List of Iranian football champions

Iranian League (1st tier)
Local League
(1970–1972)
Takht Jamshid Cup
(1973–1978)
Azadegan League [notes 1]
(1991–2001)
Pro League
(2001–)
Founded
1970
Number of Teams
16
Current Champions
Persepolis
Country
Iran
Iran
Most successful club
Persepolis
(11 times champions)

The Iranian football champions are the annual winners of Iran Pro League, Iran's premier annual football league and former Azadegan League competition. The title has been contested since 1973, in varying forms of competition. While Persepolis has won a record 11 championship titles.

Winners

Local League (1970–72)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third-Place Top scorer (club) (goals)
1970–71Taj (1)Pas TehranTaj AbadanIran Hossein Kalani (Persepolis) (6)
1971–72Persepolis (1)Pas TehranTajIran Hossein Kalani (Persepolis) (12)

Takht Jamshid Cup (1973–78)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third-Place Top scorer (club) (goals)
1973–74Persepolis (2)TajPas TehranIran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Taj)
Iran Aziz Espandar (Malavan) (15)
1974–75Taj (2)PersepolisHomaIran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Taj) (10)
1975–76Persepolis (3)HomaPas TehranIran Nasser Nouraei (Homa) (10)
1976–77Pas Tehran (1)PersepolisShahbazIran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Shahbaz) (19)
1977–78Pas Tehran (2)PersepolisMalavanIran Aziz Espandar (Malavan) (16)

Qods League

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third-Place Top scorer (club) (goals)
1989–90Esteghlal [notes 2] (3)PersepolisMalavanIran Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (Malavan) (16)

Azadegan League (1991–2001)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third-Place Top scorer (club) (goals)
1991–92Pas Tehran (3)EsteghlalPersepolisIran Farshad Pious (Persepolis) (11)
1992–93Pas Tehran (4)PersepolisTeraktor SaziIran Jamshid Shahmohammadi (Keshavarz) (11)
1993–94Saipa (1)PersepolisJonoob AhvazIran Abbas Simakani (Zob Ahan) (17)
1994–95Saipa (2)EsteghlalPersepolisIran Farshad Pious (Persepolis) (20)
1995–96Persepolis (4)BahmanEsteghlalIran Mohammad Momeni (Polyacryl) (19)
1996–97Persepolis (5)BahmanSepahanIran Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (Bahman) (18)
1997–98Esteghlal (4)Pas TehranZob AhanIran Hossein Khatibi (Teraktor Sazi) (16)
1998–99Persepolis (6)EsteghlalSepahanIran Koroush Barmak (Teraktor Sazi)
Iran Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh (Aboomoslem) (14)
1999–2000Persepolis (7)EsteghlalFajr SepasiIraq Mohanned Mehdi Al-Nadawi (Sanat Naft) (15)
2000–01Esteghlal (5)PersepolisSaipaIran Reza Sahebi (Zob Ahan) (14)

Iran Pro League (2001–)

Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third-Place Top scorer (club) (goals)
2001–02Persepolis (8)EsteghlalFooladIran Reza Enayati (Aboomoslem) (17)
2002–03Sepahan (1)Pas TehranPersepolisIran Edmund Bezik (Sepahan) (13)
2003–04Pas Tehran (5)EsteghlalFooladIran Ali Daei (Persepolis) (16)
2004–05Foolad (1)Zob AhanEsteghlalIran Reza Enayati (Esteghlal) (20)
2005–06Esteghlal (6)Pas TehranSaipaIran Reza Enayati (Esteghlal) (21)
2006–07Saipa (3)Esteghlal AhvazPersepolisIran Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan)
Nigeria Daniel Olerum (Aboomoslem) (17)
2007–08Persepolis (9)SepahanSaba BatteryIran Mohsen Khalili (Persepolis)
Iran Hadi Asghari (Rah Ahan) (18)
2008–09Esteghlal (7)Zob AhanMes KermanIran Arash Borhani (Esteghlal) (21)
2009–10Sepahan (2)Zob AhanEsteghlalIraq Emad Mohammed (Sepahan) (19)
2010–11Sepahan (3)EsteghlalZob AhanIran Reza Norouzi (Foolad) (24)
2011–12Sepahan (4)Tractor SaziEsteghlalIran Karim Ansarifard (Saipa) (21)
2012–13Esteghlal (8)Tractor SaziSepahanIran Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan) (19)
2013–14Foolad (2)PersepolisNaft TehranIran Karim Ansarifard (Tractor Sazi) (14)
2014–15Sepahan (5)Tractor SaziNaft TehranBrazil Éder Luciano (Tractor Sazi) (20)
2015–16Esteghlal Khuzestan (1)PersepolisEsteghlalIran Mehdi Taremi (Persepolis) (16)
2016–17Persepolis (10)EsteghlalTractor SaziIran Mehdi Taremi (Persepolis) (18)
2017–18 Persepolis (11) Zob Ahan Esteghlal Iran Ali Alipour (Persepolis) (19)

Bold indicates Double winners – i.e. League and Hazfi Cup winners OR League and Champions League winners
Italic indicates Treble winners – i.e. League, Hazfi Cup and Champions League winners

AFC Champions League Qualified Asian Cup Winners' Cup Qualified

Performances

Titles won by club (%)

  Persepolis – 11 (28.27%)
  Esteghlal – 8 (24.24%)
  Pas Tehran – 5 (15.15%)
  Sepahan – 5 (15.15%)
  Saipa – 3 (9.09%)
  Foolad – 2 (6.06%)
  Es.Khuzestan – 1 (3.03%)

Clubs

The following table lists the performance of each club describing winners of the Championship.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
Persepolis
11
9
 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18
Esteghlal
8
9
 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13
Pas Tehran
5
5
 1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04
Sepahan
5
1
 2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
Saipa
3
0
 1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07
Foolad
2
0
 2004–05, 2013–14
Esteghlal Khuzestan
1
0
 2015–16

Total titles won by city

The following table lists the Iranian football champions by city.

City Titles Winning Clubs
Tehran
26
 Persepolis (11), Esteghlal (8), Pas Tehran (5), Saipa (2)
Isfahan
5
 Sepahan (5)
Ahvaz
3
 Foolad (2), Esteghlal Khuzestan (1)
Karaj
1
 Saipa (1)

Total titles won by province

The following table lists the Iranian football champions by Province.

Province Titles Winning Clubs
Tehran
26
 Persepolis (11), Esteghlal (8), Pas Tehran (5), Saipa (2)
Esfahan
5
 Sepahan (5)
Khuzestan
3
 Foolad (2), Esteghlal Khuzestan (1)
Alborz
1
 Saipa (1)

See also

Sources

References and notes

  1. ↑ Azadegan League is now the name of the 2nd highest division in Iran, only the IPL is higher.
  2. ↑ Taj changed its name to Esteghlal in 1979.
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