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). Foolad's Reza Norouzi was the top goalscorer with 24 goals.
Teams
Stadia and locations
TeamCityVenue Capacity Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 95,225 Foolad Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 20,000 Malavan Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000 Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar 12,000 Naft Tehran Tehran Rah Ahan 15,000 PAS Hamedan Hamedan Shahid Mofatteh 10,000 Paykan Qazvin Shahid Rajaei 5,000 Persepolis Tehran Azadi 95,225 Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey Rah Ahan 15,000 Saba Qom Qom Yadegar Emam Qom 12,000 Saipa Karaj Enghelab Karaj 14,000 Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan15,000 Sepahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr20,000 Shahin Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 14,000 Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 70,000 Steel Azin Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi 12,000 Tractor Sazi Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 80,451 Zob Ahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr20,000
Personnel and sponsoring TeamHead coach Team captain Kit makerShirt sponsorPast Season Esteghlal Parviz Mazloomi Farhad Majidi Uhlsport Tehran Municipality & City Bank3rd Foolad Majid Jalali Saeed Ramezani Daei Sport Foolad Khuzestan Co. 10th Malavan Farhad Pourgholami Pejman Nouri Merooj Anzali Free Zone 12th Mes Kerman Samad Marfavi Farzad Hosseinkhani Uhlsport Gashte Gole Yas Travel Agency 9th Naft Tehran Hossein Faraki Darius Mikaeili Daei Sport National Iranian Oil Company Promoted Pas Hamedan Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Saman Safa JEJ Unsponsored 14th Paykan Hamid Alidousti Rahman Rezaei Merooj Iran Khodro 11th Persepolis Ali Daei Karim Bagheri Uhlsport Tehran Municipality & City Bank4th Rah Ahan Rasoul Korbekandi Ebrahim Karimi Aghili RAJA 15th Saba Qom Abdollah Veisi Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Daei Sport Varna 6th Saipa Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Ebrahim Sadeghi Nahangi SAIPA 8th Sanat Naft Gholam Hossein Peyrovani Hassan Houri Daei Sport National Iranian Oil Company Promoted Sepahan Amir Ghalenoei Moharram Navidkia Lotto Foolad Mobarakeh Complex Champion Shahin Hamid Estili Reza Baziari Nahangi Unsponsered 13th Shahrdari Tabriz Hamid Derakhshan Ebrahim Abarghouei Uhlsport City BankPromoted Steel Azin Mahmoud Yavari Mehdi Mahdavikia Umbro Steel Azin Company 5th Tractor Sazi Faraz Kamalvand Mohammad Nosrati Uhlsport Hamrah Aval & Bank Sepah 7th Zob Ahan Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Mohammad Salsali Uhlsport Zob Ahan Steel Co. 2nd
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment Esteghlal Samad Marfavi Resigned Pre-season Parviz Mazloomi Mes Kerman Luka Bonačić Contract expired Pre-season Samad Marfavi Saba Qom Rasoul Korbekandi Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Mahmoud Yavari Shahin Mahmoud Yavari Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Hamid Estili Rah Ahan Mehdi Tartar Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Rasoul Korbekandi Paykan Hamid Derakhshan Contract expired 22 May 2010 Pre-season Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Steel Azin Afshin Peyrovani Contract expired 5 July 2010 Pre-season Ljubiša Tumbaković
In season
TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment Rah Ahan Rasoul Korbekandi Sacked 7 Sep 2010 18 Mehdi Tartar 8 Sep 2010 Paykan Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Resigned 10 Oct 2010 18 Hamid Alidousti 15 Oct 2010 Steel Azin Ljubiša Tumbaković Sacked 13 Oct 2010 13 Afshin Peyrovani 14 Oct 2010 Shahrdari Tabriz Akbar Misaghian Resigned 22 Oct 2010 17 Hamid Derakhshan 26 Oct 2010 Saba Qom Mahmoud Yavari 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 Resigned 8 Dec 2010 13 Mahmoud Yavari 12 Dec 2010 Sanat Naft Acácio Casimiro Sacked 24 Feb 2011 9 Gholam Hossein Peyrovaniغلامحسین پیروانی سرمربی صنعت نفت آبادان شد 7 Mar 2011 Steel Azin Mohammad Khakpour Resigned 3 Mar 2011 18 Mahmoud Yavari 14 Mar 2011 PAS Hamedan Mahmoud Yavari Resigned 8 Mar 2011 18 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta 10 Mar 2011 Shahin Bushehr Hamid Estili Sacked 2 Apr 2011 16 Akbar Misaghianاكبر ميثاقيان سرمربي شاهين بوشهر شد 4 Apr 2011 Paykan Hamid Alidousti Sacked 3 Apr 2011 17 Mohammad Hossein Ziaeiضیایی سرمربی تیم فوتبال پیکان شد 5 Apr 2011
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Statistics
Top goalscorers
PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Reza Norouzi Foolad242 Edinho Mes Kerman223 Karim Ansarifard Saipa194 Ibrahima Touré Sepahan185 Saeed Daghighi Sh. Tabriz14 Arash Borhani Esteghlal Mehrdad Oladi Malavan8 Rouhollah Arab Sanat Naft13 Seyed Mohammad Hosseini Zob Ahan10 Arash Afshin Foolad1111 Josiesley Ferreira Rosa Naft Tehran10 Farhad Majidi Esteghlal 13 Siavash Akbarpour Steel Azin9 Ali Alizadeh Tractor Sazi Mohammad Gholami Steel Azin Mohammad Nouri Persepolis179 players8264 players7304 players63419 players55319 players47218 players39041 players213183 players1_11 players 1OG_technical loses of 3–00Total goals (Including technical loses) 742Total games 306Average per game 1 Saeed Salarzadeh from Malavan 2 owne goals. Last updated: 26 May 2011 Source: IPL Stats
Cards PositionPlayerClub Total1 Davoud HaghiSaba Qom1002 12 Milad FakhreddiniMes Kerman11103 Mohammad KhalatbariZob Ahan1100 114 Nader AhmadiPAS Hamedan901 10 Abdullah KaramiShahin Bushehr712 Mehrdad PouladiMes Kerman901 Amir Hossein SadeghiEsteghlal10008 Alireza AbbasfardPaykan702 9 Mohamad Ali AhmadiZob Ahan801 Ghasem DehnaviMes Kerman711 Ghasem HadadifarZob Ahan810 Márcio JoséNaft Tehran900 Alireza MirshafianSaba Qom81014 9 player ---823 18 player ---741 17 player ---668 36 player ---5104 40 player ---4144 62 player ---3206 67 player ---2273 90 player ---1 Total Cards 1157 35 48 1240
Last updated: 25 May 2011Source: IPL stats
Matches played Position Player Club Appearance1 Morteza Asadi Tractor Sazi34 Hossein Ashena Naft Tehran Ali Hamoudi Foolad4 Pirouz Ghorbani Mes Kerman33 Shahab Gordan Zob Ahan Mohammad Nosrati Tractor Sazi7 Pejman Montazeri Esteghlal32 Pejman Noori Malavan Mehdi Rahmati Sepahan Last updated: 25 May 2011Source: IPL stats
Attendances
Average home attendances
Highest attendances Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Esteghlal 1–0Persepolis 100,000 11 Azadi2 Tractor Sazi 1–3Sepahan 90,000 30 Sahand3 Esteghlal 4–3Sepahan 70,000 7 AzadiTractor Sazi 1–2Zob Ahan 70,000 8 SahandTractor Sazi 1–1Esteghlal 70,000 12 SahandPersepolis 0–1Esteghlal 70,000 28 Azadi7 Tractor Sazi 2–0Malavan 60,000 6 SahandTractor Sazi 1–0Persepolis 60,000 18 SahandTractor Sazi 1–1Foolad 60,000 28 Sahand10 Tractor Sazi 3–0Steel Azin 55,000 24 Sahand Notes:Updated to games played on 20 May 2011. Source: iplstats.com
See also 2010–11 Azadegan League 2010–11 Iran Football's 2nd Division 2010–11 Iran Football's 3rd Division 2010–11 Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup 2010–11 Iranian Futsal Super League
Team season articles 2010–11 Persepolis 2010–11 Foolad
References
External links 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup at Soccerway 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup at FIFA.com