 One of the best days of Ghalenoei in this season was seen in Tehran derby, when Esteghlal defeated its rival 3–2 with a late goal from Pirouz Ghorbani.Esteghlal forward Reza Enayati was the top scorer of the league and Esteghlal had the best attacking style between the teams of the league.At the next and final season at Esteghlal in the first spell, Ghalenoei earn the Iran Pro League title for the first time with fifty-nine points ahead of Pas Tehran.