The 2013–14 season was the

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

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season in the Pro League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

but were eliminated by

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian professional football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. The club was founded in 1971 and is owned by Foolad Khuze ...

in Quarter-finals. Persepolis was captained by Mohammad Nouri.

Key events

* 20 May:

Ali Daei Ali Daei ( ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian Association football, football manager and former professional footballer. A Striker (association football), striker, he was the captain (association football), captain of the Iran national footbal ...

was officially announced as the club's manager for the season. He joined the club with a three-year contract. * 25 May: Former

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's winger, Milad Gharibi signed two-years contract as the season's first signing. * 26 May: Daei introduces Javad Manafi,

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, Reza Forouzani, Mohammadreza Molaei, Mohammad Daei and

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as his assistants. Also

Mehrdad Kafshgari Mehrdad Kafshgari (born 22 April 1987) is an Iranian football midfielder who played for Nassaji in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Career Rah Ahan He joined to Rah Ahan in summer 2011. He played two seasons for Rah Ahan in the IPL and played ...

and Mohammad Abbaszadeh joined The Reds. Both of them signed three-years contracts.Perspolisnews.com: Abbaszadeh joins Persepolis
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top scorer with 18 goals in 23 match while Kafshgari spent previous season at Rah Ahan Sorinet. * 27 May: Alireza Nourmohammadi extending for another one-years and

Hadi Norouzi Hadi Norouzi (, 22 June 1985 – 1 October 2015) was an Iranian footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

& Mohammad Nouri extending for another two-years. * 29 May: After rumors around signing of

Mehdi Rahmati Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Oskuei (; born February 3, 1983) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Shams Azar F.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played for the Iran national team between 2004 and 2013. Club career ...

and

Rahman Ahmadi Rahman Ahmadi (, born 30 July 1980 in Noshahr, Iran) is an Iranian retired Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and coach. Club career Early career Ahmadi started his career as a youth player at Shamoushak Noshahr F.C., Shamoushak No ...

, Persepolis extends with Brazilian

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Nilson Corrêa for another year. * 1 June: Farshad Ahmadzadeh was loaned to

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro ...

to spend conscription period till December 2014. * 3 June: The Club officially announced that Reza Haghighi will part of team for 2013–14 season. That mean

rejected bids from

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and

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for the player. Also

Mehrdad Pouladi Mehrdad Pooladi (, born 26 February 1987) is an Iranian former professional footballer. He was also an Iranian international, where he played as a left back. Pooladi is a utility player, formerly playing as a forward and attacking midfielder i ...

extends until 2014 and

Meysam Hosseini Meysam Hosseini (; born 7 June 1987) is an Iranian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He usually played as a left back. Hosseini was born in the city of Nowshahr and played youth football with local club Shamoushak befo ...

signed two-years contract. * 9 June:

Payam Sadeghian Payam Sadeghian (; born 29 February 1992) is a retired Iranian footballer. Club career Zob Ahan Sadeghian showed himself as a starting line-up player first time in 2011–12 IPL and made an assist for Mohammad Hosseini against Foolad. He als ...

& The Club finally reached to an agreement for two seasons. former

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captain will join The Reds as 28 June. * 11 June: Former

striker, Mehdi Seyed Salehi officially joined The Reds with a two-year contract. Omid Alishah also signed two-years contract. Both of them will join training camp as 13 June. * 3 July: Former

defensive midfielder,

Ghasem Dehnavi Ghasem Dehnavi (born March 21, 1981, in Mashhad, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player. He usually played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Dehnavi joined Mes Kerman in 2009 from Mes Rafsanjan. After spending three seasons at Mes, he ...

officially joined The Reds with a one-year contract. * 4 July:

Marko Šćepanović Marko Šćepanović (born 8 August 1982) is a Montenegrin retired footballer. He scored 14 goals in 28 matches in Montenegrin First League 2012–13. Club career Persepolis He came to Iran on 1 July 2013 and also trained with the team for th ...

came to Iran on 1 July 2013 and also trained with the team for three days and participated in a friendly match with

shirt. Finally

officially joined The Reds with a one-year contract on 4 July. He scored 14 goals in 28 matches in

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. He is a former Podgoricai player. * 18 July: Alireza Haghighi returned to Persepolis on loan from

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and signed a contract for half a season with the club. * 1 September:

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

's winger, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari signed two-years contract with a record fee. He was given the number 99 shirt.خلعتبری رسما پرسپولیسی شد
/ref> * 15 September:

Afshin Esmaeilzadeh Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (; born April 21, 1992) is an Iranian football midfielder who last played for Esteghlal Jonoub in the Azadegan League. Club career Damash Esmaeilzadeh joined popular club, S.C. Damash on 4 November 2008 with a five-years ...

was loaned to

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till 30 June 2014. * 18 November: Mohammadreza Khanzadeh was loaned to Zob Ahan till 10 May 2014. * 18 November: Mohsen Mosalman joined to Persepolis on loan from Zob Ahan till 10 May 2014. * 26 November:

Younes Shakeri Younes Shakeri (; born 1 January 1990) is an Iranian football forward who plays for Palayesh Naft in Azadegan League. Career Aboomoslem He joined Aboomoslem in summer 2005 from the club's youth academy. He started his professional career with ...

was loaned to Padideh till 31 March 2014. * 27 November:

Hadi Norouzi Hadi Norouzi (, 22 June 1985 – 1 October 2015) was an Iranian footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

was loaned to

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till 10 May 2014.

Squad

First team squad

Iran Pro League squad

:''Updated 3 December 2013.'' * U21 = Under 21 Player * U23 = Under 23 Player

Loan list

''For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013 & List of Iranian football transfers winter 2013–14.''
''For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.''

Transfers

In

Out

Competition record

Iran Pro League

Standings

Competitions

Overview

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Hazfi Cup

Friendly Matches

Pre-season

During season

Statistics

Appearances, goals and disciplinary record

Updated as of 11 April 2014 :¹ Player left the club during the season. :² Player joined the club during the season. :³ Includes four own goals (by

Farzad Hatami Farzad Hatami (; born 3 January 1986) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays for Paykan in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Hatami has played for clubs including Esteghlal and Persepolis. He joined Oxin Alborz in August 2018. He joined ...

against

, by Amin Motevaselzadeh against Damash, by Majid Noormohammadi against Padideh & Mohammad Heidari against

Fajr Sepasi Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Fars, that competes in the Azadegan League. The club wa ...

). :⁴ Red card in a match against

(fixture X) was switched to yellow card by

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disciplinarian committee.کارت قرمز میثم حسینی زرد شد
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Man of the Match & Man of Ethics

Injuries During The season

Players in bold are still out from their injuries.

Overall statistics

Updated as of 11 April 2014
Source:

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Club

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Official sponsors

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• Sadra System Pasargad • Tourism Bank

Source
Persepolis F.C. official website
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Captains

:''Updated on 11 April 2014''

Coaching staff

Other personnel

Club committees

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Grounds

References

External links

Iran Premier League StatisticsPersian LeaguePersepolis News
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