The 2015–16 season was the Persepolis's 15th season in the Pro League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis is captained by Alireza Noormohammadi.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Ali Akbar Taheri | |||
| Manager | Branko Ivanković | |||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | 2nd | |||
| Hazfi Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mehdi Taremi (16 goals) All: Mehdi Taremi (18 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 100,000 v Rah Ahan Yazdan (12 May 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 v Gostaresh Foulad (14 December 2015) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 30,850 | |||
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The season was affected by the death of captain Hadi Norouzi, aged 30, on 1 October from heart failure, being given the armband only at the start of the season. The news came as a big shock to Persepolis and Iranian football. A memorial was held at Azadi Stadium on 2 October which was attended by 20,000 mourners. His body was kept at the stadium for one day and then was transferred to Babol. His funeral was held on the following day and he was buried at his hometown, Kapur Chal village at Babol.
Key events edit
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- In the morning of 1 October 2015, Persepolis team manager Mahmoud Khordbin announced that the club captain Hadi Norouzi died in his sleep from a heart attack due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Resuscitation attempts on the way to the hospital failed.[1]
Squad edit
First team squad edit
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Nationality | Position (s) | Since | App | Goals | Assist | Ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sosha Makani | 1986-11-18 (age 37) | 
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GK | 2014 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Foolad | Free | |
| 12 | Morteza Ghadimipour | 1994-8-27 (age 29) |
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GK | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Parseh | Free | U-23 Academy graduated |
| 30 | Ali Mohsenzadeh | 1993-2-13 (age 31) |
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GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Naft Tehran | Free | U-23 Academy graduated |
| 55 | Aleksandr Lobanov | 1986-1-4 (age 38) | 
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GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Pakhtakor Tashkent
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| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vahid Heydarieh | 1993-1-3 (age 31) |
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LB / LM | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Paykan | Free | U-23 |
| 4 | Michael Umaña | 1982-7-16 (age 41) | 
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CB / RB / DM | 2014 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Saprissa
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Free | |
| 6 | Mohsen Bengar | 1979-7-6 (age 44) |
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CB | 2012 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 2016 | Sepahan | Free | 2nd Vice captain |
| 15 | Mohammad Ansari | 1991-9-23 (age 32) |
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LB / CB / DM | 2015 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | Shahrdar Tabriz | Free | |
| 20 | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1981-7-3 (age 42) |
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CB / LB | 2010 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | Vice captain |
| 23 | Luka Marić | 1987-4-25 (age 37) | 
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CB / RB | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |  Zawisza
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Free | |
| 27 | Ramin Rezaeian | 1990-3-21 (age 34) |
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RB / RM / RW | 2015 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2017 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 40 | Babak Hatami | 1986-8-15 (age 37) |
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RB / RM / LB / CB | 2015 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | Saipa | R2 B | |
| 44 | Amir Abbas Ayenechi | 1994-1-6 (age 30) |
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LB / LM / LW | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Free agent | Free | U-23 originally from Academy |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ahmad Nourollahi | 1993-2-2 (age 31) |
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DM / CM | 2014 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2017 | Foolad Yazd | Free | U-23 |
| 10 | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 1992-9-23 (age 31) |
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AM / LW / RW / SS | 2012 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2017 | Parseh | Free | Academy graduated |
| 11 | Kamal Kamyabinia | 1989-1-18 (age 35) |
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CM / AM / RM / LM | 2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 18 | Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1987-5-2 (age 37) |
