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The Persian Gulf Pro League, formerly known as the Iran Pro League, is the highest division of professional football in Iran. It is the top-level football league in Iran since its foundation. Each year, its top team becomes the Iranian football champion, and the two lowest finishers are relegated to Azadegan League.
Ali Parvin is a retired Iranian football player and coach. He is among the most prominent Iranian footballers. During his career, he has been associated mainly with Persepolis, played for the team for eighteen years, managed the club for seventeen years on three occasions, and was also the club's president.
Yahya Golmohammadi is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to score in a World Cup and he is the oldest player to score on his first World Cup start, who did so for Iran in 2006 against Mexico. His position was usually the central defender. He was a member of Iranian national football team and played most of his career in Persepolis. He previously managed some big clubs in Iran like Naft Tehran, Zob Ahan, Tractor Sazi and Padideh.
Persepolis Football Club is an Iranian professional football club based in Tehran, that competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Edmond Bezik is a retired Armenian-Iranian footballer and coach. He played for Persepolis, Sepahan and Ararat Tehran and was a member of Iran national football team. He is currently head coach of Persepolis's under-23 team.
Mohammad Reza Rahimi is an Iranian politician who served as the fifth first vice president from 13 September 2009 until 3 August 2013. His previous posts included governor of the Kurdistan province and vice president for parliamentary affairs.
The Tehran derby (Persian: شهرآورد تهران, also known as Blue-Red derby is a football match between the two prominent Tehran clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis.
Farshad Pious is an Iranian retired footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis, as well as the Iran national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1991 and also led them to a runners-up finish the following year. Pious was named the Iranian Football League top scorer on seven occasions. He is also Persepolis' greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.
The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran.
Homayoun Behzadi was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker.
Seyed Mohammad Panjali Qomi is a retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He played for Bargh Tehran, Fath Tehran, Aboomoslem, Persepolis FC, Al-Gharafa and the Iran national football team, where he made 45 appearances. He usually played in the defender position. He was also team manager of Persepolis from 1993 until 1994.
The Takht Jamshid Cup was a national football league based in Iran which lasted from 1973 to 1978.
Hossein Kalani is a retired Iranian football striker who played for Shahin, Persepolis, Paykan Tehran, Shahbaz and the Iran national football team. He was named as one of the members of Persepolis F.C. Hall of Fame and the club thanked him for his great performance during his senior career at Persepolis. The club presented him with a bust of his likeness and named him as one of the twelve great players of Persepolis in the 1970s.
Football at the 1974 Asian Games was held in Tehran, Iran from 2 to 15 September 1974.
Hassan Rahimi is an Iranian wrestler. He was born in Tehran, Iran, and grown up in Yaftabad Tehran. In 2008, he became the Junior Asian Champion and Junior World silver medalist. In 2009 he became the Junior World Champion. In 2010 he became Military World Champion. In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships. In 2012, he became the Asian Champion, but at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he ranked eighth. In 2013 he became World Champion. At the 2014 World Championships he won the bronze medal.
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