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Iraj Arab Officially Appointed Persepolis General Manager 20 Feb 2019

Iraj Arab Officially Appointed Persepolis General Manager

Iraj Arab has been officially appointed as general manager of Iran’s Persepolis football club. Arab, who was previously working as deputy chief of the club’s administrative and financial affairs, was named as acting general manager of Persepolis in December and he has been chosen as the Club GM on Wednesday. Arab replaced Hamid Reza Garshasbi […]

Persepolis Goes IPL Top, Padideh Held 16 Feb 2019

Persepolis Goes IPL Top, Padideh Held

Persepolis football team defeated rock bottom Esteghlal Khuzestan on Thursday to move to top of Iran Professional League (IPL) table. The Reds beat 10-man Esteghlal Khuzestan 2-0 in front of 25,000 spectators in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Esteghlal Khuzestan defender Mostafa Kiani was sent off in the 35th minute after receiving his second yellow card. Persepolis […]

Esteghlal, Persepolis to be ceded to private sector 18 Dec 2018

Esteghlal, Persepolis to be ceded to private sector

Iranian Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Masoud Soltanifar has confirmed that the country’s most popular football teams Esteghlal and Persepolis will be ceded to the private sector by auction. The government cabinet has agreed abandoning the two big cultural-sport companies to the private sector, Soltanifar said. The long awaited privatization of the clubs will […]

Iran’s Persepolis earn remarkable win over Al Sadd of Qatar in ACL semis 03 Oct 2018

Iran’s Persepolis earn remarkable win over Al Sadd of Qatar in ACL semis

 Persepolis of Iran football team earned a remarkable 1-0 win over Qatari giants Al Sadd in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals. In the match held in Doha’s Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Ali Alipour was on target from the penalty spot in the 86th minute. Persepolis won the match without their three […]

ACL: Japanese Referee to Officiate Al Jazira v Persepolis 05 May 2018

ACL: Japanese Referee to Officiate Al Jazira v Persepolis

 Hiroyuki Kimura has been named as referee of the UAE’s Al Jazira and Persepolis of Iran match in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 first-leg. The match has been scheduled to take place at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Monday. The Japanese referee will be assisted […]

Persepolis FC 1-0 Al Sadd SC 17 Apr 2018

Persepolis FC 1-0 Al Sadd SC

Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis will head into the Knockout Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League as winners of Group C, after overcoming Qatar’s Al Sadd with a 1-0 win on Matchday Six. Backed by a vociferous home crowd, Persepolis needed less than three minutes to go in front. Mohammed Ansari whipped in […]

Iranian Football Clubs Move in Rankings 10 Apr 2018

Iranian Football Clubs Move in Rankings

Persepolis, Esteghlal and Zob Ahan football teams of Iran have moved up in the latest Soccer Clubs Rankings. Persepolis has moved up nine places to 158th in the rankings and Esteghlal has climbed 26 places to 192nd, clubworldranking.com reported. Zob Ahan also moved up nine places to 311th. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia is the […]

Persepolis, Esteghlal seal spots at ACL knockout stage 03 Apr 2018

Persepolis, Esteghlal seal spots at ACL knockout stage

Iranian football teams Persepolis and Esteghlal booked their places at the AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Monday. Last year’s semi-finalists Persepolis sealed their place with a 0-0 draw against Uzbekistan’s FC Nasaf, as the Iranian side claimed a better head-to-head record in their Group C campaign. The Reds dominated possession throughout the opening […]

Persepolis aim to reach ACL final: Branko Ivankovic 12 Mar 2018

Persepolis aim to reach ACL final: Branko Ivankovic

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says they are aiming to reach the AFC Champions League final match for the first time. The Iranian giants qualified for the ACL semi-final last year but failed to book a place in the final match after being defeated by Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal. The Croat says Persepolis want […]

Esteghlal wins 86th Tehran derby 01 Mar 2018

Esteghlal wins 86th Tehran derby

TEHRAN– The two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal challenged each other today for the 86th Tehran derby as the biggest domestic fixture in Iranian football. Vouria Ghafouri scored Esteghlal’s only goal in the 44 minute. FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the match at Azadi Stadium.