# 2012–13 Persepolis F.C. 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 and was replaced with former Al Ahly boss Manuel José. 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. After few days Kazemian & Aghazamani had been returned to first team.
* 30 May: Mohammad Ghazi joins The Club. This left footed striker signed two-years contract until the end of 2013–14 season.
* 2 June:Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh & Afshin Esmaeilzadeh joins The Club as u-21 players. Both of them had been played for National youth teams.
* 4 June: Mehrdad Pouladi signed a two-years contract after Team Melli's camp.
* 5 June: After releasing all of their goalkeepers, the club signed Shahab Gordan for a season as a free deal .
* 7 June: Hossein Mahini, Jalal Hosseini & Mohsen Bengar joins The Club. Mahini signed two-year contract while Hosseini & Bengar signing one-year contracts.
* 22 June: Mustafa Denizli leave the reds. the Turkish coach terminate his contract because of personal problems.
* 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.
* 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.
* 3 July: Former Al Ahly coach Manuel José replaced Mustafa Denizli.
* 4 July: Ali Karimi & Mehdi Mahdavikia extends their contract for another year. Mahdavikia announces that it will his last season of playing football.
* 12 July: Eamon Zayed extend his contract for another year.
* 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.
* 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

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Position (s) | Since | App | Goals | Assist | Ends | Previous club | Transfer fee | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | Reza Mohammadi | (1985-06-14) 14 June 1985 (age 39) | GK | 2013 (W) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Sepahan | Free | |
| 21 | Amir Abedzadeh | (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31) | GK | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | L.A Blues | €100,000 | U-21 Players |
| 28 | Masoud Dastani | (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) | GK | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-21 Players |
| 40 | Nilson Corrêa | (1975-12-26) 26 December 1975 (age 48) | GK | 2012 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | Guimarães | Free | Second nationality: Burkina Faso |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 4 | Jalal Hosseini | (1982-02-03) 3 February 1982 (age 42) | CB / RB | 2012 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Sepahan | Free | |
| 6 | Mohsen Bengar | (1979-07-06) 6 July 1979 (age 45) | CB | 2012 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | Sepahan | Free | |
| 13 | Hossein Mahini | (1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38) | RB / LB / RM | 2012 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 2014 | Zob Ahan | Free | |
| 15 | Roozbeh Cheshmi | (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 31) | CB / LB /DM | 2013 (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-21 Players |
| 16 | Mehrdad Pouladi | (1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 37) | LB / LM / CM | 2012 (W) | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2014 | Mes | Free | |
| 19 | Saeid Ghadami | (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32) | LB / LM | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | Foolad | Free | U-21 Players |
| 20 | Alireza Noormohammadi | (1981-07-03) 3 July 1981 (age 43) | CB / LB | 2010 | 95 | 6 | 1 | 2013 | Rah Ahan | Free | |
| 30 | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh | (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32) | RB / CB / LB | 2012 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | Rah Ahan | Free | U-23 Players |
| 35 | Hossein Kanaani | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | CB / RB | 2012 (W) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-21 Players |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | (1977-07-24) 24 July 1977 (age 47) | RM / RB / DM | 2012 (W) | 102 | 27 | 7 | 2013 | Damash | €80,000 | Captain |
| 8 | Ali Karimi | (1978-11-08) 8 November 1978 (age 45) | AM / SS / RM | 2011 | 140 | 38 | 16 | 2013 | Schalke 04 | Free | Vice Captain |
| 14 | Mohammad Nouri | (1983-01-09) 9 January 1983 (age 41) | AM / CM | 2010 | 117 | 32 | 15 | 2013 | Saba Qom | Free | |
| 17 | Vlatko Grozdanoski | (1983-01-30) 30 January 1983 (age 41) | CM / RM / AM | 2013 (W) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2013 | Liaoning Whowin | Free | |
| 18 | Meysam Naghizadeh | (1986-05-20) 20 May 1986 (age 38) | DM | 2012 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2015 | Machine Sazi | Free | |
| 22 | Mehrzad Madanchi | (1983-01-10) 10 January 1983 (age 41) | LM / LW | 2012 | 70 | 20 | 0 | 2015 | Al-Shaab | Free | |
