Tehran derby
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The Tehran derby known locally as the derby Tehran is a football local derby
match that takes place twice a year between the two most popular clubs in Iran
: Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C.
This match was declared as the most important derby in Asia and 22nd most important derby in the world in June 2008 by World Soccer magazine. Despite being a derby between two teams from Tehran, the match has been played in other Iranian cities as well.
Over time, the rivalry became more heated and club fans began attaining collective identities. By the mid-1970s Persepolis was seen as a working class club, while Taj was viewed as a club close to the ruling establishment and supported by the upper class of Iranian society. Persepolis fans outnumbered Esteghlal fans by large numbers at the time and still do.
Because of the sensitive nature of the matches, fan violence has occurred several times. In minor cases fans break chairs or throw garbage at the field, but more notable cases of violence have involved physical fights between opposing teams and fans, storming of the field by fans, as well as significant destruction of public property.
Ever since 1995, federation officials have invited foreign referees to officiate the game to ease fan and player suspicions of referee bias. This occurred after the events of the 38th derby (see below).
Azadi Stadium
has been the stadium where most of the matches took place, but Amjadieh Stadium(now Shiroudi) in Tehran, Azadi Stadium in Bandar Abbas
and Yadegare Imam Stadium
in Tabriz
have all hosted the game at least once.
Ali Parvin
has the record for most appearances playing and managing in the derby, having done so 20 and 22 times respectively for Persepolis
. Afshin Peyrovani
is second in total appearances as a player, having played 18 matches, while third place is shared by Karo Haghverdian and Ali Jabbari who both made 17 appearances for Taj.
Safar Iranpak
has scored the highest number of goals in total for the derby, amassing a total of 7 goals, followed by teammate Hossein Kalani
who scored 6. A number of players have scored 5 goals.
1 goals
Nazem Ganjapour
, Jahangir Fattahi, Nader Mirahmadian, Behzad Dadashzadeh
, Morteza Kermani Moghaddam, Mehdi Mahdavikia
, Behnam Taherzadeh, Afshin Peyrovani
, Payan Rafat
, Behrouz Rahbarifard, Reza Jabbari, Ali Ansarian
, Yahya Golmohammadi
, Behnam Abolghasempour
, Issa Traore
, Hamed Kavianpour
, Sheys Rezaei
, Sohrab Entezari
, Mehrzad Madanchi
, Mehrdad Oladi
, Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
, Maziar Zare
, Adel Kolahkaj
, Karim Bagheri
Ahmad Monshizadeh, Javad Gharrab, Reza Adelkhani, Hadi Naraghi
, Mohsen Ashouri
, Saeid Maraghechian, Behtash Fariba
, Parviz Mazloumi, Jafar Mokhtarifar
, Abbas Sarkhab, Mohammad Taghavi, Fred Malekian, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
, Davoud Seyed Abbasi
, Pirouz Ghorbani
, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Ali Alizadeh
, Hanif Omranzadeh
The following players have played for both teams:
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Young Joo Kim Sándor Puhl
Jamal Al Sharif
Mohammed Kousa Omer Al Mehannah
Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid
Rudolf Scheurer
Jack Taylor
Bahadorkhan
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
match that takes place twice a year between the two most popular clubs in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
: Esteghlal F.C. and Persepolis F.C.
This match was declared as the most important derby in Asia and 22nd most important derby in the world in June 2008 by World Soccer magazine. Despite being a derby between two teams from Tehran, the match has been played in other Iranian cities as well.
History
The first derby match between the teams took place on April 5, 1968, at Amjadieh Stadium, where the game finished as a scoreless draw. At the time, Esteghlal was known as Taj FC. Both clubs were relatively young but Persepolis had a solid fan base, because of its close association to the once popular Shahin club. The rivalry between Shahin and Taj was transferred to its current stage when the Shahin club had to cease operations due to poor relations with the IFF.Over time, the rivalry became more heated and club fans began attaining collective identities. By the mid-1970s Persepolis was seen as a working class club, while Taj was viewed as a club close to the ruling establishment and supported by the upper class of Iranian society. Persepolis fans outnumbered Esteghlal fans by large numbers at the time and still do.
Because of the sensitive nature of the matches, fan violence has occurred several times. In minor cases fans break chairs or throw garbage at the field, but more notable cases of violence have involved physical fights between opposing teams and fans, storming of the field by fans, as well as significant destruction of public property.
Ever since 1995, federation officials have invited foreign referees to officiate the game to ease fan and player suspicions of referee bias. This occurred after the events of the 38th derby (see below).
Azadi Stadium
Azadi Stadium
The Azadi Stadium formerly Aryamehr Stadium is Iran's national stadium and the largest in the country. The Azadi stadium officially has a capacity of 100,000 people and was built to host the 1974 Asian Games...
has been the stadium where most of the matches took place, but Amjadieh Stadium(now Shiroudi) in Tehran, Azadi Stadium in Bandar Abbas
Bandar Abbas
Bandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...
and Yadegare Imam Stadium
Yadegare Imam Stadium
Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tabriz, Iran, and is the second largest stadium in Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1996 and has a capacity of 70,000 people. Tractor Sazi F.C.-Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C.-Shahrdari Tabriz...
in Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
have all hosted the game at least once.
