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77-675: The following is the results of the Qods League 's 1989–90 Iranian football season . Leg 1 Leg 2 Iran%27s Premier Football League Each year, its top team becomes the Iranian football champion , and the two lowest finishers are relegated to Azadegan League . Since 2013, the league comprises 16 teams. The winner of the Persian Gulf Pro League along with the Hazfi Cup champion automatically qualify for

154-522: A Persian Gulf Pro League season. On 15 April 2017, Persepolis became the champions of the season with three weeks remaining until the end of the season. After a victory against Machine Sazi , Persepolis claimed its third championship in the Persian Gulf Pro League and its 10th championship in total. Persepolis defended its championship in the Persian Gulf Pro League 2017–18 and won Super cup . On 30 May 2017, Persepolis advanced to

231-412: A record fifteen Iranian league titles, as well as seven Hazfi Cups , five Super Cups and the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup . Many notable players have played for the club, including former Bundesliga players Ali Karimi , Ali Daei , Vahid Hashemian and Mehdi Mahdavikia . Ali Parvin , who spent 18 years with the club from 1970 to 1988, is widely regarded as the club's greatest player. Shahin

308-529: A cup on top and the Olympic symbols underneath. The bull is a symbol of productivity in ancient Persian beliefs and Persian Literature , and the cup on the top of the column represents the championship. The team then changed the crest again in the middle of the 1990s to a more stylised image: the crest became bent and the Olympic rings were dropped, the cup became more explicit, and the bull heads leaned toward

385-665: A friendly match with Jam Abadan, a respected team at the time. After the match, the remainder of the Shahin players joined Persepolis. That year, no league competition was held, as many teams had been dissolved, so a 44-team tournament was held. Persepolis, along with Pas, Taj and Oghab, finished top of the group. The next year Persepolis was the first Iranian club to compete at the Asian Champion Club Tournament held in Thailand , where they were eliminated in

462-650: A goalless draw by the Kashima Antlers of Japan in the second leg of the AFC Champions League. On 16 May 2019, Ivanković lead the team to a Persian Gulf Pro League championship with a hat-trick . He left the club at the end of season after four years, winning a record seven trophies for a foreign coach. Persepolis Football Club was named after Persepolis , the capital of the Achaemenid Empire . The club logo incorporates elements from

539-499: A row, propelling them to the top 3 midway through the season. After a historic 4–2 win against Esteghlal in the Tehran derby , the team moved into first place. However, after a loss to Naft Tehran on 28 April, the team dropped down to third place. Persepolis won the following week's match against Gostaresh Foolad and moved into second place, behind Esteghlal Khuzestan on goal difference. A final day win on 13 May 2016 against Rah Ahan

616-437: A successful decade for the team, with four league championships, two Hazfi Cups , a strong roster and renewed support. At one point, more than six Persepolis players were starters on Iran's national team . The team won the national championship in the 1995–96 season, coming back from being 10 points behind Bahman to be 6 points ahead of the league runner-up. They won the league again the next season , again finishing ahead of

693-611: A talented squad, with future national team members Ali Karimi and Hamed Kavianpour joining the club. They won the 1998–99 championship as well as the Hazfi Cup that season. They also won the 1999–2000 league championship, again finishing third 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

770-515: A win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season. At the end of the season, the club with the most points becomes the Iranian champion . Currently, the Champions, the Runners Up and the Hazfi Cup champions qualify automatically for the group phase of

847-604: Is an accepted version of this page Persepolis Football Club ( Persian : باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس , romanized :  Bâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Perspolis ) is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League . Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club . The club was owned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports until April 2024 when, due to Asian Football Confederation licensing regulations, an 85% majority ownership stake

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924-685: Is closely followed by Iranian football fans and considered to be one of the biggest in Asia . According to the Asian Football Confederation , Persepolis is one of the most popular football club in Asia. At the AFC Champions League , 11 of the top 20 matches by attendance were played by Persepolis. Persepolis has also broken the record of 100,000 attendees in four matches at the AFC Champions League. Persepolis has won

