2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
19th season of Persian Gulf Pro League
Football league season
The 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League ) was the 37th season of Iran's Football League and 19th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis are the defending champions and won their record-extending 4th consecutive title and 13th title overall (6th in the Pro League era) on 24 July with four games to spare. The season featured 14 teams from the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2018–19 Azadegan League : Shahin Bushehr and Gol Gohar Sirjan .
Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Iran , the Persian Gulf Pro League temporally suspended all matches from 11 March to 24 June 2020.[ 1]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Esteghlal
Tehran
Azadi
78,116
Foolad
Ahvaz
Foolad Arena
30,655
Gol Gohar Sirjan
Sirjan
Imam Ali
8,000
Machine Sazi
Tabriz
Qasem Soleimani
12,000
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Masjed Soleyman
Behnam Mohammadi
8,000
Nassaji Mazandaran
Qaem Shahr
Vatani
15,000
Pars Jonoubi Jam
Jam
Takhti Jam
15,000
Paykan
Shahr-e Qods
Shahre Qods
18,000
Persepolis
Tehran
Azadi
78,116
Saipa
Tehran
Dastgerdi
8,250
Sanat Naft
Abadan
Takhti Abadan
10,000[ 2]
Sepahan
Isfahan
Naghsh-e-Jahan
75,000
Shahin Bushehr
Bushehr
Shahid Mahdavi
15,000
Shahr Khodro
Mashhad
Imam Reza
27,700
Tractor
Tabriz
Yadegar-e Emam
75,000
Zob Ahan
Fooladshahr
Fooladshahr
15,000
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.
Managerial changes
1.^ Cusin became the official co-manager because Sarasiaei did not have AFC A-Licence.[ 12]
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.
In bold : Players that have been capped for their national team.
League table
Source:
IPL Table ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
[ 13] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Tractor qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020. Source:
IPL Stats ,
Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
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 5 8 4 2 4 7 6 4 4 3 5 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Esteghlal 12 12 11 15 14 11 8 7 7 4 3 3 1 2 2 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 Foolad 13 13 13 9 9 6 4 5 5 6 8 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 3 6 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 Tractor 10 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 3 5 4 4 5 9 8 3 3 3 3 2 3 6 5 6 3 4 3 3 3 4 Sepahan 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 5 4 5 Shahr Khodro 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 6 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 4 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 Sanat Naft 6 5 7 8 6 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 3 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Naft MIS 9 10 9 11 12 8 7 8 8 8 7 8 8 7 6 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 Nassaji 8 3 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 11 11 12 11 12 12 10 10 10 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 Gol Gohar 7 9 8 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 14 14 15 15 13 13 11 11 10 Machine Sazi 4 7 10 14 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 13 14 11 Zob Ahan 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 11 12 10 10 11 11 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 10 10 12 Paykan 15 15 15 10 11 13 13 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 Saipa 3 4 3 6 7 9 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 12 11 11 12 14 13 12 12 13 14 10 12 12 14 Pars Jonoubi Jam 14 14 14 7 8 12 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 11 11 14 15 15 15 Shahin Bushehr 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020. Source:
IPL Table
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Player
For
Against
Result
Date
Ali Alipour
Persepolis
Shahin Bushehr
5–0 (A)
25 October 2019
Cheick Diabaté
Esteghlal
Tractor
4–2 (A)
1 November 2019
Kiros Stanlley
Sepahan
Shahin Bushehr
5–0 (H)
19 December 2019
Clean sheets
Payam Niazmand
Scoring
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Persepolis
248,000
57,000
8,000
27,556
−30.2% †
2
Esteghlal
211,000
65,000
9,000
26,375
−7.3% †
3
Tractor
219,000
80,000
2,000
21,900
−52.8% †
4
Sepahan
172,000
45,000
7,000
19,111
−6.9% †
5
Nassaji
79,000
15,000
3,000
7,182
−29.8% †
6
Shahr Khodro
73,000
23,000
2,000
8,111
−42.2% †
7
Sanat Naft
64,500
12,000
1,500
6,450
+97.4% †
8
Foolad
47,000
25,000
1,000
5,875
−27.5% †
9
Shahin Bushehr
41,000
10,000
2,000
4,100
−21.2% †
10
Gol Gohar
40,500
5,000
2,000
4,050
+239.8% †
11
Naft MSJ
32,000
6,000
1,000
3,556
−26.8% †
12
Pars Jonoubi Jam
27,200
6,000
500
2,720
