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).
Season | 2007–08 |
---|---|
Champions | Persepolis 2nd Pro League title 9th Iranian title |
Relegated | Sanat Naft Shirin Faraz |
Champions League | Persepolis Sepahan Saba Battery Esteghlal (Hazfi Cup champions) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 721 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mohsen Khalili Hadi Asghari (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Rah Ahan 5–0 Paykan (11 March 2008) Persepolis 5–0 Shirin Faraz (30 April 2008) |
Biggest away win | Esteghlal 1–4 Pegah (11 April 2008) Fajr Sepasi 1–4 Zob Ahan (1 May 2008) Saba Battery 1–4 Persepolis (14 May 2008) |
Highest scoring | Paykan 4–2 Bargh Shiraz (16 August 2007) Persepolis 3–3 Fajr Sepasi (21 September 2007) Persepolis 3–3 Aboumoslem (10 February 2008) Esteghlal 4–2 Bargh Shiraz (29 February 2008) Saipa 4–2 Shirin Faraz (3 April 2008) Bargh Shiraz 3–3 Sepahan (3 May 2008) Zob Ahan 4–2 Est. Ahvaz (17 May 2008) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Persepolis |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches PAS Hamedan |
Longest winless run | 27 matches Shirin Faraz |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Shirin Faraz |
Highest attendance | 110,000 Persepolis – Sepahan (17 May 2008) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Malavan – Zob Ahan (19 September 2007) Pegah – Shirin Faraz (16 November 2007) Sanat Naft – Saba Battery (16 November 2007) Sepahan – Pegah (22 January 2008) Persepolis – Sanat Naft (22 January 2008) Sepahan – Paykan (10 February 2008) Sepahan – Fajr Sepasi (22 February 2008) Sepahan – Zob Ahan (5 March 2008) Est. Ahvaz – Saba Battery (17 March 2008) Sepahan – Est. Ahvaz (3 April 2008) Sepahan – Mes Kerman (18 April 2008) Shirin Faraz – Pegah (5 May 2008) |
Total attendance | 3,303,000 |
Average attendance | 11,235 |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
Teams
editTeam | City | Stadium | Manager | Nationality | Past season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aboomoslem | Mashhad | Samen | Parviz Mazloomi | 6th | |
Bargh | Shiraz | Hafezieh | Mahmoud Yavari | 12th | |
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | Firouz Karimi | 4th | |
Esteghlal | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | Majid Jalali | 2nd | |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | 14th | |
Mes | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | Amir Ghalenoei | 9th | |
Pas | Hamedan | Ghods | Vinko Begovic | N/A | |
Paykan | Tehran | Iran Khodro | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 7th | |
Pegah | Rasht | Sardar Jangal | Nader Dastneshan | Qualifier | |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | Afshin Ghotbi | 3rd | |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Rah Ahan | Davoud Mahabadi | 16th | |
Saba Battery | Tehran | Shahid Derakhshan | Yahya Golmohammadi | 13th | |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | Ali Daei | Champion | |
Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | Ahmad Tousi | Qualifier | |
Sepahan | Esfahan | Naghsh Jahan | Jorvan Vieira | 5th | |
Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh | Gholam Peyrovani | 10th | |
Shirin Faraz | Kermanshah | Azadi Kermanshah | Shahram Mehrpeyma | Qualifier | |
Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | Bijan Zolfagharnasab | 8th |
Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.
