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{{Persepolis F.C. sections}}
'''Persepolis Football Club''' ({{lang-fa|}}, {{IPA-fa|Perspolis}}) is an ] professional ] club based in ], ]. Persepolis F.C. was founded in 1963<ref name="Abdoh">http://hamshahrionline.ir/news-28723.aspx</ref> and has been competing in the first division of Iranian football since 1968. The team has reached legendary status in Iran, having dominated the Iranian league for decades and constantly impressed at Asian level.<ref name="FIFAProfile">http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1894534/</ref> Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the ] ].<ref name="fawiki">. {{fa icon}} 1 March 2011. In Misplaced Pages, The 💕. Retrieved 11:10, 1 March 2011, from </ref>

The club has played at its home ground, ], since 1971. According to ], Persepolis is one of the most popular football clubs in Asian Football alongside Al Hilal and Dalian Shide, and they are Iran's best supported club.<ref name="AFCClubProfile>http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl2012-club-profiles/38647</ref> They contest the ], which is regarded as one of the biggest in Asia, <ref name="FIFATehDerby">http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/classicderby/news/newsid=1165699.html#the+battle+tehran</ref> with arch rivals ], a match that is always closely followed by ] fans.<ref name="fawiki"/><ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} آشنایی با باشگاه
|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=29840 |publisher=]
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} ترجمه مقاله به فارسی) مجله ورلد ساکر)
|url=http://isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1219603
|publisher=], ]
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} تاریخچه
|url=http://fc-perspolis.com/Page/History
|publisher=Official club website
}}</ref>

Persepolis is one of the most successful football clubs in Iran with the most ] titles ] in Iranian football with 9 titles as well as 5 domestic ] titles. Persepolis has also won an ].<ref>http://fc-perspolis.com/mainsite/dynamicpages/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA.aspx</ref>

==History==
===Shahin F.C. (1942–1967)===
] serves as a symbol for the team.]]
] was established in 1942 by ], a teacher.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

Ekrami founded the club with help of some young students under the motto
{{cquote|{{Lang|fas| }} <br>''First ethics, second education, third sports.''<ref name="Ghermezeteh">{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} تاریخچه باشگاه از شاهين
|url=http://ghermezeteh.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=29
|publisher=ghermezeteh.com
}}</ref>|30px|30px|Shahin F.C. Motto}}
Shahin produced many talented players like ], ], ], ], ], ], and many more that played for ]. These talents made Shahin popular in the 1960s but its very popularity was viewed as a threat by the ] and the ''Keihan Varzeshi'' newspaper (Iran's most important sports publication at the time).<ref name="enhelal"/>
The conflict between them became worse and on 9 July 1967, two days after Shahin's 3–0 win against ], the Iran Sports Organization declared Shahin F.C. as dissolved.<ref name="enhelal">{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}}40 سال بعد از انحلال تاريخي شاهين
|url=http://www.etemaad.com/Released/86-04-14/225.htm|publisher=etemad.com
|accessdate=5 July 2007}}</ref> League attendance dropped and other clubs including ], ], and ] tried to sign Shahin players.

]

===Establishment early years (1963–1969)===
] was established in 1963 by ].<ref name="fawiki"/> Abdo had come to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer.<ref name="fawiki"/>

Persepolis F.C. started the 1968 season with Parviz Dehdari as manager.<ref name="fawiki"/> Despite the efforts to sign and disperse Shahin players to various clubs, ] and ] transferred the popularity of Shahin to Persepolis F.C. by taking most Shahin Players to join Persepolis.<ref name="fawiki"/> The team was initially quite weak, and participated in the 2nd division of the country. The best player on the team then was ].

The club, using four Shahin players, had 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, and Persepolis, along with Pas, ], and Oghab finished top of the group.

