| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Ali Akbar Taheri | |||
| Manager | Branko Ivanković | |||
| Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |||
| Persian Gulf Pro League | 2nd | |||
| Hazfi Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mehdi Taremi (16 goals) All: Mehdi Taremi (18 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 100,000 v Rah Ahan Yazdan (12 May 2016) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 v Gostaresh Foulad (14 December 2015) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 30,850 | |||
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The 2015–16 season was the Persepolis's 15th season in the Pro League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis is captained by Alireza Noormohammadi.
The season was affected by the death of captain Hadi Norouzi, aged 30, on 1 October from heart failure, being given the armband only at the start of the season. The news came as a big shock to Persepolis and Iranian football. A memorial was held at Azadi Stadium on 2 October which was attended by 20,000 mourners. His body was kept at the stadium for one day and then was transferred to Babol. His funeral was held on the following day and he was buried at his hometown, Kapur Chal village at Babol.
Key events
- In the morning of 1 October 2015, Persepolis team manager Mahmoud Khordbin announced that the club captain Hadi Norouzi died in his sleep from a heart attack due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Resuscitation attempts on the way to the hospital failed.[1]
Squad
First team squad
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Nationality | Position (s) | Since | App | Goals | Assist | Ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes | 
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Sosha Makani | 1986-11-18 (age 37) |  | GK | 2014 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | Foolad | Free | |
| 12 | Morteza Ghadimipour | 1994-8-27 (age 29) |  | GK | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Parseh | Free | U-23 Academy graduated | 
| 30 | Ali Mohsenzadeh | 1993-2-13 (age 30) |  | GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Naft Tehran | Free | U-23 Academy graduated | 
| 55 | Aleksandr Lobanov | 1986-1-4 (age 37) |  | GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2017 |  Pakhtakor Tashkent | Free | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Vahid Heydarieh | 1993-1-3 (age 30) |  | LB / LM | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Paykan | Free | U-23 | 
| 4 | Michael Umaña | 1982-7-16 (age 41) |  | CB / RB / DM | 2014 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |  Saprissa | Free | |
| 6 | Mohsen Bengar | 1979-7-6 (age 44) |  | CB | 2012 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 2016 | Sepahan | Free | 2nd Vice captain | 
| 15 | Mohammad Ansari | 1991-9-23 (age 32) |  | LB / CB / DM | 2015 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | Shahrdar Tabriz | Free | |
| 20 | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1981-7-3 (age 42) |  | CB / LB | 2010 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | Vice captain | 
| 23 | Luka Marić | 1987-4-25 (age 36) |  | CB / RB | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2016 |  Zawisza | Free | |
| 27 | Ramin Rezaeian | 1990-3-21 (age 33) |  | RB / RM / RW | 2015 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2017 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 40 | Babak Hatami | 1986-8-15 (age 37) |  | RB / RM / LB / CB | 2015 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | Saipa | R2 B | |
| 44 | Amir Abbas Ayenechi | 1994-1-6 (age 29) |  | LB / LM / LW | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Free agent | Free | U-23 originally from Academy | 
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ahmad Nourollahi | 1993-2-2 (age 30) |  | DM / CM | 2014 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2017 | Foolad Yazd | Free | U-23 | 
| 10 | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 1992-9-23 (age 31) |  | AM / LW / RW / SS | 2012 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2017 | Parseh | Free | Academy graduated | 
| 11 | Kamal Kamyabinia | 1989-1-18 (age 34) |  | CM / AM / RM / LM | 2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | Naft Tehran | Free | |
| 18 | Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1987-5-2 (age 36) |  | DM / CM | 2013 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 19 | Milad Kamandani | 1994-7-7 (age 29) |  | AM / CM / RM | 2013 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | Moghavemat Tehran | R600 M | U-23 Academy graduated | 
| 29 | Mohammad Rahmati | 1994-12-28 (age 29) |  | CM / DM | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Academy | Free | U-23 Academy graduated | 
| 77 | Mohsen Mosalman | 1991-1-27 (age 32) |  | AM / LW / RW / CM | 2015 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2017 | Zob Ahan | R2.7 B | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Omid Alishah | 1992-1-10 (age 31) |  | LW / RW / LM / RM | 2013 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi | 1992-7-18 (age 31) |  | CF / LW / RW / AM | 2014 | 53 | 21 | 7 | 2016 | Iranjavan | Free | |
| 14 | Jerry Bengtson | 1987-4-8 (age 36) |  | CF / SS / AM | 2015 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2016 |  New England | Free | |
| 16 | Reza Khaleghifar | 1983-9-21 (age 40) |  | CF / SS / RW / LW / AM | 2014 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 22 | Shahab Zahedi | 1995-8-18 (age 28) |  | LW / RW / CF | 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Paykan | Free | U-21 Academy player | 
| 70 | Ali Alipour | 1995-10-11 (age 28) |  | CF / RW / LW | 2015 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2017 | Rah Ahan | Free | U-21 | 
| Players left the club during the season | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Hadi Norouzi | 1985-7-19 (age 38) |  | SS / RW / LW / ST | 2008 | 201 | 35 | 27 | Died | |||
| 17 | Ali Fatemi | 1993-11-2 (age 30) |  | RW / LW / CF / SS | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | On loan at Rah Ahan Yazdan | ||
| 88 | Iman Sadeghi | 1992-1-9 (age 31) |  | GK | 2015 | 7 | -9 | 0 | Transferred to Khouneh Be Khouneh | |||
Apps and goals updated as of 31 December 2015 
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.
