2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of
Teams
Stadia and locations
Naft
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
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Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saipa | Mayeli Kohan | Contract expired | 21 May 2011 | 11th (2010–11) | Majid Saleh | 6 June 2011 |
Sepahan
|
Amir Ghalenoei | Contract expired | 5 June 2011 | 1st (2010–11) | Luka Bonačić | 22 June 2011 |
Tractor Sazi
|
Faraz Kamalvand | Contract expired | 13 June 2011 | 5th (2010–11) | Amir Ghalenoei | 22 June 2011 |
Persepolis | Ali Daei | Contract expired | 14 June 2011 | 4th (2010–11) | Hamid Estili | 21 June 2011 |
Shahrdari | Hamid Derakhshan | Sacked | 18 June 2011 | 12th (2010–11) | Miodrag Ješić | 18 June 2011 |
Shahin Bushehr | Akbar Misaghian | Sacked | 19 June 2011 | 14th (2010–11) | Hamid Derakhshan | 26 June 2011 |
Rah Ahan
|
Mehdi Tartar | Sacked | 14 July 2011 | 15th (2010–11) | Ali Daei | 14 July 2011 |
In season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanat Mes Kerman
|
Samad Marfavi | Resigned | 25 August 2011 | 17th | Miroslav Blažević | 9 September 2011 |
Mes Sarcheshmeh
|
Ahmad Sanjari | Sacked | 26 August 2011 | 18th | Asghar Sharafi | 27 August 2011 |
Damash Gilan
|
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh | Sacked | 18 September 2011 | 16th | Ebrahim Ghasempour | 20 September 2011 |
Shahin Bushehr | Hamid Derakhshan | Resigned | 5 October 2011 | 9th | Firouz Karimi | 6 October 2011 |
Sepahan Isfahan
|
Luka Bonacic
|
Sacked | 14 October 2011 | 5th | Zlatko Kranjcar
|
31 October 2011 |
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz
|
Ali Kalantari | Sacked | 26 November 2011 | 17th | Mahmoud Yavari | 27 November 2011 |
Sanat Naft Abadan
|
Gholam Peyrovani | Resigned | 27 November 2011 | 13th | José Alberto Costa
|
4 December 2011 |
Persepolis Tehran | Hamid Estili | Resigned | 9 December 2011 | 9th | Mustafa Denizli[citation needed] | 23 December 2011 |
Shahrdari Tabriz | Miodrag Ješić | Sacked | 24 December 2011 | 13th | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 5 January 2012 |
Damash Gilan
|
Ebrahim Ghasempour | Resigned [2] | 28 December 2011 | 7th | Mehdi Tartar[3] | 6 January 2012 |
Shahin Bushehr | Firouz Karimi | Sacked | 5 February 2011 | 16th | Hamid Derakhshan | 13 February 2012 |
Sanat Mes Kerman
|
Miroslav Blažević | Sacked | 14 February 2012 | 14th | Ebrahim Ghasempour | 16 February 2012 |
Saipa | Majid Saleh | Sacked | 15 February 2012 | 10th | Mojtaba Taghavi | 1 March 2012 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepahan (C)
|
34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Tractor Sazi
|
34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 66 | |
3 | Esteghlal | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 66 | |
4 | Saba Qom | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 50 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
5 | Naft Tehran | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 49 | |
6 | Zob Ahan
|
34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 45 | |
7 | Damash
|
34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 44 | |
8 | Saipa | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 43 | |
9 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 43 | |
10 | Sanat Naft
|
34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 43 | |
11 | Rah Ahan
|
34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 42 | |
12 | Persepolis | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 42 | |
13 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 41 | |
14 | Foolad | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 40 | |
15 | Malavan | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 39 | |
16 | Sh. Tabriz (R) | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | Relegation to 2012-13 Azadegan League
|
17 | Shahin Bushehr (R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 33 | |
18 | Mes Sarcheshmeh (R)
|
34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Positions by round
Leader | |
AFC Champions League 2013 Qualifying play-off | |
Relegation to 2012–13 Azadegan League |