Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry

Persepolis F.C. v Tractor S.C.
Location Tehran, Iran
Tabriz, Iran
TeamsPersepolis Football Club
Tractor Sport Club
First meetingTractor 0–3 Persepolis
(April 19, 1975)
Latest meetingPersepolis 2–0 Tractor
(26 January 2025)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total57 matches
Most winsPersepolis (29)
Top scorerFarshad Pious (9)
Largest victoryPersepolis 5–2 Tractor 1999–2000 Azadegan League (March 2000 (2000-03))
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 2011–12 Iran Pro League (26 April 2012 (2012-04-26))

The rivalry between Persepolis and Tractor is a footballing rivalry played between Iranian clubs Persepolis and Tractor.[1]

History

Tractor return to first tier and Navad TV show

This rivalry started in 2009 when Tractor returned to first tier of Iranian football league after 8 years and their fans had passion about this event. For the first time, a club except Esteghlal and Persepolis had too much fans in many of Iran's stadiums including Azadi, Esteghlal and Persepolis home ground. Their passion was so great that the Navad TV show arranged a vote quiz about the hottest fans in Iran and Tractor became first. Their coach Faraz Kamalvand declared on that program "Our fans are most popular fans in Iran too." This caused on other night Navad program arranged a vote quiz about the most popular fans in Iran and Tractor became third after Persepolis and Esteghlal. their fans didn't accept this result and protested and also looked Esteghlal and Persepolis as a Rival. On the other hand, with Tractor getting stronger, the rivalry between them and Tehran giants became more intense and Tractor won many times in Azadi stadium, especially against Esteghlal. In the years after that this rivalry was a bit overwhelmed by violence from both fans.

