Season | 2015β16 |
---|---|
Champions |
Esteghlal Khuzestan 1st Pro League title 1st Iranian title |
Relegated |
Malavan Rah Ahan Esteghlal Ahvaz |
Champions League |
Esteghlal Khuzestan Persepolis Esteghlal Zob Ahan ( Hazfi Cup champions) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 502 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mehdi Taremi (16 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Fernando de Jesus (17 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Rah Ahan 5β0
Est. Ahvaz (16 October 2015) Tractor Sazi 5β0 Est. Ahvaz (13 May 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Foolad 0β3
Zob Ahan (15 September 2015) Sepahan 0β3 Esteghlal (26 October 2015) Est. Ahvaz 0β3 Saba Qom (27 December 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Tractor Sazi 4β4
Zob Ahan (27 October 2015) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Persepolis |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Persepolis |
Longest winless run | 20 matches Est. Ahvaz |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Est. Ahvaz |
Highest attendance | 100,000
[1] Persepolis β Esteghlal (15 April 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Foolad β Zob Ahan [2] (15 September 2015) Tractor Sazi β Saipa [3] (10 October 2015) Foolad β Naft Tehran [4] (13 December 2015) Malavan β Naft Tehran [5] (3 February 2016) Tractor Sazi β Foolad [6] (10 March 2016) Persepolis β Siah Jamegan [7] (3 April 2016) Est. Ahvaz β Saipa [8] (8 May 2016) |
Total attendance | 1,875,293 |
Average attendance | 8,048 |
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2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 33rd season of Iran's Football League and 15th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2014β15 Persian Gulf Cup and two new teams promoted from the 2014β15 Azadegan League: Siah Jamegan and Esteghlal Ahvaz. The league started on 30 July 2015 and ended on 13 May 2016. Esteghlal Khuzestan won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total first Iranian title). Mehdi Taremi of Persepolis was the top scorer with 16 goals.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 10,000 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,960 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,960 |
Gostaresh | Tabriz | Bonyan Dizel | 12,000 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Takhti Tehran | 30,122 |
Padideh | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Shahr-e Qods | 25,000 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar-e Emam | 10,610 |
Saipa | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
Sepahan | Isfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Siah Jamegan | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Sahand | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Isfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Parviz Mazloumi | Mehdi Rahmati | 361 Degrees |
Est. Ahvaz | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh | Adel Kolahkaj | Givova |
Est. Khuzestan | Abdollah Veisi | Mohammad Tayyebi | Start |
Foolad | Dragan SkoΔiΔ | Leonard MesariΔ | Uhlsport |
Gostaresh | Faraz Kamalvand | Morteza Asadi | Merooj |
Malavan | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | Pejman Nouri | Givova |
Naft Tehran | Alireza Mansourian | Alireza Ezzati | Uhlsport |
Padideh | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri | Hossein Badamaki | Peak |
Persepolis | Branko IvankoviΔ | Alireza Nourmohammadi | Uhlsport |
Rah Ahan | Ioannis Topalidis | Bahador Abdi | Givova |
Saba Qom | Ali Daei | Abolfazl Ebrahimi | Daei Sport |
Saipa | Saeid Rajabi (caretaker) | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Givova |
Sepahan | Ghasem Zaghinejad (interim) | Moharram Navidkia | Joma |
Siah Jamegan | Farhad Kazemi | Reza Enayati | Givova |
Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei | Mehdi Kiani | Kelme |
Zob Ahan | Yahya Golmohammadi | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Legea |
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Padideh | Alireza Marzban [9] | Resigned | 5 July 2015 | Pre-season | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri [10] | 5 July 2015 |
Saba Qom | Mehdi Tartar | Sacked | 16 July 2015 | Ali Daei [11] | 16 July 2015 | |
Siah Jamegan | Rasoul Khatibi [12] | Resigned | 21 August 2015 | 15th | Farhad Kazemi [13] | 28 September 2015 |
Rah Ahan | Farhad Kazemi [14] | Sacked | 19 September 2015 | 13th | Mehdi Tartar [15] | 21 September 2015 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh [16] | Sacked | 16 October 2015 | 15th | Ali Hanteh [17] | 17 October 2015 |
