2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League
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Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 6 November 2020 – 30 July 2021 |
Champions | Persepolis 7th Pro League title 14th Iranian title |
Relegated | Machine Sazi Saipa |
Champions League | Sepahan Foolad |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 476 (1.98 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (20 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Hamed Lak (17 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Sepahan 5–1 Mes (16 May 2021) |
Biggest away win | Aluminium Arak 1–6 Sepahan (6 March 2021) |
Highest scoring | Aluminium Arak 1–6 Sepahan (6 March 2021) |
Longest winning run | Persepolis . Sepahan (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Persepolis (20 matches) |
Longest winless run | Machine Sazi (14 matches) |
Longest losing run | Naft Masjed Soleyman . Aluminium Arak (5 matches) |
Total attendance | 0 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
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]
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
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 |
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Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
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Ahvaz | Foolad Arena | 30,655 |
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Sirjan | Imam Ali Qasem Soleimani |
8,000 9,000[4] |
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Tabriz | Qasem Soleimani | 12,000 |
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Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Mes | 2,000[5] |
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Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
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Qaem Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 |
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Shahr-e Qods | Shahr-e Qods | 25,000 |
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Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
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Tehran | Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
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Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 10,000[6] |
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Isfahan | Naghsh-e-Jahan | 75,000 |
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Mashhad | Imam Reza | 27,700 |
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Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 66,833 |
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Fooladshahr | Fooladshahr | 15,000 |
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.
Team | Manager | Captain |
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Aluminium Arak | ![]() |
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Esteghlal | ![]() |
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Foolad | ![]() |
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Gol Gohar | ![]() |
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Machine Sazi | ![]() |
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Mes Rafsanjan | ![]() |
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Naft MIS | ![]() |
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Nassaji | ![]() |
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Paykan | ![]() |
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Persepolis | ![]() |
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Saipa | ![]() |
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Sanat Naft | ![]() |
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Sepahan | ![]() |
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Shahr Khodro | ![]() |
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Tractor | ![]() |
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Zob Ahan | ![]() |
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Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Sepahan | ![]() |
End of Caretaker Spell | 10 August 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
5 September 2020 |
Machine Sazi | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 August 2020 | ![]() |
26 August 2020 | |
Naft MIS | ![]() |
13 August 2020 | ![]() |
16 August 2020 | ||
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 August 2020 | ![]() |
4 September 2020 | |
Shahr Khodro | ![]() |
30 August 2020 | ![]() |
31 August 2020 | ||
Gol Gohar Sirjan | ![]() |
3 September 2020 | ![]() |
3 September 2020 | ||
Esteghlal | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 September 2020 | ![]() |
7 October 2020 | |
Tractor | ![]() |
5 September 2020 | ![]() |
17 September 2020 | ||
Sanat Naft | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 September 2020 | ![]() |
22 September 2020 | |
Nassaji | ![]() |
Signed with Esteghlal | 6 October 2020 | ![]() |
8 October 2020 | |
Paykan | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 October 2020 | ![]() |
4 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.
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Player |
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Foolad | ![]() |
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Gol Gohar | ![]() |
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Nassaji | |||||
Paykan | |||||
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Saipa | |||||
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Sepahan | ![]() |
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Shahr Khodro | |||||
Tractor | ![]() | ||||
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
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League table
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Persepolis[a] (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 67 | |
2 | Sepahan | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 65 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
3 | Esteghlal[a] | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 56 | |
4 | Tractor | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 45 | |
5 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 45 | |
6 | Foolad | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 44 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[b] |
7 | Paykan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 40 | |
8 | Mes Rafsanjan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 39 | |
9 | Padideh | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 38 | |
10 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 37 | |
11 | Aluminium Arak | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 37 | |
12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 33 | |
13 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 31 | |
14 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 26 | |
15 | Saipa (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 26 | Relegation to 2021–22 Azadegan League |
16 | Machine Sazi (R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Positions by round
Leader : 2022 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round | |
Relegation to 2021-22 Azadegan League |
Season statistics
- As of 31 July 2021
Top scorers
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Sepahan | 20 |
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Gol Gohar | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Tractor | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
Padideh | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
Aluminium Arak | 10 |
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Persepolis | ||
7 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 9 |
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Sanat Naft | ||
9 | ![]() |
Gol Gohar | 8 |
10 | ![]() |
Naft MIS | 7 |
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Esteghlal |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Gol Gohar | Shahr Khodro | 3–1 (H) | 18 December 2020 |
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Machine Sazi | Sepahan | 3–3 (H) | 29 December 2020 |
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Gol Gohar | Machine Sazi | 3–1 (H) | 5 April 2021 |
Clean sheets
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Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Persepolis | 17 |
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Sepahan | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Aluminium Arak | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
Foolad | 9 |
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Tractor | 8 |
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Saipa | 6 |
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Padideh | ||
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Gol Gohar | ||
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Naft Masjed Soleyman | ||
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Mes Rafsanjan |
See also
- 2020–21 Azadegan League
- 2020–21 League 2
- 2020–21 League 3
- 2020–21 Hazfi Cup
- 2020 Iranian Super Cup
- 2021 AFC Champions League
References
- ^ "Aluminium Arak secure promotion to IPL". 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "Mes Rafsanjan promoted to Iran Professional League". 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "2020/21 IPL to kick off as scheduled: official". 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "بلیت بازی گلگهر پرسپولیس تمام شد!".
- ^ "جزئیات فروش بلیط بازی مس رفسنجان-استقلال تهران". 21 May 2022.
- ^ "10 درصد ورزشگاه آبادان در اختیار استقلالیها".
- ^ "Persian Gulf Pro League/2020-21". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.