2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Persian Gulf Pro League
Season2024–25
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

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
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

class=notpageimage|
Locations of the 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League teams
class=notpageimage|
Location of Tehran teams in 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League teams
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)
Aluminium Iran Mojtaba Hosseini Iran Amir Nouri IRALCO
Chadormalou Iran Saeid Akhbari Iran Ali Taheran
Esteghlal Iran Javad Nekounam Iran Hossein Hosseini
Esteghlal Khuzestan Iran Sirous Pourmousavi Iran Mohammad Tayyebi
Foolad Iran Abdollah Veisi Iran Ayoub Vali KSC
Gol Gohar Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Iran Mehran Golzari Gol Gohar
Havadar Iran Masoud Shojaei Iran Dariush Shojaeian
Kheybar Iran Reza Mohajeri Iran Mehdi Kiani
Malavan Iran Mehdi Tartar Iran Hamed Noormohammadi
Mes Rafsanjan Iran Moharram Navidkia Iran Mohsen Azarbad NICICO
Nassaji Iran Saket Elhami Iran Mehrdad Abdi
Persepolis Spain Juan Carlos Garrido Iran Omid Alishah
Sepahan Portugal José Morais Iran Mohammad Karimi Mobarakeh Steel
Shams Azar Iran Maziar Zare Iran Pouria Sarabadani Shams Azar Macaron
Tractor Croatia Dragan Skocic Iran Shojae Khalilzadeh
Zob Ahan Iran Mohammad Rabiei Iran Mohammad Ghoreishi
1. ^ On the back of shirt.
2. ^ On the sleeves.
3. ^ On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment

Foreign players

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

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 AFC player Former players
Aluminium
Chadormalou
Esteghlal Argentina Gustavo Blanco Leschuk Brazil Raphael Silva Uzbekistan Jaloliddin Masharipov Iraq Muntadher Mohammed
Esteghlal Khuzestan Brazil Sávio Roberto Senegal Ousmane Ndong Uzbekistan Dostonbek Tursunov Iraq Aso Rostam
Foolad
Gol Gohar Gabon Eric Bocoum
Havadar
Kheybar Brazil Tony Batista
Malavan
Mes Rafsanjan
Nassaji Brazil Luan Polli
Persepolis Georgia (country) Giorgi Gvelesiani Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan Uzbekistan Oston Urunov
Sepahan Burkina Faso Bryan Dabo
Shams Azar
Tractor Portugal Ricardo Alves
Zob Ahan Georgia (country) Grigol Chabradze
Notes

League table

Standings

Template:2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League table

References

  1. ^ "بلیت بازی گل‌گهر پرسپولیس تمام شد!".
  2. ^ "هوادار دوباره روی ورزشگاه جنجالی دست گذاشت" (in Persian). ورزش۳.
  3. ^ "مدیرعامل ملوان:ورزشگاه تختی انزلی ظرفیت هواداران پرشور را ندارد". 11 April 2016.
  4. ^ "ورزشگاه جدید مس رفسنجان آماده افتتاح شد". November 2023.
  5. ^ "سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی در لیگ برتر فوتبال کم شد" (in Persian). ISNA. 18 June 2024.
  6. ^ "کاهش سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی در لیگ برتر؛ فرصتی برای درخشش ایرانی‌ها" (in Persian). عصر ایران.
  7. ^ "نیمکت‌نشینی‌های پیاپی دردسرساز شد؛ ۲ سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی پرسپولیس و سپاهان سوخت" (in Persian). footballi. 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ "۲ سهمیه بازیکنان خارجی پرسپولیس و سپاهان سوخت!" (in Persian). ISNA. 14 July 2024.
Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/2024–25_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League"