# 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.

## Squad

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
### In

| No | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window |
| 1 | GK | Saša Ilić | 33 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| | LB | Ali Nikkhou | 25 | Aboumoslem | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 8 | CM | Hamed Kavianpour | 23 | Al Wasl | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 23 | LB | Alireza Emamifar | 29 | Charleroi | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 9 | RW | Javad Kazemian | 22 | Saipa | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 13 | RW | Issa Traore | 23 | Pyunik | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 10 | CF | Ali Daei | 33 | Al Shabab | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| | 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 |

### Out

| No | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window |
| 1 | GK | Davoud Fanaei | 27 | Azarbayejan | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 20 | CB | Behrouz Rahbarifar | 32 | Pas | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 18 | CF | Behnam Abolghasempour | 30 | Pas | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 19 | CF | Payan Rafat | 33 | Saba Battery | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 16 | LB | Reza Shahroudi | 31 | Pasargad | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 24 | CF | Ali Lashgari | | Released | Released | Contract termination | Summer |
| 8 | CB | Ali Ansarian | 26 | Saipa | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 9 | DM | Mehdi Tartar | 31 | Aboumoslem | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 26 | RW | Hadi Mahdavikia | 24 | Released | Released | Contract termination | Summer |
| 11 | SS | Amir Hossein Aslanian | 25 | Released | Released | Contract termination | Winter |
| | CF | Christopher Wreh | 28 | Bishop's Stortford | – | Free (Contract termination) | Winter |

## Technical staff

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

## Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | 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
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

## Competitions
### Iran Pro League

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Hazfi Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Persepolis 5–3 Payam on aggregate.
Esteghlal Ahvaz 4–2 Persepolis on aggregate.

## Scorers

| 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 | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 42 | 7 | 49 |
* Top scorer of competition