Summary
The Persian Gulf Pro League (IRN1) is the top football league in Iran's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 IRN1 season, the IRN1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 AFC Champions League Elite - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2024-2025 IRN1 team
- 2026 AFC Champions League Elite - Playoff Round:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 IRN1 team
- 2026 AFC Champions League 2 - Group Stage:
- 3rd place 2024-2025 IRN1 team
The winner of the 2024-2025 Hazfi Cup, typically an IRN1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2026 AFC Champions League Elite.
Leagues Pyramid - Iran
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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IRN1 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 16 |
IRN2 | Azadegan League | 18 |
IRN3 | League 2 (2nd Division) | 28 |
IRN4 | League 3 (3rd Division) | 85 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
14 Aug 2024 - 1 Jun 2025 | 16: IRN1 (14), IRN2 (2) |
Season Format
Each IRN1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 IRN1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, then (5) a playoff at a neutral venue.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 IRN1 season, the 15th and 16th place teams will be relegated to the IRN2, and the 1st and 2nd place IRN2 teams will be promoted to the 2025-2026 IRN1.
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | 16 | 11 -2-3 | 35 | - | 29 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 -1-0 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
2 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | 16 | 10 -5-1 | 35 | - | 27 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 -4-0 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
3 | Foolad Khuzestan FC | 16 | 9 -4-3 | 31 | - | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
4 | Persepolis FC | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | - | 22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Gol Gohar Sirjan FC | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Zob Ahan CSC | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | - | 13 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
7 | Aluminium Arak FC | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | - | 18 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 -5-0 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -3 |
8 | Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | - | 17 | 18 | -1 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
9 | Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | - | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
10 | Chadormalu SC | 16 | 5 -4-7 | 19 | - | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
11 | Esteghlal FC | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 14 | 19 | -5 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
12 | FC Kheybar Khorramabad | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | - | 14 | 18 | -4 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
13 | Mes Rafsanjan FC | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | - | 15 | 23 | -8 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
14 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | - | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
15 | FC Nassaji Mazandaran | 16 | 2 -9-5 | 15 | - | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
16 | Havadar SC | 16 | 1 -5-10 | 8 | - | 5 | 25 | -20 | 8 | 0 -0-8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 8 | 1 -5-2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
2025 AFCCL 2025 AFCCL League 2 Relegation to IRN2 |
Fixtures
Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Esteghlal FC | Takhti Stadium (Anzali) |
Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | Gol Gohar Sirjan FC | Ghadir Stadim |
Mes Rafsanjan FC | Foolad Khuzestan FC | Shohada Mes Rafsanjan Stadium |
Persepolis FC | Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | Azadi Stadium |
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | FC Kheybar Khorramabad | Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium |
Shams Azar Qazvin | Chadormalu SC | Sardare Azadegan Stadium |
Havadar SC | Zob Ahan CSC | Sardare Azadegan Stadium |
FC Nassaji Mazandaran | Aluminium Arak FC | Vatani Stadium |
Esteghlal FC | Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | Azadi Stadium |
Foolad Khuzestan FC | Persepolis FC | Foolad Arena |
Shams Azar Qazvin | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Sardare Azadegan Stadium |
Gol Gohar Sirjan FC | FC Nassaji Mazandaran | Imam Ali Stadium |
Zob Ahan CSC | FC Kheybar Khorramabad | Folād Shar Stadium |
Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | Havadar SC | Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium (Qom) |
Chadormalu SC | Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Nasiri Stadium |
Aluminium Arak FC | Mes Rafsanjan FC | Imam Khomeini Stadium |
Zob Ahan CSC | Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | Folād Shar Stadium |
Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | Shams Azar Qazvin | Ghadir Stadim |
Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Takhti Stadium (Anzali) |
FC Nassaji Mazandaran | Chadormalu SC | Vatani Stadium |
Results
Foolad Khuzestan FC | 10 | FC Nassaji Mazandaran | Foolad Arena |
Zob Ahan CSC | 00 | Persepolis FC | Folād Shar Stadium |
Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | 51 | Mes Rafsanjan FC | Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium (Qom) |
Chadormalu SC | 12 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Nasiri Stadium |
Esteghlal FC | 01 | Shams Azar Qazvin | Azadi Stadium |
Aluminium Arak FC | 11 | Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | Imam Khomeini Stadium |
FC Kheybar Khorramabad | 20 | Havadar SC | Takhti Stadium (Anzali) |
Gol Gohar Sirjan FC | 10 | Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Imam Ali Stadium |
Esteghlal FC | 11 | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Azadi Stadium |
Foolad Khuzestan FC | 21 | Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | Foolad Arena |
Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | 30 | Esteghlal Khuzestan FC | Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium (Qom) |
FC Kheybar Khorramabad | 12 | Mes Rafsanjan FC | Takhti Stadium (Anzali) |
Zob Ahan CSC | 00 | FC Nassaji Mazandaran | Folād Shar Stadium |
Aluminium Arak FC | 30 | Shams Azar Qazvin | Imam Khomeini Stadium |
Havadar SC | 05 | Persepolis FC | Shahr-e Qods Stadium |
Gol Gohar Sirjan FC | 20 | Chadormalu SC | Imam Ali Stadium |
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | 50 | Havadar SC | Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium |
FC Nassaji Mazandaran | 11 | Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC | Vatani Stadium |
Malavan Bandar Anzali FC | 11 | Aluminium Arak FC | Takhti Stadium (Anzali) |
Persepolis FC | 21 | FC Kheybar Khorramabad | Azadi Stadium |