Source: fc-perspolis.com, FFIRI.IR
Iran Pro League squad
- Updated 29 July 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- U23 = Under 23 Player
Out on loan
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.
New Contracts
| No | P | Name | Age | Contract length | Contract ends | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | CB | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 33 | One season | 2016 | 20 June 2015 | |
| 24 | RW | Hadi Norouzi | 29 | One season | 2016 | 27 June 2015 | |
| 2 | LW | Omid Alishah | 23 | One season | 2016 | 30 June 2015 | |
| 8 | DM | Ahmad Nourollahi | 22 | 2 season | 2017 | 1 July 2015 | |
| 9 | CF | Mehdi Taremi | 22 | One season | 2016 | 1 July 2015 | |
| 16 | SS | Reza Khaleghifar | 31 | 2 season | 2017 | 2 July 2015 | |
Transfers
In
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Ends | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window | Quota | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | AM | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 23 | Tractor Sazi | 2017 | — | Loan return | Summer | [2] | |
| 11 | CM | Kamal Kamyabinia | 25 | Naft Tehran | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [3] | 
| 27 | RB | Ramin Rezaeian | 25 | Rah Ahan | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [4] | 
| 23 | CB |  Luka Maric | 28 | Zawisza  | 2016 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [5] | |
| 77 | AM | Mohsen Mosalman | 24 | Zob Ahan | 2017 | R2.7 B | Transfer | Summer | PL | [6][7] | 
| 3 | LB | Vahid Heydarieh | 22 | Paykan | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [8][9] | 
| 15 | LB | Mohammad Ansari | 23 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [10] | |
| 88 | GK | Iman Sadeghi | 23 | Malavan | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | PL | [11] | 
| 17 | RW | Ali Fatemi | 21 | Free agent | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [12] | |
| 14 | CF |  Jerry Bengtson | 28 | New England  | 2016 | — | Free Transfer | Summer | FA | [13] | 
| 44 | CB | Amir Abbas Ayenechi | 22 | Free agent | 2019 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [14] | |
| 30 | GK | Ali Mohsenzadeh | 22 | Naft Tehran | 2018 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [15] | |
| 55 | GK |  Aleksandr Lobanov | 30 | Pakhtakor  | 2017 | — | Free Transfer | Winter | [16] | |
Out
| No | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | CF |  Tadeu | 28 |  Boa Esporte | Free | Transfer | Summer | [17] | 
| 5 | RB | Mehdi Jafarpour | 31 | Rah Ahan | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [18] | 
| 8 | RW | Mehdi Daghagheleh | 26 | Foolad | Free | Transfer | Summer | [19] | 
| 29 | LB | Navid Sabouri | 19 | Shahrdari Ardabil | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [20][21] | 
| 21 | CM | Ali Astani | 18 | Shahrdari Ardabil | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [20] | 
| 10 | CF | Reza Norouzi | 32 | Saipa | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [22] | 
| 26 | RM | Hamidreza Aliasgari | 25 | Rah Ahan | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [23] | 
| 11 | SS | Payam Sadeghian | 23 | Naft Tehran | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [24] | 
| 15 | CM | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 23 | Mes Kerman | — | Free Transfer | Summer | |
| 66 | MF |  Fernando Gabriel | 27 |  Al-Faisaly | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [25] | 
| 14 | AM | Mohammad Nouri | 32 |  Al-Mesaimeer | — | Free Transfer | Summer | |
| 3 | CB | Mohammadreza Khanzadeh | 24 | Foolad | — | Free Transfer | Summer | [26] | 
| 30 | LB | Mobin Mirdoraghi | 22 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | Free | Transfer | Summer | [27] | 
| 33 | CF | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | 25 | Released | Summer | [28] | ||
| 44 | GK | Masoud Homami | 32 | Pas Hamedan | Free | Transfer | Summer | [28] | 
| 35 | FW | Amir Mohammad Madani | 20 | Rahahan | Free | Transfer | winter | [29] | 
| 17 | FW | Ali Fatemi | 22 | Rahahan | Free | Loan | winter | [30] | 
| 88 | GK | Iman Sadeghi | 23 | Khoneh Be Khoneh | R2.0 B | Transfer | winter | [31] | 
Technical staff
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Branko Ivanković | 
| Assistant coach |  Andrej Panadić | 
| First-team coach |  Karim Bagheri | 
| First-team coach |  Mostafa Ghanbarpour | 
| Physical fitness trainer |  Marko Stilinovic | 
| Goalkeeping coach |  Igor Panadić | 
| Doctor |  Dr. Alireza Haghighat | 
| Team Manager |  Mahmoud Khordbin | 
