2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup
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).
Season | 2009–10 |
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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
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
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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
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shahin Bushehr | Hamid Kolali Fard | Sacked | 6 Sep 2009 | Mahmoud Yavari | 8 Sep 2009 |
Est.Ahvaz | Khodadad Azizi | Resigned | 19 Sep 2009 | Majid Bagherinia | 20 Sep 2009 |
Foolad | Luka Bonačić | Sacked | 28 Sep 2009 | Majid Jalali | 28 Sep 2009 |
Pas Hamedan | Alireza Mansourian | Resigned | 6 Oct 2009 | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 8 Oct 2009 |
Aboomoslem | Nasser Pourmehdi | Sacked | 29 Oct 2009 | Farhad Kazemi | 29 Oct 2009 |
Saba Qom | Mohammad Hossein Ziaei | Resigned | 9 Nov 2009 | Rasoul Korbekandi | 9 Nov 2009 |
Mes Kerman | Parviz Mazloomi | Sacked | 30 Nov 2009 | Luka Bonačić | 9 Dec 2009 |
Rah Ahan | Ernie Brandts | Sacked | 12 Dec 2009 | Mehdi Tartar | 12 Dec 2009 |
Malavan | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | Sacked | 23 Dec 2009 | Farhad Pourgholami | 27 Dec 2009 |
Aboomoslem | Farhad Kazemi | Resigned | 24 Dec 2009 | Parviz Mazloomi | 27 Dec 2009 |
Persepolis | Zlatko Kranjčar | Sacked | 28 Dec 2009 | Ali Daei | 28 Dec 2009 |
Est.Ahvaz | Majid Bagherinia | Sacked | 22 Jan 2010 | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | 5 Feb 2010 |
Est.Ahvaz | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | Resigned | 9 Feb 2010 | Mehdi Hasheminasab[1] | 17 Feb 2010 |
Moghavemat | Davoud Mahabadi | Resigned | 26 Feb 2010 | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh[2] | 1 Mar 2010 |
Aboomoslem | Parviz Mazloomi | Resigned | Mar2010 | Ali Hanteh | Mar 2010 |
Est.Ahvaz | Mehdi Hasheminasab | Resigned | Apr 2010 | Ali Firouzi | Apr 2010 |
Steel Azin | Hamid Estili | Sacked | 19 Apr 2010 | Afshin Peyrovani | 19 Apr 2010 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sepahan (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the 2011 AFC Champions League |
2 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 66 | |
3 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 61 | |
4 | Esteghlal | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 59 | |
5 | Persepolis | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 53 | |
6 | Steel Azin | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 52 | |
7 | Saba | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 48 | |
8 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 47 | |
9 | Saipa | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 46 | |
10 | Mes | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 42 | |
11 | Foolad | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 42 | |
12 | Paykan | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 41 | |
13 | Malavan | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 41 | |
14 | Shahin B. | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | |
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
Leader | |
AFC Champions League 2011 Group stage | |
Relegation to 2010–11 Azadegan League |
Results
Clubs season-progress
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/scorers Top Assistants
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/assistants Cards
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/cards Matches played
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/ appearances AttendancesAverage home attendances
Updated to games played on 19 May 2010 Highest attendances
Notes: See alsoReferences
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