2017–18 Persepolis F.C. season
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| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ali Akbar Taheri (until 1 November 2017) Hamid Reza Garshasbi (from 1 November 2017) | ||
| Manager | Branko Ivanković | ||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | Champions | ||
| Hazfi Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2017 AFC Champions League | Semi-finals | ||
| 2018 AFC Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Iranian Super Cup | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ali Alipour (19 goals) All: Ali Alipour (25 goals) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 41,125 | ||
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The 2017–18 season was the Persepolis's 17th season in the Pro League, and their 35th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup, Super Cup and AFC Champions League.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand | 1992-9-21 (age 31) |  | GK | 2016 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 12 | Abolfazl Darvishvand | 1997-1-13 (age 27) | | GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Rah Ahan | Free | U-23 |
| 44 | Božidar Radošević | 1989-6-4 (age 34) |  | GK | 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2018 |  Debreceni | Free | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sadegh Moharrami | 1996-3-1 (age 28) | | RB / RM / RW | 2016 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 2018 | Malavan | Free | U-23 |
| 3 | Shoja' Khalilzadeh | 1989-5-14 (age 34) | | CB / RB | 2017 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 2019 | Sepahan | Free | |
| 4 | Jalal Hosseini | 1982-2-3 (age 42) | | CB / RB | 2016 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 2019 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 13 | Hossein Mahini | 1986-9-16 (age 37) | | RB / LB / CB | 2012 | 142 | 3 | 6 | 2020 | Zob Ahan | Free | |
| 15 | Mohammad Ansari | 1991-9-23 (age 32) | | LB / CB / DM | 2015 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2019 | Shahrdar Tabriz | Free | |
| 20 | Shahin Abbasian | 1997-6-16 (age 26) | | RB / CB | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Foolad | Free | U-21 |
| 38 | Ehsan Hosseini | 1998-10-3 (age 25) | | CB / DM | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Free | U-21 |
| 69 | Shayan Mosleh | 1993-6-25 (age 30) | | LB / LM / CB | 2017 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2019 | Sepidrood | Free | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bashar Resan | 1996-12-22 (age 27 |  | AM / RM / LM / CM | 2017 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Free | U-21 |
| 8 | Ahmad Nourollahi | 1993-2-1 (age 31) | | DM / CM / RM / LM | 2014 | 84 | 4 | 5 | 2019 | Foolad Yazd | Free | |
| 10 | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 1992-9-23 (age 31) | | AM / RW / LW / SS | 2012 | 85 | 14 | 11 | 2018 | Parseh | Free | Academy graduated |
| 11 | Kamal Kamyabinia | 1989-1-18 (age 35) | | DM / CM / RM / LM | 2015 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 2018 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 18 | Mohsen Rabiekhah | 1987-12-24 (age 36) | | DM / CB / LB | 2016 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Sanat Naft | Free | |
| 21 | Adam Hemati | 1995-1-22 (age 29) |  | AM / RW | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Ryerson Rams | Free | U-23 |
| 25 | Ehsan Alvanzadeh | 1994-4-17 (age 30) | | LM / LW / SS | 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | Free | |
| 26 | Saeid Hosseinpour | 1998-10-12 (age 25) | | CM / DM | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Peykan | Free | U-21 |
| 77 | Mohsen Mosalman | 1991-1-27 (age 33) | | AM / LW / RW / CM | 2015 | 75 | 7 | 25 | 2018 | Zob Ahan | Rls.2.7 billion | |
| 88 | Siamak Nemati | 1994-4-17 (age 30) | | RM / LM / AM / CM / SS | 2017 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2019 | Peykan | Free | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Vahid Amiri | 1988-4-2 (age 36) | | LW / RW / SS / CF | 2016 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 2018 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 23 | Mohammad Amin Asadi | 1998-12-24 (age 25) | | CF / SS | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Free | U-19 |
| 37 | Hamidreza Taherkhani | 1999-8-21 (age 24) | | LW / RW / SS | 2016 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Rah Ahan | Free | U-19 Academy graduated |
| 39 | Ahmad Baharvand | 1998-3-21 (age 26) | | LW / RW / SS | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Free | U-21 |
| 70 | Ali Alipour | 1994-11-12 (age 29) | | CF / RW / LW | 2015 | 98 | 37 | 17 | 2021 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 90 | Godwin Mensha | 1989-09-02 (age 34) |  | CF / SS | 2017 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 2019 | Paykan | Free | |