The next year they represented as the first Iranian club in the ] held in ], but they were not successful and were eliminated in the group stage.<ref name="fawiki"/>

===Takht Jamshid Cup (1969–1979)===
], ] and ]: Persepolis players in the ]]]

In 1962, the ] automobile factory was opened.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{en icon}} Factory's history
|url=http://www.ikco.com/about/history.aspx
|publisher=] Official website
}}</ref> In 1969, The boss of the factory, ], who was also the owner of a football team, was a big fan of Shahin. Khayami, who wanted to improve his football team, entered into negotiations with Persepolis and was able to get all the former Shahin players except ] and Mahmoud Khordbin to join his new team, ]{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}
Paykan won the championship that year, but the new players moved back to Persepolis at the end of the season.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

In 1971, longe soorakh won its first ever championship in the Iranian League.<ref name="fawiki"/>
Persepolis had an impressive 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, and a few months later it became amateur again.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}
Next year the ] was established.
Persepolis was won the inaugural Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973 and won it again in 1975.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} مسابقات قهرمانی لیگ باشگاههای فوتبال ایران
|url=http://parssport.ir/football/iran/iran%20pro%20league/iran_pro_league.htm
|publisher=parssport.ir
}}</ref>
Persepolis is the most successful club in the Takht Jamshid Cup league, clinching two championship titles and finishing three times as runner-up.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} باشگاه فرهنگي ورزشي پرسپولیس
|url=http://perspolis-ppp.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post_22.html
|publisher=perspolis-ppp.blogspot.com
}}</ref>

===Success under tough conditions (1979–1990)===

When the ] took place in 1979, Abdo returned to United States. Although Persepolis won the ], the club fell apart and many of the old players did not return.<ref name="Bowling">{{cite web
|title= {{fa icon}} سه سال بحرانی در پرسپولیس:سرگذشت تبعید از بولینگ به داوودیه
|url=http://www.etemaad.com/Released/86-07-05/225.htm
|publisher=Etemaad
}}</ref>

The club's property was sequestered by The Oppressed and Veterans Foundation ({{lang-fa|بنیاد مستضعفان و جانبازان}}) and the club placed under the responsibility of The Physical Education Department ({{lang-fa|سازمان تربیت بدنی}}) of Iran.<ref name="Bowling"/>
]
In 1981, the Physical Education Department declared that name of the club would change, but club officials, players, and fans opposed the move.<ref name="Pirouzi">{{cite web|title={{fa icon}} پرسپولیس چگونه پیروزی شد؟|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1386/860517/html/footbal5.htm|publisher=Iran Varzeshi
}}</ref> The team didn't appear in the match against ] in the Tehran league as a protest against the Physical Education Department. They lost the match 3–0 by defauly and Homa became champion.<ref name="Pirouzi"/> In 1986, The club was taken over by the Oppressed and Veterans Foundation and renamed ''Azadi'' ("freedom", {{lang-fa|آزادی}}).<ref name="Pirouzi"/> Players declared that they wouldn't play for the club if the name change went through.<ref name="Pirouzi"/> After a brief period the Foundation did not want the club any more, and it was taken over by the Physical Education Department again.
On 16 February 1987, the Physical Education Department renamed the club ''Pirouzi'' ("victory", {{lang-fa|پیروزی}}) with players' agreement,<ref name="Pirouzi"/> although fans still call the team by its original name, Persepolis.<ref name="Pirouzi"/> On 10 April 2012 the club chairman ] announced that the club will officially only be known as Persepolis.<ref>http://fc-perspolis.com/1391/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86/22/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA.aspx</ref>

In 1980s the club only played in the Tehran League and various elimination tournaments. Persepolis was successful during this time and maintained its popularity, winning the Tehran League five seasons in a row. During all that time, ] served as ].

===Revitalization (1990–2001)===

The 1990s were a dream decade for the team, with four league championships, two ]s, dozens of great players, and renewed support. At one point more than six Persepolis players were starters on ].<ref name="fawiki"/>

The team won the national championship in the ] season. At one point in that season they were 10 points behind ] ]. They came back and finished first, six points ahead of the league runner-up. They won the league again the next ], again finishing ahead of the runner up by six points. They were stopped by the ] side ] in the semi-finals of the ]. Persepolis finished third, defeating ] ] in the third 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 ] and ] 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, ]. They lost the third place match as well to ].

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 ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and many more were among the players who played for the club in those years.