Sepahan | Hossein Faraki [18] | Mutual consent | 1 November 2015 | 6th | Igor Ε timac [19] | 12 November 2015 |
Tractor Sazi | Toni [20] | Mutual consent | 8 December 2015 | 9th | Amir Ghalenoei [21] | 9 December 2015 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ali Hanteh [22] | Mutual consent | 26 December 2015 | 16th | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh [23] | 26 December 2015 |
Malavan | Hamid Estili [24] | Resigned | 15 February 2016 | 12th | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh [25] | 9 March 2016 |
Rah Ahan | Mehdi Tartar [26] | Sacked | 19 February 2016 | 15th | Ioannis Topalidis [27] | 22 February 2016 |
Sepahan | Igor Ε timac [28] | Resigned | 20 April 2016 | 11th | Abdollah Veisi [29] | 23 May 2016 |
Saipa | Majid Jalali [30] | Sacked | 3 May 2016 | 10th | Hossein Faraki [31] | 25 May 2016 |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per
Iran Pro League team, including a slot for a player from
AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Est. Khuzestan (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Persepolis | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | |
3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 51 | |
5 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 49 | |
6 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 46 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage [a] |
7 | Saba Qom | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | |
8 | Saipa | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Gostaresh | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | |
10 | Padideh | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | |
11 | Sepahan | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 38 | |
12 | Foolad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 35 | |
13 | Siah Jamegan | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 27 | |
14 | Malavan (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 27 | Relegation to 2016β17 Azadegan League |
15 | Rah Ahan (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 25 | |
16 | Est. Ahvaz (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 13 |
Leader and 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2017 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2017 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2016β17 Azadegan League |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis | 16 |
2 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | Gostaresh Foulad | 11 |
3 | Omid Ebrahimi | Esteghlal | 10 |
Mehrdad Mohammadi | Rah Ahan | ||
5 | Sasan Ansari | Foolad | 9 |
Hassan Beyt Saeed | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||
7 | Jaber Ansari | Esteghlal | 7 |
Jerry Bengtson | Persepolis | ||
Mohammad Iranpourian | Tractor Sazi | ||
Aloys Nong | Tractor Sazi | ||
Gholamreza Rezaei | Saipa | ||
Sajjad Shahbazzadeh | Esteghlal | ||
Morteza Tabrizi | Zob Ahan | ||
Mohsen Yousefi | Padideh | ||
Rahim Zohaivi | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
Last updated: 13 May 2016
Source:
Soccerway.com
Source:
Iplstats.com
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Ebrahimi | Gostaresh | Zob Ahan | 4β3 | 31 March 2016 |
Sasan Ansari | Foolad | Est. Ahvaz | 3β2 | 30 April 2016 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernando de Jesus | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 17 |
2 | Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri | Zob Ahan | 13 |
3 | Mohammadreza Akhbari | Tractor Sazi | 12 |
4 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal | 11 |
5 | Alireza Beiranvand | Naft Tehran | 9 |
6 | Hamed Lak | Saba Qom | 8 |
Sosha Makani | Persepolis | ||
Mojtaba Roshangar | Padideh | ||
9 | Mohsen Forouzan | Rah Ahan | 7 |
Georgi Georgiev | Gostaresh Foulad | ||
11 | Hamed Fallahzadeh | Saipa | 6 |
Shahab Gordan | Sepahan | ||
Serghei PaΘcenco | Malavan |
Last Update: 13 May 2016
Source:
Iplstats.com
Goalkeeper:
Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan)
Defence:
Sadegh Moharrami (Perspolis),
Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal),
Jalal Hosseini (Perspolis),
Mohammad Ansari (Perspolis)
Midfield:
Server Djeparov (Esteghlal),
Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal),
Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan)
Attack:
Mehdi Torabi (Saipa),
Ali Alipour (Perspolis),
Vahid Amiri (Perspolis)
Mehdi Torabi was awarded as the best player of the season. Ali Gholizadeh was also awarded as the best young player of the season.
