Persian Gulf Pro League

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Persian Gulf Pro League
abbreviation PGL
Association Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
First edition 1970 officially
2001 with the current format
hierarchy 1st League
Teams 16
master Persepolis FC
Record champions Persepolis FC  (5 wins)
Record scorer Reza Enayati (132)
Current season 2019/20
Website www.iranleague.ir
Qualification for AFC Champions League
Hazfi Cup

The Persian Gulf Pro League ( Persian لیگ برتر خلیج فارس) is the top division in Iranian football . It was introduced under the name Iran Pro League (IPL) for the 2001/2002 season after the decision of the Iranian Football Association in 2000 . In the current rating of the AFC, it ranks second and is also the strongest league in West Asia.

In the Persian Gulf Pro League , the Iranian soccer champions and the participants of the AFC Champions League are played in the league system in which every club competes against every other club in back and forth matches . The last two teams are relegated to the Azadegan League , which has been the second-highest division in Iran since the 2001/02 season. The third from bottom must be relegated against the play-off winners of the Azadegan League.

Until 2006 the league was called Iran Pro League (IPL; Persian لیگ برتر فوتبال ایران). For the 2006/07 season the league was in Persian Gulf Cup (PGC) ( Persian جام خلیج فارس), before being called the Persian Gulf Pro League since the 2014/15 season .

Mode and Orientation

Competition mode

During a championship year, which is divided into a round-trip round, all 16 clubs of the Persian Gulf Pro League meet twice on the basis of a game plan set before the season; once in your own stadium and once in the opponent's stadium. A season with its (currently) 30 game days usually extends from or August to April or May. In years in which a world championship takes place, the season sometimes ends in April. The winter break usually runs in January. However, if the AFC Asian Cup takes place in winter, there will be a longer winter break here. As a result, the season usually starts a little earlier. The individual game days usually kick off on Fridays (Iranian weekend) at 6:00 p.m., but also on Thursdays and at other kick-off times. Sometimes there are also games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The games of the last two game days are always played simultaneously on two Fridays.

The team that took first place after the double round of points is Iranian football champions. The two last-placed teams must be relegated to the Azadegan League , which is divided into two groups. The first two in groups A and B will be promoted directly and the two second -placed players will compete against each other in play-off mode (return leg). The winner from the play-off match meets the third-bottom of the Persian Gulf Pro League in the two-legged game.

After each game, the winning team receives three points and the defeated team receives no point, and in the event of a tie, each team receives one point. The points achieved in a season are added up and thus result in a current ranking of the clubs for each game day. In the event of a tie, the better goal difference decides the order of placement; if the difference is the same, the number of goals scored. If two teams are still tied after that, the overall result of the games decides against each other, whereby the goals scored away count more. If the away goals scored are the same in all games, a playoff will be played on a neutral seat. However, this has never been the case in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

The mode of the league has remained almost unchanged since the first edition in 2001. Only the number of participating clubs (14, 16, 18) and the number of relegation places (2 to 4) varied. Relegation games to determine promoted and relegated players have been played since the 2012/13 season.

AFC ranking

West asia
rank Association
member
Points Starting places
Group stage Play-off
Round 3 round 2 Round 1
1 IranIran Iran 908.47 4th 0 0 0
2 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 869.62 4th 0 0 0
3 United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 848.94 3 0 1 0
4th QatarQatar Qatar 848.56 2 0 2 0
5 UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan 693.38 1 0 2 0

Scoring for the AFC Champions League 2014

Licensing

To participate in the Persian Gulf Pro League, each team needs a license issued by the Iranian football association FFIRI . The license is awarded on the basis of sporting, legal, personnel-administrative, infrastructural and financial criteria. The above-mentioned prerequisites are equally important, but the granting of a license is usually based on the financial criteria that are intended to ensure the economic performance of the clubs.

history

Before 1970

Before the 1970s there were only regional leagues and championships in Iran in which Taj, today's Esteghlal and Shahin Tehran were able to establish themselves as the most important teams in the country, as they were considered to be national champions as winners of the Tehran championship. Other successful teams during this period were PAS Tehran and Daraei FC. Persepolis could only achieve its first successes from the 1970s.

