The 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League is the 42nd season of Iran's Football League and 24th 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. The season started on 15 August 2024 and scheduled to end in 15 May 2025. On 2 May 2025,

Tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a Trailer (vehicle), trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or constructio ...

defeated Shams Azar 4–0 to secure the first title 2 games to end.

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including fourteen sides from the 2023–24 season and two promoted from the

2023–24 Azadegan League The 2023–24 Azadegan League is the 33rd season of the Azadegan League and 23rd as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season will start with 13 teams from the 2022–23 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from t ...

. This includes the two top teams from the Azadegan League. Kheybar Khorramabad and Chadormalou Ardakan (both were promoted to the top flight for the first time). They replaced

Paykan Tehran Paykan Club is an Iranian sports club based in Tehran, Iran. The club was founded in 1967. Teams * Paykan Football Club, competing in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Ir ...

and Sanat Naft Abadan, who were both relegated after eight seasons in the top flight.

Stadiums and locations

Number of teams by Province

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. :1. On the back of shirt. :2. On the sleeves. :3. On the shorts.

Managerial changes

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per

team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.

League table

Results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Top assists

Clean sheets

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Attendances

Average home attendances

Attendances by round

Notes:
Updated to games played on 15 May 2025. Source
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Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances

Highest attendances

Notes:
Updated to games played on 15 May 2025. Source
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Additional information

Due to renovations at

Azadi Stadium The Azadi Stadium (, ), opened as the Aryamehr Stadium (), is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium was designed by Abdol Aziz Mirza Farman-Farmaian Architects and Associates (AFFA) with other parts of the sports comple ...

, Tehran's rivals Esteghlal and

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had to play their home matches at other stadiums for several months. This led to a significant decline in their attendance. On December 16, 2024, the Iranian El Clásico between

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 ...

and

was played at the

Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (, ''Varzešgâh-è Naqš-è Jahân'', meaning ''Image of the World Stadium'', named after Naqsh-e Jahan Square), is a Stadium, football stadium in Isfahan, Iran. It has been the home stadium of Sepahan S.C., Sepahan betwee ...

without the presence of male fans. Instead, only female fans were allowed to attend the match. A total of 45,000 women attended the match and saw Sepahan win 2–1 at home.

President

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then expressed his gratitude for the high number of female spectators at a top match in the Iranian professional league. The return match on April 18, 2025 was also played exclusively in front of female spectators. The match on matchday 17 between Nassaji and Aluminium Arak also took place in front of an exclusively female audience of 10,000. 10,000 exclusively female spectators also attended the match between

and

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 ...

on matchday 25. For the match between Chadormalou and Foolad on matchday 28, only women were allowed to purchase tickets, with the host offering discounted tickets. Also, on the same match day, Nassaji played only in front of a female audience again. The match between

and Esteghlal on matchday 25 was officially attended by 90,000 spectators in the overcrowded Yadegar-e Emam (Sahand) Stadium. Several thousand more fans gathered around the stadium to watch the game. Including the 90,000 spectators inside the stadium, a total of approximately 100,000 to 120,000 people were on or near the stadium area. The large number of people around the game also attracted international attention. Previously, 90,000 fans were present at the match against

on the second matchday. On matchday 27, the stadium was once again overcrowded. 80,000 fans watched the match between Tractor and

Malavan Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club (, ''Bāšgāh-e Futbāl-e Malavān-e Bandar-e Anzali'') is an Iranian football club based in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. It currently won Iran's second league, the Azadegan League and came back to Persian Gulf P ...

. Foolad also experienced significant overcrowding in one match. On Matchday 18, around 40,000 fans attended the home game against

in the 30,655-seat Shohadaye Foolad Khuzestan stadium.

References

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Persian Gulf Pro League seasons

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