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DM / CM | 2013 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 19 | Milad Kamandani | 1994-7-7 (age 29) |
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AM / CM / RM | 2013 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | Moghavemat Tehran | R600 M | U-23 Academy graduated |
| 29 | Mohammad Rahmati | 1994-12-28 (age 29) |
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CM / DM | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Free | U-23 Academy graduated |
| 77 | Mohsen Mosalman | 1991-1-27 (age 33) |
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AM / LW / RW / CM | 2015 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2017 | Zob Ahan | R2.7 B | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Omid Alishah | 1992-1-10 (age 32) |
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LW / RW / LM / RM | 2013 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi | 1992-7-18 (age 31) |
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CF / LW / RW / AM | 2014 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 2016 | Iranjavan | Free | |
| 14 | Jerry Bengtson | 1987-4-8 (age 37) | 
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CF / SS / AM | 2015 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2016 |  New England
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Free | |
| 16 | Reza Khaleghifar | 1983-9-21 (age 40) |
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CF / SS / RW / LW / AM | 2014 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 22 | Shahab Zahedi | 1995-8-18 (age 28) |
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LW / RW / CF | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Paykan | Free | U-21 Academy player |
| 70 | Ali Alipour | 1995-10-11 (age 28) |
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CF / RW / LW | 2015 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2017 | Rah Ahan | Free | U-21 |
| Players left the club during the season | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Hadi Norouzi | 1985-7-19 (age 38) |
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SS / RW / LW / ST | 2008 | 201 | 35 | 27 | Died | |||
| 17 | Ali Fatemi | 1993-11-2 (age 31) |
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RW / LW / CF / SS | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | On loan at Rah Ahan Yazdan | ||
| 88 | Iman Sadeghi | 1992-1-9 (age 32) |
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GK | 2015 | 7 | -9 | 0 | Transferred to Khouneh Be Khouneh | |||
Apps and goals updated as of 31 December 2015
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.
Source: fc-perspolis.com, FFIRI.IR
Iran Pro League squad edit
- Updated 29 July 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- U21 = Under 21 Player
- U23 = Under 23 Player
Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.
New Contracts edit
| No | P | Name | Age | Contract length | Contract ends | Date | Source |
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| 20 | CB | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 33 | One season | 2016 | 20 June 2015 | |
| 24 | RW | Hadi Norouzi | 29 | One season | 2016 | 27 June 2015 | |
| 2 | LW | Omid Alishah | 23 | One season | 2016 | 30 June 2015 | |
| 8 | DM | Ahmad Nourollahi | 22 | 2 season | 2017 | 1 July 2015 | |
| 9 | CF | Mehdi Taremi | 22 | One season | 2016 | 1 July 2015 | |
| 16 | SS | Reza Khaleghifar | 31 | 2 season | 2017 | 2 July 2015 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Ends | Transfer fee |
Type | Transfer window |
Quota | Source |
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| 10 | AM | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 23 | Tractor Sazi | 2017 | — | Loan return | Summer | [2] | |
| 11 | CM | Kamal Kamyabinia | 25 | Naft Tehran | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [3] |
| 27 | RB | Ramin Rezaeian | 25 | Rah Ahan | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [4] |
| 23 | CB | Luka Maric
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28 | Zawisza
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2016 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [5] | |
| 77 | AM | Mohsen Mosalman | 24 | Zob Ahan | 2017 | R2.7 B | Transfer | Summer | PL | [6][7] |
| 3 | LB | Vahid Heydarieh | 22 | Paykan | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [8][9] |
| 15 | LB | Mohammad Ansari | 23 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [10] | |
| 88 | GK | Iman Sadeghi | 23 | Malavan | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [11] |
| 17 | RW | Ali Fatemi | 21 | Free agent | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [12] | |
| 14 | CF | Jerry Bengtson
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28 | New England
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2016 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | FA | [13] |
| 44 | CB | Amir Abbas Ayenechi | 22 | Free agent | 2019 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [14] | |
| 30 | GK | Ali Mohsenzadeh | 22 | Naft Tehran | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [15] | |
| 55 | GK | Aleksandr Lobanov
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30 | Pakhtakor
