2000–01 Persepolis F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the Persepolis's 10th season in the Azadegan League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship. Persepolis was captained by Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.

Persepolis

2000–01 season
Chairman	Amir Abedini
Manager	Ali Parvin
Stadium	Azadi Stadium
Azadegan League	Runners-up
Hazfi Cup	Round of 16
Asian Club Championship	Third place
Top goalscorer	League: B. Rahbarifar (7 goals) All: A. Karimi (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	110,000 (against Esteghlal)
Home colours Away colours

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (captain)
2	DF	IRN	Younes Bahonar
3	DF	IRN	Hassan Khanmohammadi
4	DF	IRN	Ali Ansarian
5	DF	IRN	Afshin Peyrovani (vice captain)
6	MF	IRN	Ebrahim Asadi
7	MF	IRN	Hamid Estili
8	MF	IRN	Ali Karimi
10	FW	IRN	Edmond Bezik
11	MF	IRN	Hamed Kavianpour
14	MF	IRN	Reza Jabbari
15	MF	IRN	Esmaeil Halali
16	DF	IRN	Reza Shahroudi (3rd captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	IRN	Hadi Mahdavikia
18	DF	IRN	Mohammad Barzegar
19	FW	IRN	Payan Rafat
20	DF	IRN	Behrouz Rahbarifard
21	MF	IRN	Ali Akbarian
22	GK	IRN	Davoud Fanaei
23	FW	IRN	Laith Nobari
24	MF	IRN	Mehdi Tartar
26	FW	IRN	Amirhossein Aslanian
30	GK	IRN	Farshid Karimi
—	DF	IRN	Hadi Aghily

Mid-season Transfers

Out

No	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer fee	Type	Source
9	CF	Behnam Seraj	29	Foolad		Transfer
23	RM	Alireza Emamifar	26	Fajr Sepasi		Transfer
	CB	Ebrahim Taghipour	23	Zob Ahan		Transfer

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Ali Parvin
Assistant coach	Nasser Ebrahimi
Physical fitness trainer	Parviz Komasi
Goalkeeping coach	Vahid Ghelich
Doctor	Dr. Farid Zarineh
Team Manager	Mahmoud Khordbin

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
2000–01 Azadegan League	—	—	Runners-up	August 4, 2000	April 19, 2001
2000–01 Hazfi Cup	Round of 16	—	Round of 16	May 1, 2001	May 1, 2001
2000–01 Asian Club Championship	—	—	Third-place	September 7, 2000	May 26, 2001

Azadegan League

Main article: 2000–01 Azadegan League

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Esteghlal (C)	22	15	5	2	52	21	+31	50	Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2	Persepolis	22	13	7	2	36	16	+20	46
3	Saipa	22	8	9	5	29	27	+2	33
4	Zob Ahan	22	7	9	6	30	22	+8	30
5	Paykan	22	7	7	8	19	29	−10	28

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Saipa v Persepolis

4 August 2000 (2000-08-04) 1	Saipa	2 – 2	Persepolis	Tehran
	Momeni 44' Abolghasempour 50'		Kavianpour 55' Jabbari 77'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Paykan

11 August 2000 (2000-08-11) 2	Persepolis	2 – 0	Paykan	Tehran
	Jabbari 65' Halali 80'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Foolad v Persepolis

18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 3	Foolad	0 – 1	Persepolis	Ahvaz
			Rahbarifar 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Persepolis v Fajr Sepasi

12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 4	Persepolis	0 – 0	Fajr Sepasi	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Zob Ahan v Persepolis

16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 5	Zob Ahan	1 – 2	Persepolis	Isfahan
	Ostovari 50'		Rafat 2' 58'	Stadium: 22 Bahman

Persepolis v Pas

9 November 2000 (2000-11-09) 6	Persepolis	2 – 1	Pas	Tehran
	Bezik 44' Khanmohammadi 80'		Shahbazian 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Tractor

3 December 2000 (2000-12-03) 8	Persepolis	1 – 0	Tractor	Tehran
	Estili 45'			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Esteghlal Rasht v Persepolis

8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) 9	Esteghlal Rasht	1 – 4	Persepolis	Rasht
	Bani Ahmad 47'		Karimi 21' Rahbarifar 30' 35' (pen.) Estili 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Persepolis v Bargh Shiraz

14 December 2000 (2000-12-14) 10	Persepolis	1 – 0	Bargh Shiraz	Tehran
	Rahbarifar 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Sepahan v Persepolis

23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 11	Sepahan	0 – 0	Persepolis	Isfahan
				Stadium: 22 Bahman

Esteghlal v Persepolis

29 December 2000 (2000-12-29) 7	Esteghlal	2 – 2	Persepolis	Tehran
	Navazi 67' Hasheminasab 83' Boroumand  90'		Rahbarifar 58' (pen.) Karimi 88'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 110,000

Persepolis v Saipa

5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) 12	Persepolis	2 – 2	Saipa	Tehran
	Khanmohammadi 34' Karimi 80'		Jamshidi 17' Soltani 87'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Foolad

22 January 2001 (2001-01-22) 14	Persepolis	2 – 1	Foolad	Tehran
	Aslanian 7' Kavianpour 20'		Mobali 35'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000

