Persepolis F.C. in Asia

These are the records of Persepolis F.C. and their statistics in Asian football competitions. They have won the Asian Cup Winners' Cup once (in 1990–91) and were also runners-up once in 1992–93. Persepolis have finished third place on three occasions and finished in fourth place once in the Asian Club Championship. They were also emerged as runners-up of the AFC Champions League in 2018 and 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The first international game of that Persepolis played was on 26 July 1968 in Tehran, against the South Korean Army team.

Overall

Persepolis was the first Iranian team to participate in the Asian Champion League. Persepolis earned three victories against Shahrbanai, Oghab and Pas, and a draw with Taj, to qualify for the 1969 Asian Cup. Persepolis was eliminated after two wins, a draw and a defeat in the group stage, and failed to reach the next two rounds.

AFC did not hold any club competitions on the continent from 1971 to 1985 due to political and security problems, and the opposition of the Arab countries with the presence of Israel in the competition.

Persepolis' second appearance in the Asian Cup came after winning the Hazfi Cup; Persepolis was eliminated by Mohammed Bangladesh, whose coach was Nasser Hejazi.

Following the introduction of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup, Persepolis qualified for the tournament on three occasions. In their first appearance in the competition, they won the title, and finished as runners-up on the second occasion.

In the 1990s (before the solar decade of the 1370s), and the early years of the new millennium, Persepolis participated in four editions of the AFC Champions League, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion. They subsequently reached the competition's final in 2018 and 2020, losing on both occasions.

Correct as of 5 December 2023

Only official matches included (AFC Champions League and Asian Cup Winners' Cup matches).

Team	Matches	Wins	Win %	Draws	Draw %	Loses	Loss %	Persepolis Goal(s)	Opponent Goal(s)
Al-Ahli	4	2	50%	1	25%	1	25%	8	5
Al-Ain	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	4	2
Al-Ansar	3	2	75%	1	25%	0	0%	4	0
Al-Arabi	2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	2	3
Al-Duhail	10	4	37.50%	1	12.50%	5	50%	9	10
Al-Gharafa	4	2	50%	1	25%	1	25%	8	7
Al-Hilal	15	4	28.57%	6	42.85%	5	33.33%	11	20
Al-Ittihad	6	2	33.33%	2	33.33%	2	33.33%	6	9
Al-Jazira	2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	4	4
Al-Nassr	6	1	25%	2	25%	3	50%	4	9
Al-Rayyan	5	3	60%	1	20%	1	20%	10	7
Al-Sadd	7	4	57.14%	1	14.29%	2	28.57%	7	5
Al-Salmiya	2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	2	2
Al-Shabab	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0
Al-Shabab	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	9	2
Al-Shorta	1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	0	0
Al-Taawon	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	2	0
Al-Talaba	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	1	0
Al-Wahda	6	3	50%	1	16.67%	2	33.33%	9	8
Al-Wakra	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	9	3
Al-Wasl	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	3	0
Al-Zawraa	4	3	75%	1	25%	0	0%	8	2
Bani Yas	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	3	2
Bunyodkor	5	2	40%	1	20%	2	40%	4	5
Dalian Wanda	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	2
Fanja	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	2	0
Goa	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	6	1
Irtysh	3	2	75%	1	25%	0	0%	3	0
Istiklol	3	2	75%	1	25%	0	0%	4	1
Júbilo Iwata	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	2
Kashima Antlers	2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	0	2
Kopetdag Asgabat	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0
Kowloon Motor Bus	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	0
Maccabi	1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	0	0
Mohammedan	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	2
Muharraq	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	1	0
Nasaf Qarshi	2	1	50%	1	50%	0	0%	3	0
Navbahor Namangan	1	0	0%	1	100%	0	0%	1	1
Nisa Asgabat	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	1
Nissan	2	0	0%	1	50%	1	50%	1	2
Pakhtakor Tashkent	4	1	25%	1	25%	2	50%	3	3
Perak FA	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	4	2
Pohang Steelers	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	3
Punjab Medical College FC	2	2	100%	0	0%	0	0%	13	2
Saunders SC	1	1	100%	0	0%	0	0%	5	0
Sharjah	3	2	66.67%	1	33.33%	0	0%	9	3
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	2	2
Toyo Kogyo	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	0	1
Ulsan Hyundai	1	0	0%	0	0%	1	100%	1	2
Yelimay Semipalatinsk	2	1	50%	0	0%	1	50%	5	3
Total	142	67	47.18%	36	25.35%	39	27.46%	202	140

