2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League

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The 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 40th season of Iran's Football League and 22nd as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. The 2022–23 season started on 11 August 2022 and featured 14 teams from the 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2021–22 Azadegan League: Mes Kerman and Malavan.[3][4] Shahriyar Moghanlou of Sepahan was the top scorer with 13 goals.

Season2022–23
DatesOctober 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) — May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
ChampionsPersepolis
8th Pro League title
15th Iranian title
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Persian Gulf Pro League
Season2022–23
DatesOctober 2, 2022 (2022-10-02) — May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18)
ChampionsPersepolis
8th Pro League title
15th Iranian title
RelegatedNaft MIS
Mes Kerman
Champions LeaguePersepolis
Sepahan
Nassaji
Tractor
Matches240
Goals480 (2 per match)
Top goalscorerShahriyar Moghanlou (13 Goals)
Biggest home winEsteghlal 7–1 Tractor (18 May 2023)
Biggest away winNaft Masjed soleyman 0–5 Gol Gohar (7 October 2022)
Highest scoringEsteghlal 7–1 Tractor (18 May 2023)
Longest winning runPersepolis (7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runEsteghlal (13 matches)
Longest winless runNaft Masjed Soleyman (20 matches)
Longest losing runNaft Masjed Soleyman (6 matches)
Highest attendance70,000
Tractor Sepahan[1]
(7 April 2023)
Sepahan Malavan[2]
(24 April 2023)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
104 matches
Total attendance1,294,100
Average attendance9,515 (matches with spectator bans not included)
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2023.
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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of Tehran teams in 2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League teams

Number of teams by region

More information Region, Number of teams ...
Region Number of teams Teams
Tehran 4 Esteghlal, Havadar, Paykan, Persepolis
Khuzestan 3 Foolad, Naft Masjed Soleyman, Sanat Naft
Kerman 3 Gol Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan
Isfahan 2 Sepahan, Zob Ahan
East Azarbaijan 1 Tractor
Markazi 1 Aluminium Arak
Mazandaran 1 Nassaji
Gilan 1 Malavan
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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.

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Aluminium Arak Iran Mehdi Rahmati Iran Meysam Majidi Iran Start
Esteghlal Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto Iran Hossein Hosseini Iran Yousef Jameh
Foolad Iran Alireza Mansourian Iran Ayoub Vali Iran Merooj
Gol Gohar Iran Saeid Alhoei Iran Mehran Golzari Germany Uhlsport
Havadar Iran Saket Elhami Iran Masoud Shojaei Iran Yousef Jameh
Malavan Iran Maziar Zare Iran Sadegh Barani Iran Start
Mes Kerman Iran Farzad Hosseinkhani Iran Arman Shahdadnejad Germany Uhlsport
Mes Rafsanjan Iran Mohammad Rabiei Iran Mohsen Azarbad Iran Yousef Jameh
Naft MIS Iran Reza Enayati Iran Meysam Naghizadeh Iran Yousef Jameh
Nassaji Spain Carlos Inarejos Iran Hamed Shiri Germany Uhlsport
Paykan Iran Mojtaba Hosseini Iran Ebrahim Salehi Iran Merooj
Persepolis Iran Yahya Golmohammadi Iran Omid Alishah Germany Uhlsport
Sanat Naft Iran Abdollah Veisi Iran Taleb Reykani Iran Merooj
Sepahan Portugal Jose Morais Iran Jalaleddin Alimohammadi Iran Merooj
Tractor Spain Paco Jemez Iran Mehdi Kiani Iran Start
Zob Ahan Iran Mehdi Tartar Iran Masoud Ebrahimzadeh Iran Start
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Esteghlal Iran Farhad Majidi Resigned 3 June 2022 Pre-season Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto 21 June 2022
Havadar Iran Reza Enayati 4 June 2022 Iran Saket Elhami 22 June 2022
Sepahan Iran Moharram Navidkia 8 June 2022 Portugal José Morais 23 June 2022
Tractor Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam Mutual Consent 15 June 2022 Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev 16 June 2022
Nassaji Mazandaran Iran Esmaeil Esmaeili End of caretaker role 20 June 2022 Iran Hamid Motahari 20 June 2022
Sanat Naft Iran Alireza Mansourian Resigned 24 June 2022 GermanyIran Reza Parkas 1 July 2022
GermanyIran Reza Parkas Sacked 14 September 2022 15th Iran Firouz Karimi 28 September 2022
Iran Firouz Karimi 10 November 2022 16th Brazil Edson Tavares 13 November 2022
Tractor Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev Signed by Russia Sochi 27 November 2022 7th Spain Paco Jemez 6 December 2022
Naft MIS Iran Reza Mohajeri Resigned 21 December 2022 16th Iran Ebrahim Ashkesh 21 December 2022
Iran Ebrahim Ashkesh Sacked 23 January 2022 Iran Reza Enayati 23 January 2023
Foolad Iran Javad Nekounam Resigned 22 February 2023 9th Iran Alireza Mansourian 28 February 2023
Sanat Naft Brazil Edson Tavares Sacked 9 March 2023 15th Iran Abdollah Veisi 9 March 2023
Gol Gohar Iran Amir Ghalenoei Signed by Iran Iran 18 March 2023 4th Iran Saeid Alhoei 18 March 2023
Nassaji Mazandaran Iran Hamid Motahari Mutual Consent 8 April 2023 13th Spain Carlos Inarejos 9 April 2023
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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.

