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29th season of top-tier football league in Iran

Football league season

The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of Iran’s Football League and 11th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Fajr Sepasi. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title).

Stadia and locations[edit]

Locations of clubs in 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
Team City Venue Capacity
Damash Gilan Rasht Dr. Azodi 11,000
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi 95,225
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh 22,000
Foolad Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 12,000
Malavan Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000
Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar 12,000
Mes Sarcheshmeh Sarcheshmeh Shahid Bahonar 12,000
Naft Tehran Tehran Dastgerdi 8,250
Persepolis Tehran Azadi 95,225
Rah Ahan Shahr-e-Rey Rah Ahan 12,000
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar Emam Qom 10,610
Saipa Karaj Enghelab Karaj 14,000
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Abadan 25,000
Sepahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr 15,000
Shahin Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 14,000
Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 66,833
Tractor Sazi Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 80,451
Zob Ahan Esfahan Foolad Shahr 15,000

Personnel and kits[edit]

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

Managerial changes[edit]

Before the start of the season[edit]

In season[edit]

League table[edit]

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Sepahan 9 11 7 4 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tractor Sazi 17 7 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 3 4 4 4 5 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Esteghlal 5 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Saba Qom 2 3 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Naft Tehran 13 2 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Zob Ahan 3 16 10 5 7 5 7 8 10 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 6 7 9 12 8 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Damash 11 17 12 12 16 16 16 15 14 12 8 9 7 7 6 7 7 9 10 8 11 11 12 14 11 12 12 13 11 9 8 9 9 7
Saipa 1 1 8 13 9 12 6 9 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 10 10 12 10 10 8 7 9 9 10 9 10 10 12 7 8 8 8
Mes Kerman 8 14 16 17 17 18 18 18 17 17 14 14 16 13 14 14 16 15 17 14 14 15 16 13 15 14 13 14 15 14 13 12 11 9
Sanat Naft 14 13 13 9 13 14 9 9 6 7 9 11 9 11 7 6 8 6 7 9 9 7 9 11 12 9 10 9 9 10 11 7 7 10
Rah Ahan 4 8 15 14 11 11 12 13 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 15 16 15 16 13 12 13 15 15 15 14 13 15 15 14 11
Persepolis 7 15 17 15 12 13 15 10 7 10 11 7 10 6 8 8 9 11 8 7 7 9 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 9 11 15 12
Fajr Sepasi 15 12 14 16 14 8 10 11 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 17 16 17 16 12 14 15 14 11 14 12 12 11 12 13 12 13
Foolad 12 6 3 6 10 9 11 12 8 11 13 13 11 12 12 10 11 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 14
Malavan 6 10 5 7 8 10 13 16 12 14 15 16 14 15 15 17 17 16 13 13 13 13 11 10 10 13 11 11 13 15 14 14 13 15
Sh. Tabriz 10 9 6 11 15 15 14 14 11 8 10 10 12 9 11 12 13 13 11 11 12 14 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
Shahin Bushehr 16 5 11 10 4 6 8 6 9 9 7 8 6 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 17 17 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17
Mes Sarcheshmeh 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

Results[edit]

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: IPL Stats
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress[edit]

Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Sepahan D D W W L L W L W W D W D W D D W D L W W W W W W W L W W D W W D D
Tractor Sazi L W W W W W L D W L D W L D W D D D W W W W L D W L W W D W W W D W
Esteghlal D W W W W L W W L D W W D W W L W D W L L W W L D W D D W W D D W W
Saba Qom W D W W L W W W L L W W D D L D D D W W D D L W L D L W D L D D D D
Naft Tehran D W L D W W W W D W D W D D L W L W W L L L D D W L W L L D D L W L
Zob Ahan D L W W D D D W D W L D L D D D W L L L W D D W D W W D D D D D D L
Damash D L W L L D L W D W W L W D W L D L L W L L D L W D D D W W D D L W
Saipa W D L L W L W L L D D D D L D W W D L W D W D L D L W L W L W D D D
Mes Kerman D L L L L D L W L W W D L W L D L W L W D L D W L W D D L W D W D W
Sanat Naft D D L W L D W D W D L L W L W W L W L L D W L L L W D W D D L W L D
Rah Ahan D D L D W D D L L D D D D D D D D W L L W L W W L L D L W W L D W W
Persepolis D L L D W D L W W L D W D W L D D L W D W L D W L D D W L D L L L W
Fajr Sepasi D D L L W W D L L D L L L D D W D L W L W W L L W W L W D W L D D D
Foolad D W W L L D D L W L L D W L D W D W W W L L W D W L D D L L L D L L
Malavan D D W D D L L L W L L L W L D L D W W D D D W W L L W D L L D D W L
Sh. Tabriz D D W L L D D D W W L D D W L L D L W D L L L D D D L L D D W D D L
Shahin Bushehr D W L D W L D D D D W L W L D L D L L L D D W L D D D L W L D L D L
Mes Sarcheshmeh L L L D L W L L L L W L L D W D L D L D L W L L D D L L L L W L D D

