Persepolis and Sepahan rivalry
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The rivalry between Persepolis and Sepahan (also known as Derby of Iran) is a footballing rivalry played between Iran
ian clubs Persepolis and Sepahan
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In the fateful shootout, Sepahan got off to a bad start as Jalal Akbari missed his shot and Karim Bagheri gave Persepolis the lead. But Sheis Rezaei and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht missed their shots, and Sepahan would go on to win 4–2 in the shootout.
In the extra sessions, nothing much happened and most people expected the game to go to penalty kicks once again. But out of nowhere, Mahmoud Karimi, who had barely played all season for Sepahan, emerged as an unlikely hero by scoring three goals in the span of just nine minutes to sink Persepolis 4–1. Sepahan would go on to win their second straight Hazfi Cup by beating Saba Battery 4–0 on aggregate, and Persepolis fans have found this harsh defeat heartbreaking and tough to forget.
As fate would have it, the two teams would meet on the last day of the season in front 100,000 racuous fans in Azadi Stadium. Sepahan needed only a point to be crowned champs, while nothing less than a victory would do for the red giants. Persepolis got off to a dream start with a goal in the 18th minute from the league's top goalscorer, Mohsen Khalili. Khalili would also go on to hit the post and Persepolis was also denied a penalty kick on a controversial non-call by referee Saeed Mozafarri. Those misses would prove to be costly as 18-year old senasation Ehsan Hajisafi would tie the game on a breakaway in the 30th minute. At halftime it remained 1–1, and Sepahan was just 45 minutes away from breaking the reds' hearts once more.
Throughout the second half, it was all one-way traffic as Ghotbi's men put four strikers upfront against Sepahan's defense, which still stood strong for almost the entire second half and did not allow Persepolis to get the imperative goal they needed. After 90 minutes plus five minutes of stoppage time, the score was still the same, and Sepahan was getting ready to celebrate. But this time, luck would shift Persepolis' way. A Khalili free kick luckily bounced at the feet of Karim Bagheri. Bagheri's experience would take over from there, as he sent a high cross to Sepehr Heidari who headed the ball in the back of the net in the 96th minute, giving Persepolis the championship and revenge that was craved for so long and absolutely wrenching Sepahan's hearts, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Heidari's goal earned him a spot in Persepolis lore and proved to be a historic and memorable moment in team history.
Persepolis would take an early lead on a 12th minute cracker by Maziar Zare. Since then, the game became more lively as both teams created numerous chances. Zare also missed a golden opportunity to double his goal tally and Persepolis' lead after missing a penalty kick. In second half stoppage time, Sepahan captain Moharram Navidkia also squandered a tailor-made opportunity by firing over the bar from just a few yards out. Persepolis would go on to the quarterfinals, where they went down 2–1 to Pas Hamedan.
The aftermath of this game was very ironic in the sense that Sepahan, despite crashing out of the Hazfi Cup, would still qualify for the AFC Champions League because neighbors Zob Ahan, who finished second (among the top three) in the IPL, won the Hazfi Cup, which gave 4th placed Sepahan qualification to the AFC Champions League. Persepolis, however, had nothing to show for their efforts after having a more expensive squad than last season, when they won the IPL.
3 Goals
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1 Goal
Persepolis won Sepahan in front of over 110’000 fans and became 2007–08 IPL champion.
Mohsen Khalili
scored a spectacular volley from 20 yards to give Persepolis the lead, But Ehsan Hajysafi
equalised a few minutes later. With ninety minutes over, the injury time was nearly finished but Khalili again shot a deflected free-kick, Finding Karim Bagheri
in the box. Bagheri turned and crossed the ball for Sepehr Heidari
, who scored the second goal with a header to win the match for his team.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian clubs Persepolis and Sepahan
Sepahan
Sepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...
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2006 Hazfi Cup Final
This rivalry started in 2006 when Sepahan and Persepolis contested the Hafzi Cup championship, Iranian football's second-most prestigious competition. After both teams battled to a 1–1 tie in the first leg in Tehran, the two sides returned to Esfahan's Nagshe Jahan Stadium for the pivotal second leg, when a champion would be crowned. The first half was uneventful. But in the second half, things would get explosive. Ebrahim Asadi gave the reds the lead at the 56-minute mark. With that, a Persepolis championship seemed to be a foregone conclusion. But just nine minutes later, Hamid Shafiee, who also scored the equalizer in the first leg, tied the game with a goal in the 64th minute. Neither team would do anything special in extra time, so the game went to penalty kicks.In the fateful shootout, Sepahan got off to a bad start as Jalal Akbari missed his shot and Karim Bagheri gave Persepolis the lead. But Sheis Rezaei and Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht missed their shots, and Sepahan would go on to win 4–2 in the shootout.