Notes
  1. Yuel is a South Sudan international but since he has Australian citizenship counts as an Asian Player.
  2. Kamsoba is a Burundi international but since he has Australian citizenship counts as an Asian Player.

League table

Standings

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 20 6 4 46 13 +33 66 Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Sepahan 30 19 8 3 49 17 +32 65
3 Esteghlal[a] 30 18 8 4 52 22 +30 62
4 Tractor 30 15 7 8 42 34 +8 52 Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
5 Mes Rafsanjan 30 11 14 5 30 15 +15 47
6 Gol Gohar 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45
7 Aluminium Arak 30 8 16 6 20 15 +5 40[b]
8 Foolad 30 9 13 8 27 26 +1 40[b]
9 Zob Ahan 30 7 15 8 25 24 +1 36
10 Havadar 30 7 12 11 24 34 10 33
11 Paykan 30 5 13 12 12 28 16 28
12 Malavan 30 5 12 13 21 40 19 27
13 Nassaji Mazandaran 30 5 11 14 26 44 18 26 Qualification for 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[c]
14 Sanat Naft 30 5 10 15 22 36 14 25
15 Mes Kerman (R) 30 4 10 16 22 37 15 22 Relegation to 2023–24 Azadegan League
16 Naft Masjed Soleyman (R) 30 4 8 18 22 59 37 20
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Source: Iran Football League Organization - League Full Table, Iplstats
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Play-off at neutral venue.[10]
Notes:
  1. Esteghlal did not pay its debts on time and did not obtain an AFC license. They were therefore unable to participate in AFC competitions.
  2. Aluminium is above Foolad based on Total goal difference, as the teams played two draws during the season.
  3. Qualified to AFC Champions League group stage by winning the 2021–22 Hazfi Cup.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALU ...
Home \ Away ALU EST FOL GOL HAV MLV SMK MES MIS NSJ PAY PRS SNA SEP TRC ZOB
Aluminium Arak 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0
Esteghlal 0–0 1–1 2–1 6–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 7–1 2–0
Foolad 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1
Gol Gohar 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
Havadar 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0
Malavan 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Mes Kerman 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–0
Mes Rafsanjan 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Naft MIS 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–5 0–0 5–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–5 1–0
Nassaji 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0
Paykan 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
Persepolis 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0
Sanat Naft 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
Sepahan 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 2–1
Tractor 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1
Zob Ahan 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023. Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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.

More information Team ╲ Round, Aluminium Arak ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Aluminium Arak1471312151510109858858777667777888777
Esteghlal1662463232323224443333322213333
Foolad91152356789101010107788898898777888
Gol Gohar334622414432332334544444445666
Havadar44881214151310101111111211121099899109101010101010
Malavan151616161613141213151413131313111311111112121111121212131112
Mes Kerman1251091312131515131314141414141414141414141414141414141415
Mes Rafsanjan6101211117857786675566776656666555
Naft MIS227758121414141516161616161615151515151515161616161616
Nassaji71314148117865699698910101011111212131313121313
Paykan583579111112111212121112131112121213131313111111111211
Persepolis10126111121111111112222233331111
Sanat Naft11159131416161616161615151515151516161616161616151515151514
Sepahan111344343244443221111111122222
Tractor1314151596565675586655455565554444
Zob Ahan891110101099111297791010121313131010810999999
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Leader : 2023–24 AFC Champions League Group stage
AFC Champions League group stage
Relegation to 2023-24 Azadegan League
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18). Source: Iran Football League Organization

First Placed team

More information #, Team ...
# Team Top of Table(weeks)
1 Persepolis 17
2 Sepahan 11
3 Gol Gohar 1
4 Esteghlal 1
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Season statistics

