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.
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 Bangladesh's Mohammedan SC, 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 17 February 2025 Only official matches included (AFC Champions League and Asian Cup Winners' Cup matches). TeamCountryMatchesWinsDrawsLosesPersepolis Goal(s)Opponent Goal(s)Al-Ahli521286Al-Ain 211042Al-Ansar321040Al-Arabi 201123Al-Duhail10415910Al-Gharafa522198Al-Hilal164661224Al-Ittihad622269Al-Jazira210144Al-Nassr713349Al-Rayyan 6321118Al-Sadd841376Al-Salmiya210122Al-Shabab 211010Al-Shabab 220092Al-Shorta 211021Al Taawoun220020Al-Talaba110010Al-Wahda631298Al-Wakra220093Al Wasl220030Al-Zawraa431082Bani Yas211032Bunyodkor521245Dalian Wanda 100102Fanja211020Goa220061Irtysh 321030Istiklol 321041Júbilo Iwata 100102Kashima Antlers201102Köpetdag Aşgabat 211010Kowloon Motor Bus 110040Maccabi101000Mohammedan100112 Al-Muharraq211010Nasaf211030Navbahor 101011Nisa Aşgabat 110041Yokohama201112Pakhtakor512244Perak 110042Pohang Steelers 100113Punjab2200132Saunders SC 110050Sharjah 321093Suwon Samsung 210122Sanfrecce Hiroshima 100101Ulsan Hyundai 100112Elimai210153Total150684042208150
Record by country of opposition Correct as of 17 February 2025 CountryPWDL211010011001110022007520101060245311 210132101100211022003315711381213134103110032103210 United Arab Emirates19124313454 Totals 150 68 40 42 P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost
Year by year performance Below is a table of the performance of Persepolis in Asian competition. SeasonCompetitionRoundAgainstPlayedWonDrewLostGFGA1969Club ChampionshipGroup Stage —4211831970 Did not qualify for AFC competitions19711985–86198619871988–89Club ChampionshipQualifying Group Round —2101621989–90 Did not qualify for AFC competitions1990–91Cup Winners' Cup Winners Muharraq 64201521991–92 Did not qualify for AFC competitions1992–93Cup Winners' CupRunners-up Nissan 8341851993–94Cup Winners' CupQuarter-finals Al-Arabi 4112451994–95 Did not qualify for AFC competitions19951996–97Club ChampionshipThird Place Al-Zawraa 951317121997–98Club ChampionshipFourth Place Al-Hilal 7322671998–99 Did not qualify for AFC competitions1999–2000Club ChampionshipThird Place Bluewings 7331522000–01Club ChampionshipThird Place Irtysh 95311982001–02 Did not qualify for AFC competitions2002–03Champions LeagueGroup Stage —3201522004 Did not qualify for AFC competitions20052006200720082009Champions LeagueRound of 16 Bunyodkor6312882010 Did not qualify for AFC competitions2011Champions League Group stage —61236112012Champions League Round of 16 Al-Ittihad73221482013 Did not qualify for AFC competitions20142015Champions League Round of 16 Al-Hilal85038102016 Did not qualify for AFC competitions2017Champions League Semi-finals Al-Hilal1246217172018Champions LeagueRunners-up Kashima Antlers1473417122019Champions League Group stage —6213652020Champions LeagueRunners-up Ulsan Hyundai105231382021Champions League Quarter-finals Al-Hilal86021582022Qualified for Champions League but failed to obtain an AFC license.2023–24Champions League Group stage —6222552024–25Champions League Elite League stage —81436102025–26 Did not qualify for AFC competitions
AFC Competition PlayedWonDrewLostGoals forGoals againstChampions League Elite8143610Champions League8640192711494Club Championship38191096134Cup Winners' Cup188732712Total150684042208150
Records
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Winners: 1 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 (Oct 4 & 18, 1991)
Runners-Up: 1 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 (Jan 17 & Apr 16, 1993)
AFC Champions League
Runners-Up: 2 AFC Champions League 2018 (Nov 3 & 10, 2018)
AFC Champions League 2020 (Dec 19, 2020) Team 1ScoreTeam 2 Persepolis 1–2 Ulsan Hyundai
Goalscorers in Asia Below is the list of best Goalscorers of Persepolis in Asia.علیپور-به-علی-کریمی-رسید-یک-گل-تا-رکورد-پیوس-در-آسیا
+ best Goalscorers in AsiaRankPlayerGoalsPosition1 Farshad Pious11Forward Ali AlipourForward2 Ali Karimi10Midfielder3 Mehdi Taremi8Forward4 Godwin Mensha7Forward5 Issa Alekasir6Forward6 Gholam Vafakhah5Midfielder Éamon ZayedForward Shoja' KhalilzadehDefender Mehdi TorabiWinger Bold names denote a player still playing for club.
Hat-tricks Key4Player scored four goals5Player scored five goals6Player scored six goals7Player scored seven goals PlayerAgainstResultDate Gholam Vafakhah Perak 4–2 Farshad Pious7 Punjab 9–0 Mojtaba Moharrami Punjab 4–2 Éamon Zayed Al Shabab 6–1 Mehdi Taremi Al Wahda 4–2
Most successful coaches Correct as of 17 February 2025 RankHead coachMatchesWinDrawLostPointsNote1 Ali Parvin351812566ACWC: 1991 Winner – 1993 Runners up2 Branko Ivanković3716101158ACL: 2018 Runners up 3 Yahya Golmohammadi24134743ACL: 2020 Runners up 4 Stanko Poklepović9513165 Mustafa Denizli7322116 Ivica Matković7322117 Nelo Vingada6312108 Parviz Dehdari421179 Hamid Derakhshan3201610 Juan Carlos Garrido6132611 Ali Daei6123512 Mohammad Panjali4112413 İsmail Kartal20111
Honours AFC Champions League Runners-up (2): 2018, 2020
Asian Club Championship Third place (3): 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01 Fourth place (1): 1997–98
Asian Cup Winners' Cup Champions (1): 1990–91 Runners-up (1): 1992–93
See also Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League AFC Champions League Asian Cup Winners' Cup
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