2007 Hazfi Cup Semifinal
As expected, the two sides would meet again in next year's Hazfi Cup semifinal. This time the spoils would be decided in one game, and with Persepolis playing in front of 100,000 supporters in Azadi Stadium, they looked like a good bet for revenge. The reds got off to a good start by scoring midway through the second half on a penalty kick by Farzad Ashoubi. Persepolis would also have some chances to extend their lead. All was set for a Persepolis celebration when with just two minutes left, Sepahan earned a penalty of their own. Hadi Aghili converted with ease, silencing the crowd and sending the game into extra time.In the extra sessions, nothing much happened and most people expected the game to go to penalty kicks once again. But out of nowhere, Mahmoud Karimi, who had barely played all season for Sepahan, emerged as an unlikely hero by scoring three goals in the span of just nine minutes to sink Persepolis 4–1. Sepahan would go on to win their second straight Hazfi Cup by beating Saba Battery 4–0 on aggregate, and Persepolis fans have found this harsh defeat heartbreaking and tough to forget.
2008 IPL Championship
Throughout the 2007–2008 Iran Pro League season, Persepolis, under new head coach Afshin Ghotbi, was dominating the league. However, their one obstacle was still Sepahan, as they would be the only contender to bother Persepolis. In the middle of the season, Persepolis and Sepahan met at Esfahan's Fouladshahr Stadium. Sepahan won that game 2–1, handing Persepolis their first loss of the season. However, Sepahan would lose five points (reduced to three on an appeal) due to fan violence. But Persepolis also lost six points due to inability to pay former players. All things considered, Sepahan had a two-point lead over Persepolis at the top going into the last week of the season.As fate would have it, the two teams would meet on the last day of the season in front 100,000 racuous fans in Azadi Stadium. Sepahan needed only a point to be crowned champs, while nothing less than a victory would do for the red giants. Persepolis got off to a dream start with a goal in the 18th minute from the league's top goalscorer, Mohsen Khalili. Khalili would also go on to hit the post and Persepolis was also denied a penalty kick on a controversial non-call by referee Saeed Mozafarri. Those misses would prove to be costly as 18-year old senasation Ehsan Hajisafi would tie the game on a breakaway in the 30th minute. At halftime it remained 1–1, and Sepahan was just 45 minutes away from breaking the reds' hearts once more.
Throughout the second half, it was all one-way traffic as Ghotbi's men put four strikers upfront against Sepahan's defense, which still stood strong for almost the entire second half and did not allow Persepolis to get the imperative goal they needed. After 90 minutes plus five minutes of stoppage time, the score was still the same, and Sepahan was getting ready to celebrate. But this time, luck would shift Persepolis' way. A Khalili free kick luckily bounced at the feet of Karim Bagheri. Bagheri's experience would take over from there, as he sent a high cross to Sepehr Heidari who headed the ball in the back of the net in the 96th minute, giving Persepolis the championship and revenge that was craved for so long and absolutely wrenching Sepahan's hearts, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Heidari's goal earned him a spot in Persepolis lore and proved to be a historic and memorable moment in team history.
2009 Hazfi Cup Round of 16
The two teams would meet at the Azadi Stadium once again, this time in the Round of 16 of the Hazfi Cup. This time, however, both teams had been through a very lackluster season as they both changed coaches twice during the regular season. Sepahan and Persepolis finished 4th and 5th respectively in the IPL, which meant a very underachieving season for both teams.Persepolis would take an early lead on a 12th minute cracker by Maziar Zare. Since then, the game became more lively as both teams created numerous chances. Zare also missed a golden opportunity to double his goal tally and Persepolis' lead after missing a penalty kick. In second half stoppage time, Sepahan captain Moharram Navidkia also squandered a tailor-made opportunity by firing over the bar from just a few yards out. Persepolis would go on to the quarterfinals, where they went down 2–1 to Pas Hamedan.
