2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup

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The 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 30th season of Iran's Football League and 12th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2011–12 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros. The league started on 19 July 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total eighth Iranian title).

Persian Gulf Cup
Esteghlal F.C.
Season2012–13
ChampionsEsteghlal
3rd Pro League title
8th Iranian title
RelegatedAluminium Hormozgan
Sanat Naft
Paykan
Gahar Zagros
Champions LeagueEsteghlal
Tractor Sazi
Sepahan
Foolad
Matches played306
Goals scored694 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerJalal Rafkhaei (19 goals)
Best goalkeeperMehdi Rahmati (21 clean sheets)
Biggest home winPersepolis 6–0 Paykan
(31 October 2012)
Fajr Sepasi 6–0 Aluminium Hormozgan
(2 March 2013)
Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft
(5 May 2013)
Biggest away winPaykan 0–5 Foolad
(26 September 2012)
Fajr Sepasi 0–5 Esteghlal
(15 February 2013)
Highest scoringDamash 5–3 Paykan
(31 July 2012)
Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran
(6 August 2012)
Longest winning run5 matches
Sepahan
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Foolad
Longest winless run21 matches
Sanat Naft
Longest losing run7 matches
Paykan
Gahar Zagros
Highest attendance100,000
Esteghlal – Persepolis
(25 January 2013)
Esteghlal – Damash
(10 May 2013)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Persepolis – Fajr Sepasi
(24 July 2012)
Persepolis – Aluminium Hormozgan
(27 September 2012)
Damash – Zob Ahan
(1 October 2012)
Damash – Saba Qom
(23 February 2013)
Esteghlal – Gahar Zagros
(12 April 2013)
Total attendance2,397,100
Average attendance7,964

Events

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Competition format

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After the 2012–13 Iran Pro League season, it was planned that the number of teams would be reduced from 18 to 16 for the next season, so 4 team was directly relegated to the Azadegan League, while one team was played against the 3rd ranked team from the second division league team in a play-off. 2 teams also are directly promoted from current Azadegan league to the next pro league season and one team played against the 14th placed pro league team in a play-off.

Rules and regulations

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The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2012–13 Iran Pro League are allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:[1]

  • Up to maximum 21 adult (over 23-year-old) players
  • Up to maximum 6 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1989).
  • Up to maximum 5 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1991).
  • Up to maximum 3 under-19 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1993).

Based on the fact that the Season is started from 19 July 2012.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team City Venue Capacity
Aluminium Bandar Abbas Khalij Fars 15,459
Damash Gilan Rasht Dr. Azodi 11,000
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 84,412
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh
Dastgheib
14,560
7,000
Foolad Ahvaz Ghadir 50,199
Gahar Zagros Dorood Takhti Doorood 10,052
Malavan Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000
Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar 15,430
Naft Tehran Tehran Dastgerdi 8,250
Paykan Tehran Peykanshahr 30,000
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 84,412
Rah Ahan Tehran Rah Ahan 12,922
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar Emam 10,610
Saipa Karaj Enghelab Karaj 30,000
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan 25,256
Sepahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr 31,439
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Yadegar-e-Emam 66,833
Zob Ahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr 31,439

