Persepolis F.C. in Asia

These are the records of Persepolis F.C. and their statistics in Asian football competitions. They have won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup once (in 1990–91), have finished third place on three occasions and finished in fourth place once in the Asian Club Championship. They were also runners-up of the AFC Champions League in 2018 and 2020.

The first international game of that Persepolis played was on 5 July 1947 in Tehran, against the South Korean Army team.

Overall

Persepolis was the first Iranian team to participate in the Asian Champion League. Persepolis earbed three victories against Shahrbanai, Oghab and Pas, and a draw with Taj, to qualify for the 1969 Asian Cup. Persepolis was eliminated after two wins, a draw and a defeat in the group stage, and failed to reach the next two rounds.

AFC did not hold any club competitions on the continent from 1971 to 1985 due to political and security problems, and the opposition of the Arab countries with the presence of Israel in the competition.

Persepolis' second appearance in the Asian Cup came after winning the Hazfi Cup; Persepolis was eliminated by Mohammed Bangladesh, whose coach was Nasser Hejazi.

Following the introduction of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Persepolis qualified for the tournament on three occasions. In their first appearance in the competition, they won the title, and finished as runners-up on the second occasion.

In the 1990s (before the solar decade of the 1370s), and the early years of the new millennium, Persepolis participated in four editions of the AFC Champions League, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion. They subsequently reached the competition's final in 2018 and 2020, losing on both occasions.

• Correct as of 19 December 2020

Only official matches included (AFC Champions League ans Asian Cup Winners' Cup matches).

Team	Country	Matches	Wins	Win %	Draws	Draw %	Loses	Loss %	For	Against	For & Against Ratio
Al-Ahli		4	2	50%	1	25%	1	25%	8	5	1.6
Al-Ain		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	4	2	2
Al-Ansar		3	2	75%	1	25%	0	0%	4	0	Inf.
Al-Arabi		2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	2	3	0.66
Al-Duhail		8	3	37.50%	1	12.50%	4	50	7	8	0.88
Al-Gharafa		4	2	50%	1	25%	1	25%	8	7	1.33
Al-Hilal		14	4	28.57%	6	42.85%	4	28.57%	11	17	0.64
Al-Ittihad		6	2	33.33%	2	33.33%	2	33.33%	6	9	0.66
Al-Jazira		2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	4	4	1
Al-Nassr		4	1	25%	1	25%	2	50%	4	7	0.63
Al-Rayyan		3	1	33.33%	1	33.33%	1	33.33%	3	4	0.75
Al-Sadd		7	4	57.14%	1	14.29%	2	28.57%	7	5	1.4
Al-Salmiya		2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	2	2	1
Al-Shabab		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0	Inf.
Al-Shabab		2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	9	2	4.5
Al-Shorta		1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	0	0	-
Al-Taawon		2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	2	0	Inf.
Al-Talaba		1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	1	0	Inf.
Al-Wahda		4	2	50%	1	25%	1	25%	8	7	1.16
Al-Wakra		2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	9	3	3
Al-Wasl		2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	3	0	Inf.
Al-Zawraa		4	3	75%	1	25%	0	0%	8	2	4
Bani Yas		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	3	2	1.5
Bunyodkor		5	2	40%	1	20%	2	40%	4	5	0.8
Dalian Wanda		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	2	0
Fanja		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	2	0	Inf.
Irtysh		3	2	75%	1	25%	0	0%	3	0	Inf.
Júbilo Iwata		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	2	0
Kashima Antlers		2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	0	2	0
Kopetdag Asgabat		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0	Inf.
Kowloon Motor Bus		1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	0	Inf.
Maccabi		1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	0	0	-
Mohammedan		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	2	0.5
Muharraq		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0	Inf.
Nasaf Qarshi		2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	3	0	Inf.
Navbahor Namangan		1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	1	1	1
Nisa Asgabat		1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	1	4
Nissan		2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	1	2	0.5
Pakhtakor Tashkent		4	1	25%	1	25%	2	50%	3	3	1
Perak FA		1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	2	2
Pohang Steelers		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	3	0.33
Punjab Medical College FC		2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	13	2	6.5
Saunders SC		1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	5	0	Inf.
Sharjah		3	2	66.67%	1	33.33%	0	0%	9	3	3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings		2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	2	2	1
Toyo Kogyo		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	1	0
Ulsan Hyundai		1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	2	0.5
Yelimay Semipalatinsk		2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	5	3	1.66
Total		128	59	46.09%	34	26.56%	35	27.34%	182	127	1.43