The aftermath of this game was very ironic in the sense that Sepahan, despite crashing out of the Hazfi Cup, would still qualify for the AFC Champions League because neighbors Zob Ahan, who finished second (among the top three) in the IPL, won the Hazfi Cup, which gave 4th placed Sepahan qualification to the AFC Champions League. Persepolis, however, had nothing to show for their efforts after having a more expensive squad than last season, when they won the IPL.
All results
| Date | Persepolis vs Sepahan | Persepolis's goal | Sepahan's goal | Venue | Competition | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 – Feb 11 | 2–1 | Hossein Kalani – Mahmoud Khordbin | ? | Isfahan | Takht Jamshid Cup | |
| 1972 | 6–0 | Homayoun Behzadi "2" – Adibi – Ali Parvin – Mahmoud Khordbin – Reza Vatankhah | ||||
| Tehran | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1975 | 1–0 | Ali Parvin | ||||
| Isfahan | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1975 | 3–0 | Dastjerdi "2" – Safar Iranpak | ||||
| Tehran | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1976 | 1–0 | Haj Rahimpour | ||||
| Tehran | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1976 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1977 | 2–2 | Haj Rahimpour – Ali Parvin | ? | Tehran | Takht Jamshid Cup | |
| 1977 | 1–1 | Fatahi | ? | Isfahan | Takht Jamshid Cup | |
| 1978 | 3–0 | Mahmoud Khordbin – Safar Iranpak – Ali Parvin | ||||
| Tehran | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1978 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | Takht Jamshid Cup | |||||
| 1989 | 1–1 | Kermani | ? | Isfahan | Qods League | |
| 1989 | 3–0 | Abedian – Yusefi – Karim Bavi | ||||
| Tehran | Qods League | |||||
| 1991 | 3–0 | Naser Mohammadkhani "2" – Mojtaba Moharrami | ||||
| Tehran | Azadegan Cup | |||||
| 1991 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | Azadegan Cup | |||||
| 1993 | 3–0 | Shah Mohammadi – Farshad Pious – Manafi | ||||
| Tehran | Azadegan Cup | |||||
| 1993 | 0–1 | |||||
| ? | Isfahan | Azadegan Cup | ||||
| 1995 | 1–1 | Hassan Shirmohammadi | ? | Tehran | Azadegan Cup | |
| 1995 | 1–1 | Behrouz Rahbarifar | ? | Isfahan | Azadegan League | |
| 1996 | 2–2 | Behrouz Rahbarifar – Edmond Bezik | ? | Tehran | Azadegan League | |
| 1996 | 0–1 | |||||
| ? | Isfahan | Azadegan League | ||||
| 1998 – Oct 9 | 0–1 | |||||
| ? | Isfahan | Azadegan League | ||||
| 1999 – Feb 22 | 3–1 | Edmond Bezik "2" – Hamid Estili | ? | Tehran | Azadegan League | |
| 1999 – Nov 20 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | Azadegan League | |||||
| 2000 – Apr 28 | 1–0 | Behnam Seraj (31) | ||||
| Tehran | Azadegan League | |||||
| 2000 – Dec 23 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | Azadegan League | |||||
| 2001 – Apr 19 | 0–2 | |||||
| Seyyed-Amin Musavi (67) (86) | Tabriz | Azadegan League | ||||
| 2001 – Nov 23 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | IPL 1st | |||||
| 2002 – Mar 17 | 3–2 | Behrooz Rahbarifar(23p)-Amirhosseyn Aslanian(86)-Behnam Abolghasempour(90+3) | Leon Stepanian(46)-Afshin Hajipour(64) | Tehran | IPL 1st | |
| 2003 – Jan 02 | 1–2 | Ali Ansarian | Edmond Bezik-Moharram Navidkia | Isfahan | IPL 2nd | |
| 2003 – May 19 | 1–1 | Ali Ansarian | Nasser Farshbaf | Tehran | IPL 2nd | |
| 2003 – Sep 30 | 3–3 | Reza Jabbari(23)-Ali Salmani(52)-Issa Traoré(73) | Talebnasab(37)-Bezik(40) (48) | Tehran | IPL 3rd | |
| 2004 – Jan 16 | 2–1 | Afshin Peyrovani(54)-Pejman Jamshidi (89) | Mahmoud Karimi(46) | Isfahan | IPL 3rd | |
| 2004 – Oct 29 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | IPL 4th | |||||
