2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup

The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 28th season of Iran's Football League and tenth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2009–10 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Tabriz and Naft Tehran both as champions and Sanat Naft. The league started on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total third Iranian title).

Persian Gulf Cup
Season2010–11
ChampionsSepahan
3rd Pro League title
3rd Iranian title
RelegatedPAS Hamedan
Paykan
Steel Azin
Champions LeagueSepahan
Esteghlal
Zob Ahan
Persepolis (Hazfi Cup champions)
Matches played306
Goals scored742 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerReza Norouzi (24 goals)
Biggest home winFoolad 6–0 Paykan
(17 September 2010)
Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft
(18 February 2011)
Biggest away winSteel Azin 1–6 Shahrdari Tabriz
(15 May 2011)
Highest scoringSaipa 5–5 Foolad
(24 October 2010)
Longest winning run4 matches
Sepahan
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Sepahan
Longest winless run17 matches
PAS Hamedan
Longest losing run5 matches
Paykan, Persepolis
Highest attendance100,000
Esteghlal – Persepolis
(15 October 2010)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Tractor Sazi – Rah Ahan
(1 August 2010)
Sanat Naft – Saipa
(1 August 2010)
Shahrdari Tabriz – Tractor Sazi
(5 August 2010)
Persepolis – Saipa
(6 August 2010)
Tractor Sazi – PAS Hamedan
(14 August 2010)
Sanat Naft – Persepolis
(15 August 2010)
Total attendance2,815,000
Average attendance9,383

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
Team City Venue Capacity
EsteghlalTehranAzadi95,225
FooladAhvazTakhti Ahvaz20,000
MalavanAnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar12,000
Naft TehranTehranRah Ahan15,000
PAS HamedanHamedanShahid Mofatteh10,000
PaykanQazvinShahid Rajaei5,000
PersepolisTehranAzadi95,225
Rah AhanShahr-e-ReyRah Ahan15,000
Saba QomQomYadegar Emam Qom12,000
SaipaKarajEnghelab Karaj14,000
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti Abadan15,000
SepahanEsfahanFoolad Shahr20,000
ShahinBushehrShahid Beheshti14,000
Shahrdari TabrizTabrizYadegar Emam Tabriz70,000
Steel AzinTehranShahid Dastgerdi12,000
Tractor SaziTabrizYadegar Emam Tabriz80,451
Zob AhanEsfahanFoolad Shahr20,000

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Head coach Team captain Kit maker Shirt sponsor Past Season
Esteghlal Parviz Mazloomi Farhad MajidiUhlsportTehran Municipality & City Bank3rd
Foolad Majid Jalali Saeed RamezaniDaei SportFoolad Khuzestan Co.10th
Malavan Farhad Pourgholami Pejman NouriMeroojAnzali Free Zone12th
Mes Kerman Samad Marfavi Farzad HosseinkhaniUhlsportGashte Gole Yas Travel Agency9th
Naft Tehran Hossein Faraki Darius MikaeiliDaei SportNational Iranian Oil CompanyPromoted
Pas Hamedan Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Saman SafaJEJUnsponsored14th
Paykan Hamid Alidousti Rahman RezaeiMeroojIran Khodro11th
Persepolis Ali Daei Karim BagheriUhlsportTehran Municipality & City Bank4th
Rah Ahan Rasoul Korbekandi Ebrahim KarimiAghiliRAJA15th
Saba Qom Abdollah Veisi Sohrab BakhtiarizadehDaei SportVarna6th
Saipa Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Ebrahim SadeghiNahangiSAIPA8th
Sanat Naft Gholam Hossein Peyrovani Hassan HouriDaei SportNational Iranian Oil CompanyPromoted
Sepahan Amir Ghalenoei Moharram NavidkiaLottoFoolad Mobarakeh ComplexChampion
Shahin Hamid Estili Reza BaziariNahangiUnsponsered13th
Shahrdari Tabriz Hamid Derakhshan Ebrahim AbarghoueiUhlsportCity BankPromoted
Steel Azin Mahmoud Yavari Mehdi MahdavikiaUmbroSteel Azin Company5th
Tractor Sazi Faraz Kamalvand Mohammad NosratiUhlsportHamrah Aval & Bank Sepah7th
Zob Ahan Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mohammad SalsaliUhlsportZob Ahan Steel Co.2nd

