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.
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sepahan 3rd Pro League title 3rd Iranian title |
| Relegated | PAS Hamedan Paykan Steel Azin |
| Champions League | Sepahan Esteghlal Zob Ahan Persepolis (Hazfi Cup champions) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 742 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Reza Norouzi (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Foolad 6–0 Paykan (17 September 2010) Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft (18 February 2011) |
| Biggest away win | Steel Azin 1–6 Shahrdari Tabriz (15 May 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Saipa 5–5 Foolad (24 October 2010) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Sepahan |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Sepahan |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches PAS Hamedan |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Paykan, Persepolis |
| Highest attendance | 100,000 Esteghlal – Persepolis (15 October 2010) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Tractor Sazi – Rah Ahan (1 August 2010) Sanat Naft – Saipa (1 August 2010) Shahrdari Tabriz – Tractor Sazi (5 August 2010) Persepolis – Saipa (6 August 2010) Tractor Sazi – PAS Hamedan (14 August 2010) Sanat Naft – Persepolis (15 August 2010) |
| Total attendance | 2,815,000 |
| Average attendance | 9,383 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
Teams edit
Stadia and locations edit
Locations of clubs in 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
| Team | City | Venue | 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 Abadan | 15,000 |
| Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 20,000 |
| 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 Shahr | 20,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring edit
Managerial changes edit
Before the start of the season edit
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal |  Samad Marfavi
|
Resigned | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Parviz Mazloomi
|
11 June 2010 |
| Mes Kerman |  Luka Bonačić
|
Contract expired | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Samad Marfavi
|
26 May 2010 |
| Saba Qom | Rasoul Korbekandi
|
Contract expired | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Mahmoud Yavari
|
14 June 2010 |
| Shahin | Mahmoud Yavari
|
Contract expired | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Hamid Estili
|
16 June 2010 |
| Rah Ahan | Mehdi Tartar
|
Contract expired | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Rasoul Korbekandi
|
16 June 2010 |
| Paykan | Hamid Derakhshan
|
Contract expired | 22 May 2010 | Pre-season | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh[1]
|
21 June 2010 |
| Steel Azin | Afshin Peyrovani
|
Contract expired | 5 July 2010 | Pre-season |  Ljubiša Tumbaković
|
5 July 2010 |
In season edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepahan (C) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 66 | Qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 65 | Qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 63 | |
| 4 | Persepolis | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 58 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 57 | |
| 6 | Foolad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 54 | |
| 7 | Mes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 52 | |
| 8 | Malavan | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 48 | |
| 9 | Sanat Naft | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 42 | |
| 10 | Saba | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 41 | |
| 11 | Saipa | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 37 | |
| 12 | Shahrdari T. | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 37 | |
| 13 | Naft T. | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 36 | |
| 14 | Shahin B. | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 35 | |
| 15 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 35 | |
| 16 | Pas H. (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 35 | Relegation to the 2011–12 Azadegan League |
| 17 | Paykan (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 33 | |
| 18 | Steel Azin (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 28 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 SEP 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[16]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Persepolis qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup
Positions by round edit
| Leader | |
| 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off | |
| Relegation to 2011–12 Azadegan League |
Source: Cups.ir (in Persian)
Results edit
Clubs season-progress edit
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reza Norouzi
|
Foolad | 24 |
| 2 |  Edinho
|
Mes Kerman | 22 |
| 3 | Karim Ansarifard
|
Saipa | 19 |
| 4 |  Ibrahima Touré
|
Sepahan | 18 |
| 5 | Saeed Daghighi
|
Sh. Tabriz | 14 |
| Arash Borhani
|
Esteghlal | ||
| Mehrdad Oladi
|
Malavan | ||
| 8 | Rouhollah Arab
|
Sanat Naft | 13 |
| Seyed Mohammad Hosseini
|
Zob Ahan | ||
| 10 | Arash Afshin
|
Foolad | 11 |
| 11 | Josiesley Ferreira Rosa
|
Naft Tehran | 10 |
| Farhad Majidi
|
Esteghlal | ||
| 13 | Siavash Akbarpour
|
Steel Azin | 9 |
| Ali Alizadeh
|
Tractor Sazi | ||
| Mohammad Gholami
|
Steel Azin | ||
| Mohammad Nouri
|
Persepolis | ||
| 17 | 9 players | 8 | |
| 26 | 4 players | 7 | |
| 30 | 4 players | 6 | |
| 34 | 19 players | 5 | |
| 53 | 19 players | 4 | |
| 72 | 18 players | 3 | |
| 90 | 41 players | 2 | |
| 131 | 83 players | 1 | |
| _ | 11 players 1 | OG | |
