2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup

The 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 25th season of Iran's Football League and seventh season of 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).

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

Teams edit

TeamCityStadiumManagerNationalityPast season
AboomoslemMashhadSamenParviz Mazloomi 6th
BarghShirazHafeziehMahmoud Yavari 12th
EsteghlalTehranAzadiFirouz Karimi 4th
EsteghlalAhvazTakhti AhvazMajid Jalali 2nd
MalavanAnzaliTakhti AnzaliMohammad Ahmadzadeh 14th
MesKermanShahid BahonarAmir Ghalenoei 9th
PasHamedanGhodsVinko Begovic N/A
PaykanTehranIran KhodroAli Asghar Modir Roosta 7th
PegahRashtSardar JangalNader Dastneshan Qualifier
PersepolisTehranAzadiAfshin Ghotbi 3rd
Rah AhanTehranRah AhanDavoud Mahabadi 16th
Saba BatteryTehranShahid DerakhshanYahya Golmohammadi 13th
SaipaKarajEnghelab KarajAli Daei Champion
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti AbadanAhmad Tousi Qualifier
SepahanEsfahanNaghsh JahanJorvan Vieira 5th
SepasiShirazHafeziehGholam Peyrovani 10th
Shirin FarazKermanshahAzadi KermanshahShahram Mehrpeyma Qualifier
Zob AhanEsfahanFoolad ShahrBijan Zolfagharnasab 8th

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

TeamNameNationality
AboomoslemKhodadad Azizi
Esteghlal AhvazFirouz Karimi
EsteghlalNasser Hejazi
MesFarhad Kazemi
PaykanSamvel Darbinyan
PegahMajid Jahanpour
Rah AhanAkbar Misaghian
Saba BatteryMohammad Hossein Ziaei
Sanat NaftEbrahim Ghasempour
SepahanLuka Bonačić
Shirin FarazMarco Octavio
Zob AhanZoran Đorđević

Participating in international competitions edit

2008 AFC Champions League

Foreign Players edit

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Players
Aboomoslem Ivan Petrović Franck Atsou
Bargh Shiraz Mohammed Nasser Martín Barlocco
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Esteghlal Tehran Fabrício Ceará Srđan Urošević
Malavan
Mes Kerman Edinho Paulo Zaltron Sékou Fofana Uche Iheruome Gerardo Morales
PAS Hamedan Emir Obuća Faruk Ihtijarević
Paykan Guillaume N'Kendo Ibrahima Touré Taribo West
Pegah Joël Tchami Akvsenti Gilauri Martin Abena
Persepolis Jacques Elong Elong Mate Dragičević
Rah Ahan Hamlet Mkhitaryan César Pellegrín
Saba Battery Alen Avdić Almir Tolja Marinko Mačkić
Saipa Adriano Alves Evandro Alou Traoré Issa Traoré
Sanat Naft Léo Renato Medeiros Marcelo de Souza
Sepahan Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Emad Mohammed Haitham Khadim Taher Kabir Bello Jaba Mujiri
Sepasi
Shirin Faraz Alou Badra Djakité Ivan Dragičević
Zob Ahan Fábio Carvalho Issa Ndoye

Final classification edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Persepolis (C)34181155534+2159[a]Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League
2Sepahan34171075338+1558[b]
3Saba34131384137+452
4Aboumoslem34148123737050
5Pas Hamedan34111673628+849
6Zob Ahan34111583932+748
7Bargh34111494347−447
8Est. Ahvaz341113106151+1046
9Paykan341210124142−146
10Mes341112113634+245
11Saipa34129133335−245
12Rah Ahan341111124540+544
13Esteghlal341110134444043Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League[c]
14Fajr34915103741−442
15Pegah34911142635−938
16Malavan34812143241−936
17Sanat Naft (R)3498173746−935Relegation to the 2008–09 Azadegan League
18Shirin Faraz (R)34312192559−3421
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 edit