| Media Officer |  Pendar Khomarlou | 
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| PGPL | 31 July 2015 | 13 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 53.33 | 
| Hazfi Cup | 12 September 2015 | 4 November 2015 | Round of 32 | Quarter-Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 66.67 | 
| Total | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 54.55 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Est. Khuzestan (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 57 | 2017 AFC Champions League group stage | 
| 2 | Persepolis | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 52 | 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round | 
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 51 | |
| 5 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 49 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 
Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Ipl Stats
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location | 
| 31 July 2015 1 | Persepolis | 2 – 2 | Padideh | Tehran | 
| 19:35 DST+03:30 | A. Alipour  7' K. Kamyabinia  11' H. Norouzi  39'  72' | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | Shakeri  14' Badamaki  17' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi | 
| 6 August 2015 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2 – 1 | Persepolis | Ahvaz | 
| 19:30 DST+03:30 | E. Ferreira  36' P. Shirzadi  44' H. Beyt Saeed  48', 58' | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | B. Hatami  15' M. Taremi  66'  88' H. Norouzi  68' | Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki | 
| 13 August 2015 3 | Sepahan | 4 – 2 | Persepolis | Fooladshahr | 
| 19:25 DST+03:30 | E. Hajsafi  8' A. Karimi  36' M. Khalatbari  36'  81' M. Umaña  40' (o.g.) A. Karami  63' H. Aghily  67' (pen.) | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | A. Alipour  11' M. Taremi  13' O. Alishah  33'  88' K. Kamyabinia  36' M. Kafashgari  65' M. Ansari  70' | Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Hossein Zargar | 
| 20 August 2015 4 | Persepolis | 1 – 2 | Zob Ahan | Tehran | 
| 19:15 DST+03:30 | F. Ahmadzadeh  49' O. Alishah  64' M. Bengar  90+2'  90+4' | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | K. Rezaei  76' M. Hassanzadeh  90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alireza Faghani | 
| 25 August 2015 5 | Foolad | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Ahvaz | 
| 19:15 DST+03:30 | Y. Vakia  53' S. Ansari  61' | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | M.Taremi  51', 57' O. Alishah  53' B. Hatami  71' | Stadium: Ghadir Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi | 
| 16 September 2015 6 | Persepolis | 1 – 2 | Saipa | Tehran | 
| 18:35 DST+03:30 | B. Hatami  18' F. Ahmadzadeh  30' R. Rezaïan  68' A. Alipour  79' Taremi  90+1' (pen.) | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | J. Nekounam  25' H. Fallahzadeh  48' Norouzi  69' (pen.) Rezaei  80' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi | 
| 25 September 2015 7 | Tractor Sazi | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Tabriz | 
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | S. Ashouri  10' M. Iranpourian  14' | Stats Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | J. Bengtson  36'  71' (pen.) O. Alishah  40' F. Ahmadzadeh  65' | Stadium: Sahand Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki | 
| 15 October 2015 8 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Saba Qom | Tehran | 
| 18:55 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  85' A. Nourmohammadi  90' | Stats | M. Ghazi  21' S. Aghazamani  45' A. Sadeghi  50' F. Bagheri  71' Gh. Dehnavi  88'  90' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Shahin Haji Babaei | 
| 20 October 2015 9 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Mashhad | 
| 15:00 DST+03:30 | A. Naghizadeh  82' | Stats | R. Rezaeian  40' F. Ahmadzadeh  72' M. Taremi  76' | Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi | 
| 26 October 2015 10 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Malavan | Tehran | 
| 17:45 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah  47' F. Ahmadzadeh  53' A. Alipour  67' J. Bengtson  76' | Stats | E. Pourghaz  44' M. Abshak  55' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bijan Heydari | 
| 30 October 2015 11 | Esteghlal | 1 – 1 | Perspolis | Tehran | 
| 15:00 (DST+03:30) | M. Majidi  42' J. Ansari  49' S. Shahbazzadeh  60' A. Hajmohammadi  82' O. Ebrahimi  90' | Stats | A. Nourmohammadi  90+1' J. Bengtson  90+5' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Mohsen Torki | 
