2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 32nd season of the Iran's Football League and the 14th under Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Foolad were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2013–14 Iran Pro League and three new teams promoted from the 2013–14 Azadegan League: Padideh as Group A champions and Naft Masjed Soleyman as Group B champions and Paykan as play-off winner. The league started on 1 August 2014 and ended on 15 May 2015. Sepahan won the title for the fifth time in their history.
Changes
Rules and Regulations
The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League were allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which categorized in the following groups:[3]
- Up to maximum 18 adult (without any age limit) players
- Up to maximum 9 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1992).
- Up to maximum 8 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1994).
Teams
Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in 2014–15 Iran Pro League
| Team |
City |
Venue |
Capacity |
| Esteghlal |
Tehran |
Azadi |
95,225 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan |
Ahvaz |
Takhti Ahvaz |
30,000 |
| Foolad Khuzestan |
Ahvaz |
Ghadir |
50,199 |
| Gostaresh |
Tabriz |
Bonyan Dizel |
15,000 |
| Malavan |
Anzali |
Takhti Anzali |
8,000 |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman |
Masjed Soleyman |
Behnam Mohammadi |
8,000 |
| Naft Tehran |
Tehran |
Takhti |
30,122 |
| Padideh |
Mashhad |
Samen |
35,000 |
| Paykan |
Qods |
Paykanshahr |
25,568 |
| Persepolis |
Tehran |
Azadi |
95,225 |
| Rah Ahan |
Tehran |
Rah Ahan |
12,250 |
| Saba Qom |
Qom |
Yadegar Emam |
10,610 |
| Saipa |
Karaj |
Enghelab Karaj |
30,000 |
| Sepahan |
Esfahan |
Foolad Shahr |
15,000 |
| Tractor Sazi |
Tabriz |
Sahand |
66,833 |
| Zob Ahan |
Esfahan |
Foolad Shahr |
15,000 |
Number of teams by region
|
Region |
Number of teams |
Teams |
| 1 |
Tehran |
5 |
Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Persepolis, Rah Ahan |
| 2 |
Khuzestan |
3 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan, Foolad, Naft Masjed Soleyman |
| 3 |
East Azerbaijan |
2 |
Gostaresh, Tractor Sazi |
| 4 |
Esfahan |
2 |
Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
| 5 |
Gilan |
1 |
Malavan |
| 6 |
Khorasan |
1 |
Padideh |
| 7 |
Qom |
1 |
Saba Qom |
| 8 |
Alborz |
1 |
Saipa |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
League table
2014–15 Iran Pro League Table
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Zob Ahan secured qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League through winning the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home ╲ Away |
EST |
ESK |
FOL |
GOS |
MLV |
NFT |
NAF |
PAD |
PAY |
PRS |
RAH |
SAB |
SAP |
SEP |
TRK |
ZOB |
| Esteghlal |
|
1–0 |
0–1 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
1–0 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
1–0 |
1–2 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–1 |
1–4 |
1–1 |
| Est. Khuzestan |
4–4 |
|
0–3 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
0–0 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
| Foolad |
2–1 |
1–0 |
|
1–0 |
1–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
0–1 |
3–2 |
0–2 |
| Gostaresh |
0–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
|
3–2 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
0–1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
0–0 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
3–2 |
| Malavan |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
|
1–0 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
1–3 |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman |
0–2 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
|
0–2 |
0–3 |
0–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
0–1 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
| Naft Tehran |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–1 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
1–0 |
|
1–0 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
1–0 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
0–0 |
| Padideh |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
|
1–2 |
0–1 |
3–0 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
| Paykan |
0–3 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
|
0–1 |
2–3 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
| Persepolis |
1–0 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
0–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–1 |
|
2–2 |
0–0 |
0–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–0 |
| Rah Ahan |
1–2 |
2–2 |
0–1 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2–2 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
1–2 |
|
2–2 |
2–1 |
1–0 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
| Saba Qom |
1–2 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–2 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0–2 |
1–0 |
|
1–0 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
2–1 |
| Saipa |
0–1 |
3–2 |
3–1 |
0–0 |
1–0 |
0–0 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
|
2–2 |
0–1 |
1–0 |
| Sepahan |
3–1 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
1–0 |
3–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
|
2–1 |
1–1 |
| Tractor Sazi |
2–2 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
1–0 |
3–0 |
3–3 |
1–3 |
1–2 |
1–0 |
4–1 |
4–2 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
|
2–1 |
| Zob Ahan |
2–1 |
2–1 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–3 |
2–0 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
0–0 |
|
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015.
