2003–04 Persepolis F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was the Persepolis's 3rd season in the Pro League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis was captained by Afshin Peyrovani.

Persepolis
2003–04 season
ChairmanAkbar Ghamkhar
ManagerCroatia Vingo Begovic
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Iran Pro League5th
Hazfi Cup1/8
Top goalscorerLeague: Ali Daei (16 goals)
All: Ali Daei (17 goals)
Highest home attendance100,000 (16 October 2003 against Esteghlal)

Squad

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As of October 2003. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MKD Saša Ilić
2 DF   IRN Mohammad Barzegar
3 DF   IRN Hassan Khanmohammadi
4 DF   IRN Yahya Golmohammadi
5 DF   IRN Afshin Peyrovani (captain)
6 MF   IRN Karim Bagheri
8 MF   IRN Hamed Kavianpour
9 FW   IRN Javad Kazemian
10 FW   IRN Ali Daei (vice captain)
11 MF   IRN Mehrdad Minavand
12 MF   IRN Aref Mohammadvand
13 FW   MLI Issa Traore
14 MF   IRN Reza Jabbari
15 DF   IRN Mojtaba Shiri
17 FW   IRN Sohrab Entezari
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   IRN Meghdad Ghobakhlou
19 DF   IRN Pejman Jamshidi
20 DF   IRN Younes Bahonar
21 MF   IRN Ebrahim Asadi
22 GK   IRN Mohammad Mohammadi
23 DF   IRN Alireza Emamifar
24 FW   IRN Ali Salmani
25 MF   IRN Hamid Estili (3rd captain)
26 FW   IRN Mehrdad Oladi
30 GK   IRN Farshid Karimi
39 DF   IRN Ali Nikkhou
63 DF   IRN Sheys Rezaei
76 FW   IRN Behnam Afsheh

Transfers

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No P Name Age Moving from Transfer
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Type Transfer
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Source
1 GK   Saša Ilić 33   Dynamo St. Petersburg Free Transfer Summer [1]
LB Ali Nikkhou 25 Aboumoslem Free Transfer Summer [1]
8 CM Hamed Kavianpour 23   Al Wasl Free Transfer Summer [1]
23 LB Alireza Emamifar 29   Charleroi Free Transfer Summer [1]
9 RW Javad Kazemian 22 Saipa Free Transfer Summer [1]
13 RW   Issa Traore 23   Pyunik Free Transfer Summer [1]
10 CF Ali Daei 33   Al Shabab Free Transfer Summer [1]
CB Sheys Rezaei 19 Saipa Free Transfer Summer
26 SS Mehrdad Oladi 18 Persepolis Qaemshahr Free Transfer Summer
18 CF Meghdad Ghobakhlou 21 Persepolis Academy Promoted Summer
CF   Christopher Wreh 28   St Mirren Free Transfer Summer
RW Behnam Afsheh 21 Persepolis Academy Promoted Winter
No P Name Age Moving to Transfer fee Type Transfer
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1 GK Davoud Fanaei 27 Azarbayejan Free Transfer Summer [1]
20 CB Behrouz Rahbarifar 32 Pas Free Transfer Summer [1]
18 CF Behnam Abolghasempour 30 Pas Free Transfer Summer [1]
19 CF Payan Rafat 33 Saba Battery Free Transfer Summer [1]
16 LB Reza Shahroudi 31 Pasargad Free Transfer Summer [1]
24 CF Ali Lashgari Released Contract termination Summer [1]
8 CB Ali Ansarian 26 Saipa Free Transfer Summer
9 DM Mehdi Tartar 31 Aboumoslem Free Transfer Summer
26 RW Hadi Mahdavikia 24 Released Contract termination Summer
11 SS Amir Hossein Aslanian 25 Released Contract termination Winter
CF   Christopher Wreh 28   Bishop's Stortford Free (Contract termination) Winter

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   Vingo Begovic
Assistant coach   Fereydoun Moeini
Goalkeeping coach   Fakhroddin Begovićć
Doctor   Dr Farid Zarineh
Team Manager   Ebrahim Ashtiani

Competition record

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Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Iran Pro League 26 10 9 7 42 28 +14 038.46
Hazfi Cup 4 1 0 3 7 7 +0 025.00
Total 30 11 9 10 49 35 +14 036.67

Iran Pro League

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Foolad 26 13 8 5 37 22 +15 47
4 Zob Ahan 26 11 7 8 32 25 +7 40
5 Persepolis 26 10 9 7 42 28 +14 39
6 Sepahan 26 11 6 9 47 36 +11 39 Qualification for the 2005 AFC Champions League
7 Paykan 26 8 8 10 24 26 −2 32
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]

