# List of Iranian Football League winning managers

This is a list of Iranian League winning football managers.
Some managers listed have had more than one spell in charge at their current club or had spells at more than one club, however their time as manager is counted only from the date of their last appointment by their latest club. Zdravko Rajkov was the first coach who leads Taj to first ever championship in Iran. Amir Ghalenoi who won league in 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13 is most decorated coach in Persian Gulf pro league.

## Seasons and winning managers

| Season | Nationality | Winning manager | Club |
| 1970–71 | Yugoslavia | Zdravko Rajkov | Taj |
| 1971–72 | England | Alan Rogers | Persepolis |
| 1973–74 | England | Alan Rogers | Persepolis |
| 1974–75 | Yugoslavia | Zdravko Rajkov | Taj |
| 1975–76 | Iran | Buyuk Vatankhah | Persepolis |
| 1976–77 | Iran | Hassan Habibi | Pas Tehran |
| 1977–78 | Iran | Hassan Habibi | Pas Tehran |
| 1989–90 | Iran | Mansour Pourheidari | Esteghlal |
| 1991–92 | Iran | Firouz Karimi | Pas Tehran |
| 1992–93 | Iran | Firouz Karimi | Pas Tehran |
| 1993–94 | Iran | Bijan Zolfagharnasab | Saipa |
| 1994–95 | Iran | Bijan Zolfagharnasab | Saipa |
| 1995–96 | Croatia | Stanko Poklepović | Persepolis |
| 1996–97 | Croatia | Stanko Poklepović | Persepolis |
| 1997–98 | Iran | Nasser Hejazi | Esteghlal |
| 1998–99 | Iran | Ali Parvin | Persepolis |
| 1999–00 | Iran | Ali Parvin | Persepolis |
| 2000–01 | Iran | Mansour Pourheidari | Esteghlal |
| 2001–02 | Iran | Ali Parvin | Persepolis |
| 2002–03 | Iran | Farhad Kazemi | Sepahan |
| 2003–04 | Iran | Majid Jalali | Pas Tehran |
| 2004–05 | Croatia | Mladen Frančić | Foolad |
| 2005–06 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | Esteghlal |
| 2006–07 | Iran | Ali Daei | Saipa |
| 2007–08 | Iran | Afshin Ghotbi | Persepolis |
| 2008–09 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | Esteghlal |
| 2009–10 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | Sepahan |
| 2010–11 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | Sepahan |
| 2011–12 | Croatia | Zlatko Kranjčar | Sepahan |
| 2012–13 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | Esteghlal |
| 2013–14 | Iran | Hossein Faraki | Foolad |
| 2014–15 | Iran | Hossein Faraki | Sepahan |
| 2015–16 | Iran | Abdollah Veisi | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| 2016–17 | Croatia | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2017–18 | Croatia | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2018–19 | Croatia | Branko Ivanković | Persepolis |
| 2019–20 | Iran | Yahya Golmohammadi | Persepolis |
| 2020–21 | Iran | Yahya Golmohammadi | Persepolis |
| 2021–22 | Iran | Farhad Majidi | Esteghlal |
| 2022–23 | Iran | Yahya Golmohammadi | Persepolis |
| 2023–24 | Brazil | Osmar Loss | Persepolis |

## Winning Managers performances

| Rank | Nationality | Manager | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up | Clubs |
| 1 | Iran | Amir Ghalenoei | 5 | 4 | 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13 | 2003–04, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19 | Esteghlal, Sepahan, Tractor, Zob Ahan |
| 2 | Iran | Ali Parvin | 3 | 3 | 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02 | 1989–90, 1992–93, 2000–01 | Persepolis |
| 3 | Croatia | Branko Ivanković | 3 | 1 | 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 | 2015–16 | Persepolis |
| 3 | Iran | Yahya Golmohammadi | 3 | 1 | 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23 | 2021–22 | Persepolis |
| 5 | Iran | Mansour Pourheidari | 2 | 3 | 1989–90, 2000–01 | 1991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02 | Esteghlal |
| 6 | Iran | Hassan Habibi | 2 | 1 | 1976–77, 1977–78 | 1971–72 | Pas Tehran |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | Zdravko Rajkov | 2 | 1 | 1970–71, 1974–75 | 1973–74 | Esteghlal |
| 6 | England | Alan Rogers | 2 | 1 | 1971–72, 1973–74 | 1974–75 | Persepolis |
| 6 | Iran | Firouz Karimi | 2 | 1 | 1991–92, 1992–93 | 2006–07 | Pas Tehran, Esteghlal Ahvaz |
| 10 | Iran | Bijan Zolfagharnasab | 2 | 0 | 1993–94, 1994–95 | | Saipa |
| 10 | Croatia | Stanko Poklepović | 2 | 0 | 1995–96, 1996–97 | | Persepolis |
| 10 | Iran | Hossein Faraki | 2 | 0 | 2013–14, 2014–15 | | Foolad, Sepahan |
| 13 | Iran | Farhad Kazemi | 1 | 2 | 2002–03 | 1995–96, 1996–97 | Sepahan, Bahman |
| 14 | Iran | Buyuk Vatankhah | 1 | 1 | 1975–76 | 1974–75 | Persepolis |
| 14 | Iran | Nasser Hejazi | 1 | 1 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | Esteghlal |
| 14 | Iran | Ali Daei | 1 | 1 | 2006–07 | 2013–14 | Saipa, Persepolis |
| 17 | Croatia | Mladen Frančić | 1 | 0 | 2004–05 | | Foolad |
| 17 | Iran | Majid Jalali | 1 | 0 | 2003–04 | | Pas Tehran |
| 17 | Iran United States | Afshin Ghotbi | 1 | 0 | 2007–08 | | Persepolis |
| 17 | Croatia | Zlatko Kranjčar | 1 | 0 | 2011–12 | | Sepahan |
| 17 | Iran | Abdollah Veisi | 1 | 0 | 2015–16 | | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| 17 | Iran | Farhad Majidi | 1 | 0 | 2021–22 | | Esteghlal |
| 17 | Brazil | Osmar Loss | 1 | 0 | 2023–24 | | Persepolis |
| Bold | = | Still active as manager |