After the ], several of Persepolis' best players were transferred to European clubs, but Persepolis was able to keep a talented squad. Future national team members ] and ] would join the team at this time. They won the ] championship as well as the Hazfi Cup that season. They also won the ] 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 ] was the chairman.

===IPL era (2001 – present)===
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 led the league by two points going into the final day of the regular season. Esteghlal's loss to ] and Persepolis' 1–0 win against ] in their last games of the season gave Persepolis a one point lead and another championship. Their ] season championship made them the first-ever IPL champions.<ref name="fawiki"/>

The ] season proved to be extremely difficult and Persepolis finished third, never managing to come close to the eventual winners, ]. They also fell apart in the newly created ], failing to advance out of the group stage.

When ] took over as club chairman, he made several changes in an effort to improve the team. He made public the amount of player and staff salaries, severely angering Parvin, the highest paid player on the team. Ghamkhar hired coach ], and entered into contracts with several prominent players. Persepolis started off very well in the ] season but things deteriorated. Begovic left the team and German manager ] was bought in. Parvin was brought back, taking the position of technical director. The club finished fifth in the standings in the ] season.

Ghamkhar was replaced with ]. He decided to bring back Parvin. The club experienced major financial problems as some of the spending decisions made in previous years had overextended the club. Persepolis finished the ] season in ninth place, the lowest it had ever placed. Parvin left the club in February 2006, vowing to never return to Persepolis, after a 4–2 loss to ] in ]. After the game, the fans began cursing at Ali Parvin and the players.

Khatib resigned as chairman and ] was elected to the post by the club council. ] was brought in as the new manager,<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Arie Haan signs with Perspolis
|url=http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299088
|publisher=bigsoccer.com
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Arie Haan starts his spell as Perspolis FC head coach – Iran
|url=http://iran.worldcupblog.org/group-d/arie-haan-starts-his-spell-as-perspolis-fc-head-coach.html
|publisher=worldcupblog.org
}}</ref> helping the team make it to the 2005–06 Hazfi Cup final, but he was fired by the club just before the ] season began. ] manager ] signed with the team on 17 August 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} دنیزلی سرمربی پرسپولیس شد
|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1385/850528/html/footbal1.htm#s203178
|publisher=Iran Varzeshi|accessdate=18 August 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20061017092204/http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1385/850528/html/footbal1.htm#s203178 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 17 October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Turkish trainer Denizli moves to Persepolis
|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=368499
|publisher=]|accessdate=18 August 2006}}</ref> 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 financial benefits by doing so.

The club did not win the Hazfi Cup the next year either, losing to ] in the semifinals in June 2007. The club finished third in the ], and Denizli left the club after Ansarifard resigned as chairman in June 2007.

====Emperor epoch====
]]]

