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 Esteghlal championship celebration | |
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 2021 – 2 June 2022 |
| Champions | Esteghlal 4th Pro League title 10th Iranian title |
| Relegated | Shahr Khodro Fajr Sepasi |
| Champions League | Nassaji |
| Matches played | 237 |
| Goals scored | 425 (1.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Godwin Mensha (14 Goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Hossein Hosseini (18 CS) |
| Biggest home win | Zob Ahan 4–0 Aluminium Arak (11 March 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Naft MIS 0–3 Sepahan (24 October 2021) Zob Ahan 0–3 Mes Rafsanjan (4 December 2021) Paykan 0–3 Esteghlal (9 December 2021) Padideh 0–3 Esteghlal (24 December 2021) Naft MIS 0–3 Esteghlal (13 January 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Gol Gohar 4–1 Tractor (20 October 2021) Sepahan 4–1 Naft MIS (12 February 2022) Mes Rafsanjan 3–2 Tractor (10 November 2021) Esteghlal 3–2 Mes Rafsanjan (8 January 2022) Gol Gohar 3–2 Zob Ahan (2 June 2022) |
| Longest winning run | Esteghlal (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Esteghlal (30 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Fajr Sepasi (25 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Naft MIS (7 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 85,000 Esteghlal – Naft MIS[1][2] (30 May 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) 199 matches |
| Total attendance | 412,300 |
| Average attendance | 10,572 (matches with spectator bans not included) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) is the 39th season of Iran's Football League and 21st as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal won the league with a record 68-point through an unprecedented unbeaten campaign. The season featured 14 teams from the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2020–21 Azadegan League: Fajr Sepasi and Havadar.
The 2021–22 season will start on 24 September 2021 and end on 20 June 2022.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aluminium Arak
|
Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 |
| Esteghlal
|
Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
| Fajr Sepasi
|
Shiraz | Pars | 50,000 |
| Foolad
|
Ahvaz | Foolad Arena | 30,655 |
| Gol Gohar Sirjan
|
Sirjan | Shahid Qasem Soleimani | 9,000[3] |
| Havadar
|
Karaj | Enghelab Stadium | 8,250 |
| Mes Rafsanjan
|
Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Mes | 2,000[4][5] |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman
|
Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
| Nassaji Mazandaran
|
Qaem Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 |
| Paykan
|
Shahr-e Qods | Shahr-e Qods | 18,000 |
| Persepolis
|
Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
| Sanat Naft
|
Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 10,000[6] |
| Sepahan
|
Isfahan | Naghsh-e-Jahan | 75,000 |
| Shahr Khodro
|
Mashhad | Imam Reza | 27,700 |
| Tractor
|
Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 66,833 |
| Zob Ahan
|
Fooladshahr | Fooladshahr | 20,000 |
Number of teams by region
| Region | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran | 4 | Esteghlal, Havadar, Paykan, Persepolis |
| Khuzestan | 3 | Foolad, Naft Masjed Soleyman, Sanat Naft |
| Isfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
| Kerman | 2 | Gol Gohar Sirjan, Mes Rafsanjan |
| East Azarbaijan | 1 | Tractor |
| Fars | 1 | Fajr Sepasi |
| Markazi | 1 | Aluminium Arak |
| Mazandaran | 1 | Nassaji |
| Razavi Khorasan | 1 | Shahr Khodro |
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.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminium Arak | Mehdi Rahmati
|
Meysam Majidi
|
Start
|
| Esteghlal | Farhad Majidi
|
Voria Ghafouri
|
Merooj
|
| Fajr Sepasi | Ali Kalantari
|
Hamid Nemati
|
|
| Foolad | Javad Nekounam
|
Ayoub Vali
|
Merooj
|
| Gol Gohar | Amir Ghalenoei
|
Amin Pourali
|
Merooj
|
| Havadar | Reza Enayati
|
Mohammad Ghazi
|
|
| Mes Rafsanjan | Mohammad Rabiei
|
Mohsen Azarbad
|
Merooj
|
| Naft MIS | Mahmoud Fekri
|
Abbas Asgari
|
Merooj
|
| Nassaji | Esmaeil Esmaeili
|
Hamed Shiri
|
Merooj
|
| Paykan | Mojtaba Hosseini
|
Ebrahim Salehi
|
Merooj
|
| Persepolis | Yahya Golmohammadi
|
Jalal Hosseini
|
 Uhlsport
|
| Sanat Naft | Alireza Mansourian
|
Hossein Baghlani
|
Merooj
|
| Sepahan | Moharram Navidkia
|
Jalaleddin Alimohammadi
|
Uhlsport
|
| Shahr Khodro | Davoud Seyed Abbasi
|
Milad Farahani
|
Uhlsport
|
| Tractor |  Ertugrul Saglam
|
Mohammad Reza Akhbari
|
Start
|
| Zob Ahan | Mehdi Tartar
|
Masoud Ebrahimzadeh
|
Start
|
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.