| Players left the club during the season | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi | 1992-7-18 (age 31) | | CF / AM / SS | 2014 | 111 | 55 | 17 | 2018 | Transferred to Al-Gharafa | ||
New Contracts[edit]
| No | P | Name | Age | Contract length | Contract ends | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alireza Beiranvand | 24 | 5 season | 2022 | |
| 4 | CB | Jalal Hosseini | 34 | 2 season | 2019 | |
| 15 | CB | Mohammad Ansari | 25 | 2 season | 2019 | |
| 11 | CM | Kamal Kamyabinia | 28 | 1 season | 2018 | |
| 3 | CB | Shoja' Khalilzadeh | 28 | 1 season | 2019 | [1] |
| 37 | SS | Hamidreza Taherkhani | 18 | 3 season | 2021 | [2] |
| 70 | CF | Ali Alipour | 23 | 3 season | 2021 | [3] |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Ends | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window | Quota | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FW | Shahab Zahedi | 20 | Machine Sazi | 2020 | — | Loan return | Summer | ||
| 29 | CM | Mohammad Rahmati | 23 | Machine Sazi | 2020 | — | Loan return | Summer | ||
| 90 | FW | Godwin Mensha | 27 | Paykan | 2019 | — | Transfer | Summer | PL | [4] |
| 3 | CB | Shoja' Khalilzadeh | 27 | Sepahan | 2018 | — | Transfer | Summer | PL | [5] |
| 88 | MF | Siamak Nemati | 23 | Paykan | 2019 | — | Transfer | Summer | PL | [6] |
| 69 | DF | Shayan Mosleh | 23 | Sepidrood | 2019 | — | Transfer | Summer | [7] | |
| 20 | RB | Shahin Abbasian | 20 | Foolad | 2020 | — | Transfer | Summer | [8] | |
| 23 | FW | Mohammad Amin Asadi | 18 | Perspolis Academy | 2020 | — | Promotion | Summer | [9] | |
| 38 | CB | Ehsan Hosseini | 18 | Perspolis Academy | 2020 | — | Promotion | Summer | [9] | |
| 26 | CM | Saeid Hosseinpour | 18 | Peykan | 2020 | — | Promotion | Summer | ||
| 21 | AM | Adam Hemati | 22 | Ryerson Rams | 2018 | — | Transfer | Summer | ||
| 5 | AM | Bashar Resan | 20 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 2019 | — | Transfer | Summer | [10] | |
| 8 | CM | Ahmad Nourollahi | 25 | Tractor Sazi | 2019 | — | Loan return | Summer | [11] | |
| 39 | FW | Ahmad Baharvand | 19 | Perspolis Academy | 2020 | — | Promotion | Winter | [12] |
Out[edit]
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | RB | Ramin Rezaeian | 26 |  Oostende | Free | Summer | [13] | |
| 14 | FW | Shahab Zahedi | 21 |  ÍBV | Free | Summer | [14] | |
| 23 | LB | Mohammad Aram Tab | 31 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Free | Summer | ||
| 88 | RW | Saman Nariman Jahan | 25 | Gostaresh Foolad | Free | Summer | [15] | |
| 66 | CM | Shahab Karami | 26 | Sepidrood | Free | Summer | [16] | |
| 7 | AM | Soroush Rafiei | 27 |  Al-Khor | Free | Summer | [17] | |
| 29 | CM | Mohammad Rahmati | 22 | Saba Qom | Free | Summer | ||
| 5 | CB | Hamed Aghaei | 19 | Naft Tehran | Free | Loan | Summer | |
| 28 | FW | Reza Karamolachaab | 20 | Esteghlal Khozestan | Free | Loan | Summer | |
| 9 | FW | Mehdi Taremi | 25 | Al-Gharafa | 492 Th. €[18] | Winter | [19] | |
| 28 | FW | Reza Karamolachaab | 20 |  KPV | Free | Winter |
Technical staff[edit]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Branko Ivanković |
| Assistant coach | Zlatko Ivanković |
| First-team coach | Karim Bagheri |
| Goalkeeping coach | Igor Panadić |
| Physical fitness trainer | Marko Stilinović |
| Analyzer | Farzad Habibollahi |
| Doctor | Dr. Alireza Haghighat |
| Physiotherapist | Meysam Alipour |
| Team Manager | Afshin Peyrovani |
| Media Officer | Pendar Khomarlou |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| PGPL | 27 July 2017 | 27 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 63.33 |
| Hazfi Cup | 21 October 2017 | 19 December 2017 | Round of 32 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
| 2017 ACL | 22 August 2017 | 17 October 2017 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 25.00 |
| 2018 ACL | 13 February 2018 | 14 May 2018 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 62.50 |
| Super Cup | 21 July 2017 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 60.87 | ||||
Last updated: 28 April 2018
Source: Competitions
Persian Gulf Pro League[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 4 | Saipa | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 54 | Qualification for the 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
| 5 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 47 |
Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[20]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[20]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Esteghlal qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 15 | +33 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | +18 |
Last updated: 15 February 2018.
