Persepolis F.C. - Colours and Crest

Colours and Crest

Persepolis was named after the historical landmark, Persepolis, the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The club logo incorporates elements from the location. The first design of Persepolis' crest used the Faravahar, an ancient Persian and Zoroastrian symbol. The Faravahar is a man with falcon wings, each with three feathers. Faravahar looks toward and rises its hand toward Ahura Mazda. This version of the crest only used in early years. After that there was not a crest on the shirt until the 1980s. In the middle of the 1980s the design of the crest changed. This version had two bull heads attached to one body as seen on a column at Apadana. The bull points to a cup. Olympic rings are seen under the cup. The bull is the symbol of productivity in ancient Persia beliefs and Persian Literature and the cup on the top of the column represents the championship. This version was a more detailed version of the current crest. In the 1990s the crest changed again and became more stylized; the Olympic rings were dropped and the cup became more explicit. This version used until 2004; the current crest is simpler still. The Olympic rings return to the crest and the bull of past versions is turned into Homa, another mythological creature and symbol used in the architecture of Persepolis.

One of Persepolis' nicknames is Sorkhpoushan ("The Reds", Persian: سرخپوشان‎), stemming from their traditional kit, which is predominantly red. From the foundation of the club, the common home kit includes a red shirt, red (in some seasons black or white) shorts, and red socks. White and black colours are also seen in the kit. In the early 1970s the shorts were black; white shorts were used in the late 1970s, and red shorts became predominant in the 1980s.

In the 2006–2007 season, fans saw the team wear red and white striped shirts. The away kit of the club is commonly with a white background.

During 2011–2012 season, and before 74th Tehran Derby, club released a new logo and the president Mohammad Rouyanian unveiled it in an official ceremony holding by the club itself. There was also a new version of the club's official website which unveiled in that ceremony too.