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Past Season
Aluminium   Parviz Mazloomi   Mahmood Tighnavard Uhlsport Parmis[permanent dead link] Promoted
Damash   Afshin Nazemi (caretaker)   Reza Mahdavi Uhlsport Sadra Holding 7th
Esteghlal   Amir Ghalenoei   Farhad Majidi Uhlsport Refah Bank Champion
Fajr Sepasi   Mahmoud Yavari   Hossein Kazemi Majid HICE 13th
Foolad   Hossein Faraki   Bakhtiar Rahmani Uhlsport Foolad Khuzestan 14th
Gahar Zagros   Mohammad Mayeli Kohan   Majid Bajelan Uhlsport Mahab Archived 23 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Promoted
Malavan   Mohammad Ahmadzadeh   Pejman Nouri Uhlsport Steel Azin Iranian 12th
Mes Kerman   Luka Bonačić   Farzad Hosseinkhani Uhlsport Resalat Bank 9th
Naft Tehran   Mansour Ebrahimzadeh   Hadi Shakouri Uhlsport NIOC 5th
Paykan   Firouz Karimi   Reza Tahmasebi Uhlsport IKCO Runna Promoted
Persepolis   Yahya Golmohammadi   Mehdi Mahdavikia Uhlsport Kavosh 15th
Rah Ahan   Ali Daei   Hossein Pashaei Daei Fars Air Qeshm 11th
Saba Qom   Samad Marfavi   Morteza Kashi Majid Lojix[permanent dead link] 4th
Saipa   Mojtaba Taghavi   Ebrahim Sadeghi Uhlsport SAIPA 8th
Sanat Naft   Acácio Casimiro   Hossein Kaebi adidas Jondi Shapour Co. 10th
Sepahan   Zlatko Kranjčar   Moharram Navidkia Lotto Foolad Mobarakeh 3rd
Tractor Sazi   Hassan Azarnia (interim)   Morteza Assadi Uhlsport Javanan Khayyer 2nd
Zob Ahan   Farhad Kazemi   Mohammad Salsali Uhlsport Esfahan Steel 6th
Notes
  1. Esteghlal's captain was Mehdi Rahmati before Farhad Majidi rejoins to the team.
  2. Reza Haghighi was the captain of Fajr Sepasi until his transfer to the Persepolis.
  3. From 19 January 2013 to 18 March 2013, Ali Firouzi and from 18 March 2013, Saeed Salamaat were the caretaker head coaches of Sanat Naft due to Casimiro's illness.

Managerial changes

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Before the start of the season

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Paykan   Farhad Kazemi Contract expired 9 May 2012 Pre-season   Abdollah Veisi 1 June 2012
Damash   Mehdi Tartar End of caretaker spell 31 May 2012   Omid Harandi 1 June 2012
Foolad   Majid Jalali Contract expired 31 May 2012   Hossein Faraki 1 June 2012
Zob Ahan   Mansour Ebrahimzadeh 31 May 2012   Rasoul Korbekandi 1 June 2012
Saba   Abdollah Veisi 31 May 2012   Yahya Golmohammadi 1 June 2012
Naft Tehran   Hossein Faraki Signed by Foolad 31 May 2012   Mansour Ebrahimzadeh 1 June 2012
Esteghlal   Parviz Mazloomi Sacked 31 May 2012   Amir Ghalenoei 1 June 2012
Tractor Sazi   Amir Ghalenoei Signed by Esteghlal 31 May 2012   Toni 9 June 2012
Gahar Zagros   Davoud Mahabadi Resigned 19 June 2012   Mehdi Tartar 24 June 2012
Persepolis   Mustafa Denizli Mutual agreement 22 June 2012   Manuel José de Jesus 3 July 2012

In season

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Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Gahar Zagros   Mehdi Tartar Resigned 14 September 2012 17th   Mohammad Mayeli Kohan 27 October 2012
Damash   Omid Harandi Sacked 16 September 2012 11th   Hamid Derakhshan 18 September 2012
Saba   Yahya Golmohammadi Resigned 24 September 2012 7th   Samad Marfavi 25 September 2012
Sanat Naft   José Alberto Costa Sacked 27 September 2012 17th   Acácio Casimiro 7 October 2012
Malavan   Farhad Pourgholami Resigned 29 September 2012 9th   Mohammad Ahmadzadeh 29 September 2012
Zob Ahan   Rasoul Korbekandi Sacked 5 October 2012 15th   Farhad Kazemi 8 October 2012
Persepolis   Manuel José de Jesus 10 December 2012 12th   Yahya Golmohammadi 10 December 2012
Mes Kerman   Ebrahim Ghasempour 1 January 2013 8th   Luka Bonačić 1 January 2013
Paykan   Abdollah Veisi 27 January 2013 16th   Firouz Karimi 27 January 2013
Aluminium   Akbar Misaghian 12 February 2013 14th   Parviz Mazloomi 12 February 2013
Damash   Hamid Derakhshan 3 March 2013 13th   Afshin Nazemi 7 March 2013
Tractor Sazi[2]   Toni 2 May 2013 2nd   Majid Jalali 1 June 2013