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 2018. Source: "iranleague". Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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 |
| 27 July 2017 1 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Foolad | Tehran |
| 21:00 DST +04:30 | V. Amiri  9' Sh. Khalilzadeh 53' A. Alipour  7'  70' | Report | I. Mobali 18' A. Nasseri 58' A. Abdollahzadeh 75' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 30.000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard |
| 3 August 2017 2 | Tractor Sazi | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Tabriz |
| 19:30 DST +04:30 | F. Hatami 41' A. Taheran 80' | Report | G, Mensha 15' K. Kamyabinia 67' A. Beiranvand 90+2' | Stadium: Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium Attendance: 45.000 Referee: Hossein Zargar |
| 10 August 2017 3 | Naft Tehran | 0 – 3 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 20:45 DST +04:30 | Report | M. Taremi 47', 88' 78' F. Ahmadzadeh 59' M. Mosalman 38' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 23.000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 16 August 2017 4 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Meshki Pooshan | Tehran |
| 20:45 DST +04:30 | F. Ahmadzadeh 7' Sh. Khalilzadeh 52' | Report | A. Panahi 85' 75' M. Asgari 9' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 42.000 Referee: Hamid Hajmalek |
| 7 September 2017 5 | Gostaresh Foulad | 0 – 3 | Persepolis | Tabriz |
| 17:15 DST +04:30 | Report | A. Alipour 71' F. Ahmadzadeh 73' 86' M. Taremi 77' S. Moharrami 16' | Stadium: Bonyan Diesel Stadium Attendance: 20.102 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar |
| 17 September 2017 6 | Persepolis | 0 – 1 | Paykan | Tehran |
| 20:00 DST +04:30 | Sh. Khalilzadeh 66' | Report | M. Aghakhan 6' 6' M. Momeni 28' A. Karimi 60' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 32.000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 21 September 2017 7 | Sepahan | 2 – 2 | Persepolis | Isfahan |
| 20:00 DST +04:30 | M. Hussiein 61' J. Alimohammadi 86' 87' S. Yazdani 38' H. Jafari 50' M. Sarlak 87' | Report | M. Taremi 38' (pen.) 34' A. Alipour 78' F. Ahmadzadeh 78' | Stadium: Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Attendance: 38.000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 11 December 2017 8 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Sanat Naft Abadan | Tehran |
| 16:15 IRST +03:30 | A. Alipour 65', 88' V. Amiri 68' | Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 17.000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 12 October 2017 9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 1 – 3 | Persepolis | Ahvaz |
| 17:00 IRST +03:30 | R. Karamolachaab 34' M. Coulibaly  | Report | A. Alipour 16', 18' Sh. Khalilzadeh 24' G. Mensha  40' | Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard |
| 26 October 2017 10 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal | Tehran |
| 16:40 IRST +03:30 | A. Alipour 23' (pen.) M. Rabiekhah 34' K. Kamyabinia 78' H. Mahini 88' | Report | R. Cheshmi 22' F. Bagheri 50' O. Ebrahimi 58' V. Ghafouri 87' M. Zakipour 89' F. Esmaeili 90+5' D. Shojaeian 90+6' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100.000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 31 October 2017 11 | Saipa | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 15:00 IRST +03:30 | A. Shojaei 90+3' | Report | H. Kanaani 20' (o.g.) A. Alipour 25' K. Kamyabinia 44' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 11.000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard |
| 20 November 2017 12 | Persepolis | 0 – 0 | Padideh | Tehran |
| 17:30 IRST +03:30 | Report | A. Sadeghi 74' M. Khanzadeh 84' A. Imani 91' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Hossein Zargar |
| 25 November 2017 13 | Pars Jonoubi | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Jam |