1001-799: Is now called Rah Ahan Stadium . Due to the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, club properties were confiscated by the Oppressed and Veterans Foundation. Bowling Abdo, the club's original headquarters, was burnt down, and Abdo returned to the United States. Before the construction of Azadi Stadium in 1971, Persepolis played its matches at Amjadieh (Shahid Shiroudi) Stadium. Since 1973, Persepolis has started playing in Azadi stadium as its home ground. The team has played almost all of their home games at Azadi Stadium, except for

1078-443: Is regarded as the biggest in Asia , and one of the world, in terms of same city rivals. Derafshifar Stadium is Persepolis' training ground and academy base. Inside the complex, there are training areas, a hotel and pools. There is also a sauna, steam and weight rooms, a restaurant, conference rooms and offices. The stadium was given to Persepolis in 2013 with the support of team president Mohammad Rouyanian . Persepolis became

1155-649: Is the most successful club in the Takht Jamshid Cup league, clinching two championship titles and finishing three times as runner-up. With the Iranian Revolution in 1979, Abdo returned to United States. Although Persepolis won the Espandi Cup , the club fell apart and many of its old players did not return. The club's property was sequestered by the government-run Oppressed and Veterans Foundation ( Persian : بنیاد مستضعفان و جانبازان ) and

1232-488: The 2002–03 season, when they played all but two of their home matches at Tehran's Takhti Stadium while renovations were taking place at Azadi. In mid-2006, Persepolis considered buying Shahre Ghods Stadium, but the deal fell through due to Persepolis' poor financial situation and the long distance between the city center and the stadium. Persepolis has played Estheghlal 85 times in this stadium, with 25 wins to Esthaghlal, 21 wins to Persepolis, and 39 draws. This derby

1309-540: The 2004–05 season . The club experienced major financial problems as some of the spending decisions made in previous years had overextended the club. Persepolis finished the 2005–06 season in ninth place, the lowest it had ever placed. Parvin left the club in February 2006, vowing to never return to Persepolis following a 4–2 loss to Fajr Sepasi in Azadi Stadium ; after the game, fans had cursed at Parvin and

1386-487: The AFC Champions League , while the third-place team enters the AFC Champions League at the Play-off round. The bottom two teams are relegated to Azadegan League . Furthermore, all teams in the Persian Gulf Pro League can participate in the Hazfi Cup . Updated on 7 December 2021. (Source) Persian Gulf Pro League Total Source: iplstats.com Notes: Only league matches; play-offs are not included in

1463-676: The AFC Champions League Elite group stages. The third of the Persian Gulf Pro League is qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite Play-off round. The bottom two teams in the league are relegated to Azadegan League. In the past, the format and number of teams were changed for various times. To the turn of the millennium the Iranian Football Federation decided to create a new professional football league. In 2001,

1540-481: The Azadegan League . The 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League was embossed by a championship battle between Sepahan , Tractor and Naft Tehran . Furthermore, there were strange events in the stadium, including a lot of misinformation and disturbed telecommunication. Although Sepahan secured their title with a 2–0 victory over Saipa, thousands of Tractor supporters celebrated on the pitch, believing that they won

1617-588: The Ekbatan area of Tehran and constructed a stadium there. At the time, it was known as Apadana Stadium. Persepolis played only one game at the stadium because the seating was poorly organised and other Iranian clubs would not cooperate to play there. Persepolis then used the stadium as a training ground. Around the mid-1970s, Abdo had to sell much of the club's property to keep the club functioning due to its poor financial situation; he sold Apadana Stadium to Rah Ahan for 200,000 tomans in 1975. Apadana Stadium

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1694-502: The Hazfi Cup final , Persepolis defeated Azadegan League club Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz 4–1 on aggregate to qualify for the 2011 AFC Champions League . In the 2010–11 season, Persepolis finished fourth in the league and was eliminated in the group stage of the 2011 AFC Champions League . At the end of the season, Persepolis won the 2010–11 Hazfi Cup after defeating rivals Sepahan, Foolad and Malavan. The technical committee chose Hamid Estili as Daei's successor on that day. Under

