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 as 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

Team City Stadium Manager Nationality Past season
AboomoslemMashhadSamenParviz Mazloomi6th
BarghShirazHafeziehMahmoud Yavari12th
EsteghlalTehranAzadiFirouz Karimi4th
EsteghlalAhvazTakhti AhvazMajid Jalali2nd
MalavanAnzaliTakhti AnzaliMohammad Ahmadzadeh14th
MesKermanShahid BahonarAmir Ghalenoei9th
PasHamedanGhodsVinko BegovicN/A
PaykanTehranIran KhodroAli Asghar Modir Roosta7th
PegahRashtSardar JangalNader DastneshanQualifier
PersepolisTehranAzadiAfshin Ghotbi 3rd
Rah AhanTehranRah AhanDavoud Mahabadi16th
Saba BatteryTehranShahid DerakhshanYahya Golmohammadi13th
SaipaKarajEnghelab KarajAli DaeiChampion
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti AbadanAhmad Tousi Qualifier
SepahanEsfahanNaghsh JahanJorvan Vieira 5th
SepasiShirazHafeziehGholam Peyrovani10th
Shirin FarazKermanshahAzadi KermanshahShahram MehrpeymaQualifier
Zob AhanEsfahanFoolad ShahrBijan Zolfagharnasab8th

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

Team Name Nationality
Aboomoslem Khodadad Azizi
Esteghlal Ahvaz Firouz Karimi
Esteghlal Nasser Hejazi
Mes Farhad Kazemi
Paykan Samvel Darbinyan
Pegah Majid Jahanpour
Rah Ahan Akbar Misaghian
Saba Battery Mohammad Hossein Ziaei
Sanat Naft Ebrahim Ghasempour
Sepahan Luka Bonačić
Shirin Faraz Marco Octavio
Zob Ahan Zoran Đorđević

Participating in international competitions

2008 AFC Champions League

Final classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis 34 18 11 5 55 34 +21 59[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League
2 Sepahan 34 17 10 7 53 38 +15 58[lower-alpha 2]
3 Saba 34 13 13 8 41 37 +4 52
4 Aboumoslem 34 14 8 12 37 37 0 50
5 Pas Hamedan 34 11 16 7 36 28 +8 49
6 Zob Ahan 34 11 15 8 39 32 +7 48
7 Paykan 34 12 10 12 41 42 1 46
8 Bargh 34 11 14 9 43 47 4 47
9 Est. Ahvaz 34 11 13 10 61 51 +10 46
10 Mes 34 11 12 11 36 34 +2 45
11 Saipa 34 12 9 13 33 35 2 45
12 Rah Ahan 34 11 11 12 45 40 +5 44
13 Esteghlal 34 11 10 13 44 44 0 43 Qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League1
14 Fajr 34 9 15 10 37 41 4 42
15 Pegah 34 9 11 14 26 35 9 38
16 Malavan 34 8 12 14 32 41 9 36
17 Sanat Naft 34 9 8 17 37 46 9 35 Relegation to the 2008–09 Azadegan League
18 Shirin Faraz 34 3 12 19 25 59 34 21
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]
Notes:
  1. Persepolis was deducted 6 points in issued by FIFA.
  2. Sepahan was deducted 3 points in issued by Iranian Football Federation.
 Champions 
Persepolis F.C.

Results table

Last updated March 17, 2008

Home \ Away PRS SEP SAB ABU PAS ZOB PAY BGH ESA MES SAP RAH EST FJR PEG MLV SNA SFZ
Persepolis 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 5–0
Sepahan 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–0
Saba Battery 1–4 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–2
Aboumoslem 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–0
PAS Hamedan 1–2 3–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Zob Ahan 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Paykan 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0
Bargh Shiraz 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–0
Est. Ahvaz 4–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 4–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
Mes Kerman 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2
Saipa 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 4–2
Rah Ahan 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0
Esteghlal 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–3 2–1
Fajr Sepasi 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2
Pegah 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0
Malavan 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–2
Sanat Naft 2–3 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1
Shirin Faraz 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

Mohsen Khalili
18
13
12
10
9
8

Top goalassistants

Mojtaba Jabbari
8
7
6

Cards

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

34

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Persepolis 960,000 110,000 0 60,000 +78.0%
2 Esteghlal 590,000 90,000 5,000 34,706 −0.8%
3 Sanat Naft 200,000 15,000 0 12,500 n/a
4 Malavan 169,000 15,000 0 10,563 −2.1%
5 Pegah 145,000 15,000 0 9,063 n/a
6 Saipa 143,000 60,000 1,000 8,412 −21.1%
7 Mes Kerman 139,000 15,000 2,000 8,176 +18.1%
8 Est. Ahvaz 127,000 20,000 0 7,938 +26.7%
9 Saba Battery 126,000 90,000 1,000 7,412 +37.3%
10 Aboumoslem 118,000 35,000 1,000 6,941 −27.2%
11 PAS Hamedan 116,000 10,000 3,000 6,824 −14.0%
12 Sepahan 69,000 15,000 0 6,273 +3.4%
13 Bargh Shiraz 89,000 20,000 1,000 5,235 −6.0%
14 Shirin Faraz 76,000 7,000 0 4,750 n/a
15 Fajr Sepasi 73,000 20,000 1,000 4,294 −24.2%
16 Paykan 64,000 30,000 1,000 3,765 −40.5%
17 Zob Ahan 54,000 15,000 1,000 3,176 −22.5%
18 Rah Ahan 45,000 20,000 1,000 2,647 −35.0%
League total 3,303,000 110,000 0 11,235 +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

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Persepolis2–1Sepahan110,00017 May 2008 (2008-05-17)34Azadi
2Esteghlal1–1Persepolis90,00014 October 2007 (2007-10-14)9Azadi
2Saba Battery1–4Persepolis90,00014 May 2008 (2008-05-14)33Azadi
4Persepolis0–0Rah Ahan85,00016 September 2007 (2007-09-16)5Azadi
4Persepolis1–1Esteghlal80,0004 April 2008 (2008-04-04)26Azadi
6Persepolis3–2Esteghlal Ahvaz70,00019 October 2007 (2007-10-19)10Azadi
6Persepolis1–0Mes Kerman70,0004 November 2007 (2007-11-04)12Azadi
6Persepolis1–0Saipa70,00018 November 2007 (2007-11-18)14Azadi
6Persepolis1–1Bargh 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

References

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