Fajr Sepasi v Persepolis

28 January 2001 (2001-01-28) 15	Fajr Sepasi	1 – 1	Persepolis	Shiraz
	Fatemi 43' (pen.)		Rafat 18'	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Persepolis v Zob Ahan

2 February 2001 (2001-02-02) 16	Persepolis	2 – 0	Zob Ahan	Tehran
	Peyrovani 35' Ansarian 90' (pen.)			Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Paykan v Persepolis

16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) 13	Paykan	1 – 3	Persepolis	Tehran
	Salek Jabbari 73'		Jabbari 10' Bezik 20' Barzegar 23'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Pas v Persepolis

12 February 2001 (2001-02-12) 17	Pas	0 – 0	Persepolis	Tehran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Persepolis v Esteghlal

23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) 18	Persepolis	0 – 1	Esteghlal	Tehran
			Akbarpour 74'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000

Tractor v Persepolis

28 February 2001 (2001-02-28) 19	Tractor	0 – 3	Persepolis	Tabriz
			Karimi 5' Rafat 46' Asadi 79'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Persepolis v Esteghlal Rasht

17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 20	Persepolis	4 – 1	Esteghlal Rasht	Tehran
	Nobari 6' Rahbarifar 32' 43' (pen.) Aslanian 78'		Bani Ahmad 85'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 20,000

Bargh Shiraz v Persepolis

13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 21	Bargh Shiraz	0 – 2	Persepolis	Shiraz
			Karimi 67' Nobari 90+1'	Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Persepolis v Sepahan

28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 22	Persepolis	0 – 2	Sepahan	Tabriz
			Mousavi 67' 86'	Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Hazfi Cup

Main article: 2000–01 Hazfi Cup

Round of 16

Persepolis v Shamoushak Noshahr

1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) First leg	Persepolis	1 – 0	Shamoushak Noshahr	Tehran
10:00 DST +04:30	Halali 15'			Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Shamoushak Noshahr v Persepolis

6 May 2001 (2001-05-06) Second leg	Shamoushak Noshahr	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Persepolis	Sari
	Entezari			Stadium: Shahid Motaghi Stadium Attendance: 20,000
Note: The match was half over due to the collapse of the stadium roof while it was 2-0 in favor of Shamoushak. Many spectators died and many were severely injured. Eventually the match declared 3-0 in favor of Shamoushak.

Asian Club Championship

Main article: 2000–01 Asian Club Championship

First round

Al-Wakrah v Persepolis

First leg	Al-Wakrah	2 – 4	Persepolis	Doha, Qatar
			Karimi Akbarian 79' Estili

Persepolis v Al-Wakrah

Second leg	Persepolis	5 – 1 (9 – 3 agg.)	Al-Wakrah	Tehran, Iran
	Rafat 11' Emamifar 13' Rahbarifar Karimi Seraj		Alkawari pen.'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round

Persepolis v Al Ain

First leg	Persepolis	2 – 0	Al Ain	Tehran, Iran
	Rafat			Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Al Ain v Persepolis

Second leg	Al Ain	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 agg.)	Persepolis	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
			Peyrovani Khanmohammadi	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium

Quarterfinals

West Asia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Persepolis	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
FC Irtysh	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Al-Ittihad Jeddah	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Al-Hilal	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Persepolis v Al-Ittihad Jeddah

7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) 1	Persepolis	0 – 0	Al-Ittihad Jeddah	Tehran, Iran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v FC Irtysh

9 March 2001 (2001-03-09) 2	Persepolis	0 – 0	FC Irtysh	Tehran, Iran
				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Persepolis v Al-Hilal

11 March 2001 (2001-03-11) 3	Persepolis	3 – 1	Al-Hilal	Tehran, Iran
	Karimi 45' Ansarian 65' (pen.) Kavianpour 69'		Al-Thunayan 9' Al-Dosari   63' Pérez   78'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals

Persepolis v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

24 May 2001 (2001-05-24)	Persepolis	1 – 2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Suwon, South Korea
	Kavianpour 12'		Seo Jung-Won 78' Park Kun-Ha 90'

Third place match

Persepolis v FC Irtysh

26 May 2001 (2001-05-26)	Persepolis	2 – 0	FC Irtysh	Suwon, South Korea
	Halali 17' Estili 34'

Scorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	League	Hazfi Cup	Asian	Total
8	AM		Ali Karimi	5	0	4	9
20	CB		Behrouz Rahbarifar	7	0	1	8
19	CF		Payan Rafat	4	0	3	7
11	CM		Hamed Kavianpour	2	0	2	4
7	CM		Hamid Estili	2	0	2	4
3	RB		Hassan Khanmohammadi	2	0	1	3
14	AM		Reza Jabbari	3	0	0	3
15	CM		Esmaeil Halali	1	1	1	3
5	CB		Afshin Peyrovani	1	0	1	2
23	CF		Laith Nobari	2	0	0	2
26	CF		Amirhossein Aslanian	2	0	0	2
10	CF		Edmond Bezik	2	0	0	2
4	CB		Ali Ansarian	1	0	1	2
5 Players				2	0	3	5
Totals				36	1	19	56