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2017 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [16] |
Out edit
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window |
Source |
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| 22 | CF |  Tadeu
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28 | Boa Esporte
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Free | Transfer | Summer | [17] |
| 5 | RB | Mehdi Jafarpour | 31 | Rah Ahan | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [18] |
| 8 | RW | Mehdi Daghagheleh | 26 | Foolad | Free | Transfer | Summer | [19] |
| 29 | LB | Navid Sabouri | 19 | Shahrdari Ardabil | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [20][21] |
| 21 | CM | Ali Astani | 18 | Shahrdari Ardabil | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [20] |
| 10 | CF | Reza Norouzi | 32 | Saipa | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [22] |
| 26 | RM | Hamidreza Aliasgari | 25 | Rah Ahan | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [23] |
| 11 | SS | Payam Sadeghian | 23 | Naft Tehran | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [24] |
| 15 | CM | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 23 | Mes Kerman | — | Free Transfer | Summer | |
| 66 | MF | Fernando Gabriel
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27 |  Al-Faisaly
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— | Free Transfer | Summer | [25] |
| 14 | AM | Mohammad Nouri | 32 |  Al-Mesaimeer
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— | Free Transfer | Summer | |
| 3 | CB | Mohammadreza Khanzadeh | 24 | Foolad | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [26] |
| 30 | LB | Mobin Mirdoraghi | 22 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | Free | Transfer | Summer | [27] |
| 33 | CF | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | 25 | Released | Summer | [28] | ||
| 44 | GK | Masoud Homami | 32 | Pas Hamedan | Free | Transfer | Summer | [28] |
| 35 | FW | Amir Mohammad Madani | 20 | Rahahan | Free | Transfer | winter | [29] |
| 17 | FW | Ali Fatemi | 22 | Rahahan | Free | Loan | winter | [30] |
| 88 | GK | Iman Sadeghi | 23 | Khoneh Be Khoneh | R2.0 B | Transfer | winter | [31] |
Technical staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Branko Ivanković
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| Assistant coach | Andrej Panadić
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| First-team coach | Karim Bagheri
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| First-team coach | Mostafa Ghanbarpour
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| Physical fitness trainer | Marko Stilinovic
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| Goalkeeping coach | Igor Panadić
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| Doctor | Dr. Alireza Haghighat
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| Team Manager | Mahmoud Khordbin
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| Media Officer | Pendar Khomarlou
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Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| PGPL | 31 July 2015 | 13 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 53.33 |
| Hazfi Cup | 12 September 2015 | 4 November 2015 | Round of 32 | Quarter-Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 66.67 |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 54.55 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Persian Gulf Pro League edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Est. Khuzestan (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Persepolis | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 51 | |
| 5 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 49 |
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: IPL Stats
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 |
Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: "Ipl".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 31 July 2015 1 | Persepolis | 2 – 2 | Padideh | Tehran |
| 19:35 DST+03:30 | A. Alipour  7'K. Kamyabinia  11' H. Norouzi 39' 72' |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
Shakeri 14' Badamaki 17' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi |
| 6 August 2015 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2 – 1 | Persepolis | Ahvaz |
| 19:30 DST+03:30 | E. Ferreira 36' P. Shirzadi 44'H. Beyt Saeed 48', 58' |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
B. Hatami 15' M. Taremi 66' 88'H. Norouzi  68' |
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
| 13 August 2015 3 | Sepahan | 4 – 2 | Persepolis | Fooladshahr |
| 19:25 DST+03:30 | E. Hajsafi 8' A. Karimi 36'M. Khalatbari 36' 81' M. Umaña 40' (o.g.)A. Karami 63' H. Aghily 67' (pen.) |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
A. Alipour 11' M. Taremi 13' O. Alishah 33' 88'K. Kamyabinia 36' M. Kafashgari 65' M. Ansari 70' |
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Hossein Zargar |
| 20 August 2015 4 | Persepolis | 1 – 2 | Zob Ahan | Tehran |
| 19:15 DST+03:30 | F. Ahmadzadeh 49' O. Alishah 64' M. Bengar 90+2'  90+4' |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
K. Rezaei 76' M. Hassanzadeh 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 25 August 2015 5 | Foolad | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Ahvaz |