Statistics[edit]

Top Goalscorers[edit]

Top Assistants[edit]

Cards[edit]

Matches played[edit]

Hat-tricks[edit]

Fastest hat-trick of the season[edit]

Libya Éamon Zayed for Persepolis against Esteghlal, 9 minutes (2 February 2012)

Scoring[edit]

  • First goal of the season: Hossein Kazemi own goal for Zob Ahan against Rah Ahan (2 August 2011)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 10 seconds – Pejman Shahpari for Saba against Foolad (16 October 2011)[4]
  • Widest winning margin: 5 goals
    • Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
  • Highest scoring game: 7 goals
    • Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
    • Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
    • Tractor Sazi 5–1 Shahrdari Tabriz (25 September 2011)
    • Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
    • Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
    • Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)

Monthly awards[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

Team of the Season[edit]

Goalkeeper: Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan)
Defence: Ehsan Hajsafi (Tractor Sazi), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Jalal Hosseini (Sepahan), Hossein Mahini (Zob Ahan)
Midfield: Ali Karimi (Persepolis), Omid Ebrahimi (Sepahan), Mojtaba Jabbari (Esteghlal), Flávio Paixão (Tractor Sazi)
Attack: Founéké Sy (Sanat Naft), Karim Ansarifard (Saipa)

Player of the Season[edit]

Goal.com selected Farhad Majidi as the best player of the first half of the season and Ali Karimi as the best player of the second half. Karim Ansarifard and Omid Alishah also won the best young players of the tournament.

Attendances[edit]

Average home attendances[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Tractor Sazi 593,000 80,000 0 39,533 −5.9%†
2 Esteghlal 540,000 85,000 5,000 31,765 +26.5%†
3 Persepolis 480,000 100,000 2,000 28,235 +20.1%†
4 Sanat Naft 167,000 15,000 3,000 9,824 −30.5%†
5 Damash 130,000 15,000 0 8,125 +204.6%†
6 Shahin Bushehr 125,000 20,000 0 7,813 −35.2%†
7 Fajr Sepasi 130,000 20,000 2,000 7,647 +257.7%†
8 Mes Kerman 100,000 15,000 1,000 5,882 +12.4%†
8 Sepahan 100,000 15,000 1,000 5,882 +8.7%†
10 Malavan 83,000 10,000 2,000 5,188 −32.2%†
11 Sh. Tabriz 81,000 16,000 1,000 4,765 −37.5%†
12 Foolad 79,000 15,000 1,000 4,647 −14.1%†
13 Saba Qom 61,000 15,000 1,000 3,588 +52.5%†
14 Zob Ahan 48,000 10,000 1,000 2,824 −17.2%†
15 Rah Ahan 38,000 7,000 1,000 2,235 −38.7%†
16 Saipa 37,000 5,000 1,000 2,176 −33.9%†
17 Naft Tehran 35,000 10,000 1,000 2,059 −25.5%†
18 Mes Sarcheshmeh 29,000 7,000 1,000 1,706 +146.5%†
League total 2,856,000 100,000 0 9,488 +1.1%†

Highest attendances[edit]

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1 Persepolis 0–2 Esteghlal 100,000 16 September 2011 (2011-09-16) 7 Azadi
2 Esteghlal 2–3 Tractor Sazi 85,000 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) 6 Azadi
3 Tractor Sazi 0–2 Esteghlal 80,000 29 January 2012 (2012-01-29) 23 Sahand
3 Esteghlal 2–3 Persepolis 80,000 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) 24 Azadi
3 Tractor Sazi 0–0 Fajr Sepasi 80,000 6 April 2012 (2012-04-06) 29 Sahand
6 Esteghlal 2–0 Fajr Sepasi 75,000 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) 4 Azadi
7 Esteghlal 1–0 Damash 70,000 8 August 2011 (2011-08-08) 2 Azadi
7 Persepolis 1–2 Shahrdari Tabriz 70,000 11 August 2011 (2011-08-11) 3 Azadi
9 Persepolis 1–1 Malavan 65,000 2 August 2011 (2011-08-02) 1 Azadi
10 Persepolis 3–1 Sanat Naft 60,000 24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) 5 Azadi

Notes:
Updated to games played on 11 May 2012. Source: iplstats.com

See also[edit]

Team season articles

References[edit]

External links[edit]