2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League

Persian Gulf Pro League
Season 2016–17
Matches played 80
Goals scored 175 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Sasan Ansari
(9 goals)
Best goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand
(4 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Naft Tehran 3–0 Padideh
(6 August 2016)
Biggest away win Mashhad 0–2 Saipa
(5 August 2016)
Foolad 0–2 Zob Ahan
(5 August 2016)
Machine Sazi 0–2 Tractor Sazi
(11 August 2016)
Highest scoring Padideh 3–3 Sanat Naft
(21 September 2016)
Longest winning run 2 matches
Sepahan
Sanat Naft
Persepolis
Tractor Sazi
Longest unbeaten run 10 matches
Persepolis
Tractor Sazi
Longest losing run 2 matches
Esteghlal
Highest attendance 75,000[1]
PersepolisEsteghlal
(16 September 2016)
Lowest attendance 0 (spectator ban)
Esteghlal Naft Tehran[2]
(25 July 2016)
Total attendance 634,458
Average attendance 8,134

2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League (also known as Iran Pro League) is the 34th season of Iran's Football League and 16th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal Khuzestan are the defending champions. The season features 13 teams from 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League and three new teams promoted from 2015–16 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Machine Sazi and Sanat Naft as second and third place teams, respectively. The league started on 25 July 2016.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order

Team City Venue Capacity
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 78,116
Esteghlal Khuzestan Ahvaz Ghadir 38,960
Foolad Ahvaz Ghadir 38,960
Gostaresh Tabriz Bonyan Diesel 12,000
Machine Sazi Tabriz Bagh Shomal 25,000
Mashhad Mashhad Samen 35,000
Naft Tehran Tehran Takhti Tehran 30,122
Padideh Mashhad Samen 35,000
Paykan Tehran Shahr-e Qods 25,000
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 78,116
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar-e Emam 10,610
Saipa Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi 8,250
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan 8,000
Sepahan Isfahan Naghsh-e-Jahan 75,000
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
1 Tehran5Esteghlal, Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Saipa
2 East Azerbaijan3Tractor Sazi, Machine Sazi, Gostaresh
2 Khuzestan3Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Sanat Naft
4 Khorasan2Mashhad, Padideh
4 Isfahan2Sepahan, Zob Ahan
6 Qom1Saba Qom

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 Sirous Pourmousavi Iran Mohammad Tayyebi Spain Joma
Foolad Iran Naeim Saadavi Iran Mehrdad Jamaati Germany Uhlsport
Gostaresh Iran Faraz Kamalvand Iran Morteza Asadi Iran Merooj
Machine Sazi Iran Rasoul Khatibi Iran Andranik Teymourian Iran Merooj
Mashhad Iran Khodadad Azizi (interim) Iran Meysam Hosseini Iran Merooj
Naft Tehran Iran Ali Daei Iran Alireza Ezzati Italy Legea
Padideh Iran Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Iran Reza Nasehi Iran Yousef Jame
Paykan Iran Majid Jalali Iran Rahman Ahmadi Iran Yousef Jame
Persepolis Croatia Branko Ivanković Iran Jalal Hosseini Spain Joma
Saba Qom Iran Samad Marfavi Iran Reza Enayati Iran Merooj
Sanat Naft Iran Nader Dastneshan Iran Hassan Houri
Saipa Iran Hossein Faraki Iran Ebrahim Sadeghi Italy Givova
Sepahan Iran Abdollah Veisi Iran Ehsan Hajsafi Germany Uhlsport
Tractor Sazi Iran Amir Ghalenoei Iran Mehdi Kiani Turkey Fitcom
Zob Ahan Iran Mojtaba Hosseini Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Spain Joma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Naft Tehran Iran Alireza Mansourian Contract expired 15 May 2016 Pre-season Iran Ali Daei 5 July 2016
Foolad Croatia Dragan Skočić 16 May 2016 Iran Naeim Saadavi 25 May 2016
Esteghlal Khuzestan Iran Abdollah Veisi Mutual contest 23 May 2016 Iran Sirous Pourmousavi 25 May 2016
Esteghlal Iran Parviz Mazloumi Sacked 1 June 2016 Iran Alireza Mansourian 1 June 2016
Saba Qom Iran Ali Daei Signed by Naft Tehran 3 July 2016 Iran Samad Marfavi 3 July 2016
Zob Ahan Iran Yahya Golmohammadi Resigned 24 September 2016 14th Iran Mojtaba Hosseini 24 September 2016
Mashhad Iran Farhad Kazemi 27 October 2016 13th Iran Khodadad Azizi (interim) 28 October 2016