| 2005 – May 15 | 1–2 | Javad Kazemian (35) | Rasoul Khatibi (28) (68) | Tehran | IPL 4th | |
| 2005 – Dec 23 | 2–3 | Javad Kazemian (35)-Pejman Nouri (56) | Rasoul Khatibi (30) (68)-Hadi Jafari (52) | Tehran | IPL 5th | |
| 2006 – Sep 13 | 1–1 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (48) | Hamid Shafiei (73) | Tehran | Hazfi Cup | Final |
| 2006 – Sep 22 | 1–1 (2–4Pen) | Ebrahim Asadi (55) | Hamid Shafiei (64) | Isfahan | Hazfi Cup | Final |
| 2006 – Apr 21 | 0–2 | |||||
| Rasoul Khatibi (69)-Jaba Mujiri (85) | Isfahan | IPL 5th | ||||
| 2006 – Oct 22 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | IPL 6th | |||||
| 2007 – Feb 9 | 2–1 | Abolfazl Hajizadeh (18)-Mehrzad Madanchi (89) | Moharram Navidkia (78) | Tehran | IPL 6th | |
| 2007 – May 29 | 1–4 | Farzad Ashoobi (64) | Hadi Aghili (86)-Mahmud Karimi(108,111,117) | Tehran | Hazfi Cup | Simi Final |
| 2007 – Dec 31 | 1–2 | Abbas Aghaei (80) | Mohammad Nosrati (36 og)-Emad Ridha (41) | Isfahan | IPL 7th | |
| 2008 – May 17 | 2–1 | Mohsen Khalili (16)-Sepehr Heidari (90+6) | Ehsan Hajsafi (29) | Tehran | IPL 7th | |
| 2008 – Oct 26 | 3–2 | Karim Bagheri (12)-Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (45,64) | Emad Ridha (28,34) | Tehran | IPL 8th | |
| 2009 – Feb 27 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | IPL 8th | |||||
| 2009 – May 30 | 1–0 | Maziar Zare (12) | Tehran | Hazfi Cup | 1/8 | |
| 2009-Nov-28 | 1–2 | Sepehr Heidari (65) | Ebrahim Toure (27), Hadi Aghili (90)(P) | Isfahan | IPL 9th | |
| 2010 – May 18 | 1–1 | Hadi Norouzi (47) | Mehdi Karimian (77) | Tehran | IPL 9th | |
| 2010 – September 29 | 1–4 | Tiago (31) | Ebrahim Toure (41), Hadi Aghili (66)(P), Khosro Heidari (73), Reza Enayati (86) | Tehran | IPL 10th | |
| 2011 – May 15 | 0–0 | |||||
| Isfahan | IPL 10th | |||||
| 2011 – May 29 | 0–0(4–2Pen) | |||||
| Tehran | Hazfi Cup | 1/4 | ||||
| 2011 – November 19 | 0–0 | |||||
| Tehran | IPL 11th | |||||
Summary of results
| Apps | Persepolis wins | Draws | Sepahan wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League (before IPL) | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| IPL League | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Hazfi Cup | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 51 | 17 | 23 | 12 |
| Position | Teams | Matches | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Difference |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis | 52 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 74 |
| 2 | Sepahan | 52 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 59 |
Sepahan goal scorers
5 Goals- Mahmoud Karimi
- Rasoul KhatibiRasoul KhatibiRasoul Khatibi is an Iranian football player–Manager currently playing and Managing Machine Sazi Tabriz. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.-Club career:...
3 Goals
- Emad MohammedEmad MohammedEmad Mohammed Ridha is an Iraqi football striker who currently plays for Sepahan in Iran Pro League and the Iraq national football team. Emad Mohammed has been a regular starter for Iraq ever since he played for the youth national team...
- Edmond BezikEdmond BezikEdmond Bezik is an Armenian-Iranian footballer. He was played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team.-Club career:...
2 Goals
- Hadi AghiliHadi AghiliHadi Aghily is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Al-Arabi in Qatar Stars League.-Career:Aghili was born in Tehran. Aghily was part of the Persepolis F.C. youth academy, but he left the club for Saipa in 2001. After 3 years he moved to Sepahan where he won the Hazfi Cup and also played...