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Players
Aluminium   Riad Demic   Luiz Fernando   Éamon Zayed   Mohamed Istanbali   Cris
  Henrique
Damash Gilan   Arilson   Boubacar Kébé   Ibrahim Maaroufi
Esteghlal   Vicente Arze   Jlloyd Samuel   Januário
  Rodrigo Tosi
  Liam Reddy
Fajr Sepasi   Sendley Bito   Diego Máximo
  Mahmoud Amnah
Foolad   Chimba   Juninho   Leandro Padovani   Claudiu Mircea Ionescu
Gahar Zagros   Hamlet Mkhitaryan   Saša Kolunija   Grigor Meliksetyan
Malavan   Serghei Pașcenco
Mes Kerman   Milan Mijatović   Ivan Petrović   Stevan Bates
Naft Tehran   Magno   Mario Ramos   Goran Ljubojević
Paykan   Diego Máximo   Fábio Carvalho   Josieley Ferreira
Persepolis   Nilson   Vlatko Grozdanoski   Marko Perović   Roberto Sousa
  Éamon Zayed
  Kwon Jun
Rah Ahan   Igor Castro
Saba Qom   David Wirikom
Saipa   Júnior   Márcio Alemão
Sanat Naft   Valeri Aleksanyan   Fousseyni Sidibé   Hugo Machado   Diogo Melo
  Marko Šimić
Sepahan   Ervin Bulku   Xhevahir Sukaj   Milan Susak   Radomir Đalović
Tractor Sazi   Agil Etemadi   Flávio Paixão   João Vilela
Zob Ahan   Gevorg Kasparov   Ismaël Béko Fofana   Darko Božović
  Aco Stojkov
  Hugo Machado

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Esteghlal (C) 34 19 10 5 42 18 +24 67 Qualification for the 2014 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Tractor Sazi 34 18 11 5 55 32 +23 65
3 Sepahan 34 19 7 8 64 33 +31 64
4 Foolad 34 14 14 6 52 35 +17 56
5 Naft Tehran 34 14 13 7 42 29 +13 55
6 Mes Kerman 34 12 15 7 33 26 +7 51
7 Persepolis 34 12 14 8 41 31 +10 50
8 Rah Ahan 34 12 12 10 49 39 +10 48
9 Saba Qom 34 10 15 9 37 33 +4 45
10 Saipa 34 11 12 11 37 33 +4 45
11 Damash 34 11 10 13 36 47 −11 43
12 Fajr Sepasi 34 10 12 12 42 38 +4 42
13 Malavan 34 9 13 12 34 39 −5 40
14 Zob Ahan (O) 34 9 11 14 36 40 −4 38 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Aluminium Hormozgan (R) 34 7 14 13 26 42 −16 35 Relegation to 2013–14 Azadegan League
16 Sanat Naft (R) 34 4 13 17 31 63 −32 25
17 Paykan (R) 34 6 7 21 26 70 −44 25
18 Gahar Zagros (R) 34 3 10 21 24 59 −35 19
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2013. Source: IPL stats.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away ALH DMG EST FJR FOL GZA MLV NAF PAY PRS RAH SAB SAP MES SNA SEP TRK ZOB
Aluminium Hormozgan 0–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Damash 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 5–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–0
Esteghlal 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Fajr Sepasi 6–0 6–1 0–5 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–0
Foolad 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–3 3–2 2–1
Gahar Zagros 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–0
Malavan 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1
Naft Tehran 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–4 1–1 1–0
Paykan 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–5 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–4 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
Persepolis 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 6–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–2
Rah Ahan 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
Saba Qom 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0
Saipa 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–0
Mes Kerman 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0
Sanat Naft 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–6 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1
Sepahan 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–4 4–3
Tractor Sazi 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–3 1–1
Zob Ahan 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 6–0 0–4 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2013. Source: IPL Stats
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Esteghlal495891010986452111211111111111111111
Tractor Sazi121086256745741346653222223222333332
Sepahan6321372321115422124444442333222223
Foolad8141111121314151211998873332333334444444444
Naft Tehran9695721112224691010991065555555555555
Mes Kerman1516171514121312111212141112129987811129109767777776
Persepolis3810121615161415131311141110111213101112911116676666667
Rah Ahan10479119410686810108556669789119108888998
Saba Qom11435674771010991112131111778677108910910889
Saipa117127613534576757778981112121211111212109101010
Damash71161081111111314141512131313111213131313131313131313131313131311
Malavan55321456998632344455561068891091111111113
Fajr Sepasi2214438253337568810121210107810121211111212121212
Zob Ahan17181818181818181815151616161616161616161615151516161515151414151414
Aluminium Hormozgan13121314131612131416161315151515151514141414141414141414141515141515
Sanat Naft16131417171717171617181818171717171717171818181818181818171717171716
Paykan18151613108981010111213141414141415151516161615151616161616161617
Gahar Zagros14171516151415161718171717181818181818181717171717171717181818181818
Leader
2014 AFC Champions League
Relegation to Qualification
Relegation to 2013–14 Azadegan League
Source: Cups.ir (in Persian)

