2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup

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Sepahan
(3 February 2012)
Total attendance2,856,000
Average attendance9,488

The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of

Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title). Saipa's Karim Ansarifard
's 21 goals made him the top scorer.

Teams

Stadia and locations

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

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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Past Season
Damash Iran Mehdi Tartar
Reza Mahdavi
Adidas Damash Shahr Baran Promoted [1]
Esteghlal
Parviz Mazloomi
Iran Mojtaba Jabbari Uhlsport City Bank 2nd
Fajr Sepasi Iran Mahmoud Yavari Iran Mehdi Rajabzadeh Majid HICE Promoted [1]
Foolad Iran Majid Jalali Iran Jalal Kameli Mofrad Uhlsport Foolad Khuzestan Co. 6th
Malavan Iran Farhad Pourgholami Iran Babak Pourgholami Majid Iran Navy 8th
Mes Kerman Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour Iran Farzad Hosseinkhani Uhlsport Resalat Bank 7th
Mes Sarcheshmeh Iran Asghar Sharafi Iran Ali Samereh Uhlsport None Promoted [1]
Naft Tehran Iran Hossein Faraki Iran Hamid Reza Fathi Uhlsport National Iranian Oil Company 13th
Persepolis Turkey Mustafa Denizli Iran Ali Karimi Uhlsport Opel 4th
Rah Ahan Iran Ali Daei Iran Hossein Pashaei Daei Refah Bank 15th
Saba Qom Iran Abdollah Veisi Iran Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Majid Vegal[permanent dead link] 10th
Saipa Iran Mojtaba Taghavi Iran Ebrahim Sadeghi Uhlsport SAIPA 11th
Sanat Naft
José Alberto Costa
Iran Abbas Merdasi Majid National Iranian Oil Company 9th
Sepahan Croatia Zlatko Kranjčar Iran Moharram Navidkia Lotto Foolad Mobarakeh Complex Champion
Shahin Iran Hamid Derakhshan Iran Vahid Talebloo Uhlsport Post Bank 14th
Shahrdari Tabriz Iran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Iran Ebrahim Mirzapour Majid City Bank 12th
Tractor Sazi Iran Amir Ghalenoei
Morteza Assadi
Uhlsport
Hamrah-e-Avval
5th
Zob Ahan Iran Mansour Ebrahimzadeh Iran Mohammad Salsali Uhlsport Zob Ahan Steel Co. Archived 30 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine 3rd

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 Iran Mayeli Kohan Contract expired 21 May 2011 11th (2010–11) Iran Majid Saleh 6 June 2011
Sepahan
Iran Amir Ghalenoei Contract expired 5 June 2011 1st (2010–11) Croatia Luka Bonačić 22 June 2011
Tractor Sazi
Iran Faraz Kamalvand Contract expired 13 June 2011 5th (2010–11) Iran Amir Ghalenoei 22 June 2011
Persepolis Iran Ali Daei Contract expired 14 June 2011 4th (2010–11) Iran Hamid Estili 21 June 2011
Shahrdari Iran Hamid Derakhshan Sacked 18 June 2011 12th (2010–11) Serbia Miodrag Ješić 18 June 2011
Shahin Bushehr Iran Akbar Misaghian Sacked 19 June 2011 14th (2010–11) Iran Hamid Derakhshan 26 June 2011
Rah Ahan
Iran Mehdi Tartar Sacked 14 July 2011 15th (2010–11) Iran 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
Iran Samad Marfavi Resigned 25 August 2011 17th Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević 9 September 2011
Mes Sarcheshmeh
Iran Ahmad Sanjari Sacked 26 August 2011 18th Iran Asghar Sharafi 27 August 2011
Damash Gilan
Iran Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Sacked 18 September 2011 16th Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour 20 September 2011
Shahin Bushehr Iran Hamid Derakhshan Resigned 5 October 2011 9th Iran Firouz Karimi 6 October 2011
Sepahan Isfahan
Luka Bonacic
Sacked 14 October 2011 5th
Zlatko Kranjcar
31 October 2011
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz
Iran Ali Kalantari Sacked 26 November 2011 17th Iran Mahmoud Yavari 27 November 2011
Sanat Naft Abadan
Iran Gholam Peyrovani Resigned 27 November 2011 13th
José Alberto Costa
4 December 2011
Persepolis Tehran Iran Hamid Estili Resigned 9 December 2011 9th Turkey Mustafa Denizli[citation needed] 23 December 2011
Shahrdari Tabriz Serbia Miodrag Ješić Sacked 24 December 2011 13th Iran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta 5 January 2012
Damash Gilan
Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour Resigned [2] 28 December 2011 7th Iran Mehdi Tartar[3] 6 January 2012
Shahin Bushehr Iran Firouz Karimi Sacked 5 February 2011 16th Iran Hamid Derakhshan 13 February 2012
Sanat Mes Kerman
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević Sacked 14 February 2012 14th Iran Ebrahim Ghasempour 16 February 2012
Saipa Iran Majid Saleh Sacked 15 February 2012 10th Iran 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
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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Mes Sarcheshmeh
18181818181717171818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Leader
AFC Champions League 2013 Qualifying play-off
Relegation to 2012–13 Azadegan League
Source: Cups.ir
(in Persian)