2000–01 Persepolis F.C. season

The 2000–01 season was the Persepolis's 10th season in the Azadegan League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also be competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship. Persepolis was captained by Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.[1]

Persepolis
2000–01 season
ChairmanAmir Abedini
ManagerAli Parvin
StadiumAzadi Stadium
Azadegan LeagueRunners-up
Hazfi CupRound of 16
Asian Club ChampionshipThird place
Top goalscorerLeague: B. Rahbarifar (7 goals)
All: A. Karimi (9 goals)
Highest home attendance110,000 (against Esteghlal)

Squad

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  IRN Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (captain)
2 DF  IRN Younes Bahonar
3 DF  IRN Hassan Khanmohammadi
4 DF  IRN Ali Ansarian
5 DF  IRN Afshin Peyrovani (vice captain)
6 MF  IRN Ebrahim Asadi
7 MF  IRN Hamid Estili
8 MF  IRN Ali Karimi
10 FW  IRN Edmond Bezik
11 MF  IRN Hamed Kavianpour
14 MF  IRN Reza Jabbari
15 MF  IRN Esmaeil Halali
16 DF  IRN Reza Shahroudi (3rd captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  IRN Hadi Mahdavikia
18 DF  IRN Mohammad Barzegar
19 FW  IRN Payan Rafat
20 DF  IRN Behrouz Rahbarifard
21 MF  IRN Ali Akbarian
22 GK  IRN Davoud Fanaei
23 FW  IRN Laith Nobari
24 MF  IRN Mehdi Tartar
26 FW  IRN Amirhossein Aslanian
30 GK  IRN Farshid Karimi
— DF  IRN Hadi Aghily

Mid-season Transfers

Out
No P Name Age Moving to Transfer fee Type Source
9 CF Behnam Seraj 29 Foolad Transfer
23 RM Alireza Emamifar 26 Fajr Sepasi Transfer
CB Ebrahim Taghipour 23 Zob Ahan Transfer

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Ali Parvin
Assistant coach Nasser Ebrahimi
Physical fitness trainer Parviz Komasi
Goalkeeping coach Vahid Ghelich
Doctor Dr. Farid Zarineh
Team Manager Mahmoud Khordbin

Competitions

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
2000–01 Azadegan League — — Runners-up August 4, 2000April 19, 2001
2000–01 Hazfi Cup Round of 16 — Round of 16 May 1, 2001May 1, 2001
2000–01 Asian Club Championship — — Third-place September 7, 2000May 26, 2001

Azadegan League
Main article: 2000–01 Azadegan League

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal (C) 22 15 5 2 52 21 +31 50 Qualification for the 2001–02 Asian Club Championship
2 Persepolis 22 13 7 2 36 16 +20 46
3 Saipa 22 8 9 5 29 27 +2 33
4 Zob Ahan 22 7 9 6 30 22 +8 30
5 Paykan 22 7 7 8 19 29 −10 28
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champion

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 August 2000 (2000-08-04) 1 Saipa 2 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
Momeni 44'
Abolghasempour 50'		 Kavianpour 55'
Jabbari 77'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
11 August 2000 (2000-08-11) 2 Persepolis 2 – 0 Paykan Tehran
Jabbari 65'
Halali 80'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
18 August 2000 (2000-08-18) 3 Foolad 0 – 1 Persepolis Ahvaz
Rahbarifar 30' (pen.) Stadium: Takhti Stadium
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 4 Persepolis 0 – 0 Fajr Sepasi Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 5 Zob Ahan 1 – 2 Persepolis Isfahan
Ostovari 50' Rafat 2' 58' Stadium: 22 Bahman
9 November 2000 (2000-11-09) 6 Persepolis 2 – 1 Pas Tehran
Bezik 44'
Khanmohammadi 80'		 Shahbazian 55' (pen.) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
3 December 2000 (2000-12-03) 8 Persepolis 1 – 0 Tractor Tehran
Estili 45' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
8 December 2000 (2000-12-08) 9 Esteghlal Rasht 1 – 4 Persepolis Rasht
Bani Ahmad 47' Karimi 21'
Rahbarifar 30' 35' (pen.)
Estili 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
14 December 2000 (2000-12-14) 10 Persepolis 1 – 0 Bargh Shiraz Tehran
Rahbarifar 90' (pen.) Stadium: Azadi Stadium
23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 11 Sepahan 0 – 0 Persepolis Isfahan
Stadium: 22 Bahman
29 December 2000 (2000-12-29) 7 Esteghlal 2 – 2 Persepolis Tehran
Navazi 67'
Hasheminasab 83'
Boroumand  90'		 Rahbarifar 58' (pen.)
Karimi 88'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 110,000
5 January 2001 (2001-01-05) 12 Persepolis 2 – 2 Saipa Tehran
Khanmohammadi 34'
Karimi 80'		 Jamshidi 17'
Soltani 87'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
22 January 2001 (2001-01-22) 14 Persepolis 2 – 1 Foolad Tehran
Aslanian 7'
Kavianpour 20'		 Mobali 35' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
28 January 2001 (2001-01-28) 15 Fajr Sepasi 1 – 1 Persepolis Shiraz
Faraz Fatemi 43' (pen.) Rafat 18' Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
2 February 2001 (2001-02-02) 16 Persepolis 2 – 0 Zob Ahan Tehran
Peyrovani 35'
Ansarian 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
16 February 2001 (2001-02-16) 13 Paykan 1 – 3 Persepolis Tehran
Salek Jabbari 73' Jabbari 10'
Bezik 20'
Barzegar 23'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
12 February 2001 (2001-02-12) 17 Pas 0 – 0 Persepolis Tehran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
23 February 2001 (2001-02-23) 18 Persepolis 0 – 1 Esteghlal Tehran
Akbarpour 74' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
28 February 2001 (2001-02-28) 19 Tractor 0 – 3 Persepolis Tabriz
Karimi 5'
Rafat 46'
Asadi 79'		 Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 20 Persepolis 4 – 1 Esteghlal Rasht Tehran
Nobari 6'
Rahbarifar 32' 43' (pen.)
Aslanian 78'		 Bani Ahmad 85' Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
13 April 2001 (2001-04-13) 21 Bargh Shiraz 0 – 2 Persepolis Shiraz
Karimi 67'
Nobari 90+1'		 Stadium: Hafezieh Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 22 Persepolis 0 – 2 Sepahan Tabriz
Mousavi 67' 86' Stadium: Takhti Stadium
Attendance: 25,000

