2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup

Persian Gulf Cup
Season 2011–12
Champions Sepahan
4th Pro League title
4th Iranian title
Relegated Shahin Bushehr
Shahrdari Tabriz
Mes Sarcheshmeh
Champions League Sepahan
Tractor Sazi
Esteghlal
Saba Qom
Matches played 306
Goals scored 720 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorer Karim Ansarifard (21 goals)
Biggest home win Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi
(9 March 2012)
Biggest away win Mes Sarcheshmeh 0–4 Damash
(18 November 2011)
Sanat Naft 0–4 Saipa
(19 December 2011)
Highest scoring Malavan 3–4 Sepahan
(7 April 2012)
Longest winning run 7 matches
Sepahan
Longest unbeaten run 13 matches
Zob Ahan
Longest winless run 12 matches
Rah Ahan
Longest losing run 4 matches
Mes Sarcheshmeh
Mes Kerman
Highest attendance 100,000
Persepolis Esteghlal
(16 September 2011)
Lowest attendance 0 (spectator ban)
Tractor Sazi Saba Qom
(2 August 2011)
Malavan Rah Ahan
(7 August 2011)
Tractor Sazi Shahin Bushehr
(11 August 2011)
Shahin Bushehr Tractor Sazi
(15 January 2012)
Damash Sepahan
(3 February 2012)
Total attendance 2,856,000
Average attendance 9,488

The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of Iran's Football League and 11th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Fajr Sepasi. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title).

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team City Venue Capacity
Damash Gilan Rasht Dr. Azodi 11,000
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 95,225
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh 22,000
Foolad Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 12,000
Malavan Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000
Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar 12,000
Mes Sarcheshmeh Sarcheshmeh Shahid Bahonar 12,000
Naft Tehran Tehran Dastgerdi 8,250
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 95,225
Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey Rah Ahan 12,000
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar Emam Qom 10,610
Saipa Karaj Enghelab Karaj 14,000
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan25,000
Sepahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr15,000
Shahin Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 14,000
Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 66,833
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 80,451
Zob Ahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr15,000

Personnel and kits

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 Shirt sponsor Past Season
Damash Iran Mehdi Tartar Iran Reza Mahdavi Adidas Damash Shahr Baran Promoted [1]
Esteghlal Iran Parviz Mazloomi Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Uhlsport City Bank 2nd
Fajr Sepasi Iran Mahmoud Yavari Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Majid HICE Promoted [1]
Foolad Iran Majid Jalali Iran Jalal Kameli Mofrad Uhlsport Foolad Khuzestan Co. 6th
Malavan Iran Farhad Pourgholami Iran Babak Pourgholami Majid Iran Navy 8th
Mes Kerman Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour Iran Farzad Hosseinkhani Uhlsport Resalat Bank 7th
Mes Sarcheshmeh Iran Asghar Sharafi Iran Ali Samereh Uhlsport None Promoted [1]
Naft Tehran Iran Hossein Faraki Iran Hamid Reza Fathi Uhlsport National Iranian Oil Company 13th
Persepolis Turkey Mustafa Denizli Iran Ali Karimi Uhlsport Opel 4th
Rah Ahan Iran Ali Daei Iran Hossein Pashaei Daei Refah Bank 15th
Saba Qom Iran Abdollah Veisi Iran Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Majid Vegal 10th
Saipa Iran Mojtaba Taghavi Iran Ebrahim Sadeghi Uhlsport SAIPA 11th
Sanat Naft Portugal José Alberto Costa Iran Abbas Merdasi Majid National Iranian Oil Company 9th
Sepahan Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Iran Moharram Navidkia Lotto Foolad Mobarakeh Complex Champion
Shahin Iran Hamid Derakhshan Iran Vahid Talebloo Uhlsport Post Bank 14th
Shahrdari Tabriz Iran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Iran Ebrahim Mirzapour Majid City Bank 12th
Tractor Sazi Iran Amir Ghalenoei Iran Morteza Assadi Uhlsport Hamrah-e-Avval 5th
Zob Ahan Iran Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Iran Mohammad Salsali Uhlsport Zob Ahan Steel Co. 3rd

