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
Locations of clubs in 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
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
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Region |
Number of teams |
Teams |
1 |
Tehran | 5 | Esteghlal, Persepolis, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Saipa |
2 |
East Azerbaijan | 3 | Tractor Sazi, Machine Sazi, Gostaresh |
2 |
Khuzestan | 3 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Sanat Naft |
4 |
Khorasan | 2 | Mashhad, Padideh |
4 |
Isfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
6 |
Qom | 1 | Saba 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.
Managerial changes
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
2016–17 Iran Pro League Table
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 |
Esteghlal !EST |
Est. Khuzestan !ESK |
Foolad !FOL | Gostaresh !GOS | Machine Sazi !MST | Mashhad !MSH | Naft Tehran !NAF | Padideh !PAD | Paykan !PAY | Persepolis !PRS | Saba Qom !SAB | Saipa !SAP | Sanat Naft !SNA | Sepahan !SEP | Tractor Sazi !TRK | Zob Ahan !ZOB |
Esteghlal !Esteghlal
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| 2–2
| 1–1
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| 1–1
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| 2–0
| 1–2
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| 2–1 |
Est. Khuzestan !Est. Khuzestan
| 2–1
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| 0–0
| 2–2
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| 2–3
| 1–1
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Foolad !Foolad
| 1–1
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| 1–2
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| 4–2
| 1–0
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| 2–0
| 2–2
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| 0–2 |
Gostaresh !Gostaresh
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| 0–0
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| 0–1
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| 3–0
| 0–0
| 0–1
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| 2–1
| 0–2
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Machine Sazi !Machine Sazi
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| 1–3
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| 0–0
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| 1–4
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| 0–1
| 0–2
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Mashhad !Mashhad
| 0–1
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| 1–1
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| 2–2
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| 2–2
| 0–2
| 0–1
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| 2–1 |
Naft Tehran !Naft Tehran
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| 2–1
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| 3–0
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| 2–0
| 2–1
| 0–1
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| 2–1 |
Padideh !Padideh
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| 0–0
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| 1–0
| 1–1
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| 0–0
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| 3–3
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Paykan !Paykan
| 1–1
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| 0–0
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| 0–0
| 1–1
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| 3–2
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Persepolis !Persepolis
| 0–0
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| 1–1
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| 1–0
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| 3–0
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| 1–0
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| 1–0
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Saba Qom !Saba Qom
| 0–2
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| 0–0
| 1–1
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| 2–3
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| 1–0
| 0–0
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| 1–1 |
Saipa !Saipa
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| 0–2
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| 1–1
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| 1–1
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| 0–1
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| 1–1
| 0–0
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Sanat Naft !Sanat Naft
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| 1–1
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| 3–0
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| 1–0
| 0–0
| 0–3 |
Sepahan !Sepahan
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| 3–1
| 1–1
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| 2–1
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| 0–1
| 1–1
| 1–3
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Tractor Sazi !Tractor Sazi
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| 2–2
| 2–2
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| 3–0
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| 1–1
| 3–1
| 0–0
| 2–1
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Zob Ahan !Zob Ahan
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| 2–0
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| 1–1
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| 3–0
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| 1–1
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| 2–0
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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
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 |
Tractor Sazi !Tractor Sazi | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Persepolis !Persepolis | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Naft Tehran !Naft Tehran | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paykan !Paykan | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Est. Khuzestan !Est. Khuzestan | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sanat Naft !Sanat Naft | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Esteghlal !Esteghlal | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foolad !Foolad | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sepahan !Sepahan | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Zob Ahan !Zob Ahan | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mashhad !Mashhad | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gostaresh !Gostaresh | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saipa !Saipa | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saba Qom !Saba Qom | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Padideh !Padideh | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Machine Sazi !