Local League
season master
1970/71 Taj
1971/72 Persepolis

Local League

At the beginning of the 1970s, the Local League was the first league in which teams from outside Tehran could also participate. These included u. a. the now very popular clubs Tractor Sazi from Tabriz and Sepahan from Isfahan. Persepolis was able to win the first of its nine national championships to date in the Local League, thus laying the foundation for its successful history.


Takht Jamshid Cup
season master
1973/74 Persepolis
1974/75 Taj
1975/76 Persepolis
1976/77 PAS Tehran
1977/78 PAS Tehran

Takht Jamshid Cup

After football became increasingly popular in Iran at the beginning of the 1970s, the association decided to introduce a national league, which should work on the model of European leagues. In 1973 the Takht Jamshid Cup was finally founded , in which teams from all over the country could take part. After 12 teams participated in the first two seasons, the league expanded from the 1975/76 season to 16 participating clubs. However, the league was still dominated by the capital city clubs.

Persepolis was able to get the title in the first season 1973/74 and two years later in the season 1975/76 and finally establish itself as the top team in Iranian football. Players like Ebrahim Ashtiani, Hossein Kalani, Homayoun Behzadi, Mahmoud Khordbin or Ali Parvin , who is still regarded as one of the most successful players in the history of Iranian football, played a decisive role . Furthermore, the rivalry between Persepolis and Esteghlal , the then Taj, developed here, and it has continued to grow until today. Taj was once champion of the Takht Jamshid Cup and was also able to bring out two of the best Iranian players of the time with players like Hassan Rowshan and Nasser Hejazi . The two other titles went to PAS Tehran , which could only become champions again in 1992. The 1978/79 season could not be ended because of the Islamic Revolution . Shahin FC were leaders here after the 12 matchdays they had played so far.

The quality of the league was reflected in the successes of the Iranian national soccer team . At that time, Iran won the Asian Cup for the third time after 1968 and 1972 and was able to qualify for a world championship for the first time . The Takht Jamshid Cup thus formed the basis for the golden generation of Iranian football.

1980s

Due to the Iran-Iraq war, society's interest in football waned. The Takht Jamshid Cup was discontinued and there was no national league until the 1989/90 season. Attempts to reintroduce a national league failed due to a lack of support and the money problems of almost all clubs. The Tehran Provincial League champion was therefore considered the Iranian champion. Persepolis won the Tehran Provincial League title five times between 1980 and 1990 (1979/80, 1982/83, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90). In the 1987/88 season, the league was supplemented for the first time since the start of the war with teams outside Tehran. The league was named Shahrivar League that season . Persepolis' arch-rival Esteghlal secured the title in the 1983/84 and 1985/86 seasons.

Qods League
season master
1989/90 Esteghlal

Qods League

A first real national championship after the Takht Jamshid Cup was played again in 1989/1990. The participating 22 teams were divided into two groups of 11 teams each. The group first and second in both groups qualified for the semifinals. The only winner of the Qods League was Esteghlal , who won the final against Persepolis with 2-1. By defeating Persepolis, Esteghlal was eligible to start the following season for the Asian Club Championship, today's Asian Champions League, and was able to retract the second title after 1970. After the first edition, however, it was decided not to continue the Qods League with this mode. Therefore, the clubs played again in the regional leagues in the 1990/91 season. Persepolis was the winner of the Tehran Provinicial League in 1990/91 .