Results
| Esteghlal Wins | |
| Persepolis Wins | |
| Hazfi Cup matches | |
| Champions League matches | |
| Friendly matches |
| Game | Date | Est vs Per | Esteghlal | Persepolis | Competition | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1968-04-5 | 0-0 | ||||
| 2 | 1969-01-9 | 0-0 | ||||
| 3 | 1969-08-03 | 3-1 | A.Monshizadeh(8) A.Jabbari(44) K.Haghverdian(88) | K.Ganjapour(72) | ||
| 4 | 1970-02-06 | 1-0(3-0) | G.Mazloumi(9) | |||
| 5 | 1970-09-25 | 3-2 | J.Gharrab(73) K.Haghverdian(87) A.Mojdehi(88) | A.Parvin(7) H.Kalani(23) | ||
| 6 | 1971-01-17 | 1-1(3-0) | A.Mojdehi(75) | H.Kalani(2) | ||
| 7 | 1971-06-18 | 1-1 | G.Mazloumi(30) | S.Iranpak(91) | ||
| 8 | 1972-02-04 | 1-4 | A.Jabbari(75) | H.Kalani(43,93) S.Iranpak(56) M.Khordbin(75) | ||
| 9 | 1972-03-23 | 0-2 | ||||
| S.Iranpak(50) H.Kalani(89) | ||||||
| 10 | 1973-03-01 | 2-0 | A.Jabbari(40,87) | |||
| Jabbari Disenchants | ||||||
| 11 | 1973-06-14 | 1-0 | R.Adelkhani(3) | |||
| Adelkhani Disenchants | ||||||
| 12 | 1973-09-06 | 0-6 | ||||
| H.Behzadi(50,86,92) I.Soleymani(45,56) H.Kalani(32) | ||||||
| 13 | 1973-12-08 | 1-1 | A.Jabbari(70) | H.Behzadi(46) | ||
| 14 | 1974-05-25 | 1-0 | H.Rowshan(88) | |||
| Rowshan Disenchants | ||||||
| 15 | 1974-12-18 | 1-2 | G.Mazloumi(60) | S.Iranpak(50) E.Hajrahimipour | ||
| 16 | 1975-05-05 | 3-1 | G.Mazloumi(11,62) M.Mojdehi(47) | S.Iranpak(53) | ||
| 17 | 1975-10-17 | 0-2 | ||||
| J.Fattahi(22) E.Hajrahimipour(38) | ||||||
| 18 | 1976-03-17 | 1-1 | M.Mojdehi(20) | M.Khordbin(85) | ||
| 19 | 1976-09-24 | 1-1 | H.Naraghi(26) | A.Parvin(40) | ||
| 20 | 1977-05-07 | 3-0 | M.Ashouri(45) H.Rowshan(83) S.Maraghechian(88) | |||
| 21 | 1977-12-08 | 1-2 | H.Rowshan(85) | S.Iranpak(15,34) | ||
| 22 | 1979-11-16 | 1-0 | G.Fathabadi(42) | |||
| Friendly | Respect of Majid Danayifar | |||||
| 23 | 1980-07-04 | 0-0 | ||||
| 24 | 1981-10-07 | 0-0 | ||||
| Tehran Cup | ||||||
| 25 | 1983-01-07 | 1-1 | B.Fariba(87) | G.Fathabadi(10) | Tehran Cup | |
| 26 | 1983-10-07 | 1-0 | P.Mazloumi(59) | |||
| Tehran Cup | Mazloumi Disenchants | |||||
| 27 | 1986-06-15 | 0-3 | ||||
| Sr.Bayani(p12,52) Ns.Mohammadkhani(62) | Tehran Cup | |||||
| 28 | 1987-03-27 | 0-0 | ||||
| Tehran Cup | ||||||
| 29 | 1988-09-09 | 1-1 | J.Mokhtarifar(60) | F.Pious(46) | Tehran Cup | |
| 30 | 1989-03-09 | 0-0(2-4 pen.) | J.Mokhtarifar, R.Hasanzadeh, | M.Moharrami, R.Yousefi, M.Ashouri, M.Kermanimoghadam | Hazfi Cup | Quarter Final |
| 31 | 1989-12-07 | 0-1 | ||||
| R.Abedian(18) | Qods League | |||||
| 32 | 1990-05-25 | 2-1 | A.Sarkhab(46)S.Marfavi(72) | N.Mirahmadian(12) | Qods League | Final |
| 33 | 1991-01-18 | 1-1 | Sr.Bayani(P62) | F.Pious(75) | Azadegan Cup | |
| 34 | 1992-01-24 | 0-0 | ||||
| Azadegan Cup | ||||||
| 35 | 1992-03-05 | 2-0 | S.Maravi(8) S.Varmazyar(15) | |||
| Azadegan Cup | ||||||
| 36 | 1992-05-29 | 1-0 | S.Marfavi(48) | |||
| Azadegan Cup | Semi Final | |||||
| 37 | 1993-01-01 | 0-0 | ||||
| Azadegan Cup | ||||||
| 38 | 1995-01-05 | 2-2(3-0) | S.Varmazyar(79) E.Akhtar(87) | F.Pious(51) B.Dadashzadeh(56) | Azadegan Cup | Semi Final |
| 39 | 1995-01-27 | 0-0 | ||||
| Azadegan Cup | Semi Final | |||||
| 40 | 1995-07-28 | 3-1 | E.Akhtar(7) S.Varmazyar(16) M.Taghavi(36) | M.Kermanimoghadam(49) | Azadegan League | |
| 41 | 1995-12-29 | 0-0 | ||||
| Azadegan League | ||||||
| 42 | 1996-10-18 | 0-1 | ||||
| E.Bezik(87) | Azadegan League | Bezik Disenchants | ||||
| 43 | 1997-07-11 | 0-3 | ||||
| E.Bezik(30) M.Mahdavikia(71) B.Taherzadeh(87) | Azadegan League | |||||
| 44 | 1998-11-13 | 0-1 | ||||
| M.Hasheminasab(45) | Azadegan League | |||||
| 45 | 1999-03-22 | 1-1 | F.Malekian(43) | M.Hasheminasab(3) | Azadegan League | |
| 46 | 1999-07-11 | 1-2 | S.Bakhtiarizadeh(50) | M.Hasheminasab(P12)M.Peyrovani | Hazfi Cup | Final |
| 47 | 1999-09-24 | 0-0 | ||||
| Azadegan League | ||||||
| 48 | 2000-02-27 | 0-2 | ||||
| M.Hasheminasab(7 )P.Rafat(80) | Azadegan League | |||||
| 49 | 2000-12-29 | 2-2 | M.Navazi(67) M.Hasheminasab(86) | B.Rahbarifard(P57) A.Karimi(89) | Azadegan League | |
| 50 | 2001-02-23 | 1-0 | A.Akbarpour(72) | |||
| Azadegan League | Akbarpour Disenchants | |||||
| 51 | 2002-03-19 | 1-1 | M.Navazi(P38) | R.Jabbari(25) | IPL 1st | |
| 52 | 2002-05-09 | 0-0 | ||||
| IPL 1st | ||||||
| 53 | 2003-01-10 | 1-1 | A.Samereh(1) | A.Ansarian(P70) | IPL 2nd | |