Source: IPL Stats
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Positions by round
| 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 |
| Sepahan |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Tractor Sazi |
3 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Naft Tehran |
7 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Zob Ahan |
14 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Foolad |
13 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Esteghlal |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Saipa |
12 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Persepolis |
5 |
13 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
| Saba Qom |
4 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
| Padideh |
11 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Gostaresh |
6 |
14 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
| Rah Ahan |
15 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
| Malavan |
10 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
| Est. Khuzestan |
8 |
11 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
| Paykan |
16 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
| Naft M.S. |
9 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: FIFA.com (English)
Clubs season-progress
| W |
Win |
| D |
Draw |
| L |
Lose |
| B |
Bye |
| W/O |
Withdrew |
| 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 |
| Sepahan |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
D |
W |
D |
D |
W |
L |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
L |
D |
W |
D |
L |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
| Tractor Sazi |
W |
D |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
D |
W |
L |
W |
D |
L |
L |
W |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
D |
W |
D |
| Naft Tehran |
D |
L |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
W |
W |
D |
D |
D |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
D |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
L |
L |
W |
W |
W |
D |
| Zob Ahan |
L |
D |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
L |
W |
D |
L |
D |
W |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
D |
W |
W |
D |
D |
W |
W |
W |
W |
D |
| Foolad |
L |
W |
W |
W |
D |
D |
L |
W |
W |
D |
L |
W |
W |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
L |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
D |
W |
| Esteghlal |
W |
W |
L |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
L |
L |
W |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
D |
W |
L |
L |
D |
D |
D |
W |
L |
L |
| Saipa |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
D |
W |
W |
W |
L |
L |
W |
L |
L |
D |
W |
D |
W |
L |
L |
W |
L |
W |
D |
W |
L |
D |
L |
W |
L |
| Persepolis |
D |
L |
W |
L |
D |
W |
L |
D |
W |
W |
L |
L |
W |
D |
W |
L |
L |
L |
L |
W |
D |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
D |
W |
L |
W |
| Saba Qom |
W |
D |
D |
W |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
W |
W |
W |
D |
L |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
L |
D |
W |
L |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
L |
L |
| Padideh |
D |
W |
D |
W |
D |
W |
D |
L |
L |
L |
W |
D |
L |
D |
L |
D |
D |
D |
W |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
D |
W |
D |
L |
D |
D |
| Gostaresh |
D |
L |
D |
W |
D |
L |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
L |
L |
D |
W |
D |
L |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
D |
W |
L |
D |
D |
W |
L |
| Rah Ahan |
L |
W |
L |
D |
W |
L |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
W |
W |
D |
L |
L |
L |
L |
L |
L |
W |
L |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
W |
W |
W |
| Malavan |
D |
D |
L |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
L |
L |
D |
D |
D |
W |
W |
W |
W |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
W |
| Est. Khuzestan |
D |
L |
L |
L |
D |
D |
D |
W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
D |
D |
D |
L |
L |
L |
D |
W |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
L |
D |
| Paykan |
L |
D |
D |
L |
L |
D |
W |
L |
W |
W |
L |
W |
L |
D |
D |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
D |
D |
L |
D |
D |
D |
L |
L |
L |
D |
| Naft M.S. |
D |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
W |
D |
D |
L |
W |
L |
D |
D |
W |
D |
L |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
D |
L |
L |
L |
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: IPL Stats
Relegation Play-off
Esteghlal Khuzestan as 14th-placed team will faced Play-off winner of 2014–15 Azadegan League, Mes Kerman in a two-legged Play-off.
