2013–14 Persepolis F.C. season
The 2013–14 season was the Persepolis's 13th season in the Pro League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also be competing in the Hazfi Cup but were eliminated by Foolad in Quarter-finals. Persepolis is captained by Mohammad Nouri.
Key events
- 20 May: Ali Daei was officially announced as the club's manager for the season. He joined the club with a three-year contract.
- 25 May: Former Saipa's winger, Milad Gharibi signed two-years contract as the season's first signing.
- 26 May: Daei introduces Javad Manafi, Behzad Gholampour, Reza Forouzani, Mohammadreza Molaei, Mohammad Daei and Karim Bagheri as his assistants. Also Mehrdad Kafshgari and Mohammad Abbaszadeh joined The Reds. Both of them signed three-years contracts. Abbaszadeh became 2012–13 Azadegan League top scorer with 18 goals in 23 match while Kafshgari spent previous season at Rah Ahan Sorinet.
- 27 May: Alireza Nourmohammadi extending for another one-years and Hadi Norouzi & Mohammad Nouri extending for another two-years.
- 29 May: After rumors around signing of Mehdi Rahmati and Rahman Ahmadi, Persepolis extends with Brazilian goalkeeper Nilson Corrêa for another year.
- 1 June: Farshad Ahmadzadeh was loaned to Tractor Sazi to spend conscription period till December 2014.
- 3 June: The Club officially announced that Reza Haghighi will part of team for 2013–14 season. That mean Persepolis rejected bids from Dynamo Kyiv and Brøndby IF for the player. Also Mehrdad Pouladi extends until 2014 and Meysam Hosseini signed two-years contract.
- 9 June: Payam Sadeghian & The Club finally reached to an agreement for two seasons. former Iran national under-17 football team captain will join The Reds as 28 June.
- 11 June: Former Tractor Sazi striker, Mehdi Seyed Salehi officially joined The Reds with a two-year contract. Omid Alishah also signed two-years contract. Both of them will join training camp as 13 June.
- 3 July: Former Tractor Sazi defensive midfielder, Ghasem Dehnavi officially joined The Reds with a one-year contract.
- 4 July: Marko Šćepanović came to Iran on 1 July 2013 and also trained with the team for three days and participated in a friendly match with Persepolis shirt. Finally Marko Šćepanović officially joined The Reds with a one-year contract on 4 July. He scored 14 goals in 28 matches in Montenegrin First League 2012–13. He is a former Podgoricai player.
- 18 July: Alireza Haghighi returned to Persepolis on loan from Rubin Kazan and signed a contract for half a season with the club.
- 1 September: Sepahan's winger, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari signed two-years contract with a record fee. He was given the number 99 shirt.
- 15 September: Afshin Esmaeilzadeh was loaned to Beira-Mar till 30 June 2014.
- 18 November: Mohammadreza Khanzadeh was loaned to Zob Ahan till 10 May 2014.
- 18 November: Mohsen Mosalman joined to Persepolis on loan from Zob Ahan till 10 May 2014.
- 26 November: Younes Shakeri was loaned to Padideh till 31 March 2014.
- 27 November: Hadi Norouzi was loaned to Naft Tehran till 10 May 2014.
Squad
First team squad
Apps and goals updated as of 11 April 2014For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.
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Iran Pro League squad
- U21 = Under 21 Player
- U23 = Under 23 Player
Loan list
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin, Persepolis Academy, Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr.''
Transfers
In
Out
Competition record
Iran Pro League
Standings
Competitions
Overview
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Hazfi Cup
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
During season
Statistics
Appearances, goals and disciplinary record
Updated as of 11 April 2014Man of the Match & Man of Ethics
| Name | MOM | MOE | |||
| 2 |  | |LM | Omid Alishah | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | |CB | Jalal Hosseini | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | |CB | Mohsen Bengar | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | | |RM | Hamidreza Aliasgari | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | |DM | Reza Haghighi | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | | |SS | Payam Sadeghian | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | |AM | Mohammad Nouri | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | |CF | Younes Shakeri | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | |CF | Mehdi Seyed Salehi | 2 | 0 |
| 40 |  | |GK | Nilson Correa | 0 | 2 |
| 77 | | |AM | Mohsen Mosalman | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | | |RW | Mohammadreza Khalatbari | 3 | 0 |
Injuries During The season
Players in bold are still out from their injuries.| Name | Date | Injury | Estimated Return Date | Source | |||
| 16 | | |LB | Mehrdad Pouladi | Achilles tendon | October 2013 | ||
| 7 | | |RM | Hamidreza Aliasgari | Waist | August 2013 | ||
| 9 | | |DM | Reza Haghighi | Cruciate ligament | August 2013 | ||
| 11 | | |SS | Payam Sadeghian | Waist | August 2013 | ||
| 13 | | |RB | Hossein Mahini | Groin | September 2013 | ||
| 7 | | |RM | Hamidreza Aliasgari | Hand | September 2013 | ||
| 14 | | |AM | Mohammad Nouri | Groin | September 2013 | ||
| 13 | | |RB | Hossein Mahini | Waist | October 2013 | ||
| 2 | | |LM | Omid Alishah | Cruciate ligament | March 2014 | ||
| 18 | | |MF | Mehrdad Kafshgari | Arm | March 2014 |
Overall statistics
Updated as of 11 April 2014Source: Competitions
Club
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Captains
| Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | No.Games as Captain | Notes | |||
| 14 | MF | | Mohammad Nouri | 15 | 2 | 17 | Captain |
| 4 | DF | | Jalal Hosseini | 12 | 1 | 13 | Vice-captain |
| 20 | DF | | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Coaching staff
Other personnel
Club committees
| Board of Directions |
| Mohammad Rouyanian |
| Ali Parvin |
| Mohammad Hassan Nami |
| Mohammad Jamshidi |
| Mohammad Sadegh Akbari |
| Technical Committee |
| Ali Parvin |
| Reza Vatankhah |
| Afshin Peyrovani |
| Ebrahim Ashtiani |
| Mahmoud Khordbin |
| Medico Committee |
| Professor Farhad Farid |
| Dr. Majid Laelroshan |
| Dr. Babak Zargar Amini |
| Dr. Amir Hossein Barati |
| Dr. Mohammad Taban |
| Dr. Darioush Soudi |