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IPL: Persepolis beat Naft Masjed Soleyman

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated rock-bottom Naft Masjed Soleyman 3-0 in Iran’s Professional League (IPL) Matchweek 21 on Monday. Source

Persepolis forward Diabate sidelined for two months

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team forward Cheick Diabate has been sidelined for two months. The 34-year-old Malian forward joined Persepolis on a one-year deal with an option for a further year in early September. Diabate has sustained a foot injury in the training and will be out for between six and eight weeks due to […]

Sadeghi’s double helps Persepolis ease past Havadar

TEHRAN – Saeid Sadeghi scored two goals as Persepolis football team defeated Havadar 3-1 here on Matchweek 5 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Monday. Dutch forward Jürgen Locadia opened the scoring for Persepolis in the 13th minute and Sadeghi scored twice in the 36th and 62nd minutes. Havadar scored a consolation goal in the […]

Cheick Diabate joins Persepolis

TEHRAN – Malian forward Cheick Diabate joined Persepolis football team on Friday. The 34-year-old forward has penned a one-year deal with Persepolis with an option for a further year. The Reds have previously completed the signing of Dutch forward Jurgen Locadia. Persepolis lead Iran Professional League (IPL) table with eight points out of four matches. […]

IPL: Persepolis beat Sanat Naft

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Sanat Naft 2-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday. Dutch forward Jurgen Locadia scored the first goal in the 27th minute. It was Locadia’s first goal for Persepolis. Meysam Tohidast scored an own goal in the 80th minute. Some 500 women football fans also attended the match in […]

Average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during Noruz

TEHRAN – An average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during the Noruz holidays, the director of the World Heritage site has said.

Average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during Noruz

TEHRAN – An average of 23,000 visitors toured Persepolis per day during the Noruz holidays, the director of the World Heritage site has said.

Persepolis, Esteghlal, Gol Gohar ineligible to participate at 2022 ACL

TEHRAN – Three Iranian football clubs Persepolis, Esteghlal and Gol Gohar are not eligible to participate at the AFC Champions League 2022. The clubs are not allowed to take part in this edition after failed to satisfy all of the mandatory criteria. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s independent Entry Control Body (ECB) has decided to […]

IPL: Sepahan, Esteghlal victorious, Persepolis held

TEHRAN – Sepahan and Esteghlal football teams emerged victorious over their rivals and Persepolis were held in their home game on Thursday. Sepahan edged past Sanat Naft 1-0 in Isfahan thanks to Yasin Salmani’s 24th – minute goal. In Tehran, Esteghlal defeated Paykan 3-0. Siavash Yazdani opened the scoring for the Blues in the 32nd […]

Persepolis, Gol Gohar shares the spoils: IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis and Gol Gohar football teams shared the spoils in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday. In the match held in empty Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Armin Sohrabian gave the visiting team a lead just before the break. With eight minutes into the second half, Issa Alekasir equalized the match. Elsewhere, Foolad […]

Persepolis victorious over Foolad: IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Foolad 3-1 Friday night in the Matchday 1 of Iran Professional League (IPL). Reza Asadi opened the scoring for the visiting team just after the hour mark.Substitute Hamed Pakdel made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute with a header assisted by Mehdi Torabi.Foolad halved the deficit in the 77th […]

Persepolis complete signing of Reza Dehghani

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team completed the signing of Reza Dehghani on Tuesday. The 23-year-old left winger has penned a two-year contract with Persepolis. He played for Nassaji last season in Iran Professional League. Dehghani is Persepolis’ second signing of the summer. The Reds have already completed the signing of defender Alireza Ebrahimi. Dehghani started […]

Persepolis midfielder Nourollahi joins Shabab Al Ahli

TEHRAN – Persepolis iconic midfielder Ahmad Nourollahi joined Emirati football team Shabab Al Ahli on Tuesday. The 28-year-old player has penned a two-year deal with the Emirati football team. Nourollahi will wear No. 7 jersey in Shabab Al Ahli. The midfielder played a key role in Persepolis’ success over the past four years, winning Iran […]

Persepolis sporting director Peyrovani extends contract

TEHRAN – Persepolis sporting director Afshin Peyrovani has penned a two-year extension with the team. He is a familiar face for Persepolis’ fans since he has played in the team for 11 years from 1993 to 2004. He also coached Persepolis for a while after the departure of Afshin Ghotbi in November 2008. Peyrovani has […]

Persepolis defender Kanaanizadegan joins Qatar’s Al Ahli

TEHRAN – Iran and Persepolis defender Hossein Kanaanizadegan joined Qatari top flight football club Al Ahali. The 27-year-old player has joined Al Ahli on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He joined Persepolis in 2019 and won Iran Professional League two times with the Iranian giants. Kanaanizadegan is a member of Iran national football […]

Persepolis claim IPL title for fifth successive time

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Paykan 2-0 to win Iran Professional League (IPL) for the fifth successive time. Mehdi Abdi and Ahmad Nourollahi scored twice in the first half at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium in Tehran.  In Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Sepahan defeated Esteghlal 2-1. Reza Mirzaei and Sajad Shahbazzadeh scored for Sepahan. Mehdi Mehdipour […]