| 23 | Amir Hossein Feshangchi | (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 37) | LM / LB / LW | 2010 | 97 | 10 | 7 | 2015 | Saba Qom | Free | Originally from Youth Team |
| 29 | Marko Perović | (1984-01-11) 11 January 1984 (age 40) | LM / LW | 2013 (W) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2013 | Red Star | Free | |
| 31 | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | (1992-04-21) 21 April 1992 (age 32) | AM / RM | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-21 Players |
| 33 | Reza Haghighi | (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35) | DM / CM | 2013 (W) | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2015 | Fajr Sepasi | €200,000 | |
| 39 | Adel Kolahkaj | (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39) | DM / CM | 2013 (W) | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Sepahan | Free | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | Karim Ansarifard | (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 34) | CF | 2012 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2015 | Saipa | Free | U-23 Players |
| 10 | Gholamreza Rezaei | (1984-08-06) 6 August 1984 (age 40) | RW / LW / ST | 2010 | 90 | 13 | 20 | 2014 | Foolad | Free | |
| 11 | Mohammad Ghazi | (1984-12-30) 30 December 1984 (age 39) | CF / LW / SS | 2012 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2014 | Zob Ahan | Free | |
| 24 | Hadi Norouzi | (1985-07-19) 19 July 1985 (age 39) | SS / RW / LW / ST | 2008 | 151 | 30 | 18 | 2014 | Damash | Free | Originally from Youth Team 3rd Captain |
| 27 | Rouhollah Seifollahi | (1990-10-13) 13 October 1990 (age 33) | LW / ST | 2011 (W) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-23 Players |
| 32 | Farshad Ahmadzadeh | (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32) | SS / LW / ST / AM | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Youth Team | Youth Team | U-21 Players |
| Players transferred during the season |||||||||||||
| 1 | Shahab Gordan | (1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 40) | GK | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Transferred to Sepahan | Transferred to Sepahan | Transferred to Sepahan | Transferred to Sepahan |
| 5 | Saman Aghazamani | (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990 (age 34) | DM / RB | 2009 | 61 | 0 | 0 | Transferred to Rah Ahan | Transferred to Rah Ahan | Transferred to Rah Ahan | Transferred to Rah Ahan |
| 7 | Hamidreza Aliasgari | (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34) | RW / RM / RB / LW / LM / LB | 2007 | 98 | 6 | 7 | On loan to Rah Ahan | On loan to Rah Ahan | On loan to Rah Ahan | On loan to Rah Ahan |
| 12 | Éamon Zayed | (1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 (age 41) | CF | 2011 (W) | 21 | 12 | 1 | Transferred to Aluminium Hormozgan | Transferred to Aluminium Hormozgan | Transferred to Aluminium Hormozgan | Transferred to Aluminium Hormozgan |
| 15 | Roberto Sousa | (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 39) | DM / CM | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Contract Terminated | Contract Terminated | Contract Terminated | Contract Terminated |
| 17 | Javad Kazemian | (1981-04-23) 23 April 1981 (age 43) | RW / LW / ST | 2011 | 156 | 37 | 9 | Transferred to Tractor Sazi | Transferred to Tractor Sazi | Transferred to Tractor Sazi | Transferred to Tractor Sazi |
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.
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 | Reza Mohammadi |
| 2 | MF | IRN | Mehdi Mahdavikia (Captain) |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Jalal Hosseini |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mohsen Bengar |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Ali Karimi (Vice-Captain) |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard |
| 10 | FW | IRN | Gholamreza Rezaei |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Ghazi |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Hossein Mahini |
| 14 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Nouri (4th Captain) |
| 15 | DF | IRN | Roozbeh Cheshmi |
| 16 | MF | IRN | Mehrdad Pouladi |
| 17 | MF | MKD | Vlatko Grozdanoski |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Meysam Naghizadeh |
| 19 | MF | IRN | Saeid Ghadami |
| 20 | DF | IRN | Alireza Noormohammadi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | GK | IRN | Amir Abedzadeh |
| 22 | MF | IRN | Mehrzad Madanchi |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Amir Hossein Feshangchi |
| 24 | FW | IRN | Hadi Norouzi (3rd Captain) |
| 27 | FW | IRN | Rouhollah Seifollahi |
| 28 | GK | IRN | Masoud Dastani |
| 29 | MF | SRB | Marko Perović |
| 30 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh |
| 31 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh |
| 32 | MF | IRN | Farshad Ahmadzadeh |
| 33 | MF | IRN | Reza Haghighi |
| 35 | DF | IRN | Hossein Kanaani |
| 39 | MF | IRN | Adel Kolahkaj |
| 40 | GK | BRA | Nilson Corrêa |