Branko Ivankovic was awarded as the best coach of the season. Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri won the best Goalkeeper award. Jalal Hosseini won the best Defender award. Omid Ebrahimi won the best Midfielder award. Ali Alipour won the best Striker award.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 658,500 | 100,000 | 0 | 47,036 | +198.3% |
2 | Esteghlal | 453,000 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 30,200 | +84.1% |
3 | Tractor Sazi | 115,350 | 20,000 | 0 | 8,873 | β67.7% |
4 | Saipa | 90,299 | 77,000 | 70 | 6,020 | +133.2% |
5 | Est. Khuzestan | 76,460 | 35,000 | 200 | 5,097 | +89.6% |
6 | Siah Jamegan | 64,109 | 25,000 | 120 | 4,274 | n/a |
7 | Padideh | 58,367 | 22,000 | 200 | 3,891 | β62.4% |
8 | Malavan | 57,909 | 10,000 | 0 | 4,136 | β9.1% |
9 | Rah Ahan | 53,302 | 35,000 | 47 | 3,553 | +123.5% |
10 | Foolad | 52,800 | 18,000 | 0 | 4,062 | β39.4% |
11 | Sepahan | 45,150 | 12,500 | 250 | 3,010 | β48.3% |
12 | Gostaresh | 35,107 | 15,000 | 60 | 2,340 | +16.1% |
13 | Saba Qom | 34,840 | 15,000 | 100 | 2,323 | +70.2% |
14 | Zob Ahan | 31,370 | 8,000 | 200 | 2,091 | +9.8% |
15 | Est. Ahvaz | 24,820 | 10,800 | 0 | 1,773 | n/a |
16 | Naft Tehran | 23,910 | 12,200 | 70 | 1,594 | β17.3%
|
League total | 1,875,293 | 100,000 | 0 | 8,048 | +16.3% |
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016
Source:
Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Esteghlal Ahvaz and
Siah Jamegan played last season in
Azadegan League
Team/Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | A | 30,000 | 35,000 | A | 14,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 90,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 6,500 | 5,000 | A | A | 12,000 | A | 70,000 | A | 28,000 | A | 38,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 85,000 | A | 30,200 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | A | 1,100 | A | 6,000 | A | A | 370 | A | 200 | A | 500 | A | 1,500 | A | 500 | 600 | A | 200 | A | 550 | 800 | A | 200 | A | 1,500 | A | 10,800 | A | NC | A | 1,773 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | A | 6,000 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 350 | A | 210 | A | 450 | A | 250 | A | 2,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 1,100 | A | 17,000 | A | 3,250 | A | 350 | A | 35,000 | 5,097 |
Foolad | 3,100 | A | 2,000 | A | 13,000 | NC | A | 1,200 | A | 400 | A | 18,000 | A | NC | A | A | 200 | A | 6,000 | A | A | 4,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 350 | A | 50 | 4,062 |
Gostaresh | A | 6,500 | A | 520 | A | 2,000 | A | 214 | A | A | 60 | A | 650 | A | 225 | 100 | A | 186 | A | 528 | A | 624 | A | 2,000 | 2,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 2,340 |
Malavan | 4,656 | A | 4,200 | A | 1,600 | A | 2,832 | A | 5,000 | A | 700 | A | 5,000 | A | 1,200 | A | 5,300 | A | NC | A | 2,000 | A | 3,200 | A | 10,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 7,221 | A | 4,136 |
Naft Tehran | A | 500 | A | 990 | A | 100 | A | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 12,200 | A | 200 | 1,200 | A | 100 | A | 7,650 | A | 130 | 70 | A | 100 | A | 200 | A | 70 | A | 1,594 |
Padideh | A | 2,500 | A | 5,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 22,000 | A | 550 | A | 700 | A | A | 1,500 | 18,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 351 | A | 230 | A | 250 | A | 200 | 586 | A | 3,891 |
Persepolis | 18,000 | A | A | 25,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 35,000 | A | 9,000 | A | 9,000 | A | 4,500 | A | A | 40,000 | 77,000 | A | 80,000 | A | 80,000 | A | NC | A | 100,000 | A | 80,000 | A | 90,000 | 47,036 |
Rah Ahan | A | 525 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 250 | A | 250 | A | A | 500 | A | 11,800 | 200 | A | 2,500 | A | 300 | A | 35,000 | A | 47 | A | 250 | 123 | A | 57 | A | 3,553 |
Saba Qom | 890 | A | 200 | A | 1,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 350 | A | 2,500 | 2,500 | A | 200 | A | A | 1,000 | A | 100 | A | 1,850 | A | 15,000 | A | 500 | A | A | 250 | A | 4,000 | 2,323 |