−40.1% †
13
Zob Ahan
21,500
5,000
500
2,150
−22.7% †
14
Saipa
18,300
8,000
200
1,830
−22.8% †
15
Paykan
17,800
10,000
100
1,780
−16.9% †
16
Mashin Sazi
8,400
4,000
100
840
−54.1% †
League total
1,320,200
80,000
100
8,629
−29.3% †
Updated to games played on 23 February 2020 Source: [1] Notes: Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances: - Esteghlal, Naft MSJ and Persepolis each were fined one spectator ban match - The matches between Esteghlal vs Zob Ahan and Shahr Khodro vs Naft MSJ played without spectators due to Coronavirus prevention - The match between Sepahan and Persepolis was not played due to Sepahan's late arriving Gol Gohar and Shahin Bushehr played last season in Azadegan League
Attendances by round
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
20000
A
57000
A
N
A
15000
A
20000
A
A
65000
A
10000
15000
P
9000
A
C
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
26375
Foolad
6000
A
5000
A
4000
A
A
2000
A
25000
A
1000
A
1000
A
A
P
A
3000
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5875
Gol Gohar
5000
A
3000
A
5000
A
5000
A
4000
A
3500
A
3000
A
5000
A
3000
A
4000
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4050
Machine Sazi
4000
A
700
A
100
A
100
200
A
600
A
100
A
2000
A
A
500
A
100
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
840
Naft MSJ
1000
A
5000
A
N
A
3000
A
3000
4000
A
6000
A
2000
A
A
5000
A
3000
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3556
Nassaji
A
6000
A
8000
A
7000
8000
A
4000
A
15000
A
8000
A
7000
7000
A
6000
A
3000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7182
Pars Jam
A
3000
A
5000
3000
A
1000
A
2000
A
3000
A
500
A
3000
6000
A
700
A
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2720
Paykan
300
A
A
200
A
100
A
300
A
200
A
6000
A
10000
A
A
300
100
A
300
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1780
Persepolis
25000
A
12000
A
20000
A
N
A
16000
A
8000
40000
A
30000
A
A
40000
A
57000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
27556
Saipa
A
500
500
A
6000
A
2000
A
200
A
200
A
200
A
8000
300
A
A
400
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1830
Sanat Naft
A
5000
A
6000
A
1500
A
5000
A
A
12000
A
3000
A
7000
12000
A
8000
A
5000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
6350
Sepahan
A
25000
A
10000
A
15000
A
20000
A
30000
A
45000
A
A
10000
7000
A
10000
A
X
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
19111
Shahin Bushehr
7000
A
2000
A
A
2000
A
10000
A
5000
A
2000
A
3000
A
A
3000
A
1000
6000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
4100
Shahr Khodro
A
7000
A
15000
A
23000
A
3500
A
8000
A
2000
A
7000
A
5000
A
2500
A
C
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
8111
Tractor
A
50000
A
17000
A
25000
A
A
80000
A
20000
A
4000
A
2000
10000
A
7000
A
4000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
21900
Zob Ahan
2000
A
3000
A
5000
A
1000
A
500
A
500
A
5000
2000
A
A
500
A
2000
A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2150
Total
50300
116500
31200
118200
43100
73600
20100
56000
109700
92800
62200
102100
88700
57000
52000
62300
N/A
43300
70500
19300
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
71422
Average
6288
14563
3900
14775
6157
10514
2871
7000
13713
11600
7775
12763
11088
7125
6500
7788
N/A
5413
8813
3860
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
8737
Notes: Updated to games played on 23 February 2020. Source: [2] Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances A=Away N=Spectator Ban C=No spectator due to CoronaVirus prevention X=Not played
Highest attendances
Rank
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Week
Stadium
1
Tractor
2–4
Esteghlal
80000
1 November 2019 (2019-11-01 )
9
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
2
Esteghlal
1–0
Shahr Khodro
65000
5 December 2019 (2019-12-05 )
13
Azadi Stadium
3
Esteghlal
0–1
Persepolis
57000
22 September 2019 (2019-09-22 )
4
Azadi Stadium
Persepolis
2–2
Esteghlal
57000
6 February 2020 (2020-02-06 )
19
Azadi Stadium
5
Tractor
1–0
Persepolis
50000
30 August 2019 (2019-08-30 )
2
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
6
Sepahan
2–2
Esteghlal
45000
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30 )
12
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
7
Persepolis
1–0
Nassaji
40000
27 December 2019 (2019-12-27 )
12
Azadi Stadium
Persepolis
2–0
Tractor
40000
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26 )
17
Azadi Stadium
9
Sepahan
2–0
Tractor
30000
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05 )
10
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
Persepolis
2–1
Gol Gohar
30000
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10 )
14
Azadi Stadium
Notes: Updated to games played on 7 February 2020. Source: [3]
See also
References
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