Azadegan League
season master
1991/92 PAS Tehran
1992/93 PAS Tehran
1993/94 Saipa
1994/95 Saipa
1995/96 Persepolis
1996/97 Persepolis
1997/98 Esteghlal
1998/99 Persepolis
1999/00 Persepolis
2000/01 Esteghlal

Azadegan League

The League was established to commemorate the Iranian prisoners of war of the first Gulf War in Azadegan League renamed. Between 1991 and 2001, the Iranian champions were played in it, but it was always a club from or in the immediate vicinity of Tehran . PAS Tehran secured the title in the first two seasons , although the game mode was different in the first two years of the Azadegan League. In the 1991/92 season, 12 teams played in a league through home and away games from the Iranian champions. However, for the 1992/93 season the league was divided into two groups of 8 teams each. After playing in a uniform league with 14 teams again in 1993/94 and Saipa was crowned Iranian champion for the first time, the league was again divided into two groups for the 1994/95 game year, this time into groups of 12 teams each. Saipa was able to defend its title by beating Esteghlal 1-0 in the final . In the playing years 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99, the league was played with 16 clubs in the classic league format. Persepolis reached the championship in 1995/96, 1996/97 and 1998/99. Capital rival Esteghlal was champions of the league in the 1997/98 season. The last two years of the Azadegan League were also dominated by the capital city clubs. Persepolis was 1999/00 in the league played with 14 teams before Esteghlal champion, while Esteghlal was able to prevail a year later in a league of 12 before Persepolis.

The establishment of a professional league was decided in 2001 by the Iranian Football Association and should ensure a higher quality of the players. The Azadegan League became the second top division of the Iranian league system after the professional league was founded, which has since been divided into two groups. Furthermore, the Azadegan League should increasingly orient itself towards the professional statues and ultimately also become a professional league.

Iran Pro League

Persian Gulf Pro League
season master
2001/02 Persepolis
2002/03 Sepahan
2003/04 PAS Tehran
2004/05 Foolad
2005/06 Esteghlal
2006/07 Saipa
2007/08 Persepolis
2008/09 Esteghlal
2009/10 Sepahan
2010/11 Sepahan
2011/12 Sepahan
2012/13 Esteghlal
2013/14 Foolad
2014/15 Sepahan
2015/16 Esteghlal Khuzestan
2016/17 Persepolis
2017/18 Persepolis
2018/19 Persepolis

In 2001 the Iran Pro League (IPL) was founded and with it the professional status in Iran was introduced. Since its inception, the league has been able to continuously raise its level and record increasing audience numbers. In the first three seasons the league consisted of only 14 teams. For the 2004/05 season, the league was then enlarged by two more teams, before the decision was made to let 18 teams play for the title from the 2007/08 season. Since the 2013/14 season, 16 teams have been playing for the title of the top Iranian league again. The first championship went to Persepolis one point ahead of Esteghlal . Esteghlal Rasht and Tractor Sazi had to relegate . The top scorer with 17 goals was Reza Enayati from fifth place FC Aboumoslem .

The 2002/03 season was less close than the previous one. This time Sepahan became Iranian champions for the first time, seven points ahead of PAS Tehran . With Edmond Bezik they also provided the top scorer in the league (13 goals). In addition to Sepahan, city rival Zob Ahan Isfahan also qualified as a cup winner for the AFC Champions League . The relegation battle, however, was much closer. At the end of the season, FC Aboumoslem, Malavan Anzali and Sanat Naft Abadan were three clubs with 26 points in the last three places. The better goal difference finally saved Aboumoslem from going into the Azadegan League , which the other two had to compete.

In the 2003/04 season, the previous runner-up PAS Tehran won the title. In the end, 53 points were enough, ahead of second-placed Esteghlal (51 points). It should be the last title for the club, which was dissolved in 2007 and relocated to Hamadan . Last year's champion Sepahan was only sixth in the table, but was able to qualify as cup winner for the AFC Champions League again , which is why, as in 2002/03, the table runner-up went empty-handed. Persepolis' returnee Ali Daei was the top scorer with 16 goals .

The league was increased to 16 teams for the 2004/05 season and with Foolad was the first time a club from the province of Khuzestan Iranian champions. 64 points ahead of Zob Ahan (58 points) were enough to win the title for the first time. Enayati , who joined Esteghlal, was the top scorer in the league for the second time with 20 goals. Paykan and Pegah Gilan had to dismount .

