2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup was the 28th season of Iran's Football League and tenth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Sepahan were the defending champions. The season featured 15 teams from the 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup and three new teams promoted from the 2009–10 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Tabriz and Naft Tehran both as champions and Sanat Naft. The league started on 26 July 2010 and ended on 20 May 2011. Sepahan won the Pro League title for the third time in their history.Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | City | Venue | Capacity |
| Esteghlal | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
| Foolad | Ahvaz | Takhti Ahvaz | 20,000 |
| Malavan | Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
| Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 12,000 |
| Naft Tehran | Tehran | Rah Ahan | 15,000 |
| PAS Hamedan | Hamedan | Shahid Mofatteh | 10,000 |
| Paykan | Qazvin | Shahid Rajaei | 5,000 |
| Persepolis | Tehran | Azadi | 95,225 |
| Rah Ahan | Shahr-e-Rey | Rah Ahan | 15,000 |
| Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar Emam Qom | 12,000 |
| Saipa | Karaj | Enghelab Karaj | 14,000 |
| Sanat Naft | Abadan | Takhti Abadan | 15,000 |
| Sepahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 20,000 |
| Shahin | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 14,000 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Tabriz | Yadegar Emam Tabriz | 70,000 |
| Steel Azin | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | 12,000 |
| Tractor Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar Emam Tabriz | 80,451 |
| Zob Ahan | Esfahan | Foolad Shahr | 20,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
In season
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Rah Ahan |  Rasoul Korbekandi | Sacked | 7 Sep 2010 | 18 | Mehdi Tartar | 8 Sep 2010 |
| Paykan | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | Resigned | 10 Oct 2010 | 18 | Hamid Alidousti | 15 Oct 2010 |
| Steel Azin |  Ljubiša Tumbaković | Sacked | 13 Oct 2010 | 13 | Afshin Peyrovani | 14 Oct 2010 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Akbar Misaghian | Resigned | 22 Oct 2010 | 17 | Hamid Derakhshan | 26 Oct 2010 |
| Saba Qom | Mahmoud Yavari | Sacked | 25 Oct 2010 | 8 | Abdollah Veysi | 2 Nov 2010 |
| Steel Azin | Afshin Peyrovani | Resigned | 23 Nov 2010 | 18 | Mohammad Khakpour | 6 Dec 2010 |
| PAS Hamedan | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | Resigned | 8 Dec 2010 | 13 | Mahmoud Yavari | 12 Dec 2010 |
| Sanat Naft |  Acácio Casimiro | Sacked | 24 Feb 2011 | 9 | Gholam Hossein Peyrovani | 7 Mar 2011 |
| Steel Azin | Mohammad Khakpour | Resigned | 3 Mar 2011 | 18 | Mahmoud Yavari | 14 Mar 2011 |
| PAS Hamedan | Mahmoud Yavari | Resigned | 8 Mar 2011 | 18 | Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 10 Mar 2011 |
| Shahin Bushehr | Hamid Estili | Sacked | 2 Apr 2011 | 16 | Akbar Misaghian | 4 Apr 2011 |
| Paykan | Hamid Alidousti | Sacked | 3 Apr 2011 | 17 | Mohammad Hossein Ziaei | 5 Apr 2011 |
League table
Positions by round
Results
Clubs season-progress
Statistics
Top goalscorers
1 Saeed Salarzadeh from Malavan 2 owne goals.
Last updated: 26 May 2011
Source: Top Assistants
| Position | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 |  Hadi Norouzi | Persepolis | 7 |
| 1 | Ebrahim Sadeghi | Saipa | 7 |
| 3 | Amir Hossein Feshangchi | Persepolis | 6 |
| 3 | Ehsan Hajsafi | Sepahan | 6 |
| 3 |  Karrar Jassim | Tractor Sazi | 6 |
| 3 | Abbas Mardasi | Sanat Naft | 6 |
| 3 | Abouzar Rahimi | Rah Ahan | 6 |
| 3 | Saeed Yousefzadeh | Saipa | 6 |
| 9 |  Felipe Alves de Souza | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 9 | Mohammad Ebrahimi | Tractor Sazi | 5 |
| 9 | Khosro Heidari | Sepahan | 5 |
| 9 | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | Zob Ahan | 5 |
| 9 | Farhad Majidi | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 9 | Iman Mobali | Esteghlal | 5 |
| 9 | Mohammad Nouri | Persepolis | 5 |
| 9 | Mehrdad Pouladi | Mes Kerman | 5 |
| 9 | Mehdi Rajabzadeh | Zob Ahan | 5 |
| 9 | Gholamreza Rezaei | Persepolis | 5 |
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: Cards
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: Matches played
Last updated: 25 May 2011
Source: Attendances
Average home attendances
Highest attendances
Notes:
Updated to games played on 20 May 2011. Source: Team season articles