#### On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Hamidreza Aliasgari (at Rah Ahan until 10 May 2013) |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Shahab Gordan (from Zob Ahan) |
| 16 | DF | IRN | Mehrdad Pouladi (from Mes Kerman) |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Jalal Hosseini (from Sepahan) |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mohsen Bengar (from Sepahan) |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Ghazi (from Zob Ahan) |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Hossein Mahini (from Zob Ahan) |
| 30 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (from Rah Ahan) |
| 31 | MF | IRN | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh (from Damash Gilan) |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Karim Ansarifard (from Saipa) |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Roberto Sousa (from C.S. Marítimo) |
| 21 | GK | IRN | Amir Abedzadeh (from Los Angeles Blues) |
| 22 | MF | IRN | Mehrzad Madanchi (from Al-Shaab) |
| 40 | GK | BRA | Nilson Corrêa (from Guimarães) |
| 32 | MF | IRN | Farshad Ahmadzadeh (from Parseh Tehran) |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Meysam Naghizadeh (from Machine Sazi) |
| 52 | MF | KOR | Kwon Jun (from PSM Makassar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BIH | Asmir Avdukić (loan return to Borac Banja Luka) |
| 22 | GK | IRN | Misagh Memarzadeh (Released) |
| 38 | GK | IRN | Hossein Hooshyar (to Aboomoslem) |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Alireza Mohammad (to Gahar) |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Mojtaba Shiri (to Pas Hamedan) |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Nosrati (to Tractor Sazi) |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Sheys Rezaei (to Shahrdari Tabriz) |
| 18 | DF | IRN | Ebrahim Shakouri (to Saipa) |
| 30 | DF | BFA | Mamadou Tall (Released) |
| 9 | MF | IRN | Maziar Zare (to Malavan) |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Hossein Badamaki (to Malavan) |
| 40 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Mehdi Elhaei (to Sanat Naft) |
| 21 | FW | IRN | Vahid Hashemian (Retired) |
| 33 | FW | IRN | Mehrdad Oladi (to Malavan) |

### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | MF | IRN | Reza Haghighi (from Fajr Sepasi) |
| 39 | MF | IRN | Adel Kolahkaj (from Sepahan) |
| 29 | MF | SRB | Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade) |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Reza Mohammadi (from Sepahan) |
| 17 | MF | MKD | Vlatko Grozdanoski (from Liaoning) |
| 15 | DF | IRN | Roozbeh Cheshmi (from Moghavemat Tehran) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Roberto Sousa (to C.S. Marítimo) |
| 12 | FW | EIR | Éamon Zayed (to Aluminium Hormozgan) |
| 52 | MF | KOR | Kwon Jun (to Persepam) |
| 5 | MF | IRN | Saman Aghazamani (to Rah Ahan) |
| 17 | FW | IRN | Javad Kazemian (to Tractor Sazi) |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Hamidreza Aliasgari (On Loan at Rah Ahan) |
| 1 | GK | IRN | Shahab Gordan (to Sepahan) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup | — | — | 7th | 19 July 2012 | 10 May 2013 |
| 2012–13 Hazfi Cup | Round of 32 | — | Runners-up | 17 December 2012 | 5 May 2013 |
Source: Competitions

