The 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 25th season of Iran's Football League and seventh season of Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Saipa were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2006–07 Azadegan League: Shirin Faraz as champions, Pegah and Sanat Naft. PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran. The league started on 16 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. Persepolis won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total ninth Iranian title).
Teams
TeamCityStadiumManagerNationalityPast season AboomoslemMashhadSamenParviz Mazloomi6th BarghShirazHafeziehMahmoud Yavari12th EsteghlalTehranAzadiFirouz Karimi4th EsteghlalAhvazTakhti AhvazMajid Jalali2nd MalavanAnzaliTakhti AnzaliMohammad Ahmadzadeh14th MesKermanShahid BahonarAmir Ghalenoei9th PasHamedanGhodsVinko BegovicN/A PaykanTehranIran KhodroAli Asghar Modir Roosta7th PegahRashtSardar Jangal Nader DastneshanQualifier PersepolisTehranAzadiAfshin Ghotbi 3rd Rah AhanTehranRah AhanDavoud Mahabadi16thSaba BatteryTehranShahid DerakhshanYahya Golmohammadi13th SaipaKarajEnghelab KarajAli DaeiChampion Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti AbadanAhmad Tousi Qualifier SepahanEsfahanNaghsh JahanJorvan Vieira 5th SepasiShirazHafeziehGholam Peyrovani10th Shirin FarazKermanshahAzadi KermanshahShahram MehrpeymaQualifier Zob AhanEsfahanFoolad ShahrBijan Zolfagharnasab8th
Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.
Team Name Nationality Aboomoslem Khodadad Azizi Esteghlal Ahvaz Firouz Karimi Esteghlal Nasser Hejazi Mes Farhad Kazemi Paykan Samvel Darbinyan Pegah Majid Jahanpour Rah Ahan Akbar Misaghian Saba Battery Mohammad Hossein Ziaei Sanat Naft Ebrahim Ghasempour Sepahan Luka Bonačić Shirin Faraz Marco Octavio Zob Ahan Zoran Đorđević
Participating in international competitions 2008 AFC Champions League Persepolis Sepahan
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players Aboomoslem Rodrigo Teixeira Daniel Olerum Ivan Petrović Franck Atsou Ivan Savorjest Bargh Shiraz Mohammed Nasser Freddy Freire Martín Barlocco Esteghlal Ahvaz Carlos Soto Fabrício Ceará Esteghlal Tehran Srđan Urošević Malavan Mes Kerman Edinho Paulo Zaltron Sékou Fofana Uche Iheruome Gerardo Morales PAS Hamedan Emir Obuća Faruk Ihtijarević Sandro Tomić Vladimir Mićović Paykan Guillaume N'Kendo Ronny Kockel Ibrahima Touré Taribo West Pegah Joël Tchami William Esenjo Akvsenti Gilauri Saša Ilić Martin Abena Persepolis Jacques Elong Elong Mate Dragičević Jorge Gaona Rah Ahan Gevorg Kasparov Hamlet Mkhitaryan Thiago Junio César Pellegrín Saba Battery Alen Avdić Almir Tolja Marinko Mačkić Saipa Adriano Alves Evandro Alou Traoré Issa Traoré Sanat Naft Léo Renato Medeiros Marcelo de Souza Sepahan Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Emad Mohammed Haitham Khadim Taher Kabir Bello Jaba Mujiri Sepasi Shirin Faraz Alou Badra Djakité Ivan Dragičević Nenad Stojaković Zob Ahan Armen Tigranyan Fábio Carvalho Mohammed Martin Issa Ndoye Armen Ghazaryan
Final classification
Results table Last updated March 17, 2008
Player statistics
Top goalscorers
18 Hadi Asghari (Rah Ahan) Mohsen Khalili (Persepolis) 13 Ibrahima Touré (Paykan) 12 Ruhollah Bigdeli (Est. Ahvaz) Fereydoon Fazli (Saba Battery) Leo (Sanat Naft) 10 Davoud Haghi (Est. Ahvaz) Milad Meydavoodi (Est. Ahvaz) 9 Esmail Farhadi (Zob Ahan) Seyed Mohammad Hosseini (Aboomoslem) Mahmoud Karimi (Sepahan) Saber Mirghorbani (Sanat Naft) Mohammad Nasser (Bargh Shiraz) Bahman Tahmasebi (Fajr Sepasi) Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (Pesepolis) Zaltron (Mes Kerman) 8 Arash Borhani (Esteghlal) Mohammad Gholamin (Pas Hamedan) Mehdi Karimian (Bargh Shiraz) Emir Obuća (Pas Hamedan) Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan) Emad Reza (Foolad)
Top goalassistants
8 Davoud Haghi (Est. Ahvaz) Mojtaba Jabari (Esteghlal) 7 Khosro Heidari (Pas Hamedan) Mehdi Shiri (Bargh Shiraz) Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht (Persepolis) 6 Abbas Aghaei (Persepolis) Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan) Reza Nasehi (Aboomoslem) Mohammad Navazi (Esteghlal) Ahmad Taghavi (Rah Ahan)
Cards
PlayerTeam Hossein Pashaei1300 Rah Ahan Ali Haghdoost1020 Aboomoslem Alou Badra Djakité1110Shirin Faraz Mohsen Bengar1100 Sepahan Morteza Kashi1010 Saba Battery Saber Mirghorbani1100Sanat Naft Abouzar Rahimi1010Rah Ahan Hossein Memar901Paykan Hanif Omranzadeh900Pas Hamedan Ivan Petrović801Aboomoslem Mehrdad Pooladi810Esteghlal
Matches played 34 Mojtaba Shiri (Est. Ahvaz)
Attendances
Average home attendances
Highest attendances Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Persepolis 2–1Sepahan 110,000 34 Azadi2 Esteghlal 1–1Persepolis 90,000 9 AzadiSaba Battery 1–4Persepolis 90,000 33 Azadi4 Persepolis 0–0Rah Ahan 85,000 5 Azadi5 Persepolis 1–1Esteghlal 80,000 26 Azadi6 Persepolis 3–2Esteghlal Ahvaz 70,000 10 AzadiPersepolis 1–0Mes Kerman 70,000 12 AzadiPersepolis 1–0Saipa 70,000 14 AzadiPersepolis 1–1Bargh Shiraz 70,000 32 Azadi10 Persepolis 2–1Paykan 65,000 4 Azadi Notes:Updated to games played on 17 May 2008. Source: iplstats.com
See also 2007–08 Azadegan League 2007–08 Iran Football's 2nd Division 2007–08 Iran Football's 3rd Division 2007–08 Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup 2007–08 Iranian Futsal Super League
References
Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League