Clubs season-progress

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
EsteghlalWLWDDDWWDWWLWWWLLWWDWDDWWWWDWDWDWL
Tractor SaziDDWWWLDDWLDWWDLDWDWWWWDDWWWWLLWDWW
SepahanWWDWLLWDWWWDLWLWDLLWWWWDWLWWWWWDLD
FooladDLWDLLDLWWWDWDWWWDWDWDWDWDWLWDDDLD
Naft TehranDWDWLWWDWDDDLLLDLWDDWWWWDWDLWDLWWD
Mes KermanLLLDWWLDWDLDWDWWDWDLLDWDDWWDDDWDWW
PersepolisWLDLLDDDLWDWLWWDLDWWDWDDWWDWLDWDWL
Rah AhanDWDLDWWLWDWLLDWWWLLLLWLDLWLWWDDLDD
Saba QomWWLWDLDWLDLDWDLLDWDWDDWDDLDDLWDWDL
SaipaDWLWWWLDWLDLWLWDDDLDDLLDDWDLDWWLLW
DamashDDWLWLDLLDDDWDWLWDLWDLLLWLDLWWLLWW
Fajr SepasiWWWLDDLWDWDDLWLDLLLDWDWDLLLWLDLDWD
MalavanWDWWDLDDLLWWWWLDWDDLLDLWLDLDDDLDLL
Zob AhanLLLLLWLWLWDLDDLDLWDDLWDLLLDWDWDDWW
Aluminium HormozganLDDDDLWLDLDWLLWDDLWDLLWDLDDLDLWWLD
Sanat NaftLDLLLWDDDLLDLDLDDDDDLLLDLDLWLLLWLW
PaykanLDLWWWLWLLLDDLWDDLLLLLLLWLLLDLLDLL
Gahar ZagrosLLDLWDDLLDLDLLLLDDWLWLLDLLDLLLLLLL
Source: IPL Stats
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Relegation play-offs

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Zob Ahan as 14th-placed team faced play-off winner of 2012–13 Azadegan League, Pas Hamedan in a two-legged play-off.


