Persepolis 2015–16 football season
The 2015–16 season was the Persepolis ' s 15th season in the Pro League , and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football . They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup . Persepolis is captained by Alireza Noormohammadi .
The season was affected by the death of captain Hadi Norouzi , aged 30, on 1 October from heart failure, being given the armband only at the start of the season. The news came as a big shock to Persepolis and Iranian football. A memorial was held at Azadi Stadium on 2 October which was attended by 20,000 mourners. His body was kept at the stadium for one day and then was transferred to Babol. His funeral was held on the following day and he was buried at his hometown, Kapur Chal village at Babol.
Key events
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(May 2017 )
In the morning of 1 October 2015, Persepolis team manager Mahmoud Khordbin announced that the club captain Hadi Norouzi died in his sleep from a heart attack due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Resuscitation attempts on the way to the hospital failed.[ 1]
Squad
First team squad
Apps and goals updated as of 31 December 2015
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin , Persepolis Academy , Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr .
Source: fc-perspolis.com , FFIRI.IR
Iran Pro League squad
Updated 29 July 2015.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
U21 = Under 21 Player
U23 = Under 23 Player
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015 .
For more on the reserve and academy squads, see Persepolis Novin , Persepolis Academy , Persepolis Shomal & Persepolis Qaem Shahr .
New Contracts
Transfers
In
Out
Technical staff
Position
Staff
Head coach
Branko Ivanković
Assistant coach
Andrej Panadić
First-team coach
Karim Bagheri
First-team coach
Mostafa Ghanbarpour
Physical fitness trainer
Marko Stilinovic
Goalkeeping coach
Igor Panadić
Doctor
Dr. Alireza Haghighat
Team Manager
Mahmoud Khordbin
Media Officer
Pendar Khomarlou
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
PGPL
31 July 2015
13 May 2016
Matchday 1
Runners-up
30
16
9
5
50
34
+16
0 53.33
Hazfi Cup
12 September 2015
4 November 2015
Round of 32
Quarter-Final
3
2
0
1
2
2
+0
0 66.67
Total
33
18
9
6
52
36
+16
0 54.55
Persian Gulf Pro League
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source:
IPL Stats Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
16
9
5
50
34
+16
57
8
4
3
24
17
+7
8
5
2
26
17
+9
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 Ground H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result D L L L W L W D W W D W D W W D W D D W D D W W W W W L W W Position 6 12 16 16 14 14 11 12 11 7 9 7 8 6 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
"Ipl" .A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
Hazfi Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
Friendly Matches
Pre-season
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
During season
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Home v Away
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Disciplinary record
Bookings & sendings-off
Suspensions
Player
No. of matches served
Reason
Competition
Date served
Opponent(s)
1
GK
Sosha Makani
3
Unsporting behavior
All competitions
2
LW
Omid Alishah
1
Unsporting behavior
All competitions
20
CB
Alireza Nourmohammadi
1
Unsporting behavior
All competitions
Last updated: 26 May 2015
Injuries during the season
Players in bold are still out from their injuries.
Name
Date
Injury
Estimated Return Date
Match(es) lost
Source
Last updated: 26 May 2015
Notes
DM Substituted during match.
R Player released by The club during his injury time.
Captaincy
Overall statistics
Club
Kit
Supplier: Uhlsport
Source: "Persepolis F.C.' current kit" . Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2015 .
See also
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Asian competitions Related to national team