The Asian Football Confederation has stated that Persepolis is not allowed to use the jersey featuring the design of Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid).
Persepolis had unveiled its new jersey to wear in the first week of the Asian Champions League against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli on September 17.
However, the Asian Football Confederation sent a letter to the Persepolis club stating that they are not allowed to use this jersey in the Champions League.
The design on the mentioned jersey is an image of Persepolis, which was constructed during the Achaemenid Empire era, beginning in 518 BC by Darius I at the current location of the city of Marvdasht, and was further developed during the reigns of Xerxes and Artaxerxes I.
These interconnected palaces were set on fire by Alexander the Great in 330 BC, marking a symbolic point in the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.
The Persepolis jersey with the Persepolis design was presented on August 17 when Persepolis representatives were in Kuala Lumpur for the draw, but its approval or rejection was delayed until 4 days before the match.