Esteghlal Khuzestan won 3–0 on aggregate and retained its place in the next edition of the Persian Gulf Pro League
Statistics
Top Goalscorers
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Soccerway.com
|
Top Assistants
Last updated: 15 May 2015
Source: Iplstats.com
|
Hat-tricks
Clean Sheets
Last Update: 15 May 2015
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Saman Nariman Jahan for Tractor Sazi against Foolad (1 August 2014)
- Fastest goal of the season: 11 seconds, Mohammad Reza Khalatbari for Sepahan against Gostaresh (10 December 2014)
- Latest goal of the season: 97 minutes and 5 seconds, Ahmad Hassanzadeh for Saba Qom against Padideh (14 August 2014)
- Largest winning margin: 4 goals
- Saipa 4–0 Padideh (19 September 2014)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–4 Esteghlal (11 December 2014)
- Zob Ahan 5–3 Naft Tehran (16 April 2015)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Zob Ahan 5–3 Naft Tehran (16 April 2015)
Attendances
| Pos |
Team |
Total |
High |
Low |
Average |
Change |
| 1 |
Tractor Sazi |
462,915 |
81,756 |
5,000 |
30,861 |
0.42433193335487+42.4%† |
| 2 |
Esteghlal |
301,350 |
67,852 |
2,000 |
18,557 |
-0.95394026628284−4.6%† |
| 3 |
Persepolis |
240,000 |
70,000 |
0 |
16,000 |
-0.58823529411765−41.1%† |
| 4 |
Padideh |
164,000 |
35,000 |
1,000 |
10,933 |
n/a† |
| 5 |
Foolad |
111,000 |
20,000 |
1,000 |
7,400 |
-0.78481281153887−21.5%† |
| 6 |
Naft Masjed Soleyman |
99,900 |
12,000 |
0 |
7,136 |
n/a† |
| 7 |
Malavan |
85,000 |
10,000 |
0 |
6,071 |
0.1675+16.7%† |
| 8 |
Sepahan |
78,000 |
15,000 |
1,000 |
5,200 |
0.19348175350011+19.3%† |
| 9 |
Est. Khuzestan |
51,000 |
15,000 |
1,000 |
3,400 |
-0.79681274900398−20.3%† |
| 10 |
Gostaresh |
47,000 |
15,000 |
1,000 |
3,133 |
0.30541666666667+30.5%† |
| 11 |
Paykan |
41,330 |
10,330 |
1,000 |
2,755 |
n/a† |
| 12 |
Saipa |
36,000 |
8,000 |
1,000 |
2,400 |
-0.97284150790434−2.7%† |
| 13 |
Zob Ahan |
34,000 |
8,000 |
1,000 |
2,267 |
-0.77292874190249−22.7%† |
| 13 |
Rah Ahan |
34,000 |
11,000 |
1,000 |
2,267 |
0.35992801439712+35.9%† |
| 15 |
Naft Tehran |
31,000 |
7,000 |
1,000 |
2,067 |
0–† |
| 16 |
Saba Qom |
29,614 |
10,610 |
1,000 |
1,974 |
-0.74015748031496−25.9%† |
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League total |
1,846,109 |
81,756 |
0 |
7,651 |
−19.1%† |
Updated to games played on 15 May 2015
Source: [3] [4]
matches with spectator bans are not included
Awards
Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper: Alireza Beiranvand (Naft Tehran)
Defence: Ramin Rezaian (Rah Ahan), Leandro Padovani (Naft Tehran), Leonard Mesarić (Foolad), Vouria Ghafouri (Sepahan)
Midfield: Ghasem Haddadifar (Zob Ahan), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal/Tractor Sazi)
Attack: Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Esteghlal), Edinho (Tractor Sazi), Mehdi Taremi (Perspolis)
Player of the Tournament
Ghasem Haddadifar was awarded as the best player of the season among Andranik Teymourian became second. Amir Arsalan Motahari was also awarded as the best young player of the season.
Other awards
Hossein Faraki was awarded as the best coach of the season. Mehdi Taremi won the best striker award.
See also
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