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.
Squad
First team squad
No. Name Age Nationality Position (s) Since App Goals Assist Ends Signed from Transfer fee NotesGoalkeepers 1 Sosha Makani 29 GK 2014 46 0 0 2016 Foolad Free 12 Morteza Ghadimipour 21 GK 2014 1 0 0 2020 Parseh Free U-23Academy graduated 30 Ali Mohsenzadeh 22 GK 2016 0 0 0 2018 Naft Tehran Free U-23Academy graduated 55 Aleksandr Lobanov 29 GK 2016 0 0 0 2017 Pakhtakor Tashkent FreeDefenders 3 Vahid Heydarieh 22 LB / LM 2015 2 0 0 2018 Paykan Free U-23 4 Michael Umaña 33 CB / RB / DM 2014 42 0 0 2016 Saprissa Free 6 Mohsen Bengar 36 CB 2012 104 3 3 2016 Sepahan Free 2nd Vice captain 15 Mohammad Ansari 24 LB / CB / DM 2015 15 0 1 2017 Shahrdar Tabriz Free 20 Alireza Nourmohammadi 34 CB / LB 2010 148 8 1 2016 Rah Ahan Free Vice captain 23 Luka Marić 28 CB / RB 2015 9 0 0 2016 Zawisza Free 27 Ramin Rezaeian 25 RB / RM / RW 2015 19 2 1 2017 Rah Ahan Free 40 Babak Hatami 29 RB / RM / LB / CB 2015 27 0 2 2016 Saipa R2 B 44 Amir Abbas Ayenechi 21 LB / LM / LW 2016 0 0 0 2019 Free agent Free U-23originally from AcademyMidfielders 8 Ahmad Nourollahi 22 DM / CM 2014 47 1 2 2017 Foolad Yazd Free U-23 10 Farshad Ahmadzadeh 23 AM / LW / RW / SS 2012 19 1 2 2017 Parseh Free Academy graduated 11 Kamal Kamyabinia 26 CM / AM / RM / LM 2015 19 0 0 2017 Naft Tehran Free 18 Mehrdad Kafshgari 28 DM / CM 2013 58 1 2 2016 Rah Ahan Free 19 Milad Kamandani 21 AM / CM / RM 2013 18 1 1 2016 Moghavemat Tehran R600 M U-23Academy graduated 29 Mohammad Rahmati 21 CM / DM 2015 0 0 0 2020 Academy Free U-23Academy graduated 77 Mohsen Mosalman 24 AM / LW / RW / CM 2015 26 2 4 2017 Zob Ahan R2.7 BForwards 2 Omid Alishah 23 LW / RW / LM / RM 2013 68 10 5 2016 Rah Ahan Free 9 Mehdi Taremi 23 CF / LW / RW / AM 2014 53 21 7 2016 Iranjavan Free 14 Jerry Bengtson 28 CF / SS / AM 2015 11 4 0 2016 New England Free 16 Reza Khaleghifar 32 CF / SS / RW / LW / AM 2014 22 0 1 2016 Rah Ahan Free 22 Shahab Zahedi 20 LW / RW / CF 2014 5 0 0 2015 Paykan Free U-21Academy player 70 Ali Alipour 20 CF / RW / LW 2015 35 4 4 2017 Rah Ahan Free U-21Players left the club during the season 24 Hadi Norouzi 30 SS / RW / LW / ST 2008 201 35 27Died17 Ali Fatemi 22 RW / LW / CF / SS 2014 2 0 0 2017On loan at Rah Ahan Yazdan 88 Iman Sadeghi 23 GK 2015 7 -9 0Transferred 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.
U21 = Under 21 Player U23 = Under 23 Player
Out on loan
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 PNameAgeContract lengthContract endsDateSource20CBAlireza Nourmohammadi33One season201620 June 201524RWHadi Norouzi29One season201627 June 20152LWOmid Alishah23One season201630 June 20158DMAhmad Nourollahi222 season20171 July 20159CFMehdi Taremi22One season20161 July 201516SSReza Khaleghifar312 season20172 July 2015
Transfers
In PNameAgeMoving fromEndsTransferfeeTypeTransferwindowQuotaSource 10AMFarshad Ahmadzadeh23Tractor Sazi2017—Loan returnSummer 11CMKamal Kamyabinia25Naft Tehran2017—Free TransferSummer 27RBRamin Rezaeian25Rah Ahan2017—Free TransferSummer 23CB Luka Maric28 Zawisza 2016—Free TransferSummer 77AMMohsen Mosalman24Zob Ahan2017R2.7 BTransferSummer 3LBVahid Heydarieh22Paykan2018—Free TransferSummer 15LBMohammad Ansari23Shahrdari Tabriz2017—Free TransferSummer88GKIman Sadeghi23Malavan2018—Free TransferSummer17RWAli Fatemi21Free agent2017—Free TransferSummer14CF Jerry Bengtson 28New England 2016—Free TransferSummer44CBAmir Abbas Ayenechi 22Free agent2019—Free TransferWinter30GKAli Mohsenzadeh 22Naft Tehran2018—Free TransferWinter55GKAleksandr Lobanov 30Pakhtakor 2017—Free TransferWinter
Out PNameAgeMoving toTransfer feeTypeTransferwindowSource22CFTadeu28Boa EsporteFreeTransferSummer5RBMehdi Jafarpour31Rah Ahan—Free TransferSummer8RWMehdi Daghagheleh26FooladFreeTransferSummer29LBNavid Sabouri19Shahrdari Ardabil—Free TransferSummer21CMAli Astani18Shahrdari Ardabil—Free TransferSummer10CFReza Norouzi32Saipa—Free TransferSummer26RMHamidreza Aliasgari25Rah Ahan—Free TransferSummer11SSPayam Sadeghian23Naft Tehran—Free TransferSummer15CMAfshin Esmaeilzadeh23Mes Kerman—Free TransferSummer66MF Fernando Gabriel27 Al-Faisaly—Free TransferSummer14AMMohammad Nouri32 Al-Mesaimeer—Free TransferSummer3CBMohammadreza Khanzadeh24Foolad—Free TransferSummer30LBMobin Mirdoraghi22Esteghlal AhvazFreeTransferSummer33CFMohammad Abbaszadeh25ReleasedSummer44GKMasoud Homami32Pas HamedanFreeTransferSummer35FWAmir Mohammad Madani20RahahanFreeTransferwinter17FWAli Fatemi22RahahanFreeLoanwinter88GKIman Sadeghi23Khoneh Be KhonehR2.0 BTransferwinter
