A total of 16 teams will participate in the new season.
Persepolis is defending champion, while Chadormalu and Kheybar Khoramabad will take part in the upcoming season as the newcomers after securing promotion to the IPL last season.
Sanat Naft and Paykan were also relegated from the IPL to the First Division.
The Iran Professional League is the highest division of professional football in the West Asian country. It has been the top-level football league in Iran since its foundation in 2001.