2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
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The 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 30th season of Iran's Football League and 12th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2011–12 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros. The league started on 19 July 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total eighth Iranian title).
Season | 2012–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Esteghlal 3rd Pro League title 8th Iranian title |
Relegated | Aluminium Hormozgan Sanat Naft Paykan Gahar Zagros |
Champions League | Esteghlal Tractor Sazi Sepahan Foolad |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 694 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jalal Rafkhaei (19 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Mehdi Rahmati (21 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012) Fajr Sepasi 6–0 Aluminium Hormozgan (2 March 2013) Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft (5 May 2013) |
Biggest away win | Paykan 0–5 Foolad (26 September 2012) Fajr Sepasi 0–5 Esteghlal (15 February 2013) |
Highest scoring | Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012) Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (6 August 2012) |
Longest winning run | 5 matches Sepahan |
Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Foolad |
Longest winless run | 21 matches Sanat Naft |
Longest losing run | 7 matches Paykan Gahar Zagros |
Highest attendance | 100,000 Esteghlal – Persepolis (25 January 2013) Esteghlal – Damash (10 May 2013) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Persepolis – Fajr Sepasi (24 July 2012) Persepolis – Aluminium Hormozgan (27 September 2012) Damash – Zob Ahan (1 October 2012) Damash – Saba Qom (23 February 2013) Esteghlal – Gahar Zagros (12 April 2013) |
Total attendance | 2,397,100 |
Average attendance | 7,964 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
Competition format
After the 2012–13 Iran Pro League season the number of teams was planned to be reduced from 18 to 16 for the next season, so 4 team was directly relegated to the Azadegan League, while one team was played against the 3rd ranked team from the second division league team in a play-off. 2 teams also are directly promoted from current Azadegan league to the next pro league season and one team played against the 14th placed pro league team in a play-off.
Rules and regulations
The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2012–13 Iran Pro League are allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:[1]
- Up to maximum 21 adult (over 23-year-old) players
- Up to maximum 6 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1989).
- Up to maximum 5 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1991).
- Up to maximum 3 under-19 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1993).
Based on the fact that the Season is started from 19 July 2012.
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | Bandar Abbas | Khalij Fars | 15,459 |
Damash Gilan | Rasht | Dr. Azodi | 11,000 |
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 84,412 |
Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh Dastgheib | 14,560 7,000 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 50,199 |
Gahar Zagros | Dorood | Takhti Doorood | 10,052 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
Paykan | Tehran | Peykanshahr | 30,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 84,412 |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Rah Ahan | 12,922 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam | 10,610 |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 30,000 |
Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 25,256 |
Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 31,439 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e-Emam | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 31,439 |
Number of teams by region
Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tehran | 5 | Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Persepolis, Rah Ahan |
2 | Esfahan | 2 | Sepahan and Zob Ahan |
3 | Gilan | 2 | Damash and Malavan |
4 | Khuzestan | 2 | Foolad and Sanat Naft |
5 | Hormozgan | 1 | Aluminium |
6 | Fars | 1 | Fajr |
7 | Lorestan | 1 | Gahar Zagros |
8 | Kerman | 1 | Mes Kerman |
9 | Qom | 1 | Saba Qom |
10 | Alborz | 1 | Saipa |
11 | East Azerbaijan | 1 | Tractor Sazi |
Personnel and kits
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Notes
- Esteghlal's captain was Mehdi Rahmati before Farhad Majidi rejoins to the team.
- Reza Haghighi was the captain of Fajr Sepasi until his transfer to the Persepolis.
- From 19 January 2013 to 18 March 2013, Ali Firouzi and from 18 March 2013, Saeed Salamaat were the caretaker head coaches of Sanat Naft due to Casimiro's illness.
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paykan | Farhad Kazemi | Contract expired | 9 May 2012 | Pre-season | Abdollah Veisi | 1 June 2012 |
Damash | Mehdi Tartar | End of caretaker spell | 31 May 2012 | Omid Harandi | 1 June 2012 | |
Foolad | Majid Jalali | Contract expired | 31 May 2012 | Hossein Faraki | 1 June 2012 | |
Zob Ahan | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 31 May 2012 | Rasoul Korbekandi | 1 June 2012 | ||
Saba | Abdollah Veisi | 31 May 2012 | Yahya Golmohammadi | 1 June 2012 | ||
Naft Tehran | Hossein Faraki | Signed by Foolad | 31 May 2012 | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 1 June 2012 | |
Esteghlal | Parviz Mazloomi | Sacked | 31 May 2012 | Amir Ghalenoei | 1 June 2012 | |
Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei | Signed by Esteghlal | 31 May 2012 | Toni | 9 June 2012 | |
Gahar Zagros | Davoud Mahabadi | Resigned | 19 June 2012 | Mehdi Tartar | 24 June 2012 | |
Persepolis | Mustafa Denizli | Mutual agreement | 22 June 2012 | Manuel José de Jesus | 3 July 2012 |
In season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gahar Zagros | Mehdi Tartar | Resigned | 14 September 2012 | 17th | Mohammad Mayeli Kohan | 27 October 2012 |
Damash | Omid Harandi | Sacked | 16 September 2012 | 11th | Hamid Derakhshan | 18 September 2012 |
Saba | Yahya Golmohammadi | Resigned | 24 September 2012 | 7th | Samad Marfavi | 25 September 2012 |
Sanat Naft | José Alberto Costa | Sacked | 27 September 2012 | 17th | Acácio Casimiro | 7 October 2012 |
Malavan | Farhad Pourgholami | Resigned | 29 September 2012 | 9th | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | 29 September 2012 |
Zob Ahan | Rasoul Korbekandi | Sacked | 5 October 2012 | 15th | Farhad Kazemi | 8 October 2012 |
Persepolis | Manuel José de Jesus | 10 December 2012 | 12th | Yahya Golmohammadi | 10 December 2012 | |
Mes Kerman | Ebrahim Ghasempour | 1 January 2013 | 8th | Luka Bonačić | 1 January 2013 | |
Paykan | Abdollah Veisi | 27 January 2013 | 16th | Firouz Karimi | 27 January 2013 | |
Aluminium | Akbar Misaghian | 12 February 2013 | 14th | Parviz Mazloomi | 12 February 2013 | |
Damash | Hamid Derakhshan | 3 March 2013 | 13th | Afshin Nazemi | 7 March 2013 | |
Tractor Sazi[2] | Toni | 2 May 2013 | 2nd | Majid Jalali | 1 June 2013 |