1971–72 Local League

**Local League**
Season	1971–72
Champions	Persepolis Tehran
Top goalscorer	Hossein Kalani (12) ; Safar Iranpak (12)
	← 1970–71

Qualifying Tournament – Region A

Group A

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Taj Tehran	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	4	Semifinals
2	Taj Noshahr	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1	Semifinals
3	Taj Rasht	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Group B

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Taj Gonbad	3	2	1	0	7	2	5	5	Semifinals
2	Machine Sazi Tabriz	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3	Semifinals
3	Khane Javanan Isfahan	3	1	1	1	2	6	−4	3
4	Sam Lahijan	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Semifinals

Taj Gonbad	2–3	Taj Noshahr

Taj Tehran	3–1	Machine Sazi Tabriz

Final

Taj Tehran	5–0	Taj Noshahr

Taj Tehran and Taj Noshahr Promoted to the Group stage

Third place play-off

Machine Sazi Tabriz	3–0	Taj Gonbad

Qualifying Tournament – Region B

Group A

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Taj Masjed Soleyman	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	3	Semifinals
2	Arya Mashhad	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	Semifinals
3	Pas Hamedan	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Group B

	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Persepolis	2	2	0	11	0	11	4	Semifinals
2	Pas Kermanshah	2	1	1	3	5	−2	2	Semifinals
3	Taj Sanandaj	2	0	2	0	9	−9	0

Semifinals

Persepolis	9–0	Arya Mashhad

Taj Masjed Soleyman	3–1	Pas Kermanshah

Final

Persepolis	3–0	Taj Masjed Soleyman

Taj Masjed Soleyman and Persepolis Promoted to the Group stage

Third place play-off

Pas Kermanshah	3–0	Arya Mashhad

Qualifying Tournament – Region C

Group A

	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Pas Tehran	2	2	0	9	0	9	4	Semifinals
2	Taj Ahvaz	2	1	1	1	6	−5	2	Semifinals
3	Pas Mashhad	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Group B

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Sepahan	2	1	1	0	5	0	5	3	Semifinals
2	Tractor Sazi Tabriz	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	Semifinals
3	Pas Borojerd	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0

Semifinals

Sepahan	2–0	Taj Ahvaz

Pas Tehran	4–0	Tractor Sazi Tabriz

Final

Pas Tehran	6–0	Sepahan

Pas Tehran and Sepahan Promoted to the Group stage.

Third place play-off

Tractor Sazi Tabriz	1–2	Taj Ahvaz

Qualifying Tournament – Region D

Group A

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Jam Abadan	3	2	1	0	10	2	8	5	Semifinals
2	Taj Kohgiloye	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	Semifinals
3	Give Bandar Pahlavi	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	3
3	Nassaji Shahi	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

Group B

	Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Oghab Tehran	3	3	0	9	2	7	6	Semifinals
2	Bargh Shiraz	3	2	1	10	5	5	4	Semifinals
3	Anestito Kerman	3	1	2	4	5	−1	2
4	Pas Bandar Abbas	3	0	3	2	13	−11	0

Semifinals

Bargh Shiraz	3–1	Jam Abadan

Oghab Tehran	1–2	Taj Kohgiloye

Final

Jam Abadan	2–1	Oghab Tehran

Jam Abadan and Oghab Tehran Promoted to the Group stage.

Third place play-off

Bargh Shiraz	6–1	Taj Kohgiloye

Group stage

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Persepolis	14	13	0	1	45	6	+39	26	Champion
2	Pas Tehran	14	12	0	2	38	6	+32	24
3	Taj Tehran	14	9	0	5	29	13	+16	18
4	Oghab	14	7	2	5	27	17	+10	16
5	Sepahan	14	4	3	7	12	18	−6	11
6	Taj Masjed Soleyman	14	3	4	7	9	26	−17	10
7	Jam Abadan	14	2	3	9	11	31	−20	7
8	Taj Noshahr	14	0	0	14	1	50	−49	0

Top goalscorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Hossein Kalani	Persepolis	12
1		Persepolis	12
Safar Iranpak
3	Ali Jabbari	Taj Tehran	10
4	Homayoun Behzadi	Persepolis	8

	Mohammad Sadeghi	Pas Tehran
Gholam Vafakhah	Oghab

Top division football seasons in Iran
Local League	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73
Takht Jamshid Cup	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 ~~1978–79~~ 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
Qods League	1989–90 1990–91
Azadegan League	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
Persian Gulf Pro League	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
List of Iranian football champions

Persian Gulf Pro League
2018–19 teams	Esteghlal Esteghlal Khuzestan Foolad Machine Sazi Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Mazandaran Padideh Pars Jam Paykan Persepolis Saipa Sanat Naft Sepahan Sepidrood Tractor Sazi Zob Ahan
Former teams	Aboumoslem Aluminium Hormozgan Bargh Shiraz Damash Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Rasht Fajr Sepasi Gahar Zagros Gostaresh Malavan Mes Kerman Mes Sarcheshmeh Naft Tehran PAS Hamedan Pas Tehran Payam Mashhad Pegah Gilan Rah Ahan Saba Siah Jamegan Shahin Bushehr Shahrdari Tabriz Shamoushak Rahian Kermanshah Steel Azin Tarbiat Yazd
Competition	Champions Iranian league system Foreign players
Statistics and awards	Winning managers Top scorers all-time by season Football Awards
Associated competitions	Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup Azadegan League League 2 League 3
Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
List of transfers	summer 2012 winter 2012–13 summer 2013 winter 2013–14 summer 2014 winter 2014–15 summer 2015 winter 2015–16 summer 2016 winter 2016–17 summer 2017 winter 2017–18 summer 2018

Football in Iran
League competitions	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League League 2 League 3 Provincial Leagues Kowsar league (women's) Futsal Beach soccer
Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Takht Jamshid Cup
National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 W U-17 M Futsal W Futsal M U-20 Futsal M Beach
Lists and categories	League system Champions Foreign players List of clubs List of venues List of managers Top goalscorers all-time by season Clubs in the AFC Champions League
Iran Football Federation Iran Football League Organization Football Association of Iranian Club

1971–72 Local League

Qualifying Tournament – Region A

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Final

Third place play-off

Qualifying Tournament – Region B

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Final

Third place play-off

Qualifying Tournament – Region C

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Final

Third place play-off

Qualifying Tournament – Region D

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Final

Third place play-off

Group stage

Top goalscorers

See also