With Esteghlal, the “blues” from Tehran could finally celebrate their first title in the Iran Pro League. In the 2005/06 season they were champions by one point more (59 to 58 points) ahead of PAS Tehran. Reza Enayati, who defended his title as top scorer with 21 goals, played a major role in the championship. Master Foolad were only eighth in the table and ended up behind Sepahan, who qualified for the AFC Champions League by winning the cup with Esteghlal . Shamoushak Noshahr and Shahid Ghandi (later Tarbiat Yazd, now Yazd Louleh) had to relegate to the Azadegan League.

In 2006, the association decided to give the league another name. Since then, the competition, especially widespread in Iran, has been called the Persian Gulf Cup . In addition, the logo of the league was changed. The main reason for the name change was the ongoing conflict between Iran and the Arab Gulf states over the name of the Persian Gulf . In the following season 2006/07 Saipa was before Esteghlal Ahvaz champion of the Persian Gulf Cup. Thanks to another cup win, Sepahan took a starting place for the AFC Champions League again . In addition to Rah Ahan , the 2004/05 season champion Foolad was relegated. However, Foolad managed to get promoted again directly in the following season. With the Nigerian Daniel Olerum, a foreign player became the top scorer for the first time (17 goals, together with Mehdi Rajabzadeh).

May 17, 2008: Riots after winning the Iranian championship

The league was expanded again for the 2007/08 season by two more teams to 18 teams. In a dramatic season finale, Persepolis won thanks to a goal by Sepehr Heidari in the 96 minutes against the leading First Sepahan in front of 110,000 fans in the Azadi Stadium (2-1 win). Thanks to the good rating in the AFC ranking, four clubs were able to qualify for the AFC Champions League for the first time . In addition to champions Persepolis, these were Sepahan, Saba Qom and Esteghlal (as cup winners). Hadi Asghari (Rah Ahan) and Mohsen Khalili from Persepolis were top scorer in the league with 18 goals each. Sanat Naft Abadan and Shirin Faraz (now Rahian Kermanshah) had to move into the second division.

After the last matchday of the 2008/09 season, Esteghlal and Zob Ahan were tied at the top with 66 points each. The better goal difference of 70:34 by Esteghlal to 58:42 by Zob Ahan decided the championship in favor of the capital club. In addition to the two, Mes Kerman qualified third in the table and fourth Sepahan, as Zob Ahan had already qualified as second and cup winner, for the AFC Champions League . Descent had Payam Mashhad , Damash Gilan and Bargh Shiraz . Payam had the same number of points (35) as city rivals FC Aboumoslem, but the worse goal difference (−19 to −7).

Sepahan was able to celebrate his second league title in the 2009/10 season and with the Iraqi Emad Mohammed a non-Iranian player was top scorer for the second time (18 goals). The season was largely dominated by the two clubs from Isfahan. In the end of the season, however, Sepahan was able to break away decisively from Zob Ahan and became champion with 6 points ahead. In addition to the two Isfahan clubs, the capital rivals Esteghlal (third) and Persepolis (fourth and cup winner) won the right to start the AFC Champions League . Relegated were Fajr Sepasi , Esteghlal Ahvaz and Aboumoslem.

One season after winning the second title, Sepahan became Iranian champions for the third time in 2010/11. The season finale was again exciting and Sepahan won the league with 66 points ahead of Esteghlal (65 points) and city rival Zob Ahan (63 points). In addition to the first third, Persepolis achieved a starting place in the AFC Champions League as fourth and cup winner . Foolad's Reza Norouzi was the top scorer with 24 goals, setting a new record. The relegation battle was even closer. The distance between the eleventh Saipa (37 points) and the third-last PAS Hamadan (35 points) was only two points and the penultimate Paykan (33 points) only four points. Ultimately, the goal difference decided against PAS, Paykan and Steel Azin . Steel Azin's relegation was like a debacle, as the team had previously strengthened with stars like Mehdi Mahdavikia , Ali Karimi , Hossein Kaebi and former Bundesliga players Ferydoon Zandi and Amir Shapourzadeh .

