2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League

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Persian Gulf Pro League
Season2021–22
Dates19 October 2021 – 20 June 2022
Matches played160
Goals scored294 (1.84 per match)
Top goalscorerNigeria Godwin Mensha (11 Goals)
Biggest home winGol Gohar 4–1 Tractor
(20 October 2021)
Sepahan 4–1 Naft MIS
(12 February 2022)
Biggest away winNaft MIS 0–3 Sepahan
(24 October 2021)
Zob Ahan 0–3 Mes Rafsanjan
(4 December 2021)
Paykan 0-3 Esteghlal
(9 December 2021)
Padideh 0-3 Esteghlal
(24 December 2021)
Naft MIS 0-3 Esteghlal
(13 January 2022)
Highest scoringGol Gohar 4–1 Tractor
(20 October 2021)
Sepahan 4–1 Naft MIS
(12 February 2022)
Mes Rafsanjan 3–2 Tractor
(10 November 2021)
Esteghlal 3–2 Mes Rafsanjan
(8 January 2022)
Longest winning runEsteghlal
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runEsteghlal
(20 matches)
Longest winless runPadideh
(17 matches)
Longest losing runNaft MIS
(7 matches)
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The 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) is the 39th season of Iran's Football League and 21st as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2020–21 Azadegan League: Fajr Sepasi and Havadar. The 2021–22 season will start on 24 September 2021 and end on 20 June 2022.

Teams[]

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League is located in Iran
2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League
Mes Rafsanjan
Mes Rafsanjan
Gol Gohar
Gol Gohar
Foolad
Aluminium Arak
Aluminium Arak
Sepahan Zob Ahan
Sepahan
Zob Ahan
Padideh
Padideh
Sanat Naft
Sanat Naft
Tractor
Tractor
Naft MIS
Naft MIS
Fajr Sepasi
Nassaji
Esteghlal Havadar Paykan Persepolis
Esteghlal
Havadar
Paykan
Persepolis
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Locations of clubs in 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Iran Aluminium Arak Arak Imam Khomeini 15,000
Iran Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 78,116
Iran Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Pars 50,000
Iran Foolad Ahvaz Foolad Arena 30,655
Iran Gol Gohar Sirjan Sirjan Shahid Qasem Soleimani 8,000
Iran Havadar Karaj Enghelab Stadium 8,250
Iran Mes Rafsanjan Rafsanjan 10,000
Iran Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Behnam Mohammadi 8,000
Iran Nassaji Mazandaran Qaem Shahr Vatani 15,000
Iran Paykan Shahr-e Qods Shahr-e Qods 18,000
Iran Persepolis Tehran Azadi 78,116
Iran Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan 8,000
Iran Sepahan Isfahan Naghsh-e-Jahan 75,000
Iran Padideh Mashhad Imam Reza 27,700
Iran Tractor Tabriz Yadegar-e Emam 66,833
Iran Zob Ahan Fooladshahr Fooladshahr 20,000

Number of teams by region[]

Region Number of teams Teams
Tehran 4 Esteghlal, Havadar, Paykan, Persepolis
Khuzestan 3 Foolad, Naft Masjed Soleyman, Sanat Naft
Isfahan 2 Sepahan, Zob Ahan
Kerman 2 Gol Gohar Sirjan, Mes Rafsanjan
East Azarbaijan 1 Tractor
Fars 1 Fajr Sepasi
Markazi 1 Aluminium Arak
Mazandaran 1 Nassaji
Razavi Khorasan 1 Padideh

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
Aluminium Arak Iran Rasoul Khatibi Iran Meysam Majidi Iran Start
Esteghlal Iran Farhad Majidi Iran Voria Ghafouri Iran Merooj
Fajr Sepasi Iran Ali Kalantari Iran Iran
Foolad Iran Javad Nekounam Iran Ayoub Vali Iran Merooj
Gol Gohar Iran Amir Ghalenoei Iran Amin Pourali Iran Merooj
Havadar Iran Reza Enayati Iran Mohammad Ghazi Iran
Mes Rafsanjan Iran Mohammad Rabiei Iran Mohsen Azarbad Iran Merooj
Naft MIS Iran Mahmoud Fekri Iran Abbas Asgari Iran Merooj
Nassaji Iran Saket Elhami Iran Hamed Shiri Iran Merooj
Padideh Iran Davoud Seyed Abbasi Iran Milad Farahani Germany Uhlsport
Paykan Iran Mojtaba Hosseini Iran Ebrahim Salehi Iran Merooj
Persepolis Iran Yahya Golmohammadi Iran Jalal Hosseini Germany Uhlsport
Sanat Naft Iran Alireza Mansourian Iran Hossein Baghlani Iran Merooj
Sepahan Iran Moharram Navidkia Iran Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Germany Uhlsport
Tractor Turkey Ertugrul Saglam Iran Mohammad Reza Akhbari Iran Start
Zob Ahan Iran Mehdi Tartar Iran Masoud Ebrahimzadeh Iran Start

Foreign players[]