Iranian League

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition
3 1975–Apr-19 Tractor 0–3 Persepolis Fattahi (21, 90), Iranpak (37) Tabriz 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
4 1975–Oct-10 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Parvin (32 p.) Tehran
5 1977–Mar-11 Persepolis 1–1 Tractor Parvin (87) Dayani (51 o.g.) Tehran 1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup
6 1977–Sep-08 Tractor 2–2 Persepolis Mahnamay Aghdam (52), Mazloumi (67) Whittle (15), Khordbin (75) Tabriz
7 1978–Jul-14 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Anjabini (64) Parvin (44) Tabriz 1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup
8 1989–Aug-18 Persepolis 2–0 Tractor M. Ansarifard (17), Kermani Moghaddam (52) Tehran 1989–90 Qods League
9 1990–Jan-05 Tractor 0–0 Persepolis Tabriz
10 1991–Sep-06 Tractor 1–4 Persepolis Sheykhlari (48) Pious (8, 32, 43, 90) Tabriz 1991–92 Azadegan League
11 1992–Feb-26 Persepolis 2–1 Tractor Shirmohammadi (6), Pious (83) Zolmajidian (35) Tehran
12 1993–Dec-03 Tractor 2–1 Persepolis Alishiri (25), Paknejad (88) Shahmohammadi (89) Tabriz 1993–94 Azadegan League
13 1994–Feb-07 Persepolis 1–1 Tractor Derakhshan (39) Zolmajidian (20) Tehran
14 1994–Jun-24 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Hassandokht (52) Pious (78) Tabriz 1994–95 Azadegan League
15 1994–Nov-04 Persepolis 2–1 Tractor Pious (35, 87 p.) Bakhshizadeh (14) Tehran
16 1996–Oct-13 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Mohammadvand (77 p.) Torabian (47) Tabriz 1996–97 Azadegan League
17 1997–Jul-05 Persepolis 2–2 Tractor Pious (5), Mahdavikia (44) Rostami (55), Ferasati (88) Tehran
18 1997–Jan-16 Tractor 2–2 Persepolis Farshbaf (18), Azadi (79) Bezik (21), Mahdavikia (73) Tabriz 1997–98 Azadegan League
19 1999–Jan-12 Tractor 2–4 Persepolis Barmak (10 p., 84 p.) Halali (22 p.), Hasheminasab (42), Karimi (53), Estili (55) Tabriz 1998–99 Azadegan League
20 1999–Apr-18 Persepolis 0–0 Tractor Tehran
21 1999–Oct-07 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Peyrovani (62 o.g.) Baghmisheh (88) Tabriz 1999–2000 Azadegan League
22 2000–Mar-09 Persepolis 5–2 Tractor Bezik (37, 48), Karimi (65), Seraj (78), Hasheminasab (82 p.) Tavakkoli (9), Rostami (46) Tehran
23 2000–Dec-03 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Estili (44) Tehran 2000–01 Azadegan League
24 2001–Feb-28 Tractor 0–3 Persepolis Karimi (5), Rafat (46), Asadi (79) Tabriz
25 2001–Nov-18 Tractor 0–1 Persepolis Jabbari (85) Tabriz 2001–02 Iran Pro League
26 2002–Mar-12 Persepolis 2–1 Tractor Halali (10), Entezari (84) Aliyari (68) Tehran
27 2009–Oct-26 Persepolis 2–1 Tractor Zarei (65), Hawar Mulla Mohammed (86) Kheirkhah (90+2) Tehran 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup
28 2010–Apr-16 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Kheirkhah (38) Norouzi (56) Tabriz
29 2010–Jul–27 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Rezaei (46) Tehran 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
30 2010–Dec-09 Tractor 1–0 Persepolis Karrar Jassim (27 p.) Tabriz
31 2011–Dec-02 Persepolis 0–1 Tractor Akbapour (65) Tehran 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
32 2012–Apr-26 Tractor 4–1 Persepolis Flávio (51, 64), Hatami (58), Ebrahimi (66) Nourmohammadi (80) Tabriz
33 2012–Dec-03 Persepolis 0–1 Tractor Seyed-Salehi (77) Tehran 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
34 2013–May-10 Tractor 3–1 Persepolis Seyed-Salehi (33), Karimian (53), Geílson (90) Haghighi (70) Tabriz
36 2013–Jul–24 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Seyed-Salehi (80) Tehran 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup
37 2013–Nov-28 Tractor 1–0 Persepolis K. Ansarifard (40) Tabriz
38 2014–Sep-05 Persepolis 1–3 Tractor Bengar (39) Makani (68 o.g.), Édinho (85), Nariman Jahan (90+2) Tehran 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
39 2015–Mar-08 Tractor 1–0 Persepolis Saghebi 62' Tabriz
40 2015–Sep-25 Tractor 0–1 Persepolis Bengtson (71 p.) Tabriz 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League
41 2016-Mar-06 Persepolis 1–1 Tractor Rezaeian (13) Iranpourian (39) Tehran
42 2016–Sep-10 Tractor 0–0 Persepolis Tabriz 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
43 2017-Feb-05 Persepolis 3–0 Tractor Taremi (2), Rezaeian (23), Amiri (64) Tehran
44 2017–Aug-03 Tractor 1–2 Persepolis Hatami (41) Mensha (15), Kamyabinia (67) Tabriz 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League
45 2017–Dec-29 Persepolis 2–0 Tractor Alipour (45), Kamyabinia (78) Tehran
46 2018–Nov-25 Persepolis 0–0 Tractor Tehran 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League
47 2019–May-1 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Esmaeilifar 79' Kamyabinia (11) Tabriz
48 2019–Aug-30 Tractor 1–0 Persepolis Hajsafi (45+2) Tabriz 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
49 2020–Jan-26 Persepolis 2–0 Tractor Alipour (9), Amiri (55) Tehran
50 2021–Feb-4 Tractor 0–1 Persepolis Hosseini (53) Tabriz 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
52 2021–Jul-26 Persepolis 3–1 Tractor Abdi (64, 90+4), Nourollahi (68) Babaei (54) Tehran
53 2022–Jan-3 Persepolis 2–1 Tractor Alekasir (10), Nemati (55) Babaei (24) Tehran 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
54 2022–May-19 Tractor 0–3 Persepolis Tabriz[2]
55 2022–Oct-2 Persepolis 0–1 Tractor Abbaszadeh (75) Tehran 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
56 2023–Mar-5 Tractor 2–3 Persepolis Abbaszadeh (77, 84 p.) Omri (18), Torabi (31), Hanonov (90+5) Tabriz
57 2023–Aug-16 Tractor 0–1 Persepolis Sadeghi (42) Tabriz 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League
58 2024–Feb-21 Persepolis 2–0 Tractor Alekasir (57), Torabi (59) Tehran
59 2024–Aug-22 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Khalilzadeh (60) El Amloud (89) Tabriz 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
60 2025–Jan-26 Persepolis 2–0 Tractor Rafiei (11), Gvelesiani (73) Tehran

