# Iran football award winners

The Iran Football award Winners is an annual association football award presented to Best Player, Coach and Referees in Iran, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Persian Gulf Pro League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the association football.

## IRIFF awards

This award is organized by Iran football federation and includes the best Iranian footballers in each field. Mehdi Taremi and Moharram Navidkia have been Player of the Season on two occasions each and are the only players to have won the award more than once.with Taremi having achieved this in consecutive years (2015 and 2016).
Persepolis and Iran national football team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand won two awards at the 2018-19 Iran Professional League (IPL) season. Beiranvand won IPL Man of the Year award and was also honored as the best goalkeeper of the season.
Player of the year :
| Season | Player | Club | Source(s) |
| 2002–03 | Moharram Navidkia | Sepahan | |
| 2003–04 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2004–06 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2005–06 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2006–07 | Javad Nekounam | Osasuna | |
| 2007–08 | Mohsen Khalili | Persepolis | |
| 2008–09 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2009–10 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2010–11 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2011–12 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2012–13 | Moharram Navidkia | Sepahan | |
| 2013–14 | Andranik Teymourian | Esteghlal | |
| 2014–15 | Ghasem Haddadifar | Zob Ahan | |
| 2015–16 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis | |
| 2016–17 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis | |
| 2017–18 | Vahid Amiri | Persepolis | |
| 2018–19 | Alireza Beiranvand | Persepolis | |

## Manager of the year

Manager of the year :
| Season | Coach | Club |
| 2006–07 | Ali Daei | Saipa |
| 2007–08 | Afshin Ghotbi | Persepolis |
| 2008–09 | Amir Ghalenoei | Esteghlal |
| 2009–10 | Amir Ghalenoei | Sepahan |
| 2010–11 | Amir Ghalenoei | Sepahan |
| 2011–12 | Zlatco Kranjčar | Sepahan |
| 2012–13 | Amir Ghalenoei | Esteghlal |
| 2013–14 | Hossein Faraki | Foolad |
| 2014–15 | Hossein Faraki | Sepahan |
| 2015–16 | Abdollah Veisi | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| 2016–17 | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2017–18 | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2018–19 | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2019–20 | Yahya Golmohammadi | Persepolis |

## Young player of the year

Young player of the year :
| Season | Player | Club | Source(s) |
| 2006–07 | Farzad Ashoubi | Persepolis | |
| 2007–08 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Sepahan | |
| 2008–09 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2009–10 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2010–11 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2011–12 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2012–13 | Saeid Ezzatollahi | Malavan | |
| 2013–14 | Mohammad Abbaszadeh | Persepolis | |
| 2014–15 | Amir Arsalan Motahari | Naft Tehran | |
| 2015–16 | Mehdi Torabi | Saipa | |
| 2016–17 | Omid Noorafkan | Esteghlal | |
| 2017–18 | Ali Gholizadeh | Saipa | |
| 2018–19 | Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | Esteghlal | |
| 2019–20 | Mehdi Ghayedi | Esteghlal | |

## Top assister of the year

Top assister of the year :
| Season | Player | Club |
| 2016–17 | Iman Mobali | Naft Tehran |
| 2017–18 | Server Djeparov | Esteghlal |
| 2018–19 | Mohammad Karimi | Sepahan |
| 2019–20 | Mehdi Ghayedi Milad Jahani | Esteghlal Sanat Naft |

## Goalkeeper of the year

Goalkeeper of the year :
| seoson | player | club |
| 2006–07 | Vahid Taleblou | Esteghlal |
| 2007–08 | Mehdi Rahmati | Mes Kerman |
| 2008–09 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2009–10 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2010–11 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal |
| 2011–12 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal |
| 2012–13 | Mehdi Rahmati | Esteghlal |
| 2013–14 | Nilson Corrêa | Persepolis |
| 2014–15 | Alireza Beiranvand | Naft Tehran |
| 2015–16 | Fernando de Jesus | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| 2016–17 | Alireza Beiranvand | Persepolis |
| 2017–18 | Alireza Beiranvand | Persepolis |
| 2018–19 | Alireza Beiranvand | Persepolis |

## Defender of the year

Defender of the year :
| seoson | Player | Club | Source(s) |
| 2006–07 | Jalal Hosseini | Saipa | |
| 2007–08 | Jalal Hosseini | Saipa | |
| 2008–09 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2009–10 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Sepahan | |
| 2010–11 | Khosro Heydari | Sepahan | |
| 2011–12 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Sepahan | |
| 2012–13 | Pejman Montazeri | Esteghlal | |
| 2013–14 | Jalal Hosseini | Persepolis | |
| 2014–15 | Voria Ghafouri | Sepahan | |
| 2015–16 | Jalal Hosseini | Naft Tehran | |
| 2016–17 | Jalal Hosseini | Persepolis | |
| 2017–18 | Jalal Hosseini | Persepolis | |
| 2018–19 | Jalal Hosseini | Persepolis | |

## Midfielder of the year

Midfielder of the year :
| seoson | Player | Club | Source(s) |
| 2006–07 | Javad Nekounam | Osasuna | |
| 2007–08 | Karim Bagheri | Persepolis | |
| 2008–09 | Award not given | Award not given | Award not given |
| 2009–10 | Ali Karimi | Steel Azin | |
| 2010–11 | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Saipa | |
| 2011–12 | Ali Karimi | Persepolis | |
| 2012–13 | Moharram Navidkia | Sepahan | |
| 2013–14 | Andranik Teymourian | Esteghlal | |
| 2014–15 | Andranik Teymourian | Tractor Sazi | |
| 2015–16 | Omid Ebrahimi | Esteghlal | |
| 2016–17 | Omid Ebrahimi | Esteghlal | |
| 2017–18 | Omid Ebrahimi | Esteghlal | |
| 2018–19 | Mehdi Kiani | Sepahan | |

## Striker of the year

Striker of the year :
| seoson | Player | Club |
| 2006–07 | Daniel Olerum | Aboomoslem |
| 2007–08 | Mohsen Khalili | Persepolis |
| 2008–09 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2009–10 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2010–11 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2011–12 | Karim Ansarifard | Saipa |
| 2012–13 | Jalal Rafkhaei | Malavan |
| 2013–14 | Karim Ansarifard | Tractor Sazi |
| 2014–15 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis |
| 2015–16 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis |
| 2016–17 | Mehdi Taremi | Persepolis |
| 2017–18 | Ali Alipour | Persepolis |
| 2018–19 | Chimba & Kiros Stanlley | Foolad & Sepahan |

## Foreign player of the year

Foreign player of the year :
| seoson | Player | Club |
| 2002–03 | Armenak Petrosyan | Sepahan |
| 2003–04 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2004–05 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2005–06 | Not Chosen | Not Chosen |
| 2006–07 | Daniel Olerum | Aboomoslem |
| 2007–08 | Ivan Petrović | Aboomoslem |

## Referee of the year

Referee of the year :
| seoson | Referee |
| 2006–07 | Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2007–08 | Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2008–09 | Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2009–10 | Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2010–11 | Alireza Faghani |
| 2011–12 | Mohsen Torky |
| 2012–13 | Saeid Mozaffari Zadeh |
| 2013–14 | Alireza Faghani |
| 2014–15 | Ahmad Salehi |
| 2015–16 | Mohsen Torky |
| 2016–17 | Alireza Faghani |
| 2017–18 | Bijan Heydari |
| 2018–19 | Alireza Faghani |