| 54 | 2003-07-17 | 1-2 | A.Akbarpur(63) | Y.Golmohammadi(11) B.Abolghasempour(50) | IPL 2nd | Abolghasempour Disenchants |
| 55 | 2003-10-17 | 2-1 | A.Samereh(8) M.Fekri(57) | I.Traore(70) | IPL 3rd | Fekri Disenchants |
| 56 | 2004-02-02 | 1-1 | D.Seyedabbasi(3) | H.Kavianpour(20) | IPL 3rd | |
| 57 | 2004-10-22 | 0-0 | ||||
| IPL 4th | ||||||
| 58 | 2005-02-25 | 3-2 | Enayati(53) M.Fekri(87) P.Ghorbani(90+3) | S.Rezaei(67) S.Entezari(84) | IPL 4th | Ghorbani Disenchants |
| 59 | 2005-11-05 | 1-0 | R.Enayati(56) | |||
| IPL 5th | Enayati Disenchants | |||||
| 60 | 2006-03-10 | 0-0 | ||||
| IPL 5th | ||||||
| 61 | 2006-11-03 | 1-2 | A.Sadeghi (16) | M.Madanchi(22) M.Oladi(71) | IPL 6th | Oladi Disenchants |
| 62 | 2007-03-30 | 1-1 | A.Alizadeh(43) | A.Nikbakht(13) | IPL 6th | |
| 63 | 2007-10-14 | 1-1 | O.Ravankhah(17) | M.Khalili(64) | IPL 7th | |
| 64 | 2008-04-03 | 1-1 | O.Ravankhah(5) | M.Khalili(28) | IPL 7th | |
| 65 | 2008-10-03 | 1-1 | A.Borhani(47) | A.Karimi(87) | IPL 8th | |
| 66 | 2009-02-13 | 1-1 | M.Jabbari(56) | M.Zare(P94) | IPL 8th | |
| 67 | 2009-10-02 | 1-1 | F.Majidi(55) | A.Kolahkaj(49) | IPL 9th | |
| 68 | 2010-02-03 | 1-2 | F.Majidi(16) | H.Norouzi(37) K.Bagheri(87) | IPL 9th | Bagheri Disenchants |
| 69 | 2010-10-15 | 1-0 | F.Majidi(91) | - | IPL 10th | Majidi Disenchants |
| 70 | 2011-03-30 | 1-0 | A.Borhani (43) | - | IPL 10th | |
| 71 | 2011-09-16 | 2-0 | F.Majidi (15) M.Jabbari (87) | - | IPL 11th | |
| 72 | 2011-11-07 | 2-2 | A.Borhani (33) H.Omranzadeh (70) | H.Norouzi (P6, 46) | | Friendly | |
| 73 | 2011-12-09 | |Hazfi Cup | ||||
| 74 | 2012-02-20 | |IPL 11th | ||||
Notable derby matches
- Persepolis 0 - Taj 3 (February 6, 1970) - The game score was 1-0 in favor of Taj until the 82nd minute when the Persepolis players left the field to protest against the match officials. The football federation later declared Taj the winner by a score of 3-0.
- Persepolis 0 - Taj 3 (January 17, 1971) - The game was tied 1-1 until the 75th minute when the Persepolis players left the field to protest against the match officials after several decisions went Esteghlal's way. The football federation later declared Taj the winner by a score of 3-0. This was the second time this occurred in two years.
- Persepolis 4 - Taj 1 (November 15, 1972) - This was the first time Persepolis won the derby match. Mahmoud KhordbinMahmoud KhordbinMahmoud Khordbin is an Iranian retired football player. He is team manager of Persepolis since 1980.-Club career:...
and Safar IranpakSafar IranpakSafar Iranpak was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. He was born in Masjed Soleyman.He died on January 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden from lung cancer....
both scored one goal each and Hossein KalaniHossein KalaniHossein Kalani is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team.Visit his family website at http://www.ghaffaris.com...
bagged the other two goals for a decisive 4-1 win.
- Persepolis 6 - Taj 0 (September 7, 1973) - In a game that is still remembered to this day, Persepolis scored 6 goals to win the match with a hat-trick from Homayoun BehzadiHomayoun BehzadiHomayoun Behzadi is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a striker.-Career:Behzadi first broke into the Shahin F.C. side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed...
(50,86,92) and three more goals from Soleymani(45,56) and H.Kalani(32). the game to this date, is still the highest scoring affair between the two teams.
- Esteghlal 1 - Persepolis 0 (October 7, 1983) - Iranian television broadcaster IRIB did not air the match so a large number of fans flocked to Azadi Stadium. An estimated 128,000 entered the 100,000-capacity stadium. So many fans were in attendance that some were forced to climb the metal base of the stadium floodlights. None of the derby matches to this date have had a higher attendance and mostly likely never will as the 2002 renovations of the stadium reduced its capacity.
- Esteghlal 0 (2) - Persepolis 0 (4) (February 1989) - This is one of few times the two clubs have met each other in the Hazfi CupHazfi CupThe Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
. The match finished scoreless in regulation time, and extra-time was eventless. Persepolis beat Esteghlal 4-2 in penalty shootouts to advance to the next stage in the Hazfi Cup.
