Persepolis F.C. in Asia

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These are the records of Persepolis F.C. and their statistics in Asian football competitions. They have won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup once (in 1990–91) and were also runners-up once in 1992–93. Persepolis have finished third place on three occasions and finished in fourth place once in the Asian Club Championship. They were also emerged as runners-up of the AFC Champions League in 2018 and 2020.[1][2][3]

The first international game of that Persepolis played was on 26 July 1968 in Tehran, against the South Korean Army team.

Overall[]

Persepolis was the first Iranian team to participate in the Asian Champion League. Persepolis earned three victories against Shahrbanai, Oghab and Pas, and a draw with Taj, to qualify for the 1969 Asian Cup. Persepolis was eliminated after two wins, a draw and a defeat in the group stage, and failed to reach the next two rounds.

AFC did not hold any club competitions on the continent from 1971 to 1985 due to political and security problems, and the opposition of the Arab countries with the presence of Israel in the competition.

Persepolis' second appearance in the Asian Cup came after winning the Hazfi Cup; Persepolis was eliminated by Mohammed Bangladesh, whose coach was Nasser Hejazi.

Following the introduction of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Persepolis qualified for the tournament on three occasions. In their first appearance in the competition, they won the title, and finished as runners-up on the second occasion.

In the 1990s (before the solar decade of the 1370s), and the early years of the new millennium, Persepolis participated in four editions of the AFC Champions League, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion. They subsequently reached the competition's final in 2018 and 2020, losing on both occasions.

  • Correct as of 16 October 2021

Only official matches included (AFC Champions League ans Asian Cup Winners' Cup matches).

Team Country Matches Wins Win % Draws Draw % Loses Loss % Persepolis Goal(s) Opponent Goal(s)
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 4 2 50% 1 25% 1 25% 8 5
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 4 2
Al-Ansar Lebanon 3 2 75% 1 25% 0 0% 4 0
Al-Arabi Qatar 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50% 2 3
Al-Duhail Qatar 8 3 37.50% 1 12.50% 4 50 7 8
Al-Gharafa Qatar 4 2 50% 1 25% 1 25% 8 7
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 15 4 28.57% 6 42.85% 5 33.33% 11 20
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 6 2 33.33% 2 33.33% 2 33.33% 6 9
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2 1 50% 0 0% 1 50% 4 4
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 4 1 25% 1 25% 2 50% 4 7
Al-Rayyan Qatar 5 3 60% 1 20% 1 20% 10 7
Al-Sadd Qatar 7 4 57.14% 1 14.29% 2 28.57% 7 5
Al-Salmiya Kuwait 2 1 50% 0 0% 1 50% 2 2
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 1 0
Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 9 2
Al-Shorta Iraq 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0
Al-Taawon Saudi Arabia 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0
Al-Talaba Iraq 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates 6 3 50% 1 16.67% 2 33.33% 9 8
Al-Wakra Qatar 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 9 3
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 3 0
Al-Zawraa Iraq 4 3 75% 1 25% 0 0% 8 2
Bani Yas United Arab Emirates 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 3 2
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 5 2 40% 1 20% 2 40% 4 5
Dalian Wanda China 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 0 2
Fanja Oman 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 2 0
Goa India 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 6 1
Irtysh Kazakhstan 3 2 75% 1 25% 0 0% 3 0
Istiklol Tajikistan 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0
Júbilo Iwata Japan 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 0 2
Kashima Antlers Japan 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50% 0 2
Kopetdag Asgabat Turkmenistan 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 1 0
Kowloon Motor Bus Hong Kong 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 4 0
Maccabi Israel 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0% 0 0
Mohammedan Bangladesh 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 1 2
Muharraq Bahrain 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 1 0
Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2 1 50% 1 50% 0 0% 3 0
Navbahor Namangan Uzbekistan 1 0 0% 1 100% 0 0% 1 1
Nisa Asgabat Turkmenistan 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 4 1
Nissan Japan 2 0 0% 1 50% 1 50% 1 2
Pakhtakor Tashkent Uzbekistan 4 1 25% 1 25% 2 50% 3 3
Perak FA Malaysia 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 4 2
Pohang Steelers South Korea 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 1 3
Punjab Medical College FC Pakistan 2 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 13 2
Saunders SC Sri Lanka 1 1 100% 0 0% 0 0% 5 0
Sharjah United Arab Emirates 3 2 66.67% 1 33.33% 0 0% 9 3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2 1 50% 0 0% 1 50% 2 2
Toyo Kogyo Japan 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 0 1
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1 0 0% 0 0% 1 100% 1 2
Yelimay Semipalatinsk Kazakhstan 2 1 50% 0 0% 1 50% 5 3
Total 136 65 48.15% 34 25.19% 37 27.20% 197 135

Record by country of opposition[]

  • Correct as of 16 October 2021
Country P W D L Win %
 Bahrain 2 1 1 0 50
 Bangladesh 1 0 0 1 0
 China 1 0 0 1 0
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 100
 India 2 2 0 0 100
 Iraq 6 4 2 0 66.66
 Israel 1 0 1 0 0
 Japan 6 0 2 4 0
 Kazakhstan 5 3 1 1 60
 Kuwait 2 1 0 1 50
 Lebanon 3 2 1 0 66.66
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 100
 Oman 2 1 1 0 50
 Pakistan 2 2 0 0 100
 Qatar 28 14 5 9 50
 Saudi Arabia 33 12 11 10 36.36
 South Korea 4 1 0 3 25
 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 100
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 100
 Turkmenistan 3 2 1 0 66.66
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 19 12 4 3 63.16
 Uzbekistan 12 4 4 4 33.33
Totals 135 65 34 36 48.15%

P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

Year by year performance[]

Below is a table of the performance of Persepolis in Asian competition.

