câu lạc bộ bóng đá persepolis Persepolis joined the Iran Pro League (IPL) when it was formed in 2001. By the end of the inaugural season , they were in a close race with their rival Esteghlal , which led the league by two points going into the final day of the regular season. Esteghlal's loss to Malavan and Persepolis' 1–0 win against Fajr Sepasi in their last games of the season gave Persepolis a one-point lead and the first-ever IPL championship. Persepolis finished third in the 2002–03 season ; they also failed to advance out of the group stage in the newly created AFC Champions League .. câu lạc bộ bóng đá brentford Persepolis cũng chú trọng hoạt động cộng đồng, tổ chức nhiều sự kiện thiện nguyện cho người hâm mộ. câu lạc bộ bóng đá crystal palace Persepolis is publicly owned. Privatisation of both Persepolis and Esteghlal , has failed, most likely due to the government's lack of interest to bequeath the enormous social (and potentially financial) capital of the two clubs to private entities. [ citation needed ] In May 2009, in the run-up to the 2009 presidential election , President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated that the club would be privatised. [ citation needed ] A second much anticipated bid in May 2015 was called null and void after Persepolis fan and tycoon Hossein Hedayat was found unqualified by Iranian Privatization Organization. [ 119 ] It is expected that the transfer of the club to private investors will be a long process, largely due to problems with the club's financial documents and the debts that the club has accumulated, which make it unable to be listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange . [ citation needed ] Shares for the club can be sold on the OTC market once it has removed all of its financial ambiguities. [ citation needed ]