Saipa | 250 | A | 300 | A | 500 | A | 300 | 300 | A | 350 | A | 500 | A | 210 | A | A | 289 | A | 70 | A | 77,000 | A | A | 950 | A | 200 | A | 9,000 | A | 80 | 6,020 |
Sepahan | 2,200 | A | 12,500 | 3,500 | A | 3,500 | A | 1,500 | A | 8,500 | A | 2,200 | A | 800 | A | A | 3,500 | A | A | 3,500 | A | 600 | A | 1,400 | A | 500 | A | 700 | A | 250 | 3,010 |
Siah Jamegan | 25,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,830 | A | 18,000 | A | 120 | A | 450 | 200 | A | A | 268 | A | 900 | A | 3,580 | A | 600 | A | 411 | A | 1,250 | A | A | 8,000 | 4,274 |
Tractor Sazi | 20,000 | A | 8,200 | A | 7,000 | A | 20,000 | A | NC | 2,500 | A | 9,500 | A | 7,000 | A | A | 1,350 | A | 5,000 | A | 10,000 | A | NC | A | A | 10,800 | A | 2,000 | A | 12,000 | 8,873 |
Zob Ahan | A | 6,000 | A | A | 1,500 | A | 800 | A | 400 | A | 520 | A | 500 | A | 1,900 | 350 | A | 6,500 | 8,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | A | 2,300 | A | 1,000 | A | 400 | A | 2,091 |
Total | 74,096 | 53,125 | 64,400 | 42,310 | 40,600 | 20,300 | 41,132 | 60,814 | 26,650 | 21,760 | 94,600 | 42,850 | 31,800 | 13,160 | 23,825 | 27,450 | 51,907 | 92,986 | 32,070 | 99,528 | 166,230 | 121,805 | 47,270 | 24,127 | 55,311 | 117,250 | 37,373 | 92,850 | 108,334 | 149,380 | 1,875,293 |
Average | 9,262 | 6,641 | 8,050 | 5,289 | 5,075 | 2,900 | 5,142 | 7,602 | 3,807 | 2,720 | 11,825 | 5,356 | 3,975 | 1,880 | 2,978 | 3,431 | 6,488 | 11,623 | 4,581 | 12,441 | 20,779 | 15,226 | 6,753 | 3,447 | 6,914 | 14,656 | 4,672 | 11,606 | 15,476 | 18,673 | 8,048 |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source:
Iranleague.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Esteghlal Ahvaz played their matches against
Esteghlal and
Siah Jamegan at
Ghadir
Foolad played their match against
Gostaresh at
Takhti Ahvaz
Gostaresh played their matches against
Persepolis and
Tractor Sazi at
Sahand
Rah Ahan played their match against
Esteghlal at
Azadi
Saipa played their match against
Esteghlal at
Takhti Tehran
Saipa played their match against
Persepolis at
Azadi
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 4β2 | Esteghlal | 100,000 | 15 April 2016 | 26 | Azadi |
2 | Esteghlal | 1β1 | Persepolis | 90,000 | 30 October 2015 | 11 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 2β1 | Rah Ahan | 90,000 | 13 May 2016 | 30 | Azadi | |
4 | Esteghlal | 2β3 | Tractor Sazi | 85,000 | 8 May 2016 | 29 | Azadi |
5 | Persepolis | 1β0 | Foolad | 80,000 | 12 February 2016 | 20 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 1β1 | Tractor Sazi | 80,000 | 6 March 2016 | 22 | Azadi | |
Persepolis | 0β2 | Naft Tehran | 80,000 | 28 April 2016 | 28 | Azadi | |
8 | Persepolis | 2β2 | Sepahan | 77,000 | 2 February 2016 | 18 | Azadi |
Saipa | 1β1 | Persepolis | 77,000 | 18 February 2016 | 21 | Azadi | |
10 | Esteghlal | 2β1 | Gostaresh | 70,000 | 19 February 2016 | 21 | Azadi |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source:
Iranleague.ir
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Season | 2015β16 |
---|---|
Champions |
Esteghlal Khuzestan 1st Pro League title 1st Iranian title |
Relegated |
Malavan Rah Ahan Esteghlal Ahvaz |
Champions League |
Esteghlal Khuzestan Persepolis Esteghlal Zob Ahan ( Hazfi Cup champions) |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 502 (2.09 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mehdi Taremi (16 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Fernando de Jesus (17 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win |
Rah Ahan 5β0
Est. Ahvaz (16 October 2015) Tractor Sazi 5β0 Est. Ahvaz (13 May 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Foolad 0β3
Zob Ahan (15 September 2015) Sepahan 0β3 Esteghlal (26 October 2015) Est. Ahvaz 0β3 Saba Qom (27 December 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Tractor Sazi 4β4
Zob Ahan (27 October 2015) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Persepolis |
Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Persepolis |
Longest winless run | 20 matches Est. Ahvaz |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Est. Ahvaz |
