Persepolis 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season was Persepolis ' s 12th season in the Pro League , and their 30th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football . They competed in the Hazfi Cup . Persepolis saw a change in managerial role in the beginning of the season when Mustafa Denizli announced via an open letter to the fans that he couldn't cooperate with Perspolis anymore due to his personal problems[ 1] and was replaced with former Al Ahly boss Manuel José .[ 2] Persepolis is captained by Mehdi Mahdavikia .
Key events
29 May : The Club introduces 10 of 2012–13 Seasons players, it means that they release professional players Asmir Avdukić , Misagh Memarzadeh , Hossein Hooshyar , Alireza Mohammad , Mojtaba Shiri , Mohammad Nosrati , Maziar Zare , Hossein Badamaki , Sheys Rezaei , Saman Aghazamani , Javad Kazemian , Ebrahim Shakouri , Vahid Hashemian , Mamadou Tall & Mehrdad Oladi .[ 3] After few days Kazemian & Aghazamani had been returned to first team.[ 4] [ 5]
30 May : Mohammad Ghazi joins The Club . This left footed striker signed two-years contract until the end of 2013–14 season.[ 6]
2 June :Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh & Afshin Esmaeilzadeh joins The Club as u-21 players. Both of them had been played for National youth teams .[ 7]
4 June : Mehrdad Pouladi signed a two-years contract after Team Melli 's camp.[ 8]
5 June : After releasing all of their goalkeepers , the club signed Shahab Gordan for a season as a free deal .[ 9]
7 June : Hossein Mahini , Jalal Hosseini & Mohsen Bengar joins The Club . Mahini signed two-year contract while Hosseini & Bengar signing one-year contracts.[ 10]
22 June : Mustafa Denizli leave the reds. the Turkish coach terminate his contract because of personal problems.[ 11]
26 June : Karim Ansarifard , the top scorer of previous season joins The Club with three-years contract. Successor of The Legend, Ali Daei , will wear #9 jersey.[ 12]
30 June : Brazilian midfielder Roberto Sousa joins The Club after success in medical tests. Maritimo & Celta de Vigo previous Defensive midfielder signed two-years contract.[ 13]
3 July : Former Al Ahly coach Manuel José replaced Mustafa Denizli .[ 14]
4 July : Ali Karimi & Mehdi Mahdavikia extends their contract for another year. Mahdavikia announces that it will his last season of playing football.[ 15]
12 July : Eamon Zayed extend his contract for another year.[ 13]
19 July : Persepolis started the league with a 1–0 win at Sanat Naft with a goal from Javad Kazemian .
13 September : 45 days after injury, Roberto Sousa & The Club reached agreement to terminate the contract.[ 16]
31 October : Persepolis defeated Paykan 6–0 with a hat-trick from Karim Ansarifard , revive the famous 6–0 win against the rival Eteghlal in 1973 derby.
3 December : Persepolis finished the first half of the league in 12th place, same with last season's final rank.
7 December : Manuel José was sacked as the manager of the club and was replaced by his assistant Yahya Golmohammadi , a former player and captain of the team.
19 December : Golmohammadi celebrated his first game as the manager of the Persepolis with a 6–0 win against Malavan in the first match of the season's Hazfi Cup campaign.
30 December : Gholamreza Rezaei scored the fastest goal in the history of Iran Pro League and also the fastest in 2012 in a 2–0 win over Fajr Sepasi .
14 March : Mehdi Mahdavikia announced his retirement before the match against Mes Kerman . Former Team Melli 's captain also announce that if Persepolis reach the Hazfi Cups final, this match will be his farewell match.
Squad
First team squad
Apps and goals updated as of 10 May 2013
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin , Persepolis Academy & Persepolis Qaem Shahr .