Zob Ahan4–2Pas Hamedan
Heidari   2'
Farhadi   6', 58'
Bayatinia   45+1'
report Rabiekhah   71'
Aliabadi   90+2'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky
Pas Hamedan1–1Zob Ahan
Aliabadi   4' (pen.) report Rajabzadeh   30' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000

Zob Ahan won 5–3 on aggregate and retained its Iran Pro League spot for the 2013–14 season.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Jalal Rafkhaei
Position Player Club Goals
1   Jalal Rafkhaei Malavan 19
2   Mehdi Seyed Salehi Tractor Sazi 16
3   Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Sepahan 14
  Mostafa Shojaei Mes Kerman
5   Chimba Foolad 12
6   Saeid Daghighi Saipa 11
  Reza Enayati Mes Kerman
  Xhevahir Sukaj Sepahan
9   Arash Borhani Esteghlal 10
  Yaghoub Karimi Naft Tehran
  Flávio Paixão Tractor Sazi
12   Farzad Hatami Esteghlal 9
13   Karim Ansarifard Persepolis 8
  Omid Ebrahimi Sepahan
  Alireza Jahanbakhsh Damash
Total goals (Including technical loses) 686
Total games 306
Average per game 2.24

Last updated: 10 May 2013
Source: IPL Stats

Clean sheets

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Mehdi Rahmati
Position Player Club Clean sheets Goals conceded
1   Mehdi Rahmati Esteghlal 21 18
2   Rahman Ahmadi Saipa 15 29
3   Nilson Corrêa Júnior Persepolis 14 21
4   Arman Shahdadnejad Mes Kerman 13 16
5   Sosha Makani Naft Tehran 11 15
6   Gevorg Kasparov Zob Ahan 8 12
  Hamed Lak Saba Qom 23
8   Fábio Carvalho Paykan 7 54
  Shahab Gordan Sepahan 23
  Milan Mijatovic Mes Kerman 5
  Vahid Sheikhveisi Fajr Sepasi 24
  Ershad Yousefi Foolad 22
13   Habib Dehghani Sanat Naft 6 34
  Hamed Fallahzadeh Naft Tehran 12
  Luiz Fernando Aluminium 20
  Mojtaba Roshangar Aluminium 18
  Shahram Mehraban Gahar 43
  Mehdi Sabeti Tractor Sazi 14
19   Farshid Karimi Rah Ahan 5 24
  Milad Farahani Damash Gilan 25
  Mohammad Mohammadi Rah Ahan 9
  Hassan Roudbarian Damash Gilan 22
23   Ali Hassani Sefat Malavan 4 11

Last Update: 10 May 2013

Scoring

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  • First goal of the season: Mehdi Nazari for Fajr against Zob Ahan (19 July 2012)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 12 seconds, Gholamreza Rezaei for Persepolis against Fajr Sepasi (30 December 2012)
  • Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 12 seconds, Karim Ansarifard for Persepolis against Zob Ahan (19 November 2012)
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals
    • Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012)
    • Fajr 6–0 Aluminium (1 March 2013)
    • Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft (5 May 2013)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
    • Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012)
    • Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (6 August 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
    • Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (18 August 2012)
    • Fajr 6–1 Damash (15 September 2012)
    • Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012)
    • Fajr 6–0 Aluminium (1 March 2013)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
    • Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012)
    • Naft Tehran 3–4 Sepahan (30 October 2012)
    • Sepahan 4–3 Zob Ahan (13 January 2013)

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Jalal Rafkhaei Malavan Saba Qom 3–1 30 July 2012
  Yaghoub Karimi Naft Tehran Sanat Naft 6–2 6 August 2012
  Jaber Ansari Fajr Sepasi Damash Gilan 6–1 15 September 2012
  Karim Ansarifard Persepolis Paykan 6–0 31 October 2012
  Iman Razaghirad Saba Qom Sanat Naft 3–2 24 January 2013
  Mostafa Shojaei Mes Gahar 5–1 5 May 2013

Awards

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Team of the Season

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Goalkeeper: Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal)
Defence: Mehrdad Jama'ati (Foolad), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal)
Midfield: Reza Haghighi (Perspolis), Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad), Moharram Navidkia (Sepahan), Yaghoub Karimi (Naft.t)
Attack: Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Sepahan)

Player of the Season

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Moharram Navidkia was awarded as the best player of the season among Mehdi Rahmati and Pejman Montazeri became second and third. Saeid Ezzatollahi was also awarded as the best young player of the season and Alireza Jahanbakhsh was ranked second.