| 21 November 2015 12 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | Tehran | 
| 16:20 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  20' K. Kamyabinia  82' O. Alishah  90' | Stats | H. Bahrami  25' H. Saki  56' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi | 
| 30 November 2015 13 | Naft Tehran | 1 – 1 | Persepolis | Tehran | 
| 15:00 DST+03:30 | P. Sadeghain  37' M. Daneshgar  73'  74' H. Bou Hamdan  81' I. Mobali  87' A. Motahari  90+1' | Stats | M. Kamandani  41' A. Nourollahi  42' M. Mosalman  58' A. Alipour  63' M. Taremi  74' M. Ansari  78' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Mohammad Reza Akbarian | 
| 14 December 2015 14 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Gostaresh Foulad | Tehran | 
| 16:20 DST+03:30 | J. Bengtson  35'  35' | Stats | D. Shojaeian  87' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Touraj Haghverdi | 
| 17 December 2015 15 | Rah Ahan | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Shahr-e Qods | 
| 15:15 DST+03:30 | Stats | F. Ahmadzadeh  14' M. Taremi  25', 42' M. Bengar  31' | Stadium: Shahre Qods Stadium Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Shahin Haji Babaei | 
| 28 December 2015 16 | Padideh | 2 – 2 | Persepolis | Mashhad | 
| 14:45 DST+03:30 | M. Bayat  17' H. Badamaki  34' I. Prahić  49' M. Kheiri  56'  72' M. Khamisi  73'  83' | Stats | M. Kamandani  40' M. Taremi  66' S. Makani  85' R. Rezaïan  90+4' | Stadium: Samen Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Reza Kermanshahi | 
| 1 January 2016 17 | Persepolis | 2 – 0 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Tehran | 
| 16:30 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah  16' M. Bengar  23' M. Taremi  48' | Stats | H. Nassari  24' D. Mahini  32' F. Jesus  77' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ahmad Salehi | 
| 2 February 2016 18 | Persepolis | 2 – 2 | Sepahan | Tehran | 
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | A. Alipour  50' Kamyabinia  74' | Musaev  10' Chimba  65' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 7 February 2016 19 | Zob Ahan | 2 – 2 | Persepolis | Fooladshahr | 
| 14:30 DST+03:30 | M. Hassanzadeh  70' (pen.) M. Tabrizi  90+3' | Alishah  35' A. Alipour  73' | Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium | 
| 12 February 2016 20 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Foolad | Tehran | 
| 17:10 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  13' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 18 February 2016 21 | Saipa | 1 – 1 | Persepolis | Tehran | 
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | Daghagheleh  90+1' | A. Nourollahi  11' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 6 March 2016 22 | Persepolis | 1 – 1 | Tractor Sazi | Tehran | 
| 17:30 DST+03:30 | R. Rezaeian  13' | M. Iranpourian  39' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 11 March 2016 23 | Saba Qom | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Qom | 
| 16:00 DST+03:30 | Ahmadzadeh  43' | Stadium: Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi | 
| 3 April 2016 24 | Persepolis | 3 – 2 | Siah Jamegan Khorasan | Tehran | 
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  41', 83' A. Alipour  70' | H. Karimi  5' M. Hosseini  62' (pen.) | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 9 April 2016 25 | Malavan | 1 – 2 | Persepolis | Bandar-e Anzali | 
| 17:30 DST+03:30 | J. Rafkhaei  10' (pen.) | J. Bengtson  6' (pen.) Kamiabinia  90+3' | Stadium: Takhti Stadium | 
| 15 April 2016 26 | Persepolis | 4 – 2 | Esteghlal | Tehran | 
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  5', 34' Rezaeian  54' M. Mosalman  86' | J. Ansari  55' O. Ebrahimi  89' (pen.) | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 22 April 2016 27 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Ahvaz | 
| 18:10 DST+03:30 | J. Bengtson  56', 86' | Stadium: Ghadir Stadium | 
| 28 April 2016 28 | Persepolis | 0 – 2 | Naft Tehran | Tehran | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | V. Amiri  84' Haghdoust  90+3' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
| 8 May 2016 29 | Gostaresh Foulad | 2 – 4 | Persepolis | Tabriz | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | Ebrahimi  56' D. Shojaeian  87' | Ahmadzadeh  32' M. Ansari  42' O. Alishah  70', 85' | Stadium: Sahand Stadium | 