1771-612: The Iran Pro League was founded as the new top-level football league in Iran. After the Iran Pro League was established as the professional football league of Iran, Azadegan League was declared as the second-highest league in the Iranian football league system . The Iran Pro League comprised 14 clubs until the 2003–04 season . The first winner of the Iran Pro League was Persepolis , who beat Esteghlal by one point on

1848-763: The Iran national football team . Shahin was popular in the 1960s, but the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) and Keihan Varzeshi (Iran's most important sports publication at the time) viewed that popularity as a threat. The conflict between FFIRI and the team grew to a head on 9 July 1967—two days after Shahin's 3–0 win against Tehranjavan F.C. —when the FFIRI dissolved the clubm. League attendance dropped and other clubs, including Pas , Rah Ahan and Oghab , attempted to sign Shahin players. Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club

1925-569: The Tehran Derby against Esteghlal ; their rivalry is derived from the previous significant derby between Shahin and Taj . After the departure of Shahin players to Persepolis, the club became popular and its archrival Taj (meaning "crown" in Persian) was supported by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza . The Derby was declared the most important derby in Asia and the 22nd most important derby in

2002-529: The Asian Champions' Cup. The poor scheduling and mismanagement of both the FFIRI and AFC officials led to this unprofessional event. This prevented Persepolis from possibly winning a third consecutive league championship. 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

2079-599: The IPL and a slot in the Asian Champions League . Persepolis, Ghotbi, and Mohsen Khalili won the Team , Manager and Player of the year titles at the 2007–2008 Golden Ball awards . Ghotbi's contract expired at the end of the season and he decided to leave the club. His assistant, Hamid Estili , was very close to management but Kashani and other club officials resigned because of conflicts between them and

2156-510: The Iran Physical Education Department. Dariush Mostafavi was then selected as club chairman. Mostafavi promised to bring Ghotbi back. Negotiations were successful, and on 4 July 2008, Ghotbi signed a two-year contract with Persepolis. Ghotbi had many problems with Mostafavi and resigned on 19 November 2008. When talking to the popular Iranian show 90 , Ghotbi teared up when discussing leaving Persepolis and

2233-588: The Iran Professional League (IPL) and repeated the title in 2017-18 Season. The Following Season Persepolis again were champion for three times in a row. In the past, the number of teams was changed at various times. Since 2013, the league comprises 16 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from July to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at home and once away, resulting in each team competing in 30 games in total. Three points are awarded for

2310-609: The Iranian League; Persepolis had ended the season with 13 wins and 1 draw in 14 weeks. In 1972, Abdo announced Persepolis as the first professional football club in Iran. The club did not enter the domestic league and only played against foreign clubs; a few months later, it became amateur again. In 1973, the Takht Jamshid Cup was established. Persepolis won the inaugural Cup and again in 1975. That year, Persepolis lost just two matches of thirty matches. Persepolis

2387-486: The Iranian champion. The League was scaled down from 18 to 16 teams before the beginning of the next season. Foolad won the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup . Foolad saved their championship after they defeated Gostaresh Foulad away . The league changed its name from Persian Gulf Cup to Persian Gulf Pro League in 2014. The Iranian Football Federation decided also to change the logos of the Persian Gulf Pro League and of

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2464-414: The all-time table. Esteghlal was deducted one point in the 2013–14 season. Persepolis was deducted six points in the 2005–06 season. Persepolis was deducted six points in the 2007–08 season. Persepolis was deducted one point in the 2013–14 season. Sepahan was deducted three points in the 2007–08 season. Zob Ahan was deducted one point in the 2005–06 season. Tractor

2541-535: The club after Ansarifard resigned as chairman in June 2007. Habib Kashani became the club chairman in June 2007 and selected Afshin Ghotbi as head coach of Persepolis for the 2007–08 season. Ghotbi promised to lead Persepolis to the IPL championship; the club started the IPL with a 3–2 win over Sanat Naft . Persepolis was undefeated until the 17th round, where they suffered a 2–1 loss to Sepahan. On 9 January 2008,