] became the club chairman in June 2007 and selected ] as head coach of Persepolis for the ] season.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} با امضاى پيش قرارداد و ارسال به تهران،قطبی کمتر از 600 هزار دلار می گیرد
|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1386/860513/html/footbal5.htm#s287067
|publisher=Iran Varzeshi|accessdate=4 August 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Ghotbi Promised to lead Persepolis to the IPL championship<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} پایان شاهنامه بر ای کی خوشه؟ آبا قطبی به قولش عمل خواهد كرد؟
|url=http://www.iransoccer.ir/article-print-6584.html
|publisher=Iransoccer.ir
|accessdate=16 June 2008}}</ref> and started the IPL with a 3–2 win over ]. Persepolis was undefeated until the 17th round, where they sufered a 2–1 loss to Sepahan.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} 16 هفته متوالی بدون شکست
|url=http://perspolis-club.net/news.aspx?id=3891
|publisher=Persepolis Official Website
|accessdate=3 August 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On 9 January 2008, the disciplinary committee of the ] announced because of a serious injury to a security soldier by the Sepahan fans, Sepahan would be charged with a five-point deduction. This was later reduced to three points. Persepolis was also docked six points by ] because of unpaid wages to a number of former players.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fi icon}} KuPS voitti pitkän kiistan siirtokorvauksesta
|url=http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2008/03/618558
|publisher=mtv3.fi|accessdate=2 March 2008}}</ref> This placed Persepolis behind Sepahan in the standings.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} CAS to hear Iran appeal against FIFA
|url=http://www.aol.in/sports/story/2008051314260030400831/2050/index.html
|publisher=]|accessdate=13 May 2008}}</ref>
Near the end of the season ] and ] 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.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}}شيث رضايي از پرسپوليس اخراج شد
|url=http://www.footballroad.com/news/news.aspx?ID=11996
|publisher=Footballroad.com
}}</ref> ] and ] both suffered heart attacks.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}}حبیب کاشانی در بخش سی سی یو بیمارستان بستری شد
|url=http://www.footballroad.com/news/news.aspx?ID=12034
|publisher=Footballroad.com
}}</ref> 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 ] scored a 90+6th minute goal in front of over 110,000 fans in ] to give Persepolis its second championship in the IPL and a berth in the ].<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Persepolis crowned Iran champions|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166592580.html|publisher=] Official Website|accessdate=18 May 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Persepolis Champions Of Iran With Injury-Time Winner|url=http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=699841|publisher=Goal.com|accessdate=17 May 2008}}</ref> In the ] ceremony Persepolis, Afshin Ghotbi, and ] won the ], ], and ] of the year titles.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} خليلي در مراسم توپ طلا تشويق شد
|url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_site/FullStory/?Id=13884
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} از سوي خبرگزاري فوتبال بهترين‌هاي ايران معرفي شدند
|url=http://www.footballiran.ir/Negaresh_Site/Fullstory/?Id=13882
}}</ref>

Ghotbi's contract expired at the end of the season and he decided to leave the club.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}}Ghotbi quits as Persepolis coach|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_166920206.html
|publisher=AFC.com ] official website|accessdate=31 May 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Ghotbi quits after triumph|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=783900.html#coach+quits+after+triumph
|publisher=FIFA.com ] official website|accessdate=30 May 2008}}</ref> His assistant, ], was very close to management but, ] and other club officials resigned because of conflicts between them and the Iran Physical Education Department.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} حبيب كاشانى استعفا كرد|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=58788
|publisher=]
|accessdate=18 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} كاشاني: علي‌آبادي وادارم كرد بروم|url=http://www.iran-varzeshi.com/1387/870328/html/footbal4.htm#s349506
|publisher=Iran Varzeshi
}}</ref> ] was selected as club chairman.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} داريوش مصطفوي مديرعامل باشگاه پرسپوليس شد
|url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8704021199
|publisher=]
|accessdate=23 June 2008}}</ref> Mostafavi promised to bring Ghotbi back. Negotiations were successful, and on 4 July 2008, Ghotbi signed a two-year contract with Persepolis.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Ghotbi returns to Persepolis
|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_167477254.html
|publisher=AFC.com ] official website
|accessdate=4 July 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= {{fa icon}} جزئيات قرارداد ۲ ساله قطبي
|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/News/?id=60218
|publisher=]
|accessdate=5 July 2008}}</ref> Ghotbi had many problems with Mostafavi and resigned on 19 November 2008. When talking to the popular Iranian show 90, Ghotbi showed tears before leaving Persepolis and the fans that loved him who had given him the nickname Emperor.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Afshin Ghotbi Interview Before Leaving Perspolis
|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8tH0yJSEOU
|publisher=Youtube
}}</ref>

However, Ghotbi left the team in mid-season after a series of losses and eventually became head coach of the Iranian National Team.<ref>{{cite web|title= {{en icon}} Iran: Afshin Ghotbi Resigns From Persepolis
|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1277/west-asia/2008/11/21/974547/iran-afshin-ghotbi-resigns-from-persepolis
|publisher=]
}}</ref>

==Colours and crest==
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]
Persepolis was named after the historical landmark, ], the capital of the ].<ref name="fawiki"/> The club logo incorporates elements from the location.