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 | 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 !Persepolis | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tractor Sazi !Tractor Sazi | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Naft Tehran !Naft Tehran | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Zob Ahan !Zob Ahan | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Esteghlal !Esteghlal | D | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foolad !Foolad | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sanat Naft !Sanat Naft | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paykan !Paykan | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Est. Khuzestan !Est. Khuzestan | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sepahan !Sepahan | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Padideh !Padideh | W | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gostaresh !Gostaresh | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mashhad !Mashhad | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saba Qom !Saba Qom | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Saipa !Saipa | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Machine Sazi !Machine Sazi | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Last updated: 28 November 2016
Source: IranProLeague Stats
Statistics
Clean Sheets
Last Update: 14 September 2016
Source: Iplstats.com
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Hat-tricks
Player |
Club |
Against |
Result |
Date |
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Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos |
Team |
Total |
High |
Low |
Average |
Change
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1 |
Persepolis !Persepolis |
256,000 |
75,000 |
16,000 |
51,200 |
0.088527936048984+8.8%† |
2 |
Esteghlal !Esteghlal |
140,000 |
55,000 |
0 |
35,000 |
0.15894039735099+15.8%† |
3 |
Est. Khuzestan !Est. Khuzestan |
40,800 |
30,000 |
500 |
10,200 |
1.0011771630371+100.1%† |
4 |
Sanat Naft !Sanat Naft |
28,000 |
8,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
0.74259397560368+74.2%† |
5 |
Tractor Sazi !Tractor Sazi |
31,100 |
7,200 |
5,000 |
6,220 |
-0.70100304293925−29.8%† |
6 |
Foolad !Foolad |
30,580 |
25,000 |
300 |
5,097 |
0.25480059084195+25.4%† |
7 |
Sepahan !Sepahan |
19,950 |
13,000 |
1,200 |
4,988 |
0.65714285714286+65.7%† |
8 |
Mashhad !Mashhad |
23,450 |
15,700 |
1,000 |
3,908 |
-0.91436593355171−8.5%† |
9 |
Saipa !Saipa |
18,575 |
16,500 |
220 |
3,715 |
-0.6171096345515−38.2%† |
10 |
Paykan !Paykan |
11,960 |
8,360 |
100 |
2,990 |
7.0592991913747+705.9%† |
11 |
Machine Sazi !Machine Sazi |
8,365 |
5,000 |
300 |
1,673 |
-0.47841006577066−52.1%† |
12 |
Gostaresh !Gostaresh |
9,486 |
4,050 |
100 |
1,581 |
-0.67564102564103−32.4%† |
13 |
Padideh !Padideh |
6,100 |
3,100 |
700 |
1,525 |
-0.39193009509124−60.8%† |
14 |
Zob Ahan !Zob Ahan |
6,300 |
3,000 |
500 |
1,260 |
-0.6025824964132−39.7%† |
15 |
Naft Tehran !Naft Tehran |
1,922 |
1,000 |
200 |
385 |
-0.24153074027604−75.8%† |
16 |
Saba Qom !Saba Qom |
1,370 |
400 |
150 |
228 |
-0.098148945329316−90.1%† |
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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 |
0 | A | 55,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 35,000 | A | 35,000 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35,000 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan |
A | 10,000 | A | 500 | A | A | 300 | A | 30,000 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,200 |
Foolad |
2,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 300 | 300 | A | 980 | A | 25,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5,097 |
Gostaresh |
1,200 | A | 4,050 | A | 526 | A | 100 | 110 | A | 3,500 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,581 |
Mashin Sazi |
A | 2,050 | A | 5,000 | A | 700 | A | 315 | A | 300 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,673 |
Naft Tehran |
A | 322 | 200 | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 385 |
Padideh |
A | 3,100 | A | A | 800 | A | 700 | A | 1,500 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,525 |
Paykan |
A | 100 | A | 8,360 | A | 500 | A | 3,000 | A | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,990 |
Persepolis |
A | 50,000 | A | 50,000 | A | 75,000 | A | 16,000 | A | 65,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51,200 |
Saba Qom |
400 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 200 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 228 |
Saipa |
16,500 | A | A | 220 | A | 400 | A | 1,000 | A | 455 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,715 |
Sanat Naft |
A | 4,000 | A | 8,000 | A | 8,000 | A | A | 8,000 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,000 |
Sepahan |
2,250 | A | 3,500 | A | 1,200 | A | 13,000 | A | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,988 |
Siah Jamegan |
1,600 | A | 1,450 | 2,500 | A | 1,000 | A | 15,700 | A | 1,200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,980 |
Tractor Sazi |
5,000 | A | 7,200 | A | 7,000 | A | 6,900 | A | 5,000 | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6,220 |
Zob Ahan |
A | 600 | A | 500 | A | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 700 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,260 |
Total |
28,950 | 70,672 | 73,700 | 75,080 | 26,026 | 87,400 | 56,350 | 40,105 | 79,900 | 96,275 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 634,458 |
Average |
4,136 | 8,834 | 9,213 | 9,385 | 3,253 | 10,925 | 7,044 | 5,013 | 11,414 | 12,034 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 0–0 | Esteghlal | 75,000 | September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) | 6 | Azadi |
2 | Persepolis | 1–0 | Sanat Naft | 65,000 | October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28) | 10 | Azadi |
3 | Esteghlal | 1–2 | Sanat Naft | 55,000 | August 5, 2016 (2016-08-05) | 3 | Azadi |
4 | Persepolis | 1–1 | Foolad | 50,000 | August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) | 2 | Azadi |
4 | Persepolis | 1–0 | Saba Qom | 50,000 | August 11, 2016 (2016-08-11) | 4 | Azadi |
6 | Esteghlal | 2–1 | Zob Ahan | 35,000 | September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) | 7 | Azadi |
6 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Saipa | 35,000 | October 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) | 9 | Azadi |
8 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 1–1 | Persepolis | 30,000 | October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) | 9 | Ghadir |
9 | Foolad | 1–1 | Esteghlal | 25,000 | October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) | 10 | Ghadir |
10 | Saipa | 0–1 | Persepolis | 16,500 | July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) | 1 | Takhti Tehran |
Notes:
Updated to games played on October 28, 2016. Source: Iranleague.ir
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