List of Iranian Football League winning managers

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This is a list of Iranian League winning football managers.

Some managers listed have had more than one spell in charge at their current club or had spells at more than one club, however their time as manager is counted only from the date of their last appointment by their latest club. Zdravko Rajkov was the first coach who leads Taj to first ever championship in Iran. Amir Ghalenoi who won league in 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2012–13 is most decorated coach in Persian Gulf pro league.

Seasons and winning managers

Ali Parvin who won league in 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2001–02

Season	Nationality	Winning manager	Club
1970–71	Yugoslavia	Zdravko Rajkov	Taj
1971–72	England	Alan Rogers	Persepolis
1973–74	England	Alan Rogers	Persepolis
1974–75	Yugoslavia	Zdravko Rajkov	Taj
1975–76	Iran	Buyuk Vatankhah	Persepolis
1976–77	Iran	Hassan Habibi	Pas Tehran
1977–78	Iran	Hassan Habibi	Pas Tehran
1989–90	Iran	Mansour Pourheidari	Esteghlal
1991–92	Iran	Firouz Karimi	Pas Tehran
1992–93	Iran	Firouz Karimi	Pas Tehran
1993–94	Iran	Bijan Zolfagharnasab	Saipa
1994–95	Iran	Bijan Zolfagharnasab	Saipa
1995–96	Croatia	Stanko Poklepović	Persepolis
1996–97	Croatia	Stanko Poklepović	Persepolis
1997–98	Iran	Nasser Hejazi	Esteghlal
1998–99	Iran	Ali Parvin	Persepolis
1999–00	Iran	Ali Parvin	Persepolis
2000–01	Iran	Mansour Pourheidari	Esteghlal
2001–02	Iran	Ali Parvin	Persepolis
2002–03	Iran	Farhad Kazemi	Sepahan
2003–04	Iran	Majid Jalali	Pas Tehran
2004–05	Croatia	Mladen Frančić	Foolad
2005–06	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	Esteghlal
2006–07	Iran	Ali Daei	Saipa
2007–08	Iran	Afshin Ghotbi	Persepolis
2008–09	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	Esteghlal
2009–10	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	Sepahan
2010–11	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	Sepahan
2011–12	Croatia	Zlatko Kranjčar	Sepahan
2012–13	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	Esteghlal
2013–14	Iran	Hossein Faraki	Foolad
2014–15	Iran	Hossein Faraki	Sepahan
2015–16	Iran	Abdollah Veisi	Esteghlal Khuzestan
2016–17	Croatia	Branko Ivanković	Persepolis
2017–18	Croatia	Branko Ivanković	Persepolis
2018–19	Croatia	Branko Ivanković	Persepolis
2019–20	Iran	Yahya Golmohammadi	Persepolis
2020–21	Iran	Yahya Golmohammadi	Persepolis
2021–22	Iran	Farhad Majidi	Esteghlal
2022–23	Iran	Yahya Golmohammadi	Persepolis
2023–24	Brazil	Osmar Loss	Persepolis

Winning Managers performances

Rank	Nationality	Manager	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up	Clubs
1	Iran	Amir Ghalenoei	5	4	2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13	2003–04, 2011–12, 2017–18, 2018–19	Esteghlal, Sepahan, Tractor, Zob Ahan
2	Iran	Ali Parvin	3	3	1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02	1989–90, 1992–93, 2000–01	Persepolis
3	Croatia	Branko Ivanković	3	1	2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19	2015–16	Persepolis
3	Iran	Yahya Golmohammadi	3	1	2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23	2021–22	Persepolis
5	Iran	Mansour Pourheidari	2	3	1989–90, 2000–01	1991–92, 1999–00, 2001–02	Esteghlal
6	Iran	Hassan Habibi	2	1	1976–77, 1977–78	1971–72	Pas Tehran
	Yugoslavia	Zdravko Rajkov	2	1	1970–71, 1974–75	1973–74	Esteghlal
	England	Alan Rogers	2	1	1971–72, 1973–74	1974–75	Persepolis
	Iran	Firouz Karimi	2	1	1991–92, 1992–93	2006–07	Pas Tehran, Esteghlal Ahvaz
10	Iran	Bijan Zolfagharnasab	2	0	1993–94, 1994–95		Saipa
	Croatia	Stanko Poklepović	2	0	1995–96, 1996–97		Persepolis
	Iran	Hossein Faraki	2	0	2013–14, 2014–15		Foolad, Sepahan
13	Iran	Farhad Kazemi	1	2	2002–03	1995–96, 1996–97	Sepahan, Bahman
14	Iran	Buyuk Vatankhah	1	1	1975–76	1974–75	Persepolis
	Iran	Nasser Hejazi	1	1	1997–98	1998–99	Esteghlal
	Iran	Ali Daei	1	1	2006–07	2013–14	Saipa, Persepolis
17	Croatia	Mladen Frančić	1	0	2004–05		Foolad
	Iran	Majid Jalali	1	0	2003–04		Pas Tehran
	Iran United States	Afshin Ghotbi	1	0	2007–08		Persepolis
	Croatia	Zlatko Kranjčar	1	0	2011–12		Sepahan
	Iran	Abdollah Veisi	1	0	2015–16		Esteghlal Khuzestan
	Iran	Farhad Majidi	1	0	2021–22		Esteghlal
	Brazil	Osmar Loss	1	0	2023–24		Persepolis