The 2011/12 season offered another exciting championship fight in which Sepahan prevailed again and was able to perfect the title hat trick. With 67 points, the team prevailed ahead of Tractor Sazi and Esteghlal (both 66). Since Esteghlal has already won the Hazfi Cup , Saba Qom qualified fourth for the AFC Champions League . With Shahrdari Tabriz and Mes Sarcheshmeh (now Padideh FC), two of the three promoted teams were relegated straight away. Shahin Bushehr also had to join the Azadegan League. Saipa striker Karim Ansarifard was the league's top scorer with 21 goals. Persepolis was going through a crisis season and only turned 12.

Esteghlal fans celebrate the 2013 championship

Since the league was reduced to 16 teams again for the 2013/14 season, four clubs were relegated directly in the 2012/13 season. In addition, the relegation games were introduced, in which the fifth from bottom of the table meets the play-off winners of the Azadegan League in the first and second leg. Since the 2013/2014 season, this is the third from bottom of the table. Esteghlal was again Iranian champion after three championship years from Sepahan and prevailed with 67 points ahead of the renewed runner-up Tractor Sazi (65 points) from Tabriz . On matchday 32, Esteghlal and Sepahan faced each other in the Azadi Stadium. With a win, Sepahan could have overtaken Esteghlal again, but after Moharram Navidkia's opening goal in stoppage time (94 minutes), an own goal by Mohsen Irannejad equalized. Since they were defeated by Damash Gilan 1-2 on the following day, Esteghlal's 1-0 win at Foolad with a penalty from Javad Nekounam was enough . Sepahan finally achieved victory in the Hazfi Cup alongside third place in the table (4-2 win on penalties against Persepolis). The year was once again disappointing for Persepolis with 7th place and the lost cup final. Foolad was able to qualify as fourth after the championship year 2005 for the AFC Champions League . The four teams of Gahar Zagros, Paykan, Sanat Naft Abadan and Aluminum Hormozgan had to relegate. Zob Ahan saved his epidemic year by winning the relegation against PAS Hamadan (4-2 and 1-1) and stayed in the league.

The 2013/14 game year was extremely defensive and exciting at the same time. Foolad achieved 36 goals for the title, while Malavan Anzali scored most of the season in seventh place with just 40 goals. On the last day of the match, apart from Foolad, Esteghlal, Persepolis, Sepahan and Naft Tehran were also champions. Foolad kept the championship lead with a 1-0 at Gostaresh Foulad Tabriz and became champions for the second time. Esteghlal, on the other hand, lost at home starting from 2nd place 1-3 against cup winner Tractor Sazi and lost a Champions League place with 5th place. Even Sepahan could not achieve this despite a 1-0 win against the last remaining main competitor Naft Tehran, as at least one win with two goals would have been necessary. Mes Kerman and SC Damash Gilan had to relegate with only one win of the season, who lost the direct duel against Zob Ahan at home with 1-2. Fajr Sepasi was 14th in the table, but failed in the relegation to Paykan (0-0 and 0-1). For the second time, Karim Ansarifard (Tractor Sazi) was the top scorer with 19 goals in the league, which was last held under the name Persian Gulf Cup .

