The former Captain of Team Melli Afshin Peyrovani has been suspended from all football activities for a period of five years by the disciplinary committee of the Iranian Football Federation IRIFF

In September 2015, Peyrovani was appointed as football director of Team Melli. He was included in Carlos Queiroz staff for FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying rounds. After a few months, Peyrovani tendered his resignation from his post in Team Melli.

Peyrovani who is currently Persepolis’s Football Director was accused of  financial irregularities while he was acting as Team Melli Football Director. It is believed that he accepted kick backs from one of the Team Melli sponsors.

Peyrovani played in the 1998 World Cup ,as well as the team that finished third In the 1996 Asian Cup

Persepolis Club has immediately replaced Peyrovani as Team Director and replaced him with Hossein Khabiri for their trip to Abu Dhabi where Persepolis will face Aljazeera Club in the quarter finals of AFC Champions League.