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Saipa Iran Mayeli Kohan Contract expired 21 May 2011 11th (2010-11) Iran Majid Saleh 6 June 2011
Sepahan Iran Amir Ghalenoei Contract expired 5 June 2011 1st (2010-11) Croatia Luka Bonačić 22 June 2011
Tractor Sazi Iran Faraz Kamalvand Contract expired 13 June 2011 5th (2010-11) Iran Amir Ghalenoei 22 June 2011
Persepolis Iran Ali Daei Contract expired 14 June 2011 4th (2010-11) Iran Hamid Estili 21 June 2011
Shahrdari Iran Hamid Derakhshan Sacked 18 June 2011 12th (2010-11) Serbia Miodrag Ješić 18 June 2011
Shahin Bushehr Iran Akbar Misaghian Sacked 19 June 2011 14th (2010-11) Iran Hamid Derakhshan 26 June 2011
Rah Ahan Iran Mehdi Tartar Sacked 14 July 2011 15th (2010-11) Iran Ali Daei 14 July 2011

In season

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Sanat Mes Kerman Iran Samad Marfavi Resigned 25 August 2011 17th Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević 9 September 2011
Mes Sarcheshmeh Iran Ahmad Sanjari Sacked 26 August 2011 18th Iran Asghar Sharafi 27 August 2011
Damash Gilan Iran Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Sacked 18 September 2011 16th Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour 20 September 2011
Shahin Bushehr Iran Hamid Derakhshan Resigned 5 October 2011 9th Iran Firouz Karimi 6 October 2011
Sepahan Isfahan Croatia Luka Bonacic Sacked 14 October 2011 5th Croatia Zlatko Kranjcar 31 October 2011
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Iran Ali Kalantari Sacked 26 November 2011 17th Iran Mahmoud Yavari 27 November 2011
Sanat Naft Abadan Iran Gholam Peyrovani Resigned 27 November 2011 13th Portugal José Alberto Costa 4 December 2011
Persepolis Tehran Iran Hamid Estili Resigned 9 December 2011 9th Turkey Mustafa Denizli [2] 23 December 2011
Shahrdari Tabriz Serbia Miodrag Ješić Sacked 24 December 2011 13th Iran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta 5 January 2012
Damash Gilan Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour Resigned [3] 28 December 2011 7th Iran Mehdi Tartar [4] 6 January 2012
Shahin Bushehr Iran Firouz Karimi Sacked 5 February 2011 16th Iran Hamid Derakhshan 13 February 2012
Sanat Mes Kerman Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević Sacked 14 February 2012 14th Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour 16 February 2012
Saipa Iran Majid Saleh Sacked 15 February 2012 10th Iran Mojtaba Taghavi 1 March 2012

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sepahan (C) 34 19 10 5 54 27+27 67 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Tractor Sazi 34 19 9 6 57 32+25 66 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
3 Esteghlal 34 19 9 6 58 34+24 66 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage 1
4 Saba Qom 34 12 14 8 40 38+2 50 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
5 Naft Tehran 34 13 10 11 36 382 49
6 Zob Ahan 34 9 18 7 29 334 45
7 Damash 34 11 11 12 34 384 44
8 Saipa 34 10 13 11 50 39+11 43
9 Mes Kerman 34 11 10 13 35 394 43
10 Sanat Naft 34 11 10 13 49 578 43
11 Rah Ahan 34 9 15 10 43 42+1 42
12 Persepolis 34 10 12 12 50 544 42
13 Fajr Sepasi 34 10 11 13 31 387 41
14 Foolad 34 10 10 14 35 372 40
15 Malavan 34 9 12 13 32 331 39
16 Sh. Tabriz (R) 34 6 16 12 34 4410 34 Relegation to Azadegan League
17 Shahin Bushehr (R) 34 6 15 13 30 4313 33
18 Mes Sarcheshmeh (R) 34 5 9 20 23 5431 24

