2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League

Persian Gulf Pro League
Season 2017–18
Matches played 24
Goals scored 60 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Aloys Nong
Issa Alekasir
Mehdi Taremi
Luciano Pereira (2 goals each)
Best goalkeeper Vahid Sheikhveisi
Alireza Beiranvand
Mehdi Rahmati (2 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Padideh 4–0 Sepahan (4 August 2017)
Biggest away win Gostaresh 1–4 Pars Jam
Highest scoring Gostaresh 1–4 Pars Jam
Longest winning run 3 matches
Persepolis
Longest losing run 3 matches
Tractor Sazi
Sepidrood

The 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) is the 35th season of Iran's Football League and 17th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis are the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Azadegan League: Pars Jonoubi Jam as champions, Sepidrood. The league kicked off on July 27, 2017.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order

Team City Venue Capacity
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 78,116
Esteghlal Khuzestan Ahvaz Ghadir 38,900
Foolad Ahvaz Ghadir 38,900
Gostaresh Tabriz Bonyan Diesel 12,000
Naft Tehran Tehran Takhti Tehran 30,122
Padideh Mashhad Imam Reza 27,000
Pars Jonoubi Jam Jam Takhti Jam 10,000
Paykan Tehran Shahr-e Qods 25,000
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 78,116
Saipa Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi 8,250
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan 8,000
Sepahan Isfahan Naghsh-e-Jahan 75,000
Sepidrood Rasht Dr. Azodi 11,000
Siah Jamegan Mashhad Samen 35,000
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Yadegar-e Emam 66,833
Zob Ahan Isfahan Foolad Shahr 15,000

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
Tehran5Esteghlal, Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Saipa
Khuzestan3Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Sanat Naft
East Azerbaijan2Tractor Sazi, Gostaresh
Khorasan2Siah Jamegan, Padideh
Isfahan2Sepahan, Zob Ahan
Bushehr1Pars Jonoubi Jam
Gilan1Sepidrood

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
Esteghlal Iran Alireza Mansourian Iran Mehdi Rahmati China Li-Ning
Est. Khuzestan Iran Abdollah Veisi Mali Moussa Coulibaly Iran Start
Foolad Iran Sirous Pourmousavi Iran Iman Mobali Germany Uhlsport
Gostaresh Croatia Luka Bonačić Iran Alireza Naghizadeh Iran Merooj
Naft Tehran Iran Hamid Derakhshan Iran Alireza Ezzati Iran Yousef Jame
Padideh Iran Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Iran Reza Nasehi Turkey Fitcom
Pars Jonoubi Jam Iran Mehdi Tartar Iran Meysam Naghizadeh Iran Merooj
Paykan Iran Majid Jalali Iran Rahman Ahmadi Iran Yousef Jame
Persepolis Croatia Branko Ivanković Iran Jalal Hosseini Spain Joma
Saipa Iran Ali Daei Iran Roozbeh Shahalidoost Iran Start
Sanat Naft Iran Faraz Kamalvand Iran Hossein Baghlani Iran Merooj
Sepahan Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Iran Hossein Papi China Peak
Sepidrood Iran Ali Nazarmohammadi Iran Soheil Haghshenas Iran Nahangi
Siah Jamegan Iran Akbar Misaghian Iran Meysam Hosseini Iran Merooj
Tractor Sazi Iran Yahya Golmohammadi Iran Mehdi Kiani China Li-Ning
Zob Ahan Iran Amir Ghalenoei Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Iran Merooj

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Gostaresh Iran Faraz Kamalvand Contract expired 3 May 2016 Pre-season Croatia Luka Bonačić 10 May 2017[1]
Sanat Naft Iran Firouz Karimi 5 May 2017 Iran Faraz Kamalvand 13 May 2017[2]
Saipa Iran Hossein Faraki 9 May 2017 Iran Ali Daei 13 May 2017[3]
Tractor Sazi Iran Amir Ghalenoei 12 May 2017[4] Iran Yahya Golmohammadi 24 May 2017[5]
Zob Ahan Iran Mojtaba Hosseini 1 June 2017 Iran Amir Ghalenoei 10 June 2017[6]
Esteghlal Khuzestan Iran Sirous Pourmousavi 1 June 2017[7] Iran Abdollah Veisi 10 June 2017[8]
Foolad Iran Naeim Saadavi 1 June 2017 Iran Sirous Pourmousavi 3 June 2017[9]
Naft Tehran Iran Ali Daei Signed by Saipa 11 May 2017[10] Iran Hamid Derakhshan 29 June 2017

