# 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup

The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 29th season of Iran's Football League and 11th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Fajr Sepasi. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history (total fourth Iranian title). Saipa's Karim Ansarifard's 21 goals made him the top scorer.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Damash Gilan | Rasht | Dr. Azodi | 11,000 |
| Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
| Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 22,000 |
| Foolad | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 12,000 |
| Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
| Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 12,000 |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | Sarcheshmeh | Shahid Bahonar | 12,000 |
| Naft Tehran | Tehran | Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
| Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
| Rah Ahan | Shahr-e-Rey | Rah Ahan | 12,000 |
| Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam Qom | 10,610 |
| Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 14,000 |
| Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 25,000 |
| Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |
| Shahin | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 14,000 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Tabriz | Yadegar Emam Tabriz | 66,833 |
| Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar Emam Tabriz | 80,451 |
| Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 15,000 |

### 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 | Shirt sponsor | Past Season |
| Damash | Mehdi Tartar | Reza Mahdavi | Adidas | Damash Shahr Baran | Promoted |
| Esteghlal | Parviz Mazloomi | Mojtaba Jabbari | Uhlsport | City Bank | 2nd |
| Fajr Sepasi | Mahmoud Yavari | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Majid | HICE | Promoted |
| Foolad | Majid Jalali | Jalal Kameli Mofrad | Uhlsport | Foolad Khuzestan Co. | 6th |
| Malavan | Farhad Pourgholami | Babak Pourgholami | Majid | Iran Navy | 8th |
| Mes Kerman | Ebrahim Ghasempour | Farzad Hosseinkhani | Uhlsport | Resalat Bank | 7th |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | Asghar Sharafi | Ali Samereh | Uhlsport | None | Promoted |
| Naft Tehran | Hossein Faraki | Hamid Reza Fathi | Uhlsport | National Iranian Oil Company | 13th |
| Persepolis | Mustafa Denizli | Ali Karimi | Uhlsport | Opel | 4th |
| Rah Ahan | Ali Daei | Hossein Pashaei | Daei | Refah Bank | 15th |
| Saba Qom | Abdollah Veisi | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | Majid | Vegal | 10th |
| Saipa | Mojtaba Taghavi | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Uhlsport | SAIPA | 11th |
| Sanat Naft | José Alberto Costa | Abbas Merdasi | Majid | National Iranian Oil Company | 9th |
| Sepahan | Zlatko Kranjčar | Moharram Navidkia | Lotto | Foolad Mobarakeh Complex | Champion |
| Shahin | Hamid Derakhshan | Vahid Talebloo | Uhlsport | Post Bank | 14th |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | Ebrahim Mirzapour | Majid | City Bank | 12th |
| Tractor Sazi | Amir Ghalenoei | Morteza Assadi | Uhlsport | Hamrah-e-Avval | 5th |
| Zob Ahan | Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | Mohammad Salsali | Uhlsport | Zob Ahan Steel Co. Archived 30 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine | 3rd |

## 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 |
| Saipa | Mayeli Kohan | Contract expired | 21 May 2011 | 11th (2010–11) | Majid Saleh | 6 June 2011 |
| Sepahan | Amir Ghalenoei | Contract expired | 5 June 2011 | 1st (2010–11) | Luka Bonačić | 22 June 2011 |
| Tractor Sazi | Faraz Kamalvand | Contract expired | 13 June 2011 | 5th (2010–11) | Amir Ghalenoei | 22 June 2011 |
| Persepolis | Ali Daei | Contract expired | 14 June 2011 | 4th (2010–11) | Hamid Estili | 21 June 2011 |
| Shahrdari | Hamid Derakhshan | Sacked | 18 June 2011 | 12th (2010–11) | Miodrag Ješić | 18 June 2011 |
| Shahin Bushehr | Akbar Misaghian | Sacked | 19 June 2011 | 14th (2010–11) | Hamid Derakhshan | 26 June 2011 |
| Rah Ahan | Mehdi Tartar | Sacked | 14 July 2011 | 15th (2010–11) | Ali Daei | 14 July 2011 |

