2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
The 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 32nd season of Iran's Football League and 14th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Foolad were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2013–14 Azadegan League: Padideh as champions, Naft Masjed Soleyman and Paykan. The league started on 1 August and ended on 15 May 2015. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fifth time in their history (total fifth Iranian title).
Season | 2014–15 |
---|---|
Champions | Sepahan 5th Pro League title 5th Iranian title |
Relegated | Paykan Naft Masjed Soleyman |
Champions League | Sepahan Tractor Sazi Naft Tehran Zob Ahan |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 536 (2.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Edinho (20 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Alireza Salimi (16 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Saipa 4–0 Padideh (19 September 2014) |
Biggest away win | Paykan 0–3 Esteghlal (24 August 2014) Rah Ahan 0–3 Zob Ahan (5 February 2015) Rah Ahan 0–3 Tractor Sazi (12 March 2015) Esteghlal 1–4 Tractor Sazi (10 May 2015) |
Highest scoring | Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–4 Esteghlal (11 December 2014) Zob Ahan 5–3 Naft Tehran (16 April 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Sepahan |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Naft Tehran |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Paykan |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Rah Ahan |
Highest attendance | 80,000 Tractor Sazi – Naft Tehran (15 May 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Naft MIS – Padideh (8 August 2014) Foolad – Saipa (29 August 2014) Sepahan – Est. Khuzestan (31 October 2014) Malavan – Padideh (2 December 2014) Tractor Sazi – Zob Ahan (11 December 2014) Persepolis – Foolad (11 December 2014) Foolad – Padideh (11 May 2015) Zob Ahan – Malavan (11 May 2015) |
Total attendance | 1,585,978 |
Average attendance | 6,921 |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
Changes
Rules and Regulations
The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League were allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which categorized in the following groups:[1]
- Up to maximum 18 adult (without any age limit) players
- Up to maximum 9 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1992).
- Up to maximum 8 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1994).
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir Takhti Ahvaz | 38,900 15,000 |
Foolad Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,900 |
Gostaresh | Tabriz | Bonyan Dizel | 12,000 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Naft Masjed Soleyman | Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Takhti Tehran | 30,122 |
Padideh | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
Paykan | Qods | Shahr-e Qods Shahid Dastgerdi | 25,000 8,250 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Shahr-e Qods Rah Ahan | 25,000 12,000 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam | 10,610 |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 15,000 |
Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Sahand | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
Number of teams by region
Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tehran | 5 | Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Persepolis, Rah Ahan |
2 | Khuzestan | 3 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Naft Masjed Soleyman |
3 | East Azerbaijan | 2 | Gostaresh, Tractor Sazi |
4 | Esfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
5 | Gilan | 1 | Malavan |
6 | Khorasan | 1 | Padideh |
7 | Qom | 1 | Saba Qom |
8 | Alborz | 1 | Saipa |
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 | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Pardisban | |||
Est. Khuzestan | INSIG | |||
Foolad | Foolad Khuzestan | |||
Gostaresh | Ata Airlines | |||
Malavan | Steel Azin Iranian | |||
Naft MIS | NIOC | |||
Naft Tehran | Naft-G | |||
Padideh | Padideh Co. | |||
Paykan | Iran Khodro | |||
Persepolis | Behnam Pishro | |||
Rah Ahan | Fars Air Qeshm | |||
Saba Qom | Azar Khodro | |||
Saipa | SAIPA | |||
Sepahan | Foolad Mobarakeh | |||
Tractor Sazi | Hamrah-e Aval | |||
Zob Ahan | Xballer |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Padideh | Resigned | 2 May 2014 | Pre-season | 7 May 2014 | ||
Naft Tehran | Mutual consent | 10 May 2014 | 1 July 2014 | |||
Zob Ahan | End of contract | 10 May 2014 | 10 May 2014 | |||
Saipa | 13 May 2014 | 13 May 2014 | ||||
Foolad | Mutual consent | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | |||
Malavan | Signed by Foolad | 23 May 2014 | 24 May 2014 | |||
Paykan | Mutual consent | 1 July 2014 | 1 July 2014 | |||
Rah Ahan | 1 July 2014 | 1 July 2014 | ||||
Sepahan | Resigned | 8 September 2014 | 4th | 9 September 2014 | ||
Persepolis | Sacked | 10 September 2014 | 9th | 10 September 2014 | ||
Gostaresh | 4 October 2014 | 13th | 4 October 2014 | |||
Malavan | 8 October 2014 | 15th | 8 October 2014 | |||
Paykan | 25 November 2014 | 11th | 27 November 2014 | |||
Saba Qom | Mutual consent | 26 November 2014 | 6th | 5 December 2014 | ||
Malavan | Sacked | 5 December 2014 | 16th | 6 December 2014 | ||
Rah Ahan | Resigned | 2 February 2015 | 14th | 18 February 2015 | ||
Tractor Sazi | Sacked | 8 February 2015[2] | 5th | 15 February 2015 | ||
Persepolis | Resigned | 5 April 2015 | 9th | 6 April 2015 | ||
Malavan | Resigned | 23 May 2015 | 13th, post season | 16 July 2015 | ||
Esteghlal | Sacked | 18 May 2015 | 5th, post season | 21 June 2015 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepahan (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 59 | 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Tractor Sazi | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 58 | |
3 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 58 | 2016 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round |
4 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 52 | 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Foolad | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 52 | |
6 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 47 | |
7 | Saipa | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 41 | |
8 | Persepolis | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 36 | |
9 | Saba Qom | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 34 | |
10 | Padideh | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 33 | |
11 | Gostaresh | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 31 | |
12 | Rah Ahan | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 31 | |
13 | Malavan | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 30 | |
14 | Est. Khuzestan | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
15 | Paykan (R) | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to 2015–16 Azadegan League |
16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman (R) | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Zob Ahan secured qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League through winning the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup.
