Persepolis Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال پرسپولیس, pronounced Perspolis) is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. While the original name of the club is Persepolis, it is also called Piroozi (meaning victory) in Iran. The name Persepolis means Persian City which was once the richest city in the world located in Persia, and is believed to have been derived from the Greek prefix Πέρσης (Persian) and Πόλις (city).
Among the Iranian clubs, Persepolis has had the most impressive record of titles.[3][4][5] The Tehran derby between Persepolis and its arch rivals Esteghlal, is always a closely followed match and victory or loss can make it or break it for one of teams. According to the AFC, Persepolis is the most supported, famous and popular football club in Asia.[6][7] Only Dalian Shide and Al-Hilal have similar support in Asia. According to Navad, 61% of Iranian football fans support Persepolis.[8]
Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club.
Famous fans (i found this in wikipedia)
Mohammad Khatami,[20] former President of Iran
Sohrab Sepehri,[21] poet †
Mohammadreza Sharifinia,[22] actor
Masoud Kimiai,[23] director
Masoud Behnoud,[24] journalist
Zahra Eshraghi, granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini
Mahmoud Khayami, founder Of Iran Khodro
Hossein Sabet,[25] businessman and owner of Dariush Grand Hotel
Tahmineh Milani,[26] director
Golab Adineh,[27] actress
Mohammad Reza Khatami, Politician
Saeed Rad,[28][29] actor
Naser Malek Motiei,[30] actor
Niki Karimi,[31] actress
Behnoush Bakhtiari,[32] actress
Pejman Bazeghi,[33] actor
Kambiz Dirbaz,[33] actor
Morteza Ahmadi,[34] actor
Amin Hayai,[35] actor
Houshang Ebtehaj,[24] poet
Mahmoud Shahriyari, TV Host
Ehsan Hadadi,[36] discus thrower
Mohammad Nasiri,[37] weightlifter
Davoud Rashidi,[24] actor
Maryam Heydarzadeh,[38] poet
Saeed Mohammadi, singer
Elnaz Shakerdoust,[39] actress
Farzad Farzin,[40] singer
Niousha Zeyghami,[41] actress
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