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Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.Persepolis was founded in 1963 by Ali Abdo and has been in the first division of Iranian football since 1968. Persepolis also had three teams in bowling, basketball and volleyball in its first years of establishment. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. The club is owned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. There have been many attempts to privatize the club with no success due to the large debt the club has accumulated.The club has played at its home ground, Azadi Stadium, since 1973.