Persepolis move a step closer to IPL title

Persepolis move a step closer to IPL title – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Tractor 3-1 on Sunday in penultimate week of the 2020/21 Iran Professional League (IPL) season and moved one step closer to winning the title for the fifth time in a row. The Reds battled back from a goal down […]

IPL: Persepolis down 10-man Machine Sazi, Sepahan victorious over Padideh

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated already-relegated Machine Sazi 5-0 and Sepahan edged past Padideh 1-0 on Tuesday. In Tabriz, Persepolis defeated 10-man Machine Sazi and maintained their two-point lead at the top of Iran Professional League (IPL). Shahriar Moghanlou and Mehdi Abdi each scored two goals and Ahmad Nourollahi scored one. Machine Sazi were […]

Persepolis move five points clear at top of IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Gol Gohar 3-1 in Matchday 25 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Mehdi Torabi gave the host a lead from the penalty spot in the 12th minute. Torabi completed his brace in the 27th minute with a curling strike outside […]

Persepolis edge Esteghlal to go top of IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team edged past Esteghlal 1-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) here at the Azadi Stadium on Friday. Issa Alekasir scored the winner in the 55th minute on the rebound in Tehran derby. Persepolis defender Farshad Faraji was sent off in the dying moments of the match. With eight weeks remaining, Persepolis […]

IPL: Sepahan and Persepolis share the spoils, Esteghlal lose to Zob Ahan

TEHRAN – Sepahan and Persepolis football team shared the spoils in Matchweek 22 of Iran Professional League (IPL) Sunday night, while Esteghlal suffered a home loss against Zob Ahan. In Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium, IPL leaders Sepahan drew 1-1 with Persepolis. Isa Alekasir was on target for the visiting team and with three minutes left, […]

ACL Group E: Persepolis seal top spot

TEHRAN – Persepolis of Iran football team secured top spot in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League on Thursday with a 4-2 win over Al Rayyan of Qatar. Yahya Golmohammadi’s side bounced back from their loss against Al Wahda and ensured their passage to the Round of 16 at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru […]

Sepahan overtake Persepolis at top of Iran Professional League

TEHRAN – Sepahan football team returned to top of Iran professional League (IPL) with a 2-0 win over Tractor on Thursday. Sajad Shahbazzadeh gave the hosts the lead in the 19th minute. Tractor were reduced to 10 men on the hour mark after receiving his second yellow card. Tractor forward Peyman Babaei missed a penalty […]

Esteghlal, Persepolis learn fate at Hazfi Cup

TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams, as the most decorated teams in Iran’s Hazfi Cup, learned their rivals at the competition’s Round of 32. Esteghlal will face Iran Professional League team Paykan in the stage, while Persepolis meet second-tier Mes Novin Kerman. The first leg will be played on March 11 and 12, with […]

Persepolis earn hard-fought win over Mes: IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team earned a hard-fought win over Mes Rafsanjan here in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Tuesday. Persepolis captain Jalal Hosseini, who sealed three points for his team with a header last week in Tabriz, found the back of the net with a header once again. He scored the only goal of […]

Ruins of majestic historical gateway unearthed near Persepolis

TEHRAN – The ruins of a majestic historical gateway, built upon the order of Cyrus the Great, who was the founder of the mighty Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550 – 330 BC), have been unearthed near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in southern Iran, Iranian researchers said on Monday. Supervised by a joint mission of Iranian and Italian […]

Persepolis edge past Tractor: IPL

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team edged past Tractor thanks to a goal from Jalal Hosseini in Matchday 14 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday. In the match held in Tabriz’s Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, Persepolis captain Hosseini headed home from Ahmad Nourollahi’s cross in the 53rd minute. Persepolis made several chances in the second half […]

Former Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian laid to rest

TEHRAN – Ex-Iran and Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian, who died of coronavirus, was laid to rest on Thursday. He was buried at the Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery on the outskirts of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Ansarian passed away at the age of 43 at the Farhikhtegan Hospital in Tehran, capital of Iran on Wednesday. He started […]

IPL: Sepahan beat Sanat Naft, Persepolis stunned in Arak

TEHRAN – Sepahan football team defeated Sanat Naft 2-1 in Abadan on Monday to go top of Iran Professional League (IPL) behind leaders Esteghlal on goal difference. Sajad Shahbazzadeh put the visiting team ahead in Abadan’s Takhti Stadium just six minutes into the match but Ahmad Shariatzadeh leveled the score in the 70th minute. With […]

Surveillance cameras installed along road to Persepolis

TEHRAN – Sets of surveillance cameras have recently been installed along the local road that leads to the UNESCO-registered  Persepolis in southern Iran. The surveillance cameras were installed due to multiple reasons including traffic speed monitoring, better protection of the World Heritage site, and improve the quality of welfare and security of tourists, a local […]

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