The 2018–19 season was the Persepolis's 18th season in the Pro League, and their 36th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were competing in the Hazfi Cup, Super Cup and AFC Champions League.
Squad
First team squad
No. Name Age Nationality Position (s) Since App Goals Assist Ends Signed from Transfer fee NotesGoalkeepers 1 Alireza Beiranvand 26 GK 2016 115 0 1 2023 Naft Tehran Free 12 Abolfazl Darvishvand 21 GK 2016 0 0 0 2021 Rah Ahan Free U-23 44 Božidar Radošević 29 GK 2016 15 0 0 2020 Debreceni FreeDefenders 3 Shoja' Khalilzadeh 29 CB / RB 2017 82 9 2 2020 Sepahan Free 4 Jalal Hosseini 36 CB / RB 2016 166 6 4 lifetime Naft Tehran Free 13 Hossein Mahini 32 RB / LB / CB / DM 2012 157 3 6 2021 Zob Ahan Free 15 Mohammad Ansari 27 LB / CB / DM 2015 108 3 3 2021 Shahrdar Tabriz Free 17 Mehdi Shiri 27 RB / RM / RW / DM 2018 24 0 2 2020 Paykan Free 28 Mohammad Naderi 22 LB / CB 2019 13 0 0 2019 Kortrijk Loan U-23 38 Ehsan Hosseini 20 CB / DM 2017 3 0 0 2022 Academy Free U-21 69 Shayan Mosleh 25 LB / LM / CB 2017 58 2 1 2019 Sepidrood FreeMidfielders 2 Omid Alishah 26 LM / RM / LW / RW / SS 2013 107 15 21 2020 Rah Ahan Free 5 Bashar Resan 22 AM / RM / LM / CM 2017 63 1 3 2021 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Free U-23 7 Soroush Rafiei 28 AM / LW / RW 2018 41 5 6 2020 Al-Khor Free 8 Ahmad Nourollahi 25 DM / CM / RM / LM 2014 135 5 6 2020 Foolad Yazd Free 9 Mehdi Torabi 24 RM / LM / RW / LW / AM 2018 23 2 6 2021 Saipa Free 11 Kamal Kamyabinia 29 DM / CM / RM / LM 2015 137 16 4 2021 Naft Tehran Free 18 Mohsen Rabiekhah 31 DM / CB / LB 2016 62 0 1 2020 Sanat Naft Free 21 Adam Hemati 23 AM / RW / RM / RB 2017 12 1 0 2019 Ryerson Rams Free U-25 26 Saeid Hosseinpour 20 AM / CM / DM 2017 8 0 0 2022 Paykan Free U-21 88 Siamak Nemati 24 RM / LM / AM / CM / SS 2017 74 9 6 2020 Paykan Free U-25Forwards 10 Mehdi Sharifi 26 LW / RW / CF 2018 8 0 0 2021 Sepahan Free 19 Mario Budimir 32 CF / SS 2019 17 2 2 2020 Dinamo Zagreb 23 Mohammad Amin Asadi 20 CF / SS 2017 9 0 0 2021 Academy Free U-21 70 Ali Alipour 23 CF / RW / LW 2015 167 55 25 2021 Rah Ahan Free U-25 77 Saeid Karimi 18 CF / SS / AM 2018 6 1 0 2022 Naft Gachsaran Free U-19Players left the club during the season 27 Ehsan Alvanzadeh 24 LM / LW / SS 2016 17 0 0 2019Transfer to Machine Sazi 90 Godwin Mensha 29 CF / SS 2017 59 14 5 2019Transfer to Esteghlal 39 Ahmad Baharvandi 20 LW / RW / SS 2018 0 0 0 2019Transfer to Aluminium Arak 20 Shahin Abbasian 21 RB / CB 2017 0 0 0 2019Released 37 Hamidreza Taherkhani 18 AM / LW / RW / SS 2016 17 0 0 2021Loan to Sepidrood
New Contracts PNameAgeContract lengthContract endsSource3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh282 season202037MFHamidreza Taherkhani183 season202170CFAli Alipour233 season202118MFMohsen Rabiekhah302 season202044GKBožidar Radošević282 season20202MFOmid Alishah262 season202011MFKamal Kamyabinia293 season202120DFShahin Abbasian204 season202215DFMohammad Ansari263 season202188MFSiamak Nemati242 season20208MFAhmad Nourollahi252 season202013DFHossein Mahini313 season20214DFJalal Hosseini36Lifetime5MFBashar Resan222 season2021
Transfers
In PNameAgeMoving fromEndsTransferfeeTypeTransferwindowQuotaSource2MFOmid Alishah25Tractor Sazi2019—Loan returnSummer 5CBHamed Aghaei20Naft Tehran2019—Loan returnSummer17RBMehdi Shiri27Paykan2020—TransferSummer10CFMehdi Sharifi25Sepahan2021—TransferSummer 77CFSaeid Karimi18Naft Gachsaran2022—TransferSummerU-219FWMehdi Torabi23Saipa2021—TransferSummer7MFSoroush Rafiei28 Al-Khor2020—TransferSummer 17RBMehdi Shiri27Paykan2020—Loan returnWinter 7MFSoroush Rafiei28Foolad2020—Loan returnWinter 9FWMehdi Torabi23Saipa2021—Loan returnWinter 28LBMohammad Naderi22 Kortrijk2019—LoanWinterU-23 19CF Mario Budimir32 Dinamo Zagreb2020TransferWinter
