Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club, commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section that play in the Persian Gulf Pro League, the highest tier of Iranian football league system.
Nasser Hejazi, nicknamed "the legendary Iranian goalkeeper", was an Iranian football player and coach who most notably played for Esteghlal (Taj).
Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. Persepolis F.C. is the football club of the multisport Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club. The club was owned by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports until April 2024 when, due to Asian Football Confederation licensing regulations, an 85% majority ownership stake was transferred to a consortium of six Iranian banks. Ten percent of the club's share is publicly available on the Tehran Stock Exchange.
Ahmadreza Abedzadeh is an Iranian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Esteghlal, Sepahan, Persepolis and the Iranian national team. He made 78 appearances for Iran, and played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Hossein Kazemi is retired Iranian football player who last played for Aluminium in Azadegan League. He has also featured in an episode of a TV series in Iran, with former Esteghlal team-mate, Ali Ansarian.
Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Iran national football team. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clubs, including Esteghlal, Mes Kerman, Sepahan S.C. and Tractor, with two of which he won a total of five championships and two Hazfi Cup titles. He was also the head coach of Iran national football team from August 2006 to July 2007 where he managed the team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup where Iran was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
Seyed Mehdi Rahmati Oskuei is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Havadar S.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League. He played for the Iran national team between 2004 and 2013.
Ershad Yousefi is an Iranian football goalkeeper who most recently plays for Foolad in Iran Pro League.
Firouz Karimi is an Iranian football coach and former player.
Hossein Faraki is a retired Iranian football player and a coach.
Ehsan Hajsafi, nicknamed the Persian cheetah, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and captains the Iran national team.
Hamid Azizadeh Toroghi is an Iranian football defender. He currently plays for Esteghlal in the Iran Pro League.
Mansour Ebrahimzadeh is an Iranian retired football player and former manager of Sepahan.
Rahman Ahmadi is an Iranian retired goalkeeper and coach.
The rivalry between Persepolis and Sepahan is a footballing rivalry played between Iranian clubs Persepolis and Sepahan.
Shahabeddin Gordan is an Iranian Football goalkeeper who plays for Foolad in the Persian Gulf Pro League and the Iran national football team.
Daniel Gaspar is a Portuguese-American football and goalkeeping coach who is an assistant coach for Hartford Athletic.
The 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup was the 29th season of Iran's Football League and 11th as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 Azadegan League: Damash as champions, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Fajr Sepasi. The league started on 2 August 2011 and ended on 11 May 2012. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the fourth time in their history. Saipa's Karim Ansarifard's 21 goals made him the top scorer.
Payam Niazmand is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iranian club Sepahan and the Iran national team.
Hamid Motahari born on 25 April 1974 in Tehran, Iran, is an Iranian football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach of Nassaji Mazandaran.
