2024–25 Persepolis F.C. season

Persepolis
2024–25 season
ChairmanReza Darvish
ManagerJuan Carlos Garrido (until Dec. 22, 2024)
StadiumAzadi Stadium & Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Persian Gulf Pro League3th
Hazfi CupRound of 16th
Iranian Super CupFinals
AFC Champions League Elite6th place
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Alipour (7)

All:
Ali Alipour (9)
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the Persepolis's 24nd season in the Persian Gulf Pro League, and their 42st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. In addition to the domestic league, Persepolis will also participate in this season's Hazfi Cup competitions.

Squad

No. Name Date of Birth (Age) Nationality Position (s) Since App Goals Assist Ends Signed from Transfer fee Notes
1 Alexis Guendouz (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) Algeria GK 2024 0 0 0 2027 Algeria CR Belouizdad Free
22 Amir Reza Rafiei (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) Iran GK 2022 0 0 0 2025 Nassaji Free U-23
44 Mehrshad Asadi (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) Iran GK 2022 0 0 0 2027 Academy Free U-23
Defenders
3 Farshad Faraji (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30) Iran DF 2021 53 1 0 2025 Padideh Free
4 Milad Mohammadi (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 31) Iran DF 2024 0 0 0 2026 Turkey Adana Demirspor Free
6 Hossein Kanaanizadegan (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) Iran DF 2023 69 3 1 2025 Qatar Al Ahli Free
8 Morteza Pouraliganji (1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32) Iran DF 2022 40 3 1 2025 China Shenzhen Free
20 Ayoub El Amloud (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30) Morocco DF 2022 0 0 0 2025 Morocco Wydad AC Free
30 Giorgi Gvelesiani (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) Georgia (country) DF 2022 29 6 0 2025 Sepahan Free
37 Yaghoub Barage (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) Iran DF 2024 1 0 0 2028 Academy Free U-19
Midfielders
2 Omid Alishah (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 33) Iran MF 2013 215 18 41 2025 Rah Ahan Free Captain
5 Masoud Rigi (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) Iran MF 2023 0 0 0 2025 Sepahan Free
7 Soroush Rafiei (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 34) Iran MF 2022 63 6 5 2024 Sepahan Free
17 Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 24) Iran MF 2022 1 0 0 2025 Naft MIS Free U-23
19 Vahid Amiri (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36) Iran MF 2016 193 20 31 2024 Turkey Trabzonspor Free 2nd Captain
21 Saeid Sadeghi (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30) Iran MF 2022 24 6 3 2025 Gol Gohar Free
27 Mohammad Khodabandelou (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25) Iran MF 2024 0 0 0 2025 Mes Rafsanjan €160,000
35 Alireza Enayatzadeh (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 (age 20) Iran MF 2023 0 0 0 2028 Academy Free U-21
48 Mohammad Milad Sourgi (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) Iran MF 2023 0 0 0 2028 Academy Free U-23
70 Oston Urunov (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) Uzbekistan MF 2024 0 0 0 2025 Uzbekistan Navbahor Free
88 Sina Asadbeigi (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) Iran MF 2022 26 2 1 2025 Zob Ahan Free
Forwards
9 Ali Alipour (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 29) Iran FW 2024 198 67 30 2026 Portugal Gil Vicente Free
18 Abolfazl Babaei (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21) Iran FW 2023 0 0 0 2026 Fajr Sepasi Free U-21
29 Alireza Khodadadi (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22) Iran FW 2022 1 0 0 2027 Academy Free U-21
31 Lucas João (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) Angola FW 2024 0 0 0 2025 Qatar Umm Salal Free
32 Omid Fahmi (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 22) Iran FW 2023 0 0 0 2026 Academy Free U-21
72 Issa Alekasir (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) Iran FW 2024 51 14 0 2025 Sepahan Free