Technical staff
Competitions Overview
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Hazfi Cup
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
During season
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Pro LeagueHazfi CupTotalPName1GKSosha Makani12121143-9 2 2 225 0 14 14 1368-9 2LMOmid Alishah146 119931 2 2 214 16161405313LBVahid Heydarieh1 1 63 1 1 125 22188 4CBMichael Umaña4 6393 1 1 96 57489 6CBMohsen Bengar14141339 1 3 3 350 17171689 8DMAhmad Nourollahi14141256 1 3 3 350 17171606 9CFMehdi Taremi1414127611 2 2 190 2 161615231310RWFarshad Ahmadzadeh1515127612 2 2 168 171714441211CMKamal Kamyabinia16161527 3 3 350 19191877 12GKMorteza Ghadimipour 1 99 -2 14CFJerry Bengtson3114174 2 2 190 513607415LBMohammad Ansari11131097 1 2 234 12151331 16SSReza Khaleghifar48361 48361 17RWAli Fatemi 18DMMehrdad Kafshgari2 4211 1 7 25218 19AMMilad Kamandani31132011 1 1 90 4124101120CBAlireza Nourmohammadi99826 2 2 254 11111080 23CBLuka Marić78712 1 48 79760 24SSHadi Norouzi5 5 4451 1 2 2 131 775641 127RBRamin Rezaeian1717162321 2 2 225 191918482129CMMohammad Rahmati 40RBBabak Hatami5 8518 2 2 116 710634 70CFAli Alipour41561123 3 124 14187352477AMMohsen Mosalman8107632 1 3 120 913883 288GKIman Sadeghi56489-9 1 1 21 0 67510-9 Totals 2513 21 2714Last updated: 31 December 2015
Disciplinary record
Bookings & sendings-off Pro LeagueHazfi CupTotalPName1GKSosha Makani 1 2 2 12LMOmid Alishah5 5 3LBVahid Heydarieh 4CBMichael Umaña 6CBMohsen Bengar21 21 8DMAhmad Nourollahi1 1 2 9CFMehdi Taremi3 1 1 4110RWFarshad Ahmadzadeh5 1 6 11CMKamal Kamyabinia3 3 12GKMorteza Ghadimipour 1 1 14CFJerry Bengtson2 2 15LBMohammad Ansari2 2 16SSReza Khaleghifar 17RWAli Fatemi 18DMMehrdad Kafshgari1 1 19AMMilad Kamandani1 1 20CBAlireza Nourmohammadi1 1 1 123CBLuka Marić 24SSHadi Norouzi1 1 1 127RBRamin Rezaeian1 1 2 29CMMohammad Rahmati 40RBBabak Hatami3 3 70CFAli Alipour3 1 4 77AMMohsen Mosalman1 1 2 88GKIman Sadeghi 1 1Totals35139114424Last updated: 31 December 2015
Suspensions
PlayerNo. of matches servedReasonCompetitionDate servedOpponent(s)1GKSosha Makani3Unsporting behaviorAll competitions2LWOmid Alishah1Unsporting behaviorAll competitions20CBAlireza Nourmohammadi1Unsporting behaviorAll competitionsLast updated: 26 May 2015
Captaincy NamePro LeagueHazfi CupTotalNotes24SSHadi Norouzi527 Captain20DFAlireza Nourmohammadi22 Vice captain6DFMohsen Bengar22 3rd captain18MFMehrdad Kafshgari11 4th captainLast updated: 26 October 2015
Overall statistics Pro LeagueHazfi CupTotalHomeAwayTotalHomeAwayTotalHomeAwayTotalGames played 8917213101020Games won 4482026410Games drawn 235000235Games lost 224011235Goals scored 111425202131427Goals conceded 7111802271320Goal difference +4+3+7+2-20+6+1+7Clean sheets 437200639Goal by Substitute 112000112Biggest 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 212222181422212323Average Goals for per game 1.381.561.47100.671.31.401.35Average Goals against per game 0.881.221.06020.670.701.301Winning Rate 50%44.44%47.06%100%066.67%60%40%50%Most appearances Kamal KamyabiniaRamin Rezaeian(9)Mehdi TaremiRamin Rezaeian(8)Ramin Rezaeian(17)10 players (2)14 players (1)5 players (3)Kamal KamyabiniaRamin Rezaeian(11)8 players (8)Kamal KamyabiniaRamin 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 AlipourMohsen 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
Sponsorship
Main sponsor: Hamrah-e Avval Official sponsor: Kosar Credit Cooperative Official shirt manufacturer:Uhlsport
Official water: Damavand Mineral Water Co.
See also 2015–16 Iran Pro League 2015–16 Hazfi Cup
References
External links Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League Persepolis News