2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
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Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 23 August 2019 – 20 August 2020 |
Champions | Persepolis 6th Pro League title 13th Iranian title |
Relegated | Pars Jonoubi Shahin Bushehr |
Champions League | Persepolis Esteghlal Foolad Tractor |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 503 (2.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cheick Diabaté (15 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Payam Niazmand (15 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Esteghlal 5–0 Sanat Naft (5 November 2019) Sepahan 5–0 Shahin (19 December 2019) |
Biggest away win | Shahin 0–5 Persepolis (25 October 2019) |
Highest scoring | Paykan 6–2 Machine Sazi (20 September 2019) |
Longest winning run | Persepolis (7 matches, 2 times) |
Longest unbeaten run | Persepolis (16 matches) |
Longest winless run | Shahin Bushehr (17 matches) |
Longest losing run | Shahin Bushehr (6 matches) |
Highest attendance | 80,000 Tractor 2–4 Esteghlal (1 November 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 100 Machine Sazi 4–2 Shahin Bushehr (26 September 2019) |
Total attendance | 1,320,200 |
Average attendance | 8,629 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League (formerly known as Iran Pro League) was the 37th season of Iran's Football League and 19th as Persian Gulf Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Persepolis are the defending champions and won their record-extending 4th consecutive title and 13th title overall (6th in the Pro League era) on 24 July with four games to spare. The season featured 14 teams from the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2018–19 Azadegan League: Shahin Bushehr and Gol Gohar Sirjan.
Effects of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the Persian Gulf Pro League temporally suspended all matches from 11 March to 24 June 2020.[1]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Foolad Arena | 30,655 |
Gol Gohar Sirjan | Sirjan | Imam Ali | 8,000 |
Machine Sazi | Tabriz | Qasem Soleimani | 12,000 |
Naft Masjed Soleyman | Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
Nassaji Mazandaran | Qaem Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 |
Pars Jonoubi Jam | Jam | Takhti Jam | 15,000 |
Paykan | Shahr-e Qods | Shahre Qods | 18,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 78,116 |
Saipa | Tehran | Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 8,000 |
Sepahan | Isfahan | Naghsh-e-Jahan | 75,000 |
Shahin Bushehr | Bushehr | Shahid Mahdavi | 15,000 |
Shahr Khodro | Mashhad | Imam Reza | 27,700 |
Tractor | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | 75,000 |
Zob Ahan | Fooladshahr | Fooladshahr | 15,000 |
Number of teams by region
Region | Number of teams | Teams |
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Tehran | 4 | Esteghlal, Persepolis, Paykan, Saipa |
Khuzestan | 3 | Foolad, Sanat Naft, Naft Masjed Soleyman |
Bushehr | 2 | Pars Jonoubi, Shahin Bushehr |
East Azarbaijan | 2 | Tractor, Machine Sazi |
Isfahan | 2 | Sepahan, Zob Ahan |
Kerman | 1 | Gol Gohar Sirjan |
Mazandaran | 1 | Nassaji |
Razavi Khorasan | 1 | Shahr Khodro |
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.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Esteghlal | ![]() |
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Foolad | ![]() |
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Gol Gohar | ![]() |
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Machine Sazi | ![]() |
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Naft MIS | ![]() |
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Nassaji | ![]() |
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Pars Jonoubi | ![]() |
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Paykan | ![]() |
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Persepolis | ![]() |
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Saipa | ![]() |
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Sanat Naft | ![]() |
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Sepahan | ![]() |
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Shahin Bushehr | ![]() |
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Shahr Khodro | ![]() |
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Tractor | ![]() |
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Zob Ahan | ![]() |