- Hamid ShafieiHamid ShafieiHamid Shafiei is an Iranian football player, who currently plays for IPL team Esteghlal.-Club career:After playing for Zob Ahan F.C. for a couple of seasons, in August 2006 he was transferred to Sepahan F.C...
- Moharram NavidkiaMoharram NavidkiaMoharram Navidkia is an Iranian football player who currently plays as the captain of Sepahan in Iran's Premier League. He plays as a midfielder.During his career, he has dealt with consecutive injuries making him unable to regain his top form....
1 Goals
- Ibrahima TouréIbrahima TouréIbrahima Touré is a Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for United Arab Emirati football club Ajman Club.-Club career:...
- Mohammad NosratiMohammad NosratiMohammad Nosrati is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.-Club career:He was one of many valuable players of PAS Tehran F.C., finishing the 2003/04 season as IPL champions....
- Ehsan Hajsafi
- Hadi Jafari
Persepolis goal scorers
4 Goals- Ali ParvinAli ParvinAli Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:...
3 Goals
- Mahmoud KhordbinMahmoud KhordbinMahmoud Khordbin is an Iranian retired football player. He is team manager of Persepolis since 1980.-Club career:...
- Edmond BezikEdmond BezikEdmond Bezik is an Armenian-Iranian footballer. He was played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team.-Club career:...
- Behrouz RahbarifarBehrouz RahbarifarBehrouz Rahbarifar is a retired Iranian football player. He holds the record of most championships as a player in the history of Iranian Football League.- Club career :Rahbarifar Joined Persepolis in 1993 under Ali Parvin, playing 9 seasons with them...
- Alireza Vahedi NikbakhtAlireza Vahedi NikbakhtAlireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian professional football player.-Club career:Starting out in F.C. Aboomoslem and then being transferred to Esteghlal F.C., he improved in a short period of time...
2 Goals
- Homayoun BehzadiHomayoun BehzadiHomayoun Behzadi is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a striker.-Career:Behzadi first broke into the Shahin F.C. side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed...
- Safar IranpakSafar IranpakSafar Iranpak was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. He was born in Masjed Soleyman.He died on January 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden from lung cancer....
- Naser MohammadkhaniNaser MohammadkhaniNaser Mohammadkhani was an Iranian football Striker.-Awards and honours:Country*Top Goal Scorer 1984 AFC Asian Cup*Fourth Place 1984 AFC Asian Cup with Iran national football team...
- Ali AnsarianAli Ansarian-Club career:After playing for Persepolis F.C. for several seasons, in July 2006 he joined the club's fierce rival, Esteghlal F.C.. On July 22, 2007 he signed with Azadegan League Steel Azin F.C. for reportedly $150,000...
- Javad KazemianJavad KazemianJavad Kazemian is an Iranian Football right winger who plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He is commonly mistaken for a striker as he is frequently involved in running towards the opposing box, but his preferred position is a right winger....
- Sepehr HeidariSepehr HeidariSepehr Heidari is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League and the Iran national football team. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University.-Club career:...
- Haj Rahimpour
- Dastjerdi
1 Goal
- Hossein KalaniHossein KalaniHossein Kalani is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team.Visit his family website at http://www.ghaffaris.com...
- Reza VatankhahReza VatankhahReza Vatankhah Born February 8, 1947 in Tehran, Iran is a retired Iranian football player. He played for Persepolis F.C. as a left winger, and is now a manager. His elder brother Buyuk was also a member and captain of Persepolis F.C.....
- Karim BaviKarim BaviKarim Bavi is a retired Iranian footballer. He was one of the most successful strikers of the Iran national football team despite his short playing career.-Club career:...
- Mojtaba MoharramiMojtaba MoharramiMojtaba Moharrami is a former Iranian football player and now coach. He is current head coach of Steel Azin B.Moharrami made 37 appearances for the Iran national football team.....
- Farshad PiousFarshad PiousFarshad Pious is a retired Iranian football player who was a striker for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis F.C., as well as Iran national football team.-Club career:...
- Hassan ShirmohammadiHassan ShirmohammadiHassan Shirmohammadi born May 22, 1968 in Tehran is a retired Iranian football player.- References :...
- Hamid Estili
- Behnam SerajBehnam SerajBehnam Seraj is a retired Iranian football player who previously played for the Iran national football team. He was one of the most successful strikers in the Iran Pro League.-References:...