Out
PNameAgeMoving toTransfer feeTypeTransferwindowSource2RBSadegh Moharrami22 Dinamo ZagrebFreeSummer10MFFarshad Ahmadzadeh25 Śląsk WrocławFreeSummer77MFMohsen Mosalman27 Zob AhanFreeSummer5CBHamed Aghaei20 Oxin AlborzFreeSummer19MFVahid Amiri30 TrabzonsporFreeSummer27MFEhsan Alvanzadeh24Machine SaziFreeWinter20RBShahin Abbasian21Free agentFreeWinter39CFAhmad Baharvandi20Aluminium ArakFreeWinter90CF Godwin Mensha29EsteghlalFreeWinter37AMHamidreza Taherkhani19SepidroodLoanWinter33CFMehdi Abdi21BaaderanLoanWinter
Technical staff
Competitions
Overview
Persian Gulf Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Hazfi Cup
Matches
Super Cup
AFC Champions League
2018 AFC Champions League
2019 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Matches
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
During season
Statistics
Scorers Rank P Name PGPL Hazfi Cup 2018 ACL 2019 ACL Total170FWAli Alipour1411218288MFSiamak Nemati51633DFShoja' Khalilzadeh22411MFKamal Kamyabinia4590FWGodwin Mensha1124DFJalal Hosseini118MFAhmad Nourollahi219FWMario Budimir119FWMehdi Torabi111021 MFAdam Hemati1115DFMohammad Ansari12MFOmid Alishah177FWSaeid Karimi169DFShayan Mosleh17MFSoroush Rafiei15MFBashar Resan1Own goal1113Total 36 5 5 6 52Last updated: 3 June 2019
Assists Rank P Name PGPL Hazfi Cup 2018 ACL 2019 ACL Total12MFOmid Alishah5169FWMehdi Torabi411370FWAli Alipour415490FWGodwin Mensha2135MFBashar Resan21619FWMario Budimir228MFAhmad Nourollahi1111MFKamal Kamyabinia2913DFHossein Mahini111GKAlireza Beiranvand117DFMehdi Shiri188MFSiamak Nemati17MFSoroush Rafiei1Total2513534Last updated: 3 June 2019
Goalkeeping PGPLHazfi Cup 2018 ACL2019 ACL TotalRankName11Alireza Beiranvand241016312652*652392122244Božidar Radošević642202 844312Abolfazl Darvishvand Total301418514652652472526Last updated: 3 June 2019
* Beiranvand kept 7 clean sheets in 2018 ACL, 5 clean sheets happened before quarterfinal in 2017–18 season.
Disciplinary record
Bookings & sending-off PGPLHazfi Cup 2018 ACL 2019 ACL TotalPName1GKAlireza Beiranvand4 1 1 1 7 2MFOmid Alishah2 1 3 3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh8 2 2 3 15 4DFJalal Hosseini3 1 4 5MFBashar Resan1 1 2 7MFSoroush Rafiei1 1 1 2 18MFAhmad Nourollahi5 5 9FWMehdi Torabi3 2 5 10FWMehdi Sharifi2 2 11MFKamal Kamyabinia6 1 2 8 115DFMohammad Ansari 1 2 3 17DFMehdi Shiri1 1 1 3 19FWMario Budimir1 1 2 21MFAdam Hemati1 1 27MFEhsan Alvanzadeh1 1 28DFMohammad Naderi3 3 37MFHamidreza Taherkhani1 1 44GKBožidar Radošević1 1 69DFShayan Mosleh3 3 70FWAli Alipour2 1 1 1 5 88MFSiamak Nemati5 1 21 81 Total54 19 111111 8512
Suspensions
PlayerNo. of matches servedReasonCompetitionDate servedOpponent(s)88MFSiamak Nemati12nd yellow card in knockout stageACL17 September 2018Al-Duhail11MFKamal Kamyabinia12 October 2018Al-Sadd15DFMohammad Ansari188MFSiamak Nemati1Double yellow card in a match against Kashima Antlers10 November 2018Kashima Antlers11MFKamal Kamyabinia14th yellow cardPGPL29 November 2018Machine Sazi1Straight red card in a match against Sepahan14 December 2018Pars Jonoubi Jam3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh14th yellow card10 February 2019Foolad8MFAhmad Nourollahi14th yellow card14 February 2019Esteghlal Khuzestan88MFSiamak Nemati14th yellow card8 March 2019Nassaji Mazandaran3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh13rd yellow card26 April 2019Sepahan12nd yellow cardACL6 May 2019Pakhtakor1GKAlireza Beiranvand14th yellow cardPGPL11 May 2019Machine Sazi3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh12nd yellow cardHazfi Cup2 June 2019Damash Gilanian7MFSoroush Rafiei1Straight red card in a match against Sepahan