Updated to games played on 11 May 2012.
Source: varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Esteghlal secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 Hazfi Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Leader
AFC Champions League 2013 Qualifying play-off
Relegation to Azadegan League 2012-13


Team ╲ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Sepahan 9 11 7 4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tractor Sazi 17 7 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Esteghlal 5 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Saba Qom 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Naft Tehran 13 2 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Zob Ahan 3 16 10 5 7 5 7 8 10 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 6 7 9 12 8 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Damash 11 17 12 12 16 16 16 15 14 12 8 9 7 7 6 7 7 9 10 8 11 11 12 14 11 12 12 13 11 9 8 9 9 7
Saipa 1 1 8 13 9 12 6 9 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 10 10 12 10 10 8 7 9 9 10 9 10 10 12 7 8 8 8
Mes Kerman 8 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 14 14 16 13 14 14 16 15 17 14 14 15 16 13 15 14 13 14 15 14 13 12 11 9
Sanat Naft 14 13 13 9 13 14 9 9 6 7 9 11 9 11 7 6 8 6 7 9 9 7 9 11 12 9 10 9 9 10 11 7 7 10
Rah Ahan 4 8 15 14 11 11 12 13 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 15 16 15 16 13 12 13 15 15 15 14 13 15 15 14 11
Persepolis 7 15 17 15 12 13 15 10 7 10 11 7 10 6 8 8 9 11 8 7 7 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 9 11 15 12
Fajr Sepasi 15 12 14 16 14 8 10 11 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 17 16 17 16 12 14 15 14 11 14 12 12 11 12 13 12 13
Foolad 12 6 3 6 10 9 11 12 8 11 13 13 11 12 12 10 11 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 14
Malavan 6 10 5 7 8 10 13 16 12 14 15 16 14 15 15 17 17 16 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 13 11 11 13 15 14 14 13 15
Sh. Tabriz 10 9 6 11 15 15 14 14 11 8 10 10 12 9 11 12 13 13 11 11 12 14 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
Shahin Bushehr 16 5 11 10 4 6 8 6 9 9 7 8 6 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17
Mes Sarcheshmeh 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Last updated: 11 May 2012
Source: Cups.ir (in Persian)

Results

Home ╲ Away DMG EST FJRFOLMLVMESMSANAFPRSRAHSABSAPSNASEPSHBSHTTRKZOB
Damash 01 10 32 00 11 21 13 23 31 00 03 00 01 00 21 23 11
Esteghlal 10 20 21 10 01 10 30 23 11 30 10 12 11 32 00 23 22
Fajr Sepasi 01 21 21 20 10 33 00 12 12 00 11 20 32 10 21 12 00
Foolad 11 14 10 10 01 40 21 12 00 30 12 20 12 00 00 21 01
Malavan 01 42 20 20 00 40 01 20 00 10 11 12 34 00 10 00 33
Mes Kerman 22 12 12 11 10 41 01 10 00 00 10 22 30 32 11 10 20
Mes Sarcheshmeh 04 13 10 01 00 20 12 22 21 01 00 21 02 10 12 00 00
Naft Tehran 10 02 10 13 31 32 10 03 22 22 20 13 01 21 00 11 01
Persepolis 03 02 23 11 11 11 21 00 34 20 24 31 00 41 12 01 00
Rah Ahan 01 22 11 00 01 20 31 21 11 02 22 02 11 41 20 01 22
Saba Qom 01 11 11 10 10 11 31 00 22 21 30 22 00 11 31 22 01
Saipa 30 22 50 00 11 42 31 00 01 01 00 22 04 30 12 01 01
Sanat Naft 20 12 11 22 12 10 20 21 42 21 23 04 04 11 02 33 11
Sepahan 30 11 10 20 32 40 00 01 11 32 12 21 21 20 10 21 11
Shahin Bushehr 11 11 10 12 00 10 10 10 21 00 40 22 11 11 23 03 11
Sh. Tabriz 00 12 00 11 20 01 11 22 22 22 13 11 21 02 11 01 00
Tractor Sazi 31 02 00 20 20 31 00 12 41 11 23 22 41 10 10 51 21
Zob Ahan 00 02 11 10 00 10 10 11 22 02 21 03 13 00 10 22 01