Last updated: 24 January 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

New Contracts

Transfers

In

Row No P Nat. Name Age Moving from Ends Transfer
fee
Type Transfer
window
Quota Source
1 9 FW Iran Ali Alipour 28 Portugal Gil Vicente 2026 free Transfer Summer [1]
2 20 DF Morocco Ayoub El Amloud 30 Morocco Wydad 2025 free Transfer Summer [2]
3 11 FW Iran Farshad Ahmadzadeh 28 Sepahan 2025 free Transfer Summer PL [3]
4 1 GK Algeria Alexis Guendouz 28 Algeria Belouizdad 2027 200k US$ Transfer Summer [4]
5 4 DF Iran Milad Mohammadi 30 Turkey Adana Demirspor 2026 free Transfer Summer [5]

Out

Row No P Nat. Name Age Moving to Transfer fee Type Transfer
window
Source
1 66 DF Tajikistan Vahdat Hanonov 23 Sepahan free Transfer Summer [1]
2 15 DF Iran Abolfazl Soleimani 23 Aluminium Arak free Transfer Summer
3 1 GK Iran Alireza Beiranvand 32 Tractor free Transfer Summer [2]
4 11 DF Iran Danial Esmaeilifar 31 Tractor free Transfer Summer [3]
5 9 MF Iran Mehdi Torabi 29 Tractor free Transfer Summer [4]
6 33 MF Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan 30 Qatar Al-Wakrah 1.3 million US$ Transfer Summer [5]
7 11 DF Iran Ali Nemati 28 Foolad free Transfer Summer [6]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Spain Juan Carlos Garrido
First-team coach Spain Xavi Oliva
Iran Karim Bagheri
Assistant coaches Iran Jalal Hosseini[6]
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Jorcey Anísio
Fitness Coach Morocco Idriss Saissi
Assistant Fitness Coach Iran Saman Eskandari[7]
Analyzers Iran Mehrdad Khanban
Doctor Iran Dr. Alireza Haghighat
Physiotherapist Iran Ali Aazam
Team Manager Iran Afshin Peyrovani
Media Officer Iran Alireza Ashraf
Position Staff
Under-23 team coach Iran Mahmoud Ansari
Youth team coach Iran Mehdi Ataloo
Under-17 coach Iran Farzad Ashoubi
Under-14 coach Iran Hassan Khanmohammadi

Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
PGPL 15 August 2024 Matchday 1 15 9 2 4 22 11 +11 060.00
Hazfi Cup 21 November 2024 Round of 32 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Super Cup 17 January 2025 Final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
ACLE 16 September 2024 Group stage 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 016.67
Total 22 11 5 6 30 17 +13 050.00

Last updated: 2 January 2025
Source: Competitions

Persian Gulf Pro League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 9 2 4 22 11  +11 29 5 1 2 11 6  +5 4 1 2 11 5  +6

Last updated: 2 January 2025.
Source: سازمان لیگ ورزش ۳

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDDWWWWWWWLLLLWW
Position785244231434433
Points12520811142317172023232629
Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2025. Source: "iranleague".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tractor 15 10 2 3 24 7 +17 32 Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Sepahan 15 9 5 1 25 10 +15 32 Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite qualifying play-offs
3 Persepolis 15 9 2 4 22 11 +11 29
4 Foolad 15 8 4 3 18 14 +4 28
5 Gol Gohar 15 5 6 4 9 6 +3 21
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2025. Source: Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table, Iplstats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[8][9]

