Iran Football League Organization

Iran Football League Organization
Formation November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
Type Sports association
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Region served
Iran
President
 Mehdi Taj
Secretary-General
 Heydar Baharvand
Main organ
 General Assembly
Website www.iranleague.ir

The Iran Football League Organization is a national sports association responsible for administering the five professional football leagues in Iran - the Persian Gulf Pro League, Azadegan League, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and Kowsar Women Football league. The association also administrates the Hazfi Cup, Iran's domestic cup competition. The organisation was founded in 2001.

Competition

NameNumber of teamsNote
Persian Gulf Pro League16 Teams1st tier
Azadegan League18 Teams2nd tier
2nd Division26 Teams in 2 Groups3rd tier
3rd Division70 Teams in 5 Groups4th tier
Kowsar Women Football league12 Teams1st tier
Hazfi Cup≈100 TeamsKnockout cup competition
Shohada Cup4 TeamsFriendly tournament

President

The President, along with the other members of the Executive Committee, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The current president is Mehdi Taj.[1]

President Term
Azizollah Aziz Mohammadi 2001 – 2012
Gholamreza Behravan 2012 – 2013
Mehdi Taj 2013 – 2016
Ali Kazemi (acting) 2016 – 2017
Heydar Baharvand 2017 – present

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.iranleague.ir/Home/about
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