Iranian League (1st tier) Local League (1970–1972)Takht Jamshid Cup (1973–1978)Qods League (1989–1990)Azadegan LeagueAzadegan League is now the name of the 2nd highest division in Iran, only the IPL is higher.(1991–2001)Pro League (2001–) Founded 1970 Number of Teams 16 Current Champions Tractor Country Iran Most successful club Persepolis(16 times champions) The Iranian football champions are the winners of the highest league in Iranian football, which since 2001–02 is the Pro League. The title has been contested since 1970, in varying forms of competition. While Persepolis has won a record 16 championship titles.
Champions
Local League (1970–72) YearWinner (number of titles)Runners-upThird-PlaceTop scorer (club) (goals) 1970–71 Taj (1) Pas Tehran Taj Abadan Hossein Kalani (Persepolis) (6) 1971–72 Persepolis (1) Pas Tehran Taj Hossein Kalani (Persepolis) (12)
Takht Jamshid Cup (1973–78) YearWinner (number of titles)Runners-upThird-PlaceTop scorer (club) (goals) 1973–74 Persepolis (2) Taj Pas Tehran Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Taj) Aziz Espandar (Malavan) (15) 1974–75 Taj (2) Persepolis Homa Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Taj) (10) 1975–76 Persepolis (3) Homa Pas Tehran Nasser Nouraei (Homa) (10) 1976–77 Pas Tehran (1) Persepolis Shahbaz Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (Shahbaz) (19) 1977–78 Pas Tehran (2) PersepolisMalavan Aziz Espandar (Malavan) (16) Not completed due to the Iranian Revolution
Qods League (1989–90) YearWinner (number of titles)Runners-upThird-PlaceTop scorer (club) (goals) 1989–90EsteghlalTaj changed its name to Esteghlal in 1979. (3)Persepolis Malavan Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (Malavan) (16)
Azadegan League (1991–2001) YearWinner (number of titles)Runners-upThird-PlaceTop scorer (club) (goals) 1991–92 Pas Tehran (3) Esteghlal Persepolis Farshad Pious (Persepolis) (11) 1992–93 Pas Tehran (4)PersepolisKeshavarz–Tractor Jamshid Shahmohammadi (Keshavarz) (11) 1993–94 Saipa (1)PersepolisJonoob Ahvaz Abbas Simakani (Zob Ahan) (17) 1994–95 Saipa (2) Esteghlal Keshavarz Farshad Pious (Persepolis) (20) 1995–96 Persepolis (4) Bahman Esteghlal Mohammad Momeni (Polyacryl) (19) 1996–97 Persepolis (5) Bahman Sepahan Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (Bahman) (18) 1997–98 Esteghlal (4) Pas Tehran Zob Ahan Hossein Khatibi (Tractor) (16) 1998–99 Persepolis (6)EsteghlalSepahan Koroush Barmak (Tractor) Abdoljalil Golcheshmeh (Aboomoslem) (14) 1999–2000 Persepolis (7) EsteghlalFajr Sepasi Mohanned Mehdi Al-Nadawi (Sanat Naft) (15) 2000–01 Esteghlal (5) Persepolis Saipa Reza Sahebi (Zob Ahan) Ali Samereh (Esteghlal) (14)
Iran Pro League (2001–present) YearWinner (number of titles)Runners-upThird-PlaceTop scorer (club) (goals) 2001–02 Persepolis (8) Esteghlal Foolad Reza Enayati (Aboomoslem) (17) 2002–03 Sepahan (1) Pas Tehran Persepolis Edmund Bezik (Sepahan) (13) 2003–04 Pas Tehran (5) Esteghlal Foolad Ali Daei (Persepolis) (16) 2004–05 Foolad (1) Zob Ahan Esteghlal Reza Enayati (Esteghlal) (20) 2005–06 Esteghlal (6) Pas TehranSaipa Reza Enayati (Esteghlal) (21) 2006–07 Saipa (3) Esteghlal AhvazPersepolis Mehdi Rajabzadeh (Zob Ahan) Daniel Olerum (Aboomoslem) (17) 2007–08 Persepolis (9)Sepahan Saba Battery Mohsen Khalili (Persepolis) Hadi Asghari (Rah Ahan) (18) 2008–09 Esteghlal (7) Zob AhanMes Kerman Arash Borhani (Esteghlal) (21) 2009–10 Sepahan (2) Zob AhanEsteghlal Emad Mohammed (Sepahan) (19) 2010–11 Sepahan (3) EsteghlalZob Ahan Reza Norouzi (Foolad) (24) 2011–12 Sepahan (4) TractorEsteghlal Karim Ansarifard (Saipa) (21) 