2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup Explained

Competition:Persian Gulf Cup
Season:2009–10
Winners:Sepahan
2nd Pro League title
2nd Iranian title
Relegated:Moghavemat Shiraz
Aboumoslem
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Sepahan
Zob Ahan
Esteghlal
Persepolis (Hazfi Cup champions)
League Topscorer:Emad Mohammed (19 goals)
Matches:306
Total Goals:782
Biggest Home Win:Paykan 4–0 Malavan
(21 August 2009)
Moghavemat 4–0 Malavan
(7 September 2009)
Saba Qom 4–0 Shahin Bushehr
(6 October 2009)
Foolad 4–0 Rah Ahan
(4 December 2009)
Biggest Away Win:Aboumoslem 0–5 Esteghlal
(24 September 2009)
Est. Ahvaz 0–5 Sepahan
(22 December 2009)
Highest Scoring:Mes Kerman 2–6 Steel Azin
(7 November 2009)
Est. Ahvaz 4–4 Saipa
(2 May 2010)
Highest Attendance:95,000
Tractor Sazi – Moghavemat
(22 January 2010)
Lowest Attendance:0 (spectator ban)
Esteghlal – Sepahan
(7 August 2009)
Persepolis – Est. Ahvaz
(14 August 2009)
Paykan – Foolad
(11 December 2009)
Aboumoslem – Tractor Sazi
(4 April 2010)
Attendance:3,714,000
Average Attendance:12,298
Longest Wins:8 matches
Sepahan
Longest Unbeaten:13 matches
Sepahan
Longest Winless:16 matches
Aboumoslem
Longest Losses:6 matches
Est. Ahvaz
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 27th season of Iran's Football League and ninth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2008–09 Azadegan League: Steel Azin and Tractor Sazi both as champions and Shahin Bushehr. The league started on 6 August 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the second time in their history (total second Iranian title). Sepahan's Emad Mohammed emerged as the top goalscorer, with 19 goals.

Team information

Stadia and locations

TeamCityVenue Capacity
35,000
30,000
90,000
30,000
Takhti Anzali 8,000
15,000
20,000
15,000
5,000
90,000
15,000
15,000
15,000
Foolad Shahr20,000
15,000
5,000
70,000
Foolad Shahr20,000

Personnel and sponsoring

width=90Teamwidth=200End-season head coach width=210Team captain width=70Kit makerwidth=260Shirt sponsorwidth=50Past Season
City Credit Cooperative 15th
Merooj 14th
Iran Furniture Market Champion
Daei SWE7th
Daei SWE Anzali Free Zone 12th
Merooj 3rd
Merooj 9th
Merooj Achilan Door13th
JEJ Liugong 8th
Uhlsport Tehran Municipality 5th
JEJ RAJA 11th
Daei SWE Salafchegan Special Economic Zone 6th
Nahangi 10th
4th
Nahangi Haffar Machine Co. Promoted
Merooj Razi Insurance Promoted
Daei SWE Promoted
Merooj 2nd

Managerial changes

width=100Teamwidth=200Outgoing managerwidth=80Manner of departurewidth=100Date of vacancywidth=200Replaced bywidth=100Date of appointment
Shahin Bushehr Hamid Kolali FardSacked6 Sep 2009 Mahmoud Yavari8 Sep 2009
Est.Ahvaz Khodadad AziziResigned19 Sep 2009 Majid Bagherinia20 Sep 2009
Foolad Luka BonačićSacked28 Sep 2009 Majid Jalali28 Sep 2009
Pas Hamedan Alireza MansourianResigned6 Oct 2009 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta8 Oct 2009
Aboomoslem Nasser PourmehdiSacked29 Oct 2009 Farhad Kazemi29 Oct 2009
Saba Qom Mohammad Hossein ZiaeiResigned9 Nov 2009 Rasoul Korbekandi9 Nov 2009
Mes Kerman Parviz MazloomiSacked30 Nov 2009 Luka Bonačić9 Dec 2009
Rah Ahan Ernie BrandtsSacked12 Dec 2009 Mehdi Tartar12 Dec 2009
Malavan Mohammad AhmadzadehSacked23 Dec 2009 Farhad Pourgholami27 Dec 2009
Aboomoslem Farhad KazemiResigned24 Dec 2009 Parviz Mazloomi27 Dec 2009
Persepolis Zlatko KranjčarSacked28 Dec 2009 Ali Daei28 Dec 2009
Est.Ahvaz Majid BagheriniaSacked22 Jan 2010 Mohammad Ahmadzadeh5 Feb 2010
Est.Ahvaz Mohammad AhmadzadehResigned9 Feb 2010 Mehdi Hasheminasab[1] 17 Feb 2010
Moghavemat Davoud MahabadiResigned26 Feb 2010 Mohammad Ahmadzadeh[2] 1 Mar 2010
Aboomoslem Parviz MazloomiResignedMar2010 Ali HantehMar 2010
Est.Ahvaz Mehdi HasheminasabResignedApr 2010 Ali FirouziApr 2010
Steel Azin Hamid EstiliSacked19 Apr 2010 Afshin Peyrovani19 Apr 2010