Competitions

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Iran Pro League

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Round Home Score Away Location
29 August 2003 (2003-08-29) 1 Persepolis 8 – 2 Pegah Tehran
A. Salmani   15'
A. Daei   38', 71' (pen.), 85', 90'
A. Peyrovani   56'
J. Kazemian   61', 78'
F. Kojoeian   18'
P. Nouri   67'
A. Ashourizad   68'   69'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
8 September 2003 (2003-09-08) 2 Aboumoslem 0 – 1 Persepolis Mashhad
R. Jabbari   9'
M. Barzegar  
S. Ilić  
Stadium: Takhti Stadium
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 3 Persepolis 5 – 2 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
R. Jabbari   31'
A. Daei   66', 69'
J. Kazemian   82'
K. Bagheri   90'
M. Madanchi   27'
S. Shirmardi   87'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
18 September 2003 (2003-09-18) 4 Paykan 2 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
  41'
M. Tahmasebi   45'
K. Bagheri   62' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 5 Persepolis 3 – 3 Sepahan Tehran
R. Jabbari   23'
A. Salmani   52'
I. Traore   73'
Y. Bahonar  
A. Talebnasab   37'
E. Bezik   40' (pen.), 48'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
6 October 2003 (2003-10-06) 6 Esteghlal Ahvaz 1 – 1 Persepolis Ahvaz
D. Haghi   33' J. Kazemian   70' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Referee: Masoud Moradi
16 October 2003 (2003-10-16) 7 Persepolis 1 – 2 Esteghlal Tehran
I. Traore   70' A. Samereh   9'
M. Navazi   43'
M. Fekri   56'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee:   Manuel Costa
23 October 2003 (2003-10-23) 8 Pas 2 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
J. Nekounam   65'
A. Aghaei   80'
B. Rahbarifar   85' (pen.)
B. Abolghasempour  
F. Rabikhah  
A. Janmaleki  
A. Borhani  
A. Mohammadvand   65'
A. Daei   90+2' (pen.)
R. Jabbari  
S. Ilić  
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
7 November 2003 (2003-11-07) 9 Persepolis 4 – 0 Bargh Shiraz Tehran
S. Entezari   17', 75'
A. Daei   61', 67'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
23 November 2003 (2003-11-23) 10 Shamoushak 0 – 1 Persepolis Noshahr
A. Daei   67'
30 November 2003 (2003-11-30) 11 Persepolis 2 – 0 Saipa Tehran
S. Entezari   15'
A. Daei   39'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
7 December 2003 (2003-12-07) 12 Zob Ahan 1 – 0 Persepolis Fooladshahr
E. Taghipour   29'
J. Omidian  
M. Rajabzadeh  
Stadium: Fooladshahr Stadium
11 December 2003 (2003-12-11) 13 Persepolis 1 – 0 Foolad Tehran
A. Daei   67' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
18 December 2003 (2003-12-18) 14 Pegah 0 – 0 Persepolis Rasht
Stadium: Dr. Azodi Stadium
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 15 Persepolis 0 – 0 Aboumoslem Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
6 January 2004 (2004-01-06) 16 Fajr Sepasi 1 – 1 Persepolis Shiraz
V. Moradi   46' A. Salmani   18' Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
12 January 2004 (2004-01-12) 17 Persepolis 0 – 0 Paykan Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
16 January 2004 (2004-01-16) 18 Sepahan 1 – 2 Persepolis Isfahan
M. Karimi   46' A. Peyrovani   54'
P. Jamshidi   89'
Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ali Khosravi
22 January 2004 (2004-01-22) 19 Persepolis 0 – 0 Esteghlal Ahvaz Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
2 February 2004 (2004-02-02) 20 Esteghlal 1 – 1 Persepolis Tehran
D. Seyed Abbasi   3'
A. Nikbakht  
H. Kavianpour   19' 
Y. Bahonar  
P. Jamshidi  
H. Khanmohammadi  
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee:   Mustafa Çulcu
26 February 2004 (2004-02-26) 21 Persepolis 3 – 4 Pas Tehran
H. Shakouri   45' (o.g.)
I. Traore   82'
A. Daei   84'
J. Nekounam   3', 67'
A. Borhani   59'
Kh. Azizi   87'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 March 2004 (2004-03-09) 22 Bargh Shiraz 0 – 0 Persepolis Shiraz
Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
4 April 2004 (2004-04-04) 23 Persepolis 2 – 1 Shamoushak Tehran
A. Daei   27' (pen.), 87' A. Shokati   29' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 April 2004 (2004-04-09) 24 Saipa 3 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
E. Sadeghi   21', 34'
  83'
A. Daei   36'   83'
K. Bagheri   87' (pen.)
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Referee: Jalal Moradi
23 April 2004 (2004-04-23) 25 Persepolis 2 – 1 Zob Ahan Tehran
K. Bagheri   22'
H. Khanmohammadi   45+3'
S. Entezari   62'
M. Rajabzadeh   16' (pen.) 
A. Petrosian   21'
F. Bahadorani  
B. Tahmasebi  
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Rahimi Moghadam
3 May 2004 (2004-05-03) 26 Foolad 1 – 0 Persepolis Ahvaz
A. Mousavi   65' Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Hazfi Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Date Round Home Score Away Location
18 April 2004 (2004-04-18) 1/16 Persepolis 3 – 0 Payam Tehran
A. Daei   2'
Y. Golmohammadi   15'  
A. Salmani   70'
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
12 May 2004 (2004-05-12) 1/16 Payam 3 – 2 Persepolis Mashhad
R. Bigdeli   
H. Bargizar  
J. Kazemian  
S. Entezari  
Stadium: Takhti Stadium

Persepolis 5–3 Payam on aggregate.

25 May 2004 (2004-05-25) 1/8 Persepolis 0 – 1 Esteghlal Ahvaz Tehran
M. Minavand   81' M. Ahmadi   41'   81' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rahim Rahimi Moghadam

Esteghlal Ahvaz 4–2 Persepolis on aggregate.

Scorers

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No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Hazfi Cup Total
10 CF   Ali Daei 16 1 17
9 RW   Javad Kazemian 4 2 6
17 CF   Sohrab Entezari 4 1 5
24 RW   Ali Salmani 3 1 4
6 DM   Karim Bagheri 3 0 3
13 CF   Issa Traore 3 0 3
14 AM   Reza Jabbari 3 0 3
5 CB   Afshin Peyrovani 2 0 2
3 RB   Hassan Khanmohammadi 1 0 1
4 CB   Yahya Golmohammadi 0 1 1
8 CM   Hamed Kavianpour 1 0 1
19 RB   Pejman Jamshidi 1 0 1
18 CF   Meghdad Ghobakhlou 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 42 7 49
  •   Top scorer of competition

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "آخرین نقل و انتقالات فوتبال ایران". Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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