The first design of Persepolis' crest used the ], an ancient ] and ] symbol.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} The Faravahar is a man with falcon wings, each with three feathers. Faravahar looks toward and rises its hand toward ]. This version of the crest only used in early years. After that there was not a crest on the shirt until the 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} In the middle of the 1980s the design of the crest changed. This version had two bull heads attached to one body as seen on a column at ].{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} The bull points to a cup. ] are seen under the cup. The bull is the symbol of productivity in ancient Persia beliefs and ] and the cup on the top of the column represents the championship. This version was a more detailed version of the current crest. In the 1990s the crest changed again and became more stylized;{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} the Olympic rings were dropped and the cup became more explicit. This version used until 2004;{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} the current crest is simpler still. The Olympic rings return to the crest and the bull of past versions is turned into ], another ] and symbol used in the architecture of Persepolis.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

One of Persepolis' nicknames is ''Sorkhpoushan'' ("The Reds", {{lang-fa|سرخپوشان}}), stemming from their traditional kit, which is predominantly red.<ref name="fawiki"/> 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 the early 1970s the shorts were black; white shorts were used in the late 1970s, and red shorts became predominant in the 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

In the ] season, fans saw the team wear red and white striped shirts. The away kit of the club is commonly with a white background.{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}}

==Stadium and facilities==
{{Main|Azadi Stadium}}
] match during the last week of the ] at the ]. Azadi Stadium hosted over 100,000 fans for this match.]]
When Persepolis F.C. was created, the sport club already had a number of buildings such as gymnasiums, swimming pools, and bowling alleys in the Bowling Abdo Complex. The facility is in the north of Tehran and was renamed Shahid Chamran Bowling after the revolution.<ref name="fawiki"/> There was initially no stadium for the football team. Ali Abdo bought some land in the ] area of Tehran and constructed a stadium there.<ref name="KV"/> At the time it was known as Apadana stadium. Persepolis played only one game at the stadium<ref name="KV"/> due to poor organization of the seating and a lack of co-operation with other Iranian clubs.<ref name="KV"/> Persepolis only used the stadium as a training ground.<ref name="KV"/>

Around the time of the ] in 1979, Abdo had to sell much of the club's property to keep the club functioning due to its poor financial situation and the overall neglect of sport during the 1980s in Iran. Abdo sold Apadana Stadium to ] For 200,000 Tomans in 1974.<ref name="KV">{{Khabare Varzeshi Magazine/Norouz 1387/Page 25}}</ref> Apadana Stadium is now called ]. Bowling Abdo burnt down and Abdo returned to the United States. Club properties were confiscated by The Oppressed and Veterans Foundation (Bonyad Mostazafan, {{lang-fa|بنیاد مستضعفان و جانبازان}}).

Before the construction of ] in 1971, Persepolis played its matches at ] (Shahid Shiroudi) Stadium. They have played almost all of their home games at Azadi Stadium, except for the ] season, when they played all but two of their home matches at Tehran's ] while renovations were taking place at Azadi.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} استاديوم فوتبال – زمين چمن
|url=http://www.azadisportcomplex.com/amaken.asp?id=7378
|publisher=Azadi sport complex Website
}}</ref>

In mid 2006 Persepolis considered buying Shahre Ghods Stadium,<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} ظرفیت ورزشگاه اختصاصی پرسپولیس به 50 هزارنفر افزایش می یابد
|url=http://perspolis-club.net/News.aspx?id=253
|publisher=Persepolis Official Website
|accessdate=23 February 2006
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> but the deal fell through due to Persepolis' poor financial situation and the long distance between the city center and the stadium.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} واگذاری ورزشگاه شهرقدس به پرسپولیس کذب محض است / مسئولان پرسپولیس عجولانه اظهارنظر کردند
|url=http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=299165
|publisher=]
|accessdate=9 December 2006
}}</ref> The only property the club currently has is its club headquarters, built on land given to the club by the ].<ref name="fawiki"/>