| 19:15 DST+03:30 | Y. Vakia 53' S. Ansari 61' |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
M.Taremi 51', 57' O. Alishah 53'B. Hatami 71' |
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi |
| 16 September 2015 6 | Persepolis | 1 – 2 | Saipa | Tehran |
| 18:35 DST+03:30 | B. Hatami 18' F. Ahmadzadeh 30'R. Rezaïan 68'A. Alipour 79'Taremi 90+1' (pen.) |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
J. Nekounam 25' H. Fallahzadeh 48'Norouzi 69' (pen.) Rezaei 80' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
| 25 September 2015 7 | Tractor Sazi | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Tabriz |
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | S. Ashouri 10' M. Iranpourian 14' |
Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
J. Bengtson 36' 71' (pen.) O. Alishah 40'F. Ahmadzadeh 65' |
Stadium: Sahand Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
| 15 October 2015 8 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Saba Qom | Tehran |
| 18:55 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 85' A. Nourmohammadi 90' |
Stats | M. Ghazi 21' S. Aghazamani 45'A. Sadeghi 50'F. Bagheri 71'Gh. Dehnavi 88' 90' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Shahin Haji Babaei |
| 20 October 2015 9 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Mashhad |
| 15:00 DST+03:30 | A. Naghizadeh 82' |
Stats | R. Rezaeian 40' F. Ahmadzadeh 72'M. Taremi 76' |
Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 26 October 2015 10 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Malavan | Tehran |
| 17:45 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah 47' F. Ahmadzadeh 53'A. Alipour 67' J. Bengtson 76' |
Stats | E. Pourghaz 44' M. Abshak 55' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 30 October 2015 11 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Perspolis | Tehran |
| 15:00 (DST+03:30) | M. Majidi 42' J. Ansari 49' S. Shahbazzadeh 60'A. Hajmohammadi 82'O. Ebrahimi 90' |
Stats | A. Nourmohammadi 90+1' J. Bengtson 90+5' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki |
| 21 November 2015 12 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | Tehran |
| 16:20 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 20' K. Kamyabinia 82'O. Alishah 90' |
Stats | H. Bahrami 25' H. Saki 56' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 30 November 2015 13 | Naft Tehran | 1 – 1 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 15:00 DST+03:30 | P. Sadeghain 37' M. Daneshgar 73' 74'H. Bou Hamdan 81'I. Mobali 87'A. Motahari 90+1' |
Stats | M. Kamandani 41' A. Nourollahi 42'M. Mosalman 58'A. Alipour 63'M. Taremi 74'M. Ansari 78' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian |
| 14 December 2015 14 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Gostaresh Foulad | Tehran |
| 16:20 DST+03:30 | J. Bengtson 35' 35' |
Stats | D. Shojaeian 87' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi |
| 17 December 2015 15 | Rah Ahan | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Shahr-e Qods |
| 15:15 DST+03:30 | Stats | F. Ahmadzadeh 14' M. Taremi 25', 42'M. Bengar 31' |
Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Shahin Haji Babaei |
| 28 December 2015 16 | Padideh | 2 – 2 | Persepolis | Mashhad |
| 14:45 DST+03:30 | M. Bayat 17' H. Badamaki 34'I. Prahić 49'M. Kheiri 56' 72'M. Khamisi 73' 83' |
Stats | M. Kamandani 40' M. Taremi 66'S. Makani 85'R. Rezaïan 90+4' |
Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Reza Kermanshahi |
| 1 January 2016 17 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Tehran |
| 16:30 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah 16' M. Bengar 23'M. Taremi 48' |
Stats | H. Nassari 24' D. Mahini 32'F. Jesus 77' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi |
| 2 February 2016 18 | Persepolis | 2 – 2 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | A. Alipour 50' Kamyabinia 74' |
Musaev 10' Chimba 65' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 7 February 2016 19 | Zob Ahan | 2 – 2 | Persepolis | Fooladshahr |
| 14:30 DST+03:30 | M. Hassanzadeh 70' (pen.) M. Tabrizi 90+3' |
Alishah 35' A. Alipour 73' |
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium |
| 12 February 2016 20 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Foolad | Tehran |
| 17:10 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 13' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 18 February 2016 21 | Saipa | 1 – 1 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | Daghagheleh 90+1' |
A. Nourollahi 11' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 6 March 2016 22 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Tractor Sazi | Tehran |
| 17:30 DST+03:30 | R. Rezaeian 13' |
M. Iranpourian 39' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 11 March 2016 23 | Saba Qom | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Qom |
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | Ahmadzadeh 43' |
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 3 April 2016 24 | Persepolis | 3 – 2 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | Tehran |
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 41', 83' A. Alipour 70' |