### Iran Pro League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Naft Tehran | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 55 |
| 6 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 51 |
| 7 | Persepolis | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 50 |
| 8 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 48 |
| 9 | Saba Qom | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 May 2013. Source: Ipl Stats

#### 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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Hazfi Cup
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Friendly Matches
#### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### During season
## Statistics
### Appearances, goals and disciplinary record

| | | | | Pro League | Pro League | Pro League | Pro League | Pro League | Pro League | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No | P | N | Name | S | P | | A | | | | S | P | | A | | | | S | P | | A | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Reza Mohammadi | 1 | 1 | -3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | -3 | | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Shahab Gordan$^1$ | 5 | 5 | -8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | -8 | | | | |
| 2 | RM | | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 13 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | | | 13 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | |
| 4 | CB | | Jalal Hosseini | 31 | 31 | 1 | | 4 | | | 5 | 5 | | | 1 | | | 36 | 36 | 1 | | 5 | | |
| 5 | DM | | Saman Aghazamani$^1$ | 4 | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 9 | | | 1 | | |
| 6 | CB | | Mohsen Bengar | 23 | 24 | | 1 | 6 | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 28 | 29 | | 1 | 6 | | |
| 7 | RM | | Hamidreza Aliasgari$^1$ | 2 | 7 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 7 | | 1 | | | |
| 8 | AM | | Ali Karimi | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | 4 | | | 1 | | | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 9 | CF | | Karim Ansarifard | 23 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | 27 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | | |
| 10 | RW | | Gholamreza Rezaei | 17 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | | | | 21 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | |
| 11 | CF | | Mohammad Ghazi | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 9 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | |
| 12 | CF | | Eamon Zayed$^1$ | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | | | 1 | | |
| 13 | RB | | Hossein Mahini | 30 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 1 | | | 35 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | |
| 14 | AM | | Mohammad Nouri | 24 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 5 | | |
| 15 | CB | | Roozbeh Cheshmi$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | DM | | Roberto Sousa$^1$ | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 16 | LB | | Mehrdad Pouladi | 19 | 20 | | 1 | 5 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 22 | 23 | | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 17 | CM | | Vlatko Grozdanovski$^2$ | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 17 | RW | | Javad Kazemian$^1$ | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| 18 | DM | | Meysam Naghizadeh$^2$ | 17 | 19 | 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 19 | 22 | 2 | | 2 | | |
| 19 | LB | | Saeid Ghadami | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | CB | | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 22 | 22 | 1 | | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 1 | | 3 | | |
| 21 | GK | | Amir Abedzadeh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | LM | | Mehrzad Madanchi | 4 | 5 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | 1 | | |
| 23 | LM | | Amirhossein Feshangchi | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 3 | 4 | | | 1 | | | 20 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | |
| 24 | SS | | Hadi Norouzi | 15 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 17 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | |
| 27 | SS | | Rouhollah Seifollahi | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 28 | GK | | Masoud Dastani | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | LM | | Marko Perović$^2$ | 11 | 13 | 2 | | 1 | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 2 | | 1 | | |
| 30 | CB | | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh | 9 | 12 | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | 2 | | |
| 31 | AM | | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 32 | SS | | Farshad Ahmadzadeh$^2$ | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | |
| 33 | DM | | Reza Haghighi$^2$ | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | 5 | 5 | | | 2 | | | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | |
| 35 | CB | | Hossein Kanaani | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | CM | | Adel Kolahkaj$^2$ | 5 | 12 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | 14 | | | 1 | | |
| 40 | GK | | Nilson Corrêa | 28 | 28 | -19 | | | | | 5 | 5 | -2 | | | | | 33 | 33 | -21 | | | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | | | 41 | 32 | 65 | 1 | 0 | | | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | | | 53 | 39 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
* Top scorer of competition
    $^1$ 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.
| No. | Nat | Name | Date | Injury | Estimated Return Date | Source |
| 15 | DM | Roberto Sousa | 30 July 2012 (2012-07-30) | Cruciate ligament | End of season | Perspolisnews.com |
| 28 | GK | Masoud Dastani | 23 August 2012 (2012-08-23) | Shoulder | October 2012 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 5 | DM | Saman Aghazamani | 19 August 2012 (2012-08-19) | Ankle ligament | September 2012 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 23 | LM | Amir Hossein Feshangchi | 29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) | Ankle ligament | October 2012 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 16 | CM | Mehrdad Pouladi | 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) | Hamstring muscle | October 2012 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 11 | CF | Mohammad Ghazi | 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) | Medial collateral ligament | September 2012 | fc–Perspolis.com |
| 10 | RW | Gholamreza Rezaei | 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) | Groin | October 2012 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 8 | AM | Ali Karimi | 13 January 2013 (2013-01-13) | Medial collateral ligament | March 2013 | |
| 33 | DM | Reza Haghighi | 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15) | Knee | April 2013 | Khabaronline.ir |
| 16 | LB | Mehrdad Pouladi | 26 March 2013 (2013-03-26) | Achilles tendon | May 2013 | Perspolisnews.com |
| 20 | CB | Alireza Nourmohammadi | 10 April 2013 (2013-04-10) | Quadriceps | April 2013 | fc-Perspolis.com |
| 13 | RB | Hossein Mahini | 12 April 2013 (2013-04-12) | Groin | May 2013 | |