| _ | technical loses of 3–0 | 0 | |
| Total goals (Including technical loses) | 742 | ||
| Total games | 306 | ||
| Average per game | 2.42 | ||
Cards edit
| Position | Player | Club | 
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davoud Haghi |
Saba Qom | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Milad Fakhreddini |
Mes Kerman | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Mohammad Khalatbari |
Zob Ahan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Nader Ahmadi |
PAS Hamedan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Abdullah Karami |
Shahin Bushehr | 7 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mehrdad Pouladi |
Mes Kerman | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi |
Esteghlal | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Alireza Abbasfard |
Paykan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Mohamad Ali Ahmadi |
Zob Ahan | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ghasem Dehnavi |
Mes Kerman | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ghasem Hadadifar |
Zob Ahan | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Márcio José |
Naft Tehran | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alireza Mirshafian |
Saba Qom | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 9 player | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 23 | 18 player | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 41 | 17 player | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 68 | 36 player | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 104 | 40 player | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 144 | 62 player | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 206 | 67 player | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 273 | 90 player | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Total Cards | 1157 | 35 | 48 | 1240 | ||
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: IPL stats
Source: IPL stats
Matches played edit
| Position | Player | Club | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morteza Asadi
|
Tractor Sazi | 34 |
| Hossein Ashena
|
Naft Tehran | ||
| Ali Hamoudi
|
Foolad | ||
| 4 | Pirouz Ghorbani
|
Mes Kerman | 33 |
| Shahab Gordan
|
Zob Ahan | ||
| Mohammad Nosrati
|
Tractor Sazi | ||
| 7 | Pejman Montazeri
|
Esteghlal | 32 |
| Pejman Noori
|
Malavan | ||
| Mehdi Rahmati
|
Sepahan |
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: IPL stats
Source: IPL stats
Attendances edit
Average home attendances edit
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tractor Sazi | 630,000 | 90,000 | 0 | 42,000 | −27.1% |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 427,000 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 25,118 | −21.2% |
| 3 | Persepolis | 376,000 | 70,000 | 0 | 23,500 | −41.2% |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 212,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 14,133 | n/a |
| 5 | Shahin Bushehr | 205,000 | 20,000 | 3,000 | 12,059 | −17.0% |
| 6 | Malavan | 130,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 7,647 | −27.8% |
| 7 | Sh. Tabriz | 122,000 | 40,000 | 0 | 7,625 | n/a |
| 8 | Foolad | 92,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 5,412 | +13.6% |
| 8 | Sepahan | 92,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 5,412 | −28.7% |
| 10 | Mes Kerman | 89,000 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 5,235 | −11.9% |
| 11 | PAS Hamedan | 77,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 4,529 | +16.7% |
| 12 | Steel Azin | 67,000 | 35,000 | 1,000 | 3,941 | −31.6% |
| 13 | Rah Ahan | 62,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 3,647 | −32.6% |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 58,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 3,412 | −30.9% |
| 15 | Saipa | 56,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 3,294 | −39.8% |
| 16 | Naft Tehran | 47,000 | 25,000 | 1,000 | 2,765 | n/a |
| 17 | Saba Qom | 40,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,353 | −44.4% |
| 18 | Paykan | 33,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 1,941 | −16.1% |
| League total | 2,815,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 9,383 | −23.7% |
Updated to games played on 20 May 2011
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Naft Tehran, Sanat Naft and Shahrdari Tabriz played last season in Azadegan League
Highest attendances edit
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Persepolis | 100,000 | 15 October 2010 | 11 | Azadi |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 1–3 | Sepahan | 90,000 | 15 April 2011 | 30 | Sahand |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 4–3 | Sepahan | 70,000 | 27 August 2010 | 7 | Azadi |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–2 | Zob Ahan | 70,000 | 10 September 2010 | 8 | Sahand | |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–1 | Esteghlal | 70,000 | 24 October 2010 | 12 | Sahand | |
| Persepolis | 0–1 | Esteghlal | 70,000 | 25 March 2011 | 28 | Azadi | |
| 7 | Tractor Sazi | 2–0 | Malavan | 60,000 | 23 August 2010 | 6 | Sahand |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–0 | Persepolis | 60,000 | 9 December 2010 | 18 | Sahand | |
| Tractor Sazi | 1–1 | Foolad | 60,000 | 30 March 2011 | 28 | Sahand | |
| 10 | Tractor Sazi | 3–0 | Steel Azin | 55,000 | 25 February 2011 | 24 | Sahand |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 20 May 2011. Source: iplstats.com
See also edit
- 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 edit
References edit
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