Updated to games played on 11 May 2012.
Source: IPL Stats
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Clubs season-progress

W Win
D Draw
L Lose
Team ╲ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Sepahan D D W W L L W L W W D W D W D D W D L W W W W W W W L W W D W W D D
Tractor Sazi L W W W W W L D W L D W L D W D D D W W W W L D W L W W D W W W D W
Esteghlal D W W W W L W W L D W W D W W L W D W L L W W L D W D D W W D D W W
Saba Qom W D W W L W W W L L W W D D L D D D W W D D L W L D L W D L D D D D
Naft Tehran D W L D W W W W D W D W D D L W L W W L L L D D W L W L L D D L W L
Zob Ahan D L W W D D D W D W L D L D D D W L L L W D D W D W W D D D D D D L
Damash D L W L L D L W D W W L W D W L D L L W L L D L W D D D W W D D L W
Saipa W D L L W L W L L D D D D L D W W D L W D W D L D L W L W L W D D D
Mes Kerman D L L L L D L W L W W D L W L D L W L W D L D W L W D D L W D W D W
Sanat Naft D D L W L D W D W D L L W L W W L W L L D W L L L W D W D D L W L D
Rah Ahan D D L D W D D L L D D D D D D D D W L L W L W W L L D L W W L D W W
Persepolis D L L D W D L W W L D W D W L D D L W D W L D W L D D W L D L L L W
Fajr Sepasi D D L L W W D L L D L L L D D W D L W L W W L L W W L W D W L D D D
Foolad D W W L L D D L W L L D W L D W D W W W L L W D W L D D L L L D L L
Malavan D D W D D L L L W L L L W L D L D W W D D D W W L L W D L L D D W L
Sh. Tabriz D D W L L D D D W W L D D W L L D L W D L L L D D D L L D D W D D L
Shahin Bushehr D W L D W L D D D D W L W L D L D L L L D D W L D D D L W L D L D L
Mes Sarcheshmeh L L L D L W L L L L W L L D W D L D L D L W L L D D L L L L W L D D

Last updated: 11 May 2012
Source: IPL Stats

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Iran Karim Ansarifard Saipa 21
2 Mali Founéké Sy Sanat Naft 20
3 Iran Reza Enayati Saba Qom 18
4 Iran Ali Karimi Persepolis 11
5 Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Esteghlal 10
Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Fajr Sepasi
Iran Reza Norouzi Foolad
Iran Saeed Daghighi Shahrdari Tabriz
Portugal Flávio Paixão Tractor Sazi
10 Iran Bahador Abdi Rah Ahan 9
Iran Farhad Majidi Esteghlal
Iran Omid Alishah Rah Ahan
Iraq Emad Mohammed Ridha Sepahan
14 9 players 8
23 7 players 7
30 7 players 6
37 13 players 5
50 16 player 4
66 24 player 3
90 45 player 2
135 92 player 1
_ 13 players 1 OG
_ technical loses of 3–0 1
Total goals (Including technical loses) 720
Total games 306
Average per game 2.35

1 Siamak Kouroshi from Naft Tehran 2 owne goals.
Last updated: 16 May 2012
Source: IPL Stats

Top Assistants

Position Player Club Assists
1 Iran Ehsan Hajsafi Tractor Sazi 11
2 Iran Milad Gharibi Saipa 9
3 Iran Ali Karimi Persepolis 8
Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Esteghlal
Iran Saeed Daghighi Shahrdari Tabriz
6 Iran Abbas Pourkhosravani Shahin Bushehr 7
Iran Farhad Majidi Esteghlal
Iran Alireza Ramezani Malavan
Iran Gholamreza Rezaei Persepolis