Highest attendance | 100,000
[1] Persepolis β Esteghlal (15 April 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Foolad β Zob Ahan [2] (15 September 2015) Tractor Sazi β Saipa [3] (10 October 2015) Foolad β Naft Tehran [4] (13 December 2015) Malavan β Naft Tehran [5] (3 February 2016) Tractor Sazi β Foolad [6] (10 March 2016) Persepolis β Siah Jamegan [7] (3 April 2016) Est. Ahvaz β Saipa [8] (8 May 2016) |
Total attendance | 1,875,293 |
Average attendance | 8,048 |
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2014β15
2016β17 β |
The 2015β16 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 33rd season of Iran's Football League and 15th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2014β15 Persian Gulf Cup and two new teams promoted from the 2014β15 Azadegan League: Siah Jamegan and Esteghlal Ahvaz. The league started on 30 July 2015 and ended on 13 May 2016. Esteghlal Khuzestan won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total first Iranian title). Mehdi Taremi of Persepolis was the top scorer with 16 goals.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 10,000 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,960 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,960 |
Gostaresh | Tabriz | Bonyan Dizel | 12,000 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Takhti Tehran | 30,122 |
Padideh | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Shahr-e Qods | 25,000 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar-e Emam | 10,610 |
Saipa | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
Sepahan | Isfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Siah Jamegan | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Sahand | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Isfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Parviz Mazloumi | Mehdi Rahmati | 361 Degrees |
Est. Ahvaz | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh | Adel Kolahkaj | Givova |
Est. Khuzestan | Abdollah Veisi | Mohammad Tayyebi | Start |
Foolad | Dragan SkoΔiΔ | Leonard MesariΔ | Uhlsport |
Gostaresh | Faraz Kamalvand | Morteza Asadi | Merooj |
Malavan | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | Pejman Nouri | Givova |
Naft Tehran | Alireza Mansourian | Alireza Ezzati | Uhlsport |
Padideh | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri | Hossein Badamaki | Peak |
Persepolis | Branko IvankoviΔ | Alireza Nourmohammadi | Uhlsport |
Rah Ahan | Ioannis Topalidis | Bahador Abdi | Givova |
Saba Qom | Ali Daei | Abolfazl Ebrahimi | Daei Sport |
Saipa | Saeid Rajabi (caretaker) | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Givova |
Sepahan | Ghasem Zaghinejad (interim) | Moharram Navidkia | Joma |
Siah Jamegan | Farhad Kazemi | Reza Enayati | Givova |
Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei | Mehdi Kiani | Kelme |
Zob Ahan | Yahya Golmohammadi | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Legea |
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Padideh | Alireza Marzban [9] | Resigned | 5 July 2015 | Pre-season | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri [10] | 5 July 2015 |
Saba Qom | Mehdi Tartar | Sacked | 16 July 2015 | Ali Daei [11] | 16 July 2015 | |
Siah Jamegan | Rasoul Khatibi [12] | Resigned | 21 August 2015 | 15th | Farhad Kazemi [13] | 28 September 2015 |
Rah Ahan | Farhad Kazemi [14] | Sacked | 19 September 2015 | 13th | Mehdi Tartar [15] | 21 September 2015 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh [16] | Sacked | 16 October 2015 | 15th | Ali Hanteh [17] | 17 October 2015 |
Sepahan | Hossein Faraki [18] | Mutual consent | 1 November 2015 | 6th | Igor Ε timac [19] | 12 November 2015 |
Tractor Sazi | Toni [20] | Mutual consent | 8 December 2015 | 9th | Amir Ghalenoei [21] | 9 December 2015 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ali Hanteh [22] | Mutual consent | 26 December 2015 | 16th | Siavash Bakhtiarizadeh [23] | 26 December 2015 |
Malavan | Hamid Estili [24] | Resigned | 15 February 2016 | 12th | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh [25] | 9 March 2016 |