H. Karimi 5' M. Hosseini 62' (pen.) |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 9 April 2016 25 | Malavan | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Bandar-e Anzali |
| 17:30 DST+03:30 | J. Rafkhaei 10' (pen.) |
J. Bengtson 6' (pen.) Kamiabinia 90+3' |
Stadium: Takhti Stadium |
| 15 April 2016 26 | Persepolis | 4 – 2 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 5', 34' Rezaeian 54'M. Mosalman 86' |
J. Ansari 55' O. Ebrahimi 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 22 April 2016 27 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Ahvaz |
| 18:10 DST+03:30 | J. Bengtson 56', 86' |
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium |
| 28 April 2016 28 | Persepolis | 0 – 2 | Naft Tehran | Tehran |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | V. Amiri 84' Haghdoust 90+3' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
| 8 May 2016 29 | Gostaresh Foulad | 2 – 4 | Persepolis | Tabriz |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | Ebrahimi 56' D. Shojaeian 87' |
Ahmadzadeh 32' M. Ansari 42'O. Alishah 70', 85' |
Stadium: Sahand Stadium |
| 13 May 2016 30 | Persepolis | 2 – 1 | Rah Ahan | Tehran |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | R. Rezaeian 82' (pen.) Nourollahi 85' |
M. Mohammadi 89' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium |
Hazfi Cup edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 12 September 2015 Round of 32 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Paykan | Tehran |
| 18:40 DST+03:30 | S. Makani 34' F. Ahmadzadeh 45' M. Taremi 68' (pen.) M. Taremi 87' |
Report Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 |
S. Barani 83' |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 7000 Referee: Payam Heydari |
| 20 September 2015 Round of 16 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Malavan | Tehran |
| 18:45 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi 85' A. Nourollahi 94' M. Taremi 100' M. Taremi 108' S. Makani 108' A. Alipour 118' R. Rezaeian 120' |
Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 17000 Referee: Alborz Hajipour |
| 4 November 2015 Quarter-Final | Zob Ahan | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Persepolis | Isfahan |
| 14:30 DST+03:30 | M. Tabrizi M. Tabrizi 108' R. Shekari 116' |
I. Sadeghi 23' M. Mosalman |
Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium |
Friendly Matches edit
Pre-season edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 9 July 2015 | Persepolis | 4 – 0 | Persepolis Qaemshahr | Tehran |
| 18:00 | F. Ahmadzadeh O. Alishah M. Taremi |
[32] | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium |
| 15 July 2015 |  Gençlerbirliği | 0 – 0 | Persepolis | Ankara, Turkey |
| 17:00 EEST | [33] | Stadium: Gençlerbirliği Training Camp |
| 18 July 2015 |  Trinidad and Tobago U23 | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Kızılcahamam, Turkey |
| 17:00 EEST | [34] | A. Alipour 50' M. Kamandani 90' |
Stadium: Kizilcahamam Stadi |
| 22 July 2015 |  Altyn Asyr | 0 – 5 | Persepolis | Kızılcahamam, Turkey |
| 17:00 EEST | [35] | A. Alipour 15' 42' 49' F. Ahmadzadeh 18'R. Khaleghifar 71' |
Stadium: Kizilcahamam Stadi |
During season edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 3 August 2015 | Persepolis | 2 – 1 | Nassaji Mazandaran | Tehran |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah F. Ahmadzadeh |
A. Riyahi |
Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium |
| 9 August 2015 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Mes Kerman | Tehran |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah |
Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium |
| 16 August 2015 | Persepolis | 6 – 0 | Persepolis U-21 | Tehran |
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | M.Mosalman O. Alishah H.Norouzi M.Kamandani A.Alipour |
Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium |
| 5 September 2015 | Persepolis | 3 – 0 | Bahman javan | Tehran |
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | K.Kamyabinia B.Hatami A.Fatemi |
Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium |
| 26 March 2016 |  Al Oruba | 4 – 6 | Persepolis | Sur, Oman |
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | Alipour B.Hatami Jerry Bengtson |
Stadium: Sur Sports Complex |
| 28 March 2016 | Al Seeb | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Muscat, Oman |
| 19:30 DST+03:30 | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | P | N | Name | S | P | M | 
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A | S | P | M |
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A | S | P | M |
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A |
| 1 | GK | |
Sosha Makani | 12 | 12 | 1143 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1368 | -9 | |||
| 2 | LM | |
Omid Alishah | 14 | 6 | 1199 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 16 | 16 | 1405 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | LB | |
Vahid Heydarieh | 1 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 188 | ||||||
| 4 | CB | |
Michael Umaña | 4 | 6 | 393 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 5 | 7 | 489 | ||||||
| 6 | CB | |
Mohsen Bengar | 14 | 14 | 1339 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 17 | 17 | 1689 | |||||