Results
Positions by round
Leader | |
2016 AFC Champions League | |
Relegation to Play-offs Qualification | |
Relegation to 2015–16 Azadegan League |
Clubs season-progress
Relegation Play-off
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal Khuzestan | 3–0 | Mes Kerman | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan as 14th-placed team will faced Play-off winner of 2014–15 Azadegan League, Mes Kerman in a two-legged Play-off.
Esteghlal Khuzestan | 1 – 0 | Mes Kerman |
---|---|---|
Momeni |
Mes Kerman | 0 – 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
---|---|---|
Diawara |
Esteghlal Khuzestan won 3–0 on aggregate and retained its place in the next edition of the Persian Gulf Pro League
Season statistics
Top Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tractor Sazi | 20 | |
2 | Esteghlal | 12 | |
Sepahan | |||
4 | Sepahan | 11 | |
5 | Gostaresh | 9 | |
Esteghlal | |||
Esteghlal | |||
Zob Ahan | |||
Sepahan | |||
Naft Tehran | |||
Tractor Sazi | |||
Foolad | |||
Rah Ahan | |||
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Soccerway.com
Top Assistants
Position | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Naft Tehran | 11 | |
2 | Zob Ahan | 9 | |
3 | Esteghlal | 8 | |
4 | Sepahan | 7 | |
Sepahan | |||
Foolad | |||
5 | Tractor Sazi | 6 | |
Zob Ahan | |||
Saipa | |||
Sepahan | |||
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Iplstats.com
Hat-tricks
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sepahan | Gostaresh | 4–1 | 10 December 2014 | |
Zob Ahan | Naft Tehran | 5–3 | 16 March 2015 | |
Tractor Sazi | Esteghlal | 4–1 | 10 April 2015 | |
Clean Sheets
Position | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Foolad | 16 | |
2 | Saba Qom | 10 | |
3 | Naft Tehran | 9 | |
Saipa | |||
Esteghlal | |||
Zob Ahan | |||
Paykan | |||
Padideh | |||
9 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | |
10 | Sepahan | 5 | |
Persepolis | |||
Gostaresh | |||
13 | Sepahan | 4 | |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | |||
Malavan | |||
Last Update: 15 May 2015
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Saman Nariman Jahan for Tractor Sazi against Foolad (1 August 2014)
- Fastest goal of the season: 11 seconds, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari for Sepahan against Gostaresh (10 December 2014)
- Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 5 seconds, Ahmad Hassanzadeh for Saba Qom against Padideh (14 August 2014)
- Largest winning margin: 4 goals
- Saipa 4–0 Padideh (19 September 2014)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–4 Esteghlal (11 December 2014)
- Zob Ahan 5–3 Naft Tehran (16 April 2015)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Zob Ahan 5–3 Naft Tehran (16 April 2015)
Awards
Team of the League
Goalkeeper: Alireza Beiranvand (Naft Tehran)
Defence: Ramin Rezaian (Rah Ahan), Leandro Padovani (Naft Tehran), Leonard Mesarić (Foolad), Vouria Ghafouri (Sepahan)
Midfield: Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal/Tractor Sazi)
Attack: Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Esteghlal), Edinho (Tractor Sazi), Mehdi Taremi (Perspolis)
Player of the League
Ghasem Haddadifar was awarded as the best player of the season among Andranik Teymourian became second. Amir Arsalan Motahari was also awarded as the best young player of the season.
