2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Esteghlal 3rd Pro League title 8th Iranian title |
| Relegated |
Aluminium Hormozgan Sanat Naft Paykan Gahar Zagros |
| Champions League |
Esteghlal Tractor Sazi Sepahan Foolad |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 694 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jalal Rafkhaei (19 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Mehdi Rahmati (21 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012) Fajr Sepasi 6–0 Aluminium Hormozgan (2 March 2013) Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft (5 May 2013) |
| Biggest away win |
Paykan 0–5 Foolad (26 September 2012) Fajr Sepasi 0–5 Esteghlal (15 February 2013) |
| Highest scoring |
Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012) Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (6 August 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Sepahan |
| Longest unbeaten run | 19 matches Foolad |
| Longest winless run | 21 matches Sanat Naft |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Paykan Gahar Zagros |
| Highest attendance | 100,000 Esteghlal – Persepolis (25 January 2013) Esteghlal – Damash (10 May 2013) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Persepolis – Fajr Sepasi (24 July 2012) Persepolis – Aluminium Hormozgan (27 September 2012) Damash – Zob Ahan (1 October 2012) Damash – Saba Qom (23 February 2013) Esteghlal – Gahar Zagros (12 April 2013) |
| Total attendance | 2,397,100 |
| Average attendance | 7,964 |
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| Leader | |
| 2014 AFC Champions League | |
| Relegation to Qualification | |
| Relegation to Azadegan League 2013-14 |
| W | Win |
| D | Draw |
| L | Lose |
| B | Bye |
| W/O | Withdrew |
The 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 30th season of Iran's Football League and 12th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2011–12 Azadegan League: Paykan as champions, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros. The league started on 19 July 2012 and ended on 10 May 2013. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the third time in their history (total eighth Iranian title).
After the 2012–13 Iran Pro League season the number of teams was planned to be reduced from 18 to 16 for the next season, so 4 team was directly relegated to the Azadegan League, while one team was played against the 3rd ranked team from the second division league team in a play-off. 2 teams also are directly promoted from current Azadegan league to the next pro league season and one team played against the 14th placed pro league team in a play-off.
The Iranian Football Clubs who participate in 2012–13 Iran Pro League are allowed to have up to maximum 35 players (including up to maximum 4 non-Iranian players) in their player lists, which will be categorized in the following groups:
Based on the fact that the Season is started from 19 July 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Updated to games played on 10 May 2013.
Source: IPL stats.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Sepahan secured qualification for the 2014 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012–13 Hazfi Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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