2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
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Season | 2012–13 |
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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 |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
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).
Events
Competition format
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.
Rules and regulations
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:[1]
- Up to maximum 21 adult (over 23-year-old) players
- Up to maximum 6 under-23 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1989).
- Up to maximum 5 under-21 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1991).
- Up to maximum 3 under-19 players (i.e. the player whose birth is after 19 July 1993).
Based on the fact that the Season is started from 19 July 2012.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
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Aluminium | Bandar Abbas | Khalij Fars | 15,459 |
Damash Gilan | Rasht | Dr. Azodi | 11,000 |
Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 84,412 |
Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh Dastgheib |
14,560 7,000 |
Foolad | Ahvaz | Ghadir | 50,199 |
Gahar Zagros | Dorood | Takhti Doorood | 10,052 |
Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 |
Naft Tehran | Tehran | Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
Paykan | Tehran | Peykanshahr | 30,000 |
Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 84,412 |
Rah Ahan | Tehran | Rah Ahan | 12,922 |
Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam | 10,610 |
Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 30,000 |
Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 25,256 |
Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 31,439 |
Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e-Emam | 66,833 |
Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 31,439 |
Number of teams by region
Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
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1 | Tehran | 5 | Esteghlal, Naft Tehran, Paykan, Persepolis, Rah Ahan |
2 | Esfahan | 2 | Sepahan and Zob Ahan |
3 | Gilan | 2 | Damash and Malavan |
4 | Khuzestan | 2 | Foolad and Sanat Naft |
5 | Hormozgan | 1 | Aluminium |
6 | Fars | 1 | Fajr |
7 | Lorestan | 1 | Gahar Zagros |
8 | Kerman | 1 | Mes Kerman |
9 | Qom | 1 | Saba Qom |
10 | Alborz | 1 | Saipa |
11 | East Azerbaijan | 1 | Tractor Sazi |
Personnel and kits
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Notes
- Esteghlal's captain was Mehdi Rahmati before Farhad Majidi rejoins to the team.
- Reza Haghighi was the captain of Fajr Sepasi until his transfer to the Persepolis.
- From 19 January 2013 to 18 March 2013, Ali Firouzi and from 18 March 2013, Saeed Salamaat were the caretaker head coaches of Sanat Naft due to Casimiro's illness.
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Paykan | ![]() |
Contract expired | 9 May 2012 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2012 |
Damash | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | |
Foolad | ![]() |
Contract expired | 31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | |
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | ||
Saba | ![]() |
31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | ||
Naft Tehran | ![]() |
Signed by Foolad | 31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | |
Esteghlal | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 May 2012 | ![]() |
1 June 2012 | |
Tractor Sazi | ![]() |
Signed by Esteghlal | 31 May 2012 | ![]() |
9 June 2012 | |
Gahar Zagros | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 June 2012 | ![]() |
24 June 2012 | |
Persepolis | ![]() |
Mutual agreement | 22 June 2012 | ![]() |
3 July 2012 |
In season
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Gahar Zagros | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 September 2012 | 17th | ![]() |
27 October 2012 |
Damash | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 September 2012 | 11th | ![]() |
18 September 2012 |
Saba | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 September 2012 | 7th | ![]() |
25 September 2012 |
Sanat Naft | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 September 2012 | 17th | ![]() |
7 October 2012 |
Malavan | ![]() |
Resigned | 29 September 2012 | 9th | ![]() |
29 September 2012 |
Zob Ahan | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 October 2012 | 15th | ![]() |
8 October 2012 |
Persepolis | ![]() |
10 December 2012 | 12th | ![]() |
10 December 2012 | |
Mes Kerman | ![]() |
1 January 2013 | 8th | ![]() |
1 January 2013 | |
Paykan | ![]() |
27 January 2013 | 16th | ![]() |
27 January 2013 | |
Aluminium | ![]() |
12 February 2013 | 14th | ![]() |
12 February 2013 | |
Damash | ![]() |
3 March 2013 | 13th | ![]() |
7 March 2013 | |
Tractor Sazi[2] | ![]() |
2 May 2013 | 2nd | ![]() |
1 June 2013 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Esteghlal (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 67 | 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
2 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 65 | |
3 | Sepahan | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 64 | |
4 | Foolad | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 56 | |
5 | Naft Tehran | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 55 | |
6 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 53 | |
7 | Persepolis | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 50 | |
8 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 46 | |
9 | Saba Qom | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
10 | Saipa | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
11 | Damash | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 43 | |
12 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 | |
13 | Malavan | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 40 | |
14 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 38 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
15 | Aluminium Hormozgan (R) | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 35 | Relegation to 2013–14 Azadegan League |
16 | Sanat Naft (R) | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 25 | |
17 | Paykan (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 25 | |
18 | Gahar Zagros (R) | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sepahan secured qualification for the 2014 AFC Champions League through winning the 2012–13 Hazfi Cup
Results
Positions by round
Leader | |
2014 AFC Champions League | |
Relegation to Qualification | |
Relegation to 2013–14 Azadegan League |
Clubs season-progress
Relegation play-offs
Zob Ahan as 14th-placed team faced play-off winner of 2012–13 Azadegan League, Pas Hamedan in a two-legged play-off.