Bold

Still active as manager

By nationality

Country	Managers	Total
Iran	16	29
Croatia	4	7
England	1	2
Yugoslavia		2
Brazil		1

External links

Iran Pro league official history

v t e Iranian football league winning managers
1971: Rajkov 1972: Rogers 1974: Rogers 1975: Rajkov 1976: Vatankhah 1977: Habibi 1978: Habibi 1990: Pourheidari 1992: Karimi 1993: Karimi 1994: Zolfagharnasab 1995: Zolfagharnasab 1996: Poklepović 1997: Poklepović 1998: Hejazi 1999: Parvin 2000: Parvin 2001: Pourheidari 2002: Parvin 2003: Kazemi 2004: Jalali 2005: Frančić 2006: Ghalenoei 2007: Daei 2008: Ghotbi 2009: Ghalenoei 2010: Ghalenoei 2011: Ghalenoei 2012: Kranjčar 2013: Ghalenoei 2014: Faraki 2015: Faraki 2016: Veisi 2017: Ivanković 2018: Ivanković 2019: Ivanković 2020: Golmohammadi 2021: Golmohammadi 2022: Majidi 2023: Golmohammadi 2024: Loss

Iranian football league winning managers

1971: Rajkov
1972: Rogers
1974: Rogers
1975: Rajkov
1976: Vatankhah
1977: Habibi
1978: Habibi
1990: Pourheidari
1992: Karimi
1993: Karimi
1994: Zolfagharnasab
1995: Zolfagharnasab
1996: Poklepović
1997: Poklepović
1998: Hejazi
1999: Parvin
2000: Parvin
2001: Pourheidari
2002: Parvin
2003: Kazemi
2004: Jalali
2005: Frančić
2006: Ghalenoei
2007: Daei
2008: Ghotbi
2009: Ghalenoei
2010: Ghalenoei
2011: Ghalenoei
2012: Kranjčar
2013: Ghalenoei
2014: Faraki
2015: Faraki
2016: Veisi
2017: Ivanković
2018: Ivanković
2019: Ivanković
2020: Golmohammadi
2021: Golmohammadi
2022: Majidi
2023: Golmohammadi
2024: Loss

v t e Persian Gulf Pro League
2022–23 teams	Aluminium Arak Esteghlal Foolad Gol Gohar Havadar Malavan Mes Kerman Mes Rafsanjan Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Paykan Persepolis Sanat Naft Sepahan Tractor Zob Ahan
Former teams	Aboumoslem Aluminium Hormozgan Bargh Shiraz Damash Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Rasht Fajr Gahar Zagros Gostaresh Machine Sazi Mes Sarcheshmeh Naft Tehran Pars Jam PAS Hamedan Pas Tehran Payam Mashhad Pegah Gilan Rah Ahan Saba Sepidrood Saipa Siah Jamegan Shahin Bushehr Shahrdari Tabriz Shahr Khodro Shamoushak Shirin Faraz Steel Azin Tarbiat Yazd
Competition	Champions Iranian league system
Statistics and awards	Winning managers Managers Top scorers all-time by season Football Awards
Associated competitions	Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup Azadegan League League 2 League 3
List of transfers	summer 2012 winter 2012–13 summer 2013 winter 2013–14 summer 2014 winter 2014–15 summer 2015 winter 2015–16 summer 2016 winter 2016–17 summer 2017 winter 2017–18 summer 2018 winter 2018–19 summer 2019 winter 2019–20 summer 2020 Winter 2020–21 Summer 2021 Winter 2021–22 Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23 Summer 2023

v t e Football in Iran
League competitions	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League League 2 League 3 Provincial Leagues Ardabil Provincial League Bushehr Province League East Azarbaijan Province League Gilan Province League Golestan Province League Khuzestan Premier League Tehran Province League Kowsar league (women's) Futsal Beach soccer
Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Takht Jamshid Cup
National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 W U-17 M Futsal W Futsal M U-20 Futsal M Beach
Lists and categories	League system Champions List of clubs List of venues Managers List of managers League winners Cup winners football award winners List of highest payments Top goalscorers all-time by season Clubs in the AFC Champions League
Records List of clubs List of venues International players Men Women

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