{{Ref improve|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football league |name = '''Takht Jamshid Cup <br> جام تخت جمشید <br> (Jâm-e Taxt-e Jamšid)''' |logo = |pixels = 150px |sport = [[Football (soccer)|Football]] |confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] |founded = 1974 |folded = 1979 |divisions = 1 |teams = 16 |country = {{flag|Imperial State of Iran|1964}} |relegation = Division 2 |levels = 1 |domest_cup = [[Hazfi Cup|Pahlavi Cup]] |champion = [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]], 1977/78 |most successful club = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]], [[Pas Tehran]] (2 titles) }} The '''Takht Jamshid Cup''' ({{langx|fa|جام تخت جمشید}}, Jâm-e Taxt-e Jamšid) was a national [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Sports league|league]] based in Iran which lasted from 1974 to 1979. The league was named after ''Takht-e Jamshid'', the Iranian name for the ancient city known as [[Persepolis]].

==History== ===Before 1970=== Before the 1970s, Iran did not have an official national football league. Most clubs participated in championships of their city or province. Therefore the champion of the [[Tehran Province League|Tehran Premier League]] was seen as the [[List of Iranian football champions|Iranian football champion]]. Due to their achievements in the Tehran Premier League, [[Shahin Tehran F.C.|Shahin Tehran]] and [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]], today known as [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]], were the most popular teams at this time. Also [[Daraei F.C.|Daraei]] and [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] were successful clubs in [[Tehran|Tehran's]] own league.

===Takht Jamshid Cup=== [[File:Takht Jamshid League.jpg|thumb|right|Persepolis winning the Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973]] In 1974, the ''Takht Jamshid Cup'' was founded as the national league<ref name=cheh>{{cite journal | last=Chehabi | first=H. E. | title=A Political History of Football in Iran | journal=Iranian Studies | volume=35 | issue=4 | year=2002| jstor=4311479 | pages=386,391}}</ref> and included teams from all over the country. The [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian Football Federation]] had decided to create a league similar to European football leagues. The Takht Jamshid Cup comprised twelve clubs in the [[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1973–74 season]]. [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] became the first champions of the Takht Jamshid Cup, two points ahead of rival [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]].

Before the beginning of the [[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974–75 season]], the number of teams were increased from twelve to 16 teams. Esteghlal claimed its first Takht Jamshid Cup title after winning the league ahead of Persepolis. The [[1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup]] was won by Persepolis with a great performance by Iranian football legend [[Ali Parvin]]. The second place team was another [[Tehran]] based club, Homa. The next two seasons were won by [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] under coach [[Hassan Habibi]]. PAS Tehran won their championships both times ahead of Persepolis. At this time the Takht Jamshid Cup was one of the strongest football leagues in Asia. The [[Iran national football team]] won in 1976 their third successive [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]] and qualified 1978 for the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] for the first time in the country's history.

===1979 Revolution and 1980s=== The [[1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup]] season was abandoned due to the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Revolution]].<ref name=cheh/><ref>{{cite news |author1=Payam Younesipour |title=Iran's Post-Revolution Boycotts of International Football Games |url=https://iranwire.com/en/sports/107442-irans-post-revolution-boycotts-of-international-football-games/ |access-date=27 February 2024 |work=Iranware |date=28 August 2022}}</ref> [[Shahin Tehran F.C.|Shahbaz]] was leading the league after twelve matchdays ahead of Persepolis and Taj. Due to the [[Iranian Revolution|Islamic Revolution]] and the [[Iran–Iraq War]], the Takht Jamshid Cup was dissolved and also the lower leagues were unorganized. Once again the champion of the [[Tehran Province League]] was seen as the [[List of Iranian football champions|Iranian football champion]].

==Takht Jamshid Cup Champions== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;font-size:90%;" !width="75" | Season !width="125" | Winner !width="125" | Runner-up !width="125" | Third place |- | align="center" | '''[[1973–74 Takht Jamshid Cup|1973–74]]''' | '''[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]''' | [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] | [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] |- | align="center" | '''[[1974–75 Takht Jamshid Cup|1974–75]]''' | '''[[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]]''' | [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | Homa |- | align="center" | '''[[1975–76 Takht Jamshid Cup|1975–76]]''' | '''[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]''' | Homa | [[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]] |- | align="center" | '''[[1976–77 Takht Jamshid Cup|1976–77]]''' | '''[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]''' | [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | [[Shahbaz F.C.|Shahbaz]] |- | align="center" | '''[[1977–78 Takht Jamshid Cup|1977–78]]''' | '''[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas]]''' | [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |- | align="center" | {{strike| '''[[1978–79 Takht Jamshid Cup|1978–79]]'''}} | [[Shahbaz F.C.|Shahbaz]] | [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | [[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]] |colspan=3| Not Completed due to [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Revolution]] ‡ |} ‡ [[Shahbaz F.C.]] was league leader when in autumn 1978 the season was canceled.

==Total titles== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- !Club<br /> !Winner <br /> !Runner up <br /> !3rd place |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]||'''2''' (1973–74), (1975–76)||'''3''' (1974–75), (1976–77), (1977–78)|| align=center| — |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[PAS Tehran F.C.|Pas Tehran]]||'''2''' (1976–77), (1977–78)|| align=center| — ||'''2''' (1973–74) (1975–76) |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Taj]]||'''1''' (1974–75)||'''1''' (1973–74)|| align=center| — |- |style="text-align:left;"|Homa|| align=center| — ||'''1''' (1975–76)||'''1''' (1974–75) |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[Shahbaz F.C.|Shahbaz]]|| align=center| — || align=center| — ||'''1''' (1976–77) |- |style="text-align:left;"|[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]]|| align=center| — || align=center| — ||'''1''' (1977–78) |}

==See also== *[[Football in Iran]] *[[Iran's Premier Football League]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website}} {{Persian Gulf Pro League}}

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