The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 27th season of Iran's Football League and ninth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2008–09 Azadegan League: Steel Azin and Tractor Sazi both as champions and Shahin Bushehr. The league started on 6 August 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the second time in their history (total second Iranian title). Sepahan's Emad Mohammed emerged as the top goalscorer, with 19 goals.
Season | 2009–10 |
---|---|
Champions | Sepahan 2nd Pro League title 2nd Iranian title |
Relegated | Moghavemat Shiraz Aboumoslem Esteghlal Ahvaz |
Champions League | Sepahan Zob Ahan Esteghlal Persepolis (Hazfi Cup champions) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 782 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Emad Mohammed (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Paykan 4–0 Malavan (21 August 2009) Moghavemat 4–0 Malavan (7 September 2009) Saba Qom 4–0 Shahin Bushehr (6 October 2009) Foolad 4–0 Rah Ahan (4 December 2009) |
Biggest away win | Aboumoslem 0–5 Esteghlal (24 September 2009) Est. Ahvaz 0–5 Sepahan (22 December 2009) |
Highest scoring | Mes Kerman 2–6 Steel Azin (7 November 2009) Est. Ahvaz 4–4 Saipa (2 May 2010) |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Sepahan |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Sepahan |
Longest winless run | 16 matches Aboumoslem |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Est. Ahvaz |
Highest attendance | 95,000 Tractor Sazi – Moghavemat (22 January 2010) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Esteghlal – Sepahan (7 August 2009) Persepolis – Est. Ahvaz (14 August 2009) Paykan – Foolad (11 December 2009) Aboumoslem – Tractor Sazi (4 April 2010) |
Total attendance | 3,714,000 |
Average attendance | 12,298 |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
Team information
editStadia and locations
editTeam | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aboomoslem | Mashhad | Samen Al-Aeme | 35,000 |
Est. Ahvaz | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 30,000 |
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 90,000 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 30,000 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,000 |
Moghavemat | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 20,000 |
PAS Hamedan | Hamedan | Shahid Mofatteh | 15,000 |
Paykan | Qazvin | Shahid Rajaei | 5,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 90,000 |
Rah Ahan | Shahr-e-Rey | Rah Ahan | 15,000 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam Qom | 15,000 |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 15,000 |
Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 20,000 |
Shahin | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 15,000 |
Steel Azin | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | 5,000 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar Emam Tabriz | 70,000 |
Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 20,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
editManagerial changes
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepahan (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 67 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
2 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 61 | |
3 | Esteghlal | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 59 | |
4 | Persepolis | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 53 | |
5 | Steel Azin | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 52 | |
6 | Saba | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 48 | |
7 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 47 | |
8 | Saipa | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 46 | |
9 | Mes | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 42 | |
10 | Foolad | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42 | |
11 | Paykan | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 41 | |
12 | Malavan | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 41 | |
13 | Shahin B. | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | |
14 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 38 | |
15 | Pas Hamedan | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 38 | |
16 | Fajr (R) | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 37 | Relegation to the 2010–11 Azadegan League |
17 | Aboumoslem (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 32 | |
18 | Est. Ahvaz (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 30 |
Positions by round
editLeader | |
AFC Champions League 2011 Group stage | |
Relegation to 2010–11 Azadegan League |
Results
editClubs season-progress
editStatistics
editTop goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Emad Mohammed | Sepahan | 19 |
2 | Ibrahima Touré | Sepahan | 18 |
3 | Edinho | Mes | 14 |
Ali Karimi | Steel Azin | 14 | |
5 | Karim Ansarifard | Saipa | 13 |
Davoud Haghi | Saba Qom | 13 | |
7 | Amin Manouchehri | Saipa | 12 |
8 | Arash Borhani | Esteghlal | 11 |
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | Zob Ahan | 11 | |
10 | Hadi Asghari | PAS Hamedan | 10 |
Karim Bagheri | Persepolis | 10 | |
Mohammad Ebrahimi | Teraktor Sazi | 10 | |
Mohammad Gholami | Steel Azin | 10 | |
