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2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League

The 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) were the 38th season of Iran's Football League and 20th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2019–20 Azadegan League: Mes Rafsanjan and Aluminium Arak.[1][2]

Persian Gulf Pro League
Season2020–21
Dates6 November 2020 – 30 July 2021
ChampionsPersepolis
7th Pro League title
14th Iranian title
RelegatedMachine Sazi
Saipa
Champions LeagueSepahan
Foolad
Matches played240
Goals scored476 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorerSajjad Shahbazzadeh
(20 goals)
Best goalkeeperHamed Lak
(17 clean sheets)
Biggest home winSepahan 5–1 Mes
(16 May 2021)
Biggest away winAluminium Arak 1–6 Sepahan
(6 March 2021)
Highest scoringAluminium Arak 1–6 Sepahan
(6 March 2021)
Longest winning runPersepolis . Sepahan
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPersepolis
(20 matches)
Longest winless runMachine Sazi
(14 matches)
Longest losing runNaft Masjed Soleyman . Aluminium Arak
(5 matches)
Total attendance0

The 2020–21 season started on 6 November 2020 and was ended on 30 July 2021.[3] Persepolis won their record-extending 5th consecutive title and 14th title overall (7th in the Pro League era)

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of clubs in 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
EsteghlalTehranAzadi78,116
FooladAhvazFoolad Arena30,655
Gol Gohar SirjanSirjanImam Ali
Qasem Soleimani		8,000
9,000[4]
Machine SaziTabrizQasem Soleimani12,000
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Mes2,000[5]
Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed SoleymanBehnam Mohammadi8,000
Nassaji MazandaranQaem ShahrVatani15,000
PaykanShahr-e QodsShahr-e Qods25,000
PersepolisTehranAzadi78,116
SaipaTehranDastgerdi8,250
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti Abadan10,000[6]
SepahanIsfahanNaghsh-e-Jahan75,000
PadidehMashhadImam Reza27,700
TractorTabrizYadegar-e Emam66,833
Zob AhanFooladshahrFooladshahr15,000

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.

TeamManagerCaptain
Aluminium Arak Alireza Mansourian Meysam Majidi
Esteghlal Farhad Majidi Voria Ghafouri
Foolad Javad Nekounam Ayoub Vali
Gol Gohar Amir Ghalenoei Mehran Golzari
Machine Sazi Alireza Akbarpour Habib Gordani
Mes Rafsanjan Mohammad Rabiei Hamed Noormohammadi
Naft MIS Mahmoud Fekri Abbas Asgari
Nassaji Saket Elhami Hamed Shiri
Paykan Mehdi Tartar Ali Hamoudi
Persepolis Yahya Golmohammadi Jalal Hosseini
Saipa Faraz Kamalvand Sadegh Barani
Sanat Naft Sirous Pourmousavi Hossein Baghlani
Sepahan Moharram Navidkia Ehsan Hajsafi
Shahr Khodro Mehdi Rahmati Reza Nasehi
Tractor Firouz Karimi Mohammad Reza Akhbari
Zob Ahan Mojtaba Hosseini Ghasem Haddadifar

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment
Sepahan Miguel TeixeiraEnd of Caretaker Spell10 August 2020Pre-season Moharram Navidkia5 September 2020
Machine Sazi Human AfazeliResigned18 August 2020 Vahid Bayatloo26 August 2020
Naft MIS Mehdi Tartar13 August 2020 Mojtaba Hosseini16 August 2020
Zob Ahan Luka BonačićSacked15 August 2020 Rahman Rezaei4 September 2020
Shahr Khodro Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh30 August 2020 Mehdi Rahmati31 August 2020
Gol Gohar Sirjan Majid Jalali3 September 2020 Amir Ghalenoei3 September 2020
Esteghlal Farhad MajidiResigned5 September 2020 Mahmoud Fekri7 October 2020
Tractor Saket Elhami5 September 2020 Alireza Mansourian17 September 2020
Sanat Naft Behnam SerajSacked22 September 2020 Sirous Pourmousavi22 September 2020
Nassaji Mahmoud FekriSigned with Esteghlal6 October 2020 Vahid Fazeli8 October 2020
Paykan Abdollah VeisiResigned30 October 2020 Mehdi Tartar4 November 2020

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per Persian Gulf Pro League team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Player
Aluminium Arak
Esteghlal Hrvoje Milić Cheick Diabaté
Foolad Chimba Moussa Coulibaly Ayanda Patosi
Gol Gohar Godwin Mensha
Machine Sazi
Mes Rafsanjan
Naft MIS
Nassaji
Paykan
Persepolis Božidar Radošević Bashar Resan
Saipa
Sanat Naft
Sepahan Kiros Giorgi Gvelesiani
Shahr Khodro
Tractor Okacha Hamzaoui
Zob Ahan Darko Bjedov Ivan Marković

