Iran Football League Organization

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Iran Football League Organization
FormationNovember 2, 2001 (2001-11-02)
TypeSports association
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Region served
Iran
President
Heydar Baharvand
Main organ
General Assembly
Websitewww.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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران".

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