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Esteghlal Samad Marfavi Resigned 22 May 2010 Pre-season Parviz Mazloomi 11 June 2010
Mes Kerman Luka Bonačić Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Samad Marfavi 26 May 2010
Saba Qom Rasoul Korbekandi Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Mahmoud Yavari 14 June 2010
Shahin Mahmoud Yavari Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Hamid Estili 16 June 2010
Rah Ahan Mehdi Tartar Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Rasoul Korbekandi 16 June 2010
Paykan Hamid Derakhshan Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Mohammad Ahmadzadeh[1] 21 June 2010
Steel Azin Afshin Peyrovani Contract expired 5 July 2010 Pre-season Ljubiša Tumbaković 5 July 2010

In season
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Rah Ahan Rasoul Korbekandi Sacked 7 Sep 2010 18 Mehdi Tartar[2] 8 Sep 2010
Paykan Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Resigned 10 Oct 2010 18 Hamid Alidousti[3] 15 Oct 2010
Steel Azin Ljubiša Tumbaković[4] Sacked 13 Oct 2010 13 Afshin Peyrovani 14 Oct 2010
Shahrdari Tabriz Akbar Misaghian[5] Resigned 22 Oct 2010 17 Hamid Derakhshan[6] 26 Oct 2010
Saba Qom Mahmoud Yavari[7] Sacked 25 Oct 2010 8 Abdollah Veysi 2 Nov 2010
Steel Azin Afshin Peyrovani Resigned 23 Nov 2010 18 Mohammad Khakpour 6 Dec 2010
PAS Hamedan Ali Asghar Modir Roosta[8] Resigned 8 Dec 2010 13 Mahmoud Yavari[9] 12 Dec 2010
Sanat Naft Acácio Casimiro Sacked 24 Feb 2011 9 Gholam Hossein Peyrovani[10] 7 Mar 2011
Steel Azin Mohammad Khakpour Resigned 3 Mar 2011 18 Mahmoud Yavari[11] 14 Mar 2011
PAS Hamedan Mahmoud Yavari[12] Resigned 8 Mar 2011 18 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta[13] 10 Mar 2011
Shahin Bushehr Hamid Estili Sacked 2 Apr 2011 16 Akbar Misaghian[14] 4 Apr 2011
Paykan Hamid Alidousti Sacked 3 Apr 2011 17 Mohammad Hossein Ziaei[15] 5 Apr 2011

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sepahan 34 18 12 4 56 29 +27 66 Qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League
2 Esteghlal 34 18 11 5 55 34 +21 65
3 Zob Ahan 34 18 9 7 49 31 +18 63
4 Persepolis 34 17 7 10 50 36 +14 58
5 Tractor Sazi 34 15 12 7 42 29 +13 57
6 Foolad 34 14 12 8 58 36 +22 54
7 Mes 34 13 13 8 41 30 +11 52
8 Malavan 34 13 9 12 33 32 +1 48
9 Sanat Naft 34 13 3 18 36 54 −18 42
10 Saba 34 9 14 11 39 40 −1 41
11 Saipa 34 8 13 13 42 47 −5 37
12 Shahrdari T. 34 8 13 13 45 53 −8 37
13 Naft T. 34 7 15 12 38 44 −6 36
14 Shahin B. 34 8 11 15 31 37 −6 35
15 Rah Ahan 34 8 11 15 29 39 −10 35
16 Pas 34 8 11 15 30 48 −18 35 Relegation to the 2011–12 Azadegan League
17 Paykan 34 9 6 19 38 60 −22 33
18 Steel Azin 34 6 10 18 30 63 −33 28
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[16]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Sepahan111413910810674344354333233332211111111
Esteghlal16910663333222432222522223333332222
Zob Ahan3231121111111111111111111122223333
Persepolis4743212222433225577666654555555444
Tractor Sazi18581213105896778777655444445444444555
Foolad158107898105910117101010888877777667676666
Mes Kerman16161714151112121310565543444355566778787777
Malavan813789131114127910119891111101110109109886868888
Sanat Naft231253446565666676679910910999999999
Saba Qom17911675758111189111111999988888101010101010101010
Saipa6111415121416111415131313131414161512141312121111111111131315151411
Sh. Tabriz12181517161617181817171717171715171614171413131616151514121414141112
Naft Tehran9461111121491112141514151213121216151715151513141313111113161613
Shahin Bushehr14101213141513151516151415141516151815121214141414131416151211111214
Rah Ahan1015161818181817161412910898101011101111111212121212161616131515
PAS Hamedan5125434674881212121312131313161516171718181715141512121316
Paykan13171816171715161718181818181817141417131617161315161617171717171717
Steel Azin7125479131013161616161618181718181818181817171818181818181818
Leader
2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2011–12 Azadegan League
Source: Cups.ir (in Persian)

