# 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup

The 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 24th season of Iran's Football League and sixth season of Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2005–06 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2005–06 Azadegan League: Mes Kerman as champions and Paykan as runner-up. The league started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 28 May 2007. Saipa won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total third Iranian title).

## Participating in international competitions
### 2007 AFC Champions League

* Esteghlal
* Sepahan

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Saipa (C) | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 56 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2008 |
| 2 | Est. Ahvaz | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 54 | |
| 3 | Persepolis | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53 | |
| 4 | Esteghlal | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sepahan | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2008 |
| 6 | Aboomoslem | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 43 | |
| 7 | Paykan | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 41 | |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Mes Kerman | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Fajr Sepasi | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 34 | |
| 11 | PAS Tehran | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | Disbanded |
| 12 | Bargh | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 33 | |
| 13 | Saba Battery | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Malavan | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 32 | |
| 15 | Foolad (R) | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 28 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Rah Ahan (R) | 30 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 20 | Relegation play-offs |
* ↑ PAS had one point was subtracted after the team illegally fielded 4 foreign players in the 20th round of the competition.
* Champions
* Saipa FC

## Results table

| Home \ Away | SAP | ESA | PRS | EST | SEP | ABU | PAY | ZOB | MES | FJR | PAS | BGH | SAB | MLV | FOL | RAH |
| Saipa | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Est. Ahvaz | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Persepolis | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Esteghlal | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Sepahan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Aboumoslem | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Paykan | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Zob Ahan | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| Mes Kerman | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Fajr Sepasi | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| PAS Tehran | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Bargh Shiraz | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 |
| Saba Battery | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Malavan | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Foolad | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 |
| Rah Ahan | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |

## Player statistics
### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Daniel Olerum | Aboumoslem | 17 |
| 1 | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Zob Ahan | 17 |
| 3 | Abbas Aghaei | Pas | 13 |
| 3 | Fereydoon Fazli | Est. Ahvaz | 13 |
| 5 | Mohsen Bayatinia | Paykan | 11 |
| 6 | Ali Daei | Saipa | 10 |
| 6 | Mehrzad Madanchi | Persepolis | 10 |
| 6 | Robert Markosi | Bargh Shiraz | 10 |
| 9 | Emad Mohammed | Sepahan | 9 |
| 10 | Hadi Asghari | Rah Ahan | 8 |
| 10 | Mohsen Khalili | Saipa | 8 |
| 10 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | Persepolis | 8 |

### Cards

| Player | | | | Team |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 9 | 1 | 2 | Saba Battery |
| Mohammad Matouri | 12 | 0 | 0 | Bargh Shiraz |
| Saber Mirghorbani | 10 | 0 | 0 | Mes Kerman |
| Ahmad Momenzadeh | 10 | 0 | 0 | Saipa |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 9 | 1 | 0 | Persepolis |
| Reza Niknazar | 9 | 1 | 0 | Malavan |
| Majid Noormohammadi | 8 | 0 | 1 | Aboomoslem |
| Mohsen Bayat | 9 | 0 | 0 | Saba Battery |
| Gholamreza Rezaei | 9 | 0 | 0 | Fajr Sepasi |
| Maziar Zare | 9 | 0 | 0 | Malavan |

### Matches played
#### 30

* Morteza Asadi (Saba Battery)
* Ali Yahyanejad (Rah Ahan)

## Attendance
### Average home attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 490,000 | 95,000 | 0 | 35,000 | +4.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Persepolis | 472,000 | 95,000 | 0 | 33,714 | +11.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Malavan | 151,000 | 15,000 | 0 | 10,786 | +40.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Saipa | 160,000 | 60,000 | 1,000 | 10,667 | +128.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Aboumoslem | 143,000 | 35,000 | 2,000 | 9,533 | +29.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | PAS Tehran | 119,000 | 85,000 | 1,000 | 7,933 | +105.1%$^†$ |
| 7 | Mes Kerman | 90,000 | 15,000 | 5,000 | 6,923 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Foolad | 101,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 6,733 | +1.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Paykan | 95,000 | 50,000 | 1,000 | 6,333 | +78.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Est. Ahvaz | 94,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 6,267 | +10.6%$^†$ |
| 11 | Sepahan | 91,000 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 6,067 | +17.4%$^†$ |
| 12 | Fajr Sepasi | 85,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 5,667 | +4.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | Bargh Shiraz | 83,500 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 5,567 | +13.6%$^†$ |
| 14 | Saba Battery | 81,000 | 30,000 | 1,000 | 5,400 | −6.9%$^†$ |
| 15 | Zob Ahan | 61,500 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 4,100 | −19.1%$^†$ |
| 16 | Rah Ahan | 61,100 | 25,000 | 100 | 4,073 | +12.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 2,378,000 | 95,000 | 0 | 10,119 | +10.2%$^†$ |
Updated to games played on 28 May 2007 Source: iplstats.com Notes: Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances Mes Kerman and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League

### Highest attendance

| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
| 1 | Persepolis | 2–1 | Esteghlal | 95,000 | 3 November 2006 (2006-11-03) | 8 | Azadi |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 0–0 | Persepolis | 95,000 | 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30) | 23 | Azadi |
| 2 | PAS Tehran | 1–1 | Persepolis | 85,000 | 27 October 2006 (2006-10-27) | 7 | Azadi |
| 2 | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 85,000 | 27 April 2007 (2007-04-27) | 27 | Azadi |
| 5 | Esteghlal | 1–2 | Saipa | 65,000 | 20 May 2007 (2007-05-20) | 29 | Azadi |
| 6 | Saipa | 2–2 | Persepolis | 60,000 | 2 March 2007 (2007-03-02) | 21 | Azadi |
| 7 | Persepolis | 2–2 | Saipa | 55,000 | 17 October 2006 (2006-10-17) | 6 | Azadi |
| 7 | Persepolis | 1–1 | PAS Tehran | 55,000 | 17 March 2007 (2007-03-17) | 22 | Azadi |
| 9 | Paykan | 0–2 | Persepolis | 50,000 | 2 October 2006 (2006-10-02) | 5 | Azadi |
| 9 | Persepolis | 2–1 | Sepahan | 50,000 | 9 February 2007 (2007-02-09) | 18 | Azadi |
Notes: Updated to games played on 28 May 2007. Source: iplstats.com