2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
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Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 13 July 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
[edit]Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
[edit]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 (relegated after eight seasons in top flight) Sanat Naft (relegated after eight seasons in top flight) |
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Province | Number of teams | Teams |
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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
[edit]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 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Sepahan | ![]() | ![]() | Mobarakeh Steel | ||
Shams Azar | ![]() | ![]() | Shams Azar Macaron | ||
Tractor | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Zob Ahan | ![]() | ![]() |
Managerial changes
[edit]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
[edit]The number of foreign players is restricted to five 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 | Non-VISA (dual nationality)[i] | Former players |
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Aluminium | ||||||||
Chadormalou | ||||||||
Esteghlal | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Esteghlal Khuzestan | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Foolad | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Gol Gohar | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Havadar | ||||||||
Kheybar | ![]() | |||||||
Malavan | ||||||||
Mes Rafsanjan | ||||||||
Nassaji | ![]() | |||||||
Persepolis | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Sepahan | ![]() | |||||||
Shams Azar | ||||||||
Tractor | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
- Notes
League table
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "بلیت بازی گلگهر پرسپولیس تمام شد!".
- ^ "هوادار دوباره روی ورزشگاه جنجالی دست گذاشت" (in Persian). ورزش۳.
- ^ "مدیرعامل ملوان:ورزشگاه تختی انزلی ظرفیت هواداران پرشور را ندارد". 11 April 2016.
- ^ "ورزشگاه جدید مس رفسنجان آماده افتتاح شد". November 2023.
- ^ "سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی در لیگ برتر فوتبال کم شد" (in Persian). ISNA. 18 June 2024.
- ^ "کاهش سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی در لیگ برتر؛ فرصتی برای درخشش ایرانیها" (in Persian). عصر ایران.
- ^ "نیمکتنشینیهای پیاپی دردسرساز شد؛ ۲ سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی پرسپولیس و سپاهان سوخت" (in Persian). footballi. 14 July 2024.
- ^ "۲ سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی پرسپولیس و سپاهان سوخت!" (in Persian). ISNA. 14 July 2024.