Results
Home \ Away SEP EST ZOB PRS TRK FOL MES MLV SNA SAB SAP SHT NAF SHB RAH PAS PAY STL
Sepahan 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–2 5–0
Esteghlal 4–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 6–2 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–2
Zob Ahan 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Persepolis 1–4 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 2–1
Tractor Sazi 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 3–0
Foolad 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 5–2 6–0 0–1
Mes Kerman 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 5–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Malavan 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 0–1
Sanat Naft 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0
Saba Qom 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–4 2–2 0–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 1–0
Saipa 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 5–5 2–4 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–2
Sh. Tabriz 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–4 3–0
Naft Tehran 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 4–1 2–2
Shahin Bushehr 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Rah Ahan 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0
PAS Hamedan 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1
Paykan 2–4 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Steel Azin 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–5 1–6 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2011. Source: IPL Stats
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
SepahanDDDWLWLWDWWDWDWWWDDWDWWDWWWWLWDWDL
EsteghlalWLDDWDWDWDWDWLWWWDLLWWWDDDWWLWWDWW
Zob AhanWWDWWLWWDDWLDWDWWDWWLLWWDDWLLWLDWW
PersepolisWLWWWWDDDLLWWWLLLLLWWDWWWDLLWWWDDW
Tractor SaziLWDLDWWLDWDDLWDDWWWWDWLWDWDDWLWLDW
FooladLWDWDLDDWLDDWLDDWLWLWDWLWWDDWLWDWW
Mes KermanLLLWDWDDDWWDWWWDWDLWLWLDDLDLWDWDWD
MalavanDDWDLLWLWWLDDWDLLDDLWDWLWWWWLWLLLW
Sanat NaftWWWLLWLDLWLWLWLWLWLLLDLWLWLWLWLLDL
Saba QomLWDWDDLWLDDWLDDLWDWLWDWLLDLDLDDWDL
SaipaWLLLWLDWLLWDDLLDLDWLWDDWLDDDLDLDDW
Sh. TabrizLLDLWDLLDWLDDDDWLDWLWDLLLDDWWLDDWL
Naft TehranDWDLDDDWDLDLDLWDDDLDLWLDWLDDWDLLLW
Shahin BushehrLWDLDLWLLDWDLDLDDLWWDLLDWDDDWWDDLL
Rah AhanDLLLLWLWDWWWLWLDLDLWLDDDLDDLLLDWLD
PAS HamedanWLWWDLDDWLLLDLDDLDDLDLLLLDWWWLWDLL
PaykanLLLDLWWLLLLLWLWDWDLWLLDWLLDLWLLDWL
Steel AzinWWDDDLLLWLLDLLDLLWDDLLDLWLLDLLDWLL
Source: IPL Stats
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

Top goalscorers
Reza Norouzi
Position Player Club Goals
1 Reza Norouzi Foolad 24
2 Edinho Mes Kerman 22
3 Karim Ansarifard Saipa 19
4 Ibrahima Touré Sepahan 18
5 Saeed Daghighi Sh. Tabriz 14
Arash Borhani Esteghlal
Mehrdad Oladi Malavan
8 Rouhollah Arab Sanat Naft 13
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Zob Ahan
10 Arash Afshin Foolad 11
11 Josiesley Ferreira Rosa Naft Tehran 10
Farhad Majidi Esteghlal
13 Siavash Akbarpour Steel Azin 9
Ali Alizadeh Tractor Sazi
Mohammad Gholami Steel Azin
Mohammad Nouri Persepolis
17 9 players 8
26 4 players 7
30 4 players 6
34 19 players 5
53 19 players 4
72 18 players 3
90 41 players 2
131 83 players 1
_ 11 players 1 OG
_ technical loses of 3–0 0
Total goals (Including technical loses) 742
Total games 306
Average per game 2.42
1 Saeed Salarzadeh from Malavan 2 owne goals.
Last updated: 26 May 2011
Source: IPL Stats

Top Assistants
Hadi Norouzi (left one) and Ebrahim Sadeghi (right one)
Position Player Club Assists
1 Hadi Norouzi Persepolis 7
Ebrahim Sadeghi Saipa
3 Amir Hossein Feshangchi Persepolis 6
Ehsan Hajsafi Sepahan
Karrar Jassim Tractor Sazi
Abbas Mardasi Sanat Naft
Abouzar Rahimi Rah Ahan
Saeed Yousefzadeh Saipa
9 Felipe Alves de Souza Esteghlal 5
Mohammad Ebrahimi Tractor Sazi
Khosro Heidari Sepahan
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Zob Ahan
Farhad Majidi Esteghlal
Iman Mobali Esteghlal
Mohammad Nouri Persepolis
Mehrdad Pouladi Mes Kerman
Mehdi Rajabzadeh Zob Ahan
Gholamreza Rezaei Persepolis
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: IPL stats