Last updated: 16 May 2012
Source: IPL Stats

Cards

Position Player Club Total
1 Brazil Márcio JoséNaft Tehran1010 11
2 Iran Majid GholamnejadSaipa1000 10
Iran Hossein KaabiRah Ahan901
Iran Ali SamerehMes Sarcheshmeh820
5 Iran Siavash AkbarpourTractor Sazi900 9
Iran Mohammad EbrahimiTractor Sazi900
Iran Amir MohammadiMes Sarcheshmeh900
Iran Andranik TeymourianEsteghlal801
Iran Maziar ZarePersepolis810
10 8 player ---8
18 13 player ---7
31 25 player ---6
56 46 player ---5
102 38 player ---4
140 63 player ---3
203 60 player ---2
263 86 player ---1
Total Cards 1101 34 33 1168

Last updated: 16 May 2012
Source: IPL stats

Matches played

Position Player Club Appearance
1 Iran Mehdi Rahmati Esteghlal 33
Iran Abouzar Rahimi Damash Gilan
3 Iran Morteza Asadi Tractor Sazi 32
Iran Hanif Omranzadeh Esteghlal
Iran Alireza Ramezani Malavan
Iran Rahman Ahmadi Sepahan
Iran Omid Ebrahimi Sepahan
Iran Pirouz Ghorbani Saipa

Last updated: 16 May 2012
Source: IPL stats

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Iran Kazemian, JavadJavad Kazemian Persepolis Sanat Naft Abadan3–1 23 August 2011
Iran Rafkhaei, JalalJalal Rafkhaei Malavan Zob Ahan 3–3 1 September 2011
Iran Mousavi, ImanIman Mousavi Naft Tehran Malavan 3–1 25 September 2011
Iran Jabbari, MojtabaMojtaba Jabbari Esteghlal Shahin Bushehr 3–2 24 November 2011
Iran Norouzi, RezaReza Norouzi Foolad Naft Tehran 3–1 15 January 2012
Mali Sy, FounékéFounéké Sy Sanat Naft Persepolis 4–2 25 January 2012
Libya Zayed, ÉamonÉamon Zayed Persepolis Esteghlal 3–2 2 February 2012
Iran Ansarifard, KarimKarim Ansarifard Saipa Fajr Sepasi 5–0 9 March 2012
Brazil Correa, BrunoBruno Correa Sepahan Rah Ahan 3–2 17 March 2012
Iran Abdi, BahadorBahador Abdi Rah Ahan Persepolis 4–3 6 May 2012
Libya Zayed, ÉamonÉamon Zayed Persepolis Rah Ahan 3–4 6 May 2012

Fastest hat-trick of the season

Libya Éamon Zayed for Persepolis against Esteghlal, 9 minutes (2 February 2012)

Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Hossein Kazemi own goal for Zob Ahan against Rah Ahan (2 August 2011)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 10 secondsPejman Shahpari for Saba against Foolad (16 October 2011)[5]
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • Saipa 5-0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
  • Highest scoring game: 7 goals
    • Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
    • Persepolis 3-4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
    • Tractor Sazi 5–1 Shahrdari Tabriz (25 September 2011)
    • Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
    • Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
    • Persepolis 3-4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August Iran Abdollah Veisi Saba Qom Iran Karim Ansarifard Saipa
September Iran Hossein Faraki Naft Tehran Iran Iman Mousavi Naft Tehran
October Iran Parviz Mazloomi Esteghlal Serbia Ivan Petrović Shahin Bushehr
November Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour Damash Gilan Iran Omid Alishah Rah Ahan
December Iran Majid Saleh Saipa Mali Founéké Sy Sanat Naft
January Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Sepahan Trinidad and Tobago Jlloyd Samuel Esteghlal
February Turkey Mustafa Denizli Persepolis Iran Reza Enayati Saba Qom
March Iran Amir Ghalenoei Tractor Sazi Brazil Bruno Correa Sepahan
April Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Sepahan Portugal Flávio Paixão Tractor Sazi