| 15:00 IRST +03:30 | H. Pour Amini 28' M. Forouzan 67' A. Dashti | Report | Sh. Mosleh 90+6' V. Amiri 25' M. Mosalman 38' A. Beiranvand 67' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 1 December 2017 14 | Persepolis | 4 – 0 | Zob Ahan | Tehran |
| 16:30 IRST +03:30 | A. Alipour 22' K. Kamyabinia 35' G. Mensha 70' F. Ahmadzadeh 79' | Report | M. Tabrizi 40' Stanlley 67' M. Hosseini 85' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard |
| 6 December 2017 15 | Sepidrood | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Rasht |
| 15:00 IRST +03:30 | H. Kaebi 81' | Report | A. Alipour 82' M. Rabiekhah 84' | Stadium: Sardar Jangal Stadium Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 24 December 2017 16 | Foolad | 1 – 1 | Persepolis | Ahvaz |
| 14:30 IRST +03:30 | R. Zahivi 89' H. Lak 15' | Report | G. Mensha 14' M. Ansari 20' J. Hosseini 87' | Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar |
| 29 December 2017 17 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Tractor Sazi | Tehran |
| 14:30 IRST +03:30 | A. Alipour 45' K. Kamyabinia 78' | Report | M. Kiani 30' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 70.000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 5 January 2018 18 | Persepolis | 0 – 0 | Naft Tehran | Tehran |
| 16:30 IRST +03:30 | M. Mosalman 47' Sh. Khalilzadeh 88' | Report | A. Amir Kamdar 78' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (Deprived of the spectator) Referee: Reza Mahdavi |
| 12 January 2018 19 | Meshki Pooshan | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Mashhad |
| 14:30 IRST +03:30 | K. Amraei 43' M. Asgari 79' H. Omranzadeh 86' | Report | A. Alipour 90' M. Rabiekhah 78' K. Kamyabinia 83' | Stadium: Samen al-Aeme Stadium Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Payam Heydari |
| 18 January 2018 20 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Gostaresh Foulad | Tehran |
| 16:45 IRST +03:30 | Nemati 90+5' Hosseini 61' Ahmadzadeh 64' Amiri 82' Radošević 90+6' | Report | Farhadi 74' Maeboodi | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Mohammadreza Akbarian |
| 26 January 2018 21 | Paykan | 1 – 3 | Persepolis | Shahr-e Qods |
| 15:30 IRST +03:30 | Shiri 59' Ikechukwu 45' Sadeghi 56' Daffé 80' Moshkelpour 90+3' | Mensha 10' Alipour 13', 83' Nemati 51' Khalilzadeh 76' | Stadium: Shahr-e Qods Stadium Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Ali Safaei |
| 3 February 2018 22 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Sepahan | Tehran |
| 17:00 IRST +03:30 | Alipour 10' Khalilzadeh 68' Ahmadzadeh 55' Khalilzadeh 84' | Aghaei 55' Sharifi 51' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mohammad Hosein Zahedifard |
| 8 February 2018 23 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 0 – 3 | Persepolis | Abadan |
| 15:45 IRST +03:30 | Baghlani 62' Batista 78' | Ahmadzadeh 13' Alipour 27', 54' J. Hosseini 90+1' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 24 February 2018 24 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Tehran |
| 18:30 IRST +03:30 | Nemati 37' Resan 51' | Nassari 39' Aghil Kaabi 59' Sharifat 66' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Koupal Nazemi |
| 2 March 2018 25 | Esteghlal | 1 – 0 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 15:45 IRST +03:30 | Ghafouri 44' 52' Thiam 45' Esmaeili 52' Djeparov 77' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 29 March 2018 26 | Persepolis | 1 – 2 | Saipa | Tehran |
| 18:45 IRST +03:30 | Alipour 75' (pen.) Nemati 6' Mahini 92' | Ramezani 22' Khaledi 25' Aliari 58' Kalantari 94' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi |
| 7 April 2018 27 | Padideh | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Mashhad |
| 17:00 IRST +03:30 | Khalatbari 51' | V. Amiri 77' Kamyabinia 21' Alipour 52' | Stadium: Samen al-Aeme Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
| 12 April 2018 28 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Pars Jonoubi | Tehran |
| 19:00 IRST +03:30 | Kamyabinia 90' Ahmadzadeh 44' | Report | Salehi 56' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Saeid Rahimi Moghaddam |