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Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Nassaji | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 May 2019 | Pre-season | ![]() |
20 June 2019 |
Sanat Naft | ![]() |
Signed with Al-Taawoun | 22 May 2019 | ![]() |
1 July 2019 | |
Foolad | ![]() ![]() |
Contract expired | 1 June 2019 | ![]() |
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Tractor | ![]() |
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Pars Jonoubi Jam | ![]() |
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8 June 2019 | ||
Naft MIS | ![]() |
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29 June 2019 | ||
Esteghlal | ![]() |
End of caretaker role | 10 June 2019 | ![]() |
13 June 2019 | |
Machine Sazi | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 15 June 2019 | ![]() |
15 June 2019 | |
Persepolis | ![]() |
Signed with Al-Ahli | 19 June 2019 | ![]() |
1 July 2019 | |
Gol Gohar Sirjan | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 October 2019[2] | 15th | ![]() |
16 October 2019 |
Shahin Bushehr | ![]() |
Resigned | 10 October 2019[3] | 16th | ![]() |
12 November 2019 |
Esteghlal | ![]() |
6 December 2019[5] | 1st | ![]() |
2 January 2020[6] | |
Tractor | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 December 2019[7] | 8th | ![]() |
10 December 2019[8] |
Pars Jonoubi Jam | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 December 2019[9] | 13th | ![]() |
28 December 2019[10] |
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 18 December 2019 | 11th | ![]() |
14 January 2020 |
Machine Sazi | ![]() |
Signed with Aluminium | 3 January 2020 | 9th | ![]() |
6 January 2020 |
Persepolis | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 January 2020 | 1st | ![]() |
13 January 2020 |
Shahr Khodro | ![]() |
Signed with Persepolis | 13 January 2020 | 6th | ![]() ![]() |
14 January 2020 |
Paykan | ![]() |
Resigned | 31 January 2020 | 14th | ![]() |
4 February 2020 |
Sanat Naft | ![]() |
Signed with Iran national football team | 6 February 2020 | 6th | ![]() |
16 February 2020 |
Nassaji | ![]() |
Resigned | 22 February 2020 | 11th | ![]() |
25 February 2020 |
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 17 June 2020 | 11th | ![]() |
24 June 2020 |
Shahin Bushehr | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 June 2020 | 15th | ![]() |
14 July 2020 |
Machine Sazi | ![]() |
1 July 2020 | 10th | ![]() |
1 July 2020 | |
Shahr Khodro | ![]() |
8 July 2020 | 3rd | ![]() |
14 July 2020 | |
Machine Sazi | ![]() |
13 July 2020 | 10th | ![]() |
15 July 2020 | |
Pars Jonoubi Jam | ![]() |
15 July 2019 | 13th | ![]() |
16 July 2019 | |
Sepahan | ![]() |
2 August 2020 | 5th | ![]() |
2 August 2020 |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per Persian Gulf Pro League team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Persepolis (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 67 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 53 | |
3 | Foolad | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 51 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League play-off round |
4 | Tractor | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 50 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
5 | Sepahan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 49 | |
6 | Shahr Khodro | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 46 | |
7 | Sanat Naft | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 41 | |
8 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 30 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 38 | |
9 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | Gol Gohar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 33 | |
11 | Machine Sazi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 31 | |
12 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 30 | |
13 | Paykan | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 29 | |
14 | Saipa | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 29 | |
15 | Pars Jonoubi Jam (R) | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 27 | Relegation to 2020–21 Azadegan League |
16 | Shahin Bushehr (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Tractor qualified to AFC Champions League group stage directly by winning the Hazfi Cup
Results
Positions by round
Leader : 2021 AFC Champions League Group stage | |
2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off round | |
