The Iran Football League Organization is a national sports association responsible for administering the five professional football leagues in Iran - the Persian Gulf Pro League, Azadegan League, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and Kowsar Women Football league. The association also administers the Hazfi Cup, Iran's domestic cup competition. The organisation was founded in 2001.
Competition Name Number of teams Note Persian Gulf Pro League 18 Teams1st tier Azadegan League 16 Teams2nd tier 2nd Division 28 Teams in 2 Groups 3rd tier 3rd Division 36 Teams in 3 Groups 4th tier 4th Division 48 Teams in 4 Groups 5th tier Kowsar Women Football league 12 Teams1st tier Hazfi Cup +100 Teams Knockout cup competition
President The president , along with the other members of the Executive Committee, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The current president is Heydar Baharvand.
PresidentTerm Azizollah Mohammadi 2001 – 2012 Gholamreza Behravan (acting) 2012 – 2013 Mehdi Taj 2013 – 2016 Ali Kazemi (acting) 2016 Heydar Baharvand 2016 – 2022 Mohammad Reza Keshvari-Fard (acting) 2022 – 2023 Heydar Baharvand (second term) 2023 – present
See also Iranian football league system Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Kurdistan Premier League
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