- Esteghlal 3 - Persepolis 0 (January 11, 1995) - In the 38th derby Persepolis was leading in the match by a score of 2-0 until the last 10 minutes of the match. Esteghlal scored 2 goals in quick succession, including one which was a penalty. This angered the Persepolis fans and players who felt the referee was biased towards Esteghlal. Persepolis fans stormed the field, and many fights broke out on the pitch between fans and players. After this match it was decided that Iranian referees will no longer be used for the derby.
- Persepolis 2 - Esteghlal 2 (December 29, 2000) - One of the most exciting and heated matches in derby history. The game was extremely sensitive as Mehdi HasheminasabMehdi HasheminasabMehdi Hasheminasab, is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Payam Mashhad and previously for the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the defender position.-Club career:...
had left Persepolis in the off-season for Esteghlal. Behrouz RahbarifarBehrouz RahbarifarBehrouz Rahbarifar is a retired Iranian football player. He holds the record of most championships as a player in the history of Iranian Football League.- Club career :Rahbarifar Joined Persepolis in 1993 under Ali Parvin, playing 9 seasons with them...
opened up the scoring in minute 56, while Mohammad NavaziMohammad NavaziMohamad Navazi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Shahrdari Yasuj, He usually plays as a Right Midfielder.In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Hamid Estili at the end of the match and was arrested by Police. They were imprissoned in Qasr Prison for 3 days....
tied the game up at the 67th minute. Many thought the game would be over when Hasheminasab scored a late goal at minute 86, but Ali KarimiAli KarimiMohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki better known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004....
saved Persepolis scoring a goal at minute 89 to please the red fans. During the game Esteghlal's goalkeeper Parviz Broumand and Persepolis striker Payan RafatPayan RafatPayan Rafat is a retired Iranian footballer and current coach. He served his golden days in Persepolis. His style of play was similar to Iranian football legend Ali Daei...
were constantly insulting each other. This eventually led to Broumand punching Rafat in the face and giving him a black eye. A massive fight broke out between the players. After the match hooligans went on a rampage. They completely destroyed 250 city buses and damaged many shops. Three players from each side were arrested along with 60 fans for their behavior.
- Esteghlal 3 – Persepolis 2 (February 25, 2005) – Another one of the most thrilling matches in derby history. After a scoreless draw at halftime Esteghlal opened the scoreline 53 minutes with a goal from Reza EnayatiReza EnayatiGholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:...
. Persepolis responded by two goals Sheys RezaeiSheys Rezaei-Club career:Sheys is originally from Hamid Abad .He has played most of his career for Persepolis and started be known in 2005-06 season and became more famous after problems in 2007-08 season.He was fired of the squad because of acting against manager Afshin Ghotbi just when few weeks was left in...
in the 67th minute and another by Sohrab EntezariSohrab EntezariSohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*...
in the 84th minute. Persepolis players and fans believed they have earned the win and Esteghlal fans begin to leave the stadium. Shortly after the goal by Entezari Mahmoud FekriMahmoud FekriMahmoud Fekri Juybari is a former Iranian football player who was the head coach of Shirin Faraz in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays the defender position. He was the assistant coach of Esteghlal from 2008 to 2009 and 2010 to 2011...
scored an equalizer just 3 minutes later. Esteghlal soon put everything they have into the attack and in the 93rd minute it paid off with a header by Pirouz GhorbaniPirouz GhorbaniPirouz Ghorbani is an Iranian football defence, who currently plays for IPL giants Saipa He usually plays as a defender.- Club career :Pirouz Ghorbani has played for Esteghlal F.C. since he was 16 alongside teammates Amir Hossein Sadeqi and Vahid Talebloo....
hitting the back of the Persepolis net.
- Persepolis 2 - Esteghlal 1 (November 3, 2006) - One of the most important derby matches for the two teams. Both teams' chances of winning the league were very unlikely so the two desperately wanted to win so one would finish above the other. Amir Hossein Sadeghi broke the deadlock with a header in the 16th minute to make it 1-0 to Esteghlal. Six minutes later, Esteghlal goalkeeper Mehdi RahmatiMehdi RahmatiSeyed Mehdi Rahmati is an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier League football and the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
charged out of his goal to clear the ball for a corner to Persepolis. However, he lost his concentration and took a long time to return back to his net resulting into Mehrzad MadanchiMehrzad MadanchiMehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
curling one in for Persepolis from the corner of the pitch and making the score 1-1 at half-time. The match was very open in the second half and finally in the 71st minute, Mehrdad OladiMehrdad OladiMehrdad Oladi is an Iranian Footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He usually plays in the Striker position.-Club career:...
broke through and chipped Mehdi RahmatiMehdi RahmatiSeyed Mehdi Rahmati is an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier League football and the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
to win the game for Persepolis 2-1. Later on that season, Persepolis finished 3rd in the league, one place above Esteghlal who finished 4th.
- Esteghlal 1 - Persepolis 1 (February 13, 2009) - Going into this derby the four previous meetings between the rivals had ended in 1-1 draws. However all the speculations regarding possible match-fixing started after this game. Esteghlal was winning the game when substitute Ali AlizadehAli AlizadehAli Alizadeh is an Iranian football player.Alizadeh has played for Fajr and Persepolis, before joining Esteghlal. He is well known for his long throw-ins which are often thrown more than 30 metres, passing by the front of the opponent goal....
late into stoppage time and what did look deliberately played a handball and gifted away a penalty-kick. Maziar ZareMaziar ZareMaziar Zare Eshghdoust is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League...
scored the equalizer and the game finished in yet another 1-1 draw.