The youth clubs of Persepolis train and play their matches at ].<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} ورزشگاه "شهید درفشی فر" باز سازی خواهد شد
|url=http://www.perspolis-club.ir/News.aspx?newsId=283
|publisher=Persepolis official website
|accessdate=1 May 2007
|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070426142008/http://perspolis-club.ir/News.aspx?newsId=283 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 26 April 2007}}</ref>
In July 2008 the club used ] for first-team training.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} حضور تیم پرسپولیس در ورزشگاه کارگران
|url=http://perspolis-club.net/news.aspx?id=3717
|publisher=Persepolis official website
|accessdate=2 July 2008
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Supporters and rivalries==
Persepolis is one of the highest supported teams in ]. It is said in unofficial counts that the club has over 30 million fans.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} برگشتم تا پرسپولیس را قهرمان آسیا کنم
|url=http://www.iranseda.com/showFullItem/?r=59729
|publisher=iranseda.com
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} افشین قطبی سرانجام از پرسپولیس رفت
|url=http://www.fararu.com/vdchw6nz.23nzwdftt2.html
|publisher=fararu.com
}}</ref>
The club is based in Tehran and is popular in all parts of country. Persepolis also has a fan base in ]<ref>https://balatarin.com/permlink/2008/5/20/1309218</ref> and ] countries.<ref>{{cite web
|title={{fa icon}} عماد رضا سر دو راهى پرسپوليس – سپاهان(پرسپوليس حتى در عراق هم محبوب است )
|url=http://www.iransoccer.ir/article7574.html
|publisher=iransoccer.ir
|accessdate=2 July 2008
}}</ref>{{Citation needed|Better Reference|date=March 2011}}

==Rivalries==
{{details3|], ], and ] }}
Persepolis is one side of Iran's most important football match which is called ].<ref name="fawiki"/> The rivalry between Persepolis and ] was derived from the previous significant derby between ] and ].

After the departure of Shahin players to Persepolis, the club became too popular and its arch-rival Taj (meaning "crown" in Persian) was the royal team supported by the ] of Iran, ]. As the two biggest and most successful clubs in Iran, nowadays the rivalry continues on an annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the championship. In each transfer season, both clubs try to attract rival team players.

Another Persepolis rival is ], the club based in ].<ref name="fawiki"/> Both clubs were dependent upon Shahin; one hired most of the Shahin players in its early years and the other was the branch of Shahin F.C. in Esfahan. The rivalry renewed in the early 2000s (decade), when Esfahan rose in ]. Sepahan and ] became strong, replacing Tehran popular teams in the ] season. Both of Iran's important football competitions, ] and the ], were won by Esfahan teams that season.
Persepolis also had a derby against the now dissolved club, ].

==Players==
===First-team squad===
:''See also'': '']''
<sup>*</sup>'''Bold''' players are National players<br>
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{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
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{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=IRN|name=''']'''}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=IRN|name=''']'''}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=FW|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=FW|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=FW|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs player|no=40|pos=MF|nat=IRN|name=]}}
{{Fs end}}
''For recent transfers, see '']''. <br>
''For more on the reserve and academy squads, see ].''

===Notable players===
''For notable players see ].''<br>
''For details on former players see ].''<br>
<ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref><ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref></ref>

===Club captains===
{{Main|List of Persepolis F.C. captains}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
!Name
!Nat
!Career in <br>Persepolis
!Captaincy
!Shirt<br>Num
|-
| <center>1
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1967–70
| 1967–70
| <center>5
|-
| <center>2
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1967–74
| 1971–72
| <center>6
|-
| <center>3
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1967–74
| 1972–74
| <center>10
|-
| <center>4
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1967–74
| <center>1974
| <center>4
|-
| <center>5
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1967–76
| 1974–75
| <center>2
|-
| <center>6
| ]
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| 1970–88
| 1975–88
|<center>7
|-
| <center>7
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1976–94
| 1988–92
| <center>5
|-
| <center>8
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1985–88<br>1989–98
| 1992–96
| <center>17
|-
| <center>9
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1988–97
| <center>1996
| <center>8
|-
| <center>10
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1994-00
| 1996-00
| <center>1
|-
| <center>11
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1993-04
| 2000–03
| <center>5
|-
| <center>12
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1994–96<br>2003–04
| 2003–04
| <center>10
|-
| <center>13
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1996–97<br>2002–10
| 2004–10
|<center>6
|-
| <center>14
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 2000–12
| 2010–11
|<center>1
|-
| <center>14
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 2007–11
| <center>2011
|<center>3
|-
| <center>15
| ]
| {{flagicon|IRN}}
| 1998–01<br>2008–09<br>2011–
| 2011–
|<center>8
|-
|}