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 Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan Brazil Róbson Brazil Leandro Padovani
Esteghlal Khuzestan Brazil Rafael Roballo Brazil Deyvid Sacconi
Foolad Cameroon Mathias Chago Cameroon Ernest Nfor
Gostaresh Brazil Fernando Brazil Magno Batista Brazil Chimba
Machine Sazi Brazil Edson Georgia (country) Kakhaber Kakashvili Spain Manu
Mashhad Brazil Andrey Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré
Naft Tehran Croatia Igor Prahić
Padideh Armenia Varazdat Haroyan Ivory Coast Drissa Diarrassouba
Paykan Armenia Levon Hayrapetyan Nigeria Godwin Mensha Brazil Halisson
Persepolis Ukraine Oleksiy Polyanskyi Ukraine Volodymyr Pryyomov Croatia Božidar Radošević
Saba Qom
Saipa Brazil Júnior Lopes Brazil Alessandro
Sanat Naft Brazil Bruno Matos Nigeria Rasheed Alabi Colombia Danny Santoya South Korea Kim Gwi-hyeon
Sepahan Brazil Lee Oliveira Mali Moussa Coulibaly East Timor Pedro Henrique
Tractor Sazi Brazil Edinho Iraq Karrar Jassim
Zob Ahan Honduras Jerry Bengtson Lebanon Ali Hamam

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis 12 7 5 0 13 3+10 26 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Tractor Sazi 12 6 6 0 19 8+11 24
3 Naft Tehran 12 5 4 3 18 16+2 19 2018 AFC Champions League Play-off round
4 Zob Ahan 12 5 3 4 19 11+8 18
5 Esteghlal 12 4 6 2 15 11+4 18
6 Foolad 12 3 7 2 16 14+2 16
7 Paykan 12 3 7 2 14 140 16
8 Sanat Naft 12 4 4 4 13 130 16
9 Est. Khuzestan 12 3 6 3 15 150 15
10 Sepahan 12 4 3 5 12 142 15
11 Padideh 12 3 6 3 11 154 15
12 Gostaresh 12 2 7 3 9 90 13
13 Mashhad 12 2 5 5 10 166 11
14 Saba Qom 12 1 6 5 9 156 9
15 Saipa 12 1 6 5 8 146 9 Relegation to 2017–18 Azadegan League
16 Machine Sazi 12 1 3 8 7 2013 6

Updated to games played on 2 December 2016.
Source: IPL Stats
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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.

Results

Home ╲ Away EST ESK FOLGOSMSTMSHNAFPADPAYPRSSABSAPSNASEPTRKZOB
Esteghlal 22 11 11 20 12 21
Est. Khuzestan 21 00 22 23 11
Foolad 11 12 42 10 20 22 02
Gostaresh 00 01 30 00 01 21 02
Machine Sazi 13 00 14 01 02
Mashhad 01 11 22 22 02 01 21
Naft Tehran 21 30 20 21 01 21
Padideh 00 10 11 00 33
Paykan 11 00 00 11 32
Persepolis 00 11 10 30 10 10
Saba Qom 02 00 11 23 10 00 11
Saipa 02 11 11 01 11 00
Sanat Naft 11 30 10 00 03
Sepahan 31 11 21 01 11 13
Tractor Sazi 22 22 30 11 31 00 21
Zob Ahan 20 11 30 11 20 12

Updated to games played on 26 November 2016.
Source: PersianLeague 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.

Positions by round

Leader : 2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
2018 AFC Champions League Group stage
2018 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2017-18 Azadegan League
Team ╲ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Tractor Sazi 5 7 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1
Persepolis 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2
Naft Tehran 7 15 6 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
Paykan 9 8 14 14 13 14 8 4 7 4 4
Est. Khuzestan 5 1 9 8 9 8 11 5 8 10 11
Sanat Naft 9 10 5 3 4 5 5 6 4 7 10
Esteghlal 7 12 15 15 14 15 10 7 5 5 6
Foolad 13 12 16 16 16 10 12 8 9 9 9
Sepahan 15 6 2 4 6 3 4 9 6 6 7
Zob Ahan 13 12 7 6 8 9 14 10 11 8 5
Mashhad 1 2 10 9 5 6 6 11 13 12 12
Gostaresh 9 10 13 13 15 16 16 12 10 13 13
Saipa 15 15 8 7 7 7 9 13 14 14 15
Saba Qom 9 8 12 12 12 13 7 14 12 15 14
Padideh 3 3 11 11 11 12 13 15 15 11 8
Machine Sazi 2 3 4 10 10 11 15 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: FIFA.com (English)

Clubs season-progress

W Win
D Draw
L Lose
B Bye
W/O Withdrew
Team ╲ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Persepolis W D W W D D W W D W D W
Tractor Sazi D D W W D W W D D W W D
Naft Tehran D L W D W D W L W D W L
Zob Ahan L D W D D L L W L W W W
Esteghlal D L L D D D W W W D D W
Foolad L D L D D W D W D D D W
Sanat Naft D D W W L D D L W L L W
Paykan D D L D D D W W D W D L
Est. Khuzestan D W L D D D L W D L D W
Sepahan L W W L D W L L W D D L
Padideh W D L D D L D L D W W D
Gostaresh D D L D L D D W D L D W
Mashhad W D L D W D L L L D D L
Saba Qom D D D L D D W L D L L L
Saipa L D W D D D L D L D L L
Machine Sazi W D D L D L L L L L L L