- Persepolis 2 - Esteghlal 1 (February 3, 2010) - Before this derby six straight derby games between the two had finished 1-1. Many fans were claiming that the matches had been fixed to avoid having a losing team. Both teams have been having the same owner, a fact that obviously adds fuel to the fire. Prior to this game the two teams had had a several-year-long tradition of eating dinner together on the day before the games, a tradition which did not take place ahead of this very tense game. Much to many fans' expectations this game was also about to end in a 1-1 draw before Karim BagheriKarim BagheriKarim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
late in the game scored a 2-1 winner from long range.
- Esteghlal 1 - Persepolis 0 (October 15, 2010) - The match was tied late in the game when Esteghlal got a counter attack and captain Farhad MajidiFarhad MajidiFarhad Majidi is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of Iran national football team.- Club career :...
scored the winning goal in the 91st minute.
- Esteghlal 2 - Persepolis 0 (September 16, 2011) - Esteghlal defeated their rivals for the third time in a row with goals from Majidi(15) and Jabbari(87). This was also the first derby with more than a one goal margin in over 10 years
Statistics and records
As of September 16, 2011, there have been 71 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first league meeting in 1970, of which Esteghlal has won 23 and Persepolis 17. The biggest winning margin and highest scoring match was in the 12th derby when Persepolis beat Taj, 6–0.Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin
Ali Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:...
has the record for most appearances playing and managing in the derby, having done so 20 and 22 times respectively for Persepolis
Persepolis
Perspolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire . Persepolis is situated northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In contemporary Persian, the site is known as Takht-e Jamshid...
. Afshin Peyrovani
Afshin Peyrovani
Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...
is second in total appearances as a player, having played 18 matches, while third place is shared by Karo Haghverdian and Ali Jabbari who both made 17 appearances for Taj.
Safar Iranpak
Safar Iranpak
Safar Iranpak was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. He was born in Masjed Soleyman.He died on January 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden from lung cancer....
has scored the highest number of goals in total for the derby, amassing a total of 7 goals, followed by teammate Hossein Kalani
Hossein Kalani
Hossein Kalani is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team.Visit his family website at http://www.ghaffaris.com...
who scored 6. A number of players have scored 5 goals.
Summary of results
| Apps | Esteghlal wins | Draws | Persepolis wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 65 | 21 | 29 | 15 |
| Hazfi Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Friendly | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 23 | 32 | 17 |
All-time top scorers
| Rank | Nationality | Player | Safar Iranpak Safar Iranpak Safar Iranpak was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. He was born in Masjed Soleyman.He died on January 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden from lung cancer.... |
7 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hossein Kalani Hossein Kalani Hossein Kalani is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team.Visit his family website at http://www.ghaffaris.com... |
6 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | Ali Jabbari | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Gholam Hossein Mazloomi Gholam Hossein Mazloomi Gholam Hossein Mazloomi is an Iranian retired football player and coach. He played for a few football clubs including Taj Abadan, Taj Tehran, and Shahbaz FC, as well as the Iranian national team. He was managed Esteghlal from 1988 to 1989... |
5 | 5 | |||||
| Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab Mehdi Hasheminasab, is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Payam Mashhad and previously for the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the defender position.-Club career:... |
4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Homayoun Behzadi Homayoun Behzadi Homayoun Behzadi is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a striker.-Career:Behzadi first broke into the Shahin F.C. side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed... |
4 | 4 | ||||
| Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of Iran national football team.- Club career :... |
4 | 4 | |||||
| 8 | Hadi Norouzi Hadi Norouzi Hadi Norouzi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He joined to Persepolis in summer 2000 from Persepolis Youth. He Played 4 seasons for Persepolis Youth and moved to Pasargad. He moved back to Persepolis Youth a season after he played... |
3 | 3 | ||||
| Hassan Rowshan Hassan Rowshan Hassan Rōshan is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player. He usually played as a striker. As of 15 July 2011, He is Head of Technical Committee of Esteghlal.- Early life :... |
3 | 3 | |||||
| Sadegh Varmazyar | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Farshad Pious Farshad Pious Farshad Pious is a retired Iranian football player who was a striker for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis F.C., as well as Iran national football team.-Club career:... |
3 | 3 | |||||
| Shahrokh Bayani Shahrokh Bayani Shahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*... |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Arash Borhani Arash Borhani Arash Borhani is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League and is a member of Iran national football team.... |
3 | 3 | |||||
| 14 | Karo Haghverdian | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ali Parvin Ali Parvin Ali Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Ali Karimi Ali Karimi Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki better known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004.... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Mahmoud Khordbin Mahmoud Khordbin Mahmoud Khordbin is an Iranian retired football player. He is team manager of Persepolis since 1980.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Abbas Mojdehi | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Masoud Mojdehi | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Iraj Soleimani Iraj Soleimani Iraj Soleimani was an Iranian professional footballer.Soleimani was born in Masjed Soleiman, Khuzestan, Iran. He played for Shahbaz F.C. and capped for Persepolis F.C. 115 times. He scored 2 goals in the Tehran derby that Persepolis won with 6 goals. He managed Iran U23 in 1983.... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Samad Marfavi Samad Marfavi Abdolsamad Marfavi is an Iranian football coach, manager, and former player.-Club career:He played his whole player career for IPL giants Esteghlal.-International career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Edmond Akhtar | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Ali Samereh Ali Samereh Ali Samereh is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Mes Sarcheshmeh in the Persian Gulf Cup. He usually plays in the striker position.