 Persepolis still won the Azadegan League for the second time in a row and also finished third place in the Asian Club Championship.Pious ended his career at Persepolis as one of the club's greatest ever players and the club's greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.He made his Team Melli debut on June 25, 1984 in a friendly against China, and his last cap was on October 9, 1994 in Asian Games against Yemen.