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	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>		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==		==Colours and crest==

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Football club

Persepolis

File:Persepolis Teheran Logo(2012).png

Full name

Perspolis Tehran Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Reds (سرخپوشان)

Founded

December 1963

Ground

Azadi Stadium
West Tehran

Capacity

100,000

Owner

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

League

Iran Pro League, 12th

Website

http://fc-perspolis.com/

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Current season

Departments of Persepolis


Football (Men's)	Football (Women's)	Handball

Taekwondo	Swimming	Weightlifting

Futsal (Men's)	Futsal (Women's)	Volleyball

Wheelchair basketball	Judo	Basketball

Wrestling	Goalball	Chess

Persepolis Football Club (Template:Lang-fa, Persian pronunciation: [Perspolis]) is an Iran Pro League professional football club based in Tehran, Iran. Persepolis F.C. was founded in 1963 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. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club.

The club has played at its home ground, Azadi Stadium, since 1971. According to AFC, 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. They contest the Tehran derby, which is regarded as one of the biggest in Asia, with arch rivals Esteghlal, a match that is always closely followed by Iranian football fans.

Persepolis is one of the most successful football clubs in Iran with the most domestic league titles record in Iranian football with 9 titles as well as 5 domestic cup titles. Persepolis has also won an Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Colours and crest

Persepolis home kit in 1999

File:Persepolis FC Crest History.jpg

The progression of Persepolis' crest since the Club's formation.

Persepolis was named after the historical landmark, Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The club logo incorporates elements from the location.

The first design of Persepolis' crest used the Faravahar, an ancient Persian and Zoroastrian symbol. The Faravahar is a man with falcon wings, each with three feathers. Faravahar looks toward and rises its hand toward Ahura Mazda. This version of the crest only used in early years. After that there was not a crest on the shirt until the 1980s. 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 Apadana. The bull points to a cup. Olympic rings are seen under the cup. The bull is the symbol of productivity in ancient Persia beliefs and Persian Literature 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; the Olympic rings were dropped and the cup became more explicit. This version used until 2004; the current crest is simpler still. The Olympic rings return to the crest and the bull of past versions is turned into Homa, another mythological creature and symbol used in the architecture of Persepolis.

One of Persepolis' nicknames is Sorkhpoushan ("The Reds", Template:Lang-fa), 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 the early 1970s the shorts were black; white shorts were used in the late 1970s, and red shorts became predominant in the 1980s.

In the 2006–2007 season, fans saw the team wear red and white striped shirts. The away kit of the club is commonly with a white background.

Stadium and facilities

Main article: Azadi Stadium

17 May 2008: Persepolis-Sepahan match during the last week of the 7th IPL at the Azadi Stadium. 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. There was initially no stadium for the football team. Ali Abdo bought some land in 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 due to poor organization of the seating and a lack of co-operation with other Iranian clubs. Persepolis only used the stadium as a training ground.

Around the time of the Iranian Islamic Revolution 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 Rah Ahan F.C. For 200,000 Tomans in 1974. Apadana Stadium is now called Rah Ahan Stadium. Bowling Abdo burnt down and Abdo returned to the United States. Club properties were confiscated by The Oppressed and Veterans Foundation (Bonyad Mostazafan, Template:Lang-fa).

Before the construction of Azadi Stadium in 1971, 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 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. 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. In July 2008 the club used Karegaran Stadium for first-team training.

Supporters and rivalries

Persepolis is one of the highest supported teams in Iranian football. It is said in unofficial counts that the club has over 30 million fans. The club is based in Tehran and is popular in all parts of country. Persepolis also has a fan base in Afghanistan and Persian Gulf countries.

Rivalries

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Persepolis is one side of Iran's most important football match which is called The Sorkhabi derby.

The rivalry between Persepolis and Esteghlal was derived from the previous significant derby between Shahin and Taj.

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 Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza. 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 Sepahan, the club based in Esfahan. 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 Iran football. Sepahan and Zob Ahan became strong, replacing Tehran popular teams in the 2002–2003 season. Both of Iran's important football competitions, IPL and the Hazfi Cup, were won by Esfahan teams that season. Persepolis also had a derby against the now dissolved club, Pas Tehran.

Players

First-team squad

See also: Persepolis F.C. season 2012–13

Bold players are National players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Shahab Gordan
2	DF	IRN	Mehdi Mahdavikia
4	DF	IRN	Jalal Hosseini
6	DF	IRN	Mohsen Bengar
7	MF	IRN	Hamidreza Aliasgari
9	MF	IRN	Mohammad Ghazi
10	FW	IRN	Gholamreza Rezaei
12	FW	LBY	Eamon Zayed
13	DF	IRN	Hossein Mahini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	IRN	Mohammad Nouri
16	DF	IRN	Mehrdad Pouladi
17	FW	IRN	Javad Kazemian
20	DF	IRN	Alireza Noormohammadi
22	DF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
23	MF	IRN	Amir Hossein Feshangchi
24	FW	IRN	Hadi Norouzi
28	DF	IRN	Hossein Kanaani
40	MF	IRN	Afshin Esmaeilzadeh

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2012.
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Reserves and Academy.

Notable players

For notable players see List of Persepolis F.C. players.
For details on former players see Category:Persepolis F.C. players.