See also: List of foreign footballers in the Persian Gulf Pro League

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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Player
Aluminium Arak
Esteghlal Benin Rudy Gestede France Arthur Yamga Uzbekistan Azizbek Amonov
Fajr Sepasi
Foolad Brazil Chimba Mali Moussa Coulibaly South Africa Ayanda Patosi
Gol Gohar Brazil Kiros Stanlley Gabon Eric Bocoum
Havadar
Mes Rafsanjan Nigeria Godwin Mensha Oman Faiz Al-Rushaidi Oman Zahir Al-Aghbari
Naft MIS Iraq Karrar Jassim
Nassaji
Paykan
Padideh South Sudan Tito Okello South Sudan Jackson Morgan
Persepolis Tajikistan Vahdat Hanonov Uzbekistan Sherzod Temirov Tajikistan Manuchehr Safarov Croatia Božidar Radošević
Sanat Naft
Sepahan Austria Christopher Knett Georgia (country) Giorgi Gvelesiani
Tractor
Zob Ahan

League table[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal 20 14 6 0 29 6 +23 48 Possible Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Persepolis 20 13 6 1 31 13 +18 45
3 Sepahan 20 10 5 5 26 12 +14 35 Possible Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Mes Rafsanjan 20 9 6 5 30 20 +10 33
5 Gol Gohar 20 8 8 4 21 19 +2 32
6 Paykan 20 7 9 4 22 18 +4 30
7 Foolad 20 7 8 5 16 15 +1 29
8 Sanat Naft 20 7 6 7 15 17 −2 27
9 Aluminium Arak 20 5 11 4 15 13 +2 26
10 Nassaji Mazandaran 20 4 11 5 18 21 −3 23
11 Havadar 20 5 7 8 11 14 −3 22
12 Zob Ahan 20 6 4 10 10 18 −8 22
13 Tractor 20 3 7 10 15 22 −7 16
14 Fajr Sepasi 20 2 9 9 8 18 −10 15
15 Naft Masjed Soleyman 20 2 6 12 8 27 −19 12 Relegation to Azadegan League
16 Padideh 20 1 5 14 9 31 −22 8
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: IranLeague, IPL Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5)play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1] [2]


Results[]

Home \ Away ALU EST FJR FOL GOL HAV MES MIS NSJ PAD PAY PRS SNA SEP TRC ZOB
Aluminium Arak — 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Esteghlal — 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Fajr Sepasi 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Foolad 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0
Gol Gohar 0–3 2–0 0–1 — 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 4–1
Havadar 0–0 1–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Mes Rafsanjan 0–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–2
Naft MIS 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–2 0–3 1–1
Nassaji 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–0
Padideh 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–2
Paykan 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 — 1–3 0–0 1–0
Persepolis 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–1 2–0
Sanat Naft 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 0–1
Sepahan 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–0
Tractor 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 0–1
Zob Ahan 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
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.

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Esteghlal44212122221111111111
Persepolis23667445543222222222
Sepahan31133211112333333333
Mes Rafsanjan1579910966455545544444
Gol Gohar123457911889987877665
Paykan106524534676666666556
Foolad1416131296777677797109977
Sanat Naft12151615141513131514151212111088788
Aluminium Arak85451353334454455899
Nassaji69711111212101010881089910101010
Havadar1314151415141515141310111112121312111111
Zob Ahan51012768889111210910111111121212
Tractor16811131310101212911131313131213131313
Fajr Sepasi11131010811119111213141414141414141414
Naft MIS7118812131414131514151515151515151515
Padideh91214161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader : 2023 AFC Champions League Group stage
2023 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round
Relegation to
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022 (2022-02-28). Source: Iran Football League Organization

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Godwin Mensha Mes Rafsanjan 11
2 France Arthur Yamga Esteghlal 8
3 Iran Mehdi Abdi Persepolis 7
Brazil Luciano Pereira Foolad
Iran Saeid Sadeghi Gol Gohar
6 Iran Karim Eslami Nassaji 6
7 Iran Peyman Babaei Tractor 5
Iran Shahriyar Moghanlou Sepahan
Iran Taleb Reykani Sanat Naft

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date

Top assists[]

As of 28 February 2021 (2021-02-28)

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Iran Mohsen Azarbad Mes Rafsanjan 8
2 Iran Saeid Sadeghi Gol Gohar 7
Iran Mehdi Torabi Persepolis
4 Iran Mehdi Mehdipour Esteghlal 5
5 Iran Danial Esmaeilifar Sepahan 4
Iran Omid Noorafkan Sepahan

Clean sheets[]

As of 28 February 2022 (2022-02-28)

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Iran Hossein Hosseini[3] Esteghlal 13
2 Iran Hossein Pour Hamidi Aluminium Arak 10
3 Austria Christopher Knett Sepahan 9
4 Iran Mehrdad Bashagerdi Havadar 8
Iran Mohsen Forouzan Gol Gohar
Iran Hamed Lak Persepolis
7 Iran Habib Far Abbasi Zob Ahan 7
Iran Farhad Kermanshahi Paykan
Iran Ehsan Moradian Foolad

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://iranleague.ir/downloads/Match-Regulations-Pro.zip
  2. ^ "اعلام نحوه تعیین قهرمان، صعود و سقوط کنندگان در لیگ برتر و یک". Dsport.
  3. ^ https://footba11.co/team/1523/player-stats/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84
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