### In season

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Sanat Mes Kerman | Samad Marfavi | Resigned | 25 August 2011 | 17th | Miroslav Blažević | 9 September 2011 |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | Ahmad Sanjari | Sacked | 26 August 2011 | 18th | Asghar Sharafi | 27 August 2011 |
| Damash Gilan | Mehdi Dinvarzadeh | Sacked | 18 September 2011 | 16th | Ebrahim Ghasempour | 20 September 2011 |
| Shahin Bushehr | Hamid Derakhshan | Resigned | 5 October 2011 | 9th | Firouz Karimi | 6 October 2011 |
| Sepahan Isfahan | Luka Bonacic | Sacked | 14 October 2011 | 5th | Zlatko Kranjcar | 31 October 2011 |
| Fajr Sepasi Shiraz | Ali Kalantari | Sacked | 26 November 2011 | 17th | Mahmoud Yavari | 27 November 2011 |
| Sanat Naft Abadan | Gholam Peyrovani | Resigned | 27 November 2011 | 13th | José Alberto Costa | 4 December 2011 |
| Persepolis Tehran | Hamid Estili | Resigned | 9 December 2011 | 9th | Mustafa Denizli | 23 December 2011 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Miodrag Ješić | Sacked | 24 December 2011 | 13th | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 5 January 2012 |
| Damash Gilan | Ebrahim Ghasempour | Resigned | 28 December 2011 | 7th | Mehdi Tartar | 6 January 2012 |
| Shahin Bushehr | Firouz Karimi | Sacked | 5 February 2011 | 16th | Hamid Derakhshan | 13 February 2012 |
| Sanat Mes Kerman | Miroslav Blažević | Sacked | 14 February 2012 | 14th | Ebrahim Ghasempour | 16 February 2012 |
| Saipa | Majid Saleh | Sacked | 15 February 2012 | 10th | Mojtaba Taghavi | 1 March 2012 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sepahan (C) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Tractor Sazi | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 66 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Saba Qom | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 50 | Qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 5 | Naft Tehran | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 49 | |
| 6 | Rah Ahan | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zob Ahan | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Saipa | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 43 | |
| 9 | Mes Kerman | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 43 | |
| 10 | Sanat Naft | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 43 | |
| 11 | Persepolis | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 42 | |
| 12 | Fajr Sepasi | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 41 | |
| 13 | Foolad | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 40 | |
| 14 | Malavan | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 39 | |
| 15 | Damash | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 39 | |
| 16 | Sh. Tabriz (R) | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | Relegation to 2012-13 Azadegan League |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr (R) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to 2012-13 Azadegan League |
| 18 | Mes Sarcheshmeh (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 24 | Relegation to 2012-13 Azadegan League |

## Positions 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Sepahan | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tractor Sazi | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Esteghlal | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Saba Qom | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Naft Tehran | 13 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Zob Ahan | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Damash | 11 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Saipa | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mes Kerman | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Sanat Naft | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Rah Ahan | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| Persepolis | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Foolad | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| Malavan | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Sh. Tabriz | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Shahin Bushehr | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
* Leader
* AFC Champions League 2013 Qualifying play-off
* Relegation to 2012–13 Azadegan League

## Results

| Home \ Away | DMG | EST | FJR | FOL | MLV | MES | MSA | NAF | PRS | RAH | SAB | SAP | SNA | SEP | SHB | SHT | TRK | ZOB |
| Damash | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Esteghlal | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Foolad | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Malavan | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Mes Kerman | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Naft Tehran | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Persepolis | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Rah Ahan | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Saba Qom | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Saipa | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Sanat Naft | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Sepahan | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Shahin Bushehr | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Sh. Tabriz | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tractor Sazi | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 2–1 |
| Zob Ahan | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |

## Clubs season-progress

| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Sepahan | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | D |
| Tractor Sazi | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W |
| Esteghlal | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | W |
| Saba Qom | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | D |
| Naft Tehran | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L |
| Zob Ahan | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | L |
| Damash | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | D | D | L | W |
| Saipa | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | D |
| Mes Kerman | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Sanat Naft | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | D |
| Rah Ahan | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W |
| Persepolis | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | W |
| Fajr Sepasi | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | D |
| Foolad | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L |
| Malavan | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L |
| Sh. Tabriz | D | D | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | D | L |
| Shahin Bushehr | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D |