Pas Hamedan | 1–1 | Zob Ahan |
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Aliabadi ![]() |
report | Rajabzadeh ![]() |
Zob Ahan won 5–3 on aggregate and retained its Iran Pro League spot for the 2013–14 season.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
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Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Malavan | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Tractor Sazi | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
Sepahan | 14 |
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Mes Kerman | ||
5 | ![]() |
Foolad | 12 |
6 | ![]() |
Saipa | 11 |
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Mes Kerman | ||
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Sepahan | ||
9 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 10 |
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Naft Tehran | ||
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Tractor Sazi | ||
12 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 9 |
13 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 8 |
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Sepahan | ||
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Damash | ||
Total goals (Including technical loses) | 686 | ||
Total games | 306 | ||
Average per game | 2.24 |
Last updated: 10 May 2013
Source: IPL Stats
Top assistants
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Last updated: 10 May 2013
Sources:
Varzesh3.com Stats
IPL Stats
Clean sheets
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Position | Player | Club | Clean Sheets | Goals Conceded |
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1 | ![]() |
Esteghlal | 21 | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Saipa | 15 | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
Persepolis | 14 | 21 |
4 | ![]() |
Mes Kerman | 13 | 16 |
5 | ![]() |
Naft Tehran | 11 | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Zob Ahan | 8 | 12 |
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Saba Qom | 23 | ||
8 | ![]() |
Paykan | 7 | 54 |
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Sepahan | 23 | ||
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Mes Kerman | 5 | ||
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Fajr Sepasi | 24 | ||
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Foolad | 22 | ||
13 | ![]() |
Sanat Naft | 6 | 34 |
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Naft Tehran | 12 | ||
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Aluminium | 20 | ||
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Aluminium | 18 | ||
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Gahar | 43 | ||
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Tractor Sazi | 14 | ||
19 | ![]() |
Rah Ahan | 5 | 24 |
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Damash Gilan | 25 | ||
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Rah Ahan | 9 | ||
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Damash Gilan | 22 | ||
23 | ![]() |
Malavan | 4 | 11 |
Last Update: 10 May 2013
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Mehdi Nazari for Fajr against Zob Ahan (19 July 2012)
- Fastest goal of the season: 12 seconds, Gholamreza Rezaei for Persepolis against Fajr Sepasi (30 December 2012)
- Latest goal of the season: 96 minutes and 12 seconds, Karim Ansarifard for Persepolis against Zob Ahan (19 November 2012)
- Largest winning margin: 6 goals
- Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012)
- Fajr 6–0 Aluminium (1 March 2013)
- Zob Ahan 6–0 Sanat Naft (5 May 2013)
- Highest scoring game: 8 goals
- Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012)
- Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (6 August 2012)
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 6 goals
- Sanat Naft 2–6 Naft Tehran (18 August 2012)
- Fajr 6–1 Damash (15 September 2012)
- Persepolis 6–0 Paykan (31 October 2012)
- Fajr 6–0 Aluminium (1 March 2013)
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
- Damash 5–3 Paykan (31 July 2012)
- Naft Tehran 3–4 Sepahan (30 October 2012)
- Sepahan 4–3 Zob Ahan (13 January 2013)
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Malavan | Saba Qom | 3–1 | 30 July 2012 |
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Naft Tehran | Sanat Naft | 6–2 | 6 August 2012 |
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Fajr Sepasi | Damash Gilan | 6–1 | 15 September 2012 |
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Persepolis | Paykan | 6–0 | 31 October 2012 |
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Saba Qom | Sanat Naft | 3–2 | 24 January 2013 |
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Mes | Gahar | 5–1 | 5 May 2013 |
Awards
Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper: Mehdi Rahmati (Esteghlal)
Defence: Mehrdad Jama'ati (Foolad), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (Esteghlal), Khosro Heydari (Esteghlal)
Midfield: Reza Haghighi (Perspolis), Bakhtiar Rahmani (Foolad), Moharram Navidkia (Sepahan), Yaghoub Karimi (Naft.t)
Attack: Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (Sepahan)
Player of the Tournament
Moharram Navidkia was awarded as the best player of the season among Mehdi Rahmati and Pejman Montazeri became second and third. Saeid Ezzatollahi was also awarded as the best young player of the season and Alireza Jahanbakhsh was ranked second.