League table

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Emad MohammedSepahan19
2 Ibrahima TouréSepahan18
3 EdinhoMes14
Ali KarimiSteel Azin14
5 Karim AnsarifardSaipa13
Davoud HaghiSaba Qom13
7 Amin ManouchehriSaipa12
8 Arash BorhaniEsteghlal11
Mohammad Reza KhalatbariZob Ahan11
10 Hadi AsghariPAS Hamedan10
Karim BagheriPersepolis10
Mohammad EbrahimiTeraktor Sazi10
Mohammad GholamiSteel Azin10
Farhad KheirkhahTeraktor Sazi10
Farhad MajidiEsteghlal10
Mehdi RajabzadehMes10
Milad ZanidpourRah Ahan10
183 players9
212 players8
238 players7
318 players6
3913 players5
5221 players4
7335 players3
10839 players2
14782 players1
_13 playersOG
_technical loses of 3–0Once
bgcolor=#F2F2F2 colspan=3 align=centerTotal goals (Including technical loses)782
bgcolor=#F2F2F2 colspan=3 align=centerTotal games306
bgcolor=#F2F2F2 colspan=3 align=centerAverage per game
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/scorers

Top Assistants

PositionPlayerClubGoal Assistance
1 Ehsan HajysafiSepahan13
2 Khosro HeidariEsteghlal12
3 Milad ZanidpourRah Ahan11
4 Ebrahim SadeghiSaipa10
5 Hassan AshjariZob Ahan8
Mehdi KarimianSepahan8
7 Ahmad JamshidianSepahan7
Milad MeydavoudiEsteghlal Ahvaz7
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/assistants

Cards

width=50Positionwight=200Playerwight=180Teamwidth=40width=40width=40width=40Total
1 Ali KarimiSteel Azin82111
2 Ghasem DehnaviMes Kerman91010
3 Siamak Koohnavard100010
4 Farhad Majidi8109
5 Sina Ashouri9009
Saeed Lotfi9009
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/cards

Matches played

PositionPlayerClubAppearance
1 Pirouz GhorbaniMes Kerman32
Mehdi MohammadiSteel Azin32
Hossein PashaeiRah Ahan32
Mostafa SabriMoghavemat Sepasi32
2 Mohsen BengarSepahan31
Morteza EbrahimiSaipa31
Mostafa EkramiTractor Sazi31
Mirhani HashemiMoghavemat Sepasi31
Mehdi KianiTractor Sazi31
Pejman MontazeriEsteghlal31
Last updated: May 26, 2010
Source: iplstats.com/ appearances

Attendances

Highest attendances

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
align=center 1 Tractor Sazi align=center 0–0Moghavemat align=center 95,000 24 Sahand
align=center 2 Esteghlal align=center 1–1Persepolis align=center 90,000 9 Azadi
align=center rowspan="3" 3 Esteghlal align=center 2–2Tractor Sazi align=center 80,000 23 Azadi
Persepolis align=center 2–1Esteghlal align=center 80,000 26 Azadi
Tractor Sazi align=center 2–1Steel Azin align=center 80,000 29 Sahand
align=center 6 Tractor Sazi align=center 1–1Esteghlal align=center 75,000 6 Sahand
align=center rowspan="4" 7 Esteghlal align=center 2–0Steel Azin align=center 70,000 7 Azadi
Tractor Sazi align=center 1–0Foolad align=center 70,000 8 Sahand
Tractor Sazi align=center 2–2PAS Hamedan align=center 70,000 17 Sahand
Tractor Sazi align=center 1–1Persepolis align=center 70,000 31 Sahand
Notes:
Updated to games played on 19 May 2010. Source: iplstats.com

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hasheminasab takes charge of Esteghlal of Ahvaz - PersianLeague.Com. Administrator. www.persianleague.com. 24 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Ahmadzadeh named as Moghavemat football coach . 2010-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220192327/http://www.persianfootball.com/live/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2651:ahmadzadeh-named-as-moghavemat-football-coach&catid=14:ipl-league-persian-gulf-cup&Itemid=180 . 2012-02-20 . dead .