For the 2014/15 season , the name of the top Iranian league was changed again. Since then the league has been called Persian Gulf Pro League . The logo of the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Azadegan League have also been replaced by more modern versions.

societies

Since the Persian Gulf Pro League was founded in 2001, a total of 35 clubs have played in the top Iranian league, with Naft Masjed-Soleyman and Padideh Mashhad being the youngest newcomers in the 2014/15 season. Persepolis , Esteghlal , Sepahan , Zob Ahan and Saipa were the only clubs to have belonged to the league for all 13 seasons without interruption. This is followed by Foolad , Malavan Anzali and Fajr Sepasi with 12 and Saba Qom and Paykan with 10 seasons each. Persepolis, Esteghlal, Sepahan, Zob Ahan, Saipa, Saba Qom and PAS Tehran have never been relegated from the Persian Gulf Pro League . One reason for the large number of clubs that have played in the league so far is certainly that with Shahid Ghandi Yazd (later Tarbiat Yazd, now Yazd Louleh), Mes Sarcheshmeh, Shirin Faraz (now Rahian Kermanshah), Gahar Zagros, Payam Mashhad and Aluminum Hormozgan five clubs were relegated immediately after promotion and have not made their way back to the top division to this day. Also Steel Azin and Shahrdari Tabriz played with two seasons only briefly in the league.

Clubs of the Persian Gulf Pro League 2014/15

team city Stadion capacity
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 95,225
Esteghlal Khuzestan Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 30,000
Foolad Ahvaz Ghadir Stadium 38,960
Gostaresh FT Tabriz Gostaresh Foulad Arena 12,000
Malavan Anzali Takhti Anzali 15,559
Naft Masjed-Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Behnam Mohammadi 8,000
Naft Tehran Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi 8,250
Padideh Mashhad Seeds 30,000
Paykan Qods Hear Qods 25,000
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 95,225
Rah Ahan Tehran Tachti Tehran 30,122
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar-e Emam Qom 10,610
Saipa Karaj Enghelab Karaj 15,000
Sepahan Isfahan Foolad Shahr 15,000
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Sahand 66,833
Zob Ahan Isfahan Foolad Shahr 15,000

Players and Transfers

Transfer phases

The summer transfer phase takes place from June 18 to August 8, the winter transfer phase takes place from December 31 to January 20. However, the two transfer times only affect transfers within the Iranian league system. Changes of players to foreign leagues or from foreign leagues to the Persian Gulf Pro League are always possible if the transfer window of the respective league abroad is not yet closed.

Aliens regulation

In order to promote your own players, a foreigner regulation applies. Each club may sign foreign players without restriction, but only use a maximum of four players, including the goalkeeper, in a game of the Persian Gulf Pro League at the same time. However, if a club uses players who are not eligible to play, the game can be rated in favor of the opponent , similar to UEFA , and further points are deducted.

Sponsorship

The Persian Gulf Pro League has had changing major sponsors since 2005. Since then there have been four different sponsors. The current main sponsor of the league has been the Irannovin Company since 2014.

  • 2001–2005: no sponsor
  • 2005-2007: Zam Zam
  • 2007-2009: Padideh
  • 2009-2014: Irancell
  • since 2014: Irannovin

According to a November 2012 study, a top division club generates an average of 15% of its total income from sponsorship.

The sponsor of the official match ball is the German sporting goods manufacturer Uhlsport . In addition, many clubs in the first two leagues have jersey contracts with Uhlsport. These teams include Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad , Naft Masjed-Soleyman, Rah Ahan , Sepahan and Saipa . In the past, Uhlsport also made the kits for Esteghlal and Persepolis . Uhlsport is also the official tricot supplier for the Iranian national soccer team .

master

Tehran Provinincial League (Tehran Championship) 1

  • Esteghlal (Taj) 1949/50, 1951/52, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1961/62, 1963/64, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1983 / 84, 1985/86, 1991/92 (14)
  • Daraei FC 1946/47, 1960/61, 1967/68 (3)
  • PAS Tehran 1967/68, 1968/69 (2)
  • Persepolis 1979/80, 1982/83, 1986/87, 1987/88 2 , 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91 (7)
  • Shahin FC 1951/52, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1975/76 (7)

1 Does not count as national championships. 2 Was called the Shahrivar League

Local League

  • Esteghlal (Taj) 1970/71 (1)
  • Persepolis 1971/72 (1)

