2002–03 Iran Pro League

Iran Pro League
Season2002–03
ChampionsSepahan
RelegatedSanat Naft
Malavan
2004 AFC Champions LeagueZob Ahan
Sepahan
Matches182
Goals402 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerEdmund Bezik (13 Goals)
Biggest home winSepahan 4–0 Zob Ahan
Bargh Shiraz 4–0 Zob Ahan
Biggest away winMalavan 0–4 Fajr Sepasi
Highest scoringEsteghlal Ahvaz 2–5 Saipa
Foolad 2–5 Bargh Shiraz
Longest winning runSepahan (8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPersepolis (11 matches)
Longest winless runAboomoslem (13 matches)
Longest losing runAboomoslem (5 matches)

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.

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aboomoslem Mashhad Takhti Stadium 15,000
Bargh Shiraz Shiraz Hafezieh Stadium 20,000
Esteghlal Tehran Azadi Stadium 100,000
Esteghlal Ahvaz Ahvaz Takhti Stadium 30,000
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh Stadium 20,000
Foolad Ahvaz Takhti Stadium 30,000
Malavan Anzali Sirous Ghayeghran Stadium 15,559
PAS Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium 8,250
Paykan Tehran Iran Khodro Stadium 10,000
Persepolis Tehran Azadi Stadium 100,000
Saipa Tehran Shahid Shiroudi Stadium 25,000
Sanat Naft Abadan Takhti Stadium 20,000
Sepahan Isfahan Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium 75,000
Zob Ahan Isfahan Foolad Shahr Stadium 20,000

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
Source: IPL Stats, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Awards

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
Source: http://www.iplstats.com/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

Top goal scorers

Edmond Bezik
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11
9
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Participating in international competitions

2002–03 AFC Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "Farhad Kazemi". Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  2. ↑ "PERSIAN GULF PRO LEAGUE/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.