List of Persepolis F.C. seasons

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.

Persepolis in the beginning of the 1970s
The Persepolis's positions

Seasons
Season League Hazfi Cup Asian Other League's Top goalscorer Manager Fans
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1968–69 ACCQ 4 3 1 0 6 1 7 1st ACC Group stage THC Runners-up Dehdari
1969–70 TFL 15 5 2 8 19 24 12 11th Faramarzi
1970–71
 Loc 4 2 0 2 10 6 4 4th Hossein Kalani 7 Fekri
TFL 14 10 4 0 25 3 24 2nd
1971–72 Loc 14 13 0 1 45 6 26 1st Kalani & Iranpak 11 Rogers
1972–73 TFL 15 5 4 6 12 15 14 9th
1973–74 TJC 22 15 7 0 46 4 37 1st Kalani & Iranpak 8
1974–75 TJC 22 12 7 3 32 13 31 2nd
1975–76 TJC 30 16 12 2 36 12 42 1st Round of 16 Safar Iranpak 10 Behzadi / Vatankhah
1976–77 TJC 30 10 17 3 25 18 37 2nd Round of 16 Kuonoev
1977–78 TJC 30 14 10 6 45 27 38 2nd Alan Whittle 9 Amirasefi
1978–79 TJC Not completed due to Iranian Revolution Ali Parvin 5 Shahrokhi
1979–80 Espandi Cup 1st
1980–81 TFL Not held due to start of Iran–Iraq War THC Runners-up
1981–82 TFL 13 5 7 1 19 14 17 2nd THC Champions Abbas Kargar 5 Shahrokhi / Parvin
1982–83 TFL 17 13 4 0 39 5 30 1st Ali Parvin 15 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 Round of 16 THC Champions Farshad Pious 7
1987–88 TFL 17 13 2 2 31 8 28 1st Champions Farshad Pious 13
1988–89 TFL 15 11 4 0 28 7 37 1st Semifinals ACC Qualifying Group round Farshad Pious 13
1989–90
 QL 20 11 9 0 34 10 31 2nd
TFL 15 12 2 1 28 6 26 1st
1990–91 TFL 17 13 4 0 34 8 30 1st Semifinals ACWC Champions Farshad Pious 16
1991–92
 Div 1 22 13 5 4 30 12 31 3rd Champions Farshad Pious 11
TFL 15 11 2 2 27 9 24 2nd Farshad Pious 16
1992–93 Div 1 14 6 6 2 25 8 18 2nd ACWC Runners-up Hassan Shirmohammadi 8
1993–94 Div 1 26 10 11 5 40 25 31 2nd Quarterfinals ACWC Quarterfinals Parvin / Panjali
1994–95 Div 1 22 14 5 3 53 17 33 3rd Round of 16 Farshad Pious 20 Brajović / Derakhshan
1995–96 Div 1 30 15 12 3 33 18 57 1st withdrew Gede / Poklepović
1996–97 Div 1 30 17 8 5 52 24 59 1st withdrew before Semifinals ACC Third place Poklepović / Derakhshan
1997–98 Div 1 withdrew due to international commitments ACC Fourth place Derakhshan / Matković
1998–99 Div 1 30 19 8 3 56 21 65 1st Champions Edmond Bezik 11 Parvin
1999–2000 Div 1 26 15 9 2 45 23 54 1st withdrew ACC Third place Behnam Seraj 11
2000–01 Div 1 22 13 7 2 36 16 46 2nd Round of 16 ACC Third place Behrouz Rahbarifar 7
2001–02 IPL 26 13 10 3 36 23 49 1st Quarterfinals Sohrab Entezari 9
2002–03 IPL 26 11 11 4 30 21 44 3rd Round of 16 ACL Group stage Ansarian & Rafat 5
2003–04 IPL 26 10 9 7 42 28 39 5th Round of 16 Ali Daei 16 Begović
2004–05 IPL 30 16 7 7 43 27 55 4th Round of 16 Javad Kazemian 9 Zobel
2005–06 IPL 30 9 11 10 39 40 32[1] 13th♦ Runners-up Javad Kazemian 11 Parvin / Haan 30,330
2006–07 IPL 30 14 11 5 49 33 53 3rd Semifinals Mehrzad Madanchi 10 Denizli 40,350
2007–08 IPL 34 18 11 5 55 34 59[2] 1st Round of 16 Mohsen Khalili 18 Ghotbi 60,380
2008–09 IPL 34 15 10 9 50 41 55 5th Quarterfinals ACL Round of 16 Ibrahima Touré 11 Ghotbi / Peyrovani / Vingada 47,952
2009–10 IPL 34 13 14 7 46 40 53 4th Champions Karim Bagheri 10 Kranjčar / Daei 47,826
2010–11 IPL 34 17 7 10 50 36 58 4th Champions ACL Group stage Mohammad Nouri 9 Daei 30,769
2011–12 IPL 34 10 12 12 50 54 42 12th Quarterfinals ACL Round of 16 Ali Karimi 11 Estili / Denizli 50,600
2012–13 IPL 34 12 14 8 41 31 50 7th Runners-up Karim Ansarifard 8 Manuel / Golmohammadi 67,980
2013–14 IPL 30 16 8 6 34 15 55[3] 2nd Quarterfinals Khalatbari & Seyed-Salehi 6 Daei 69,110
2014–15 IPL 30 9 9 12 31 35 36 8th Semifinals ACL Round of 16 Mehdi Taremi 7 Daei / Derakhshan / Ivanković 15,768
2015–16 IPL 30 16 9 5 50 34 57 2nd Quarterfinals Mehdi Taremi 16 Ivanković 71,071[4]
2016–17 IPL 30 20 6 4 46 14 66 1st Round of 64 ACL Semifinals Mehdi Taremi 18 48,567
2017–18 IPL 30 19 7 4 48 15 64 1st Quarterfinals ACL Runners-up ISC Champions Ali Alipour 19 39,786
2018–19 IPL 30 16 13 1 36 14 61 1st Champions ACL Group stage ISC Champions Ali Alipour 14 40,300
2019–20 IPL 21 15 2 4 31 10 47 1st Semifinals ACL Group stage ISC Champions Mehdi Torabi 8 Calderón / Golmohammadi
Total National League 946 469 312 165 %W:49.57 1568
Grand Total 1152 602 359 191 %W:52.25 1892

