A total of 16 teams will participate in the new season.
Tractor is the defending champion, while Fajr Sepasi and Paykan will take part in the upcoming season as the newcomers after securing promotion to the IPL last season.
Havadar and Nassaji were 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.