Record by country of opposition

Correct as of 5 December 2023

Country	P	W	D	L	Win %
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	50
Bangladesh	1	0	0	1	0
China	1	0	0	1	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	100
India	2	2	0	0	100
Iraq	6	4	2	0	66.66
Israel	1	0	1	0	0
Japan	6	0	2	4	0
Kazakhstan	5	3	1	1	60
Kuwait	2	1	0	1	50
Lebanon	3	2	1	0	66.66
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	100
Oman	2	1	1	0	50
Pakistan	2	2	0	0	100
Qatar	30	15	5	10	50
Saudi Arabia	35	12	12	11	34.28
South Korea	4	1	0	3	25
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	100
Tajikistan	3	2	1	0	66.66
Turkmenistan	3	2	1	0	66.66
United Arab Emirates	19	12	4	3	63.16
Uzbekistan	12	4	4	4	33.33
Totals	142	67	36	39	47.18%

P – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost

Year by year performance

Below is a table of the performance of Persepolis in Asian competition.

Season	Competition	Round	Against	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA
1969	Club Championship	Group Stage	—	4	2	1	1	8	3
1970	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1971
1985–86
1986
1987
1988–89	Club Championship	Qualifying Group Round	—	2	1	0	1	6	2
1989–90	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1990–91	Cup Winners' Cup	Winners	Muharraq	6	4	2	0	15	2
1991–92	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1992–93	Cup Winners' Cup	Runners-up	Nissan	8	3	4	1	8	5
1993–94	Cup Winners' Cup	Quarter-finals	Al-Arabi	4	1	1	2	4	5
1994–95	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1995	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1996–97	Club Championship	Third Place	Al-Zawraa	9	5	1	3	17	12
1997–98	Club Championship	Fourth Place	Al-Hilal	7	3	2	2	6	7
1998–99	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
1999–2000	Club Championship	Third Place	Bluewings	7	3	3	1	5	2
2000–01	Club Championship	Third Place	Irtysh	9	5	3	1	19	8
2001–02	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2002–03	Champions League	Group Stage	—	3	2	0	1	5	2
2004	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	Champions League	Round of 16	Bunyodkor	6	3	1	2	8	8
2010	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2011	Champions League	Group stage	—	6	1	2	3	6	11
2012	Champions League	Round of 16	Al-Ittihad	7	3	2	2	14	8
2013	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2014	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2015	Champions League	Round of 16	Al-Hilal	8	5	0	3	8	10
2016	Did not qualify for AFC competitions
2017	Champions League	Semi-finals	Al-Hilal	12	4	6	2	17	17
2018	Champions League	Runners-up	Kashima Antlers	14	7	3	4	17	12
2019	Champions League	Group stage	—	6	2	1	3	6	5
2020	Champions League	Runners-up	Ulsan Hyundai	10	5	2	3	13	8
2021	Champions League	Quarter-finals	Al-Hilal	8	6	0	2	15	8
2022	Qualified for Champions League but failed to obtain an AFC license.
2023–24	Champions League	Group stage	—	6	2	2	2	5	5
2024–25	Champions League Elite	Qualified

As of 5 December 2023

AFC Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals for	Goals against
Champions League Elite	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champions League	86	40	19	27	114	94
Club Championship	38	19	10	9	61	34
Cup Winners' Cup	18	8	7	3	27	12
Total	142	67	36	39	202	140

Records

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Winners: 1

- Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91

(Oct 4 & 18, 1991)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Muharraq	0–1	Persepolis	0–0	0–1

Runners-Up: 1

- Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93

(Jan 17 & Apr 16, 1993)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nissan	2–1	Persepolis	1–1	1–0

AFC Champions League

Runners-Up: 2

- AFC Champions League 2018

(Nov 3 & 10, 2018)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	2–0	Persepolis	2–0	0–0

- AFC Champions League 2020

(Dec 19, 2020)

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Persepolis	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai

Goalscorers in Asia

Below is the list of Goalscorers of Persepolis in Asia.^[4]