مقام فصل گذشته: نهم

بازیكنان جدا شده: علی انصاریان، علی علیزاده، بهروز رهبری فرد، داود فنایی، سهراب انتظاری، اردلان آشتیانی، مصطفی مهدوی كیا، مقداد قباخلو، حامد كاویانپور، جواد كاظمیان، رضا نیك نظر.
بازیكنان جدید: علیرضا واحدی نیكبخت، فراز فاطمی، مسعود زارعی، حسین بادامكی، فرزاد آشوبی، لویی صلاح حسن، نیما قویدل، داریوش رضاییان،
مهرداد اولادی.

بازیكنان قبلی: محمد محمدی، فرشید كریمی، علیرضا حقیقی، كریم باقری، ابوالفضل حاجی زاده، رابرت ساها، پژمان نوری، محمدرضا مامانی، ابراهیم اسدی، مهرزاد معدنچی، الونگ الونگ، داود سیدعباسی، احسان خرسندی، محمد پروین.

سرمربی: مصطفی دنیزلی
مربی: حمید استیلی
مربی دروازه بانان: علی نورالدین
سرپرست: محسن اسكندری

بهترین خرید: حسین بادامكی

از دست رفته: جواد كاظمیان

مهره كلیدی: پژمان نوری
تیم بحران زاده پرسپولیس كه با آری هان سرمربی هلندی بسته شد و حتی به اردوی آماده سازی در اتریش رفت به ناگاه با مصطفی دنیزلی مربی تركیه ای كنار آمد تا شاید در فصل جدید لیگ برتر این مربی ترك بتواند قایق شكسته سرخ ها را به درستی راهنمایی كند. تیم پرسپولیس كه پس از شروع لیگ ششم با چالش های عمده ای از قبیل مشكلات مالی همراه بوده، بازیكنان زیادی را به دلیل مشكل به وجود آمده با مربی هلندی و همچنین بی تدبیری مدیرانش از دست داد. در صدر آنها جواد كاظمیان ستاره فصل قبل تیم بود كه در انتقالی عجیب راهی امارات شد تا دست دنیزلی برای فصل جدید خالی تر از همیشه باشد. هر چند با جذب مهره های پرسر و صدایی مثل نیكبخت و بادامكی و همچنین بازیكنان جویای نامی مثل صلاح حسن و آشوبی شاید خیال مدیران پرسپولیس و دنیزلی خیلی هم ناراحت نباشد

History

Establishment
Persepolis was established in 1963 by Ali Abdeh. At that time Persepolis Sports Club had a basketball, bowling and volleyball team. Abdeh had come to Iran from the United States and was a championship boxer. When the football club was established as well, it was quite weak, and participated in the 2nd division of the country. The best player on the team then was Mahmoud Khordbin. When Shahin FC was dissolved , a number of the Shahin players moved to Persepolis, thanks to Parviz Dehdari and Dr. Boroumand. The club had a friendly with Jam Abadan, (a respected team at the time), and afterwards the rest of the Shahin players joined Perspolis as well. Persepolis started the 1968 season with Parviz Dehdari as manager. 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, Taj, and Oghab finished top of the group.

Takht Jamshid Cup
In 1969, the Iran Universal factory was opened. The boss of the factory, Mahmoud Khayami was a big Shahin fan, and had a weak team. Ali Parvin played for that team at the time. Khayami who wanted to promote his new product, (Paykan), and improve his football team, entered into negotiations with Persepolis and was able to get all former Shahin players except for Aziz Asli to join his new team Paykan FC. Paykan FC won the championship that year, but the new players moved back to Persepolis after one year. Persepolis was able to win the first Takht Jamshid Cup in 1970, and won another two seasons later.

1979-89
When the Iranian Revolution took place, the club fell apart and many of the old players did not return. The club was taken over by the Unfortunate and War Amps Substratum (بنياد مستضعفان و جانبازان in Persian) and renamed into Azadi(freedom in Persian). After a brief period the substratum did not want the club anymore and it was placed under the responsibility of the Physical Education Department (سازمان تربيت بدني in Persian) of Iran and renamed Pirouzi(victory in Persian), although most fans still call the team by its original name, Persepolis.

Revitalization
The 1990s were a dream decade for the team, four league championships, Hazfi Cups, dozens of great players and renewed support saw the team regaining the form and spirit the team of the '60s and '70s had. At one point more then six Persepolis players were starters on Iran's national team.

The team first put itself back in the spotlight by winning the national championship in the 1995-96 season. At one point in that season they were 10 points behind Farhad Kazemi's Bahman, but were able to storm back and finish first, six points ahead of the league runner up. They were able to win the league again the next season, once again finishing ahead of the runner up by six more points. They were stopped by Korean side, Pohang Steelers in the semi-finals of the Asian Champions' Cup. Persepolis finished third, defeating Iraq's Al-Zawra in the 3rd 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 IRIFF and AFC officials led to this unprofessional act. They could possibly have won a third league championship in a row, but it was not to be. Persepolis did not have much luck in the Asian Champion's cup either, as they were once again stopped in the semi-finals, this time by Chinese club, Dalian Wanda. They lost the 3rd place match as well to Al-Hilal.

The 1996-97 and 1997-98 Persepolis teams are considered by many to be among the greatest Iranian clubs to ever play. National team players and future superstars such as Ahmadreza Abedzadeh, Khodadad Azizi, Karim Bagheri, Ali Daei, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mehrdad Minavand and many more were among the players who played for the club in those years.