Other awards
Hossein Faraki was awarded as the best coach of the season. Mehdi Taremi won the best striker award.
Attendance
Average home attendance
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tractor Sazi | 384,828 | 80,000 | 0 | 27,488 | +26.9% |
2 | Esteghlal | 246,000 | 67,000 | 2,000 | 16,400 | −17.0% |
3 | Persepolis | 220,746 | 70,000 | 0 | 15,768 | −46.5% |
4 | Padideh | 155,400 | 35,000 | 250 | 10,360 | n/a |
5 | Foolad | 87,200 | 25,000 | 0 | 6,708 | −25.8% |
6 | Naft MIS | 85,900 | 8,000 | 0 | 6,136 | n/a |
7 | Sepahan | 81,570 | 15,000 | 0 | 5,826 | +21.4% |
8 | Malavan | 63,721 | 8,500 | 0 | 4,552 | +2.7% |
9 | Paykan | 51,450 | 10,330 | 100 | 3,430 | n/a |
10 | Est. Khuzestan | 40,331 | 10,500 | 87 | 2,689 | −31.9% |
11 | Saipa | 38,726 | 15,000 | 200 | 2,582 | +8.8% |
12 | Gostaresh | 30,231 | 15,000 | 195 | 2,015 | −30.5% |
13 | Naft Tehran | 28,900 | 12,000 | 120 | 1,927 | −16.6% |
14 | Zob Ahan | 26,650 | 7,500 | 0 | 1,904 | −33.1% |
15 | Rah Ahan | 23,856 | 8,000 | 100 | 1,590 | −4.4% |
16 | Saba Qom | 20,469 | 10,000 | 100 | 1,365 | −50.2% |
League total | 1,585,978 | 80,000 | 0 | 6,921 | −9.3% |
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015
Source: Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Naft MIS, Padideh and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League
Attendance by round
Team/Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | A | 12,000 | A | 9,000 | A | 15,000 | A | A | 17,000 | A | 10,000 | A | 18,000 | A | 67,000 | 2,000 | A | 10,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 5,000 | 17,000 | A | 12,000 | A | 11,000 | A | 35,000 | A | 16,400 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | 110 | A | 1,000 | A | 214 | A | 87 | A | 1,500 | A | 150 | 2,150 | A | 170 | A | A | 6,000 | A | 10,500 | A | 200 | A | 250 | A | 6,000 | A | A | 6,000 | A | 6,000 | 2,689 |
Foolad | A | 11,000 | A | 3,000 | A | NC | A | 2,500 | A | 2,000 | A | A | 2,500 | A | 2,000 | 6,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 25,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 14,000 | A | 6,000 | 6,200 | A | NC | A | 6,708 |
Gostaresh | A | 1,500 | A | 195 | A | A | 250 | A | 750 | A | 500 | A | 15,000 | A | 200 | 265 | A | 450 | A | 500 | 3,500 | A | 1,000 | A | 370 | A | 4,751 | A | 1,000 | A | 2,015 |
Malavan | A | 1,987 | A | 8,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,334 | A | 1,800 | A | 2,500 | A | NC | A | 6,000 | A | 2,500 | A | 6,100 | A | 5,000 | A | 8,500 | A | 8,000 | A | 7,000 | 4,552 |
Naft MIS | A | NC | A | A | 4,500 | A | 6,500 | A | 5,500 | A | 6,500 | A | 6,000 | A | 5,000 | 7,000 | A | 5,900 | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 8,000 | A | 8,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 7,000 | A | 6,136 |
Naft Tehran | A | 300 | A | 800 | A | 220 | A | 12,000 | A | A | 120 | A | 330 | A | 5,000 | 7,000 | A | 140 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 190 | 300 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,927 |
Padideh | 10,500 | A | 4,500 | 12,500 | A | 8,000 | A | 22,000 | A | 10,000 | A | 35,000 | A | 5,600 | A | A | 650 | A | A | 30,000 | A | 250 | A | 3,000 | A | 1,400 | A | 10,000 | A | 2,000 | 10,360 |
Paykan | A | 370 | 700 | A | 10,000 | A | 350 | A | 250 | A | 100 | A | 10,330 | A | 150 | 400 | A | A | 2,200 | A | 6,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 4,100 | A | 10,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,430 |