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Persepolis[a] (C)30191014714+3367
2Sepahan3019835324+2965Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
3Esteghlal[a]3016863619+1756
4Tractor3012993529+645
5Gol Gohar30136113332+145
6Foolad30101462718+944Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[b]
7Paykan3091383230+240
8Mes Rafsanjan30109112329−639
9Padideh30108122731−438
10Sanat Naft30910112429−537
11Aluminium Arak3081392533−837
12Nassaji Mazandaran3096152734−733
13Naft Masjed Soleyman30710132129−831
14Zob Ahan30511142839−1126
15Saipa (R)30511141934−1526Relegation to 2021–22 Azadegan League
16Machine Sazi (R)3028201952−3314
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2021. Source: IPL Table, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayALUESTFOLGOLMSTMESMISNSJPAYPRSSAPSNASEPSHKTRCZOB
Aluminium Arak—0–00–00–04–10–00–10–31–12–11–11–01–61–01–32–2
Esteghlal2–0—1–02–01–02–01–01–00–02–20–11–11–22–02–10–2
Foolad0–02–1—1–01–01–12–01–00–00–03–02–00–02–01–11–0
Gol Gohar2–11–21–1—3–10–00–02–21–20–51–01–03–13–11–21–0
Machine Sazi1–10–20–10–1—3–00–10–20–50–52–21–03–31–10–11–1
Mes Rafsanjan0–11–12–10–21–0—2–00–11–10–11–00–01–22–10–13–1
Naft MIS1–21–11–01–21–01–0—0–20–10–01–11–23–13–11–12–3
Nassaji1–11–31–01–21–10–11–0—0–11–11–00–10–11–01–12–3
Paykan0–00–01–10–22–22–31–12–1—0–21–12–01–11–01–11–0
Persepolis2–01–02–13–12–11–02–12–01–0—1–01–00–03–03–11–1
Saipa1–00–22–10–10–00–00–01–01–20–0—1–10–11–21–22–1
Sanat Naft0–10–11–12–12–11–12–01–12–10–01–0—1–20–02–11–0
Sepahan1–02–01–11–01–05–10–04–02–11–11–14–1—1–32–02–0
Shahr Khodro2–20–20–01–03–00–11–01–02–01–11–01–10–1—2–11–1
Tractor0–11–30–01–02–00–00–02–13–10–15–11–10–10–0—1–0
Zob Ahan1–10–02–21–12–00–10–01–21–11–21–11–01–30–21–2—
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2021. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Persepolis946224462223111112211121111111
Sepahan13936106523442432221122212222222
Esteghlal462541241111223333333333333333
Tractor11111310128377555677655567777585464
Gol Gohar3111151158910889988844446746545
Foolad634773756776554444455665674656
Paykan127995710108668111111101111111191111111099777
Mes Rafsanjan1416161615141314141412121298877788991212111111108
Shahr Khodro258118101413129131391212121010101011888857889
Sanat Naft581046263433434576667101212991010101110
Aluminium Arak15151514131289101111117665999965544689911
Nassaji127339111213131414151515151515151514141414141313121212
Naft MIS1013121311139891087101010111212121212101010111212131313
Zob Ahan71011121415151515151515141414141414141413151515151414141414
Saipa8125891112111112109131313131313131315131313131515151515
Machine Sazi161414151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader : 2022 AFC Champions League Group stage
2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round
Relegation to 2021-22 Azadegan League
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30). Source: IPL Table

Season statistics

As of 31 July 2021

Top scorers

Sajjad Shahbazzadeh 20 goals in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Sajjad ShahbazzadehSepahan20
2 Godwin MenshaGol Gohar14
3 Mohammad AbbaszadehTractor12
4 Amin GhaseminejadPadideh11
5 Hamed PakdelAluminium Arak10
Ahmad NourollahiPersepolis
7 Mehdi AbdiPersepolis9
Taleb ReykaniSanat Naft
9 Younes ShakeriGol Gohar8
10 Sasan HosseiniNaft MIS7
Amir Arsalan MotahariEsteghlal

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Godwin MenshaGol GoharShahr Khodro3–1 (H)18 December 2020
Peyman BabaeiMachine SaziSepahan3–3 (H)29 December 2020
Younes ShakeriGol GoharMachine Sazi3–1 (H)5 April 2021

Clean sheets

Hamed Lak won the Persian Gulf Pro League Golden Glove after keeping 17 clean sheets for Persepolis.
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Hamed LakPersepolis17
2 Payam NiazmandSepahan14
3 Hossein Pour HamidiAluminium Arak11
4 Rashid MazaheriEsteghlal10
5 Mohsen ForouzanFoolad9
6 Mohammad Reza AkhbariTractor8
7 Hossein Akbar MonadiSaipa6
Milad FarahaniPadideh
Alireza HaghighiGol Gohar
Farhad KermanshahiNaft Masjed Soleyman
Davoud Noushi SoufianiMes Rafsanjan

See also

References

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