Persian Gulf Cup
Season2007–08
ChampionsPersepolis
2nd Pro League title
9th Iranian title
RelegatedSanat Naft
Shirin Faraz
Champions LeaguePersepolis
Sepahan
Saba Battery
Esteghlal (Hazfi Cup champions)
Matches played306
Goals scored721 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerMohsen Khalili
Hadi Asghari
(18 goals)
Biggest home winRah Ahan 5–0 Paykan
(11 March 2008)
Persepolis 5–0 Shirin Faraz
(30 April 2008)
Biggest away winEsteghlal 1–4 Pegah
(11 April 2008)
Fajr Sepasi 1–4 Zob Ahan
(1 May 2008)
Saba Battery 1–4 Persepolis
(14 May 2008)
Highest scoringPaykan 4–2 Bargh Shiraz
(16 August 2007)
Persepolis 3–3 Fajr Sepasi
(21 September 2007)
Persepolis 3–3 Aboumoslem
(10 February 2008)
Esteghlal 4–2 Bargh Shiraz
(29 February 2008)
Saipa 4–2 Shirin Faraz
(3 April 2008)
Bargh Shiraz 3–3 Sepahan
(3 May 2008)
Zob Ahan 4–2 Est. Ahvaz
(17 May 2008)
Longest winning run4 matches
Persepolis
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
PAS Hamedan
Longest winless run27 matches
Shirin Faraz
Longest losing run6 matches
Shirin Faraz
Highest attendance110,000
Persepolis Sepahan
(17 May 2008)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Malavan Zob Ahan
(19 September 2007)
Pegah Shirin Faraz
(16 November 2007)
Sanat Naft Saba Battery
(16 November 2007)
Sepahan Pegah
(22 January 2008)
Persepolis Sanat Naft
(22 January 2008)
Sepahan Paykan
(10 February 2008)
Sepahan Fajr Sepasi
(22 February 2008)
Sepahan Zob Ahan
(5 March 2008)
Est. Ahvaz Saba Battery
(17 March 2008)
Sepahan Est. Ahvaz
(3 April 2008)
Sepahan Mes Kerman
(18 April 2008)
Shirin Faraz Pegah
(5 May 2008)
Total attendance3,303,000
Average attendance11,235

The 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 25th season of Iran's Football League and seventh as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Saipa were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2006–07 Azadegan League: Shirin Faraz as champions, Pegah and Sanat Naft. PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran. The league started on 16 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. Persepolis won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total ninth Iranian title).

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager Nationality Past season
AboomoslemMashhadSamenParviz MazloomiIran6th
BarghShirazHafeziehMahmoud YavariIran12th
EsteghlalTehranAzadiFirouz KarimiIran4th
EsteghlalAhvazTakhti AhvazMajid JalaliIran2nd
MalavanAnzaliTakhti AnzaliMohammad AhmadzadehIran14th
MesKermanShahid BahonarAmir GhalenoeiIran9th
PasHamedanGhodsVinko BegovicCroatiaN/A
PaykanTehranIran KhodroAli Asghar Modir RoostaIran7th
PegahRashtSardar JangalNader DastneshanIranQualifier
PersepolisTehranAzadiAfshin GhotbiIran United States3rd
Rah AhanTehranRah AhanDavoud MahabadiIran16th
Saba BatteryTehranShahid DerakhshanYahya GolmohammadiIran13th
SaipaKarajEnghelab KarajAli DaeiIranChampion
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti AbadanAhmad TousiIran United StatesQualifier
SepahanEsfahanNaghsh JahanJorvan VieiraBrazil Portugal5th
SepasiShirazHafeziehGholam PeyrovaniIran10th
Shirin FarazKermanshahAzadi KermanshahShahram MehrpeymaIranQualifier
Zob AhanEsfahanFoolad ShahrBijan ZolfagharnasabIran8th

Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.

Team Name Nationality
Aboomoslem Khodadad Azizi Iran
Esteghlal Ahvaz Firouz Karimi Iran
Esteghlal Nasser Hejazi Iran
Mes Farhad Kazemi Iran
Paykan Samvel Darbinyan Armenia Russia
Pegah Majid Jahanpour Iran
Rah Ahan Akbar Misaghian Iran
Saba Battery Mohammad Hossein Ziaei Iran
Sanat Naft Ebrahim Ghasempour Iran
Sepahan Luka Bonačić Croatia
Shirin Faraz Marco Octavio Brazil
Zob Ahan Zoran Đorđević Serbia