### 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 GF per game | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average GA 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 | N/A | N/A |
| Most minutes played | Jalal Hosseini (3330') | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Top scorer | Karim Ansarifard (12) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Top assister | Karim Ansarifard (6) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Updated as of 10 May 2013
Source: Competitions

## Club
### Kit

Supplier: Uhlsport
| Home Kit | Away Kit | Third Kit |
Source: "Persepolis FC' current kit". Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

### Official sponsors

Uhlsport • Sadra System Pasargad • Iran Aseman Airlines • Opel Iran
Source: Persian

### Starting formations

| Qnt | Formation | Matches | Matches |
| Qnt | Formation | PL | HC |
| 16 | 4–4–2 | 1–5, 26-28, 30-34 | 1/8 – Semi-final – Final |
| 12 | 3–5–2 | 6–17 | |
| 10 | 4–4–2 diamond | 18–25 | 1/32 – 1/16 |
| 1 | 4–2–3-1 | 29 | |

### Captains

    Updated on 10 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | No.Games as Captain | Notes |
| 2 | MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 13 | 0 | 13 | Captain |
| 8 | MF | Ali Karimi | 5 | 3 | 8 | Vice-Captain |
| 14 | MF | Mohammad Nouri | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4th Captain |
| 24 | FW | Hadi Norouzi | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3rd Captain |
| 4 | DF | Jalal Hosseini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5th Captain |
| 10 | FW | Gholamreza Rezaei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | Mehrzad Madanchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | Javad Kazemian ♦ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
    ♦ Players who no longer play for Persepolis's current season.

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Yahya Golmohammadi |
| Assistant coach | Mojtaba Hosseini |
| First Team coach | Karim Bagheri |
| First Team coach | Reza Torabian |
| Fitness Trainer | Farhad Chizari |
| Goalkeepers coach | Saeid Azizian |
| Analyzer | Edmond Bezik |
| Doctor | Vajiolah Cheshme Sari |
| Physiotherapists | Meysam Alipour |
| Doctor Supply | Dr.Faraj Zadeh |
| Doctor Clinic | Dr.Sodi |
| Psychologist | Mehdi Khanban |
| Team Manager | Saeid Shirini |

#### 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

| 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

* Board of Directions
* Mohammad Rouyanian (Chairman)
* Ali Parvin
* Mehdi Taj
* Fada Hossein Maleki (CEO)
* Mohammad Hossein Nejadfallah
* Technical Committee
* Ali Parvin (President)
* 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
* Munition Team
* Ghasem Abdolsamadi
* Asghar Norouzali
Updated to match played 8 July 2012 Source: fc-perspolis.com

### Grounds

| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Azadi Stadium (100,000 / 110x75m) |
| Training ground | Derafshifar Stadium |