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). Sepahan's Emad Mohammed emerged as the top goalscorer, with 19 goals.

Team information Stadia and locations

TeamCityVenue Capacity 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 Shahr20,000 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 Shahr20,000

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamEnd-season head coach Team captain Kit makerShirt sponsorPast Season Aboomoslem Ali Hanteh Saeed Khani Merooj City Credit Cooperative 15th Est. Ahvaz Ali Firouzi Afshin Komaei Merooj Samsung 14th Esteghlal Samad Marfavi Farhad Majidi Uhlsport Iran Furniture Market Champion Foolad Majid Jalali Jalal Kameli Mofrad Daei SWE 7th Malavan Farhad Pourgholami Pejman Nouri Daei SWE Anzali Free Zone 12th Mes Kerman Luka Bonačić Abbas Mohammadi Merooj Mahan Air 3rd Moghavemat Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Mostafa Sabri Merooj 9th Pas Hamedan Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Yadollah Akbari Merooj Achilan Door13th Paykan Hamid Derakhshan Mohammad Reza Tahmasebi JEJ Liugong 8th Persepolis Ali Daei Karim Bagheri Uhlsport Tehran Municipality 5th Rah Ahan Mehdi Tartar Alireza Noormohammadi JEJ RAJA 11th Saba Qom Rasoul Korbekandi Morteza Assadi Daei SWE Salafchegan Special Economic Zone 6th Saipa Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Ebrahim Sadeghi Nahangi Saipa 10th Sepahan Amir Ghalenoei Moharram Navidkia Lotto Taban Air 4th Shahin Mahmoud Yavari Reza Baziari Nahangi Haffar Machine Co. Promoted Steel Azin Afshin Peyrovani Ali Karimi Merooj Razi Insurance Promoted Tractor Sazi Faraz Kamalvand Mohammad Nosrati Daei SWE PromotedZob Ahan Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mostafa Salehi Nejad Merooj 2nd

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate 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 17 Feb 2010 Moghavemat Davoud Mahabadi Resigned 26 Feb 2010 Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 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

Positions by round

Results

Clubs season-progress

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Emad Mohammed Sepahan192 Ibrahima Touré Sepahan183 Edinho Mes14 Ali Karimi Steel Azin145 Karim Ansarifard Saipa13 Davoud Haghi Saba Qom137 Amin Manouchehri Saipa128 Arash Borhani Esteghlal11 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Zob Ahan1110 Hadi Asghari PAS Hamedan10 Karim Bagheri Persepolis10 Mohammad Ebrahimi Teraktor Sazi10 Mohammad Gholami Steel Azin10 Farhad Kheirkhah Teraktor Sazi10 Farhad Majidi Esteghlal10 Mehdi Rajabzadeh Mes10 Milad Zanidpour Rah Ahan10183 players9212 players8238 players7318 players63913 players55221 players47335 players310839 players214782 players1_13 playersOG_technical loses of 3–0OnceTotal goals (Including technical loses)782Total games306Average per game Last updated: May 26, 2010Source: iplstats.com/scorers

Top Assistants

Position Player Club Goal Assistance1 Ehsan Hajysafi Sepahan132 Khosro Heidari Esteghlal123 Milad Zanidpour Rah Ahan114 Ebrahim Sadeghi Saipa105 Hassan Ashjari Zob Ahan8 Mehdi Karimian Sepahan87 Ahmad Jamshidian Sepahan7 Milad Meydavoudi Esteghlal Ahvaz7 Last updated: May 26, 2010Source: iplstats.com/assistants

Cards PositionPlayerTeamTotal1 Ali KarimiSteel Azin821112 Ghasem DehnaviMes Kerman910103 Siamak KoohnavardMoghavemat Sepasi 1000104 Farhad MajidiEsteghlal 81095 Sina AshouriZobahan 9009 Saeed LotfiPaykan 9009 Last updated: May 26, 2010Source: iplstats.com/cards

Matches played Position Player Club Appearance1 Pirouz Ghorbani Mes Kerman32 Mehdi Mohammadi Steel Azin32 Hossein Pashaei Rah Ahan32 Mostafa Sabri Moghavemat Sepasi322 Mohsen Bengar Sepahan31 Morteza Ebrahimi Saipa31 Mostafa Ekrami Tractor Sazi31 Mirhani Hashemi Moghavemat Sepasi31 Mehdi Kiani Tractor Sazi31 Pejman Montazeri Esteghlal31 Last updated: May 26, 2010Source: iplstats.com/ appearances

Attendances

Average home attendances

Highest attendances Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Tractor Sazi 0–0Moghavemat 95,000 24 Sahand2 Esteghlal 1–1Persepolis 90,000 9 Azadi3 Esteghlal 2–2Tractor Sazi 80,000 23 AzadiPersepolis 2–1Esteghlal 80,000 26 AzadiTractor Sazi 2–1Steel Azin 80,000 29 Sahand6 Tractor Sazi 1–1Esteghlal 75,000 6 Sahand7 Esteghlal 2–0Steel Azin 70,000 7 AzadiTractor Sazi 1–0Foolad 70,000 8 SahandTractor Sazi 2–2PAS Hamedan 70,000 17 SahandTractor Sazi 1–1Persepolis 70,000 31 Sahand Notes:Updated to games played on 19 May 2010. Source: iplstats.com

See also 2009–10 Azadegan League 2009–10 Iran Football's 2nd Division 2009–10 Iran Football's 3rd Division 2009–10 Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup 2009–10 Iranian Futsal Super League

References

Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League Soccerway