# 2001–02 Iran Pro League

The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2001–02 football season. This was the first season of the Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Cup) and replaced the Azadegan League as top tier of men's professional football division in the Iranian football league system. Persepolis became the first team to win the title under the management of Ali Parvin.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persepolis (C) | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification |
| 3 | Foolad | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 45 | |
| 4 | Pas | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 43 | |
| 5 | Aboumoslem | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 40 | |
| 6 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Paykan | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bargh | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Sepahan | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10 | Fajr | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 27 | |
| 11 | Saipa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Malavan | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 27 | |
| 13 | Est. Rasht (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to the 2002–03 Azadegan League |
| 14 | Tractor Sazi (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 15 | Relegation to the 2002–03 Azadegan League |
* Champions
* Persepolis F.C.

## Results table

| Home \ Away | PRS | EST | FOL | PAS | ABU | ZOB | PAY | BGH | SEP | FJR | SAP | MLV | ESR | TRK |
| Persepolis | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Esteghlal | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 |
| Foolad | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| PAS Tehran | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Aboumoslem | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 9–2 | 2–1 |
| Zob Ahan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Paykan | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Bargh Shiraz | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Sepahan | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Saipa | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Malavan | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Est. Rasht | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| Tractor Sazi | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |

## Top goal scorers
### 17

* Reza Enayati (Aboomoslem)

### 11

* Ali Asghar Modirroosta (Paykan)

### 9

* Sohrab Entezari (Persepolis)
* Behnam Seraj (Foolad)

### 8

* Khodadad Azizi (PAS Tehran)
* Sirous Dinmohammadi (Esteghlal)
* Rasoul Khatibi (PAS Tehran)
* Reza Ostovari (Paykan)
* Mohammad Mansouri (Bargh Shiraz)

## Participating in international competitions
### 2001–02 Asian Club Championship

* Esteghlal

### 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

* Fajr Sepasi