Participating in international competitions

2008 AFC Champions League

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 34 18 11 5 55 34 +21 59[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League
2 Sepahan 34 17 10 7 53 38 +15 58[lower-alpha 2]
3 Saba 34 13 13 8 41 37 +4 52
4 Aboumoslem 34 14 8 12 37 37 0 50
5 Pas Hamedan 34 11 16 7 36 28 +8 49
6 Zob Ahan 34 11 15 8 39 32 +7 48
7 Bargh 34 11 14 9 43 47 4 47
8 Est. Ahvaz 34 11 13 10 61 51 +10 46
9 Paykan 34 12 10 12 41 42 1 46
10 Mes 34 11 12 11 36 34 +2 45
11 Saipa 34 12 9 13 33 35 2 45
12 Rah Ahan 34 11 11 12 45 40 +5 44
13 Esteghlal 34 11 10 13 44 44 0 43 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
14 Fajr 34 9 15 10 37 41 4 42
15 Pegah 34 9 11 14 26 35 9 38
16 Malavan 34 8 12 14 32 41 9 36
17 Sanat Naft (R) 34 9 8 17 37 46 9 35 Relegation to the 2008–09 Azadegan League
18 Shirin Faraz (R) 34 3 12 19 25 59 34 21
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Persepolis was deducted 6 points in issued by FIFA.
  2. Sepahan was deducted 3 points in issued by Iranian Football Federation.
  3. Esteghlal qualified to AFC Champions League by winning the Hazfi Cup
 Champions 
Persepolis F.C.

Results table

Last updated March 17, 2008

Home \ Away PRS SEP SAB ABU PAS ZOB PAY BGH ESA MES SAP RAH EST FJR PEG MLV SNA SFZ
Persepolis 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0
Sepahan 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–0
Saba Battery 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–2
Aboumoslem 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
PAS Hamedan 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Zob Ahan 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Paykan 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0
Bargh Shiraz 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–0
Est. Ahvaz 4–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
Mes Kerman 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2
Saipa 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–2
Rah Ahan 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Esteghlal 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–3 2–1
Fajr Sepasi 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2
Pegah 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Malavan 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2
Sanat Naft 2–3 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1
Shirin Faraz 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

Mohsen Khalili
18
13
12
10
9
8

Top goalassistants

Mojtaba Jabbari
8
7
6

Cards

Player Team
Iran Hossein Pashaei1300Rah Ahan
Iran Ali Haghdoost1020Aboomoslem
Mali Alou Badra Djakité1110Shirin Faraz
Iran Mohsen Bengar1100Sepahan
Iran Morteza Kashi1010Saba Battery
Iran Saber Mirghorbani1100Sanat Naft
Iran Abouzar Rahimi1010Rah Ahan
Iran Hossein Memar901Paykan
Iran Hanif Omranzadeh900Pas Hamedan
Serbia Ivan Petrović801Aboomoslem
Iran Mehrdad Pooladi810Esteghlal

Matches played

34

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Persepolis 960,000 110,000 0 60,000 +78.0%
2 Esteghlal 590,000 90,000 5,000 34,706 −0.8%
3 Sanat Naft 200,000 15,000 0 12,500 n/a
4 Malavan 169,000 15,000 0 10,563 −2.1%
5 Pegah 145,000 15,000 0 9,063 n/a
6 Saipa 143,000 60,000 1,000 8,412 −21.1%
7 Mes Kerman 139,000 15,000 2,000 8,176 +18.1%
8 Est. Ahvaz 127,000 20,000 0 7,938 +26.7%
9 Saba Battery 126,000 90,000 1,000 7,412 +37.3%
10 Aboumoslem 118,000 35,000 1,000 6,941 −27.2%
11 PAS Hamedan 116,000 10,000 3,000 6,824 −14.0%
12 Sepahan 69,000 15,000 0 6,273 +3.4%
13 Bargh Shiraz 89,000 20,000 1,000 5,235 −6.0%
14 Shirin Faraz 76,000 7,000 0 4,750 n/a
15 Fajr Sepasi 73,000 20,000 1,000 4,294 −24.2%
16 Paykan 64,000 30,000 1,000 3,765 −40.5%
17 Zob Ahan 54,000 15,000 1,000 3,176 −22.5%
18 Rah Ahan 45,000 20,000 1,000 2,647 −35.0%
League total 3,303,000 110,000 0 11,235 +11.0%

Updated to games played on 17 May 2008
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Pegah, Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz played last season in Azadegan League
PAS Hamedan replaced PAS Tehran

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Persepolis2–1Sepahan110,00017 May 200834Azadi
2Esteghlal1–1Persepolis90,00014 October 20079Azadi
Saba Battery1–4Persepolis90,00014 May 200833Azadi
4Persepolis0–0Rah Ahan85,00016 September 20075Azadi
5Persepolis1–1Esteghlal80,0004 April 200826Azadi
6Persepolis3–2Esteghlal Ahvaz70,00019 October 200710Azadi
Persepolis1–0Mes Kerman70,0004 November 200712Azadi
Persepolis1–0Saipa70,00018 November 200714Azadi
Persepolis1–1Bargh Shiraz70,00011 May 200832Azadi
10Persepolis2–1Paykan65,0007 September 20074Azadi

Notes:
Updated to games played on 17 May 2008. Source: iplstats.com

See also

References

  1. "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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