| 23 April 2018 29 | Zob Ahan | 2 – 1 | Persepolis | Isfahan |
| 18:00 IRST +03:30 | Fakhreddini 70' Kiros 87' Sattari 19' Hosseini 26' | Report | Alipour 48' Ansari 31' | Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hossein Zargar |
| 28 April 2018 30 | Persepolis | 3 – 0 | Sepidrood | Tehran |
| 18:00 IRST +03:30 | Ansari 31' Ahmadzadeh 49' Kamyabinia 84' Moharrami 69' | Report | Nourmohammadi 33' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Mahdi Seyyed Ali |
Hazfi Cup[edit]
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 21 October 2017 Round of 32 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Naft Tehran | Tehran |
| 16:45 IRST +03:30 | G. Mensha 73' A. Alipour 83' (pen.) 90' Sh. Khalilzadeh 63' | Report | H. Beikzadeh 35' S. Aghazamani 62' I. Alekasir 91' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Mahdi Seyyed Ali |
| 15 December 2017 Round of 16 | Baadraan Tehran | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Tehran |
| 16:15 IRST +03:30 | M. Rezaei 40' 35' B. Afshar 34' | G. Mensha 36' (pen.) 21' Sh. Khalilzadeh 53' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Hasan Akrami |
| 19 December 2017 Quarter-finals | Persepolis | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Sanat Naft Abadan | Tehran |
| 14:30 IRST +03:30 | F. Ahmadzadeh 26' 63' K. Kamyabinia 42' J. Hosseini 60' H. Mahini 63' Sh. Khalilzadeh 103' | A. Abdollahzadeh 48' M. Ebrahimzadeh 56' A. César 66' M. Batista 75' Z. Niknafs 99' L. Pereira 103' D. Noushi Soufiani 119' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| G. Mensha H. Mahini  B. Resan M. Ansari A. Alipour M. Rabiekhah S. Nemati | H. Baghlani M. Ebrahimzadeh Z. Niknafs L. Pereira T. Reykani A. César M. Batista | |||
Super Cup[edit]
Win Loss
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 21 July 2017 Final | Persepolis | 3 – 0 | Naft Tehran | Tehran |
| 21:00 (DST+04:30) | A. Alipour 18' M. Mosalman 65'F. Ahmadzadeh 83' (pen.) 42' | Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari |
AFC Champions League[edit]
2017 AFC Champions League[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 22 August 2017 Quarter-finals | Persepolis | 2 – 2 |  Al Ahli | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:30 (DST+04:30) | Sh. Khalilzadeh 72' 86' G. Mensha 84' | Report | O. Al-Somah 2' Leonardo 58' S. Al-Amri 41' | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Attendance: 6.500 Referee:  Adham MakhadmehMan of the Match: S. Al-Amri |
| Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations. | ||||
| 12 September 2017 Quarter-finals | Al Ahli | 1 – 3 (3 – 5 agg.) | Persepolis | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:45 (DST+04:30) | S. Al-Amri 52' W. Bakshween 36' M. Hawsawi 81' | Report | A. Alipour 5' G. Mensha 82' (pen.) M. Taremi 90+4' (pen.) 56' K. Kamyabinia 12' M. Mosalman 37' M. Ansari 73' H. Mahini 87' | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Attendance: 5.820 Referee:  Ma NingMan of the Match: Mohsen Rabiekhah |
| Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations. | ||||
| 26 September 2017 Semi-finals | Al-Hilal | 4 – 0 | Persepolis | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:30 (IRST+03:30) | O. Kharbin 31', 54', 81' Y. Al-Shahrani 40' A. Otayf 48' 49' S. Al-Faraj 84' | Report | H. Mahini 73' | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Attendance: 11.321 Referee:  Kim Jong-hyeokMan of the Match: Omar Kharbin |
| Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations. | ||||
| 17 October 2017 Semi-finals | Persepolis | 2 – 2 (2 – 6 agg.) | Al-Hilal | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:00 (IRST+03:30) | G. Mensha 16', 61' M. Ansari 26' | Report | O. Kharbin 30' (pen.), 76' | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Attendance: 3.250 Referee:  Ahmed Al-KafMan of the Match: Godwin Mensha |
| Note: Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia are played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations. | ||||