Source: fc-perspolis.com , FFIRI.IR
Iran Pro League squad
Updated 17 July 2012. [ 17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Summer
In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Winter
In:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Overview
Source: Competitions
Iran Pro League
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2013. Source:
IPL stats.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
12
14
8
41
31
+10
50
9
5
3
28
15
+13
3
9
5
13
16
−3
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H H A H A H H H H H A H H H H A H A Result W L D L L D D D L W D W L W W D L D W W D W D D D W D W L D W D W L Position 3 8 10 12 16 15 16 14 15 13 13 11 14 11 10 11 12 13 10 12 9 11 11 11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2013. Source:
"Ipl" .A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
Hazfi Cup
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
During season
Statistics
Appearances, goals and disciplinary record
Top scorer of competition
Updated as of 5 May 2013
1 Player left the club during the season
2 Player joined the club during the season
Injuries during The season
Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
Overall statistics
Total
Home
Away
Neutral
Games played
39
19
20
0
Games won
16
10
6
0
Games drawn
13
7
7
0
Games lost
9
4
5
0
Biggest win
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Biggest loss
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Biggest win (League)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Biggest win (Cup)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Biggest loss (League)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Biggest loss (Cup)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Clean sheets
17
10
7
0
Goals scored
55
36
19
0
Goals conceded
36
17
19
0
Goal difference
+19
+19
0
+0
Average per game
0
0
0
0
Average per game
0
0
0
0
Points (League)
50
32
18
0
Winning rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Most appearances
N/A
N/A
Most minutes played
Jalal Hosseini (3330')
N/A
Top scorer
Karim Ansarifard (12)
N/A
Top assister
Karim Ansarifard (6)
N/A
Updated as of 10 May 2013
Source: Competitions
Club
Kit
Supplier: Uhlsport
Source: "Persepolis FC' current kit" . Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012 .
Source: Persian
Last updated: 10 May 2013
Source: Match reports in
Competitions Only competitive matches.
Captains
Updated on 10 May 2013
♦ Players who no longer play for Persepolis's current season.
Coaching staff
Yahya Golmohammadi , Persepolis head coach in the 2012–13 season
Jose's Coaching staff
Position
Staff
Head coach
Manuel José
Assistant coach
Yahya Golmohammadi
First Team coach
Pedro Barny
Fitness Trainer
Fidalgo Antunes
Goalkeepers coach
Ahmed Nagi
Analyzer
Oscar Lindazo
Doctor
Vajiolah Cheshme Sari
Physiotherapists
Meysam Alipour
Doctor Supply
Dr.Faraj Zadeh
Doctor Clinic
Dr.Sodi
Psychologist
Mehdi Khanban
Team Manager
Saeid Shirini
Other personnel
Mohammad Rouyanian , Pesepolis chairman in the 2012–13 season
Chairman
Mohammad Rouyanian
Deputy Chairman
Behroz Motaghami
Adviser High Chairman
Jafar Kashani
Adviser Chairman
Jamshid Zare
Assistant Execution
Saeid Shirini
Assistant Manager Cultural
Amir Giroudi
Football Academy President
Hamid Estili
Things Pioneers Manager
Iraj Pazoki
Media Officer
Hamid Abbasi
Media Supervisor
Hossein Ghodosi
Disciplinarian Committee Ruler
Mahmoud Salarkia
Assistant Legal
Mostafa Shokri
Official Manager
Mohsen Sohrabi
Official Website
Mosa Hosseini
Updated to match played 30 July 2012 Source: fc-perspolis.com
Club committees
Medico Committee
Professor Farhad Farid
Dr. Majid Laelroshan
Dr. Babak Zargar Amini
Dr. Amir Hossein Barati
Dr. Mohammad Taban
Dr. Darioush Soudi
Munition Team
Ghasem Abdolsamadi
Asghar Norouzali
Updated to match played 8 July 2012 Source: fc-perspolis.com
Grounds
See also
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Asian competitions Related to national team
Club seasons
Iran Pro League Azadegan League
Group A
Aboomoslem
Etka
Foolad Yazd
Iranjavan
Gostaresh Foolad
Mes Rafsanjan
Payam Mokhaberat
Parseh Tehran
Paykan
Saipa Shomal
Sanat Sari
Shahrdari Arak
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Steel Azin
Group B
Aluminium Hormozgan
Bargh Shiraz
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Gahar Zagros
Gol Gohar
Mashin Sazi
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Nassaji Mazandaran
Niroye Zamini
PAS Hamedan
Sanati Kaveh
Shahrdari Yasuj
Shirin Faraz
Tarbiat Yazd
2nd Division
Group A
Caspian Qazvin
Choka Talesh
Datis Lorestan
Fajr Jam Bushehr
Foolad Novin
Giti Pasand Isfahan
Minab Toyur Hormozgan
Moghavemat Tehran
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
Naft Mahmoudabad
Naft Omidiyeh
Sanat Sari
Shahrdari Ardebil
Shahrdari Langarud
Group B
Badr Hormozgan
Esteghlal Sari
Mehr Karaj
Mes Soongoun Varzaghan
Persepolis Ganaveh
Persepolis 15 Khordad Varamin F.C.
Sanat Naft Novin
Seifabad Kazerun
Sepidrood Rasht
Shahrdari Dezful
Shahrdari Noshahr
Shamoushak Noshahr
Steel Azin
Siah Jamegan Khorasan