Takht Jamshid Cup

  • Esteghlal (Taj) 1974/75 (1)
  • PAS Tehran 1976/77, 1977/78 (2)
  • Persepolis 1973/74, 1975/76 (2)

Qods League

  • Esteghlal 1989/90 (1)

Azadegan League

  • Esteghlal 1997/98, 2000/01 (2)
  • PAS Tehran 1991/92, 1992/93 (2)
  • Persepolis 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00 (4)
  • Saipa 1993/94, 1994/1995 (2)

Persian Gulf Pro League (Iran Pro League)

  • Esteghlal 2005/06, 2008/09, 2012/13 (3)
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan 2015/16 (1)
  • Foolad 2004/05, 2013/14 (2)
  • PAS Tehran 2003/04 (1)
  • Persepolis 2001/02, 2007/08, 2016/17, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 (5)
  • Saipa 2006/07 (1)
  • Sepahan 2002/03, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2014/15 (5)

Eternal table

season Persepolis Esteghlal Sepahan
2001/02 1 2 9
2002/03 3 9 1
2003/04 5 2 6th
2004/05 4th 3 10
2005/06 9 1 7th
2006/07 3 4th 5
2007/08 1 13 2
2008/09 5 1 4th
2009/10 4th 3 1
2010/11 4th 2 1
2011/12 12 3 1
2012/13 7th 1 3
2013/14 2 5 4th
2014/15 8th 6th 1
2015/16 2
2016/17 1 2 5
2017/18 1 3 14th
2018/19 1 3 2
In the top 3 9 9 6th
Legend master
2nd or 3rd place
4th place or worse

Since the Iran Pro League season 2001/02 13 game years of the Persian Gulf Pro League have been played. The following table shows the eternal table of 13 years of professional football. In addition, the placements of the three big clubs Esteghlal , Persepolis and Sepahan are shown.

Pl. society Seasons Games Victories draw Defeats Gates Goals conceded Goal difference Points Best placement
1 Esteghlal 13 402 198 126 78 602 384 +218 719 master
2 Sepahan 13 402 192 123 91 597 388 +209 682 1 master
3 Persepolis 13 402 174 135 93 565 423 +142 650 2 master
4th Zob Ahan 13 402 158 132 112 485 412 +73 606 2.
5 Foolad 12 368 145 123 100 460 382 +78 558 master
6th Saipa 13 402 123 147 132 467 465 +2 516 master
7th Malavan 12 368 110 119 139 354 433 −79 448 7th
8th Fajr Sepasi 12 368 111 122 149 347 406 −59 438 4th
9 Saba Qom 10 324 104 125 95 387 367 +20 437 3.
10 Paykan 10 308 94 82 132 326 402 −76 364 5.
11 Mes Kerman 8th 264 85 99 80 310 292 +18 354 3.
12 FC Aboumoslem 9 270 83 90 97 299 305 −6 339 4th
13 Rah Ahan 9 298 78 97 119 303 364 −61 331 8th.
14th Esteghlal Ahvaz 8th 244 78 71 95 310 344 −34 305 2.
15th Tractor Sazi 6th 192 76 68 53 248 204 +44 295 2.
16 PAS Tehran 6th 168 72 59 37 263 181 +82 275 master
17th Bargh Shiraz 8th 236 60 78 98 250 334 −84 258 7th
18th Damash Gilan 8th 248 57 80 111 228 342 −114 250 7th
19th Naft Tehran 4th 132 49 47 36 154 134 +20 194 3.
20th Sanat Naft Abadan 5 162 43 42 77 178 251 −73 171 9.
21st PAS Hamedan 4th 136 38 47 51 140 166 −26 161 5.
22nd Shahin Bushehr 3 102 23 38 41 98 117 −19 107 13.
23 Steel azin 2 68 19th 23 26th 85 112 −27 80 5.
24 Shamoushak Noshahr 3 86 16 26th 44 64 118 −54 74 14th
25th Shahrdari Tabriz FC 2 68 14th 29 25th 79 97 −18 71 12.
26th Aluminum hormozgan 1 34 7th 14th 13 26th 40 −14 35 15th
27 Payam Mashhad 1 34 9 8th 17th 33 52 −19 35 16.
28 Gostaresh 1 30th 7th 11 12 31 34 −3 32 10.
29 Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 30th 6th 11 13 26th 37 −11 29 12.
30th Mes Sarcheshmeh 1 34 5 9 20th 23 54 −31 24 18th
31 Shirin Faraz 1 34 3 12 19th 25th 59 −34 21st 18th
32 Shahid Ghandi Yazd 1 30th 4th 7th 19th 21st 43 −22 19th 16.
33 Gahar Zagros 1 34 3 10 21st 24 59 −35 19th 18th