## Statistics
### Top Goalscorers

| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Karim Ansarifard | Saipa | 21 |
| 2 | Founéké Sy | Sanat Naft | 20 |
| 3 | Reza Enayati | Saba Qom | 18 |
| 4 | Ali Karimi | Persepolis | 11 |
| 5 | Saeed Daghighi | Shahrdari Tabriz | 10 |
| 5 | Mojtaba Jabbari | Esteghlal | 10 |
| 5 | Reza Norouzi | Foolad | 10 |
| 5 | Flávio Paixão | Tractor Sazi | 10 |
| 5 | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Fajr Sepasi | 10 |
| 10 | Bahador Abdi | Rah Ahan | 9 |
| 10 | Omid Alishah | Rah Ahan | 9 |
| 10 | Farhad Majidi | Esteghlal | 9 |
| 10 | Emad Mohammed Ridha | Sepahan | 9 |
| 14 | 9 players | 9 players | 8 |
| 23 | 7 players | 7 players | 7 |
| 30 | 7 players | 7 players | 6 |
| 37 | 13 players | 13 players | 5 |
| 50 | 16 player | 16 player | 4 |
| 66 | 24 player | 24 player | 3 |
| 90 | 45 player | 45 player | 2 |
| 135 | 92 player | 92 player | 1 |
| _ | 13 players $^1$ | 13 players $^1$ | OG |
| _ | technical loses of 3–0 | technical loses of 3–0 | 1 |
| Total goals (Including technical loses) | Total goals (Including technical loses) | Total goals (Including technical loses) | 720 |
| Total games | Total games | Total games | 306 |
| Average per game | Average per game | Average per game | 2.35 |
$^1$ Siamak Kouroshi from Naft Tehran 2 owne goals.
Last updated: 16 May 2012 Source: IPL Stats

### Cards

| Position | Player | Club | | | | Total |
| 1 | Márcio José | Naft Tehran | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Majid Gholamnejad | Saipa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Hossein Kaabi | Rah Ahan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Ali Samereh | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Siavash Akbarpour | Tractor Sazi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | Tractor Sazi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Amir Mohammadi | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Andranik Teymourian | Esteghlal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Maziar Zare | Persepolis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 player | 8 player | - | - | - | 8 |
| 18 | 13 player | 13 player | - | - | - | 7 |
| 31 | 25 player | 25 player | - | - | - | 6 |
| 56 | 46 player | 46 player | - | - | - | 5 |
| 102 | 38 player | 38 player | - | - | - | 4 |
| 140 | 63 player | 63 player | - | - | - | 3 |
| 203 | 60 player | 60 player | - | - | - | 2 |
| 263 | 86 player | 86 player | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total Cards | Total Cards | Total Cards | 1101 | 34 | 33 | 1168 |
Last updated: 16 May 2012 Source: IPL stats

### Matches played

| Position | Player | Club | Appearance |
| 1 | Abouzar Rahimi | Damash Gilan | 33 |
| 1 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal | 33 |
| 3 | Rahman Ahmadi | Sepahan | 32 |
| 3 | Morteza Asadi | Tractor Sazi | 32 |
| 3 | Omid Ebrahimi | Sepahan | 32 |
| 3 | Pirouz Ghorbani | Saipa | 32 |
| 3 | Hanif Omranzadeh | Esteghlal | 32 |
| 3 | Alireza Ramezani | Malavan | 32 |
Last updated: 16 May 2012 Source: IPL stats

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Javad Kazemian | Persepolis | Sanat Naft Abadan | 3–1 | 23 August 2011 |
| Jalal Rafkhaei | Malavan | Zob Ahan | 3–3 | 1 September 2011 |
| Iman Mousavi | Naft Tehran | Malavan | 3–1 | 25 September 2011 |
| Mojtaba Jabbari | Esteghlal | Shahin Bushehr | 3–2 | 24 November 2011 |
| Reza Norouzi | Foolad | Naft Tehran | 3–1 | 15 January 2012 |
| Founéké Sy | Sanat Naft | Persepolis | 4–2 | 25 January 2012 |
| Éamon Zayed | Persepolis | Esteghlal | 3–2 | 2 February 2012 |
| Karim Ansarifard | Saipa | Fajr Sepasi | 5–0 | 9 March 2012 |
| Bruno Correa | Sepahan | Rah Ahan | 3–2 | 17 March 2012 |
| Bahador Abdi | Rah Ahan | Persepolis | 4–3 | 6 May 2012 |
| Éamon Zayed | Persepolis | Rah Ahan | 3–4 | 6 May 2012 |

#### Fastest hat-trick of the season

    Éamon Zayed for Persepolis against Esteghlal, 9 minutes (2 February 2012)

### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Hossein Kazemi own goal for Zob Ahan against Rah Ahan (2 August 2011)
* Fastest goal of the season: 10 seconds – Pejman Shahpari for Saba against Foolad (16 October 2011)
* Widest winning margin: 5 goals
** Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
* Highest scoring game: 7 goals
** Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
** Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)
* Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
** Tractor Sazi 5–1 Shahrdari Tabriz (25 September 2011)
** Saipa 5–0 Fajr Sepasi (9 March 2012)
* Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
** Malavan 3–4 Sepahan (16 April 2012)
** Persepolis 3–4 Rah Ahan (6 May 2012)