Last updated March 17, 2008

Home \ AwayPRSSEPSABABUPASZOBPAYBGHESAMESSAPRAHESTFJRPEGMLVSNASFZ
Persepolis2–12–23–31–12–12–11–13–21–01–01–21–13–32–02–01–05–0
Sepahan2–12–22–10–02–21–14–02–11–10–12–22–10–03–13–21–01–0
Saba Battery1–40–10–11–01–01–12–22–20–12–12–00–00–01–03–03–12–2
Aboumoslem0–32–10–10–03–20–02–11–12–11–01–02–03–13–12–12–11–0
PAS Hamedan1–23–10–13–01–13–23–01–11–01–33–21–10–03–11–11–00–0
Zob Ahan2–01–02–12–10–01–02–14–20–00–02–00–10–02–20–02–10–1
Paykan1–21–20–10–02–12–04–22–01–10–12–23–20–31–10–10–02–0
Bargh Shiraz0–13–31–11–01–10–01–11–12–12–01–01–10–01–00–23–21–0
Est. Ahvaz4–13–24–11–02–21–11–22–12–21–22–31–24–13–20–00–03–1
Mes Kerman0–01–10–11–12–01–12–31–32–12–12–11–00–02–01–00–11–2
Saipa0–11–01–11–01–01–12–00–11–10–02–20–01–21–22–10–24–2
Rah Ahan0–00–10–12–00–02–15–02–22–23–12–00–31–10–12–11–13–0
Esteghlal1–10–11–11–10–11–21–24–23–21–11–22–11–11–42–02–32–1
Fajr Sepasi0–20–23–12–11–11–41–10–12–21–31–10–11–22–02–12–02–2
Pegah1–00–21–00–00–01–00–12–21–10–01–00–00–10–10–00–10–0
Malavan1–11–21–12–10–01–10–11–10–22–11–22–12–12–11–10–02–2
Sanat Naft2–32–22–32–01–21–12–11–32–31–22–00–22–11–20–11–22–1
Shirin Faraz0–02–31–10–20–11–10–32–20–30–31–11–11–30–10–22–10–0
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Mohsen Khalili
18
13
12
10
9
8

Top goalassistants edit

Mojtaba Jabbari
8
7
6

Cards edit

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

Matches played edit

34

Attendances edit

Average home attendances edit

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Persepolis960,000110,000060,000+78.0%
2Esteghlal590,00090,0005,00034,706−0.8%
3Sanat Naft200,00015,000012,500n/a
4Malavan169,00015,000010,563−2.1%
5Pegah145,00015,00009,063n/a
6Saipa143,00060,0001,0008,412−21.1%
7Mes Kerman139,00015,0002,0008,176+18.1%
8Est. Ahvaz127,00020,00007,938+26.7%
9Saba Battery126,00090,0001,0007,412+37.3%
10Aboumoslem118,00035,0001,0006,941−27.2%
11PAS Hamedan116,00010,0003,0006,824−14.0%
12Sepahan69,00015,00006,273+3.4%
13Bargh Shiraz89,00020,0001,0005,235−6.0%
14Shirin Faraz76,0007,00004,750n/a
15Fajr Sepasi73,00020,0001,0004,294−24.2%
16Paykan64,00030,0001,0003,765−40.5%
17Zob Ahan54,00015,0001,0003,176−22.5%
18Rah Ahan45,00020,0001,0002,647−35.0%
League total3,303,000110,000011,235+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 edit

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
1Persepolis2–1Sepahan110,00017 May 2008 (2008-05-17)34Azadi
2Esteghlal1–1Persepolis90,00014 October 2007 (2007-10-14)9Azadi
Saba Battery1–4Persepolis90,00014 May 2008 (2008-05-14)33Azadi
4Persepolis0–0Rah Ahan85,00016 September 2007 (2007-09-16)5Azadi
5Persepolis1–1Esteghlal80,0004 April 2008 (2008-04-04)26Azadi
6Persepolis3–2Esteghlal Ahvaz70,00019 October 2007 (2007-10-19)10Azadi
Persepolis1–0Mes Kerman70,0004 November 2007 (2007-11-04)12Azadi
Persepolis1–0Saipa70,00018 November 2007 (2007-11-18)14Azadi
Persepolis1–1Bargh Shiraz70,00011 May 2008 (2008-05-11)32Azadi
10Persepolis2–1Paykan65,0007 September 2007 (2007-09-07)4Azadi

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

See also edit

References edit

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