2005–06 Iran Pro League
23rd season of top-tier football league in Iran
Football league season
The 2005–06 Iran Pro League was the 23rd season of Iran's Football League and fifth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Foolad were the defending champions . The season featured 14 teams from the 2004–05 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2004–05 Azadegan League : Shahid Ghandi as champions and Rah Ahan as runner-up. The league started on 2 September 2005 and ended on 21 April 2006. Esteghlal won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total sixth Iranian title). A total of 240 matches in the Pro League yielded 538 goals during the season.
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Azadegan League . The promoted teams were Shahid Ghandi Yazd and Rah Ahan Tehran . They replaced Paykan and Pegah , who were relegated to the Azadegan League .
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Aboomoslem
Mashhad
Samen Stadium
27,000
Esteghlal
Tehran
Azadi Stadium
95,225
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Ahvaz
Takhti Ahvaz
10,000
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz
Shiraz
Hafezieh Stadium
50,000
Foolad
Ahvaz
Foolad Arena
30,655
Malavan
Bandar-e Anzali
Sirous Ghayeghran Stadium
15,559
PAS Tehran
Tehran
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
8,250
Persepolis
Tehran
Azadi Stadium
95,225
Rah Ahan Tehran
Tehran
Shahid Derakhshan Stadium
12,000
Saipa
Tehran
Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium
8,250
Leicester City
Leicester
Walkers Stadium
32,312
Sepahan
Isfahan
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium
75,000
Shahid Ghandi Yazd
Yazd
Shahid Nassiri Stadium
15,000
Shamoushak Noshahr
Nowshahr
Shohada Stadium
6,000
Zob Ahan Esfahan
Fuladshahr
Foolad Shahr Stadium
20,000
Final classification
Updated to match(es) played on 01 SEP 2018. Source:
IPL Stats ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
[2] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ AFC disqualified Esteghlal Tehran from Group B for failing to register their players in time.
^ Zob Ahan was deducted 1 point in issued by Iranian Football Federation.
^ As cup winner .
^ Persepolis was deducted 6 points in issued by FIFA.[1]
Results table
Player statistics
Top goalscorers
Reza Enayati
Cards
Matches played
30
29
28
27
Attendance
Average home attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Esteghlal
502,000
100,000
15,000
33,467
n/a†
2
Persepolis
455,000
95,000
5,000
30,333
n/a†
3
Shahid Ghandi
192,000
30,000
2,000
12,800
n/a†
4
Malavan
100,000
17,000
0
7,692
n/a†
5
Aboumoslem
103,000
30,000
0
7,357
n/a†
6
Foolad
100,000
22,000
3,000
6,667
n/a†
7
Saba Battery
87,000
20,000
1,000
5,800
n/a†
8
Est. Ahvaz
85,000
14,000
1,000
5,667
n/a†
9
Fajr Sepasi
81,000
20,000
2,000
5,400
n/a†
10
Sepahan
77,500
17,000
2,000
5,167
n/a†
11
Zob Ahan
76,000
15,000
1,000
5,067
n/a†
12
Bargh Shiraz
73,500
18,000
1,000
4,900
n/a†
13
Saipa
70,000
25,000
500
4,667
n/a†
14
PAS Tehran
58,000
25,000
1,000
3,867
n/a†
15
Rah Ahan
54,500
20,000
1,000
3,633
n/a†
16
Shamoushak
42,500
7,000
0
3,542
n/a†
League total
2,157,000
100,000
0
9,179
n/a†
Highest attendance
Esteghlal vs Bargh football match
Rank
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Week
Stadium
1
Esteghlal
4–1
Bargh Shiraz
100,000
21 April 2006 (2006-04-21 )
30
Azadi
2
Persepolis
0–0
Esteghlal
95,000
10 March 2006 (2006-03-10 )
25
Azadi
3
Esteghlal
1–0
Persepolis
80,000
4 November 2005 (2005-11-04 )
10
Azadi
4
Persepolis
0–0
Saipa
50,000
9 September 2005 (2005-09-09 )
2
Azadi
5
Persepolis
2–2
Saba Battery
40,000
27 October 2005 (2005-10-27 )
9
Azadi
Esteghlal
4–1
Foolad
40,000
6 April 2006 (2006-04-06 )
28
Azadi
7
Esteghlal
4–1
Saba Battery
35,000
2 September 2005 (2005-09-02 )
1
Azadi
Persepolis
1–0
PAS Tehran
35,000
29 November 2005 (2005-11-29 )
3
Azadi
Esteghlal
0–0
PAS Tehran
35,000
6 January 2006 (2006-01-06 )
17
Azadi
10
Persepolis
1–0
Shahid Ghandi
33,000
30 September 2005 (2005-09-30 )
5
Azadi
Notes: Updated to games played on 21 April 2006. Source: iplstats.com
References
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