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Alireza Akbarpour Alireza Akbarpour -Career:Akbarpour played as a striker for the Iranian football team Esteghlal F.C. for years. Born in East Azarbaijan Province in 1972, he wore jersey number 16 for his team. He is famous for his speedy dribbling as well as scoring crucial goals for his team... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Mohammad Navazi Mohammad Navazi Mohamad Navazi is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Shahrdari Yasuj, He usually plays as a Right Midfielder.In the famous Tehran derby played in 2000, he fought with Hamid Estili at the end of the match and was arrested by Police. They were imprissoned in Qasr Prison for 3 days.... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Esmaeil Hajrahimipour | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Naser Mohammadkhani Naser Mohammadkhani Naser Mohammadkhani was an Iranian football Striker.-Awards and honours:Country*Top Goal Scorer 1984 AFC Asian Cup*Fourth Place 1984 AFC Asian Cup with Iran national football team... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Reza Enayati Reza Enayati Gholamreza Enayati is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Saba Qom in Iran Pro League and former member of Iran national football team. He usually plays the striker position.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Gholamreza Fathabadi | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Mohsen Khalili Mohsen Khalili Mohsen Khalili is an Iranian football forward. He is currently playing for the Iranian Professional League, Steel Azin.-Saipa:He Played for Saipa for several seasons, helping the team win the Iran Professional League in the 2006/07 season, scoring 8 goals... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Omidreza Ravankhah | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Mahmoud Fekri Mahmoud Fekri Mahmoud Fekri Juybari is a former Iranian football player who was the head coach of Shirin Faraz in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays the defender position. He was the assistant coach of Esteghlal from 2008 to 2009 and 2010 to 2011... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Edmond Bezik Edmond Bezik Edmond Bezik is an Armenian-Iranian footballer. He was played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
| Mojtaba Jabbari Mojtaba Jabbari Mojtaba Jabbari is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Iran's Premier Football League's Esteghlal as a midfielder.-Club career:... |
2 | 2 | |||||
1 goals
- Persepolis scorers
Nazem Ganjapour
Nazem Ganjapour
Nazem Ganjapour born March 22, 1943 in Ahwaz, Khuzestan, Iran is a retired Iranian football player. In the last match of Shahin F.C., against Tehranjavan F.C., he scored a hat trick. After this he joined Persepolis. Now he is a scout and coaches youth clubs....
, Jahangir Fattahi, Nader Mirahmadian, Behzad Dadashzadeh
Behzad Dadashzadeh
Behzad Dadashzadeh, born June 22, 1975, is a retired Iranian football player and now manager. He was a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis F.C. as well as the Iran national football team.- Club career :...
, Morteza Kermani Moghaddam, Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...
, Behnam Taherzadeh, Afshin Peyrovani
Afshin Peyrovani
Mohammad Ali "Afshin" Peyravani is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He is the younger brother of Gholam Peyrovani and elder brother of Amir Hossein Peyrovani.-Club career:...
, Payan Rafat
Payan Rafat
Payan Rafat is a retired Iranian footballer and current coach. He served his golden days in Persepolis. His style of play was similar to Iranian football legend Ali Daei...
, Behrouz Rahbarifard, Reza Jabbari, Ali Ansarian
Ali Ansarian
-Club career:After playing for Persepolis F.C. for several seasons, in July 2006 he joined the club's fierce rival, Esteghlal F.C.. On July 22, 2007 he signed with Azadegan League Steel Azin F.C. for reportedly $150,000...
, Yahya Golmohammadi
Yahya Golmohammadi
Yahya Golmohammadi is a retired Iranian football player. His position usually was the central defender. He is currently with Tarbiat Yazd as a manager and has now retired from the Iranian national football team...
, Behnam Abolghasempour
Behnam Abolghasempour
Behnam Abolghasempour is an Iranian retired football player. As of 22 June 2011, He is assistant coach of Persepolis in Iran Pro League, and is in charge as the manager of Sport Affairs at Tehran Municipality Region 20. He has played for four Iranian clubs including Saipa, Persepolis, Pas and...
, Issa Traore
Issa Traoré
Issa Traoré is a Malian footballer. He currently plays for Sanat Naft in the Iran Pro League.Whilst at Pas, Traore endured a major injury on his right knee, and was out for a considerable number of games during his career at the club...
, Hamed Kavianpour
Hamed Kavianpour
Hamed Kavianpour is a retired Iranian professional football player.-Club career:He has played most of his career for Persepolis FC where he had several good seasons, playing in the midfield with his great skill and dribbling...
, Sheys Rezaei
Sheys Rezaei
-Club career:Sheys is originally from Hamid Abad .He has played most of his career for Persepolis and started be known in 2005-06 season and became more famous after problems in 2007-08 season.He was fired of the squad because of acting against manager Afshin Ghotbi just when few weeks was left in...
, Sohrab Entezari
Sohrab Entezari
Sohrab Entezari born April 21, 1977 in Babol, Mazandaran, Iran is an Iranian footballer who plays for Iran Pro League club Shahrdari Tabriz.-Club career statistics:Last Update: May 21, 2011-External links:*...
, Mehrzad Madanchi
Mehrzad Madanchi
Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
, Mehrdad Oladi
Mehrdad Oladi
Mehrdad Oladi is an Iranian Footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He usually plays in the Striker position.-Club career:...
, Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian professional football player.-Club career:Starting out in F.C. Aboomoslem and then being transferred to Esteghlal F.C., he improved in a short period of time...
, Maziar Zare
Maziar Zare
Maziar Zare Eshghdoust is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League...
, Adel Kolahkaj
Adel Kolahkaj
Adel Kolahkaj is an Iranian football player. He currently plays for the IPL club Mes Kerman. He usually plays in the midfielder position.-ClubCareer:...
, Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
- Esteghlal scorers
Ahmad Monshizadeh, Javad Gharrab, Reza Adelkhani, Hadi Naraghi
Hadi Naraghi
Hadi Naraghi was an Iranian football player. He played for Taj and he scored a goal in the derby against Persepolis FC.-Goal in Derby:...
, Mohsen Ashouri
Mohsen Ashouri
Mohsen Ashouri born January 2, 1965 in Noshahr, Mazandaran, Iran is a retired Iranian football player and current scout.-References:...
, Saeid Maraghechian, Behtash Fariba
Behtash Fariba
Behtash Fariba is a retired Iranian football player and now coach.-Club career:He played for a few clubs, including Rah Ahan F.C. and Esteghlal F.C.. With Esteghlal F.C...