| 8 | DM | |
Ahmad Nourollahi | 14 | 14 | 1256 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 17 | 17 | 1606 | |||||
| 9 | CF | |
Mehdi Taremi | 14 | 14 | 1276 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1523 | 13 | |||
| 10 | RW | |
Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 15 | 15 | 1276 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 17 | 17 | 1444 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | CM | |
Kamal Kamyabinia | 16 | 16 | 1527 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 19 | 19 | 1877 | ||||||
| 12 | GK | |
Morteza Ghadimipour | 1 | 99 | -2 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | CF | |
Jerry Bengtson | 3 | 11 | 417 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 5 | 13 | 607 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | LB | |
Mohammad Ansari | 11 | 13 | 1097 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 12 | 15 | 1331 | ||||||
| 16 | SS | |
Reza Khaleghifar | 4 | 8 | 361 | 4 | 8 | 361 | |||||||||
| 17 | RW | |
Ali Fatemi | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | DM | |
Mehrdad Kafshgari | 2 | 4 | 211 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 218 | |||||||
| 19 | AM | |
Milad Kamandani | 3 | 11 | 320 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 12 | 410 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | CB | |
Alireza Nourmohammadi | 9 | 9 | 826 | 2 | 2 | 254 | 11 | 11 | 1080 | ||||||
| 23 | CB | |
Luka Marić | 7 | 8 | 712 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 760 | |||||||
| 24 | SS | |
Hadi Norouzi | 5 | 5 | 445 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 7 | 7 | 564 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | RB | |
Ramin Rezaeian | 17 | 17 | 1623 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 19 | 19 | 1848 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 29 | CM | |
Mohammad Rahmati | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | RB | |
Babak Hatami | 5 | 8 | 518 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 7 | 10 | 634 | ||||||
| 70 | CF | |
Ali Alipour | 4 | 15 | 611 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 735 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 77 | AM | |
Mohsen Mosalman | 8 | 10 | 763 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 9 | 13 | 883 | 2 | ||||
| 88 | GK | |
Iman Sadeghi | 5 | 6 | 489 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 510 | -9 | |||
| Totals | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disciplinary record edit
Bookings & sendings-off edit
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | P | N | Name | 
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| 1 | GK | |
Sosha Makani | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | LM | |
Omid Alishah | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | LB | |
Vahid Heydarieh | ||||||||||||
| 4 | CB | |
Michael Umaña | ||||||||||||
| 6 | CB | |
Mohsen Bengar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | DM | |
Ahmad Nourollahi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | CF | |
Mehdi Taremi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | RW | |
Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 11 | CM | |
Kamal Kamyabinia | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 12 | GK | |
Morteza Ghadimipour | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 14 | CF | |
Jerry Bengtson | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 15 | LB | |
Mohammad Ansari | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 16 | SS | |
Reza Khaleghifar | ||||||||||||
| 17 | RW | |
Ali Fatemi | ||||||||||||
| 18 | DM | |
Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 19 | AM | |
Milad Kamandani | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | CB | |
Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | CB | |
Luka Marić | ||||||||||||
| 24 | SS | |
Hadi Norouzi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 27 | RB | |
Ramin Rezaeian | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 | CM | |
Mohammad Rahmati | ||||||||||||
| 40 | RB | |
Babak Hatami | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 70 | CF | |
Ali Alipour | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 77 | AM | |
Mohsen Mosalman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 88 | GK | |
Iman Sadeghi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Suspensions edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | No. of matches served |
Reason | Competition | Date served | Opponent(s) | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |
|
Sosha Makani | 3 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| 2 | LW |
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Omid Alishah | 1 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| 20 | CB |
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Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| Last updated: 26 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Injuries during the season edit
Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Date | Injury | Estimated Return Date | Match(es) lost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated: 26 May 2015 | ||||||||
- Notes
- DM Substituted during match.
