Persian Gulf Cup 2008-09
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Esteghlal 2nd Pro League title 7th Iranian title |
| Relegated |
Payam Mashhad Damash Bargh Shiraz |
| Champions League |
Esteghlal Zob Ahan Mes Kerman Sepahan |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 777 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arash Borhani (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Esteghlal 6–0 Est. Ahvaz (18 September 2008) |
| Biggest away win |
Rah Ahan 1–5 Esteghlal (4 February 2009) |
| Highest scoring |
Zob Ahan 6–3 Saipa (3 October 2008) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Mes Kerman |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Mes Kerman |
| Longest winless run | 27 matches Bargh Shiraz |
| Longest losing run | 3 matches Bargh Shiraz |
| Highest attendance | 90,000 Persepolis – Damash (25 September 2008) Persepolis – Esteghlal (3 October 2008) Esteghlal – Persepolis (13 February 2009) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Persepolis – PAS Hamedan (9 August 2008) |
| Total attendance | 2,731,000 |
| Average attendance | 8,954 |
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The 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 26th season of Iran's Football League and eighth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup and two new teams promoted from the 2007–08 Azadegan League: Payam Mashhad as champions and Foolad. Damash replaced Pegah. The league started on 4 August 2008 and ended on 26 April 2009. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the second time in their history (total seventh Iranian title).
Below is the list of coaches who left their teams after the start of the season.
Updated to games played on 26 April 2009.
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/website08-09/tableoverall.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Since Zob Ahab won the 2008–09 Hazfi Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.
(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.
Last updated April 26, 2009
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
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.
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