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
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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
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
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Still active as manager