With a population of over 80 million, Iran is West Asia’s most populous nation and home to arguably the region’s most passionate football fans. Tehran’s Azadi Stadium boasts the record for highest attendance in AFC Asian Cup history, as 100,000 fans watched Team Melli beat Kuwait 1-0 in the 1976 final.

Surveying the club scene in the country and taking into consideration factors such as historical success and fan base, we have selected five teams as IR Iran’s most popular. It is now up to you to review the nominees and vote for your favourite Iranian club.

Over the past three weeks, fans of Asian football have decided their top goalkeeper, the best defence and the playmakers in midfield, so now it's time to turn our attention to the all-important forward positions in order to find a front trio to complete the Best XI.

Using match data from the tournament, we've selected seven standout performers who completed the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) to present a star-studded cast. All you need to do is review the nominees and vote for your favourite in the poll below.

The tournament's second highest all-time goalscorer, Montengrin striker Dejan Damjanovic is one of the AFC Champions League's most familiar faces having represented FC Seoul, Beijing FC and Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the competition.

It's another day of regional rivalry, too, as Thiha Zaw of Myanmar's Ayeyawady United faces off against Nguyen Van Quyet from Vietnam's Hanoi FC as the ASEAN stars bid to continue deeper into the tournament.

Delivered in the shadows of half-time, Al Romaihi’s goal was enough to separate the two sides, handing Hélio Sousa’s side a win in their first international match of 2020.

The clash was the first of extended Dubai training camps for both sides, who will each play additional matches in the next week and a half.

Iran will play the European team on Thursday at the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium as part of their preparations for the resumption of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, where the Central Asian side are third in Group C behind Iraq and Bahrain.

Spanish striker Bienvenido Maranon scored a hat-trick at the PFF National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite as UCFC turned on the style after leading 2-1 at half time for their fourth victory in as many matches in the shortened PFL season.

UCFC are four points clear of Kaya-Iloilo, who were held 0-0 by Mendiola FC 1991 earlier on Friday, allowing UCFC to continue the winning tradition of their predecessors Ceres-Negros, who won the first three editions of the PFL.