Record by country of opposition

• Correct as of 19 December 2020

Country	P	W	D	L	Win %
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	50
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0
China	1	0	0	1	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	100
Iraq	6	4	2	0	66.66
Israel	1	0	1	0	0
Japan	6	0	2	4	0
Kazakhstan	5	3	1	1	60
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	50
Lebanon	3	2	1	0	66.66
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	100
Oman	2	1	1	0	50
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	100
Qatar	26	12	5	9	46.15
Saudi Arabia	32	12	11	9	36.36
South Korea	4	1	0	3	25
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	100
Turkmenistan	3	2	1	0	66.66
United Arab Emirates	17	11	4	2	64.71
Uzbekistan	12	4	4	4	33.33
Totals	128	59	34	35	45.74%

P - Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost

Year by year performance

Below is a table of the performance of Persepolis in Asian competition.

Season	Competition	Round	Against	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA
1969	Club Championship	Group Stage	–	4	2	1	1	8	3
1970 1971 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1988–89	Club Championship	Qualifying Group Round	–	2	1	0	1	6	2
1989–90	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1990–91	Cup Winners' Cup	Winners	Muharraq	6	4	2	0	15	2
1991–92	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1992–93	Cup Winners Cup	Runners-up	Nissan	8	3	4	1	8	5
1993–94	Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter-finals	Al-Arabi	4	1	1	2	4	5
1994–95 1995–96	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1996–97	Club Championship	Third Place	Al-Zawraa	9	5	1	3	17	12
1997–98	Club Championship	Fourth Place	Al-Hilal	7	3	2	2	6	7
1998–99	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1999–2000	Club Championship	Third Place	Bluewings	7	3	3	1	5	2
2000–01	Club Championship	Third Place	Irtysh	9	5	3	1	19	8
2001–02	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2002–03	Champions League	Group Stage	–	3	2	0	1	5	2
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2009	Champions League	Round of 16	Bunyodkor	6	3	1	2	8	8
2010	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2011	Champions League	Group Stage	–	6	1	2	3	6	11
2012	Champions League	Round of 16	Al-Ittihad	7	3	2	2	14	8
2013 2014	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2015	Champions League	Round of 16	Al-Hilal	8	5	0	3	8	10
2016	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2017	Champions League	Semi-finals	Al-Hilal	12	4	6	2	17	17
2018	Champions League	Runners-up	Kashima Antlers	14	7	3	4	17	12
2019	Champions League	Group Stage	–	6	2	1	3	6	5
2020	Champions League	Runners-up	Ulsan Hyundai	10	5	2	3	13	8
2021	Champions League	Qualified

As of 19 December 2020

AFC Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals for	Goals against
Champions League	110	51	27	32	155	115
Cup Winners' Cup	18	8	7	3	27	12
Total	128	59	34	35	182	127

Records

Winners: 1

• • Asian Cup Winners Cup 1990–91

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Persepolis FC	1–0	Muharraq	0–0	1–0

Runners-Up: 1

• • Asian Cup Winners Cup 1992–93

(Jan 17 & Apr 16, 1993)

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nissan	2–1	Persepolis FC	1–1	1–0

Runners-Up: 1

• • AFC Champions League 2018

(Nov 3 & 10, 2018)

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	2–0	Persepolis FC	2–0	0–0

Top goalscorers in Asia

Below is the list of most goalscorer of Persepolis in Asia.

• Last Update: 30 September 2020

Most Goals in Asia

Rank	Player	Goals	Position
1	Farshad Pious	11	Forward
2	Ali Alipour	10	Forward
	Ali Karimi		Midfielder
4	Mehdi Taremi	8	Forward
5	Godwin Mensha	7	Forward
6	Éamon Zayed	5	Forward
	Shoja' Khalilzadeh		Defender
7	Mojtaba Moharrami	4	Defender
	Mehdi Mahdavikia		Midfielder
	Gholam Vafakhah		Midfielder
	Khodadad Azizi		Forward
	Issa Alekasir		Forward

• Bold names denote a player still playing for club.

Hat-tricks

Key
^4	Player scored four goals
^5	Player scored five goals
^6	Player scored six goals
^7	Player scored seven goals

Player	Against	Result	Date
Gholam Vafakhah	Perak	4–2	20 January 1969
Farshad Pious^7	Punjab	9–0	21 December 1990
Mojtaba Moharrami	Punjab	4–2	30 December 1990
Éamon Zayed	Al Shabab	6–1	21 March 2012
Mehdi Taremi	Al Wahda	4–2	8 May 2017

See also

• Iranian clubs in the AFC Champions League
• AFC Champions League
• Asian Cup Winners Cup