PTV - Esteqlal and Persepolis will play the Tehran derby in February next year, two days after Iran's World Cup qualifier against South Korea.

The 66th derby between Tehran's two popular clubs will be held on February 13th, 2009 at Tehran's Azadi Stadium, said the head of Iran's Premier League Organization, Aziz Mohammadi.

Iran will play its fourth match in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against South Korea on February 11th in Tehran.

Iran's Premier League (IPL) will not be held from January 3-17 as the national soccer team will play its first match in the AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualifier against Singapore.

Mohammadi said the IPL will be finished by the end of April to give the national squad enough training time for its last three World Cup qualifiers, all of which will be held in June next year.

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