Top scorers

Shahriyar Moghanlou scored 13 goals in the Persian Gulf Pro League Season.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iran Shahriyar Moghanlou Sepahan 13
2 Iran Mehdi Ghayedi Esteghlal 12
3 Iran Reza Asadi Tractor 11
4 Iran Mohammad Abbaszadeh Tractor 10
5 Iran Mohammad Mohebi Esteghlal 8
Iran Aref Rostami Mes Kerman
7 Iran Mohammad Reza Azadi Aluminium Arak 7
Iran Sajjad Bazgir Malavan
Iran Omid Noorafkan Sepahan
Iran Ramin Rezaeian Sepahan
Iran Reza Shekari Gol Gohar
Iran Hamed Shiri Nassaji
Iran Mehdi Torabi Persepolis
France Arthur Yamga Esteghlal
15 Netherlands Jürgen Locadia Persepolis 6
Iran Saeid Sadeghi Persepolis
Georgia (country) Giorgi Gvelesiani Persepolis
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
Player For Against Result Date
Iran Mohammad Abbaszadeh Tractor Naft MIS 3–2 (H) 14 October 2022
Iran Reza Asadi Tractor Zob Ahan 3–1 (A) 27 January 2023
Iran Taleb Reykani Sanat Naft Nassaji 4–0 (H) 23 April 2023
Iran Mehdi Torabi Persepolis Gol Gohar 4–0 (H) 12 May 2023
Iran Mehdi Ghayedi Esteghlal Tractor 7–1 (H) 18 May 2023
Iran Saeid Saharkhizan Havadar Zob Ahan 3–3 (A) 18 May 2023
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Clean sheets

Alireza Beiranvand won his fourth Persian Gulf Pro League Golden Glove after keeping 18 clean sheets for Persepolis.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Iran Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis 18
2 Iran Hossein Pourhamidi Aluminum Arak 17
3 Austria Christopher Knett Foolad 14
4 Iran Mohammad Reza Akhbari Tractor 13
Iran Hamed Lak Mes Rafsanjan
Iran Payam Niazmand Sepahan
7 Iran Hossein Hosseini Esteghlal 12
8 Iran Habib Far Abbasi Zob Ahan 11
9 Iran Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri Sepahan
Paykan
7
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Awards

Metrica Weekly awards

More information Weeks, Team of the Week ...
Weeks Team of the Week Player of the Week References
ClubPointPlayerPoint
Week 1 Sepahan 7.7 Iran Amir Hossein Karimi (MIS) 8.30 [11][12]
Week 2 Esteghlal 7.8 Iran Mehdi Ghayedi (EST) 7.91 [13][14]
Week 3 Paykan 7.4 Iran Majid Aliyari (FOL) 8.10 [15][16]
Week 4 Foolad 7.6 Iran Aref Rostami (SMK) 7.91 [17][18]
Week 5 Persepolis 7.6 Iran Saeid Sadeghi (PRS) 8.94 [19][20]
Week 6 Esteghlal 7.9 Netherlands Jürgen Locadia (PRS) 8.75 [21][22]
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Attendances

Average home attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Tractor 267,000 70,000 0 33,375 −3.7%
2 Sepahan 256,000 70,000 0 25,600 +28.0%
3 Persepolis 218,000 50,000 0 23,111 +110.1%
4 Esteghlal 143,500 35,000 0 14,350 −61.6%
5 Nassaji 85,800 15,000 0 8,580 +1,330.0%
6 Foolad 68,000 30,000 0 8,500 +41.7%
7 Sanat Mes Kerman 53,000 15,000 0 5,889 n/a
8 Malavan 43,000 10,000 0 5,375 n/a
9 Naft MIS 33,000 10,000 0 4,125 +50.0%
10 Sanat Naft 32,000 10,000 0 4,000 +33.3%
11 Aluminium Arak 31,300 15,000 0 3,478 +15.9%
12 Paykan 16,900 15,000 0 3,380 +3,280.0%
13 Gol Gohar 30,000 8,000 0 3,333 +11.1%
14 Mes Rafsanjan 18,300 3,800 0 1,830 +155.2%
15 Zob Ahan 7,200 3,000 0 800 −55.6%
16 Havadar 1,100 500 0 157 +4.7%
League total 1,294,100 40,000 0 9,515 n/a
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Updated to games played on 18 May 2023
Source: Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Malavan and Sanat Mes Kerman played in the previous season in the Azadegan League