Relegation to 2020-21 Azadegan League |
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Paykan | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 12 |
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Sanat Naft | ||
5 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 11 |
6 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 10 |
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Shahr Khodro / Gol Gohar | 9 |
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Paykan | 8 |
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Pars Jonoubi | ||
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Gol Gohar |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Persepolis | Shahin Bushehr | 5–0 (A) | 25 October 2019 |
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Esteghlal | Tractor | 4–2 (A) | 1 November 2019 |
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Sepahan | Shahin Bushehr | 5–0 (H) | 19 December 2019 |
Top assists
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Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 8 |
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Sanat Naft | ||
3 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
Saipa | 5 |
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Sepahan | ||
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Shahr Khodro | ||
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Sepahan | ||
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Paykan |
Clean Sheets
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Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Sepahan | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Tractor | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Foolad | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Shahr Khodro | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
Nassaji | 11 |
6 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 6 |
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Saipa | ||
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Gol Gohar | ||
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Machine Sazi | ||
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Naft MIS |
Scoring
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Persepolis | 248,000 | 57,000 | 8,000 | 27,556 | −30.2% |
2 | Esteghlal | 211,000 | 65,000 | 9,000 | 26,375 | −7.3% |
3 | Tractor | 219,000 | 80,000 | 2,000 | 21,900 | −52.8% |
4 | Sepahan | 172,000 | 45,000 | 7,000 | 19,111 | −6.9% |
5 | Nassaji | 79,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 7,182 | −29.8% |
6 | Shahr Khodro | 73,000 | 23,000 | 2,000 | 8,111 | −42.2% |
7 | Sanat Naft | 64,500 | 12,000 | 1,500 | 6,450 | +97.4% |
8 | Foolad | 47,000 | 25,000 | 1,000 | 5,875 | −27.5% |
9 | Shahin Bushehr | 41,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 4,100 | −21.2% |
10 | Gol Gohar | 40,500 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 4,050 | +239.8% |
11 | Naft MSJ | 32,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 3,556 | −26.8% |
12 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 27,200 | 6,000 | 500 | 2,720 | −40.1% |
13 | Zob Ahan | 21,500 | 5,000 | 500 | 2,150 | −22.7% |
14 | Saipa | 18,300 | 8,000 | 200 | 1,830 | −22.8% |
15 | Paykan | 17,800 | 10,000 | 100 | 1,780 | −16.9% |
16 | Mashin Sazi | 8,400 | 4,000 | 100 | 840 | −54.1% |
League total | 1,320,200 | 80,000 | 100 | 8,629 | −29.3% |
Updated to games played on 23 February 2020
Source: [1]
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances:
- Esteghlal, Naft MSJ and Persepolis each were fined one spectator ban match
- The matches between Esteghlal vs Zob Ahan and Shahr Khodro vs Naft MSJ played without spectators due to Coronavirus prevention
- The match between Sepahan and Persepolis was not played due to Sepahan's late arriving
Gol Gohar and Shahin Bushehr played last season in Azadegan League
Attendances by round
Team/Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Average |
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Esteghlal | A | 20000 | A | 57000 | A | N | A | 15000 | A | 20000 | A | A | 65000 | A | 10000 | 15000 | P | 9000 | A | C | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26375 |
Foolad | 6000 | A | 5000 | A | 4000 | A | A | 2000 | A | 25000 | A | 1000 | A | 1000 | A | A | P | A | 3000 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5875 |