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per Persian Gulf 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player
Esteghlal Brazil Leandro Padovani Uzbekistan Server Djeparov
Esteghlal Khuzestan Mali Moussa Coulibaly Brazil Claudir
Foolad
Gostaresh Brazil Fernando Jesus Serbia Dragan Žarković Georgia (country) Kakhaber Kakashvili
Naft Tehran
Padideh
Pars Jonoubi Jam Cameroon Aloys Nong
Paykan Nigeria Kenneth Ikechukwu
Persepolis Croatia Božidar Radošević Nigeria Godwin Mensha Iraq Bashar Rasan
Saipa
Sanat Naft Brazil Augusto César Brazil Luciano Pereira Brazil Magno Batista Iraq Karrar Jassim
Sepahan Brazil Lee Oliveira Brazil Jairo Rodrigues Brazil Rafael Crivellaro Iraq Marwan Hussein[11]
Sepidrood
Siah Jamegan France Goran Jerković Croatia Jure Čolak
Tractor Sazi
Zob Ahan Lebanon Rabih Ataya Georgia (country) Giorgi Gvelesiani Lebanon Ali Hamam

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Pars Jonoubi 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Play-off round
3 Saipa 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
4 Sanat Naft 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
5 Zob Ahan 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
6 Padideh 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
7 Siah Jamegan 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
8 Est. Khuzestan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
9 Esteghlal 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
10 Foolad 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
11 Naft Tehran 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4
12 Gostaresh 3 1 0 2 2 7 5 3
13 Paykan 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 2
14 Sepahan 3 0 2 1 2 6 4 2
15 Sepidrood 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 Relegation to the Azadegan League
16 Tractor Sazi 3 0 0 3 1 4 3 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 11 2017. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[12]

Results

Positions by round

Leader : 2019 AFC Champions League Group stage
2019 AFC Champions League Group stage
2019 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2018-19 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
Persepolis 2 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pars Jonoubi Jam 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Saipa 10 5 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sanat Naft 5 9 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Zob Ahan 6 4 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Padideh 8 3 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Siah Jamegan 7 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Est. Khuzestan 4 8 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Esteghlal 13 11 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Foolad 15 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Naft Tehran 3 7 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gostaresh 16 16 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paykan 9 10 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sepahan 11 13 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sepidrood 12 14 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tractor Sazi 14 15 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Last updated: 11 August 2017
Source: IranProLeague Stats

Clubs season-progress

W Win
D Draw
L Lose
B Bye
W/O Withdrew
Team ╲ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Persepolis W W W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pars Jonoubi Jam W W D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Saipa D W W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sanat Naft W L W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Zob Ahan D W D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Padideh D W L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Siah Jamegan D W L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Est. Khuzestan W D L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Esteghlal L D W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Foolad L D W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Naft Tehran W D L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gostaresh L L W - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paykan D L D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sepahan D L D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sepidrood L L L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tractor Sazi L L L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Last updated: 11 Aug 2017
Source: IranProLeague Stats

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Iran Mehdi Taremi Persepolis 2
Iran Ali Dashti Pars Jonoubi
Cameroon Aloys Nong Pars Jonoubi
Iran Issa Alekasir Naft Tehran
Iran Reza Khaleghifar Gostaresh Foulad
Iran Amin Ghaseminejad Padideh
Iran Ali Gholizadeh Saipa
Iran Keivan Amraei Siah Jamegan
Brazil Luciano Pereira Sanat Naft
2 Iran Farshad Mohammadi Pars Jonoubi 1
Iran Omid Sing Pars Jonoubi
Iran Vahid Amiri Persepolis
Iran Farshad Ahmadzadeh Persepolis
Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh Persepolis
Nigeria Godwin Mensha Persepolis
Iran Kamal Kamyabinia Persepolis
Uzbekistan Server Djeparov Esteghlal
Iran Hossein Badamaki Siah Jamegan
Iran Payam Malekian Siah Jamegan
Iran Mohammad Nejad Mehdi Zob Ahan
Lebanon Rabih Ataya Zob Ahan
Iran Vahid Mohammadzadeh Zob Ahan
Iran Esmaeil Sharifat Zob Ahan
Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan
Iran Mohammad Ghazi Padideh
Iran Mohammadreza Khanzadeh Padideh
Iran Mohammad Hossein Moradmand Padideh
Iran Farzad Hatami Tractor Sazi
Iran Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Sepahan
Iran Shahin Saghebi Sepahan
Iran Mohammad Nosrati Naft Tehran
Iran Farshad Janfaza Foolad
Iran Hadi Habibinejad Foolad
Iran Mohammad Nozhati Sepidrood
Iran Soheil Haghshenas Sepidrood
Iran Mehdi Torabi Saipa
Iran Hamed Shiri Saipa
Iran Mohammad Abbaszadeh Saipa
Iraq Karrar Jassim Sanat Naft
Brazil Augusto César Sanat Naft
Iran Hossein Baghlani Sanat Naft
Iran Meysam Doraghi Est. Khuzestan
Iran Reza Karamolachaab Est. Khuzestan
Iran Morteza Aghakhan Paykan
Iran Mehdi Momeni Paykan
Iran Hojjat Haghverdi Paykan

See also

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