The sixteenth Iranian football professional season will start at the end of July: few days ago Sazman League Football Iran (i.e. Iran Football League Organization) in Tehran announced fixtures about the first half of the season, that means 15 weeks. The complete calendar with dates of the matches has not yet been defined.
Iran Pro League first edition was 2001/2002 season, then in 2006 the league changed the name to Persian Gulf Cup, and in 2014 it was renamed Persian Gulf Pro League with a new logo.
There are 16 teams: most of them are from the capital Tehran, but in this tournament there will be derbies in Tabriz, Esfahan, Mashhad, and Ahvaz.
Last edition was won by Esteghlal Khuzestan, who achieved their first title.
2016/2017 Participants
| Team | City |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz |
| Esteghlal | Tehran |
| Foolad Khuzestan | Ahvaz |
| Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan | Esfahan |
| Gostaresh Fooolad | Tabriz |
| Mashinsazi | Tabriz |
| Naft | Tehran |
| Padideh | Mashhad |
| Paykan | Qods |
| Persepolis | Tehran |
| Saba | Qom |
| Saipa | Karaj |
| Sanat Naft | Abadan |
| Siahjamegan | Mashhad |
| Tractorsazi | Tabriz |
| Zob Ahan | Esfahan |
Week 1
Saba Qom – Sanat Naft Abadan
Siahjamegan Mashhad – Zob Ahan Esfahan
Foolad Khuzestan – Mashinsazi Tabriz
Tractorsazi Tabriz – Esteghlal Khuzestan
Esteghlal Tehran – Naft Tehran
Saipa Karaj – Persepolis Tehran
Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz – Paykan Qods
Foolad Sepahan Esfahan – Padideh Mashhad
Saman Javadi - سامان جوادی 