Gol Gohar | 5000 | A | 3000 | A | 5000 | A | 5000 | A | 4000 | A | 3500 | A | 3000 | A | 5000 | A | 3000 | A | 4000 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4050 |
Machine Sazi | 4000 | A | 700 | A | 100 | A | 100 | 200 | A | 600 | A | 100 | A | 2000 | A | A | 500 | A | 100 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 840 |
Naft MSJ | 1000 | A | 5000 | A | N | A | 3000 | A | 3000 | 4000 | A | 6000 | A | 2000 | A | A | 5000 | A | 3000 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3556 |
Nassaji | A | 6000 | A | 8000 | A | 7000 | 8000 | A | 4000 | A | 15000 | A | 8000 | A | 7000 | 7000 | A | 6000 | A | 3000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7182 |
Pars Jam | A | 3000 | A | 5000 | 3000 | A | 1000 | A | 2000 | A | 3000 | A | 500 | A | 3000 | 6000 | A | 700 | A | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2720 |
Paykan | 300 | A | A | 200 | A | 100 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 6000 | A | 10000 | A | A | 300 | 100 | A | 300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1780 |
Persepolis | 25000 | A | 12000 | A | 20000 | A | N | A | 16000 | A | 8000 | 40000 | A | 30000 | A | A | 40000 | A | 57000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27556 |
Saipa | A | 500 | 500 | A | 6000 | A | 2000 | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 8000 | 300 | A | A | 400 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1830 |
Sanat Naft | A | 5000 | A | 6000 | A | 1500 | A | 5000 | A | A | 12000 | A | 3000 | A | 7000 | 12000 | A | 8000 | A | 5000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6350 |
Sepahan | A | 25000 | A | 10000 | A | 15000 | A | 20000 | A | 30000 | A | 45000 | A | A | 10000 | 7000 | A | 10000 | A | X | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19111 |
Shahin Bushehr | 7000 | A | 2000 | A | A | 2000 | A | 10000 | A | 5000 | A | 2000 | A | 3000 | A | A | 3000 | A | 1000 | 6000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4100 |
Shahr Khodro | A | 7000 | A | 15000 | A | 23000 | A | 3500 | A | 8000 | A | 2000 | A | 7000 | A | 5000 | A | 2500 | A | C | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8111 |
Tractor | A | 50000 | A | 17000 | A | 25000 | A | A | 80000 | A | 20000 | A | 4000 | A | 2000 | 10000 | A | 7000 | A | 4000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21900 |
Zob Ahan | 2000 | A | 3000 | A | 5000 | A | 1000 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | 5000 | 2000 | A | A | 500 | A | 2000 | A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2150 |
Total | 50300 | 116500 | 31200 | 118200 | 43100 | 73600 | 20100 | 56000 | 109700 | 92800 | 62200 | 102100 | 88700 | 57000 | 52000 | 62300 | N/A | 43300 | 70500 | 19300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 71422 |
Average | 6288 | 14563 | 3900 | 14775 | 6157 | 10514 | 2871 | 7000 | 13713 | 11600 | 7775 | 12763 | 11088 | 7125 | 6500 | 7788 | N/A | 5413 | 8813 | 3860 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8737 |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 23 February 2020. Source: [2]
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
A=Away
N=Spectator Ban
C=No spectator due to CoronaVirus prevention
X=Not played
Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
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1 | Tractor | 2–4 | Esteghlal | 80000 | 1 November 2019 | 9 | Yadegar-e Emam Stadium |
2 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Shahr Khodro | 65000 | 5 December 2019 | 13 | Azadi Stadium |
3 | Esteghlal | 0–1 | Persepolis | 57000 | 22 September 2019 | 4 | Azadi Stadium |
Persepolis | 2–2 | Esteghlal | 57000 | 6 February 2020 | 19 | Azadi Stadium | |
5 | Tractor | 1–0 | Persepolis | 50000 | 30 August 2019 | 2 | Yadegar-e Emam Stadium |
6 | Sepahan | 2–2 | Esteghlal | 45000 | 30 November 2019 | 12 | Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium |
7 | Persepolis | 1–0 | Nassaji | 40000 | 27 December 2019 | 12 | Azadi Stadium |
Persepolis | 2–0 | Tractor | 40000 | 26 January 2020 | 17 | Azadi Stadium | |
9 | Sepahan | 2–0 | Tractor | 30000 | 5 November 2019 | 10 | Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium |
Persepolis | 2–1 | Gol Gohar | 30000 | 10 December 2019 | 14 | Azadi Stadium |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 7 February 2020. Source: [3]
See also
- 2019–20 Azadegan League
- 2019–20 League 2
- 2019–20 League 3
- 2019–20 Hazfi Cup
- 2019 Iranian Super Cup
- 2020 AFC Champions League
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