Persian Gulf Pro League

Persian Gulf Pro League
Founded1970 officially
2001 with current format
Country Iran
ConfederationAFC
Divisions1
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toAzadegan League
Domestic cup(s)Hazfi Cup
Iranian Super Cup
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Most championshipsPersepolis (10 titles ~ overall)
TV partnersIRIB TV3, Jame Jam 1,
Varzesh, Shoma
WebsiteIranleague.ir

The Persian Gulf Pro League (Persian: لیگ برتر خلیج فارس) formerly known as Iran Pro League (IPL) (Persian: لیگ برتر فوتبال ایران) is the highest level of professional football in Iran.

All-time Premier League standings

Since the 2001-2002 season, IPL/Persian Gulf Cup has had nine seasons completed. The table below shows the all-time statistics of all teams attended in the 9 seasons held.

Pos. Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Best Rank
1 Esteghlal 15 462 224 147 91 685 447 +238 8185 Champion
2 Sepahan 15 462 212 146 104 672 446 +226 7791 Champion
3 Persepolis 15 462 199 153 110 646 492 +154 7432 Champion
4 Zob Ahan 15 462 183 155 124 569 465 +104 7033 2nd
5 Foolad 14 428 169 138 121 519 443 +76 645 Champion
6 Saipa 15 462 145 161 156 529 535 -6 596 Champion
7 Saba Qom 12 384 122 149 113 446 427 +19 515 3rd
8 Malavan 14 436 121 145 170 403 502 -99 5075 7th
9 Fajr Sepasi 12 368 101 135 132 347 406 -59 438 4th
10 Tractor 8 252 106 87 59 349 265 +84 4045 2nd
11 Paykan 11 338 98 96 144 342 431 -89 390 5th
12 Rah Ahan 11 354 91 114 149 353 447 -94 387 8th
13 Mes Kerman 8 264 85 99 80 310 292 +18 354 3rd
14 Aboomoslem 9 270 83 90 97 298 304 -6 339 4th
15 Esteghlal Ahvaz 9 274 80 78 116 327 402 -75 318 2nd
16 Naft Tehran 6 192 78 67 47 230 183 +47 301 3rd
17 Pas Tehran 6 168 72 59 37 263 181 +82 2744 Champion
18 Bargh Shiraz 8 236 60 78 98 250 335 -85 258 7th
19 Damash Gilan 8 248 56 81 111 228 343 -115 2485 7th
20 Sanat Naft 5 162 43 42 77 178 251 -73 171 9th
21 Pas Hamedan 4 136 38 48 50 143 165 -22 162 5th
22 Esteghlal Khuzestan 3 90 25 38 27 94 97 -3 113 Champion
23 Shahin Bushehr 3 102 23 38 41 96 118 -22 107 13th
24 Gostaresh 3 90 23 33 34 97 105 -8 102 9th
25 Steel Azin 2 68 19 23 26 85 112 -27 80 5th
26 Shamoushak 3 86 16 26 44 64 118 -54 74 14th
27 Padideh 2 60 16 24 20 53 60 -7 72 10th
28 Shahrdari Tabriz 2 68 14 29 25 79 97 -18 71 12th
29 Aluminium Hormozgan 1 34 7 14 13 26 40 -14 35 15th
30 Payam Mashhad 1 34 9 8 17 33 52 -19 35 16th
31 Mashhad FC 1 30 7 6 17 23 34 -11 27 13th
32 Mes Sarcheshmeh 1 34 5 9 20 23 54 -31 24 18th
33 Naft Masjed Soleyman 1 30 3 13 14 19 39 -20 22 16th
34 Shirin Faraz 1 34 3 12 19 25 59 -34 21 18th
35 Shahid Ghandi Yazd 1 30 4 7 19 21 43 -22 19 16th
36 Gahar Doroud 1 34 3 10 21 24 59 -35 19 18th
37 Machine Sazi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 —

Champions

Team Winners Runners-up Third Place
Sepahan 5 (2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15) 1 (2007–08) 1 (2012–13)
Esteghlal 3 (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13) 3 (2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11) 4 (2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16)
Persepolis 2 (2001–02, 2007–08) 2 (2013–14, 2015–16) 2 (2002–03, 2006–07)
Foolad 2 (2004–05, 2013–14) — 2 (2001–02, 2003–04)
Pas Tehran 1 (2003–04) 2 (2002–03, 2005–06) —
Saipa 1 (2006–07) — 1 (2005–06)
Esteghlal Khuzestan 1 (2015–16) — —
Zob Ahan — 3 (2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10) 1 (2010–11)
Tractor — 3 (2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15) —
Esteghlal Ahvaz — 1 (2006–07) —
Naft Tehran — — 2 (2013–14, 2014–15)


References

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