2017–18 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 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
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 |
---|---|---|
Tehran | 5 | Esteghlal, Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Saipa |
Khuzestan | 3 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Sanat Naft |
East Azerbaijan | 2 | Tractor Sazi, Gostaresh |
Khorasan | 2 | Siah Jamegan, Padideh |
Isfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
Bushehr | 1 | Pars Jonoubi Jam |
Gilan | 1 | Sepidrood |
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 | Alireza Mansourian | Mehdi Rahmati | Li-Ning |
Est. Khuzestan | Abdollah Veisi | Moussa Coulibaly | Start |
Foolad | Sirous Pourmousavi | Iman Mobali | Uhlsport |
Gostaresh | Luka Bonačić | Alireza Naghizadeh | Merooj |
Naft Tehran | Hamid Derakhshan | Alireza Ezzati | Yousef Jame |
Padideh | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri | Reza Nasehi | Fitcom |
Pars Jonoubi Jam | Mehdi Tartar | Meysam Naghizadeh | Merooj |
Paykan | Majid Jalali | Rahman Ahmadi | Yousef Jame |
Persepolis | Branko Ivanković | Jalal Hosseini | Joma |
Saipa | Ali Daei | Roozbeh Shahalidoost | Start |
Sanat Naft | Faraz Kamalvand | Hossein Baghlani | Merooj |
Sepahan | Zlatko Kranjčar | Hossein Papi | Peak |
Sepidrood | Ali Nazarmohammadi | Soheil Haghshenas | Nahangi |
Siah Jamegan | Akbar Misaghian | Meysam Hosseini | Merooj |
Tractor Sazi | Yahya Golmohammadi | Mehdi Kiani | Li-Ning |
Zob Ahan | Amir Ghalenoei | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Merooj |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gostaresh | Faraz Kamalvand | Contract expired | 3 May 2016 | Pre-season | Luka Bonačić | 10 May 2017[1] |
Sanat Naft | Firouz Karimi | 5 May 2017 | Faraz Kamalvand | 13 May 2017[2] | ||
Saipa | Hossein Faraki | 9 May 2017 | Ali Daei | 13 May 2017[3] | ||
Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei | 12 May 2017[4] | Yahya Golmohammadi | 24 May 2017[5] | ||
Zob Ahan | Mojtaba Hosseini | 1 June 2017 | Amir Ghalenoei | 10 June 2017[6] | ||
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Sirous Pourmousavi | 1 June 2017[7] | Abdollah Veisi | 10 June 2017[8] | ||
Foolad | Naeim Saadavi | 1 June 2017 | Sirous Pourmousavi | 3 June 2017[9] | ||
Naft Tehran | Ali Daei | Signed by Saipa | 11 May 2017[10] | 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.
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 |
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 | 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 | 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
See also
- Azadegan League 2017–18
- Iran Football's 2nd Division 2017–18
- Iran Football's 3rd Division 2017–18
- Hazfi Cup 2017–18
- 2017 Iranian Super Cup
- Futsal Super League 2017–18
References
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