Club captains

Main article: List of Persepolis F.C. captains

#	Name	Career in Persepolis	Captaincy	Shirt Num
1	Hamid Jasemian	1967–70	1967–70	5
2	Buyuk Vatankhah	1967–74	1971–72	6
3	Homayoun Behzadi	1967–74	1972–74	10
4	Jafar Kashani	1967–74	1974	4
5	Ebrahim Ashtiani	1967–76	1974–75	2
6	Ali Parvin	1970–88	1975–88	7
7	Mohammad Panjali	1976–94	1988–92	5
8	Farshad Pious	1985–88 1989–98	1992–96	17
9	Mojtaba Moharrami	1988–97	1996	8
10	Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh	1994-00	1996-00	1
11	Afshin Peyrovani	1993-04	2000–03	5
12	Ali Daei	1994–96 2003–04	2003–04	10
13	Karim Bagheri	1996–97 2002–10	2004–10	6
14	Alireza Haghighi	2000–12	2010–11	1
14	Sepehr Heidari	2007–11	2011	3
15	Ali Karimi	1998–01 2008–09 2011–	2011–	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 List of Persepolis F.C. managers. For List of the statistics of the IPL managars see Statistics of Persepolis F.C. managers in IPL

Name	Period	Trophies
Parviz Dehdari	1967–69	Hazfi Cup:1969 Runner-up
Alan Rogers	1971–76	Iran local league: 1971 Winner Takht Jamshid Cup: 1973–74 Winner – 1974–75 Runner-up
Buyuk Vatankhah	1976	Takht Jamshid Cup: 1975–76 Winner
Ali Parvin	1982–93 1998–03 2005–06	Iran Pro League: 2001–02 Winner Azadegan League: 1998–99, 1999–00 Winners – 1992–93, 2000–01 Runners-up 17th of Shahrivar league: 1989 Winner Qods League: 1990 Runner-up Tehran provincial league: 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988 Winners – 1981, 1983 Runner-up Tehran Hazfi Cup: 1982, 1987 Winners – 1981 Runner-up Hazfi Cup: 1987, 1991, 1998–99 Winners Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1991 Winner – 1993 Runner-up
Stanko Poklepović	1994–97	Azadegan League: 1995–96, 1996–97 Winners
Mustafa Denizli	2006–07 2011–	Hazfi Cup: 2005–06 Runner-up
Afshin Ghotbi	2007–08	Iran Pro League: 2007–08 Winner
Ali Daei	2009–11	Hazfi Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11 Winner

Honours

Main article: Persepolis F.C. Honours

National titles

Iranian Football League (Record)

Winners (9): 1971–72 1973–74, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08

Runners-Up (7): 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01

Hazfi Cup

Winners (5): 1987–88, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2010–11

Runners-Up (1): 2005–06

Espandi Cup

Winner: 1979

Tehran provincial league

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

Tehran Super Cup

Winner : 1992

Tehran Hazfi Cup

Winners (4): 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987

Asian titles

Asian Cup Winners Cup

Winner: 1991*

Runner-Up: 1993

(* First ever winners)

Unofficial titles

Vahdat International Cup

Winner: 1982

Sharjah Friendship Cup

Winner: 1995

Velayat International Cup

Winner: 2011

Other Achievements

IFFHS continental Clubs of the 20th century : 4th Place

Iranian Team of the year

2007–08

Best Team Month Football Asia

February 1998

Individual honours

Asian Young Footballer of the Year

The following player have won the Asian Young Footballer of the Year award while playing for Persepolis:

1997 – Mehdi Mahdavikia

IFFHS' World's Best Goal Scorers of the Year

The following players were worlds best International Goalscorer (national + Club) while playing for Persepolis:

1996 – Ali Daei (22 goals)
2004 – Ali Daei (17 goals)
1997 – Karim Bagheri Second (20 goals)

Asian Footballer of the Year

The following players have won the Asian Footballer of the Year award after playing for Persepolis:

1999 – Ali Daei
2003 – Mehdi Mahdavikia
2004 – Ali Karimi

The following players were in contention for the Asian Footballer of the Year while playing for Persepolis:

1990 – Farshad Pious Runner-up
1996 – Ali Daei Runner-up
1997 – Khodadad Azizi Runner-up
1997 – Karim Bagheri Second Runner-up

Iran World Cup captains

The following players were captains of the Iranian National team at the World Cup while playing for Persepolis:

1978 – Ali Parvin
1998 – Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh

The following players were captains of the Iranian National team at the World Cup after playing for Persepolis:

2006 – Ali Daei

AFC Asian Cup MVP Award

The following player have won the AFC Asian Cup MVP Award award while playing for Persepolis:

1996 – Khodadad Azizi

Sponsorship

Main sponsor: Opel
Official shirt manufacturer: Uhlsport
Official sponsor: Iran Aseman Airlines

Main sponsor in ACL: Audi
Official sponsor: Sadra Khodro
Official water: Damavand Mineral Water Co.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

**Persepolis League Sponsors**
Period	Kit Manufacturer		Shirt Sponsor
1996–1997	Shekari		INSCO
1997–1998	Nahangi		Aiwa
1998–1999	Nahangi
1999–2000	Jouraban
2000–2001			Samsung
2001–2002			NEC		Tidi
2002–2003			Samsung
2003–2004	Jouraban	Daei	Pars Television
2004–2005	Nahangi		Perspower		Jaguar
2005–2006	Nahangi		Bomba	Dariush Hotel	Shahr Aftab	Giordano
2006–2007	Hessari		Irtoya	Ecut	Irancell
2007–2008	Uhlsport		City Credit Cooperative			Shahrvand
2008–2009	Uhlsport		None	Marrybrown
2009–2010	Hessari	Uhlsport	Behgol		Tehran Municipality
2010–2011	Uhlsport		City Bank
2011–2012	Uhlsport		City Bank		Opel	Persepolis Card

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