==Managers==
===Notable managers===
The table below shows Persepolis managers that have won noteworthy titles or had a great impact on the team. For a more detailed and chronological list of Persepolis managers from 1964 onwards with their trophies, see ].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Nat
!Period
!Trophies
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
|1967–69
| <small>]:1969 Runner-up<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1971–76
| <small>]: 1971 Winner<br>]: ] Winner – ] Runner-up<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
|1976
| <small> ]: ] Winner <small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Iran}}
|1982–93<br>1998–03<br>2005–06
| <small>]: ] Winner<br>]: ], ] Winners – ], ] Runners-up<br>]: 1989 Winner<br>]: 1990 Runner-up<br>]: 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988 Winners – 1981, 1983 Runner-up<br>]: 1982, 1987 Winners – 1981 Runner-up<br>]: 1987, 1991, ] Winners<br>]: 1991 Winner – 1993 Runner-up<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|1994–97
| <small>
]: ], ] Winners<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Turkey}}
|2006–07<br>2011–
|<small>
]: ] Runner-up<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|IRN}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}}
|2007–08
|<small>
]: ] Winner<small>
|-
|]
|{{flagicon|Iran}}
|2009–11
|<small>
]: ], ] Winner<small>
|}

===IPL managers===
{{Main|Statistics of Persepolis F.C. managers in IPL}}
''Only ] matches are counted.''

Last updated 11 May 2012.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Name
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="6"|Record
|-
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win%!!Final Position
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|align=left|June 2001
|align=left|June 2003
{{WDL|52|24|21|7}}||''(01–02)'' '''1st''',<br/>''(02–03)'' '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}}
|align=left|August 2003
|align=left|September 2004
{{WDL|26|10|9|7}}||'''5th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}}
|align=left|September 2004
|align=left|June 2005
{{WDL|30|16|7|7}}||'''4th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|align=left|June 2005
|align=left|February 2006
{{WDL|21|7|7|7}}||''(05–06)'' ''(till week 21)'' '''9th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}}
|align=left|February 2006
|align=left|May 2006
{{WDL|10|2|4|4}}||''(05–06)'' '''9th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}}
|align=left|September 2006
|align=left|June 2007
{{WDL|30|14|11|5}}||'''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}}
|align=left|August 2007
|align=left|November 2008
{{WDL|48|24|15|9}}||''(07–08)'' '''1st''',<br/>''(08–09)'' ''(till week 14)'' '''4th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|align=left|November 2008
|align=left|February 2009
{{WDL|11|6|3|2}}||''(08–09)'' ''(till week 25)'' '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}}
|align=left|February 2009
|align=left|May 2009
{{WDL|9|3|3|3}}||''(08–09)'' '''5th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}}
|align=left|July 2009
|align=left|December 2009
{{WDL|21|8|9|4}}||''(09–10)'' ''(till week 21)'' '''3rd'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|align=left|December 2009
|align=left|June 2011
{{WDL|47|22|12|13}}||''(09–10)'' '''4th''',<br/>''(10–11)'' '''4th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|align=left|June 2011
|align=left|December 2011
{{WDL|15|5|5|5}}||''(11-12)'' ''(till week 15)'' '''9th'''
|-
|align=left|]
|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}}
|align=left|December 2011
|align=left|Present
{{WDL|17|5|5|7}}||''0'' '''0'''

==Achievements==

{{Main|Persepolis F.C. Honours}}

===National titles===

*'''] (Record)'''<ref name="AFC"/><ref>{{cite web
|title={{Fa icon}} دستاوردها
|url=http://fc-perspolis.com/Page/achievements
|publisher=Persepolis Official Website
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{En icon}} Persepolis F.C. Honours
|url=http://www.mirsalsports.com/agency/perspolis1.htm
|publisher=Mirsalsports
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{Fa icon}} افتخارات باشگاه پرسپولیس
|url=http://ghermezeteh.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=30
|publisher=Ghermezeteh.com
|accessdate=8 September 2006
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{Fa icon}} حاج عباس برای بار سوم روی صندلی مدیرعاملی
|url=http://jahanevarzesh.ir/iran.news.php?news_id=3448
|publisher=Jahanevarzesh.ir
|accessdate=6 January 2009
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|title={{En icon}} Victory name of Persepolis' game
|url=http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=1040601.html#victory+name+persepolis+game
|publisher=]
|accessdate=24 March 2009
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