Annual awards

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper: Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan)
Defence: Ehsan Hajsafi (Tractor Sazi), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Jalal Hosseini (Sepahan), Hossein Mahini (Zob Ahan)
Midfield: Ali Karimi (Persepolis), Omid Ebrahimi (Sepahan), Mojtaba Jabbari (Esteghlal), Flávio Paixão (Tractor Sazi)
Attack: Founéké Sy (Sanat Naft), Karim Ansarifard (Saipa)

Player of the Tournament

Goal.com selected Farhad Majidi as the best player of the first half of the season and Ali Karimi as the best player of the second half. Karim Ansarifard and Omid Alishah also won the best young players of the tournament.

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Tractor Sazi 593,000 80,000 0 39,533 -0.94126190476195.8%
2 Esteghlal 540,000 85,000 5,000 31,765 0.26463094195398+26.4%
3 Persepolis 480,000 100,000 2,000 28,235 0.20148936170213+20.1%
4 Sanat Naft 167,000 15,000 3,000 9,824 -0.6951107337437230.4%
5 Damash 130,000 15,000 0 8,125 2.0464941882265+204.6%
6 Shahin Bushehr 125,000 20,000 0 7,813 -0.6478978356414335.2%
7 Fajr Sepasi 130,000 20,000 2,000 7,647 2.5767072029935+257.6%
8 Mes Kerman 100,000 15,000 1,000 5,882 0.12359121298949+12.3%
8 Sepahan 100,000 15,000 1,000 5,882 0.086844050258684+8.6%
10 Malavan 83,000 10,000 2,000 5,188 -0.6784359879691432.1%
11 Sh. Tabriz 81,000 16,000 1,000 4,765 -0.6249180327868937.5%
12 Foolad 79,000 15,000 1,000 4,647 -0.8586474501108614.1%
13 Saba Qom 61,000 15,000 1,000 3,588 0.52486187845304+52.4%
14 Zob Ahan 48,000 10,000 1,000 2,824 -0.8276670574443117.2%
15 Rah Ahan 38,000 7,000 1,000 2,235 -0.6128324650397638.7%
16 Saipa 37,000 5,000 1,000 2,176 -0.6605950212507633.9%
17 Naft Tehran 35,000 10,000 1,000 2,059 -0.7446654611211625.5%
18 Mes Sarcheshmeh 29,000 7,000 1,000 1,706 1.4653179190751+146.5%
League total 2,856,000 100,000 0 9,488 0.011190450815304+1.1%

Updated to games played on 11 May 2012
Source: iplstats.com

Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Damash, Fajr Sepasi and Mes Sarcheshmeh played last season in Azadegan League

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Persepolis 02Esteghlal 100,000 16 September 2011 7 Azadi
2 Esteghlal 23Tractor Sazi 85,000 9 September 2011 6 Azadi
3 Tractor Sazi 02Esteghlal 80,000 29 January 2012 23 Sahand
3 Esteghlal 23Persepolis 80,000 2 February 2012 24 Azadi
3 Tractor Sazi 00Fajr Sepasi 80,000 6 April 2012 29 Sahand
6 Esteghlal 20Fajr Sepasi 75,000 17 August 2011 4 Azadi
7 Esteghlal 20Damash 70,000 8 August 2011 2 Azadi
7 Persepolis 12Shahrdari Tabriz 70,000 11 August 2011 3 Azadi
9 Persepolis 11Malavan 65,000 2 August 2011 1 Azadi
10 Persepolis 31Sanat Naft 60,000 24 August 2011 5 Azadi

Notes:
Updated to games played on 11 May 2012. Source: iplstats.com

See also

Team season articles

References

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