Middle Eastern Leagues

[dechardonay]

...hey,

anyone follow them closely??? </me looks at arabdownunder, abdallah, etc>

i want to learn more about them, especially the iranian and saudi leagues.

all i know about iran is sepahan, esteglahl (who were thrown out of ACL last year), and persepolis. all i know about the saudis is al ittihad.

so, let this thread be a discussion for these leagues and more :D

[benief]

The Israeli League is the best league in the Middle East :)

however... ther not in Asia.

[John Helm]

Can't follow these leagues unfortunately. It's hard enough that so many of the clubs are called Al Borland or something of the like.

[benief]

it just means 'the'.

[Socceroo_06]

well Al ittihad is playing Al Ittihad tonight in the ACL, bizarre isn't it. One is from KSA and the other is from Syria.

[Popos]

well Al ittihad is playing Al Ittihad tonight in the ACL, bizarre isn't it. One is from KSA and the other is from Syria.
Easy money that.

[dechardonay]

Can't follow these leagues unfortunately. It's hard enough that so many of the clubs are called Al Borland or something of the like.

lol

i just keep hearing how brilliant the iranian league is in particular, and of course it'd be good to know something about potential opposition in the second round (*if* we make it ;)

[Manucharian]

follow the armenian league a bit, wish it was in asian confed it will probably win a few titles

[dechardonay]

in an attempt to not let this thread die, i've found this site, which a) is in english, and b) is updated very frequently:

http://www.persianleague.com/

:)

oh, and the table:

Teams
P W D L F A GD Pts PR
1 Sepahan 27 15 7 5 42 27 +15 49* 1
2 Saba 27 12 9 6 30 24 +4 45 3
3 Persepolis 27 13 9 5 40 31 +9 42* 2
4 Est-Ahvaz 27 10 10 7 51 37 +14 40 6
5 Pas-Hamedan 27 10 10 7 30 23 +7 40 7
6 Esteghlal 27 10 8 9 36 34 +2 38 4
7 Fajr-Sepasi 27 9 11 7 30 28 +2 38 5
8 Abumoslem 27 10 7 10 29 32 -3 37 8
9 Saipa 27 9 8 10 29 30 -1 35 9
10 Bargh 27 8 11 8 30 37 -7 35 11
11 Rah-Ahan 27 8 10 9 36 30 +6 34 12
12 Zob-Ahan 27 7 13 7 26 25 +1 34 13
13 Mes 26 9 7 11 28 29 -1 34 10
14 Malavan 27 7 10 10 26 31 -5 31 14
15 Sanat-Naft 27 8 6 13 29 34 -5 30 16
16 Peykan 27 7 9 11 30 39 -9 30 15
17 Pegah 27 6 8 13 20 32 -12 26 17
18 Shirin-Faraz 27 3 11 13 21 40 -19 20 18

[El Zilcho]

The thing i love about the arab leagues is the empty stadiums. Great stuff, really stirs the spirit.

[VillaPhoenix]

Correct me if im wrong but i think that arabdownunder is a Dundee fan.

[OLE]

Can't follow these leagues unfortunately. It's hard enough that so many of the clubs are called Al Borland or something of the like.

honestly that is problea the funnest post in forum history

[Jony]

Can you people stop pretending you care please?

[Doidinha]

I really hope the poor fucking Palestinian Football Team are at least allowed to cross the border to get to their fucking training sessions... let alone their matches... no offence to Watt, Moshe and other Israelis of course coz you know the score don't you ( I trust)

[Abdallah]

I really hope the poor fucking Palestinian Football Team are at least allowed to cross the border to get to their fucking training sessions... let alone their matches... no offence to Watt, Moshe and other Israelis of course coz you know the score don't you ( I trust)

yeh but dont worry about offending the Palestinians on here, right?

[El Zilcho]

yeh but dont worry about offending the Palestinians on here, right?

errr.... he was posting in support of Palestine... so why would he be offending Palestinians?

[watt]

Nothing is ever simple in the Middle East, Doihidina.

Dedicated to Abdallah, a great day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mbsOxYsVJo

Brings a smile tomy face every time I watch it :)

[watt]

Stumbled across interesting (but not new ) article on Sepahan (Iran)

He began by reminding how the club operates as a multi-sports institute and how in many different sports , in men and women sports, they are Iran’s champions. Mr. Saket talked about how extensive Sepahan’s infrastructure is and how the system operates.

The club has seventeen different age group teams practicing and playing under licensed coaches. With a sister partnership arrangement with Italy’s Inter Milan, coaches and players receive annual training by the Italians. While most Iranian clubs suffer from a large turnover of players season to season, insufficient budgetsand unprofessional training facilities, Sepahan is the proud owner of a fully equipped new training facility, consistency in players’ tenure and a management team with a solid road map.



Rest of the article here:
http://www.lastkick.com/?p=2563

[Socceroo_06]

Nothing is ever simple in the Middle East, Doihidina.

Dedicated to Abdallah, a great day:


Brings a smile tomy face every time I watch it :)

Cannot stand Beitar at all. Their supporters are all fucking arssim who go to the kenyon after matches looking for fights with little kids. Anyway shithouse team, embarrassment to Israeli Football (not really they have won many titles but i cannot stand them).

Maccabi Haifa all the way!

[watt]

Cannot stand Beitar at all. Their supporters are all fucking arssim who go to the kenyon after matches looking for fights with little kids. Anyway shithouse team, embarrassment to Israeli Football (not really they have won many titles but i cannot stand them).

Maccabi Haifa all the way!


I see Beitar yellow and it makes me want to throw up. Fascist cunts the lot of them.

Hapoel Jerusalem from way way back (YMCA days), they morphed into hapoel katamon this days I believe.

[Socceroo_06]

I see Beitar yellow and it makes me want to throw up. Fascist cunts the lot of them.

Hapoel Jerusalem from way way back (YMCA days), they morphed into hapoel katamon this days I believe.

A nice club owned by fans reflecting the most beautiful and cosmopolitan area of Jerusalem. Hapoel Yerushalayim still exists in the 3rd tier, but Hapoel Katamon was started by some Yeru fans who didn't like how their club was being managed.

[benief]

its been a terrible season for my beloved maccabi tel-aviv.

[dechardonay]

its been a terrible season for my beloved maccabi tel-aviv.

man been a while since i caught up with this thread...

what happened to them?

[benief]

man been a while since i caught up with this thread...

what happened to them?


we were rubbish

finished 6th..but spent much of the season hovering around the relegation spots.

[MelbCro]

all this talk about the middle east stirs the crusader within me. time to take jeruselam

[azza]

all this talk about the middle east stirs the crusader within me. time to take jeruselam

MelbCro v Saladin... I'll pay to see that

[VillaPhoenix]

all this talk about the middle east stirs the crusader within me. time to take jeruselam

i think i love you

[dechardonay]

all this talk about the middle east stirs the crusader within me. time to take jeruselam

ROFL