2618-643: The club was placed under the management of the Physical Education Organization ( Persian : سازمان تربیت بدنی ). In 1981, the Physical Education Organization declared that the name of the club would change, but club officials, players and fans opposed the move. In protest, the team did not appear in a match against Homa in the Tehran league, losing 3–0 by default and handing Homa the championship. In 1986,

2695-527: The club was taken over by the Oppressed and Veterans Foundation and renamed Azadi ( transl.  freedom ; Persian : آزادی ). Players declared that they would not play for the club if the name change went through. After a brief period, the Foundation handed control back to the Physical Education Organization. On 16 February 1987, the Physical Education Organization renamed the club Pirouzi ( transl.  victory ; Persian : پیروزی ) with

2772-473: The cup. This version was used until 2004, when the team restored the Olympic rings and replaced the bulls with the Homa , a mythological bird and symbol used in the architecture of Persepolis. During the 2011–2012 season, and before 74th Tehran derby , the club released a new version of its logo This current version of the club's logo incorporates the previous version into a red shield-shaped frame and includes

2849-485: The decades in SD 240p and below, drawing criticism from the sports media. It was announced in 2024 that the image quality will be upgraded to HD in the coming years. The Persian Gulf Pro League has been sponsored since 2005. There have been four sponsors since the league's formation. The league championship trophy is made up of two parts, the main part is shiny Chrome and the smaller part shiny golden in color. The sides of

2926-601: The departure of Mohammad Nouri , the club named Hadi Norouzi as the captain for the 2015–16 season. Persepolis was also very active in the summer transfer season, adding Iranian international Ramin Rezaeian , Croatian defender Luka Marić and Honduras international Jerry Bengtson . On 1 October 2015, club captain Hadi Norouzi died in his sleep at the age of 30 after an apparent heart attack. After Norouzi's death, Persepolis improved their form and won several games in

3003-432: The disciplinary committee of the FFIRI penalized Sepahan with a five-point deduction because its fans had seriously injured a security soldier. This was later reduced to three points. Persepolis was also docked six points by FIFA because of unpaid wages to a number of former players. This placed Persepolis behind Sepahan in the standings. Near the end of the season, Sheys Rezaei and Mohammad Reza Mamani were expelled by

3080-451: The early 1970s, the players wore black shorts. White shorts were used in the late 1970s, and red shorts became predominant in the 1980s. In the 2006–07 season, fans saw the team wear red-and-white striped shirts. The away kit of the club usually includes a white background. When Persepolis was founded, the football team did not have a stadium, although it had gymnasiums, swimming pools and bowling alleys . Ali Abdo bought some land in

3157-506: The fans who had given him the nickname Emperor. Ghotbi left the team in mid-season after a series of losses and eventually became head coach of the Iran national football team . After the resignation of Ghotbi, his assistant Afshin Peyrovani was named as interim head coach of the club; he led the team in 11 matches in Iran Pro League , and was replaced with former Portugal and Saudi Arabia manager, Nelo Vingada . Vingada's contract

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3234-422: The final cup matchWith 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 financial benefits by doing so. The club did not win the Hazfi Cup in 2007, losing to Sepahan in the semi-finals. The club finished third in the 2006–07 IPL , and Denizli left

3311-399: The final match day. Esteghlal Rasht and East Azerbaijan's club Tractor had been relegated to the Azadegan League. Tractor took eight years to return to Iran's highest division The runner-up of the 2002–03 season, PAS Tehran , became the Iranian football champion of the 2003–04 Iran Pro League . It was the last Iranian championship for PAS Tehran. PAS Tehran's professional football team

3388-487: The first Iranian sport university in 2013. Dariuosh Soudi was appointed as the first president of the university and Mehdi Mahdavikia was the first student of this university. This university has 600 students and accepts students in thirteen different fields, including football and futsal coaching, fitness, sports reporting and match commentary. In June 2013, Persepolis launched Persepolis TV, available on Hot Bird satellite television. The manager of Persepolis TV