- Amirhossein Aslanian
- Behnam AbolghasempourBehnam AbolghasempourBehnam Abolghasempour is an Iranian retired football player. As of 22 June 2011, He is assistant coach of Persepolis in Iran Pro League, and is in charge as the manager of Sport Affairs at Tehran Municipality Region 20. He has played for four Iranian clubs including Saipa, Persepolis, Pas and...
- Reza Jabbari
- Ali Salmani
- Issa TraoréIssa TraoréIssa Traoré is a Malian footballer. He currently plays for Sanat Naft in the Iran Pro League.Whilst at Pas, Traore endured a major injury on his right knee, and was out for a considerable number of games during his career at the club...
- Afshin PeyrovaniAfshin PeyrovaniMohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...
- Pejman Jamshidi
- Pejman NouriPejman NouriPejman Nouri is an Iranian football player, currently playing for UAE Pro-League side Emirates Club and Iran national football team in the midfielder position.-Club career:Born in Rezvanshahr, Gilan Province, he has spent most of his career in Malavan F.C...
- Ebrahim Asadi
- Abolfazl HajizadehAbolfazl HajizadehAbolfazl Hajizadeh is an Iranian football player currently playing in Iran's Premier League football.- Club career :He started his career at Teraktor Sazi of Tabriz, and scored a goal in 2001–02. Having made some impressive performances, he was eventually noticed and was signed in 2005 by Iranian...
- Mehrzad MadanchiMehrzad MadanchiMehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
- Abbas AghaeiAbbas AghaeiAbbas Aghaei is an Iranian football player, currently playing for Damash Gilan in the Iran Pro League.- Club career :He spent most of his career in Pas Tehran. In 2004 he joined another IPL club, Sepahan, but returned to Pas after two seasons. In July 2007 Aghaei signed a 1-year contract with...
- Mohsen KhaliliMohsen KhaliliMohsen Khalili is an Iranian football forward. He is currently playing for the Iranian Professional League, Steel Azin.-Saipa:He Played for Saipa for several seasons, helping the team win the Iran Professional League in the 2006/07 season, scoring 8 goals...
- Karim BagheriKarim BagheriKarim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
- Maziar ZareMaziar ZareMaziar Zare Eshghdoust is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League...
- Manafi
- Shah Mohammadi
- Fatahi
- Adibi
- Kermani
- Abedian
- Yusefi
Notable matches
- Persepolis F.C. 2–1 SepahanSepahanSepahan Esfahan is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in Iran's top flight known as Persian Gulf League and hold most of the records in the PGL under their belt. Sepahan are the latest champions of the PGL in 2010–11 season for the record third time in the ten-year PGL...
May 17, 2008
Persepolis won Sepahan in front of over 110’000 fans and became 2007–08 IPL champion.
Mohsen Khalili
Mohsen Khalili
Mohsen Khalili is an Iranian football forward. He is currently playing for the Iranian Professional League, Steel Azin.-Saipa:He Played for Saipa for several seasons, helping the team win the Iran Professional League in the 2006/07 season, scoring 8 goals...
scored a spectacular volley from 20 yards to give Persepolis the lead, But Ehsan Hajysafi
Ehsan Hajysafi
Ehsan Hajsafi is an Iranian football Midfielder who currently plays for Tractor Sazi in the Iran Pro League on loan from Sepahan, serving his Conscription...
equalised a few minutes later. With ninety minutes over, the injury time was nearly finished but Khalili again shot a deflected free-kick, Finding Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
in the box. Bagheri turned and crossed the ball for Sepehr Heidari
Sepehr Heidari
Sepehr Heidari is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Mes Kerman in Iran Pro League and the Iran national football team. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University.-Club career:...
, who scored the second goal with a header to win the match for his team.
See also
- Football in IranFootball in IranFootball in Iran is quite possibly the most popular sport, with only wrestling and volleyball being able to match its popularity. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, alleys, streets and football clubs nationwide.-History of football in...
- Persepolis F.C.
- Sepahan F.C.
- Tehran derbyTehran derbyThe Tehran derby known locally as the derby Tehran is a football local derby match that takes place twice a year between the two most popular clubs in Iran: Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C....
- Isfahan derby
- Major football rivalriesMajor football rivalriesThis list deals with association football rivalries around the world. This includes local derbies as well as matches between teams further apart. Footballing rivalries manifest themselves in many ways...