# 2005–06 Persepolis F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the Persepolis's 5th season in the Pro League, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis was captained by Behrouz Rahbarifar.

## Squad

As of February 2006.
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 | Davoud Fanaei |
| 2 | MF | IRN | Ardalan Ashtiani |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Abolfazl Hajizadeh |
| 4 | DF | IRN | Reza Niknazar |
| 5 | DF | CZE | Robert Caha |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Karim Bagheri (vice captain) |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Parvin |
| 8 | DF | IRN | Ali Ansarian |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Javad Kazemian |
| 10 | MF | IRN | Hamed Kavianpour (3rd captain) |
| 11 | MF | IRN | Mehrzad Madanchi |
| 12 | GK | IRN | Alireza Haghighi |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Sheys Rezaei |
| 15 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Reza Mamani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | IRN | Ali Alizadeh |
| 17 | FW | IRN | Sohrab Entezari |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Pejman Nouri |
| 19 | FW | IRN | Meghdad Ghobakhlou |
| 20 | DF | IRN | Behrouz Rahbarifar (captain) |
| 21 | MF | IRN | Ebrahim Asadi |
| 22 | GK | IRN | Mohammad Mohammadi |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Davoud Seyed Abbasi |
| 25 | MF | CMR | Jacques Elong Elong |
| 26 | MF | IRN | Mostafa Mahdavikia |
| 27 | FW | NGA | Raphael Edereho |
| 28 | FW | IRN | Ehsan Khorsandi |
| 30 | GK | IRN | Farshid Karimi |

### Loan list

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | FW | IRN | Mehrdad Oladi (at Al Shabab) |

## Transfers
### In

| No | P | Name | Age | Moving from | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window |
| 3 | CB | Abolfazl Hajizadeh | 24 | Tractor Sazi | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 4 | CB | Reza Niknazar | 25 | Saba Battery | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 11 | LW | Mehrzad Madanchi | 22 | Fajr Sepasi | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 18 | CM | Pejman Nouri | 25 | Pegah | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 23 | FB | Davoud Seyed-Abbasi | 28 | Sepahan | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 7 | RM | Mohammad Parvin | 17 | Persepolis Academy | – | Promoted | Summer |
| 12 | GK | Alireza Haghighi | 20 | Persepolis Academy | – | Promoted | Summer |
| 14 | RW | Ehsan Khorsandi | 20 | Persepolis Academy | – | Promoted | Summer |
| 26 | RM | Mostafa Mahdavikia | 21 | Bank Melli | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 25 | RB | Carlos Rivera | 26 | Independiente Medellín | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 5 | CB | Anthony Torres | 33 | Marathón | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 5 | LB | Robert Caha | 29 | CSKA | – | Free Transfer | Winter |
| 25 | DM | Jacques Elong Elong | 22 | Mount Cameroon | undisclosed | Transfer | Winter |
| 27 | CF | Raphael Edereho | 22 | Kuopion Palloseura | undisclosed | Transfer | Winter |

### Out

| No | P | Name | Age | Moving to | Transfer fee | Type | Transfer window |
| | GK | Jane Nikolovski | 33 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 2 | CB | Ilče Pereski | 29 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 18 | CF | Sambo Choji | 27 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 5 | CB | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi | 33 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 26 | LW | Meisam Rezapour | 23 | Paykan | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 24 | CF | Mehdi Salehpour | 32 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 23 | LW | Alireza Emamifar | 31 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 3 | RB | Hassan Khanmohammadi | 28 | Released | Released | Released | Summer |
| 4 | CB | Yahya Golmohammadi | 34 | Saba Battery | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 11 | RM | Pejman Jamshidi | 28 | Pas | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 12 | CM | Aref Mohammadvand | 35 | Pegah | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 14 | AM | Reza Jabbari | 28 | Aboumoslem | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 16 | RW | Ali Salmani | 26 | Pegah | – | Free Transfer | Summer |
| 25 | RB | Carlos Rivera | 26 | San Francisco | – | Free Transfer | Winter |
| 5 | CB | Anthony Torres | 33 | Victoria | – | Free Transfer | Winter |
| 33 | SS | Mehrdad Oladi | 20 | Al Shabab | undisclosed | Loan | Winter |

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Arie Haan |
| First Team coach | Theo de Jong |
| Assistant coach | Hamid Estili |
| Doctor | Dr Farid Zarineh |

## Competition record

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Iran Pro League | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 030.00 |
| Hazfi Cup | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 057.14 |
| Total | 37 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 035.14 |

### Iran Pro League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Rah Ahan | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 34 | |
| 13 | Persepolis | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 32 | |
| 14 | Bargh | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 28 | |
| 15 | Shamoushak (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to the 2006–07 Azadegan League |
* ↑ Persepolis was deducted 6 points in issued by FIFA.

### Hazfi Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Final

2006 Hazfi Cup Final played after 2006–07 season's starts.

## Scorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Total |
| 9 | RW | | Javad Kazemian | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | CB | | Ali Ansarian | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | LW | | Mehrzad Madanchi | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 16 | CF | | Ali Alizadeh | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | CB | | Sheys Rezaei | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | CF | | Sohrab Entezari | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | CB | | Abolfazl Hajizadeh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | CM | | Pejman Nouri | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | CF | | Raphael Edereho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | SS | | Mehrdad Oladi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | FB | | Davoud Seyed-Abbasi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | DM | | Ebrahim Asadi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | LW | | Alireza Nikbakht | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 39 | 12 | 51 |