3465-508: The following season. Daei returned to the club and signed a three years contract before the start of 2013–14 season . Under Daei, Persepolis finished second with 55 points, 2 points behind champions Foolad . Persepolis retained its place in the AFC Champions League after a two-year absence. After a poor start to the 2014–15 season which left Persepolis in 9th place, Daei was sacked and replaced by Hamid Derakhshan . On 5 April 2015, Hamid Derakhshan resigned as head coach of Persepolis and

3542-422: The group stage. In 1969, Mahmoud Khayami , one of the founders of automobile company Iran National , negotiated with Persepolis and signed all former Shahin players, except for Aziz Asli and Mahmoud Khordbin, to his new team, Paykan Tehran F.C. Paykan won the championship that year, but the new players moved back to Persepolis at the end of the season. In 1971, Persepolis won its first ever championship in

3619-423: The last 15 minutes with 1–4. Payam Mashhad had to relegated alongside Bargh Shiraz and Damash . The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup was dominated by the two Isfahan based clubs Sepahan and Zob Ahan . Ultimately Sepahan won the league. Sepahan repeated their success by winning the 2010–11 and 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup . Esteghlal won the 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup and became for the eight time in their history

3696-540: The league another name. Since then, the league had been primarily known in Iran as Persian Gulf Cup (PGC). The Football Federation decided this to promote the Persian naming. The name of the Persian Gulf has been disputed by some Arab countries since the 1960s due to political and ethnic differences between Iran and Arab countries. The football Federation decided also to change the logo of the league. The final logo

3773-417: The league for the first time in club's history. Also the 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League was not decided until the last matchday. Esteghlal Khuzestan won the league in front of Persepolis and Esteghlal . Persepolis missed their opportunity winning the league after eight years. However, Persepolis dominated the next season and won the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League . Persepolis football team claimed

3850-448: The league. *GPGR: Goals Per Game Ratio The state-owned television channel IRIB has the broadcasting rights for the most matches of the Persian Gulf Pro League, Azadegan League and Hazfi Cup . Each match of Esteghlal and Persepolis is broadcasting by IRIB TV3 , IRIB's channel. After the 1979 revolution , the right to broadcast the Iranian leagues was exclusively given to IRIB . The organization broadcast matches throughout

3927-524: The location. The first design of Persepolis' crest used the Faravahar , an ancient Persian and Zoroastrian symbol depicting a man with three-feathered falcon wings. After using the crest on its shirt in its early years, the team stopped including the crest on its shirt until the 1980s. In the middle of the 1980s, the team created a new crest based on an image depicted on a column at Apadana . The image consists of two bull heads attached to one body, with

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4004-457: The management of Daei, Persepolis won back to back trophies for the first time in 13 seasons. After Daei's resignation, Hamid Estili , Mustafa Denizli , Manuel José and Yahya Golmohammadi managed Persepolis, for a record four head coaches over two seasons. Golmohammadi led Persepolis to the final of the Hazfi Cup , where they lost to Sepahan on penalties. After the Hazfi Cup, Golmohammadi announced that he would not be managing Persepolis

4081-405: The name of Persepolis in Persian and English. One of Persepolis' nicknames is Sorkhpoushan ( transl.  "the reds" ; Persian : سرخپوشان ), stemming from their traditional kit, which is predominantly red. From the foundation of the club, the common home kit includes a red shirt, red (in some seasons black or white) shorts and red socks. White and black colours are also seen in the kit. In

4158-468: The owner of Shahid Kazemi Stadium in the winter of 2016. The stadium, with a capacity of 15,000, is used for training sessions and friendly matches. The complex has a sauna, steam room, weight room, restaurant and conference room. In January 2017, the club announced they would renovate the complex by adding a second natural grass pitch, parking lots and a cafeteria, as well as upgrading the conference room, locker room, gym and swimming pool. Persepolis opened

4235-524: The players' agreement; fans still called the name Persepolis, however. On 10 April 2012, club chairman Mohammad Rouyanian announced that the club's official name was Persepolis. In the 1980s, the club only played in the Tehran League and various elimination tournaments. Persepolis was successful and maintained its popularity, winning the Tehran League five seasons in a row. During that time, Ali Parvin served as player-manager . The 1990s were