Rah Ahan | Mehdi Tartar [26] | Sacked | 19 February 2016 | 15th | Ioannis Topalidis [27] | 22 February 2016 |
Sepahan | Igor Ε timac [28] | Resigned | 20 April 2016 | 11th | Abdollah Veisi [29] | 23 May 2016 |
Saipa | Majid Jalali [30] | Sacked | 3 May 2016 | 10th | Hossein Faraki [31] | 25 May 2016 |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per
Iran Pro League team, including a slot for a player from
AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Est. Khuzestan (C) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Persepolis | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 57 | |
3 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs |
4 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 51 | |
5 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 49 | |
6 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 46 | Qualification for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage [a] |
7 | Saba Qom | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | |
8 | Saipa | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Gostaresh | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | |
10 | Padideh | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | |
11 | Sepahan | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 38 | |
12 | Foolad | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 35 | |
13 | Siah Jamegan | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 27 | |
14 | Malavan (R) | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 27 | Relegation to 2016β17 Azadegan League |
15 | Rah Ahan (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 25 | |
16 | Est. Ahvaz (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 13 |
Leader and 2017 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2017 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2017 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2016β17 Azadegan League |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis | 16 |
2 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | Gostaresh Foulad | 11 |
3 | Omid Ebrahimi | Esteghlal | 10 |
Mehrdad Mohammadi | Rah Ahan | ||
5 | Sasan Ansari | Foolad | 9 |
Hassan Beyt Saeed | Esteghlal Khuzestan | ||
7 | Jaber Ansari | Esteghlal | 7 |
Jerry Bengtson | Persepolis | ||
Mohammad Iranpourian | Tractor Sazi | ||
Aloys Nong | Tractor Sazi | ||
Gholamreza Rezaei | Saipa | ||
Sajjad Shahbazzadeh | Esteghlal | ||
Morteza Tabrizi | Zob Ahan | ||
Mohsen Yousefi | Padideh | ||
Rahim Zohaivi | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
Last updated: 13 May 2016
Source:
Soccerway.com
Source:
Iplstats.com
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Ebrahimi | Gostaresh | Zob Ahan | 4β3 | 31 March 2016 |
Sasan Ansari | Foolad | Est. Ahvaz | 3β2 | 30 April 2016 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernando de Jesus | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 17 |
2 | Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri | Zob Ahan | 13 |
3 | Mohammadreza Akhbari | Tractor Sazi | 12 |
4 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal | 11 |
5 | Alireza Beiranvand | Naft Tehran | 9 |
6 | Hamed Lak | Saba Qom | 8 |
Sosha Makani | Persepolis | ||
Mojtaba Roshangar | Padideh | ||
9 | Mohsen Forouzan | Rah Ahan | 7 |
Georgi Georgiev | Gostaresh Foulad | ||
11 | Hamed Fallahzadeh | Saipa | 6 |
Shahab Gordan | Sepahan | ||
Serghei PaΘcenco | Malavan |
Last Update: 13 May 2016
Source:
Iplstats.com
Goalkeeper:
Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan)
Defence:
Sadegh Moharrami (Perspolis),
Majid Hosseini (Esteghlal),
Jalal Hosseini (Perspolis),
Mohammad Ansari (Perspolis)
Midfield:
Server Djeparov (Esteghlal),
Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal),
Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan)
Attack:
Mehdi Torabi (Saipa),
Ali Alipour (Perspolis),
Vahid Amiri (Perspolis)
Mehdi Torabi was awarded as the best player of the season. Ali Gholizadeh was also awarded as the best young player of the season.