, Parviz Mazloumi, Jafar Mokhtarifar
Jafar Mokhtarifar
Jafar Mokhatarifar is a Iranian football Forward who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:**...
, Abbas Sarkhab, Mohammad Taghavi, Fred Malekian, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Saba in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
, Davoud Seyed Abbasi
Davoud Seyed Abbasi
Seyed Davoud Seyed Abbasi is an Iranian football player who plays in the midfield position. He is currently a member of the Azadegan League club, Paykan.-Club career:...
, Pirouz Ghorbani
Pirouz Ghorbani
Pirouz Ghorbani is an Iranian football defence, who currently plays for IPL giants Saipa He usually plays as a defender.- Club career :Pirouz Ghorbani has played for Esteghlal F.C. since he was 16 alongside teammates Amir Hossein Sadeqi and Vahid Talebloo....
, Amir Hossein Sadeghi, Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh
Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian football player.Alizadeh has played for Fajr and Persepolis, before joining Esteghlal. He is well known for his long throw-ins which are often thrown more than 30 metres, passing by the front of the opponent goal....
, Hanif Omranzadeh
Hanif Omranzadeh
Hanif Omranzadehian is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League and the Iran national football team....
Playing for both teams
Over the years, a number of players have played for both of the heavily supported clubs. Switching sides often angers fans, and players who have done so are heavily booed and mocked in and out of the stadium. When Mehdi Hasheminasab joined Esteghlal, Persepolis fans booed and swore at him so loudly that he covered his face with his hands to hide his tears.The following players have played for both teams:
- Ahmadreza Abedzadeh
- Akbar Eftekhari
- Ali AlizadehAli AlizadehAli Alizadeh is an Iranian football player.Alizadeh has played for Fajr and Persepolis, before joining Esteghlal. He is well known for his long throw-ins which are often thrown more than 30 metres, passing by the front of the opponent goal....
- Ali Akbarian
- Ali AnsarianAli Ansarian-Club career:After playing for Persepolis F.C. for several seasons, in July 2006 he joined the club's fierce rival, Esteghlal F.C.. On July 22, 2007 he signed with Azadegan League Steel Azin F.C. for reportedly $150,000...
- Alireza Vahedi NikbakhtAlireza Vahedi NikbakhtAlireza Vahedi Nikbakht is an Iranian professional football player.-Club career:Starting out in F.C. Aboomoslem and then being transferred to Esteghlal F.C., he improved in a short period of time...
- Amir Mousavinia
- Behzad DadashzadehBehzad DadashzadehBehzad Dadashzadeh, born June 22, 1975, is a retired Iranian football player and now manager. He was a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis F.C. as well as the Iran national football team.- Club career :...
- Dariush MostafaviDariush MostafaviSeyed Dariush Mostafavi is the former chairman of the multisport club Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club based in Tehran, Iran and former chairman of IRIFF. He is also former player of Team Melli, Taj and Persepolis F.C.....
- Davoud Seyed AbbasiDavoud Seyed AbbasiSeyed Davoud Seyed Abbasi is an Iranian football player who plays in the midfield position. He is currently a member of the Azadegan League club, Paykan.-Club career:...
- Ebrahim Taghipour
- Faraz FatemiFaraz FatemiFaraz Fatemi is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Mes in the Iranian Premier League.-Club career:He has played for a few clubs in Iran, including F.C. Fajr Sepasi, Esteghlal F.C. and F.C. Zob Ahan, as well as Egaleo F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki...
- Gholam Reza Fathabadi
- Hadi TabatabaeiHadi TabatabaeiSayed Hadi Tabatabaei is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.Following Tabatabaei's retirement in 2006 he became a fully qualified coach and holds an Asian Football Confederation 'A' level coaching licence.-International career:...
- Javad AllahverdiJavad AllahverdiJavad Allahverdi is a retired Iranian footballer. He is of Iranian Azeri ethnicity.- Club career :Allahverdi started his career playing for Taj F.C.. There he could win the Asian Championship Club Tournament in 1970; he also won the Iranian league in 1971 as well as the second place in 1974.After...
- Mehdi SalehpourMehdi SalehpourMehdi Salehpour is an Iranian footballer. He has played for both Esteghlal and Persepolis. He won 2001–02 Hazfi Cup with Esteghlal and played for Persepolis in 2004–05 Iran Pro League....
- Mahmoud Kalhor
- Majid Namjoo-MotlaghMajid Namjoo-MotlaghMajid Namjoo-Motlagh is a former Iranian football player and now manager.-International career:Namjoo-Moltagh debuted for the Iran national football team on May 28, 1986 in a friendly match against China in Beijing. He made 45 appearances for Iran from 1986 to 1997.-Managerial...
- Maysam BaouMaysam BaouMaysam Baou is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Shahrdari Tabriz in the Iran Pro League.-Club career:He started to shine when Shamushak was promoted to Persian Gulf Cup in 2003-04 season and moved to Esteghlal where he stayed for 3 seasons and became known after Tehran derby in...
- Mehdi HasheminasabMehdi HasheminasabMehdi Hasheminasab, is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Payam Mashhad and previously for the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the defender position.-Club career:...
- Mehdi ShiriMehdi ShiriMehdi Shiri Shourijeh is an Iranian football Midfielder who currently plays for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. His younger brother, Mojtaba is also a professional football player and plays for Gostaresh Foolad.-Club career:...
- Mohammad Reza MahdaviMohammad Reza MahdaviMohammad Reza Mahdavi is an Iranian retired football defender in the Iran Pro League. He has also previously played for the Iran national football team and was in the squad for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup....
- Parviz GhelichkhaniParviz GhelichkhaniParviz Ghelichkhani is an Azeri- Iranian retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine.-Club career:He played for Alborz F.C...