| 13 May 2016 30 | Persepolis | 2 – 1 | Rah Ahan | Tehran | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | R. Rezaeian  82' (pen.) Nourollahi  85' | M. Mohammadi  89' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium | 
Hazfi Cup
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location | 
| 12 September 2015 Round of 32 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Paykan | Tehran | 
| 18:40 DST+03:30 | S. Makani  34' F. Ahmadzadeh  45' M. Taremi  68' (pen.) M. Taremi  87' | Report Live TV: IRIB TV3 / Jame Jam 2 | S. Barani    83' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 7000 Referee: Payam Heydari | 
| 20 September 2015 Round of 16 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Malavan | Tehran | 
| 18:45 DST+03:30 | M. Taremi  85' A. Nourollahi  94' M. Taremi  100' M. Taremi    108' S. Makani  108' A. Alipour  118' R. Rezaeian  120' | Report | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 17000 Referee: Alborz Hajipour | 
| 4 November 2015 Quarter-Final | Zob Ahan | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Persepolis | Isfahan | 
| 14:30 DST+03:30 | M. Tabrizi   M. Tabrizi  108' R. Shekari  116' | I. Sadeghi  23' M. Mosalman  | Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium | 
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location | 
| 9 July 2015 | Persepolis | 4 – 0 | Persepolis Qaemshahr | Tehran | 
| 18:00 | F. Ahmadzadeh  O. Alishah    M. Taremi  | [32] | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium | 
| 15 July 2015 |  Gençlerbirliği | 0 – 0 | Persepolis | Ankara, Turkey | 
| 17:00 EEST | [33] | Stadium: Gençlerbirliği Training Camp | 
| 18 July 2015 |  Trinidad and Tobago U23 | 0 – 2 | Persepolis | Kızılcahamam, Turkey | 
| 17:00 EEST | [34] | A. Alipour  50' M. Kamandani  90' | Stadium: Kizilcahamam Stadi | 
| 22 July 2015 |  Altyn Asyr | 0 – 5 | Persepolis | Kızılcahamam, Turkey | 
| 17:00 EEST | [35] | A. Alipour  15'  42'  49' F. Ahmadzadeh  18' R. Khaleghifar  71' | Stadium: Kizilcahamam Stadi | 
During season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Date Round | Home | Score | Away | Location | 
| 3 August 2015 | Persepolis | 2 – 1 | Nassaji Mazandaran | Tehran | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah   F. Ahmadzadeh  | A. Riyahi  | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium | 
| 9 August 2015 | Persepolis | 1 – 0 | Mes Kerman | Tehran | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | O. Alishah  | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium | 
| 16 August 2015 | Persepolis | 6 – 0 | Persepolis U-21 | Tehran | 
| 18:00 DST+03:30 | M.Mosalman   O. Alishah   H.Norouzi   M.Kamandani   A.Alipour    | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium | 
| 5 September 2015 | Persepolis | 3 – 0 | Bahman javan | Tehran | 
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | K.Kamyabinia   B.Hatami   A.Fatemi  | Stadium: Derafshifar Stadium | 
| 26 March 2016 |  Al Oruba | 4 – 6 | Persepolis | Sur, Oman | 
| 17:00 DST+03:30 | Alipour       B.Hatami     Jerry Bengtson  | Stadium: Sur Sports Complex | 
| 28 March 2016 |  Al Seeb | 0 – 1 | Persepolis | Muscat, Oman | 
| 19:30 DST+03:30 | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | P | N | Name | S | P | M |  | A | S | P | M |  | A | S | P | M |  | A | 
| 1 | GK |  | Sosha Makani | 12 | 12 | 1143 | -9 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1368 | -9 | |||
| 2 | LM |  | Omid Alishah | 14 | 6 | 1199 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 16 | 16 | 1405 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | LB |  | Vahid Heydarieh | 1 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 188 | ||||||
| 4 | CB |  | Michael Umaña | 4 | 6 | 393 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 5 | 7 | 489 | ||||||
| 6 | CB |  | Mohsen Bengar | 14 | 14 | 1339 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 17 | 17 | 1689 | |||||
| 8 | DM |  | Ahmad Nourollahi | 14 | 14 | 1256 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 17 | 17 | 1606 | |||||
| 9 | CF |  | Mehdi Taremi | 14 | 14 | 1276 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1523 | 13 | |||
| 10 | RW |  | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 15 | 15 | 1276 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 17 | 17 | 1444 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | CM |  | Kamal Kamyabinia | 16 | 16 | 1527 | 3 | 3 | 350 | 19 | 19 | 1877 | ||||||