4312-401: The players. Khatib resigned as chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard was elected to the post by the club council. Arie Haan was brought in as the new manager, 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. Turkish manager Mustafa Denizli signed with the team on 17 August 2006. Denizili's first match was

4389-456: The quarterfinals in the AFC Champions League , for the first time in its current format, after defeating Qatari club Lekhwiya 1–0 in the Round of 16. Persepolis beat Saudi club Al Ahli 5–3 on aggregate to make it to the semi-finals, where they lost to Al Hilal 6–2 on aggregate. In 2018, Persepolis advanced to the AFC Champions League finals, losing 2–0 in the first leg. Persepolis were held to

4466-550: The runner up by 6 points. In the same year they were stopped by the Korean Pohang Steelers in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions' Cup .Persepolis finished third, defeating Iraq 's Al-Zawraa in the third place match in 1996–97 ACC . The team withdrew from National League in the following season because a large number of players were on the national team and the club had commitment to play in

4543-421: The season gave Persepolis a one-point lead and the first-ever IPL championship. Persepolis finished third in the 2002–03 season ; they also failed to advance out of the group stage in the newly created AFC Champions League . When Akbar Ghamkhar took over as club chairman, he made several changes in an effort to improve the team. He made player and staff salaries public, angering Parvin, the highest paid player on

4620-468: The start of the 2007–08 season the number of teams was increased from 16 to 18 teams. The professional football team of PAS Tehran was also dissolved before the start of the season. Instead of PAS Tehran a new club was founded in Hamadan and named PAS Hamedan . In 2008, Saba Battery was also moved from Tehran to Qom . Since then, the club is known as Saba Qom . The championship of the 2007–08 season

4697-507: The team after both players showed poor behaviour towards club players, coaches and management, and for other non-football related issues. Habib Kashani and Mahmoud Khordbin both suffered heart attacks during the season. Persepolis 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 , earning Persepolis its second championship in

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4774-409: The team. Ghamkhar hired coach Vinko Begović and entered into contracts with several prominent players. Persepolis had a good start in the 2003–04 season , but things deteriorated. Begović left the team and German manager Rainer Zobel was bought in. Ghamkhar was also replaced with Hojatollah Khatib , who brought back Parvin as the club's technical director. The club finished fifth in the standings in

4851-560: The third place match to Al-Hilal . The 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 Ali Karimi played for the club during those seasons. After the World Cup 1998 , several of Persepolis' best players were transferred to European clubs, but Persepolis maintained

4928-525: The trophy are taken from the armour of two Persian Achaemenid soldiers. This trophy also has references to the Persian Gulf. Every season, a new copy of this trophy, which takes about one and a half months to make, is made by artisans to be presented to the champions. Medals are also distributed. The medals and the championship trophy are made of brass metal , the medals and the championship trophy are both gold plated . Persepolis F.C. This

5005-751: Was Reza Rashidpour . The channel closed in October 2013, and was relaunched during the 2017–18 season. The team also operates an internet radio station through its official website. The station includes recordings that can be downloaded. Rouyanian negotiated an agreement with "Iran Seda" to air live commentary of the 77th Tehran derby, commentated by Eskandar Koti. The club began selling energy drinks since 2013. The club has also established these restaurants to improve its finances and bring in fans. The first restaurant opened in Shiraz . As of June 2023 , all three restaurants have closed. Persepolis plays in

5082-464: Was decided on the last matchday. Persepolis defeated Sepahan . Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz (today known as Rahian Kermanshah ) relegated to Azadegan League . The next season was dominated by Esteghlal and the two surprising teams Zob Ahan and Mes Kerman . Zob Ahan was the leading team after 75 minutes on matchday 34, before they lost their match against Foolad due to three conceded goals in

5159-410: Was deducted one point in the 2013–14 season. Malavan was deducted one point in the 2013–14 season. PAS Tehran was deducted one point in the 2006–07 season. Damash was deducted one point in the 2013–14 season. Steel Azin was formerly known as Ekbatan. Rahian Kermanshah was formerly known as Shirin Faraz. Tarbiat Yazd was formerly known as Shahid Ghandi. Gahar Zagros

