2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League
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The 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 32nd season of
Changes
Rules and regulations
The Iranian Football Clubs who participated in 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League were allowed to have up to a maximum of 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which categorized in the following groups:[1]
- 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 LeagueTeam | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Esteghlal Khuzestan |
Ahvaz | Ghadir Takhti Ahvaz |
38,900 15,000 |
Foolad Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,900 |
Gostaresh |
Tabriz | Bonyan Dizel |
12,000 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Naft Masjed Soleyman | Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Takhti Tehran | 30,122 |
Padideh |
Mashhad | Samen |
35,000 |
Paykan | Qods | Shahr-e Qods Shahid Dastgerdi |
25,000 8,250 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
Rah Ahan |
Tehran | Rah Ahan |
25,000 12,000 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam |
10,610 |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj |
15,000 |
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
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Padideh
|
Akbar Misaghian | Resigned | 2 May 2014 | Pre-season | Alireza Marzban | 7 May 2014 |
Naft Tehran | Yahya Golmohammadi | Mutual consent | 10 May 2014 | Alireza Mansourian | 1 July 2014 | |
Zob Ahan
|
Firouz Karimi | End of contract | 10 May 2014 | Yahya Golmohammadi | 10 May 2014 | |
Saipa | Engin Firat
|
13 May 2014 | Majid Jalali | 13 May 2014 | ||
Foolad | Hossein Faraki | Mutual consent | 23 May 2014 | Dragan Skočić | 23 May 2014 | |
Malavan | Dragan Skočić | Signed by Foolad | 23 May 2014 | Nosrat Irandoost | 24 May 2014 | |
Paykan | Farhad Kazemi | Mutual consent | 1 July 2014 | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 1 July 2014 | |
Rah Ahan
|
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 1 July 2014 | Hamid Estili | 1 July 2014 | ||
Sepahan
|
Zlatko Kranjčar | Resigned | 8 September 2014 | 4th | Hossein Faraki | 9 September 2014 |
Persepolis | Ali Daei | Sacked | 10 September 2014 | 9th | Hamid Derakhshan | 10 September 2014 |
Gostaresh | Mehdi Tartar | 4 October 2014 | 13th | Faraz Kamalvand | 4 October 2014 | |
Malavan
|
Nosrat Irandoost | 8 October 2014 | 15th | Stevan Mojsilović | 8 October 2014 | |
Paykan | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 25 November 2014 | 11th | Samad Marfavi | 27 November 2014 | |
Saba Qom | Samad Marfavi | Mutual consent | 26 November 2014 | 6th | Mehdi Tartar | 5 December 2014 |
Malavan
|
Stevan Mojsilović | Sacked | 5 December 2014 | 16th | Firouz Karimi | 6 December 2014 |
Rah Ahan
|
Hamid Estili | Resigned | 2 February 2015 | 14th | Farhad Kazemi | 18 February 2015 |
Tractor Sazi
|
Rasoul Khatibi | Sacked | 8 February 2015[2] | 5th | Toni | 15 February 2015 |
Persepolis | Hamid Derakhshan | Resigned | 5 April 2015 | 9th | Branko Ivanković | 6 April 2015 |
Malavan | Firouz Karimi | Resigned | 23 May 2015 | 13th, post season | Hamid Estili | 16 July 2015 |
Esteghlal | Amir Ghalenoei | Sacked | 18 May 2015 | 5th, post season | Parviz Mazloumi | 21 June 2015 |
Foreign Players
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sepahan (C)
|
30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 59 | Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Tractor Sazi
|
30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 58 | |
3 | Naft Tehran | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 58 | Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
4 | Zob Ahan
|
30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 52 | Qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
5 | Foolad | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 52 | |
6 | Esteghlal | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 47 | |
7 | Saipa | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 41 | |
8 | Persepolis | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 36 | |
9 | Saba Qom | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 34 | |
10 | Padideh
|
30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 33 | |
11 | Gostaresh
|
30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 31 | |
12 | Rah Ahan
|
30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 31 | |
13 | Malavan | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 30 | |
14 | Est. Khuzestan (O)
|
30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 27 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
15 | Paykan (R) | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to 2015–16 Azadegan League |
16 | Naft Masjed Soleyman (R) | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Zob Ahan secured qualification for the 2016 AFC Champions League through winning the 2014–15 Hazfi Cup.
Results
Positions by round
Leader | |
2016 AFC Champions League | |
Relegation to Play-offs Qualification | |
Relegation to 2015–16 Azadegan League |