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Abdollah Veisi | Saba Qom | Karim Ansarifard | Saipa |
| September | Hossein Faraki | Naft Tehran | Iman Mousavi | Naft Tehran |
| October | Parviz Mazloomi | Esteghlal | Ivan Petrović | Shahin Bushehr |
| November | Ebrahim Ghasempour | Damash Gilan | Omid Alishah | Rah Ahan |
| December | Majid Saleh | Saipa | Founéké Sy | Sanat Naft |
| January | Zlatko Kranjčar | Sepahan | Jlloyd Samuel | Esteghlal |
| February | Mustafa Denizli | Persepolis | Reza Enayati | Saba Qom |
| March | Amir Ghalenoei | Tractor Sazi | Bruno Correa | Sepahan |
| April | Zlatko Kranjčar | Sepahan | Flávio Paixão | Tractor Sazi |

### Annual awards
#### Team of the Season

Goalkeeper: Rahman Ahmadi (Sepahan) Defence: Ehsan Hajsafi (Tractor Sazi), Pejman Montazeri (Esteghlal), Jalal Hosseini (Sepahan), Hossein Mahini (Zob Ahan) Midfield: Ali Karimi (Persepolis), Omid Ebrahimi (Sepahan), Mojtaba Jabbari (Esteghlal), Flávio Paixão (Tractor Sazi) Attack: Founéké Sy (Sanat Naft), Karim Ansarifard (Saipa)

#### Player of the Season

Goal.com selected Farhad Majidi as the best player of the first half of the season and Ali Karimi as the best player of the second half. Karim Ansarifard and Omid Alishah also won the best young players of the tournament.

## Attendances
### Average home attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Tractor Sazi | 593,000 | 80,000 | 0 | 39,533 | −5.9%$^†$ |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 540,000 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 31,765 | +26.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Persepolis | 480,000 | 100,000 | 2,000 | 28,235 | +20.1%$^†$ |
| 4 | Sanat Naft | 167,000 | 15,000 | 3,000 | 9,824 | −30.5%$^†$ |
| 5 | Damash | 130,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 8,125 | +204.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | Shahin Bushehr | 125,000 | 20,000 | 0 | 7,813 | −35.2%$^†$ |
| 7 | Fajr Sepasi | 130,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 7,647 | +257.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Mes Kerman | 100,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 5,882 | +12.4%$^†$ |
| 8 | Sepahan | 100,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 5,882 | +8.7%$^†$ |
| 10 | Malavan | 83,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 5,188 | −32.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Sh. Tabriz | 81,000 | 16,000 | 1,000 | 4,765 | −37.5%$^†$ |
| 12 | Foolad | 79,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 4,647 | −14.1%$^†$ |
| 13 | Saba Qom | 61,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 3,588 | +52.5%$^†$ |
| 14 | Zob Ahan | 48,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,824 | −17.2%$^†$ |
| 15 | Rah Ahan | 38,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 2,235 | −38.7%$^†$ |
| 16 | Saipa | 37,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 2,176 | −33.9%$^†$ |
| 17 | Naft Tehran | 35,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,059 | −25.5%$^†$ |
| 18 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 29,000 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 1,706 | +146.5%$^†$ |
| | League total | 2,856,000 | 100,000 | 0 | 9,488 | +1.1%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 11 May 2012 Source: iplstats.com Notes: Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances Damash, Fajr Sepasi and Mes Sarcheshmeh played last season in Azadegan League

### Highest attendances

| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
| 1 | Persepolis | 0–2 | Esteghlal | 100,000 | 16 September 2011 (2011-09-16) | 7 | Azadi |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 2–3 | Tractor Sazi | 85,000 | 9 September 2011 (2011-09-09) | 6 | Azadi |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 0–2 | Esteghlal | 80,000 | 29 January 2012 (2012-01-29) | 23 | Sahand |
| 3 | Esteghlal | 2–3 | Persepolis | 80,000 | 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) | 24 | Azadi |
| 3 | Tractor Sazi | 0–0 | Fajr Sepasi | 80,000 | 6 April 2012 (2012-04-06) | 29 | Sahand |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 2–0 | Fajr Sepasi | 75,000 | 17 August 2011 (2011-08-17) | 4 | Azadi |
| 7 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Damash | 70,000 | 8 August 2011 (2011-08-08) | 2 | Azadi |
| 7 | Persepolis | 1–2 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 70,000 | 11 August 2011 (2011-08-11) | 3 | Azadi |
| 9 | Persepolis | 1–1 | Malavan | 65,000 | 2 August 2011 (2011-08-02) | 1 | Azadi |
| 10 | Persepolis | 3–1 | Sanat Naft | 60,000 | 24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) | 5 | Azadi |
Notes: Updated to games played on 11 May 2012. Source: iplstats.com