# 2007–08 Persepolis F.C. season

This is a list of Persepolis F.C.'s results at the 2007/2008 Season. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League and Hazfi Cup.

## Squad
### Iran Pro League

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 | Mehdi Vaezi |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Masoud Zarei |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Sepehr Heidari |
| 4 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Reza Mamani |
| 5 | DF | IRN | Nabiollah Bagheriha |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Karim Bagheri (captain) |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Hossein Badamaki |
| 9 | FW | IRN | Mohsen Khalili |
| 10 | MF | IRN | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Faraz Fatemi |
| 12 | FW | IRN | Hossein Kaebi |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Sheys Rezaei (3rd-captain) |
| 14 | FW | IRN | Ehsan Khorsandi |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Jorge Gaona |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | IRN | Farzad Ashoubi |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Pejman Nouri |
| 19 | MF | IRN | Bahador Abdi |
| 20 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Nosrati |
| 21 | DF | IRN | Ziaeddin Niknafs |
| 22 | GK | IRN | Hassan Roudbarian |
| 24 | FW | CRO | Mate Dragičević |
| 25 | MF | CMR | Jacques Elong Elong |
| 26 | MF | IRN | Hamidreza Aliasgari |
| 27 | MF | IRN | Abbas Aghaei |
| 28 | FW | IRN | Farhad Kheirkhah |
| 29 | MF | IRN | Mehran Farziat |
| 30 | GK | IRN | Farshid Karimi (Vice-captain) |
| 33 | GK | IRN | Alireza Haghighi |

## Iran Pro League 2007/08
### Persepolis schedule IPL 2007/08

Last updated May 13, 2008

#### 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 | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| In Azadi Studium | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 41 | 21 | +20 |
| In Other Studiums | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
Last updated: 15 May 2008. Source: "Ipl". August 2011.

### League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 59 | Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Sepahan | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 58 | Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League |
| 3 | Saba | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 52 | Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League |
| 4 | Aboumoslem | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 50 | |
| 5 | Pas Hamedan | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 49 | |
* ↑ Persepolis was deducted 6 points in issued by FIFA.
* ↑ Sepahan was deducted 3 points in issued by Iranian Football Federation.

### Persepolis goalscorers in IPL 2007/08

Last updated May 17, 2008
| Scorer | Goals |
| Mohsen Khalili | 18 |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 9 |
| Abbas Aghaei | 7 |
| Hossein Badamaki | 3 |
| Farzad Ashoobi | 3 |
| Mate Dragičević | 3 |
| Karim Bagheri | 3 |
| Sepehr Heidari | 3 |
| Ehsan Khorsandi | 1 |
| Faraz Fatemi | 1 |
| Farhad Kheirkhah | 1 |
| Mohamad Nosrati | 1 |
| Pejman Noori | 1 |
| Own Goals | 1 |
| Total goals scored | 55 |
* Top scorer of competition (shared with Hadi Asghari)

## Hazfi Cup 2007-08
### Third Round

22 November 2007
* Sanat Naft 2-3 Persepolis
Faraz Fatemi
Abbas Aghaei
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht

### Fourth Round (1/16 Final - Last 32)

17 December 2007
* Persepolis 4-1 Petroshimi Tabriz
Hossein Badamaki
Karim Bagheri
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (2)

### Fifth Round (1/8 Final - Last 16)

24 December 2007
* Pas Hamedan 3-0 Persepolis
| Scorer | Goals |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 3 |
| Abbas Aghaei | 1 |
| Faraz Fatemi | 1 |
| Karim Bagheri | 1 |
| Hossein Badamaki | 1 |
| Total goals scored | 7 |

## Club
### Kit

Supplier: Uhlsport Sponsor(s): City Credit Cooperative(CCC)
| Home Kit | Away Kit | Third Kit |
Source:

### Club managers

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Afshin Ghotbi |
| First team coach | Hamid Estili |
| Fitness coach | Alireza Marzban |
| Goalkeeping coach | Saeid Azizian |
| Team doctor | Farid Zarineh |

### Club officials

| Position | Name |
| President | Habib Kashani |
| Vice President | Mahmoud Khordbin |
| General Secretary | Gholam Reaza Ahmadi |
| Media Officer | Abbas AliPour |
| Financial Officer | Ali Akbar Ashouri |
| Juridical Officer | Mostafa ShokriPour |
| Cultural Officer | Hojat'ol eslam Seyyed Mohammad Kohnegi |
| Chairman & Spokesman of board of Directors | Hassan Bayadi |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Azadi Stadium (90,000 / 100 x 60 m) |

### Captains

1. Karim Bagheri
2. Sheys Rezaei
3. Pejman Nouri

## Squad changes during 2007/08 season
### In

| No. | Position | Player | Age | Moving from |
| 3 | DF | Sepehr Heidari | 27 | Zob Ahan |
| 5 | DF | Nabiollah Bagheriha | 28 | Teraktor Sazi |
| 9 | FW | Mohsen Khalili | 27 | Saipa |
| 19 | MF | Bahador Abdi | 25 | Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar |
| 20 | DF | Mohammad Nosrati | 26 | Pas |
| 22 | GK | Hassan Roudbarian | 29 | Pas |
| 26 | MF | Hamidreza Ali Asgari | 17 | Fajr Sepah |
| 27 | MF | Abbas Aghaei | 30 | Pas |
| 28 | FW | Farhad Kheirkhah | - | Sorkhpooshan Delvar Afzar |
| 29 | DF | Ziaeddin Niknafs | - | Youth system |
| | FW | Kamyar Ghanbari | - | Pas (Youth system) |
| 16 | MF | Jorge Aranda | 22 | Cerro Porteño |
| 24 | FW | Mate Dragičević | 28 | Perth Glory |
| 12 | FW | Hossein Kaebi | 22 | Leicester City |

### Out

| No. | Position | Player | Age | Moving to |
| 3 | DF | Abolfazl Hajizadeh | 22 | Saba Battery - Free Transfer |
| 4 | DF | Tarek Jabban | 32 | Al-Jaish - Free Transfer |
| 5 | DF | Robert Caha | 31 | Shahin Bushehr |
| 7 | MF | Mohammad Parvin | 19 | Steel Azin - Free Transfer |
| 9 | DF | Hossein Kaebi | 22 | Leicester City - Undisclosed Fee |
| 11 | FW | Mehrzad Madanchi | 23 | Al-Shaab |
| 19 | FW | Louay Salah Hassan | 25 | Arbil - Free Transfer |
| 20 | MF | Davoud Seyed Abbasi | 30 | Steel Azin - Free Transfer |
| 21 | MF | Ebrahim Assadi | 28 | Steel Azin - Free Transfer |
| 23 | FW | Zyad Chaabo | 29 | Al-Jaish - End of Loan |
| 24 | FW | Dariush Rezaeian | - | Nasaji Mazandaran - Free Transfer |
| 26 | MF | Nima Ghavidel | 23 | Nasaji Mazandaran - Free Transfer |