Persepolis F.C.–Tractor S.C. rivalry

Persepolis F.C. v Tractor S.C.
Other namesReds Derby
Location Tehran, Iran
Tabriz, Iran
TeamsPersepolis Football Club
Tractor Sport Club
Latest meetingTractor 1–1 Persepolis
(18 December 2025)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 59
Friendly matches: 3
Total matches: 62
Most winsOfficial matches: Persepolis (29)
Friendly matches: Persepolis (1)
Total matches: Persepolis (30)
Top scorerFarshad Pious (9)
Largest victoryPersepolis 5–2 Tractor 1999–2000 Azadegan League (9 March 2000 (2000-03-09))
Tractor 5–1 Persepolis 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (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), 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 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 (50, 63), Hatami (57), Ebrahimi (65) Nourmohammadi (79) 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 (32), Karimian (53), Geílson (90) Haghighi (69) 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 (50) 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 (0–0)
0–3
[2]		 Persepolis – – Tabriz
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
61 2025–Oct-30 Tractor 1–1 Persepolis Hosseinzadeh (88) Bakić (90+7) Tabriz 2025–26 Persian Gulf Pro League

Iranian Cup

Hazfi Cup

No. Date Home team Score Away team Home goal scorers Away goal scorers Venue Season Round
62 2025–Dec-18 Tractor 1–1
(8–7p.)		 Persepolis Torabi (56) Kanaanizadegan (90+6) Tabriz 2025–26 Round of 32

Super 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 57 28 18 11 82 50
Hazfi Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0
Total Official Matches 59 29 19 11 84 51
Friendlies and Exhibitions 3 1 2 0 2 1
Grand Total 62 30 21 11 86 52

Head-to-head ranking in League (1970–2025)

P. 71 72 74 75 76 77 78 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9
10 10 10
11 11
12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13
14 14
15
16 16
17 17
18

• Total: Persepolis with 25 higher finishes, Tractor with 4 higher finishes (till end of the 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League)

Records

Friendly matches are not included in the following records unless otherwise noted.

Results

Biggest wins (+3 goals difference)

Winning margin Result Date Competition
3 Tractor 0–3 Persepolis 19 April 1975 League
Tractor 1–4 Persepolis 6 September 1991
Persepolis 5–2 Tractor 9 March 2000
Tractor 0–3 Persepolis 28 February 2001
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 26 April 2012
Persepolis 3–0 Tractor 5 February 2017

Most goals in a match

Goals Result Date Competition
7 Persepolis 5–2 Tractor 9 March 2000 League
6 Tractor 2–4 Persepolis 12 January 1999
5 Tractor 1–4 Persepolis 6 September 1991
Tractor 4–1 Persepolis 26 April 2012
Tractor 2–3 Persepolis 5 March 2023

Longest Runs

Most consecutive wins

Games Club Period
6 Persepolis 9 March 2000 – 26 October 2009
6 Persepolis 26 January 2020 – 19 May 2022
5 Tractor 9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013

Most consecutive draws

Games Period
3 11 March 1977 – 14 July 1978
3 13 October 1996 – 16 January 1997

Most consecutive without a draw

Games Period
11 27 July 2010 – 25 September 2015
11 30 August 2019 – 21 February 2024

Longest undefeated runs

Games Club Period
17 Persepolis
(9 wins) 		7 February 1994 – 27 July 2010
9 Persepolis
(5 wins) 		19 April 1975 – 26 February 1992
8 Persepolis
(4 wins) 		25 September 2015 – 1 May 2019
7 Persepolis
(4 wins) 		5 March 2023 – 18 December 2025
6 Persepolis
(6 wins) 		26 January 2020 – 19 May 2022
5 Tractor
(5 wins) 		9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013

Longest undefeated runs in the League

Games Club Period
17 Persepolis
(9 wins) 		7 February 1994 – 27 July 2010
9 Persepolis
(5 wins) 		19 April 1975 – 26 February 1992
8 Persepolis
(4 wins) 		25 September 2015 – 1 May 2019
6 Persepolis
(4 wins) 		5 March 2023 – 30 October 2025
5 Tractor
(5 wins) 		9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013
5 Persepolis
(5 wins) 		26 January 2020 – 19 May 2022

Most consecutive games scoring

Games Club Period
10 Persepolis 6 September 1991 – 12 January 1999
9 Persepolis 7 October 1999 – 27 July 2010
7 Persepolis 5 March 2023 – 18 December 2025
6 Persepolis 19 April 1975 – 18 August 1989
5 Tractor 9 December 2010 – 10 May 2013
5 Persepolis 26 January 2020 – 3 January 2022

Players

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 –
Mehdi Torabi Persepolis
Tractor 		2
– 		–
1 		–
10 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 – –
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 – –
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Tractor 1 – –
Marko Bakić Persepolis 1 – –
Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis – 1 –
Yousef Sedigh Azadi Tractor – – 1
Younes Shakeri Persepolis – – 1

League = "Iranian League" ; Cup = "Hazfi Cup" or "Super Cup" ; Other = "Friendlies" or "Exhibitions"

Top scorers by competition

Competition Player Club(s) Goals
League Farshad Pious Persepolis 9
Hazfi Cup Mehdi Torabi Tractor 1
Hossein Kanaanizadegan Persepolis 1
Super Cup Issa Alekasir Persepolis 1

Most consecutive goalscoring

Player Club(s) Consecutive matches Total goals in the run Start End
Mehdi Seyed-Salehi Tractor
Persepolis 		3 3 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (first leg) 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup (first leg)

Pokers

A poker is achieved when the same player scores four 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 in rivalries

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 Büyük Vatankhah Persepolis 2 2 0 0 100%
6 Amir Ghalenoei Tractor 5 2 2 1 40%

General performances

Trophies

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
Persepolis Competition Tractor
Domestic
16 Iranian Leagues 1
7 Iranian Hazfi Cup 2
5 Iranian Super Cup 1
28 Aggregate 4
Asian
— AFC Champions League Elite —
1 Asian Cup Winners Cup —
1 Aggregate —
29 Total aggregate 4

General information

Titles Persepolis Tractor
Club name after establishment Persepolis Sport Club Tractor Sazi Sport Club
Founding date Club: 22 November 1963
Football team: 21 March 1968 		1970
Stadium Azadi Stadium Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Capacity 78,116 66,833
Number of seasons in League 41
(1 withdrew due to national duties) 		30
(3 relegated)
Most goals scored in a season in League 56 (1971–72, 1998–99) 58 (2014–15)
Most points in a season in League 68 (2023–24) 68 (2024–25)
Number of Double wins
(League and Hazfi Cup) 		3 —
Most Consecutive League trophies 5 times in a row (Glut) —
Most Consecutive Hazfi Cup trophies 2 times in a row (Brace) —

Awards

Asian Footballer of the Year

IFFHS award

The IFFHS Asian Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). It had originally been the predecessor of the AFC Player of the Year, but was revived in 2020.

Award Persepolis Tractor
1st 0 0
2nd 1 0
3rd 0 0
Total 1 0

AFC award

The AFC Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is awarded to the Asian player who has the best performance at AFC club(s) in a calendar year.

Award Persepolis Tractor
1st 0 0
2nd 2 0
3rd 0 0
Total 2 0

Best Footballer in Asia

Best Footballer in Asia is an annual association football award organized and presented by Titan Sports. It is awarded to the player who had the best performance for Asian football during the calendar year.

Award Persepolis Tractor
1st 0 0
2nd 0 0
3rd 1 0
Total 1 0

League performances awards

Award Persepolis Tractor
Golden Boot 10 4

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.
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