A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Persepolis 3rd Pro League title 10th Iranian title |
| Relegated | Saba Qom Machine Sazi |
| Champions League | Persepolis Esteghlal Tractor Sazi Zob Ahan |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 504 (2.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mehdi Taremi (18 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Alireza Beiranvand (17 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Persepolis 4–0 Padideh (19 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Foolad 0–3 Persepolis (18 January 2017) Sanat Naft 0–3 Esteghlal (22 January 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Paykan 4–3 Esteghlal Khuzestan (15 February 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Persepolis |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Persepolis Tractor Sazi |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Machine Sazi |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Machine Sazi |
| Highest attendance | 80,000[1] Persepolis – Padideh (19 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Esteghlal – Naft Tehran[2] (25 July 2016) Est. Khuzestan – Siah Jamegan[3] (24 November 2016) Est. Khuzestan – Foolad[4] (9 December 2016) Tractor Sazi – Sanat Naft[5] (17 January 2017) Esteghlal – Est. Khuzestan[6] (17 January 2017) Sanat Naft – Naft Tehran[7] (3 February 2017) Sanat Naft – Paykan[8] (3 March 2017) |
| Total attendance | 1,884,144 |
| Average attendance | 8,086 |
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The 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 34th season of Iran's Football League and 16th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal Khuzestan were the defending champions. The season featured 13 teams from the 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League and three new teams promoted from the 2015–16 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Machine Sazi and Sanat Naft. The league started on 25 July 2016 and ended on 4 May 2017. Persepolis won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total 10th Iranian title).
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,900 |
| Foolad | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 38,900 |
| Gostaresh | Tabriz | Bonyan Diesel | 12,000 |
| Machine Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 66,833 |
| Naft Tehran | Tehran | Takhti Tehran | 30,122 |
| Padideh | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
| Paykan | Tehran | Shahr-e Qods | 25,000 |
| Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
| Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar-e Emam | 10,610 |
| Saipa | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
| Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 10,000[9] |
| Sepahan | Isfahan | Naghsh-e-Jahan | 75,000 |
| Siah Jamegan | Mashhad | Samen | 35,000 |
| Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 66,833 |
| Zob Ahan | Isfahan | Foolad Shahr | 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 | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteghlal |  Alireza Mansourian
|
Mehdi Rahmati
|
 Li-Ning
|
| Est. Khuzestan | Sirous Pourmousavi
|
Mohammad Tayyebi
|
Start
|
| Foolad | Naeim Saadavi
|
Mehrdad Jamaati
|
 Uhlsport
|
| Gostaresh | Faraz Kamalvand
|
Morteza Asadi
|
Merooj
|
| Machine Sazi | Farhad Kazemi
|
Andranik Teymourian
|
Merooj
|
| Naft Tehran | Ali Daei
|
Alireza Ezzati
|
 Legea
|
| Padideh | Mohammad Reza Mohajeri
|
Reza Nasehi
|
Yousef Jame
|
| Paykan | Majid Jalali
|
Rahman Ahmadi
|
Yousef Jame
|
| Persepolis |  Branko Ivanković
|
Jalal Hosseini
|
 Joma
|
| Saba Qom | Samad Marfavi
|
Reza Enayati
|
Merooj
|
| Sanat Naft | Firouz Karimi
|
Hassan Houri
|
Merooj
|
| Saipa | Hossein Faraki
|
Ebrahim Sadeghi
|
Givova
|
| Sepahan | Zlatko Kranjčar
|
Ehsan Hajsafi
|
Uhlsport
|
| Siah Jamegan | Akbar Misaghian
|
Meysam Hosseini
|
Merooj
|
| Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei
|
Mehdi Kiani
|
 Fitcom
|
| Zob Ahan | Mojtaba Hosseini
|
Mehdi Rajabzadeh
|
Merooj
|
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naft Tehran | Alireza Mansourian
|
Contract expired | 15 May 2016 | Pre-season | Ali Daei
|
5 July 2016 |
| Foolad | Dragan Skočić
|
16 May 2016 | Naeim Saadavi
|
25 May 2016 | ||
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Abdollah Veisi
|
Mutual contest | 23 May 2016 | Sirous Pourmousavi
|
25 May 2016 | |
| Esteghlal | Parviz Mazloumi
|
Sacked | 1 June 2016 | Alireza Mansourian
|
1 June 2016 | |
| Saba Qom | Ali Daei
|
Signed by Naft Tehran | 3 July 2016 | Samad Marfavi
|
3 July 2016 | |
| Zob Ahan | Yahya Golmohammadi
|
Resigned | 24 September 2016 | 14th | Mojtaba Hosseini
|
24 September 2016 |
| Siah Jamegan | Farhad Kazemi
|
27 October 2016 | 13th | Khodadad Azizi
|
28 October 2016 | |
| Machine Sazi | Rasoul Khatibi
|
8 December 2016 | 16th | Farhad Kazemi
|
11 December 2016 | |
| Sanat Naft | Nader Dastneshan
|
Sacked | 5 January 2017 | 11th | Firouz Karimi
|
5 January 2017 |
| Siah Jamegan | Khodadad Azizi
|
Resigned | 25 February 2017 | 15th | Akbar Misaghian
|
25 February 2017 |
| Sepahan | Abdollah Veisi
|
Sacked | 16 March 2017 | 7th | Zlatko Kranjčar
|
17 March 2017 |
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.