After World Cup 1998, several of Persepolis' best players were transferred to European clubs, but Persepolis was able to keep a talented squad. Future national team members, Ali Karimi and Hamed Kavianpour would join the team at the time, dazzling many with their skill and flair during games. They won the 1998-99 championship as well as the Hazfi Cup that season. They also won the 1999-2000 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 Amir Ali Abedini was the chairmen. While they did help win many trophies for Persepolis, most agree that with the amount of talent they had, they should have won those trophies.


IPL era
Perspolis 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. Esteghlal's loss and Persepolis' win on the last day of the league, gave Persepolis another championship. Their 2001-02 season championship made them the first ever IPL champions. The next season though was the beginning of the fall of the team. The 2002-03 proved to be extremely difficult and Persepolis finished third, never managing to come close to eventual winners, Sepahan. They also fell apart in the newly created AFC Champions League, failing to advance out of the group stage.

When Akbar Ghamkhar took over as club chairman, he made a serious of promises, that he insisted would help the team gain its old form. He made the amount of player and staff salaries publicly known, severely angering Parvin who was making more than any of the players on the team. Ghamkhar hired Vinko Begović, and went on a spending spree, buying several prominent players. Persepolis strated off very well in the 2003-04 season but eventually fell apart, as rumors of team disharmony appeared. Begovic left the team and German manager Rainer Zobel was bought in. Many questioned if Zobel or Parvin was making the decisions, as Parvin had been bought back, taking the position of technical director. The 2004-05 was again filled with disappointment as the club finished 5th in the standings.

Ghamkhar was replaced with Hojatollah Khatib. He decided to bring back Parvin. At the same time Persepolis's major financial problems began to appear and Khatib was not able to repair or stall the damages Ghamkhar's free-spending had done. Persepolis finished the 2005-06 season 9th, the lowest it had ever placed. Parvin had left the club in February of 2006, vowing to never return to Persepolis again. He had decide to leave after a loss to Fajr Sepasi in Azadi Stadium, by a score of 4-2. After the game, the fans began swearing at Ali Parvin and the players.

Khatib resigned as chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard was elected chairman by the club council. Arie Haan was bought in as the replacement, helping the team make it to the Hazfi Cup final, but he was fired by the club just before the 2006-07 season began as he had problems with club management. Turkish manager Mustafa Denizli signed with the team on August 17, 2006.


Recent and future
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 its financial benefits.

On September 19, 2006; the management of Persepolis FC and Azadegan League side Sorkhpooshan signed an agreement, establishing Sorkhpooshan as Persepolis' reserve team. Persepolis is now one of few clubs in Iranian football that has a functioning reserve team.

Despite the poor results over the past few seasons, Persepolis is loved by fans and is always a team that many look to win the league championship.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Persepolis FC every season, from 1991 to the present day.

Notes:
1.Due to the revolution and the Iran-Iraq War there was no major league competition in Iran. (1978-1989)
2.Persepolis withdrew due to international commitments.

Honors

League Championships: 8
1972,1973, 1975, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002

Hazfi Cup: 3
1987, 1992, 1999

Asian Cup Winners Cup:
1990

Club chairmen

• Ali Abdeh
• Mostafa Makri
• Abbas Vakil
• Golijani
• Tabatabaei
• Abbas Ansarifard
• Amir Abedini
• Ali Mirzaei
• Ali Parvin
• Akbar Ghamkhar
• Hojatollah Khatib
• Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard, current Chairman
   

Club chairmen

• Parviz Dehdari
• Rajab Faramarzi
• Hossein Fekri
• Alain Rogers
• Homayon Behzadi
• Alain Rogers
• Homayon Behzadi
• Buick Vatankhah
• Ivan Kuonoev
• Mansour Amir Asefi
• Mehrab Shahrokhi
• Ali Parvin
• Masoud Moeini
• Ali Parvin
• Mohammad Panjali
• Ladislave Begovic
• Hamid Derakhshan
• Jürgen Gede
• Stanko Poklepović
• Hamid Derakhshan
• Ivan Matković
• Ali Parvin (Oct 1998 - 2003)
• Vinko Begović (2003 - 2004)
• Rainer Zobel (2004 - 2005)
• Ali Parvin (Jul 2005 - Feb 2006)
• Arie Haan (February 2006 - August 2006)
• Mustafa Denizli (August 2006 - present)

2006/2007 Squad

Players on loan:
GK Mohammad Mohammadi (on loan to Paykan Tehran FC)
FW Javad Kazemian (on loan to Al Shaab)

 

Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

• Farzad Ashoobi - From Oghab FC
• Hossein Badamaki - From Abu Muslem
• Faraz Fatemi - From Zob Ahan FC
• Nima Ghavidel - From Niroye Zamini FC
• Louay Salah Hassan - From Al Quwa Al Jawiya
• Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht - From Esteghlal FC
• Mehrdad Oladi - From Al-Shabbab
• Dariush Rezaiyan - From Sanat Naft FC
• Mehdi Vaezi - From Paykan FC
• Masoud Zarei - From Saba Battery

Out:

• Ali Alizadeh - Fired then To Esteghlal FC
• Ali Ansarian - Fired then To Esteghlal FC
• Tores Antonio
• Ardalan Ashtiani - To Homa FC
• Roben Carlos
• Rafael Edereho
• Sohrab Entezari - Fired then To Rah Ahan FC
• Davoud Fanaei - Fired then To Sanaye Arak
• Meghdad Ghobakhlou - Fired then To Malavan
• Hamed Kavianpour - Fired then To Kayserispor
• Javad Kazemian - on loan to Al Shaab
• Reza Niknazar - Fired then To Malavan
• Behrouz Rahbarifard - Fired
   

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