Iranian Cup

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition
51 2021–Jun-20 Persepolis 1–0 Tractor Alekasir (61) Tehran 2020 Super Cup

Friendlies and Exhibitions

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Competition
1 1971–Nov-26 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Sedigh Azadi Khordbin Tabriz Friendly
2 1975–Feb-14 Persepolis 0–0 Tractor Tehran Friendly
35 2013–Jul-3 Persepolis 1–0 Sepahan Shakeri (85) Tehran Friendly

Summary of results

Tournament Matches Persepolis wins Draws Tractor wins Persepolis goals Tractor goals
League 56 28 17 11 81 49
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0
Total Official Matches 57 29 17 11 82 49
Friendlies and Exhibitions 3 1 2 0 2 1
Grand Total 60 30 19 11 84 50

Trophies

  •    Club holds record in the competition
Team Domestic International Grand Total
Iranian League Iranian Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup Domestic Total AFC Champions League Elite Asian Cup Winners' Cup International Total
Persepolis 16 7 5 28 0 1 1 29
Tractor 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 3

Records

Biggest wins in official competitions (+3 goals difference)

Persepolis

  • Persepolis 3–0 Tractor on 19 April 1975
  • Persepolis 4–1 Tractor on 6 September 1991
  • Persepolis 5–2 Tractor on 9 March 2000
  • Persepolis 3–0 Tractor on 28 February 2001
  • Persepolis 3–0 Tractor on 5 February 2017

Tractor

  • Tractor 4–1 Persepolis on 26 April 2012

Most goals in a match

  • Persepolis 5–2 Tractor on 9 March 2000
  • Persepolis 4–2 Tractor on 12 January 1999

