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2013–14 Iran Pro League

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Season
  
2013–14

Biggest home win
  
Gostaresh 5–0 Rah Ahan

Champion
  
Foolad F.C.

Matches played
  
240

Champions
  
Foolad 2nd title

Dates
  
24 Jul 2013 – 11 Apr 2014

Goals scored
  
504

2013–14 Iran Pro League

Champions League
  
Foolad Persepolis Naft Tehran Tractor Sazi (via Hazfi Cup)

Top goalscorer
  
Karim Ansarifard (14 goals)

Best goalkeeper
  
Nilson Corrêa Júnior (18 clean sheets)

Relegated
  
Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Damash Guilan, Fajr Sepasi F.C.

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2012–13 Iran Pro League

2013–14 Iran Pro League was the thirteenth season of the Iran Pro League and the 8th under the name Persian Gulf Cup. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2012–13 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2012–13 Azadegan League: Gostaresh as Group A Champions and Esteghlal Khuzestan as Group B Runner-up who replace relegated Gahar Zagros, Aluminium Hormozgan, Sanat Naft and Paykan. Esteghlal Khuzestan promoted instead of Group B Champions, Shahrdari Tabriz, due to match-fixing scandal. The league was started on 24 July 2013 and ended on 11 April 2014. The fixtures was announced on 9 July 2013. Foolad won the title for the second time in its history.

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Number of the teams

2013–14 Iran Pro League were the first season since 2006 that 16 teams participated in the competition. In the previous season, 18 teams participated in the league.

Rules and Regulations

The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2013–14 Iran Pro League were allowed to have up to maximum 38 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:

  • Up to maximum 21 adult (without any age limit) players
  • Up to maximum 9 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 21 March 1990).
  • Up to maximum 5 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1993).
  • Up to maximum 3 under-19 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 1 January 1995).

    • 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.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 11 April 2014.
    Source: IPL Stats
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

    Positions by round

    Last updated: 11 April 2014
    Source: FIFA.com (English)

    Clubs season-progress

    Last updated: 11 April 2014
    Source: IPL Stats

    Relegation play-offs

    Fajr Sepasi as 14th-placed team faced play-off winner of 2013–14 Azadegan League, Paykan in a two-legged play-off.

    Paykan won 1–0 on aggregate and promoted to the next season of Iran Pro League, Fajr Sepasi also relegated to the Azadegan League.

    Clean Sheets

    Last Update: 11 April 2014

    Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Adel Kolahkaj for Esteghlal Khuzestan against Zob Ahan (24 July 2013)
  • Fastest goal of the season: 17 seconds, Kaveh Rezaei for Saipa against Mes Kerman (4 January 2014)
  • Latest goal of the season: 95 minutes and 12 seconds, Ali Karimi for Tractor Sazi against Mes Kerman (24 December 2013)
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals
  • Mes Kerman 0–6 Persepolis (13 December 2013)
  • Highest scoring game: 6 goals
  • Fajr 2–4 Esteghlal (6 August 2013)
  • Zob Ahan 2–4 Tractor Sazi (6 August 2013)
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan 2–4 Naft Tehran (16 August 2013)
  • Damash 5–1 Zob Ahan (24 October 2013)
  • Mes Kerman 0–6 Persepolis (13 December 2013)
  • Saipa 3–3 Tractor Sazi (11 January 2014)
  • Malavan 4–2 Esteghlal (19 February 2014)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
  • Mes Kerman 0–6 Persepolis (13 December 2013)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals
  • Fajr 2–4 Esteghlal (6 August 2013)
  • Zob Ahan 2–4 Tractor Sazi (6 August 2013)
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan 2–4 Naft Tehran (16 August 2013)
  • Foolad 3–2 Esteghlal Khuzestan (23 August 2013)
  • Zob Ahan 3–2 Naft Tehran (31 August 2013)
  • Esteghlal Khuzestan 3–2 Rah Ahan (17 October 2013)
  • Saba Qom 3–2 Damash (26 January 2014)
  • Malavan 4–2 Esteghlal (19 February 2014)

    • Average home attendances

    Updated to games played on 11 April 2014
    Source: Iranleague.ir
    Notes:
    Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
    Esteghlal Khuzestan and Gostaresh played last season in Azadegan League

    Highest attendances

    Notes:
    Updated to games played on April 11, 2014. Source: Iranleague.ir

    Team of the Tournament

    Goalkeeper: Nilson Corrêa Júnior (Persepolis)
    Defence: Vahid Amiri (Naft), Jalal Hosseini (Persepolis), Hanif Omranzadeh (Esteghlal), Ali Hamoudi (Sepahan)
    Midfield: Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad), Andranik Teymourian (Esteghlal), Amir Hossein Feshangchi (Malavan), Payam Sadeghian (Perspolis), Esmaeil Sharifat (Foolad)
    Attack: Karim Ansarifard (Tractor Sazi)

    Player of the Tournament

    Andranik Teymourian was awarded as the best player of the season among Payam Sadeghian became second. Mohammad Abbaszadeh was also awarded as the best young player of the season.

    Other awards

    Hossein Faraki was awarded as the best coach of the season.

    References

    2013–14 Iran Pro League Wikipedia
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