- R Player released by The club during his injury time.
Captaincy edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | SS |
|
Hadi Norouzi | 5 | 2 | 7 | Captain |
| 20 | DF |
|
Alireza Nourmohammadi | 2 | 2 | Vice captain | |
| 6 | DF |
|
Mohsen Bengar | 2 | 2 | 3rd captain | |
| 18 | MF |
|
Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1 | 1 | 4th captain | |
| Last updated: 26 October 2015 | |||||||
Overall statistics edit
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Total | Home | Away | Total | Home | Away | Total | |
| Games played | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Games won | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Games drawn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Games lost | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Goals scored | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Goals conceded | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Goal difference | +4 | +3 | +7 | +2 | -2 | 0 | +6 | +1 | +7 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Goal by Substitute | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biggest Win | 2–0 (Malavan & Esteghlal Kh.) |
2–0 (Foolad & Rah Ahan) |
2–0 (4times) | 1–0 (Paykan & Malavan) |
– | 1–0 (Paykan & Malavan) |
2–0 (Malavan & Esteghlal Kh.) |
2–0 (Foolad & Rah Ahan) |
2–0 (4times) |
| Biggest Loss | 2–1 (Zob Ahan & Saipa) |
4–2 (Sepahan) |
4–2 (Sepahan) |
– | 2–0 (Zob Ahan) |
2–0 (Zob Ahan) |
2–1 (Zob Ahan & Saipa) |
4–2 (Sepahan) |
4–2 (Sepahan) |
| Players used | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| Average Goals for per game | 1.38 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 | 1.3 | 1.40 | 1.35 |
| Average Goals against per game | 0.88 | 1.22 | 1.06 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 1 |
| Winning Rate | 50% | 44.44% | 47.06% | 100% | 0 | 66.67% | 60% | 40% | 50% |
| Most appearances | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (9) |
Mehdi Taremi Ramin Rezaeian (8) |
Ramin Rezaeian (17) |
10 players (2) | 14 players (1) | 5 players (3) | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (11) |
8 players (8) | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (19) |
| Most minutes played | Ramin Rezaeian (852') |
Ramin Rezaeian (771') |
Ramin Rezaeian (1623') |
5 players (225') | 7 players (125') | 3 players (350') | Kamal Kamyabinia (1041') |
Ramin Rezaeian (819') |
Kamal Kamyabinia (1717') |
| Top scorer | Mehdi Taremi (6) |
Mehdi Taremi (5) |
Mehdi Taremi (11) |
Mehdi Taremi (2) |
– | Mehdi Taremi (2) |
Mehdi Taremi (8) |
Mehdi Taremi (5) |
Mehdi Taremi (13) |
| Top assister | Ali Alipour Mohsen Mosalman (2) |
Ali Alipour (1) |
Ali Alipour (3) |
Ali Alipour (1) |
– | Ali Alipour (1) |
Ali Alipour (3) |
Ali Alipour (1) |
Ali Alipour (4) |
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | |||||||||
Club edit
Kit edit
Supplier: 
Uhlsport
         Home Kit
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    Away Kit
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 Third Kit
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Source: "Persepolis F.C.' current kit". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
Sponsorship edit
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See also edit
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