2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup

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The 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 24th season of Iran's Football League and sixth season of Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2005–06 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2005–06 Azadegan League: Mes Kerman as champions and Paykan as runner-up. The league started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 28 May 2007. Saipa won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total third Iranian title).

Persian Gulf Cup
Season2006–07
ChampionsSaipa
1st Pro League title
3rd Iranian title
RelegatedFoolad
Rah Ahan
Champions LeagueSaipa
Sepahan (Hazfi Cup champions)
Matches played240
Goals scored561 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerMehdi Rajabzadeh
Daniel Olerum
(17 goals)
Biggest home winPersepolis 4–0 Est. Ahvaz
(28 September 2006)
Sepahan 4–0 Est. Ahvaz
(4 May 2007)
Biggest away winPaykan 0–4 Sepahan
(29 March 2007)
Highest scoringZob Ahan 4–3 Rah Ahan
(8 January 2007)
Longest winning run5 matches
Persepolis
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Persepolis
Longest winless run15 matches
Rah Ahan
Longest losing run3 matches
Bargh Shiraz
Highest attendance95,000
Persepolis – Esteghlal
(3 November 2006)
Esteghlal – Persepolis
(30 March 2007)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Esteghlal – PAS Tehran
(5 January 2007)
Persepolis – Aboumoslem
(25 January 2007)
Malavan – Foolad
(6 April 2007)
Total attendance2,378,000
Average attendance10,119

Participating in international competitions edit

2007 AFC Champions League

Final classification edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Saipa (C)30151144531+1456Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2008
2Est. Ahvaz3016683328+554
3Persepolis30141154933+1653
4Esteghlal30141063930+952
5Sepahan3014794128+1349Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2008
6Aboomoslem30111094036+443
7Paykan30118113742−541
8Zob Ahan30109113942−339
9Mes Kerman30812103539−436
10Fajr Sepasi30713102932−334
11PAS Tehran30713103636033[a]Disbanded
12Bargh3089133545−1033
13Saba Battery30711122831−332
14Malavan30711122130−932
15Foolad (R)30513122433−928Relegation play-offs
16Rah Ahan (R)30214143045−1520
Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 2007. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ PAS had one point was subtracted after the team illegally fielded 4 foreign players in the 20th round of the competition.


 Champions 
Saipa FC

Results table edit

Home \ AwaySAPESAPRSESTSEPABUPAYZOBMESFJRPASBGHSABMLVFOLRAH
Saipa0–12–23–14–22–12–12–12–01–01–11–11–11–12–23–1
Est. Ahvaz2–01–00–12–12–11–01–11–11–03–10–02–00–00–01–0
Persepolis2–24–02–12–13–43–43–14–12–21–11–01–01–02–11–2
Esteghlal1–21–11–12–11–00–12–10–03–22–13–01–12–13–21–1
Sepahan1–04–00–01–01–02–12–01–11–21–03–13–22–02–11–0
Aboumoslem1–13–43–21–12–02–14–11–11–03–21–02–03–21–01–3
Paykan2–03–20–22–10–42–22–14–22–22–11–30–01–10–10–0
Zob Ahan0–20–12–30–02–11–02–22–11–13–21–11–02–03–04–3
Mes Kerman2–23–10–00–12–10–01–11–12–00–12–12–31–01–11–1
Fajr Sepasi0–10–11–11–11–12–01–01–00–00–21–31–12–00–02–2
PAS Tehran1–21–01–11–10–01–13–01–10–11–12–22–11–21–02–2
Bargh Shiraz1–21–01–21–22–11–12–12–21–41–11–00–00–12–43–1
Saba Battery1–21–00–12–30–01–10–11–24–10–10–03–01–00–01–1
Malavan0–00–10–00–10–20–00–01–02–11–02–22–12–31–12–1
Foolad1–20–10–00–00–01–00–11–12–10–31–11–20–10–03–1
Rah Ahan0–01–31–21–21–10–01–21–21–21–11–21–10–00–01–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 27, 2007. Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

Mehdi Rajabzadeh
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Daniel OlerumAboumoslem17
Mehdi RajabzadehZob Ahan
3 Abbas AghaeiPas13
Fereydoon FazliEst. Ahvaz
5 Mohsen BayatiniaPaykan11
6 Ali DaeiSaipa10
Mehrzad MadanchiPersepolis
Robert MarkosiBargh Shiraz
9 Emad MohammedSepahan9
10 Hadi AsghariRah Ahan8
Mohsen KhaliliSaipa
Alireza Vahedi NikbakhtPersepolis

Cards edit

Player Team
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh912Saba Battery
Mohammad Matouri1200Bargh Shiraz
Saber Mirghorbani1000Mes Kerman
Ahmad Momenzadeh1000Saipa
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht910Persepolis
Reza Niknazar910Malavan
Majid Noormohammadi801Aboomoslem
Mohsen Bayat900Saba Battery
Gholamreza Rezaei900Fajr Sepasi
Maziar Zare900Malavan

Matches played edit

30

Attendance edit

Average home attendance edit

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Esteghlal490,00095,000035,000+4.6%
2Persepolis472,00095,000033,714+11.1%
3Malavan151,00015,000010,786+40.2%
4Saipa160,00060,0001,00010,667+128.6%
5Aboumoslem143,00035,0002,0009,533+29.6%
6PAS Tehran119,00085,0001,0007,933+105.1%
7Mes Kerman90,00015,0005,0006,923n/a
8Foolad101,00020,0001,0006,733+1.0%
9Paykan95,00050,0001,0006,333+78.8%
10Est. Ahvaz94,00015,0001,0006,267+10.6%
11Sepahan91,00030,0001,0006,067+17.4%
12Fajr Sepasi85,00020,0001,0005,667+4.9%
13Bargh Shiraz83,50020,0001,0005,567+13.6%
14Saba Battery81,00030,0001,0005,400−6.9%
15Zob Ahan61,50015,0001,0004,100−19.1%
16Rah Ahan61,10025,0001004,073+12.1%
League total2,378,00095,000010,119+10.2%

Updated to games played on 28 May 2007
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Mes Kerman and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League

Highest attendance edit

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
1Persepolis2–1Esteghlal95,0003 November 2006 (2006-11-03)8Azadi
Esteghlal0–0Persepolis30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)23
2PAS Tehran1–1Persepolis85,00027 October 2006 (2006-10-27)7
Esteghlal1–1Esteghlal Ahvaz27 April 2007 (2007-04-27)27
5Esteghlal1–2Saipa65,00020 May 2007 (2007-05-20)29
6Saipa2–2Persepolis60,0002 March 2007 (2007-03-02)21
7Persepolis2–2Saipa55,00017 October 2006 (2006-10-17)6
Persepolis1–1PAS Tehran17 March 2007 (2007-03-17)22
9Paykan0–2Persepolis50,0002 October 2006 (2006-10-02)5
Persepolis2–1Sepahan9 February 2007 (2007-02-09)18

Notes:
Updated to games played on 28 May 2007. Source: iplstats.com

References edit