Injuries During The Season Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
NameInjury dateInjury areaEstimated return dateDate servedOpponent(s) Source18MFMohsen Rabiekhah12 April 2018Anterior cruciate ligament18 October 201826 July 2018Padideh3 August 2018Foolad9 August 2018Esteghlal Khuzestan17 August 2018Naft Masjed Soleyman23 August 2018Sanat Naft Abadan28 August 2018Al-Duhail14 September 2018Nassaji Mazandaran17 September 2018Al-Duhail23 September 2018Sepidrood27 September 2018Esteghlal2 October 2018Al Sadd13DFHossein Mahini27 September 20184 April 20192 October 2018Al Sadd18 October 2018Navad Urmia23 October 2018Al Sadd27 October 2018Saipa3 November 2018Kashima Antlers10 November 2018Kashima Antlers19 November 2018Paykan25 November 2018Tractor Sazi29 November 2018Machine Sazi4 December 2018Zob Ahan9 December 2018Sepahan14 December 2018Pars Jonoubi Jam6 February 2019Padideh10 February 2019Foolad14 August 2018Esteghlal Khuzestan18 February 2019Padideh23 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman28 February 2019Sanat Naft Abadan5 March 2019Pakhtakor8 March 2019Nassaji Mazandaran12 March 2019Al Sadd15 March 2019Sepidrood30 March 2019Esteghlal8MFAhmad Nourollahi25 October 2018Quadriceps femoris muscle3 November 201827 October 2018Saipa2MFOmid Alishah6 November 2018Lateral collateral ligament of ankle joint19 November 201810 November 2018Kashima Antlers15DFMohammad Ansari10 November 2018Anterior cruciate ligamentMay 201919 November 2018Paykan25 November 2018Tractor Sazi29 November 2018Machine Sazi4 December 2018Zob Ahan9 December 2018Sepahan14 December 2018Pars Jonoubi Jam31 January 2019Sepidrood6 February 2019Padideh10 February 2019Foolad14 August 2018Esteghlal Khuzestan18 February 2019Padideh23 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman28 February 2019Sanat Naft Abadan5 March 2019Pakhtakor8 March 2019Nassaji Mazandaran12 March 2019Al Sadd15 March 2019Sepidrood30 March 2019Esteghlal4 April 2019Paykan9 April 2019Al-Ahli13 April 2019Saipa17 April 2019Zob Ahan22 April 2019Al-Ahli26 April 2019Sepahan1 May 2019Tractor Sazi6 May 2019Pakhtakor69DFShayan Mosleh25 November 2018Hamstring9 December 201829 November 2018Machine Sazi4 December 2018Zob Ahan88MFSiamak Nemati28 November 2018Groin9 December 201829 November 2018Machine Sazi4 December 2018Zob Ahan18MFMohsen Rabiekhah14 January 2019Hamstring15 March 201931 January 2019Sepidrood6 February 2019Padideh10 February 2019Foolad14 August 2018Esteghlal Khuzestan18 February 2019Padideh23 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman28 February 2019Sanat Naft Abadan5 March 2019Pakhtakor8 March 2019Nassaji Mazandaran12 March 2019Al Sadd21MFAdam Hemati25 January 2019Meniscus5 March 201931 January 2019Sepidrood6 February 2019Padideh10 February 2019Foolad14 August 2018Esteghlal Khuzestan18 February 2019Padideh23 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman28 February 2019Sanat Naft Abadan4DFJalal Hosseini18 February 2019Triceps surae muscle28 February 201923 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman3DFShoja' Khalilzadeh22 February 2019Quadriceps femoris muscle28 February 201923 February 2019Naft Masjed Soleyman69DFShayan Mosleh25 February 2019Femur4 April 201928 February 2019Sanat Naft Abadan5 March 2019Pakhtakor8 March 2019Nassaji Mazandaran12 March 2019Al Sadd15 March 2019Sepidrood30 March 2019Esteghlal Notes DM Substituted during match. R Player released by The Club during his injury time.
Club
Kit
Sponsorship
Main sponsor: Irancell Official shirt manufacturer: Li-Ning
References
External links Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League Persepolis News