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| federation = [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran]]
| confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| top = [[Persian Gulf Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]]
| second = [[Azadegan League|League 2]]
| cup = {{Unbulleted list|
* [[Iranian Hazfi Cup|Hazfi Cup (Persian Gulf Cup)]]
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==Structure==
The current structure has been in place since 2001. The [[Iran's Premier Football League|LeaguePro 1League]] is the highest level of club football in Iran. It is also called the [[Persian Gulf Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]]. Below it is the [[Azadegan League |League 2]], also known as the 1st division and called the [[Azadegan League|League 2]], which consists of one eighteen-team group. One level further down from that is the [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|League 3]], also known as [[League 2 (Iran)|League 3]] which is made up of 60 teams evenly distributed into three groups. One step down, and the final nationwide league, is the [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 4]], also known as a [[League 3 (Iran)|League 4]]. This level has six groups and 96 teams. The final level of the football system consists of 31 [[Provinces of Iran|provincial]] leagues. Local teams from each province participate in these leagues, and some of the leagues are divided into further divisions.
 
The system works with a promotion-relegation system, meaning that a team from the lowest level of the system can make it to the top level within a number of years. The number of teams in each league often changes from season to season, due to the lack of any professional management in the lower levels of the system. Currently the IPL is the only league that is considered professional, despite many of its rules about club facilities and management being broken. It is not uncommon for teams in the lower levels of the system to change team names because of sponsorship issues or for teams to completely withdraw from a competition.
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'''[[Persian Gulf Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]]'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' – 2 relegations
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'''[[Azadegan League|League 2]]'''<br/>
''18 clubs'' – 2 promotions, 3 relegations
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'''[[League 32 (Iran)|League 32]] - Group 1'''<br/>
''20 clubs'' – 1 promotion, 2 relegations
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'''[[League 32 (Iran)|League 32]] - Group 2'''<br/>
''20 clubs'' – 1 promotion, 2 relegations
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'''[[League 32 (Iran)|League 32]] - Group 3'''<br/>
''20 clubs'' – 1 promotion, 2 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 1'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 12'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 13'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 14'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 15'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]] - Group 16'''<br/>
''16 clubs'' <br/> 1 promotions, 5.16 relegations
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'''Zanjan League''' – 1 promotion<br/>
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'''Tehran 1st Division''' ''16 clubs'' – 3 promotions, 3 relegations<br/>
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|2001–Present
|rowspan=2|[[Iran Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]]
|rowspan=2|[[Azadegan League|League 2]]
|rowspan=2|[[League 2 (Iran)|League 32]]
|rowspan=2|[[League 3 (Iran)|League 43]]
|rowspan=2|Provincial Leagues
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Prior to the start of the [[1995–96 Azadegan League]] season, the league changed its format again.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran96.html |title=1995–96 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> 16 teams participated in one group until 1999. [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] were the champions in [[1995–96 Azadegan League|1995–96]],<ref name="auto1"/> [[1996–97 Azadegan League|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran97.html |title=1996–97 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> and [[1998–99 Azadegan League|1998–99]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran99.html |title=1998–99 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> while [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] became the champion in the [[1997–98 Azadegan League|1997–98]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran98.html |title=1997–98 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> In 1999 the league was reduced to 14 teams. Persepolis won the [[1999–2000 Azadegan League]] season, sitting seven points clear of rival Esteghlal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran00.html |title=1999–2000 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> The [[2000–01 Azadegan League|2000–01]] season was the last year of the Azadegan League as the top-level football league of Iran. Esteghlal became the champion in a league of 12 teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran01.html |title=2000–01 Azadegan League season|website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref>
 
===LeaguePro 1League===
{{main article|League 1}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;font-size:90%;float:right"
|+ '''LeaguePro 1League champions'''
! style="width:75px;"| Season
! style="width:125px;"| Champions
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| [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
▲|-
|[[2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League|2022–23]]
|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
|[[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]]
▲|-
|[[2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League|2023–24]]
|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
|}
 
The [[IPL 2001/02|2001–2002]] season saw the beginning of the first professional football league in [[Iran]]. Unfortunately many say that the new league is professional in name only and is missing many of the required components of a pro league. Player salaries have risen significantly and other positives in the league are the emergence of provincial teams and raw talent which every LeaguePro 1League team boasts. Teams like [[Sepahan|Foolad Sepahan]], [[Foolad FC|Foolad Khouzestan]], [[Zob Ahan FC]] and [[Esteghlal Ahvaz]] have all shown they can compete, even though they are not based in [[Tehran]]. The league can only continue to get better, and many are hoping this league will help Iran's football, in terms of improving quality and reputation.
 
