The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of Iran's Football League and 11th as

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

since its establishment in 2001.

Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the P ...

were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and

Fajr Sepasi Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian football club based in Shiraz, Fars, that competes in the Azadegan League. The club wa ...

. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012.

won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title).

Saipa SAIPA (, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'' lit. ''Iranian Limited Company for the Production of Citroën Autom ...

Karim Ansarifard Karim Adil Ansarifard (; born 3 April 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Iran national team. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Ali Daei (the coach who scouted him) and he has been n ...

's 21 goals made him the top scorer.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

In season

League table

Positions by round

Results

Clubs season-progress

Statistics

Top Goalscorers

¹ Siamak Kouroshi from

Naft Tehran Naft Tehran Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Nuft Teheran'') was an Iranian association football, football club based in Tehran, Iran. They competed in the Persian Gulf Pro League. They were owned by the National Iranian Oil Company previousl ...

2 owne goals.
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IPL Stats

Cards

Last updated: 16 May 2012
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Matches played

Last updated: 16 May 2012
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Hat-tricks

Fastest hat-trick of the season

Éamon Zayed Éamon Zayed (; born 4 October 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Republic of Ireland, he represented the Libya national team as a player. Zayed gained international fame on 2 February 2012 after s ...

for Persepolis against Esteghlal, 9 minutes (2 February 2012)

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

Hossein Kazemi Hossein Kazemi (, born October 3, 1979, in Tehran, Iran) is retired Iranian football player who last played for Aluminium in Azadegan League. He has also featured in an episode of a TV series in Iran, with former Esteghlal team-mate, Ali Ansari ...

own goal for Zob Ahan against Rah Ahan (''2 August 2011'') *Fastest goal of the season: 10 seconds – Pejman Shahpari for Saba against Foolad (''16 October 2011'') *Widest winning margin: 5 goals **Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (''9 March 2012'') *Highest scoring game: 7 goals **Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (''16 April 2012'') **Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (''6 May 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals **Tractor Sazi 5–1 Shahrdari Tabriz (''25 September 2011'') **Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (''9 March 2012'') *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals **Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (''16 April 2012'') **Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (''6 May 2012'')

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

Team of the Season

Goalkeeper:

Rahman Ahmadi Rahman Ahmadi (, born 30 July 1980 in Noshahr, Iran) is an Iranian retired Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and coach. Club career Early career Ahmadi started his career as a youth player at Shamoushak Noshahr F.C., Shamoushak No ...

(Sepahan)
Defence:

Ehsan Hajsafi Ehsan Hajsafi (; born 25 February 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Hajsafi is regarded as a utility player, being able to play as a winger, left-back or defensive midf ...

(Tractor Sazi),

Pejman Montazeri Pejman Montazeri (, born 6 September 1983) is an Iranian former Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Foolad He was one of the exceptionally talented players in the Foolad F.C., F ...

(Esteghlal),

Jalal Hosseini Seyyed Jalal Hosseini (; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back and was ...

(Sepahan),

Hossein Mahini Hossein Mahini (; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career Persepolis On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis. Mahini is known for his speed a ...

(Zob Ahan)
Midfield:

Ali Karimi Mohammad Ali Karimi ( ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former professional footballer. During his professional football career, he has played as a playmaker in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and B ...

(Persepolis), Omid Ebrahimi (Sepahan), Mojtaba Jabbari (Esteghlal),

Flávio Paixão Flávio Emanuel Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He never played professionally in his own country, and earned his greatest successes in Poland, scoring 108 Ekstrakl ...

(Tractor Sazi)
Attack:

Founéké Sy Founéké Sy (21 July 1986 – 4 April 2020) was a Malian footballer. Club career Sy played his entire career in the Malian Première Division before moving to Iran in 2009. He played for Nassaji Mazandaran and Iranjavan in Azadegan League. A ...

(Sanat Naft),

(Saipa)

Player of the Season

Goal.com selected

Farhad Majidi Farhad Majidi (; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who most recently managed Al Bataeh Club. He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a football player. He scored 2 important goal for A ...

as the best player of the first half of the season and

as the best player of the second half.

and Omid Alishah also won the best young players of the tournament.

Attendances

Average home attendances

Highest attendances

Notes:
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References

External links

2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup at PersianLeague

2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup at Soccerway
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