Cards
Position Player Club Total
1 Davoud HaghiSaba Qom100212
Milad FakhreddiniMes Kerman1110
3 Mohammad KhalatbariZob Ahan110011
4 Nader AhmadiPAS Hamedan90110
Abdullah KaramiShahin Bushehr712
Mehrdad PouladiMes Kerman901
Amir Hossein SadeghiEsteghlal1000
8 Alireza AbbasfardPaykan7029
Mohamad Ali AhmadiZob Ahan801
Ghasem DehnaviMes Kerman711
Ghasem HadadifarZob Ahan810
Márcio JoséNaft Tehran900
Alireza MirshafianSaba Qom810
149 player---8
2318 player---7
4117 player---6
6836 player---5
10440 player---4
14462 player---3
20667 player---2
27390 player---1
Total Cards115735481240
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: IPL stats

Matches played
Position Player Club Appearance
1 Morteza Asadi Tractor Sazi 34
Hossein Ashena Naft Tehran
Ali Hamoudi Foolad
4 Pirouz Ghorbani Mes Kerman 33
Shahab Gordan Zob Ahan
Mohammad Nosrati Tractor Sazi
7 Pejman Montazeri Esteghlal 32
Pejman Noori Malavan
Mehdi Rahmati Sepahan
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: IPL stats

Attendances

Average home attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Tractor Sazi 630,000 90,000 0 42,000 −27.1%†
2 Esteghlal 427,000 100,000 2,000 25,118 −21.2%†
3 Persepolis 376,000 70,000 0 23,500 −41.2%†
4 Sanat Naft 212,000 15,000 0 14,133 n/a†
5 Shahin Bushehr 205,000 20,000 3,000 12,059 −17.0%†
6 Malavan 130,000 15,000 4,000 7,647 −27.8%†
7 Sh. Tabriz 122,000 40,000 0 7,625 n/a†
8 Foolad 92,000 12,000 1,000 5,412 +13.6%†
8 Sepahan 92,000 15,000 3,000 5,412 −28.7%†
10 Mes Kerman 89,000 15,000 2,000 5,235 −11.9%†
11 PAS Hamedan 77,000 15,000 1,000 4,529 +16.7%†
12 Steel Azin 67,000 35,000 1,000 3,941 −31.6%†
13 Rah Ahan 62,000 40,000 1,000 3,647 −32.6%†
14 Zob Ahan 58,000 10,000 1,000 3,412 −30.9%†
15 Saipa 56,000 20,000 1,000 3,294 −39.8%†
16 Naft Tehran 47,000 25,000 1,000 2,765 n/a†
17 Saba Qom 40,000 10,000 1,000 2,353 −44.4%†
18 Paykan 33,000 7,000 1,000 1,941 −16.1%†
League total 2,815,000 100,000 0 9,383 −23.7%†

Updated to games played on 20 May 2011
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Naft Tehran, Sanat Naft and Shahrdari Tabriz played last season in Azadegan League

Highest attendances
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Esteghlal1–0Persepolis100,00015 October 2010 (2010-10-15)11Azadi
2Tractor Sazi1–3Sepahan90,00015 April 2011 (2011-04-15)30Sahand
3Esteghlal4–3Sepahan70,00027 August 2010 (2010-08-27)7Azadi
3Tractor Sazi1–2Zob Ahan70,00010 September 2010 (2010-09-10)8Sahand
3Tractor Sazi1–1Esteghlal70,00024 October 2010 (2010-10-24)12Sahand
3Persepolis0–1Esteghlal70,00025 March 2011 (2011-03-25)28Azadi
7Tractor Sazi2–0Malavan60,00023 August 2010 (2010-08-23)6Sahand
7Tractor Sazi1–0Persepolis60,0009 December 2010 (2010-12-09)18Sahand
7Tractor Sazi1–1Foolad60,00030 March 2011 (2011-03-30)28Sahand
10Tractor Sazi3–0Steel Azin55,00025 February 2011 (2011-02-25)24Sahand

Notes:
Updated to games played on 20 May 2011. Source: iplstats.com

See also

Team season articles

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