Farhad Kheirkhah | Teraktor Sazi | 10 | |
Farhad Majidi | Esteghlal | 10 | |
Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Mes | 10 | |
Milad Zanidpour | Rah Ahan | 10 | |
18 | 3 players | 9 | |
21 | 2 players | 8 | |
23 | 8 players | 7 | |
31 | 8 players | 6 | |
39 | 13 players | 5 | |
52 | 21 players | 4 | |
73 | 35 players | 3 | |
108 | 39 players | 2 | |
147 | 82 players | 1 | |
_ | 13 players | OG | |
_ | technical loses of 3–0 | Once | |
Total goals (Including technical loses) | 782 | ||
Total games | 306 | ||
Average per game | 2.56 |
Source: iplstats.com/scorers
Top Assistants
editPosition | Player | Club | Goal Assistance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ehsan Hajysafi | Sepahan | 13 |
2 | Khosro Heidari | Esteghlal | 12 |
3 | Milad Zanidpour | Rah Ahan | 11 |
4 | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Saipa | 10 |
5 | Hassan Ashjari | Zob Ahan | 8 |
Mehdi Karimian | Sepahan | 8 | |
7 | Ahmad Jamshidian | Sepahan | 7 |
Milad Meydavoudi | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 7 |
Source: iplstats.com/assistants
Cards
editPosition | Player | Team | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Karimi | Steel Azin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
2 | Ghasem Dehnavi | Mes Kerman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Siamak Koohnavard | Moghavemat Sepasi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Farhad Majidi | Esteghlal | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | Sina Ashouri | Zobahan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Saeed Lotfi | Paykan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Source: iplstats.com/cards
Matches played
editPosition | Player | Club | Appearance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pirouz Ghorbani | Mes Kerman | 32 |
Mehdi Mohammadi | Steel Azin | 32 | |
Hossein Pashaei | Rah Ahan | 32 | |
Mostafa Sabri | Moghavemat Sepasi | 32 | |
2 | Mohsen Bengar | Sepahan | 31 |
Morteza Ebrahimi | Saipa | 31 | |
Mostafa Ekrami | Tractor Sazi | 31 | |
Mirhani Hashemi | Moghavemat Sepasi | 31 | |
Mehdi Kiani | Tractor Sazi | 31 | |
Pejman Montazeri | Esteghlal | 31 |
Source: iplstats.com/ appearances
Attendances
editAverage home attendances
editPos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tractor Sazi | 980,000 | 95,000 | 25,000 | 57,647 | 514.2% |
2 | Persepolis | 640,000 | 80,000 | 0 | 40,000 | −1.7% |
3 | Esteghlal | 510,000 | 90,000 | 0 | 31,875 | −11.9% |
4 | Shahin Bushehr | 247,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 14,529 | 83.4% |
5 | Malavan | 180,000 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 10,588 | 55.2% |
6 | Sepahan | 129,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 7,588 | 31.6% |
7 | Moghavemat | 123,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 7,235 | 43.0% |
8 | Mes Kerman | 101,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 5,941 | −17.9% |
9 | Aboumoslem | 95,000 | 30,000 | 0 | 5,938 | 12.2% |
10 | Steel Azin | 98,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 5,765 | 756.6% |
11 | Saipa | 93,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 5,471 | 4.5% |
12 | Rah Ahan | 92,000 | 50,000 | 1,000 | 5,412 | 9.5% |
13 | Est. Ahvaz | 86,000 | 17,000 | 2,000 | 5,059 | 1.2% |
14 | Zob Ahan | 84,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 4,941 | 0.0% |
15 | Foolad | 81,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 4,765 | −25.7% |
16 | Saba Qom | 72,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 4,235 | −15.3% |
17 | PAS Hamedan | 66,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 3,882 | 4.7% |
18 | Paykan | 37,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 2,313 | −42.2% |
League total | 3,714,000 | 90,000 | 0 | 12,298 | 37.3% |
Updated to games played on 19 May 2010
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Shahin Bushehr, Steel Azin and Tractor Sazi played last season in Azadegan League
Highest attendances
editRank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tractor Sazi | 0–0 | Moghavemat | 95,000 | 22 January 2010 | 24 | Sahand |
2 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Persepolis | 90,000 | 2 October 2009 | 9 | Azadi |
3 | Esteghlal | 2–2 | Tractor Sazi | 80,000 | 15 January 2010 | 23 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 2–1 | Esteghlal | 80,000 | 3 February 2010 | 26 | Azadi | |
Tractor Sazi | 2–1 | Steel Azin | 80,000 | 12 March 2010 | 29 | Sahand | |
6 | Tractor Sazi | 1–1 | Esteghlal | 75,000 | 13 September 2009 | 6 | Sahand |
7 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Steel Azin | 70,000 | 18 September 2009 | 7 | Azadi |
Tractor Sazi | 1–0 | Foolad | 70,000 | 25 September 2009 | 8 | Sahand | |
Tractor Sazi | 2–2 | PAS Hamedan | 70,000 | 27 November 2009 | 17 | Sahand | |
Tractor Sazi | 1–1 | Persepolis | 70,000 | 16 April 2010 | 31 | Sahand |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 19 May 2010. Source: iplstats.com
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Administrator. "Hasheminasab takes charge of Esteghlal of Ahvaz - PersianLeague.Com". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Ahmadzadeh named as Moghavemat football coach". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.