| 12 | GK |  | Morteza Ghadimipour | 1 | 99 | -2 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | CF |  | Jerry Bengtson | 3 | 11 | 417 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 5 | 13 | 607 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | LB |  | Mohammad Ansari | 11 | 13 | 1097 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 12 | 15 | 1331 | ||||||
| 16 | SS |  | Reza Khaleghifar | 4 | 8 | 361 | 4 | 8 | 361 | |||||||||
| 17 | RW |  | Ali Fatemi | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | DM |  | Mehrdad Kafshgari | 2 | 4 | 211 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 218 | |||||||
| 19 | AM |  | Milad Kamandani | 3 | 11 | 320 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 12 | 410 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | CB |  | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 9 | 9 | 826 | 2 | 2 | 254 | 11 | 11 | 1080 | ||||||
| 23 | CB |  | Luka Marić | 7 | 8 | 712 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 760 | |||||||
| 24 | SS |  | Hadi Norouzi | 5 | 5 | 445 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 7 | 7 | 564 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 27 | RB |  | Ramin Rezaeian | 17 | 17 | 1623 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 19 | 19 | 1848 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 29 | CM |  | Mohammad Rahmati | |||||||||||||||
| 40 | RB |  | Babak Hatami | 5 | 8 | 518 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 7 | 10 | 634 | ||||||
| 70 | CF |  | Ali Alipour | 4 | 15 | 611 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 735 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 77 | AM |  | Mohsen Mosalman | 8 | 10 | 763 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 9 | 13 | 883 | 2 | ||||
| 88 | GK |  | Iman Sadeghi | 5 | 6 | 489 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 510 | -9 | |||
| Totals | 25 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
Disciplinary record
Bookings & sendings-off
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | P | N | Name |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK |  | Sosha Makani | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | LM |  | Omid Alishah | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | LB |  | Vahid Heydarieh | ||||||||||||
| 4 | CB |  | Michael Umaña | ||||||||||||
| 6 | CB |  | Mohsen Bengar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | DM |  | Ahmad Nourollahi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | CF |  | Mehdi Taremi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | RW |  | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 11 | CM |  | Kamal Kamyabinia | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 12 | GK |  | Morteza Ghadimipour | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 14 | CF |  | Jerry Bengtson | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 15 | LB |  | Mohammad Ansari | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 16 | SS |  | Reza Khaleghifar | ||||||||||||
| 17 | RW |  | Ali Fatemi | ||||||||||||
| 18 | DM |  | Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 19 | AM |  | Milad Kamandani | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 20 | CB |  | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | CB |  | Luka Marić | ||||||||||||
| 24 | SS |  | Hadi Norouzi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 27 | RB |  | Ramin Rezaeian | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 29 | CM |  | Mohammad Rahmati | ||||||||||||
| 40 | RB |  | Babak Hatami | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 70 | CF |  | Ali Alipour | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 77 | AM |  | Mohsen Mosalman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 88 | GK |  | Iman Sadeghi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Suspensions
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | No. of matches served | Reason | Competition | Date served | Opponent(s) | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | Sosha Makani | 3 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| 2 | LW |  | Omid Alishah | 1 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| 20 | CB |  | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 1 | Unsporting behavior | All competitions | |||||||||
| Last updated: 26 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||
Injuries during the season
Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Date | Injury | Estimated Return Date | Match(es) lost | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated: 26 May 2015 | ||||||||
- Notes
- DM Substituted during match.