Branko Ivankovic was awarded as the best coach of the season. Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri won the best Goalkeeper award. Jalal Hosseini won the best Defender award. Omid Ebrahimi won the best Midfielder award. Ali Alipour won the best Striker award.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 658,500 | 100,000 | 0 | 47,036 | +198.3% |
2 | Esteghlal | 453,000 | 90,000 | 2,500 | 30,200 | +84.1% |
3 | Tractor Sazi | 115,350 | 20,000 | 0 | 8,873 | β67.7% |
4 | Saipa | 90,299 | 77,000 | 70 | 6,020 | +133.2% |
5 | Est. Khuzestan | 76,460 | 35,000 | 200 | 5,097 | +89.6% |
6 | Siah Jamegan | 64,109 | 25,000 | 120 | 4,274 | n/a |
7 | Padideh | 58,367 | 22,000 | 200 | 3,891 | β62.4% |
8 | Malavan | 57,909 | 10,000 | 0 | 4,136 | β9.1% |
9 | Rah Ahan | 53,302 | 35,000 | 47 | 3,553 | +123.5% |
10 | Foolad | 52,800 | 18,000 | 0 | 4,062 | β39.4% |
11 | Sepahan | 45,150 | 12,500 | 250 | 3,010 | β48.3% |
12 | Gostaresh | 35,107 | 15,000 | 60 | 2,340 | +16.1% |
13 | Saba Qom | 34,840 | 15,000 | 100 | 2,323 | +70.2% |
14 | Zob Ahan | 31,370 | 8,000 | 200 | 2,091 | +9.8% |
15 | Est. Ahvaz | 24,820 | 10,800 | 0 | 1,773 | n/a |
16 | Naft Tehran | 23,910 | 12,200 | 70 | 1,594 | β17.3%
|
League total | 1,875,293 | 100,000 | 0 | 8,048 | +16.3% |
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016
Source:
Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Esteghlal Ahvaz and
Siah Jamegan played last season in
Azadegan League
Team/Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | A | 30,000 | 35,000 | A | 14,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 90,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 6,500 | 5,000 | A | A | 12,000 | A | 70,000 | A | 28,000 | A | 38,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 85,000 | A | 30,200 |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | A | 1,100 | A | 6,000 | A | A | 370 | A | 200 | A | 500 | A | 1,500 | A | 500 | 600 | A | 200 | A | 550 | 800 | A | 200 | A | 1,500 | A | 10,800 | A | NC | A | 1,773 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | A | 6,000 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 350 | A | 210 | A | 450 | A | 250 | A | 2,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 1,100 | A | 17,000 | A | 3,250 | A | 350 | A | 35,000 | 5,097 |
Foolad | 3,100 | A | 2,000 | A | 13,000 | NC | A | 1,200 | A | 400 | A | 18,000 | A | NC | A | A | 200 | A | 6,000 | A | A | 4,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 350 | A | 50 | 4,062 |
Gostaresh | A | 6,500 | A | 520 | A | 2,000 | A | 214 | A | A | 60 | A | 650 | A | 225 | 100 | A | 186 | A | 528 | A | 624 | A | 2,000 | 2,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 2,340 |
Malavan | 4,656 | A | 4,200 | A | 1,600 | A | 2,832 | A | 5,000 | A | 700 | A | 5,000 | A | 1,200 | A | 5,300 | A | NC | A | 2,000 | A | 3,200 | A | 10,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 7,221 | A | 4,136 |
Naft Tehran | A | 500 | A | 990 | A | 100 | A | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 12,200 | A | 200 | 1,200 | A | 100 | A | 7,650 | A | 130 | 70 | A | 100 | A | 200 | A | 70 | A | 1,594 |
Padideh | A | 2,500 | A | 5,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 22,000 | A | 550 | A | 700 | A | A | 1,500 | 18,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 351 | A | 230 | A | 250 | A | 200 | 586 | A | 3,891 |
Persepolis | 18,000 | A | A | 25,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 35,000 | A | 9,000 | A | 9,000 | A | 4,500 | A | A | 40,000 | 77,000 | A | 80,000 | A | 80,000 | A | NC | A | 100,000 | A | 80,000 | A | 90,000 | 47,036 |