Hazfi Cup
Main article: 2000–01 Hazfi Cup

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Round of 16

1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) First legPersepolis1 – 0 Shamoushak Noshahr Tehran
10:00 DST +04:30 Halali 15' Stadium: Shahid Shiroudi Stadium
6 May 2001 (2001-05-06) Second leg Shamoushak Noshahr 3 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		PersepolisSari
Entezari Stadium: Shahid Motaghi Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Note: The match was half over due to the collapse of the stadium roof while it was 2-0 in favor of Shamoushak. Many spectators died and many were severely injured. Eventually the match declared 3-0 in favor of Shamoushak.

Asian Club Championship
Main article: 2000–01 Asian Club Championship

First round
First leg Al-Wakrah 2 – 4 Persepolis Doha, Qatar
Karimi
Akbarian 79'
Estili
Second leg Persepolis 5 – 1
(9 – 3 agg.)		 Al-Wakrah Tehran, Iran
Rafat 11'
Emamifar 13'
Rahbarifar
Karimi
Seraj 		Alkawari pen.' Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Second round
First leg Persepolis 2 – 0 Al Ain Tehran, Iran
Rafat Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Second leg Al Ain 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 agg.)		 Persepolis Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Peyrovani
Khanmohammadi 		Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
West Asia
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Persepolis 312031+25
FC Irtysh 312021+15
Al-Ittihad Jeddah 311132+14
Al-Hilal 301215−41
7 March 2001 (2001-03-07) 1 Persepolis 0 – 0 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
9 March 2001 (2001-03-09) 2 Persepolis 0 – 0 FC Irtysh Tehran, Iran
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
11 March 2001 (2001-03-11) 3 Persepolis 3 – 1 Al-Hilal Tehran, Iran
Karimi 45'
Ansarian 65' (pen.)
Kavianpour 69'		 Al-Thunayan 9'

Al-Dosari   63'

Pérez   78'		 Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Semifinals
24 May 2001 (2001-05-24) Persepolis 1 – 2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon, South Korea
Kavianpour 12' Seo Jung-Won 78'
Park Kun-Ha 90'

Third place match
26 May 2001 (2001-05-26) Persepolis 2 – 0 FC Irtysh Suwon, South Korea
Halali 17'
Estili 34'

Scorers
No. Pos Nat Name League Hazfi Cup Asian Total
8 AM Ali Karimi 5 0 4 9
20 CB Behrouz Rahbarifar 7 0 1 8
19 CF Payan Rafat 4 0 3 7
11 CM Hamed Kavianpour 2 0 2 4
7 CM Hamid Estili 2 0 2 4
3 RB Hassan Khanmohammadi 2 0 1 3
14 AM Reza Jabbari 3 0 0 3
15 CM Esmaeil Halali 1 1 1 3
5 CB Afshin Peyrovani 1 0 1 2
23 CF Laith Nobari 2 0 0 2
26 CF Amirhossein Aslanian 2 0 0 2
10 CF Edmond Bezik 2 0 0 2
4 CB Ali Ansarian 1 0 1 2
5 Players 2 0 3 5
Totals 36 1 19 56

References
  1. "عكساي دهه70پرسپوليس(هيچ جاي ديگه نديدين) | پرسپوليس 80-79 جام آزادگان".
  2. "جام حذفی فوتبال ایران - فصل 1379-80".


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