List of Persepolis F.C. statistics and records

Ali Parvin, pictured here, holds the records for most appearances with the club, with 341.

Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional association football club based in Tehran. The club was formed in 1963 and played its first competitive match against Rah Ahan F.C. Persepolis currently plays in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis is the only club, never to have been relegated from the league. They have also been involved in Asian football, winning the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Persepolis and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.

Mehdi Mahdavikia, the club's youngest first team player (aged 17 years and 206 days).

This page details Persepolis Football Club records.

Farshad Pious, pictured here, is the all-time top goalscorer for the club, with 153 goals.

Statistics

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Statistics in IPL

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Statistics in AFC Champions League

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Player records

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Appearances

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Peyrovani, Rahbarifard, Hosseini and Kamyabinia four from six players who have won most league titles with the club.

Goalscorers

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Players statistics

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Most appearances

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1 June 2024
Name Nationality Position total
1 Ali parvin Iran Iran Midfielder 341
2 Mohammad Panjali Iran Iran Defender 264
3 Omid Alishah Iran Iran Midfielder 263
4 Hossein Abdi Iran Iran Midfielder 261
Jalal Hosseini Iran Iran Defender
6 Afshin Peyrovani Iran Iran Defender 255
7 Behrouz Rahbarifar Iran Iran Defender 249
8 Kamal Kamyabinia Iran Iran Midfielder 235
9 Vahid Amiri Iran Iran Midfielder 233
10 Karim Bagheri Iran Iran Midfielder 231

Top goalscorers

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27 October 2024
Name Nationality Position Goals
1 Farshad Pious Iran Iran Forward 153
2 Ali Parvin Iran Iran Midfielder 95
3 Homayoun Behzadi Iran Iran Forward 83
4 Ali Alipour Iran Iran Forward 75
5 Safar Iranpak Iran Iran Forward 74
6 Hossein Kalani Iran Iran Forward 71
7 Naser Mohammadkhani Iran Iran Forward 59
8 Mehdi Taremi Iran Iran Forward 55
9 Karim Bagheri Iran Iran Midfielder 43
Ali Daei Iran Iran Forward

Most goals scored in official competitions: 153Farshad Pious 1985–1988 & 1989–1997.

Most appearances Foreigners

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1 June 2024
Name Nationality Position total
1 Bashar Resan Iraq Midfielder 104
2 Nilson Corrêa Júnior Brazil Goalkeeper 73
3 Giorgi Gvelesiani Georgia (country) Defender 64
4 Godwin Mensha Nigeria Forward 63
5 Tiago Fraga Brazil Midfielder 48
6 Božidar Radošević Croatia Goalkeeper 43
7 Michael Umaña Costa Rica Defender 42
Vakhdat Khanonov Tajikistan Defender
9 Jacques Elong Elong Cameroon Midfielder 38
10 Alan Whittle England Forward 34
11 Ivan Petrović Serbia Midfielder 33
12 Shpejtim Arifi GermanyKosovoAlbania Forward 32
13 Saša Ilić North Macedonia Goalkeeper 31
Robert Caha Czech Republic Defender
Ibrahima Touré Senegal Forward

Top Foreigners goalscorers

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1 June 2024
Name Nationality Position Goals
1 Alan Whittle England Forward 16
Giorgi Gvelesiani Georgia (country) Defender
3 Godwin Mensha Nigeria Forward 14
4 Ibrahima Touré Senegal Forward 13
5 Éamon Zayed LibyaRepublic of Ireland Forward 12
6 Shpejtim Arifi GermanyKosovoAlbania Forward 9
7 Jerry Bengtson Honduras Forward 7
Oston Urunov Uzbekistan Midfielder
9 Jürgen Locadia Netherlands Forward 6
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Iraq Midfielder
11 Bashar Resan Iraq Midfielder 5
12 Tiago Fraga Brazil Midfielder 4
13 Issa Traoré Mali Midfielder 3
Zyad Chaabo Syria Forward
Mate Dragičević Croatia Forward
Cheick Diabaté Mali Forward

Persepolis top flight top goalscorer

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This is the list of Persepolis top league goalscorers in a single season.

Name Season Goals
1 Hossein Kalani 1970–71 7
2 Hossein Kalani 1971–72 11
Safar Iranpak
3 Farshad Pious 1991–92 11
4 Farshad Pious 1994–95 20
5 Ali Daei 2003–04 16
6 Mohsen Khalili 2007–08 18
7 Mehdi Taremi 2015–16 16
8 Mehdi Taremi 2016–17 18
9 Ali Alipour 2017–18 19

Transfers

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Record transfer fees

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  • Record transfer fee received:

The club's record sale came in July 2001, when they sold Ali Karimi to Al-Ahli Dubai for a fee of €2.5 million.[citation needed]

€ 2.500.000 from United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai for Iran Ali Karimi, July 2001[citation needed]
€ 2.250.000 from Germany Hamburger SV for Iran Mehdi Mahdavikia 2001[citation needed]
€ 1.250.000 from Germany Hamburger SV for Iran Mehdi Mahdavikia, 1999[citation needed]
€ 1.150.000 from Austria SK Sturm Graz for Iran Mehrdad Minavand, 1998[citation needed]
€ 950.000 from Russia Rubin Kazan for Iran Alireza Haghighi, January 2012[4]
€ 550.000 from England Charlton Athletic for Iran Karim Bagheri, 2000[citation needed]
€ 500.000 from United Arab Emirates Al-Shaab for Iran Mehrzad Madanchi, 2006[citation needed]
about $ 1.400.000
about £ 400,000

World Cup players

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The following World Cup players, played at Persepolis at some point during their career. Highlighted players played for Persepolis while playing at the World Cup.

References

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  1. ^ زندگی نامه فرشاد پیوس Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Farshad Pious
  3. ^ ده گلزن برتر تاریخ پرسپولیس Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ben Somerford (12 January 2012), Official: Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi joins Rubin Kazan, Goal, retrieved 20 November 2019
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