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This is a list of Iranian League winning football managers .
Some managers listed have had more than one spell in charge at their current club or had spells at more than one club, however their time as manager is counted only from the date of their last appointment by their latest club. Zdravko Rajkov was the first coach who leads Taj to first ever championship in Iran. Amir Ghalenoi who won league in 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13 is most decorated coach in Persian Gulf pro league.
By year
Zdravko Rajkov who won league in 1970–71 and 1973–74
Alan Rogers who won league in 1971–72 and 1972–73
File:Pourheidari.jpg Mansour Pourheidari who won league in 1989–90 and 2000–01
Nasser Hejazi who won league in 1997–98
Ali Parvin who won league in 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2001–02
Amir Ghalenoi who won league in 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13
Ali Daei who won league in 2006–07
Zlatko Kranjčar who won league in 2011–12
Hossein Faraki who won league in 2013–14 and 2014–15
Branko Ivanković who won league in 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19
Managers with multiple titles
Rank
Nationality
Manager
Won
Runner-up
Years won
Years runner-up
Clubs
1
Iran
Amir Ghalenoei
5
4
2005–06 , 2008–09 , 2009–10 , 2010–11 , 2012–13
2003–04 , 2011–12 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
Esteghlal , Sepahan , Tractor , Zob Ahan
2
Iran
Ali Parvin
3
3
1998–99 , 1999–00 , 2001–02
1989–90 , 1992–93 , 2000–01
Persepolis
3
Croatia
Branko Ivanković
3
1
2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19
2015–16
Persepolis
4
Iran
Mansour Pourheidari
2
3
1989–90 , 2000–01
1991–92 , 1999–00 , 2001–02
Esteghlal
5
Iran
Hassan Habibi
2
1
1976–77 , 1977–78
1971–72
Pas Tehran
Yugoslavia
Zdravko Rajkov
2
1
1970–71 , 1974–75
1973–74
Esteghlal
England
Alan Rogers
2
1
1971–72 , 1973–74
1974–75
Persepolis
Iran
Firouz Karimi
2
1
1991–92 , 1992–93
2006–07
Pas Tehran , Esteghlal Ahvaz
6
Iran
Bijan Zolfagharnasab
2
0
1993–94 , 1994–95
Saipa
Croatia
Stanko Poklepović
2
0
1995–96 , 1996–97
Persepolis
Iran
Hossein Faraki
2
0
2013–14 , 2014–15
Foolad , Sepahan
7
Iran
Farhad Kazemi
1
2
2002–03
1995–96 , 1996–97
Sepahan , Bahman
8
Iran
Buyuk Vatankhah
1
1
1975–76
1974–75
Persepolis
Iran
Nasser Hejazi
1
1
1997–98
1998–99
Esteghlal
Iran
Ali Daei
1
1
2006–07
2013–14
Saipa , Persepolis
9
Croatia
Mladen Frančić
1
0
2004–05
Foolad
Iran
Majid Jalali
1
0
2003–04
Pas Tehran
Iran United States
Afshin Ghotbi
1
0
2007–08
Persepolis
Croatia
Zlatko Kranjčar
1
0
2011–12
Sepahan
Iran
Abdollah Veisi
1
0
2015–16
Esteghlal Khuzestan
10
Iran
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh
0
2
2008–09 , 2009–10
Zob Ahan
Portugal
Toni
0
2
2012–13 , 2014–15
Tractor Sazi
11
Iran
Mehdi Asadollahi
0
1
1970–71
Pas Tehran
Spain
Carlos Royong
0
1
1975–76
Homa
Iran
Mansour Amirasefi
0
1
1977–78
Persepolis
Soviet Union
Ivan Kuonoev
0
1
1976–77
Persepolis
Croatia
Vladislav Brajevic
0
1
1993–94
Persepolis
Russia
Yevgeni Skomorokhov
0
1
1994–95
Esteghlal
Iran
Ebrahim Ghasempour
0
1
1997–98
Pas Tehran
Iran
Homayoun Shahrokhi
0
1
2002–03
Pas Tehran
Iran
Rasoul Korbekandi
0
1
2004–05
Zob Ahan
Turkey
Mustafa Denizli
0
1
2005–06
Pas Tehran
Brazil
Jorvan Vieira
0
1
2007–08
Sepahan
Iran
Parviz Mazloomi
0
1
2010–11
Esteghlal
Iran
Alireza Mansourian
0
1
2016–17
Esteghlal
Bold
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Still active as manager
By nationality
See also
External links
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16 titles
Persepolis
1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
9 titles
Esteghlal
1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22
5 titles
Pas Tehran
1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04
Sepahan
2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
3 titles
Saipa
1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07
2 titles 1 title