Other awards
Amir Ghalenoei was awarded as the best coach of the season, Zlatko Kranjčar becomes second and Hossein Faraki third. Saeid Mozafarizadeh awarded best referee, Fair Play Award was given to the Fajr Sepasi and Esteghlal was the team of the season. Mehdi Mahdavikia, Ali Parvin, Homayoun Behzadi and Ali Jabari were also awarded for their service to the Iranian football.
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Esteghlal | 548,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 34,250 | +7.8% |
2 | Tractor Sazi | 409,000 | 50,000 | 2,000 | 24,059 | −39.1% |
3 | Persepolis | 326,000 | 90,000 | 0 | 21,733 | −23.0% |
4 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 125,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 7,353 | +45.5% |
5 | Damash | 101,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 6,733 | −17.1% |
6 | Sanat Naft | 103,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 6,059 | −38.3% |
7 | Malavan | 102,000 | 8,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | +15.7% |
8 | Gahar Zagros | 99,000 | 65,000 | 1,000 | 5,824 | −5.4% |
9 | Foolad | 92,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 5,412 | +16.5% |
10 | Fajr Sepasi | 83,100 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 4,888 | −36.1% |
11 | Saipa | 80,500 | 40,000 | 1,000 | 4,735 | +117.6% |
12 | Sepahan | 67,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 3,971 | −32.5% |
13 | Mes Kerman | 65,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 3,824 | −35.0% |
14 | Saba Qom | 46,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,706 | −24.6% |
15 | Naft Tehran | 44,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 2,588 | +25.7% |
16 | Paykan | 37,000 | 12,000 | 1,000 | 2,176 | +142.9% |
17 | Zob Ahan | 36,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 2,118 | −25.0% |
18 | Rah Ahan | 33,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 1,942 | −13.1% |
League total | 2,397,100 | 100,000 | 0 | 7,964 | −16.1% |
Updated to games played on 10 May 2013
Source: Iranleague.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Aluminium Hormozgan, Gahar Zagros and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League
Highest attendances
Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
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1 | Esteghlal | 0–0 | Persepolis | 100,000 | 25 January 2013 | 23 | Azadi |
1 | Esteghlal | 1–2 | Damash | 100,000 | 10 May 2013 | 34 | Azadi |
3 | Persepolis | 0–0 | Esteghlal | 90,000 | 24 August 2012 | 6 | Azadi |
4 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Tractor Sazi | 75,000 | 8 March 2013 | 29 | Azadi |
5 | Gahar Zagros | 1–1 | Persepolis | 65,000 | 30 July 2012 | 3 | Azadi |
5 | Persepolis | 0–2 | Saba Qom | 65,000 | 5 August 2012 | 4 | Azadi |
7 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Sepahan | 60,000 | 16 April 2013 | 30 | Azadi |
8 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 50,000 | 20 July 2012 | 1 | Azadi |
8 | Tractor Sazi | 2–0 | Esteghlal | 50,000 | 20 October 2012 | 12 | Sahand |
10 | Saipa | 2–1 | Esteghlal | 40,000 | 25 July 2012 | 2 | Azadi |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 10 May 2013. Source: Iranleague.ir
See also
- 2012–13 Hazfi Cup
- 2012–13 Azadegan League
- 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division
- 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division
- 2012–13 Iranian Futsal Super League
Team season articles
- 2012–13 Persepolis F.C. season
- 2012–13 Sepahan F.C. season
- 2012–13 Esteghlal F.C. season
- 2012–13 Saba Qom F.C. season
- 2012–13 S.C. Damash season
- 2012–13 Fajr Sepasi F.C. season
References
- ^ "آیین نامه نقل و انتقالات لیگ برتر فصل ۹۲-۱۳۹۱" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ http://fararu.com/fa/news/148408/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C