Rah Ahan | A | 525 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 250 | A | 250 | A | A | 500 | A | 11,800 | 200 | A | 2,500 | A | 300 | A | 35,000 | A | 47 | A | 250 | 123 | A | 57 | A | 3,553 |
Saba Qom | 890 | A | 200 | A | 1,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 350 | A | 2,500 | 2,500 | A | 200 | A | A | 1,000 | A | 100 | A | 1,850 | A | 15,000 | A | 500 | A | A | 250 | A | 4,000 | 2,323 |
Saipa | 250 | A | 300 | A | 500 | A | 300 | 300 | A | 350 | A | 500 | A | 210 | A | A | 289 | A | 70 | A | 77,000 | A | A | 950 | A | 200 | A | 9,000 | A | 80 | 6,020 |
Sepahan | 2,200 | A | 12,500 | 3,500 | A | 3,500 | A | 1,500 | A | 8,500 | A | 2,200 | A | 800 | A | A | 3,500 | A | A | 3,500 | A | 600 | A | 1,400 | A | 500 | A | 700 | A | 250 | 3,010 |
Siah Jamegan | 25,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,830 | A | 18,000 | A | 120 | A | 450 | 200 | A | A | 268 | A | 900 | A | 3,580 | A | 600 | A | 411 | A | 1,250 | A | A | 8,000 | 4,274 |
Tractor Sazi | 20,000 | A | 8,200 | A | 7,000 | A | 20,000 | A | NC | 2,500 | A | 9,500 | A | 7,000 | A | A | 1,350 | A | 5,000 | A | 10,000 | A | NC | A | A | 10,800 | A | 2,000 | A | 12,000 | 8,873 |
Zob Ahan | A | 6,000 | A | A | 1,500 | A | 800 | A | 400 | A | 520 | A | 500 | A | 1,900 | 350 | A | 6,500 | 8,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | A | 2,300 | A | 1,000 | A | 400 | A | 2,091 |
Total | 74,096 | 53,125 | 64,400 | 42,310 | 40,600 | 20,300 | 41,132 | 60,814 | 26,650 | 21,760 | 94,600 | 42,850 | 31,800 | 13,160 | 23,825 | 27,450 | 51,907 | 92,986 | 32,070 | 99,528 | 166,230 | 121,805 | 47,270 | 24,127 | 55,311 | 117,250 | 37,373 | 92,850 | 108,334 | 149,380 | 1,875,293 |
Average | 9,262 | 6,641 | 8,050 | 5,289 | 5,075 | 2,900 | 5,142 | 7,602 | 3,807 | 2,720 | 11,825 | 5,356 | 3,975 | 1,880 | 2,978 | 3,431 | 6,488 | 11,623 | 4,581 | 12,441 | 20,779 | 15,226 | 6,753 | 3,447 | 6,914 | 14,656 | 4,672 | 11,606 | 15,476 | 18,673 | 8,048 |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source:
Iranleague.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Esteghlal Ahvaz played their matches against
Esteghlal and
Siah Jamegan at
Ghadir
Foolad played their match against
Gostaresh at
Takhti Ahvaz
Gostaresh played their matches against
Persepolis and
Tractor Sazi at
Sahand
Rah Ahan played their match against
Esteghlal at
Azadi
Saipa played their match against
Esteghlal at
Takhti Tehran
Saipa played their match against
Persepolis at
Azadi
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 4β2 | Esteghlal | 100,000 | 15 April 2016 | 26 | Azadi |
2 | Esteghlal | 1β1 | Persepolis | 90,000 | 30 October 2015 | 11 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 2β1 | Rah Ahan | 90,000 | 13 May 2016 | 30 | Azadi | |
4 | Esteghlal | 2β3 | Tractor Sazi | 85,000 | 8 May 2016 | 29 | Azadi |
5 | Persepolis | 1β0 | Foolad | 80,000 | 12 February 2016 | 20 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 1β1 | Tractor Sazi | 80,000 | 6 March 2016 | 22 | Azadi | |
Persepolis | 0β2 | Naft Tehran | 80,000 | 28 April 2016 | 28 | Azadi | |
8 | Persepolis | 2β2 | Sepahan | 77,000 | 2 February 2016 | 18 | Azadi |
Saipa | 1β1 | Persepolis | 77,000 | 18 February 2016 | 21 | Azadi | |
10 | Esteghlal | 2β1 | Gostaresh | 70,000 | 19 February 2016 | 21 | Azadi |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source:
Iranleague.ir
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