- Reza AhadiReza AhadiReza Ahadi is a retired Iranian footballer. He is currently head coach of Payam Mashhad-Playing career:Ahadi played for Iranian club Esteghlal FC for most of his career, and also appeared with Rot Weiss Essen in Germany...
- Shahrokh BayaniShahrokh BayaniShahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*...
- Farzad Ashoubi
- Mohammad MohammadiMohammad MohammadiMohammad Mohammadi is an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Damash Gilan in Iran Pro League.-Club career:He became a regular player under Rainer Zobel in Persepolis and moved to Paykan.He moved to First division team Steel Azin in 2007 and returned to Paykan and IPL...
- Hawar Mulla MohammedHawar Mulla MohammedHawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger and Wingback positions for Zob Ahan in Iran. Hawar is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team and was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory...
- Gholam Vafakhah
- Jacques Elong ElongJacques Elong ElongJacques Aurelien Elong Elong is a Cameroonian football player who plays for Esteghlal in the Iran Pro League. He usually plays in the Defensive Midfielder position.-Club career:...
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IPL referees
| Season | Leg 1 | Leg 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 |  Pasquale Rodomonti |
 Paulo Costa |
| 2002-03 | Roberto Rosetti Roberto Rosetti Roberto Rosetti is a former Italian football referee. He is fluent in Italian, English and French. He started refereeing in 1983, and took charge of his first match in the Italian Serie A in 1996. He received his FIFA Badge in 2002... |
 Vladimir Hrinak |
| 2003-04 | Paulo Costa |
 Mustafa Çulcu |
| 2004-05 |  Florian MeyerFlorian Meyer Florian Meyer is a German football referee. He has officiated in the German Football Association since 1996 and he has been a FIFA-referee since 2002. He was fourth official for the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final between A.C. Milan and Liverpool. - External links :* *... |
 Valentin Valentinovich IvanovValentin Valentinovich Ivanov Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov is a Russian international football referee and a former player. The son of two Olympic champions of 1956, Valentin Ivanov and Lidiya Ivanova, he lives in Moscow where he works as a teacher.... |
| 2005-06 | Wolfgang Stark Wolfgang Stark Wolfgang Stark , is a German football referee. He has refereed matches in the Champions League and qualifications to the European Football Championship and the World Cup... |
 Saad Kamil Al-FadhliSaad Kamil Al-Fadhli Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli is a football referee from Kuwait, best known for supervising three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea.He was in charge of the FIFA Youth World Cup final in 1997 in Malaysia.... |
| 2006-07 |  Alfonso Pérez Burrull |
Felix Brych Felix Brych Felix Brych is a German football referee. Based in Munich, Brych started refereeing in the Bundesliga in 2004 and was awarded his FIFA badge in 2007. He refereed his first senior international match in October that year, taking charge of Romania's 2–0 win over Luxembourg in UEFA Euro 2008... |
| 2007-08 Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2007/08 football season. This season will be the 7th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League... |
Eduardo Iturralde González Eduardo Iturralde González Eduardo Iturralde González is a Spanish football referee.He frequently referees European matches in the Europa League and Champions League... |
Bernardino González Vázquez |
| 2008-09 Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09 The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2008/09 football season. This season will be the 8th season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League . Persepolis are the defending champions.-Teams:... |
Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli is a football referee from Kuwait, best known for supervising three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea.He was in charge of the FIFA Youth World Cup final in 1997 in Malaysia.... |
 Mohsen TorkyMohsen Torky Mohsen Torky is a Football referee in Iran who has been refing in Iran's Pro League for a few seasons and has been on the international list since 2003. He was the first Iranian referee to ref the Tehran derby after 14 years.-Referee career:... |
| 2009-10 | Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky is a Football referee in Iran who has been refing in Iran's Pro League for a few seasons and has been on the international list since 2003. He was the first Iranian referee to ref the Tehran derby after 14 years.-Referee career:... |
Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2010-11 | Masoud Moradi Masoud Moradi Masoud Moradi is an Iranian retired football referee. Moradi has been a FIFA international referee since 2000.Moradi has been an Iran Pro League referee since 1998.Moradi has been an official in major competitions including the:... |
Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky is a Football referee in Iran who has been refing in Iran's Pro League for a few seasons and has been on the international list since 2003. He was the first Iranian referee to ref the Tehran derby after 14 years.-Referee career:... |
| 2011-12 | Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky Mohsen Torky is a Football referee in Iran who has been refing in Iran's Pro League for a few seasons and has been on the international list since 2003. He was the first Iranian referee to ref the Tehran derby after 14 years.-Referee career:... |
Other notable referees
Markus MerkMarkus Merk
Dr. Markus Merk is a former top-level German football referee. He is a six-time winner of the German Referee of the Year Award and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. In 2005, Merk was awarded the German Bundesverdienstkreuz in recognition of his service to football and his...
Young Joo Kim Sándor Puhl
Sándor Puhl
Sándor Puhl is a retired football referee from Hungary. He is mostly known for supervising four matches in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA, including the final between Brazil and Italy....
Jamal Al Sharif
Jamal Al Sharif
Jamal Al Sharif . A football referee from Damascus, Syria. He is mostly known for supervising six matches in the FIFA World Cup...
Mohammed Kousa Omer Al Mehannah
Omer Al Mehannah
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Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid
Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid
Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid is a retired Saudi football referee. He is known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France....
Rudolf Scheurer
Rudolf Scheurer
Rudolf Scheurer was a football referee from Bettlach, most remembered for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1970 and 1974. During his peak times, Scheurer was a high-profile refereee: In 1970 he was nominated as linesman in the final between Brazil and Italy. In 1974 he was...
Jack Taylor
Jack Taylor (referee)
John Keith "Jack" Taylor is an English former football referee, famous for officiating in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final where he awarded two penalties during the first 30 minutes.-Refereeing career:...
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