Persepolis Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tehran, Iran. Persepolis was founded in 1963 by Ali Abdo and has been in the first division of Iranian football since 1968. The club has played at its home ground, Azadi Stadium, since 1973. They contest the Tehran Derby against rival team Esteghlal, a match that is closely followed by Iranian football fans and considered to be one of the popular clubs in Asia,. According to the Asian Football Confederation, Persepolis is the most popular football club in Asia. At the AFC Champions League, 11 of the top 20 matches by attendance were played by Persepolis. Persepolis has also broken the record of 100,000 attendees in four matches at the AFC Champions League. Persepolis has won a record fifteen Iranian league titles, as well as seven Hazfi Cups, five Super Cups and the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Many notable players have played for the club, including former Bundesliga players Ali Karimi, Ali Daei, Vahid Hashemian and Mehdi Mahdavikia. Ali Parvin, who spent 18 years with the club from 1970 to 1988, is widely regarded as the club's greatest player. The list includes notable footballers who have played for Persepolis. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league matches for the club.

Key

Nationality: Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth. Position: Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Club career: Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below. Total appearances and Total goals: Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Iran championship Tournament, Iran Local League, Takht Jamshid Cup, Qods League, Azadegan League, Iran Pro League, Tehran Football League, Hazfi Cup, Tehran Hazfi Cup, AFC Champions League, Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and Iranian Super Cup.

World Cup Players

🇦🇷 1978 FIFA World Cup 🇫🇷 1998 FIFA World Cup 🇩🇪 2006 FIFA World Cup 🇧🇷 2014 FIFA World Cup 🇷🇺 2018 FIFA World Cup 🇶🇦 2022 FIFA World Cup

Olympic Players

** 1972 Olympics** 🇨🇦 1976 Olympics

List of players

Notable players with at least 3 seasons (6 half-seasons) and players who have played at least 100 appearances in the club are listed according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club. 1 He died of heart attack in sleep at the age of 30. He was captain of Persepolis at the time. the club decided to retire the squad number 24 forever in memory of him.

List of foreign players

By nationality

By Confederation

By Position