2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 15 August 2024 – June 2025 |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 48 (2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh Reza Ghandipour (3 goals) |
Biggest home win | Sepahan 3–1 Chadormalou (16 August 2024) |
Biggest away win | Havadar 0–4 Tractor (29 August 2024) |
Longest winning run | Sepahan (3 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Malavan Persepolis Sepahan Tractor Zob Ahan (3 matches) |
Longest winless run | Aluminium Chadormalou Havadar Nassaji Shams Azar Zob Ahan (3 matches) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 31 August 2024. |
The 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) will be the 42nd season of Iran's Football League and 24th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including fourteen sides from the 2023–24 season and two promoted from the 2023–24 Azadegan League. This includes the two top teams from the Azadegan League.
Promoted from 2023–24 Azadegan League | Relegated from 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League |
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Kheybar Khorramabad (promoted for the first time in their history) Chadormalou Ardakan (promoted for the first time in their history) | Paykan Tehran (relegated after eight seasons in top flight) Sanat Naft Abadan (relegated after eight seasons in top flight) |
Stadiums and locations
![2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League is located in Iran](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Iran_location_map.svg/400px-Iran_location_map.svg.png)
![Tehran](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Tehran teams: Esteghlal Havadar Persepolis](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 |
Chadormalou | Yazd | Shahid Nassiri | 15,000 |
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Takhti | 10,000 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Foolad Arena | 30,655 |
Gol Gohar | Sirjan | Shahid Qasem Soleimani | 9,000[1] |
Havadar | Tehran | Dastgerdi[2] | 8,250 |
Kheybar | Khorramabad | Takhti | 8,900 |
Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Sirous Ghayeghran | 9,000[3] |
Mes Rafsanjan | Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Mes | 10,000[4] |
Nassaji | Qaem Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
Sepahan | Isfahan | Naghsh-e-Jahan | 75,000 |
Shams Azar | Qazvin | Sardar Azadegan | 15,000 |
Tractor | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Fooladshahr | Fooladshahr | 20,000 |
Number of teams by Province
Province | Number of teams | Teams |
---|---|---|
Tehran | 3 | Persepolis, Esteghlal, Havadar |
Isfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
Kerman | 2 | Gol Gohar, Mes Rafsanjan |
Khuzestan | 2 | Foolad, Esteghlal Khuzestan |
East Azarbaijan | 1 | Tractor |
Gilan | 1 | Malavan |
Lorestan | 1 | Kheybar |
Markazi | 1 | Aluminium |
Mazandaran | 1 | Nassaji |
Qazvin | 1 | Shams Azar |
Yazd | 1 | Chadormalou |
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 | Main kit sponsor | Other kit sponsor(s) |
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Aluminium | ![]() | ![]() | IRALCO | ||
Chadormalou | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Esteghlal | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Esteghlal Khuzestan | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Foolad | ![]() | ![]() | KSC | ||
Gol Gohar | ![]() | ![]() | Gol Gohar | ||
Havadar | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Kheybar | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Malavan | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Mes Rafsanjan | ![]() | ![]() | NICICO | ||
Nassaji | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Persepolis | ![]() | ![]() | Merooj | Saba Battery | |
Sepahan | ![]() | ![]() | Mobarakeh Steel | ||
Shams Azar | ![]() | ![]() | Shams Azar Macaron | ||
Tractor | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Zob Ahan | ![]() | ![]() |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per Persian Gulf Pro League team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.[5][6][7][8]
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | AFC player | Unregistered players | Former players |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | ||||||||
Chadormalou | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
Esteghlal | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Foolad | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Gol Gohar | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Havadar | ||||||||
Kheybar | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Malavan | ||||||||
Mes Rafsanjan | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Nassaji | ![]() | |||||||
Persepolis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Sepahan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Shams Azar | ||||||||
Tractor | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
- Notes
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sepahan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
2 | Tractor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Qualification for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage[a] |
3 | Malavan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
4 | Gol Gohar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
5 | Persepolis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
6 | Esteghlal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | Kheybar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
10 | Foolad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
11 | Zob Ahan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | Aluminium Arak | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
13 | Shams Azar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
14 | Nassaji | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
15 | Chadormalou | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | Relegation to Azadegan League |
16 | Havadar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[9][10]
Notes:
- ^ The 2024–25 Hazfi Cup winners will qualify for the ACL Elite qualifying play-offs (or the second-placed team if the Hazfi Cup winners finish first).
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Results
Home \ Away | ALU | CHA | EST | ESK | FOL | GOL | HAV | KHE | MLV | MES | NSJ | PRS | SEP | SAQ | TRC | ZOB |
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Aluminium Arak | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Chadormalou | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Esteghlal | — | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
Esteghlal Khuzestan | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | |||||||||||||
Foolad | — | |||||||||||||||
Gol Gohar | 2–0 | — | ||||||||||||||
Havadar | — | 0–1 | 0–4 | |||||||||||||
Kheybar | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
Malavan | 1–0 | — | ||||||||||||||
Mes Rafsanjan | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
Nassaji | 0–1 | — | ||||||||||||||
Persepolis | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Sepahan | 3–1 | — | ||||||||||||||
Shams Azar | 1–2 | — | ||||||||||||||
Tractor | 1–1 | — | ||||||||||||||
Zob Ahan | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Season statistics
- As of 30 August 2024
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Majid Aliyari for Zob Ahan against Persepolis (15 August 2024)
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Malavan | 3 |
![]() | Tractor | ||
3 | ![]() | Kheybar Khorramabad | 2 |
![]() | Mes Rafsanjan | ||
![]() | Sepahan | ||
![]() | Esteghlal | ||
![]() | Tractor |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Gol Gohar | 2 |
![]() | Tractor | ||
![]() | Foolad |
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