Last updated: 28 November 2016
Source: IranProLeague Stats

Statistics

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Persepolis 256,000 75,000 16,000 51,200 0.088527936048984+8.8%
2 Esteghlal 140,000 55,000 0 35,000 0.15894039735099+15.8%
3 Est. Khuzestan 40,800 30,000 500 10,200 1.0011771630371+100.1%
4 Sanat Naft 28,000 8,000 4,000 7,000 0.74259397560368+74.2%
5 Tractor Sazi 31,100 7,200 5,000 6,220 -0.7010030429392529.8%
6 Foolad 30,580 25,000 300 5,097 0.25480059084195+25.4%
7 Sepahan 19,950 13,000 1,200 4,988 0.65714285714286+65.7%
8 Mashhad 23,450 15,700 1,000 3,908 -0.914365933551718.5%
9 Saipa 18,575 16,500 220 3,715 -0.617109634551538.2%
10 Paykan 11,960 8,360 100 2,990 7.0592991913747+705.9%
11 Machine Sazi 8,365 5,000 300 1,673 -0.4784100657706652.1%
12 Gostaresh 9,486 4,050 100 1,581 -0.6756410256410332.4%
13 Padideh 6,100 3,100 700 1,525 -0.3919300950912460.8%
14 Zob Ahan 6,300 3,000 500 1,260 -0.602582496413239.7%
15 Naft Tehran 1,922 1,000 200 385 -0.2415307402760475.8%
16 Saba Qom 1,370 400 150 228 -0.09814894532931690.1%
League total 634,458 75,000 0 8,134 0.010685884691849+1.0%

Updated to games played on 28 October 2016
Source: Iranleague.ir

Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Machine Sazi, Paykan and Sanat Naft 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 0A55,000A15,000A35,000A35,000A 35,000
Esteghlal Khuzestan A10,000A500AA300A30,000A 10,200
Foolad 2,000A2,000A300300A980A25,000 5,097
Gostaresh 1,200A4,050A526A100110A3,500 1,581
Mashin Sazi A2,050A5,000A700A315A300 1,673
Naft Tehran A322200A1,000A200A200A 385
Padideh A3,100AA800A700A1,500A 1,525
Paykan A100A8,360A500A3,000AA 2,990
Persepolis A50,000A50,000A75,000A16,000A65,000 51,200
Saba Qom 400A300A200A150A200120 228
Saipa 16,500AA220A400A1,000A455 3,715
Sanat Naft A4,000A8,000A8,000AA8,000A 7,000
Sepahan 2,250A3,500A1,200A13,000A A 4,988
Siah Jamegan 1,600A1,4502,500A1,000A15,700A1,200 3,980
Tractor Sazi 5,000A7,200A7,000A6,900A5,000A 6,220
Zob Ahan A600A500A1,500A3,000A700 1,260
Total 28,95070,67273,70075,08026,02687,40056,35040,10579,90096,275 634,458
Average 4,1368,8349,2139,3853,25310,9257,0445,01311,41412,034 8,134

Notes:
Updated to games played on October 28, 2016. Source: Iranleague.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Machine Sazi played their matches against Esteghlal Khuzestan and Gostaresh at Bonyan Dizel
Machine Sazi played their matches against Paykan, Sepahan and Tractor Sazi at Shahid Bakeri
Saipa played their match against Persepolis at Takhti Tehran
Sepahan played their matches against Esteghlal Khuzestan, Padideh, Paykan, Persepolis and Siah Jamegan at Foolad Shahr
Tractor Sazi played their matches against Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Paykan, Persepolis and Siah Jamegan at Shahid Bakeri

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Persepolis 00Esteghlal 75,000 September 16, 2016 6 Azadi
2 Persepolis 10Sanat Naft 65,000 October 28, 2016 10 Azadi
3 Esteghlal 12Sanat Naft 55,000 August 5, 2016 3 Azadi
4 Persepolis 11Foolad 50,000 August 1, 2016 2 Azadi
4 Persepolis 10Saba Qom 50,000 August 11, 2016 4 Azadi
6 Esteghlal 21Zob Ahan 35,000 September 20, 2016 7 Azadi
6 Esteghlal 20Saipa 35,000 October 21, 2016 9 Azadi
8 Esteghlal Khuzestan 11Persepolis 30,000 October 20, 2016 9 Ghadir
9 Foolad 11Esteghlal 25,000 October 27, 2016 10 Ghadir
10 Saipa 01Persepolis 16,500 July 26, 2016 1 Takhti Tehran

Notes:
Updated to games played on October 28, 2016. Source: Iranleague.ir

See also

References

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