On 12 August 2006, the Iranian Football Federation decided to change the name of the league once again. The name of the league was initially the '''Persian Gulf Cup''' which later changed to the current name '''League 1'''.<ref>{{cite web
|script-title=fa:برنامه‌ي كامل دور رفت ششمين دوره‌ي ليگ برتر فوتبال؛ ليگ برتر به "خليج فارس" تغيير نام داد
|url=http://www.isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-769028&Lang=P
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726185222/http://iriff.ir/news/files/show_news.asp?id=6641&rc=3
|archive-date=2011-07-26
|language=fa}}</ref> They continued to get better steady and slowly which made many people criticize that the league is sometimes stepping backwards. [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] was the 6th team to win the 6th new edition of the league which meant 6 different teams won 6 leagues in the row. But in 2008 [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] regained the title after 6 years by the dramatic win again the rival [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] on the 96th minute of the final match and become the first team that won two titles in the new edition of the Iranian League. The next season [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] did the same thing and won the league for second time on the final matchday. Then, [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] dominated the league by winning the title in three consecutive seasons. Currently [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] holds the [[Iran Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]] title record with four previous titles and they recently added a fifth to their trophy case with the 2014–15 season championship.
 
<sub>'''Notes'''<br />
1. [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] changed its name to [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in 1979.<br />
2. [[Shahin F.C.|Shahin]] changed its name to [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in 1968, which in turn changed to Piroozi in 1986; but the 'old' name Persepolis is still used in preference to Piroozi in Iran.<br />
3. [[Azadegan League|League 2]] is now the name of the 2nd highest division in Iran, only the IPL is higher.</sub>
 
==Championships==
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!Current League
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||1516||10||[[Persian Gulf Pro League|Pro League ]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]||9||1011||[[Persian Gulf Pro League|Pro League ]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]]||5||5||•
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]]||5||4||[[Persian Gulf Pro League|Pro League ]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]||3||0||[[Azadegan League|League 1]]
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]]||2||0||[[Persian Gulf Pro League|Pro League ]]
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| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#efefef" |1
| colspan="30" |'''[[Persian Gulf Pro League|LeaguePro 1League]]'''<br />''16 clubs''<br>↓ ''2 teams relegated''
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| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#efefef" |2
| colspan="30"  |'''[[Azadegan League|League 2]]'''<br />''18 clubs''<br>↑ ''2 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''3 teams relegated''
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#efefef" |3
| colspan="10" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 2nd Division|League 32<br/>Group 1]]'''<br/>''20 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''2 teams relegated''
| colspan="10" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 2nd Division|League 32<br/>Group 2]]'''<br/>''20 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''2 teams relegated''
| colspan="1" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 2nd Division|League 32<br/>Group 3]]'''<br/>''20 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''2 teams relegated''
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#efefef" |4
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 1]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 2]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 3]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 4]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 5]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
| colspan="5" align="center"|'''[[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 43<br/>Group 6]]'''<br/>''16 clubs''<br>↑ ''1 teams promoted''<br>↓ ''5.16 teams relegated''
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| colspan="2" align="center" style="background:#efefef" |65
| colspan="30" align="center" |'''Provincial Leagues'''<br />Alborz Province League, [[Ardabil Provincial League]], [[Bushehr Province League]], Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province League, [[East Azarbaijan Province League]], Esfahan Province League, Fars Province League, [[Gilan Province League]], [[Golestan Province League]], Hamadan Province League, Hormozgan Province League, Ilam Province League, Kerman Province League, Kermanshah Province League, [[Khuzestan Premier League|Khuzestan Province League]], Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province League, Kordestan Province League, Lorestan Province League, Markazi Province League, Mazandaran Province League, North Khorasan Province League, Qazvin Province League, Qom Province League, Razavi Khorasan Province League, Semnan Province League, Sistan and Baluchestan Province League, South Khorasan Province League, [[Tehran Province League]], West Azarbaijan Province League, Yazd Province League, Zanjan Province League<br/>(league organized by provincial committees)
|}
 
 
===Women's===
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== See also ==
* [[Persian Gulf Pro League|Pro League ]]
* [[Azadegan League|League 1]]
* [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|League 2]]
* [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|League 3]]
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