Persepolis | 18,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 7,000 | A | 35,000 | 11,000 | A | 13,246 | A | 4,500 | A | 4,000 | A | A | NC | A | 8,000 | A | 5,000 | A | A | 5,000 | A | 20,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 70,000 | 15,768 |
Rah Ahan | 8,000 | A | 600 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | 6,000 | 400 | A | 371 | A | 150 | A | A | 100 | A | 200 | A | 100 | A | 3,700 | A | A | 1,235 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,000 | 1,590 |
Saba Qom | 215 | A | A | 150 | A | 10,000 | A | 250 | A | 100 | A | 150 | A | 130 | A | A | 200 | 170 | A | 1,004 | A | 200 | A | 400 | A | 500 | A | 6,000 | A | 1,000 | 1,365 |
Saipa | 1,000 | A | 226 | A | 800 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | 3,500 | A | 300 | A | 15,000 | A | 200 | A | 6,500 | A | 450 | A | 450 | A | 300 | A | 8,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 2,582 |
Sepahan | 8,000 | A | 13,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 2,200 | A | 2,000 | A | 13,500 | A | NC | 1,700 | A | A | 1,300 | A | 2,170 | A | 7,200 | A | 1,800 | A | 3,200 | A | 5,500 | A | A | 15,000 | 5,826 |
Tractor Sazi | 20,000 | A | 14,000 | A | 8,000 | 10,400 | A | 12,000 | A | 51,500 | A | 12,700 | A | 65,000 | A | A | NC | A | 15,000 | A | A | 30,178 | A | 15,000 | A | 35,050 | A | 16,000 | A | 80,000 | 27,488 |
Zob Ahan | A | 1,500 | A | 700 | A | 4,800 | A | 700 | A | 7,500 | A | 1,000 | A | A | 600 | 400 | A | 4,000 | A | 750 | A | 800 | A | 600 | A | 1,300 | A | 2,000 | NC | A | 1,904 |
Total | 65,825 | 28,657 | 49,026 | 34,345 | 36,014 | 51,420 | 45,387 | 62,450 | 33,500 | 86,080 | 34,370 | 56,771 | 52,460 | 79,250 | 94,950 | 23,565 | 8,450 | 30,660 | 49,570 | 66,054 | 27,950 | 45,228 | 35,200 | 43,190 | 34,720 | 73,985 | 52,451 | 54,000 | 48,000 | 182,000 | 1,585,978 |
Average | 8,228 | 4,093 | 6,128 | 4,293 | 4,502 | 7,346 | 5,673 | 7,806 | 4,188 | 10,760 | 4,296 | 7,096 | 7,494 | 9,906 | 11,869 | 3,366 | 1,408 | 3,833 | 6,196 | 8,257 | 3,494 | 5,654 | 4,400 | 5,399 | 4,284 | 9,248 | 6,556 | 6,750 | 8,000 | 22,750 | 6,921 |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015. Source: Iranleague.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Gostaresh played their match against Tractor Sazi at Sahand
Paykan played their matches against Esteghlal and Persepolis at Takhti Tehran
Rah Ahan played their matches against Esteghlal and Persepolis at Takhti Tehran
Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tractor Sazi | 3–3 | Naft Tehran | 80,000 | 15 May 2015 | 30 | Sahand |
2 | Persepolis | 1–0 | Esteghlal | 70,000 | 15 May 2015 | 30 | Azadi |
3 | Esteghlal | 1–2 | Persepolis | 67,000 | 23 November 2014 | 15 | Azadi |
4 | Tractor Sazi | 2–2 | Esteghlal | 65,000 | 7 November 2014 | 14 | Sahand |
5 | Tractor Sazi | 1–1 | Sepahan | 51,500 | 26 September 2014 | 10 | Sahand |
6 | Tractor Sazi | 2–1 | Saipa | 35,050 | 16 April 2015 | 26 | Sahand |
7 | Persepolis | 1–3 | Tractor Sazi | 35,000 | 5 September 2014 | 7 | Azadi |
7 | Padideh | 0–1 | Persepolis | 35,000 | 22 October 2014 | 12 | Samen |
7 | Esteghlal | 1–4 | Tractor Sazi | 35,000 | 11 May 2015 | 29 | Azadi |
10 | Tractor Sazi | 1–0 | Persepolis | 30,178 | 8 March 2015 | 22 | Sahand |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015. Source: Iranleague.ir
See also
- 2014–15 Azadegan League
- 2014–15 Iran Football's 2nd Division
- 2014–15 Iran Football's 3rd Division
- 2014–15 Hazfi Cup
- Iranian Super Cup
- 2014–15 Iranian Futsal Super League