Persian Gulf Pro League 2016/17

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Persian Gulf Pro League
Persepolis Tehran
master Persepolis Tehran
Champions League Persepolis Tehran
Esteghlal Tehran
Tractor Sazi Tabriz
Champions League
qualification		 Zob Ahan Isfahan
Cup winners Naft Tehran
Relegated Saba Qom
Machine Sazi FC
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 504  (ø 2.1 per game)
Top scorer IranIran Mehdi Taremi
(Persepolis Tehran, 18 goals)
← Persian Gulf Pro League 2015/16
Azadegan League 2016/17 ↓

The Persian Gulf Pro League 2016/17 was the 16th season of the highest Iranian soccer league since it was founded in 2001 and the 34th competition for the Iranian national championship. The season started on July 25, 2016 and ended on May 4, 2017. The defending champion was Esteghlal Khuzestan FC .

mode

The clubs played a double round tournament , which resulted in a total of 30 games per team. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:

  1. Number of points scored
  2. Goal difference from all games
  3. Number of goals in all games

At the end of the season, the team with the highest points qualified for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2018 . The second and third placed should start in the play-off round of the Champions League. In addition, the winner of the Hazfi Cup would have taken part in the group stage. However, since the cup winner did not receive a license and places became vacant in the access list for the Champions League, the league second and third moved directly into the group phase and the fourth placed into the play-off round.

The two clubs with the fewest points were relegated to the second-rate Azadegan League .

Attendees

Paykan Tehran returned to the Persian Gulf Pro League as champions of the Azadegan League 2015/16 after a year of abstinence . The second newcomer, Machine Sazi FC , last played in the highest Iranian league in the 1996/97 season. The third promoted Sanat Naft Abadan spent the last two years in the Azadegan League after being relegated in 2013.

The three promoted teams replaced the last three clubs in the 2015/16 season , Malavan Anzali , Rah Ahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz . Esteghlal Ahvaz had to return to the Azadegan League after just one year in the Persian Gulf Pro League. For Malavan Anzali and Rah Ahan, relegation meant the end of their eleven and twelve years of membership in the Iranian upper house of football.

Venues of the Persian Gulf Pro League 2016/17
society Is located in, province Stadion
Esteghlal Khuzestan FC Ahvaz , Khuzestan Ghadir Stadium
Esteghlal Tehran Tehran , Tehran Azadi Stadium
Foolad FC Ahvaz , Khuzestan Ghadir Stadium
Gostaresh Foulad FC Tabriz , East Azerbaijan Gostaresh Foulad Stadium
Machine Sazi FC Tabriz , East Azerbaijan Takhti Stadium
Mashhad FC Mashhad , Razavi-Khorasan Seed al-Aeme stage
Naft Tehran Tehran , Tehran Takhti Stadium
Padideh FC Mashhad , Razavi-Khorasan Seed al-Aeme stage
Paykan Tehran Tehran , Tehran Shahr-e-Qods City Stadium
Persepolis Tehran Tehran , Tehran Azadi Stadium
Saba Qom Qom , Qom Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Saipa Tehran Tehran , Tehran PAS stage
Sanat Naft Abadan Abadan , Khuzestan Takhti Stadium
Sepahan FC Isfahan , Isfahan Foolad Shahr Stadium
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Tabriz , East Azerbaijan Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Zob Ahan Isfahan Isfahan , Isfahan Foolad Shahr Stadium

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Persepolis Tehran  30th  20th  7th  3 046:140 +32 67
 2. Esteghlal Tehran  30th  16  9  5 045:270 +18 57
 3. Tractor Sazi Tabriz  30th  15th  11  4th 038:240 +14 56
 4th Zob Ahan Isfahan (P)  30th  12  10  8th 039:300  +9 46
 5. Sepahan FC  30th  12  9  9 038:340  +4 45
 6th Paykan Tehran (N)  30th  12  8th  10 039:380  +1 44
 7th Esteghlal Khuzestan FC (M)  30th  10  11  9 036:340  +2 41
 8th. Gostaresh Foulad FC  30th  7th  17th  6th 026:240  +2 38
 9. Naft Tehran  30th  8th  12  10 031:340  −3 36
10. Foolad FC  30th  7th  14th  9 030:320  −2 35
11. Padideh FC  30th  8th  10  12 028:360  −8 34
12. Sanat Naft Abadan (N)  30th  8th  9  13 024:340 −10 33
13. Saipa Tehran  30th  7th  11  12 020:300 −10 32
14th Mashhad FC  30th  6th  12  12 024:350 −11 30th
15th Saba Qom  30th  6th  10  14th 022:330 −11 28
16. Machine Sazi FC (N)  30th  3  7th  20th 018:450 −27 16
At the end of the 2016/17 season:
  • Iranian champions and participation in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League
  • Participation in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2018
  • Participation in the play-off round of the AFC Champions League 2018
  • Cup winners
  • Relegated to the Azadegan League 2017/18
    		•
    At the end of the 2015/16 season:
    (M) Reigning champions : Esteghlal Khuzestan FC
    (P) Reigning cup winner : Zob Ahan Isfahan
    (N) Newcomers from the Azadegan League 2015/16: Paykan Tehran, Machine Sazi FC & Sanat Naft Abadan

    Crosstab

    The cross table shows the results of all games of the regular season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

    Season 2016/17 EKH ETE FOL GOS MAC MAS NAF PAD PAY BY SAB SAI SAN SEP TRA ZOB
    Esteghlal Khuzestan FC 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 1-0 0-0 2: 2 2: 1 2: 3 1: 1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1
    Esteghlal Tehran 1: 2 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 3: 2 2: 1 2-0 1: 2 2: 1 1: 2 2: 1
    Foolad FC 1: 3 1: 1 2: 2 1: 2 0-0 4: 2 1-0 1: 2 0: 3 2-0 2: 2 3-0 1: 1 0-0 0: 2
    Gostaresh Foulad FC 2: 1 1: 1 0-0 2: 1 0: 1 0-0 3-0 0-0 0: 1 0-0 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 0: 2 0-0
    Machine Sazi FC 1: 3 0: 3 0-0 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1: 4 0: 2 0-0 3: 3 1-0 0: 1 0: 2 1: 2
    Mashhad FC 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 2: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2: 1
    Naft Tehran 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 0: 2 1: 2 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 0: 2 2: 1
    Padideh FC 0-0 1: 2 0: 1 3: 2 1-0 1: 1 0-0 0-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 3: 3 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1
    Paykan Tehran 4: 3 1: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 2 0-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 2 3: 2 0: 1 1: 2
    Persepolis Tehran 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 3-0 3: 3
    Saba Qom 1: 2 0: 2 0-0 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 2: 3 1-0 0: 2 1-0 0-0 0: 1 3-0 1: 1
    Saipa Tehran 0: 2 1: 2 1-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 0-0 0-0
    Sanat Naft Abadan 1: 1 0: 3 0: 1 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 0-0 0: 3 1-0 1-0 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 3
    Sepahan FC 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 1: 3 4: 1 3: 1 0-0 2-0 1: 1
    Tractor Sazi Tabriz 2: 2 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 0-0 3-0 1-0 1: 1 3: 1 0-0 2: 1 0-0 2: 2 1: 2 4: 1
    Zob Ahan Isfahan 2-0 0: 2 1-0 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 2-0 3-0 1-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 1: 2

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