Notes:
♦ worst title in history of club

Key
Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Did not qualify not held Top scorer of competition

Squads

This is selection of the most famous squads of Persepolis Football club from 1963 to the most recent completed season.[5]

Famous Squads
Persepolis Squad 1971–72 (4-3-3)
Manager: Alan Rogers
Persepolis Squad 1977–78 (4-1-3-2)
Manager: Mansour Amirasefi
Persepolis Squad 1986–87 (4-4-2)
Manager: Ali Parvin
Persepolis Squad 1998–99 (3-5-2)
Manager: Ali Parvin
Persepolis Squad 2003–04 (3-5-2)
Manager: Vinko Begović
Persepolis Squad 2007–08 (4-2-3-1)
Manager: Afshin Ghotbi
Persepolis Squad 2016–17 (4-1-3-2)
Manager: Branko Ivanković
Persepolis Squad 2018–19 (4-1-3-2)
Manager: Branko Ivanković

Memorable matches
  • Persepolis F.C. vs Jam Abadan
    1967

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 F.C. 6-0 Esteghlal
    September 7, 1973

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!

  • Persepolis F.C. 0 (4)-0 (2) Esteghlal
    February,1989

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.

  • Persepolis F.C. 0-3 Esteghlal
    January 11, 1995

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.

  • Persepolis F.C. 2-2 Esteghlal
    December 29, 2000

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 F.C. 1-0 Fajr Sepasi
    May 28, 2002

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.

  • Persepolis F.C. 1-2 Bayern Munich[6]
    January 2, 2006

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 F.C. 2-1 Sepahan
    May 17, 2008

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.

See also

Persepolis F.C.
Persepolis F.C. Honours
Takht Jamshid Cup
17th of Shahrivar league
Azadegan League
Iran Pro League
AFC Champions League
Asian Cup Winners' Cup

References
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