2012–13 Esteghlal (8) Tractor Sepahan Jalal Rafkhaei (Malavan) (19) 2013–14 Foolad (2) Persepolis Naft Tehran Karim Ansarifard (Tractor) (14) 2014–15 Sepahan (5) Tractor Naft Tehran Éder Luciano (Tractor) (20) 2015–16 Esteghlal Khuzestan (1) Persepolis Esteghlal Mehdi Taremi (Persepolis) (16) 2016–17 Persepolis (10) Esteghlal Tractor Mehdi Taremi (Persepolis) (18)2017–18Persepolis (11)Zob AhanEsteghlal Ali Alipour (Persepolis) (19)2018–19Persepolis (12)SepahanEsteghlal Kiros Stanlley (Sepahan) Luciano Pereira Mendes (Foolad) (16)2019–20Persepolis (13)EsteghlalFoolad Cheick Diabaté (Esteghlal) (15)2020–21Persepolis (14)SepahanEsteghlal Sajjad Shahbazzadeh (Sepahan) (20)2021–22Esteghlal (9)PersepolisSepahan Godwin Mensha (Mes Rafsanjan) (14)2022–23Persepolis (15)SepahanEsteghlal Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) (13)2023–24Persepolis (16)EsteghlalSepahan Shahriyar Moghanlou (Sepahan) (16)2024–25Tractor (1)SepahanPersepolis Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh (Tractor) (14)Not completed due to the 2026 Iran War
Bold indicates Double winners – i.e. League and Hazfi Cup winners OR League and Champions League winners Italic indicates Treble winners – i.e. League, Hazfi Cup and Champions League winners
Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League/AFC Champions League Elite QualifiedAsian Cup Winners' Cup QualifiedAFC Champions League Two QualifiedAFC Challenge League Qualified
Notes No national championships were held in 1972–73, between 1979–1988 (due to the Iranian Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War), and in 1990–91 (due to fixture congestion with the national team's competitions). Esteghlal didn't qualify for ACL in 2020/21 and 2022/23 seasons due to suspension, despite earning 3rd places. Tractor qualified for ACL in 2022/23 season as Esteghlal's replacement after earning 4th place. Like Esteghlal in 2020/21 season, Persepolis didn't qualify for ACL due to suspension, despite winning the title. Sepahan qualified for ACL instead of both teams after finishing league in 2nd place.
Performances
Clubs The following table lists the performance of each club describing winners of the Championship. source: Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Persepolis 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 Esteghlal 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22 Sepahan 2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 Pas Tehran 1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04 Saipa 1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07 Foolad 2004–05, 2013–14 Tractor 2024–25 Esteghlal Khuzestan 2015–16
Total titles won by city The following table lists the Iranian football champions by city. City Titles Winning clubs Tehran Persepolis (16), Esteghlal (9), Pas Tehran (5), Saipa (2) Isfahan Sepahan (5) Ahvaz Foolad (2), Esteghlal Khuzestan (1) Karaj Saipa (1) Tabriz Tractor (1)
Total titles won by province The following table lists the Iranian football champions by Province. Province Titles Winning clubs Tehran Persepolis (16), Esteghlal (9), Pas Tehran (5), Saipa (3) Isfahan Sepahan (5) Khuzestan Foolad (2), Esteghlal Khuzestan (1) East Azerbaijan Tractor (1)
Since 2003 to 2015, Saipa Club had played its games in Karaj (Capital of Alborz Province). but before the formation of the Alborz province in 2010, Karaj was considered part of the Tehran province in Iran's divisions.
See also Football in Iran Iranian football league system Hazfi cup
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References
External links List of Champions at RSSSF