Iran Football League Organization

Iran Football League Organization

Formation	November 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
Type	Sports association
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Region served	Iran
President	Heydar Baharvand
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	www.iranleague.ir

The Iran Football League Organization is a national sports association responsible for administering the five professional football leagues in Iran - the Persian Gulf Pro League, Azadegan League, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and Kowsar Women Football league. The association also administers the Hazfi Cup, Iran's domestic cup competition. The organisation was founded in 2001.

Competition

Name	Number of teams	Note
Persian Gulf Pro League	16 Teams	1st tier
Azadegan League	18 Teams	2nd tier
2nd Division	26 Teams in 2 Groups	3rd tier
3rd Division	65 Teams in 5 Groups	4th tier
Kowsar Women Football league	12 Teams	1st tier
Hazfi Cup	+100 Teams	Knockout cup competition

President

The President, along with the other members of the Executive Committee, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. The current president is Heydar Baharvand. ^[1]

President	Term
Azizollah Mohammadi	2001 – 2012
Gholamreza Behravan (acting)	2012 – 2013
Mehdi Taj	2013 – 2016
Ali Kazemi (acting)	2016
Heydar Baharvand	2016 – 2022
Mohammad Reza Keshvari-Fard (acting)	2022 – 2023
Heydar Baharvand (second term)	2023 – Present

See also

• Iranian football league system
• Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

References

1. "سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران".

External links

• Official website