Goal scorers

  • Player in Bold is still active in Persepolis or Tractor.
Pos. Player Club(s) League Cup Other Total
1 Farshad Pious Persepolis 9 9
2 Ali Parvin Persepolis 3 3
Edmond Bezik Persepolis 3
Ali Karimi Persepolis 3
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Tractor
Persepolis
2
1
Kamal Kamyabinia Persepolis 3
Mohammad Abbaszadeh Tractor 3
Issa Alekasir Persepolis 2 1
9 Jahangir Fattahi Persepolis 2 2
Akbar Zolmajidian Tractor 2
Mehdi Mahdavikia Persepolis 2
Kourosh Barmak Tractor 2
Davoud Rostami Tractor 2
Mehdi Hasheminasab Persepolis 2
Hamid Estili Persepolis 2
Esmaeil Halali Persepolis 2
Farhad Kheirkhah Tractor 2
Flávio Paixão Tractor 2
Farzad Hatami Tractor 2
Ramin Rezaeian Persepolis 2
Vahid Amiri Persepolis 2
Ali Alipour Persepolis 2
Mehdi Abdi Persepolis 2
Peyman Babaei Tractor 2
Mehdi Torabi Persepolis 2
Mahmoud Khordbin Persepolis 1 1
27 Safar Iranpak Persepolis 1 1
Alan Whittle Persepolis 1
Rahim Mahnamay Aghdam Tractor 1
Parviz Mazloumi Tractor 1
Kamel Anjabini Tractor 1
Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard Persepolis 1
Morteza Kermani Moghaddam Persepolis 1
Ahad Sheykhlari Tractor 1
Hassan Shirmohammadi Persepolis 1
Hassan Alishiri Tractor 1
Habib Paknejad Tractor 1
Jamshid Shahmohammadi Persepolis 1
Hamid Derakhshan Persepolis 1
Hossein Hassandokht Tractor 1
Yousef Bakhshizadeh Tractor 1
Reza Torabian Persepolis 1
Aref Mohammadvand Tractor 1
Nasser Ferasati Tractor 1
Mohammad Farshbaf Tractor 1
Mohammad Azadi Tractor 1
Ali Baghmisheh Persepolis 1
Asadollah Tavakkoli Tractor 1
Behnam Seraj Persepolis 1
Payan Rafat Persepolis 1
Ebrahim Asadi Persepolis 1
Reza Jabbari Persepolis 1
Sohrab Entezari Persepolis 1
Farhad Aliyari Tractor 1
Mojtaba Zarei Persepolis 1
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Persepolis 1
Hadi Norouzi Persepolis 1
Gholamreza Rezaei Persepolis 1
Karrar Jassim Tractor 1
Siavash Akbarpour Tractor 1
Mohammad Ebrahimi Tractor 1
Alireza Nourmohammadi Persepolis 1
Mehdi Karimian Tractor 1
Reza Haghighi Persepolis 1
Geílson Tractor 1
Karim Ansarifard Tractor 1
Mohsen Bengar Persepolis 1
Edinho Tractor 1
Saman Nariman Jahan Tractor 1
Shahin Saghebi Tractor 1
Jerry Bengtson Persepolis 1
Mohammad Iranpourian Tractor 1
Mehdi Taremi Persepolis 1
Godwin Mensha Persepolis 1
Danial Esmaeilifar Tractor 1
Ehsan Hajsafi Tractor 1
Jalal Hosseini Persepolis 1
Ahmad Nourollahi Persepolis 1
Siamak Nemati Persepolis 1
Mohammad Omri Persepolis 1
Vahdat Hanonov Persepolis 1
Saeid Sadeghi Persepolis 1
Shoja Khalilzadeh Tractor 1
Ayoub El Amloud Persepolis 1
Soroush Rafiei Persepolis 1
Giorgi Gvelesiani Persepolis 1
Yousef Sedigh Azadi Tractor 1
Younes Shakeri Persepolis 1

League = "Iranian League" ; Cup = "Hazfi Cup" or "Super Cup"

Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
Player No. of
goals
Time of goals Representing Final
score
Opponent Tournament
1. Farshad Pious 4 8', 32', 43', 90' Persepolis 4–1 Tractor 1991–92 Azadegan League

Braces

A Brace is achieved when the same player scores two goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
Player No. of
goals
Time of goals Representing Final
score
Opponent Tournament
1. Jahangir Fattahi 2 21', 90' Persepolis 3–0 Tractor 1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup
2. Farshad Pious 2 35', 87' Persepolis 2–1 Tractor 1994–95 Azadegan League
3. Kourosh Barmak 2 10', 84' Tractor 2–4 Persepolis 1998–99 Azadegan League
4. Edmond Bezik 2 37', 48' Persepolis 5–2 Tractor 1999–2000 Azadegan League
5. Flávio Paixão 2 51', 64' Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
6. Mehdi Abdi 2 64', 90+4' Persepolis 3–1 Tractor 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
7. Mohammad Abbaszadeh 2 77', 84' Tractor 2–3 Persepolis 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League

Most successful coaches

  • Coaches in bold are still active for Persepolis or Tractor.
Rank Head coach Club Matches Win Draw Lost Winning rate
1 Ali Parvin Persepolis 12 9 3 0 75%
2 Yahya Golmohammadi Persepolis
Tractor
11 8
0
0
0
2
1
72%
3 Branko Ivanković Persepolis 8 4 4 0 50%
4 Toni Tractor 4 3 0 1 75%
5 Amir Ghalenoei Tractor 5 2 2 1 40%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Persepolis and Tractor Sazi rivalry history". mashreghnews.ir. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Disciplinary Committee declared verdict of Tractor vs. Persepolis match 3-0 in favor of Persepolis". tarafdari.com. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.