Participating in international competitions
editForeign players
editFinal classification
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis (C) | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 59[a] | Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League |
2 | Sepahan | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 58[b] | |
3 | Saba | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 50 | |
4 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 49 | |
5 | Pas Hamedan | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 49 | |
6 | Aboumoslem | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 48 | |
7 | Est. Ahvaz | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 46 | |
8 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 46 | |
9 | Paykan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
10 | Bargh | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 46 | |
11 | Mes | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 45 | |
12 | Saipa | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 45 | |
13 | Esteghlal | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League[c] |
14 | Fajr | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 42 | |
15 | Malavan | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 36 | |
16 | Pegah | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 36 | |
17 | Sanat Naft (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 35 | Relegation to the 2008–09 Azadegan League |
18 | Shirin Faraz (R) | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 59 | −34 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Champions |
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Persepolis F.C. |
Results table
editLast updated March 17, 2008
Player statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- 18
- 13
- 12
- 10
- 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
edit- 8
- 7
- 6
- Abbas Aghaei (Persepolis)
- Ehsan Hajsafi (Sepahan)
- Reza Nasehi (Aboomoslem)
- Mohammad Navazi (Esteghlal)
- Ahmad Taghavi (Rah Ahan)
Cards
editPlayer | Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Hossein Pashaei | 13 | 0 | 0 | Rah Ahan |
Ali Haghdoost | 10 | 2 | 0 | Aboomoslem |
Alou Badra Djakité | 11 | 1 | 0 | Shirin Faraz |
Mohsen Bengar | 11 | 0 | 0 | Sepahan |
Morteza Kashi | 10 | 1 | 0 | Saba Battery |
Saber Mirghorbani | 11 | 0 | 0 | Sanat Naft |
Abouzar Rahimi | 10 | 1 | 0 | Rah Ahan |
Hossein Memar | 9 | 0 | 1 | Paykan |
Hanif Omranzadeh | 9 | 0 | 0 | Pas Hamedan |
Ivan Petrović | 8 | 0 | 1 | Aboomoslem |
Mehrdad Pooladi | 8 | 1 | 0 | Esteghlal |
Matches played
edit- 34
Attendances
editAverage home attendances
editPos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 960,000 | 110,000 | 0 | 60,000 | +78.0% |
2 | Esteghlal | 590,000 | 90,000 | 5,000 | 34,706 | −0.8% |
3 | Sanat Naft | 200,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 12,500 | n/a |
4 | Malavan | 169,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 10,563 | −2.1% |
5 | Pegah | 145,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 9,063 | n/a |
6 | Saipa | 143,000 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 8,412 | −21.1% |
7 | Mes Kerman | 139,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 8,176 | +18.1% |
8 | Est. Ahvaz | 127,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 7,938 | +26.7% |
9 | Saba Battery | 126,000 | 90,000 | 1,000 | 7,412 | +37.3% |
10 | Aboumoslem | 118,000 | 35,000 | 1,000 | 6,941 | −27.2% |
11 | PAS Hamedan | 116,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 6,824 | −14.0% |
12 | Sepahan | 69,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 6,273 | +3.4% |
13 | Bargh Shiraz | 89,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 5,235 | −6.0% |
14 | Shirin Faraz | 76,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 4,750 | n/a |
15 | Fajr Sepasi | 73,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 4,294 | −24.2% |
16 | Paykan | 64,000 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 3,765 | −40.5% |
17 | Zob Ahan | 54,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 3,176 | −22.5% |
18 | Rah Ahan | 45,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 2,647 | −35.0% |
League total | 3,303,000 | 110,000 | 0 | 11,235 | +11.0% |
Updated to games played on 17 May 2008
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Pegah, Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz played last season in Azadegan League
PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran
Highest attendances
editRank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persepolis | 2–1 | Sepahan | 110,000 | 17 May 2008 | 34 | Azadi |
2 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Persepolis | 90,000 | 14 October 2007 | 9 | Azadi |
Saba Battery | 1–4 | Persepolis | 90,000 | 14 May 2008 | 33 | Azadi | |
4 | Persepolis | 0–0 | Rah Ahan | 85,000 | 16 September 2007 | 5 | Azadi |
5 | Persepolis | 1–1 | Esteghlal | 80,000 | 4 April 2008 | 26 | Azadi |
6 | Persepolis | 3–2 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 70,000 | 19 October 2007 | 10 | Azadi |
Persepolis | 1–0 | Mes Kerman | 70,000 | 4 November 2007 | 12 | Azadi | |
Persepolis | 1–0 | Saipa | 70,000 | 18 November 2007 | 14 | Azadi | |
Persepolis | 1–1 | Bargh Shiraz | 70,000 | 11 May 2008 | 32 | Azadi | |
10 | Persepolis | 2–1 | Paykan | 65,000 | 7 September 2007 | 4 | Azadi |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 17 May 2008. Source: iplstats.com
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.