:Winners (9): ''] ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ]
:Runners-Up (7): ''], ], ], ], ], ], ]''
]

*''']'''
:Winners (5): ''], ], ], ], ]
:Runners-Up (1): '']''

*''']'''
:Winner: ''1979''

*''']'''
:Winners (7): 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991''

*''']'''
:Winner : ''1992''

*''']'''
:Winners (4): 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987''

===Asian titles===

*''']'''
:Winner: '']''*
:Runner-Up: '']''
:<small>(* ''First ever winners'')</small>

*''']'''
:third place (3): ''], ], ]''

===Unofficial titles===

*{{flagicon|IRN}} ''']'''
:Winner: ''1982''

*{{flagicon|UAE}} '''] Friendship Cup'''


*{{flagicon|IRN}} ''']'''
:Winner: '']''

===Honours===

*] : 4th Place

*]
:]

*Best Team Month Football Asia
:February 1998

==Individual honours==

''']'''
:The following player have won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year award while playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1997 – ]

'''IFFHS' World's Best Goal Scorers of the Year'''
:The following players were worlds best International Goalscorer (national + Club) while playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1996 – ] (22 goals)
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 2004 – ] (17 goals)
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1997 – ] Second (20 goals)

''']'''
:The following players have won the Asian Footballer of the Year award after playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1999 – ]
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 2003 – ]
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 2004 – ]
:The following players were in contention for the Asian Footballer of the Year while playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1990 – ] Runner-up
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1996 – ] Runner-up
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1997 – ] Runner-up
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1997 – ] Second Runner-up

''']'''
:The following players were captains of the Iranian National team at the World Cup while playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} 1978 – ]
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1998 – ]
:The following players were captains of the Iranian National team at the World Cup after playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 2006 – ]

''']'''
:The following player have won the AFC Asian Cup MVP Award award while playing for Persepolis:
:*{{flagicon|Iran|current}} 1996 – ]

== Sponsorship ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*Main sponsor: ''']'''<ref>http://fc-perspolis.com/</ref>
*Official shirt manufacturer: ''']'''
*Official sponsor: ''']'''<ref>{{cite web
|title=جلسه کاشانی با مدیرعامل هواپیمایی آسمان{{fa icon}}
|url=http://fc-perspolis.com/2012/جلسه_کاشانی_با_مدیرعامل_هواپیمایی_آسمان_
|publisher=fc-perspolis.com
}}</ref>
{{col-2}}
*Main sponsor in ACL: ''']'''
*Official sponsor: ''''''
*Official water: ''']'''
{{col-end}}

===Shirt sponsors and manufacturers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ '''Persepolis League Sponsors'''
!Period
!colspan=2|Kit Manufacturer
!colspan=4|Shirt Sponsor
|-
|1996–1997
|colspan=2|Shekari
|colspan=4|
|-
|1997–1998
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Nahangi
|rowspan=3 colspan=4|]
|-
|1998–1999
|-
|1999–2000
|rowspan=4 colspan=2|Jouraban
|-
|2000–2001
|colspan=4|]
|-
|2001–2002
|colspan=2|]
|colspan=2|
|-
|2002–2003
|colspan=4|]
|-
|2003–2004
|Jouraban
|]
|colspan=4|
|-
|2004–2005
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|Nahangi
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|Jaguar
|-
|2005–2006
|
|]
|
|]
|-
|2006–2007
|colspan=2|Hessari
|]
|
|colspan=2|]
|-
|2007–2008
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|]
|colspan=3|
|]
|-
|2008–2009
|None
|colspan=3|]
|-
|2009–2010
|Hessari
|]
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|-
|2010–2011
|rowspan=2 colspan=2|]
|colspan=4|
|-
|2011–2012
|colspan=2|
|]
|
|}

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