5236-427: Was dissolved in 2007.. In 2004, the number of teams was increased from 14 to 16 teams. Foolad of Ahvaz became the first champion from Khuzestan Province . In the 2005–06 Iran Pro League Esteghlal celebrated their first championship since 2001. Shamoushak Noshahr and Shahid Ghandi (today known as Tarbiat Yazd ) relegated to Azadegan League. On 12 August 2006, the Iranian Football Federation decided to give

5313-507: Was established in 1942 by Dr. Abbas Ekrami , a teacher. Ekrami founded the club with the help of his young students and adopted the motto: " اول اخلاق، دوم درس، سوم ورزش " ( transl.  "Ethics first, education second, sports third" ). Shahin produced many talented players, including Parviz Dehdari , Masoud Boroumand , Homayoun Behzadi , Jafar Kashani , Hossein Kalani and Hamid Shirzadegan , as well as players who played for

5390-462: Was established in 1963 by Ali Abdo . Abdo had returned to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer. Persepolis F.C. started the 1968 season with Dehdari as manager. Under Dehdari, the club signed many of Shahin's former players, thereby retaining its popularity. The team was initially quite weak, and participated in Iran's second division. The best player on the team then was Mahmoud Khordbin . The club, using four Shahin players, had

5467-553: Was formerly known as Damash Lorestan. Shahr Khodro was deducted six points in the 2017–18 season. Esteghlal Khuzestan was deducted six points in the 2018–19 season. Shams Azar was deducted three points in the 2023–24 season. Notes: Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances. The official game reports can be found under the match schedule on iranleague.ir. The viewer numbers are noted in these. This results in average attendance. 2017 2016 2014 Players in bold are still active in

5544-439: Was not enough for Persepolis, as Esteghlal Khuzestan also won their game and were crowned champions of Persian Gulf Pro League 2015–16. Before the 2016–17 season, Persepolis added national team members Alireza Beiranvand , Jalal Hosseini and Vahid Amiri . Persepolis started the season strong and never dropped below third place. They set records for the lowest number of goals conceded and most points accumulated after 17 weeks in

5621-411: Was selected from over 130 designs and unveiled on 14 November 2006. Saipa won the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup . Until 2007 six different teams won the league title successively. A foreign player became the league's top goal scorer. Nigerian striker Daniel Olerum scored 17 goals in 27 matches for Aboomoslem . The winner of only two seasons before, Foolad , had to relegated to Azadegan League . Before

5698-522: Was temporarily replaced by Hossein Abdi . On the following day, former Iran national football team manager Branko Ivanković was named as new head coach of the club. On 15 May 2015, Ivanković won his first Tehran derby after a 1–0 victory over Esteghlal . Later that week, on 19 May 2015, Persepolis defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the first leg of AFC Champions League round of 16. In the second leg they lost 3–0 against Al-Hilal and were eliminated. After

5775-401: Was terminated at the end of the season. After Vingada was fired as head coach of the club, former Croatia and Dinamo Zagreb manager Zlatko Kranjčar was hired as his successor, but he was quickly replaced with former Persepolis and Iran national football team captain, Ali Daei . At the end of the 2009–10 Season, Persepolis finished fourth in the league, but they won the Hazfi Cup . In

5852-407: Was the manager and Amirali Abedini was the chairman. Persepolis joined the Iran Pro League (IPL) when it was formed in 2001. By the end of the inaugural season , they were in a close race with their rival Esteghlal , which led the league by two points going into the final day of the regular season. Esteghlal's loss to Malavan and Persepolis' 1–0 win against Fajr Sepasi in their last games of

5929-475: Was transferred to a consortium of six Iranian banks. Ten percent of the club's share is publicly available on the Tehran Stock Exchange . Persepolis was founded in 1963 by Ali Abdo and has been in the first division of Iranian football since 1968. The club has played at its home ground, Azadi Stadium , since 1973. They contest the Tehran Derby against rival team Esteghlal , a match that

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