Other awards

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Amir Ghalenoei was awarded as the best coach of the season, Zlatko Kranjčar becomes second and Hossein Faraki third. Saeid Mozafarizadeh awarded best referee, Fair Play Award was given to the Fajr Sepasi and Esteghlal was the team of the season. Mehdi Mahdavikia, Ali Parvin, Homayoun Behzadi and Ali Jabari were also awarded for their service to the Iranian football.

Attendances

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Average home attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Esteghlal 548,000 100,000 0 34,250 +7.8%
2 Tractor Sazi 409,000 50,000 2,000 24,059 −39.1%
3 Persepolis 326,000 90,000 0 21,733 −23.0%
4 Aluminium Hormozgan 125,000 20,000 2,000 7,353 +45.5%
5 Damash 101,000 15,000 0 6,733 −17.1%
6 Sanat Naft 103,000 15,000 1,000 6,059 −38.3%
7 Malavan 102,000 8,000 3,000 6,000 +15.7%
8 Gahar Zagros 99,000 65,000 1,000 5,824 −5.4%
9 Foolad 92,000 20,000 1,000 5,412 +16.5%
10 Fajr Sepasi 83,100 20,000 1,000 4,888 −36.1%
11 Saipa 80,500 40,000 1,000 4,735 +117.6%
12 Sepahan 67,500 10,000 1,000 3,971 −32.5%
13 Mes Kerman 65,000 15,000 1,000 3,824 −35.0%
14 Saba Qom 46,000 10,000 1,000 2,706 −24.6%
15 Naft Tehran 44,000 15,000 1,000 2,588 +25.7%
16 Paykan 37,000 12,000 1,000 2,176 +142.9%
17 Zob Ahan 36,000 8,000 1,000 2,118 −25.0%
18 Rah Ahan 33,000 7,000 1,000 1,942 −13.1%
League total 2,397,100 100,000 0 7,964 −16.1%

Updated to games played on 10 May 2013
Source: Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Aluminium Hormozgan, Gahar Zagros and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League

Highest attendances

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Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Esteghlal 0–0 Persepolis 100,000 25 January 2013 (2013-01-25) 23 Azadi
Esteghlal 1–2 Damash 100,000 10 May 2013 (2013-05-10) 34 Azadi
3 Persepolis 0–0 Esteghlal 90,000 24 August 2012 (2012-08-24) 6 Azadi
4 Esteghlal 1–0 Tractor Sazi 75,000 8 March 2013 (2013-03-08) 29 Azadi
5 Gahar Zagros 1–1 Persepolis 65,000 30 July 2012 (2012-07-30) 3 Azadi
Persepolis 0–2 Saba Qom 65,000 5 August 2012 (2012-08-05) 4 Azadi
7 Esteghlal 1–1 Sepahan 60,000 16 April 2013 (2013-04-16) 30 Azadi
8 Esteghlal 1–0 Aluminium Hormozgan 50,000 20 July 2012 (2012-07-20) 1 Azadi
Tractor Sazi 2–0 Esteghlal 50,000 20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) 12 Sahand
10 Saipa 2–1 Esteghlal 40,000 25 July 2012 (2012-07-25) 2 Azadi

Notes:
Updated to games played on 10 May 2013. Source: Iranleague.ir

See also

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Team season articles

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References

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  1. ^ "آیین نامه نقل و انتقالات لیگ برتر فصل ۹۲-۱۳۹۱" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ "اخراج تونی اولیویرا از تراکتورسازی".

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