Attendances by round

More information Team/Round, Average ...
Team/Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Average
Aluminium Arak NC[23]A500[24][25]A5,000[26]ANC[27]ANC[28]ANC[29]AN/AANC[30]A1,000[31]A2,000[32]A5,000A300[33]A15,000[34]A2,000[35]A500[36]A3,478
Esteghlal NC[37]A35,000[38]A20,000[39][40]20,000[41][42]ANC[43]ANC[44]ANC[45]ANC[46]AA1,500A2,000[47][48]AA10,000[49]A15,000A10,000[50]A15,000[51]A15,000[52]14,350
Foolad NC[53]A7,000[54]A5,000[55][56]ANC[57]ANC[58]ANC[59]ANC[60]NC[61]AANC[62]A9,000[63]A5,000[64]A30,000[65][66]A5,000[67][68]A5,000[69]AA2,000[70]8,500
Gol Gohar NC[71]A8,000[72][73]A6,000ANC[74]ANC[75]NC[76]ANC[77]ANC[78]AA2,000[79]A2,000A2,000A2,000[80]AA5,000A1,000[81]A2,000[82]3,333
Havadar A100[83]100[84]ANC[85]ANC[86]ANC[87]ANC[88]ANC[89]ANC[90]NC[91]AANC[92]A100[93]A100[94]A100[95]A100[96]A500[97]A157
Malavan ANC[98]A6,000[99]ANC[100]ANC[101]ANC[102]ANC[103]AANC[104]NC[105]A3,000[106]A3,000A3,000[107]A4,000A10,000[108]A7,000[109]7,000[110]A5,375
Mes Rafsanjan A1,500[111]A2,000[112]A2,000[113]ANC[114]AANC[115]ANC[116]ANC[117]700A1,000A1,000A500[118]A3,800[119][120]1,000[121]A1,000[122]A3,800[120]A1,830
Naft MIS NC[123]A3,000[124]10,000[125]A8,000[126]ANC[127]ANC[128]ANC[129]ANC[130]AA3,000[131]AA2,000[132]A2,000[133]ANC[134][135]ANC[136]A4,000[137]A1,000[138]4,125
Nassaji NC[139]A15,000[140][141]A10,000[142]ANC[143]NC[144]ANC[145]A800[146]ANC[147]AA5,000[148][149]A1,000[150]A15,000[151]AA3,000A11,000[152]A10,000A15,0008,580
Paykan NC[153]AANC[154]ANC[155]ANC[156]ANC[157]ANC[158]ANC[159]AANC[160][161]NC[162]ANC[163]A100[164][165]A1,000[166]A500[167]A15,000[168][169]A300[170]3,380
Persepolis A40,000[171][172]A30,000[173][174]AANC[175]ANC[176]ANC[177]ANC[178]ANC[179]NC[180]A5,000[181]A5,000[182]8,000[183]A20,000[184][185]A10,000[186]A40,000[187]A50,000[188][189]A23,111
Sanat Mes Kerman ANC[190]A10,000[191]A6,000[192]ANC[193]ANC[194]ANC[195]ANC[196]ANC[197]A5,000[198]A2,000A2,000A3,000[199]A15,000[200]A5,000A5,000[201]5,889
Sanat Naft ANC[202]AA3,000[203]ANC[204]ANC[205]ANC[206]ANC[207]ANC[208]NC[209]A3,000[210]2,000A3,000[211]A3,000[212]A3,000[213]A5,000[214]A10,000[215]A4,000
Sepahan A13,000[216]A12,000[217]A4,000[218]ANC[219]ANC[220]AANC[221]ANC[222]NC[223]A15,000[224]A10,000[225]A6,000A11,000[226]A60,000[227]70,000[2]A55,000[228]A25,600
Tractor ANC[229]A30,000[230]A35,000[231][232]AANC[233]ANC[234]ANC[235]ANC[236]NC[237]A25,000[238][239][240]A20,000[241][242]ANC[243]2,000[244]A70,000[1][245][246]A35,000[247]A50,000[248]A33,375
Zob Ahan NC[249]A1,000[250]A3,000[251]ANC[252]ANC[253]ANC[254]NC[255]ANC[256]AA700A1,000[257]A200[258]A400[259]A200[260]AA500[261]A200[262]800
Total 054,60069,600100,00052,00075,0000000080000070013,20057,00019,00043,00038,30023,60057,80040,800104,300111,500158,10057,500176,80040,5001,294,100
Average 013,6508,70014,2567,42912,500000008000007002,2008,1432,7146,1494,7883,3717,2255,82913,03815,92619,7637,18822,1005,0639,515
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Notes:
Updated to games played on 18 May 2023. Source: Iranleague.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances

Highest attendances

More information Rank, Home team ...
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Tractor10Sepahan70,000[1]7 April 2023 (2023-04-07)25Sahand
Sepahan11Malavan70,000[2]24 April 2023 (2023-04-24)27Naghsh-e Jahan
3Sepahan20Mes Rasfanjan60,000[227]15 April 2023 (2023-04-15)26Naghsh-e Jahan
4Sepahan50Paykan55,000[228]12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)29Naghsh-e Jahan
5Persepolis40Gol Gohar50,000[188]12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)29Azadi
Tractor10Nassaji50,000[248]12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)29Sahand
7Persepolis00Foolad40,000[171]19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)2Azadi
Persepolis10Esteghlal40,000[187]23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)27Azadi
9Esteghlal10Sanat Mes Kerman35,000[38]25 August 2022 (2022-08-25)3Azadi
Tractor10Sanat Naft35,000[231]10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)6Sahand
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Notes:
Updated to games played on 18 May 2023. Source: Iranleague.ir

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