1 Sepahan 3 points were deducted in the 2007/08 season
2 Persepolis 6 points were deducted by FIFA in the 2007/08 season. As of July 1, 2014

Records

Record goal scorers of the IPL

space player Gates Years of play
1 IranIran Reza Enayati 132 since 2001
2 IranIran Arash Borhani 112 since 2002
3 IranIran Mehdi Rajabzadeh 93 since 2001
4th IranIran Fereydoon Fazli 85 2001 to 2010
5 IranIran Karim Ansarifard 76 2007 to 2014
6th IranIran Jalal Rafkhaei 70 since 2005
= IraqIraq Emad Mohammed 70 2005 to 2012
8th IranIran Reza Norouzi 67 since 2007
9 IranIran Siavash Akbarpour 65 since 2004
10 IranIran Mohammad Gholami 64 since 2001
11 BrazilBrazil Éder Luciano 63 since 2007
12 IranIran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 61 since 2006
= IranIran Mohsen Bayatinia 61 2001 to 2014
13 SenegalSenegal Ibrahima Touré 60 2007 to 2011
= IranIran Mehdi Seyed-Salehi 60 since 2001
15th IranIran Saeid Daghighi 58 since 2004
16 IranIran Davoud Haghi 53 2003 to 2013
17th IranIran Iman Razaghirad 52 2001 to 2014
18th IranIran Hadi Asghari 52 2005 to 2012
19th IranIran Ali Daei 49 2003 to 2007
20th IranIran Javad Kazemian 47 2001 to 2014

As of October 22, 2014

Record winner (trainer)

space Trainer Societies) Number of titles
1 IranIran Amir Ghalenoei Esteghlal , Sepahan 5
2 IranIran Ali Parvin Persepolis 1
IranIran Farhad Kazemi Sepahan
IranIran Majid Jalali PAS Tehran
CroatiaCroatia Mladen Frančić Foolad
IranIran Ali Daei Saipa
IranIran Afshin Ghotbi Persepolis
CroatiaCroatia Zlatko Kranjčar Sepahan
IranIran Hossein Faraki Foolad

As of October 26, 2014

Record winner (player)

space player Societies) Number of titles
1 IranIran Moharram Navidkia Sepahan 4th
IranIran Jalal Hosseini Saipa , Sepahan
IranIran Mehdi Rahmati Esteghlal , Sepahan
IranIran Hashem Beikzadeh Esteghlal , Sepahan
BrazilBrazil Januario Esteghlal , Sepahan
6th IranIran Mohsen Bengar Sepahan 3
IranIran Ahmad Jamshidian Sepahan
IranIran Mehdi Karimian Sepahan
IranIran Hossein papi Sepahan
IranIran Mehdi Jafarpour Sepahan
IranIran Rahman Ahmadi Saipa , Sepahan
IranIran Shahin Kheiri Sepahan , Esteghlal
IranIran Pejman Montazeri Foolad , Esteghlal
IranIran Kianoush Rahmati Pas Tehran , Esteghlal
IranIran Siavash Akbarpour Esteghlal
IranIran Arash Borhani PAS Tehran , Esteghlal
IranIran Mojtaba Jabbari Esteghlal

As of October 26, 2014

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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