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) 1 Persepolis 1–1 Zob Ahan Arak
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Sadeghi 2+45' Aliyari 1'
Kamyabinia Yellow card 39'
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Referee: Bijan Heidari
Note: This game was played in this stadium because Azadi Stadium was under construction.
22 August 2024 (2024-08-22) 2 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Tabriz
19:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Khalilzadeh 60' Rafiei Red card 76'
El Amloud 89'
Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Vahid Kazemi
Note: Game was started with 12 minite late.
30 August 2024 (2024-08-30) 3 Persepolis 2–0 Foolad Qazvin
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Rigi Yellow card 17'
Ahmadzadeh Yellow card 57'
Urunov 65'
Amiri 82'
Kanaanizadegan Yellow card 85'
Alekasir Yellow card 2+90'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Colibaly Yellow card 65' Stadium: Sardar Azadegan Stadium
Referee: Payam Heidari
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction and was started with 12 minite late.
9 November 2024 (2024-11-09) 4 Gol Gohar 0–1 Persepolis Sirjan
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Tikdari Yellow card 75' گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Rigi Yellow card 28'
Mohammadi Yellow card 33'
Amiri 52'
Guendouz Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Shahid Soleimani Stadium
Referee: Amir Arab Baraghi
20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) 5 Persepolis 2–0 Aluminium Shahr-e Qods
20:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Kanaanizadegan 5' (pen.) Yellow card 57'
Ahmadzadeh Yellow card 54'
Alipour 70'
Guendouz Yellow card 4+90'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Haji Eydi Yellow card 72' Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 6 Esteghlal 0–1 Persepolis Arak
19:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Kanaanizadegan 90+3' (pen.) Yellow card 90+3'
Guendouz Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bijan Heidari
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) 7 Persepolis 1–0 Chadormalou Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) El Amloud Yellow card 57'
Sarlak Yellow card 85'
Gvelesiani 90+6'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Mahmoud Abadi Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
11 December 2024 (2024-12-11) 8 Malavan 1–2 Persepolis Bandar-e Anzali
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Eslamikhah 59' Yellow card 87'
Mirzaei Yellow card 90+3'
Entezari Yellow card 90+7'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Urunov Yellow card 29'
Rafiei 64'
Faraji 74'
Khodabandelou Yellow card 90+9'
Stadium: Sirous Ghayeghran Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi
26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 9 Persepolis 2–0 Shams Azar Shahr-e Qods
19:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Alipour 11'
Mehri Yellow card 16'
Rafiei Yellow card 35'
Amiri 90+1'
Rigi Yellow card 90+6'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Azadeh Yellow card 66'
Fakhrian Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
30 October 2024 (2024-10-30) 10 Esteghlal Khuzestan 1–0 Persepolis Ahvaz
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Motlaghzadeh 6' Yellow card 24'
Kainã Yellow card 72'
Mehri Yellow card 48'
Pouraliganji Yellow card 53'
Stadium: Ghadir Stadium
Referee: Hassan Akrami
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 11 Persepolis 0–1 Nassaji Shahr-e Qods
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Bijan Heidari
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
16 December 2024 (2024-12-16) 12 Sepahan 2–1 Persepolis Esfahan
15:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan
Referee: Vahid Kazemi
21 December 2024 (2024-12-21) 13 Persepolis 1–3 Mes Rafsanjan Shahr-e Qods
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
27 December 2024 (2024-12-27) 14 Persepolis 2–1 Kheybar Shahr-e Qods
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
1 January 2025 (2025-01-01) 15 Havadar 0–5 Persepolis Shahr-e Qods
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Alipour 17', 52', 79'
Urunov Yellow card 54' 85'
Alekasir 67'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Ali Safaei
21 January 2025 (2025-01-21) 16 Zob Ahan v Persepolis Fuladshahr
16:45 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
26 January 2025 (2025-01-26) 17 Persepolis v Tractor Tehran
18:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
31 January 2025 (2025-01-31) 18 Foolad v Persepolis Ahvaz
17:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Foolad Arena
8 February 2025 (2025-02-08) 19 Persepolis v Gol Gohar Tehran
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
22 February 2025 (2025-02-22) 20 Aluminium v Persepolis Arak
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium
27 February 2025 (2025-02-27) 21 Persepolis v Esteghlal Tehran
17:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Score overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Aggregate score
Aluminium 2–0 2–0
Chadormalou 1–0 1–0
Esteghlal 0–1 1–0
Esteghlal Khuzestan 1–0 0–1
Foolad 2–0 2–0
Gol Gohar 0–1 1–0
Havadar 0–5 5–0
Kheybar 2–1 2–1
Malavan 1–2 2–1
Mes Rafsanjan 1–3 1–3
Nassaji 0–1 0–1
Sepahan 2–1 1–2
Shams Azar 2–0 2–0
Tractor 1–1 1–1
Zob Ahan 1–1 1–1

Hazfi Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) Round of 16 Persepolis 3–0 Mes Sungun Shahr-e Qods
16:15 IRST (UTC+03:30) Alipour 27'
João 61'
Alekasir Yellow card 74'
Rigi 87'
گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Aghababaei Yellow card 5'
Jafarzadeh Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Mohammadreza Tarokh
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
12 February 2025 (2025-02-12) Round of 8 Sepahan v Persepolis Esfahan
17:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan

Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) Super Cup Persepolis v Sepahan Arak
15:00 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Imam Khomeini Stadium

2024–25 AFC Champions League

League stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (Q) 6 5 1 0 20 6 +14 16 Advance to round of 16
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Q) 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr (Q) 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
4 Qatar Al-Sadd (Q) 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12
5 United Arab Emirates Al Wasl (Q) 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
6 Iran Persepolis 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6
7 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 2 3 6 9 −3 5
8 Iran Esteghlal 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5
9 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 0 4 2 2 4 −2 4
10 Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
11 United Arab Emirates Al Ain 6 0 2 4 10 18 −8 2
12 Iraq Al-Shorta 6 0 2 4 4 16 −12 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

16 September 2024 (2024-09-16) 1 Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–0 Persepolis Jeddah
21:30 UTC+3 Kessié 2'
Al-Ammar Yellow card 45+6'
Mahrez soccer ball with red X
Report El Amloud Yellow card 24'
Amiri Yellow card 45+1'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 15,170
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
30 September 2024 (2024-09-30) 2 Persepolis 1–1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Shahr-e Qods
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Alipour 1'
Khodabandelou Yellow card 23'
Khamdamov Yellow card 45+1'
Ćeran 59'
Ergashboev Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Martyrs Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Note: This game played in this Staduim because Azadi Stadium was Under construction.
21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 3 Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Persepolis Doha
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 4,071
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) 4 Persepolis 1–1 Qatar Al-Gharafa Dubai
19:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Note: Iranian clubs are required to play their home matches at neutral venues due to security concerns relating to the October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran.
25 November 2024 (2024-11-25) 5 Al-Rayyan Qatar 1–1 Persepolis Al Rayyan
21:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Referee: Fo Ming (China)
2 December 2024 (2024-12-02) 6 Persepolis 2–1 Iraq Al-Shorta Doha
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) گزارش
خلاصه بازی
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 530
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Note: Iranian clubs are required to play their home matches at neutral venues due to security concerns relating to the October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran.
4 February 2025 (2025-02-04) 7 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia v Persepolis Riyadh
21:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Kingdom Arena
17 February 2025 (2025-02-17) 8 Persepolis v Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Tehran
17:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Statistics

Goal scorers

  Player left the club during the season.
Place Number Nation Position Name PGPL Hazfi Cup Super Cup ACLE Total
9 Iran FW Ali Alipour 7 1 1 9
19 Iran MF Vahid Amiri 3 3
70 Uzbekistan MF Oston Urunov 2 1 3
3 Iran DF Farshad Faraji 1 2 3
6 Iran DF Hossein Kanaanizadegan 2 2
10 Iran FW Issa Alekasir 2 2
30 Georgia (country) DF Giorgi Gvelesiani 1 1 2
21 Iran MF Saeid Sadeghi 1 1
20 Morocco DF Ayoub El Amloud 1 1
7 Iran MF Soroush Rafiei 1 1
77 Iran MF Mohammad Khodabandelou 1 1
31 Angola FW Lucas João 1 1
5 Iran MF Masoud Rigi 1 1
Total 22 3 5 30
Last updated: 1 Janaury 2025

Assists

Place Number Nation Position Name PGPL Hazfi Cup Super Cup ACLE Total
19 Iran MF Vahid Amiri 2 2
31 Angola FW Lucas João 1 1 2
9 Iran FW Ali Alipour 1 1 2
6 Iran DF Hossein Kanaanizadegan 1 1
21 Iran MF Saeid Sadeghi 1 1
10 Iran FW Issa Alekasir 1 1
76 Iran DF Sohail Sahraei 1 1
3 Iran DF Farshad Faraji 1 1
2 Iran MF Omid Alishah 1 1
37 Iran DF Yaghoub Barage 1 1
Total 7 3 3 13
Last updated: 25 November 2024

Goalkeeping

Club

Kit

Supplier: Iran Merooj

Source: [citation needed]

Sponsorship

sponsors: Saba Battrey[10]

References