The 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 33rd season of Iran's Football League and 15th as

Persian Gulf 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 14 teams from the 2014–15 Persian Gulf Cup and two new teams promoted from the

2014–15 Azadegan League The 2014–15 Azadegan League was the 24th season of the Azadegan League and 14th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 16 teams from the 2013–14 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the ...

: Siah Jamegan and

Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khuzestan province league The club was founded in 1948 as Taj ...

. The league started on 30 July 2015 and ended on 13 May 2016.

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club (, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian Football (soccer), football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club currently competes in the Persian Gulf Pr ...

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

Mehdi Taremi Mehdi Taremi (, ; born 18 July 1992) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Iran national football team, Iran national team. A late ...

Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...

was the top scorer with 16 goals.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...

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

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per

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 ...

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.

League table

Results

Positions by round

Clubs season-progress

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 13 May 2016
Source
Soccerway.com
/small>
Source

/small>

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Last Update: 13 May 2016
Source

/small>

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

Sajjad Shahbazzadeh Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (, born 23 January 1990) is an Iranian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C., Esteghlal Khuzestan ...

for Esteghlal against Siah Jamegan (''30 July 2015'') *Fastest goal of the season: 56 seconds,

Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Jalaleddin Alimohammadi (, born June 15, 1990) is an Iranian football attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusiv ...

for Saba Qom against Naft Tehran (''6 August 2015'') *Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes, Mohammad Ghazi for Saba Qom against Esteghlal Khuzestan (''14 September 2015'') *Largest winning margin: 5 goals **Rah Ahan 5–0 Esteghlal Ahvaz (''16 October 2015'') **Tractor Sazi 5–0 Esteghlal Ahvaz (''13 May 2016'') *Highest scoring game: 8 goals **Tractor Sazi 4–4 Zob Ahan (''27 October 2015'') *Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals **Gostaresh Foulad 4–3 Zob Ahan (''31 March 2016'')

Awards

Team of the Season

Goalkeeper: Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri (Zob Ahan)
Defence: Sadegh Moharrami (Perspolis),

Majid Hosseini Seyed Majid Hosseini (; born 20 June 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Kayserispor and the Iran national team. Hosseini made his full international debut in 2018 and represented Iran at the 2 ...

(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 ...

(Perspolis), Mohammad Ansari (Perspolis)
Midfield:

Server Djeparov Server Reshatovich Djeparov (; Uzbek: ''Server Rishodovich Jeparov'', Uzbek Cyrillic: Сервер Ришодович Жепаров, born 3 October 1982) is a former Uzbek professional football midfielder who is the assistant coach of the U ...

(Esteghlal), Omid Ebrahimi (Esteghlal), Mohammad Reza Hosseini (Zob Ahan)
Attack: Mehdi Torabi (Saipa), Ali Alipour (Perspolis),

Vahid Amiri Vahid Amiri (; born 2 April 1988) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He has also represented Iran national team in the past. Amiri represented the Iran at the 2015 ...

(Perspolis)

Player of the Season

Mehdi Torabi was awarded as the best player of the season.

Ali Gholizadeh Ali Gholizadeh Nojedeh (; born 10 March 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Iran national team. Gholizadeh is a product of the Saipa youth system and broke into the club's ...

was also awarded as the best young player of the season.

Other awards

Branko Ivankovic was awarded as the best coach of the season. Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri won the best Goalkeeper award.

won the best Defender award. Omid Ebrahimi won the best Midfielder award. Ali Alipour won the best Striker award.

Attendances

Average home attendances

Attendances by round

Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source
Iranleague.ir

Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances

played their matches against Esteghlal and Siah Jamegan at Ghadir
Foolad played their match against Gostaresh at Takhti Ahvaz
Gostaresh played their matches against

and

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Club (, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian professional football club based in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro ...

Sahand Sahand (), is a massive, heavily eroded stratovolcano in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. At , it is the highest mountain in the province of East Azerbaijan. Sahand is one of the highest mountains in Iranian Azerbaijan, in addition ...

Rah Ahan Rah Ahan Sports Club (, ''Bashgah-e Vârzeshi-ye Rahâhen''), commonly known as Rah Ahan Football Club, was an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran. They last played in the Azadegan League. Rah Ahan is one of the oldest Iranian foot ...

played their match against Esteghlal at Azadi

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 ...

played their match against Esteghlal at Takhti Tehran

played their match against

at Azadi

Highest attendances

Notes:
Updated to games played on 13 May 2016. Source
Iranleague.ir
/small>

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Persian Gulf Pro League Persian Gulf Pro League seasons