Season Competition Round Against Played Won Drew Lost GF GA
1969 Club Championship Group Stage — 4 2 1 1 8 3
1970 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1971
1985–86
1986
1987
1988–89 Club Championship Qualifying Group Round — 2 1 0 1 6 2
1989–90 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup Winners Bahrain Muharraq 6 4 2 0 15 2
1991–92 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1992–93 Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up Japan Nissan 8 3 4 1 8 5
1993–94 Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals Qatar Al-Arabi 4 1 1 2 4 5
1994–95 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1995
1996–97 Club Championship Third Place Iraq Al-Zawraa 9 5 1 3 17 12
1997–98 Club Championship Fourth Place Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 7 3 2 2 6 7
1998–99 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1999–2000 Club Championship Third Place South Korea Bluewings 7 3 3 1 5 2
2000–01 Club Championship Third Place Kazakhstan Irtysh 9 5 3 1 19 8
2001–02 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2002–03 Champions League Group Stage — 3 2 0 1 5 2
2004 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009 Champions League Round of 16 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 8
2010 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2011 Champions League Group Stage — 6 1 2 3 6 11
2012 Champions League Round of 16 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 7 3 2 2 14 8
2013 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2014
2015 Champions League Round of 16 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 8 5 0 3 8 10
2016 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2017 Champions League Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 12 4 6 2 17 17
2018 Champions League Runners-up Japan Kashima Antlers 14 7 3 4 17 12
2019 Champions League Group Stage — 6 2 1 3 6 5
2020 Champions League Runners-up South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 10 5 2 3 13 8
2021 Champions League Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 8 6 0 2 15 8
2022 Was qualified but failed to obtain an AFC license.
As of 16 October 2021
AFC Competition Played Won Drew Lost Goals for Goals against
Champions League 118 57 27 34 170 123
Cup Winners' Cup 18 8 7 3 27 12
Total 135 65 34 36 197 132

Records[]

Asian Cup Winners' Cup[]

Winners: 1[]

    • Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91

(Oct 4 & 18, 1991)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Muharraq Bahrain 0–1 Iran Persepolis 0–0 0–1

Runners-Up: 1[]

    • Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93

(Jan 17 & Apr 16, 1993)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nissan Japan 2–1 Iran Persepolis 1–1 1–0

AFC Champions League[]

Runners-Up: 2[]

    • AFC Champions League 2018

(Nov 3 & 10, 2018)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kashima Antlers Japan 2–0 Iran Persepolis 2–0 0–0
    • AFC Champions League 2020

(Dec 19, 2020)

Team 1 Score Team 2
Iran Persepolis 1–2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai

Top goalscorers in Asia[]

Below is the list of most goalscorer of Persepolis in Asia.

As of 16 October 2021
Most Goals in Asia
Rank Player Goals Position
1 Iran Farshad Pious 11 Forward
2 Iran Ali Karimi 10 Midfielder
Iran Ali Alipour Forward
4 Iran Mehdi Taremi 8 Forward
5 Nigeria Godwin Mensha 7 Forward
6 Iran Issa Alekasir 6 Forward
7 Iran Gholam Vafakhah 5 Midfielder
Republic of IrelandLibya Éamon Zayed Forward
Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh Defender
10 Iran Mojtaba Moharrami 4 Defender
Iran Khodadad Azizi Forward
Iran Mehdi Mahdavikia Midfielder
Iran Seyed Jalal Hosseini Defender
Iran Mehdi Torabi Winger
Iran Shahriyar Moghanlou Forward
  • Bold names denote a player still playing for club.

Hat-tricks[]

Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
6 Player scored six goals
7 Player scored seven goals
Player Against Result Date
Iran Gholam Vafakhah Malaysia Perak 4–2 20 January 1969
Iran Farshad Pious7 Pakistan Punjab 9–0 21 December 1990
Iran Mojtaba Moharrami Pakistan Punjab 4–2 30 December 1990
Republic of IrelandLibya Éamon Zayed United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 6–1 21 March 2012
Iran Mehdi Taremi United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 4–2 8 May 2017

Honours[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Poetry in motion – Asia's top ten clubs". ESPN.
  2. ^ "آشنایی با باشگاه پرسپولیس". Hamshahri. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008.
  3. ^ "ترجمه مقاله به فارسی) مجله ورلد ساکر)". World Soccer Magazine, ISNA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
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