2018 AFC Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PER | SAD | NSF | WAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persepolis | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 10 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Al-Wasl | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
Matches[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 13 February 2018 1 | Persepolis | 3 – 0 | Nasaf | Tehran, Iran |
| 17:15 UTC+3:30 | Mensha 20' Alipour 66', 71' | Report | Mukhiddinov 38' Lukić 64' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25,830 Referee: Kim Dong-jinMan of the Match: Ali Alipour |
| 20 February 2018 2 | Al-Sadd | 3 – 1 | Persepolis | Doha, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3:30 | Bounedjah 36', 51' Khoukhi 66' 80' | Report | Nemati 90+4' Khalilzadeh 35' Ahmadzadeh 60' Hosseini 75' | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 5,842 Referee:  Muhammad TaqiMan of the Match: Baghdad Bounedjah |
| 5 March 2018 3 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Al-Wasl | Tehran, Iran |
| 17:15 UTC+3:30 | Ahmadzadeh 36' Alipour 41' (pen.) Beiranvand 87' | Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 33,170 Referee: Ali SabahMan of the Match: Farshad Ahmadzadeh |
| 13 March 2018 4 | Al-Wasl | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 18:45 UTC+3:30 | Al-Naqbi 17' Al-Zaabi 21' Al-Junaibi 31' | Report | Kamyabinia 37' Khalilzadeh 45+2' | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 5,841 Referee: Ma NingMan of the Match: Farshad Ahmadzadeh |
| 2 April 2018 5 | Nasaf | 0 – 0 | Persepolis | Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
| 19:00 UTC+4:30 | Ganiev 76' | Report | Rabiekhah 83' Nourollahi 90+4' | Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Qarshi Attendance: 18,349 Referee:  Ali AbdulnabiMan of the Match: Odiljon Hamrobekov |
| 16 April 2018 6 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Al-Sadd | Tehran, Iran |
| 19:30 UTC+4:30 | Pouraliganji 3' (o.g.) Nemati 38' Hosseini 45+1' Khalilzadeh 90+5' | Report | Ró-Ró 43' Xavi 73' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 32,170 Referee:  Hettikamkanamge PereraMan of the Match: Sadegh Moharrami |
Round of 16[edit]
| 7 May 2018 First leg | Al Jazira | 3 – 2 | Persepolis | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Mabkhout 52' Romarinho 77' Mubarak 96' Rashid 17' Romarinho 69' Boussoufa 88' | Alipour 42' Mensha 84' (pen.) Kamyabinia 11' | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee:  Hiroyuki KimuraMan of the Match: Ali Mabkhout |
| 14 May 2018 Second leg | Persepolis | 2 – 1 (4a–4 agg.) | Al Jazira | Tehran, Iran |
| Nourollahi 63' Hosseini 89' Mahini 45' Nemati 49' Ahmadzadeh 60' | Romarinho 70' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Ma NingMan of the Match: Jalal Hosseini | ||
| Note: Persepolis won the game by away goals rule | ||||
Friendly Matches[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 4 July 2017 | Persepolis | 6 – 2 | Persepolis U-23 | Tehran |
| 18:10 (DST+04:30) | M. Mosalman 42' A. Alipour 60'S. Hosseinpour E. Alvanzadeh 76'H. Taherkhani 85'S. Nemati | Report | A. Baharvand 37' 43' | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 |
| 6 July 2017 | Kolos Kovalivka  | 0 – 4 | Persepolis | Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine |
| 20:00 (DST+04:30) | V. Havrylyuk | Report Report | G. Mensha 19' Sh. Khalilzadeh 45' F. Ahmadzadeh 58' A. Alipour 90' F. Ahmadzadeh | Stadium: Kolos Stadium (Kovalivka) Attendance: 20 |
| 9 July 2017 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0 – 0 | Persepolis | Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine |
| 18:30 (DST+04:30) | ?? ?? ?? ?? O. Shevchenko | Report | J. Hosseini 36' B. Radošević A. Alipour 90+1' |
| 12 July 2017 | Stal Kamianske | 3 – 0 | Persepolis | Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine |
| 18:30 (DST+04:30) | O. Kuzyk 7' (p), 33' O. Schebetun ?? 78' Neumber 5 85' | Report Report | F. Ahmadzadeh M. Mosalman S. Moharrami 85' H. Taherkhani |
During season[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location |
| 6 August 2017 | Persepolis | 2 – 1 | Arvand Khorramshahr | Tehran |
| 18:30 (DST+04:30) | M. Taremi 41' H. Taherkhani 62' | Report | M. Nazari 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium Attendance: 200 |
| 28 August 2017 | Persepolis | 6 – 0 | Khosheh Talaee | Tehran |
| 17:30 (DST+04:30) | F. Ahmadzadeh 10', 23' G. Mensha 22' A. Alipour 35', 46' Sh. Abbasian 79' | Report | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium |
| 31 August 2017 Charity Match | Razakan No | 0 – 3 | Persepolis | Karaj |
| 18:50 (DST+04:30) | Report | A. Alipour 46', 54' A. Nourollahi 68' | Stadium: Dr. Shariati Stadium Attendance: 1500 Referee: Meysam Pourkarimiyan | |
| Note: First time was 40 minutes and second time was 35 minutes. | ||||
| 6 November 2017 | Persepolis | 5 – 1 | Kaveh Shahrdari Varamin | Tehran |
| 16:00 IRST +03:30 | S. Nemati 40' A. Alipour 60', 68' Sh. Mosleh 65' M. Asadi 90' | 85' | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 14 November 2017 | Persepolis | 5 – 1 | Parag | Tehran |
| IRST +03:30 | A. Hemati ??', 70' A. Alipour 30' G. Mensha 40' A. Nourollahi 85' | ?? 35' | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 27 January 2018 | Persepolis | 8 – 1 | Parag | Tehran |
| 12:00 (DST+04:30) | V. Amiri 30', ??', 65' F. Ahmadzadeh 33' (pen.) E. Alvanzadeh 62' (pen.) Sh. Mosleh 70' S. Hosseinpour 74' | Report | ?? 2' | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium |
| Note: First time was 45 minutes and second time was 40 minutes. | ||||
| 14 February 2018 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Shahab | Tehran |
| IRST +03:30 | Sh. Mosleh | Report | Stadium: Shahid Kazemi Stadium |
Statistics[edit]
Player left the club during the season.
Scorers[edit]
| Rank | No | N | P | Name | PGPL | Hazfi Cup | 2017 ACL | 2018 ACL | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 | | FW | Ali Alipour | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 2 | 90 | | FW | Godwin Mensha | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 10 | | MF | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 11 | | MF | Kamal Kamyabinia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 9 | | FW | Mehdi Taremi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | | DF | Shoja' Khalilzadeh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 88 | | MF | Siamak Nemati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 19 | | FW | Vahid Amiri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 77 | | MF | Mohsen Mosalman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | | DF | Shayan Mosleh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | DF | Mohammad Ansari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Ahmad Nourollahi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | DF | Jalal Hosseini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 72 | ||||
| Last updated: 15 May 2018 | ||||||||||
- Top scorer of competition
Assists[edit]
| Rank | No | N | P | Name | PGPL | Hazfi Cup | 2017 ACL | 2018 ACL | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | | MF | Mohsen Mosalman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 19 | | FW | Vahid Amiri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | | MF | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 70 | | FW | Ali Alipour | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | | DF | Sadegh Moharrami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 15 | | DF | Mohammad Ansari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | DF | Hossein Mahini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | MF | Ahmad Nourollahi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 9 | | FW | Mehdi Taremi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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