The 2005–06 Iran Pro League was the 23rd season of
Iran's Football League and fifth as
Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...
since its establishment in 2001.
Foolad
Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...
were the
defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the
2004–05 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the
2004–05 Azadegan League:
Shahid Ghandi as champions and
Rah Ahan as runner-up. The league started on 2 September 2005 and ended on 21 April 2006.
Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total sixth Iranian title).
Final classification
Results table
Player statistics
Top goalscorers
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Reza Enayati (
Esteghlal)
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Fereydoon Fazli
Fereydoon Fazli, ( fa, فريدون فضلی , born June 22, 1971) is a former professional football player who played for Nassaji Mazandaran in Azadegan League before retiring from playing football. He usually played in the striker position. ...
(
Est. Ahvaz)
;14
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Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجبزاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...
(
Zob Ahan)
;11
*
Siavash Akbarpour
Siavash Akbarpour ( fa, سیاوش اکبرپور, born January 21, 1985 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian former footballer and current coach .
Club career
He started his professional career in Fajr Sepasi, and moved to Iranian giants Esteghlal i ...
(
Esteghlal)
*
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...
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Saba Battery
Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود
Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
)
*
Javad Kazemian (
Persepolis
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)
;10
*
Hossein Badamaki
Hossein Badamaki ( fa, حسین بادامكی, born 13 September 1981) is a retired Iranian Footballer who plays for Aboumoslem and Persepolis among other clubs in Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
He was influential in the IPL 2005/06 ...
(
Aboomoslem)
*
Rasoul Khatibi
Rasoul Paki Khatibi ( fa, رسول خطیبی; born 22 September 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former player who manages Persian Gulf Pro League team Aluminium Arak. He is the younger brother of Hossein Khatibi, who is also a football ...
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Sepahan
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...
)
;9
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Ali Ansarian
Ali Ansarian ( fa, علی انصاریان; 5 July 1977 – 3 February 2021) was an Iranian professional footballer, actor and presenter. His uncle, Hossein, is a famous Shia cleric.
Club career
After playing for Persepolis F.C. for several ...
(
Persepolis
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)
;8
*
Hadi Asghari (
Rah Ahan)
*
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh ( fa, سهراب بختيارى زاده , born 11 September 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player. A centre-back, he played for many teams like Esteghlal, Foolad, Saba Qom, Erzurumspor, Estehglal Khuz ...
(
Saba Battery
Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود
Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
)
*
Arash Borhani
Arash Borhani ( fa, آرش برهانی ; born 14 September 1983 in Kerman, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is the all-time top goal scorer of Esteghlal and also the second all-time top goal scorer in Iran's Premier F ...
(
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. ...
)
*
Mohammad Gholamin (
Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...
)
*
Emad Reza (
Foolad
Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...
)
Top Goalassistants
;12
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Gholamreza Eidizadeh (
Est. Ahvaz)
;10
*
Meysam Maniei (
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. ...
)
*
Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجبزاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...
(
Zob Ahan)
;7
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Mojtaba Jabbari
Mojtaba Jabbari ( fa, مجتبی جباری, ; born June 16, 1983 in Robat Karim) is a retired Iranian football player who played mostly for Esteghlal and the Iranian national team as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Early years
Due to h ...
(
Esteghlal)
;6
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Milad Maydavoodi (
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. ...
)
*
Mehdi Shiri (
Bargh Shiraz
, ''Lâlahhai-ye Naranji'')
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)
Cards
Matches played
;30
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Mehdi Sabeti (
Aboomoslem)
;29
*
Reza Enayati (
Esteghlal)
*
Alireza Pourmand (
Aboomoslem)
;28
*
Morteza Asadi (
Saba Battery
Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود
Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
)
*
Jalal Hosseini
Seyyed Jalal Hosseini ( fa, سید جلال حسینی; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a centre-back and was the Captain of Iranian club Persep ...
(
Saipa
SAIPA ( fa, سایپا, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'') was established in 1965 as with 75% Iranian ownersh ...
)
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Pejman Montazeri
Pejman Montazeri ( fa, پژمان منتظری, born 6 September 1983) is an Iranian footballer; he plays for Al Kharaitiyat and former the Iranian national team.
Club career Foolad
He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foo ...
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Foolad
Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...
)
*
Hassan Roudbarian
Hassan Roudbarian ( fa, حسن رودباریان, born July 6, 1978 in Qazvin, Iran) is a retired Iranian football goalkeeper.
Club career
He has played most of his career for Pas Tehran. He became well known during Pas's 2003–04 championsh ...
(
Pas Tehran
Pas Tehran Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال پاس تهران, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Pas Tehran'') was an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. Pas F.C. was the football club of the multisport Pas Cultural and Sports Club. ...
)
*
Almir Tolja
Almir Tolja (born 25 October 1974) is a Bosnian retired football goalkeeper who played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He was the goalkeeping coach of NK Čelik Zenica in the 2011–12 season under Vlatko Glavaš.
International c ...
(
Saba Battery
Saba Battery Club (also Saba Battery Physical and Cultural Gym) is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 2002شود
Teams
* Saba Battery Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro Leagu ...
)
*
Ali Yahyanejad (
Malavan
Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال ملوان بندر انزلى, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Milâvan Bendâr Anzeli'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second foot ...
)
;27
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Sepehr Heidari
Sepehr Heydari ( fa, سپهر حیدری, born 19 June 1980 in Esfahan, Iran) is a retired Iranian football defender. He has a bachelor of Mechanical engineering from Najaf Abad Azad University.
Club career
He started to show his talent in ...
(
Zob Ahan)
*
Pejman Nouri
Pejman Nouri ( fa, پژمان نوری; born July 13, 1980 in Rezvanshahr, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player, who played and captains for Azadegan League side Khooneh Be Khooneh in the midfield position.
Club career
Born in Rezvansha ...
(
Persepolis
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)
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Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجبزاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...
(
Zob Ahan)
*
Mojtaba Shiri (
Est. Ahvaz)
*
Mehdi Tartar (
Rah Ahan)
Attendance
Average home attendances
Highest attendance
Notes:
Updated to games played on 21 April 2006. Source
iplstats.com
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References
Iran Premier League StatisticsPersian League
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