, TV Host Ehsan Hadadi,[69] discus thrower Mohammad Nasiri,[70] weightlifter Saeed Mohammadi, singer
[edit] RivalriesFor more details on this topic, see Sorkhabi derby, Persepolis and Sepahan rivalry and Persepolis F.C. vs. Asian clubs .Persepolis is one side of Iran's most important football match which is called The Sorkhabi derby. the match between Persepolis and Esteghlal was the fruit of previous significant derby of Shahin and Taj. From the departure of Shahin players to Persepolis, the club became too popular and on the side, Taj (means Crown in Persian) was the royal team supported by Mohammad Reza Shah. As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Iran, nowadays the rivalry is based on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for championship and being top of another. In each transfer season, both clubs try to attract rival team players.
Another Persepolis rival is Sepahan, the club based in Esfahan. both clubs were dependent to Shahin, one hired most of Shahin players in its early years and the other one was the branch of Shahin F.C. in Esfahan. the rivalry renewed in early 2000s, when Esfahan comes up in Iran football, Sepahan and Zob Ahan became strong, replacing Tehran popular teams in 2002–2003 season. both Iran important football competitions,IPL and Hazfi Cup were won by Esfahan teams that season, so the rivalry of Tehran and Esfahan occurred in sports too.
Persepolis also had a derby with the newly dissolved club, Pas Tehran.
[edit] Players
[edit] First-team squadSee also: Persepolis F.C. season 2008-09 As of August 9, 2008.[71]
No. Position Player 1 GK Mehdi Vaezi 2 DF Masoud Zarei 3 DF Sepehr Heidari 4 DF Alireza Mohammad 5 DF Nabiollah Bagheriha 6 MF Karim Bagheri (Captain) 7 MF Hossein Badamaki 8 MF Ali Karimi (Vice-captain) 9 FW Mohsen Khalili 10 MF Alireza Nikbakht 11 MF Maziar Zare No. Position Player 14 DF Mojtaba Shiri 16 MF Mohammad Mansouri 17 FW Ibrahima Touré 18 MF Pejman Nouri 20 MF Bahador Abdi 21 MF Ivan Petrović 23 GK Misagh Memarzadeh 24 FW Hadi Norouzi 28 FW Farhad Kheirkhah 32 DF Franck Atsou 33 DF Rahman Rezaei
[edit] Out on loanNo. Position Player 15 MF Mohammad Alavi (at Pas Hamedan until May 2009)
[edit] Youth squadThe Under-23 players that are able to play for the first team.
No. Position Player 12 DF Ziaeddin Niknafs 13 GK Alireza Haghighi 22 DF Kamiar Ghanbari 26 MF Hamidreza Ali Asgari No. Position Player 29 FW Mehran Farziat 30 GK Mohsen Elyasi 44 MF Amirhossein Ipakchi MF Mohammad Mehdi Elhaei
[edit] 2008–2009 TransfersFor transfers see Squad Changes During 2008–09 Season
[edit] ReservesMain article: Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar F.C.On September 19, 2006; the management of Persepolis F.C. and Azadegan League side Sorkhpooshan signed an agreement, establishing Sorkhpooshan as Persepolis' reserve team.[72] In the beginning of 2007–08 season two of Sorkhpoushan players, Farhad Kheirkhah and Bahador Abdi came to Persepolis. Persepolis is now one of few clubs in Iranian football that has a functioning reserve team.
[edit] Notable playersFor notable players see List of Persepolis F.C. players .For details on former players see Category:Persepolis F.C. players.For details on all foreigner players see List of foreign Persepolis F.C. players.
[edit] Club captainsMain article: List of Persepolis F.C. captains# Name Nat Career inPersepolis Captaincy ShirtNum 1 Hamid Jasemian 1967–1970 1967–1970 5 2 Buyuk Vatankhah 1967–1974 1971–1972 6 3 Homayoun Behzadi 1967–1974 1972–1974 10 4 Jafar Kashani 1967–1974 1974 4 5 Ebrahim Ashtiani 1967–1976 1974–1975 2 6 Ali Parvin 1970–1988 1975–1988 7 7 Mohammad Panjali 1976–1994 1988–1992 5 8 Farshad Pious 1985–19881989–1998 1992–1996 17 9 Mojtaba Moharrami 1988–1997 1996 8 10 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 1994–2000 1996–2000 1 11 Afshin Peyrovani 1993–2004 2000–2003 5 12 Ali Daei 1994–19962003–2004 2003–2004 10 13 Karim Bagheri 1996–19972002– 2004– 6
[edit] Managers
[edit] Notable managersThe table bellow shows Persepolis managers that have won Worthy titles or did a proper revolution in the team. for more detailed and chronological list of Persepolis managers from 1964 onwards with their trophies, see List of Persepolis F.C. managers.
Name Nat Period Trophies Parviz Dehdari † 1967–1969 Hazfi Cup:1969 Runner-up Alan Rogers 1971–1976 Iran local league: 1971 WinnerTakht Jamshid Cup: 73–74 Winner - 74–75 Runner-up Buyuk Vatankhah 1976 Takht Jamshid Cup: 75–76 Winner Ali Parvin 1980–19931998–20032005–2006 Iran Pro League: 01–02 WinnerAzadegan League: 98–99,99–00 Winners - 92–93,00–01 Runners-up17th of Shahrivar league: 1988 WinnerTehran provincial league: 1982,1984,1986,1987,1988,1989 WinnersTehran Hazfi Cup: 1982,1987 Winners - 1981 Runner-upHazfi Cup: 1987,1991,1999 WinnersAsian Cup Winners Cup: 1991 Winner - 1993 Runner-up Stanko Poklepović 1994–1997 Azadegan League: 95–96,96–97 Winners Afshin Ghotbi 2007–2008 Iran Pro League: 07–08 Winner
[edit] IPL ManagersMain article: Statistics of Persepolis F.C. managers in IPLOnly IPL matches are counted.
Name Nat From To Record P W D L Win% Final Position Ali Parvin 2001 2003 52 24 21 7 46% (01–02) 1st,(02–03) 3rd Vinko Begović 2003 2004 26 10 9 7 38% 5th Rainer Zobel 2004 2005 30 16 7 7 53% 4th Ali Parvin 2005 2006 21 7 7 7 33% (till week 21) 9th Arie Haan February 2006 August 2006 9 2 4 3 22% 9th Mustafa Denizli 2006 2007 30 14 11 5 47% 3rd Afshin Ghotbi August 2007 November 2008 48 24 15 9 50% (07–08) 1st,(08–09) (till week 14) 4th Afshin Peyrovani November 2008 February 2009 11 6 3 2 55% (08–09) (till week 25) 3rd Nelo Vingada February 2009 Present 1 - 1 - 0%
[edit] Current management teamsee Current management team

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