# 2002–03 Iran Pro League

The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2002–03 football season. This was the second season since the establishment of the Iran Pro League (Persian Gulf Cup). Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C. became the first non-Tehran based team to win the league under the management of Farhad Kazemi.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sepahan (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 52 | Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League |
| 2 | Pas | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 45 | |
| 3 | Persepolis | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 44 | |
| 4 | Fajr | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 42 | |
| 5 | Paykan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Saipa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Foolad | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 34 | Qualification for the 2004 AFC Champions League |
| 9 | Esteghlal | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bargh | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Est. Ahvaz | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | Aboumoslem | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 26 | |
| 13 | Sanat Naft (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 26 | Relegation to the 2003–04 Azadegan League |
| 14 | Malavan (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 26 | Relegation to the 2003–04 Azadegan League |
* Champions
* Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan F.C.

## Awards

* League Topscorer = Edmund Bezik
* Coach Of The Year = Farhad Kazemi
* Team Of The Year = Sepahan F.C.

## Results table

Last updated Jun 06 2003
| Home \ Away | SEP | PAS | PRS | FJR | PAY | SAP | FOL | ZOB | EST | BGH | ESA | ABU | SNA | MLV |
| Sepahan | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| PAS Tehran | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| Persepolis | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Paykan | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 |
| Saipa | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Foolad | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Zob Ahan | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Esteghlal | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Bargh Shiraz | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Est. Ahvaz | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Aboumoslem | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sanat Naft | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–0 |
| Malavan | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |

## Player statistics
### Top goal scorers
#### 13

* Edmond Bezik (Sepahan)

#### 12

* Moharram Navidkia (Sepahan)

#### 11

* Reza Enayati (Aboomoslem)

#### 9

* Ali Alizadeh (Fajr Sepasi)

#### 8

* Mohammad Mansouri (Bargh Shiraz)
* Mohammad Momeni (Saipa)
* Behnam Seraj (Foolad)

## Participating in international competitions
### 2002–03 AFC Champions League

* Esteghlal
* Persepolis