- R Player released by The club during his injury time.
Captaincy
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | SS |  | Hadi Norouzi | 5 | 2 | 7 | Captain | 
| 20 | DF |  | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 2 | 2 | Vice captain | |
| 6 | DF |  | Mohsen Bengar | 2 | 2 | 3rd captain | |
| 18 | MF |  | Mehrdad Kafshgari | 1 | 1 | 4th captain | |
| Last updated: 26 October 2015 | |||||||
Overall statistics
| Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Total | Home | Away | Total | Home | Away | Total | |
| Games played | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 
| Games won | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 
| Games drawn | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| Games lost | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| Goals scored | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 
| Goals conceded | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 
| Goal difference | +4 | +3 | +7 | +2 | -2 | 0 | +6 | +1 | +7 | 
| Clean sheets | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 
| Goal by Substitute | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Biggest Win | 2–0 (Malavan & Esteghlal Kh.) | 2–0 (Foolad & Rah Ahan) | 2–0 (4times) | 1–0 (Paykan & Malavan) | – | 1–0 (Paykan & Malavan) | 2–0 (Malavan & Esteghlal Kh.) | 2–0 (Foolad & Rah Ahan) | 2–0 (4times) | 
| Biggest Loss | 2–1 (Zob Ahan & Saipa) | 4–2 (Sepahan) | 4–2 (Sepahan) | – | 2–0 (Zob Ahan) | 2–0 (Zob Ahan) | 2–1 (Zob Ahan & Saipa) | 4–2 (Sepahan) | 4–2 (Sepahan) | 
| Players used | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 
| Average Goals for per game | 1.38 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1 | 0 | 0.67 | 1.3 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 
| Average Goals against per game | 0.88 | 1.22 | 1.06 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 1 | 
| Winning Rate | 50% | 44.44% | 47.06% | 100% | 0 | 66.67% | 60% | 40% | 50% | 
| Most appearances | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (9) | Mehdi Taremi Ramin Rezaeian (8) | Ramin Rezaeian (17) | 10 players (2) | 14 players (1) | 5 players (3) | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (11) | 8 players (8) | Kamal Kamyabinia Ramin Rezaeian (19) | 
| Most minutes played | Ramin Rezaeian (852') | Ramin Rezaeian (771') | Ramin Rezaeian (1623') | 5 players (225') | 7 players (125') | 3 players (350') | Kamal Kamyabinia (1041') | Ramin Rezaeian (819') | Kamal Kamyabinia (1717') | 
| Top scorer | Mehdi Taremi (6) | Mehdi Taremi (5) | Mehdi Taremi (11) | Mehdi Taremi (2) | – | Mehdi Taremi (2) | Mehdi Taremi (8) | Mehdi Taremi (5) | Mehdi Taremi (13) | 
| Top assister | Ali Alipour Mohsen Mosalman (2) | Ali Alipour (1) | Ali Alipour (3) | Ali Alipour (1) | – | Ali Alipour (1) | Ali Alipour (3) | Ali Alipour (1) | Ali Alipour (4) | 
| Last updated: 31 December 2015 | |||||||||
Club
Kit
Supplier:  Uhlsport
 Uhlsport
|          Home Kit |          Away Kit |         Third Kit | 
Source: "Persepolis F.C.' current kit". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
Sponsorship
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See also
References
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