East Azerbaijan Province league
{'<entity_0>': 'East Azerbaijan Province league', '<entity_1>': 'association football', '<entity_2>': 'Iran'}
[['East Azerbaijan Province league', 'country', 'Iran'], ['East Azerbaijan Province league', 'sport', 'association football']]
The <entity_0> is a series of interconnected leagues for <entity_1> clubs in <entity_2>. The <entity_2> Premier League (IPL) is the highest level of club <entity_1> in <entity_2>. Before the 1970s, <entity_2> did not have an official national <entity_1> league. The <entity_2> national <entity_1> team won in 1976 their third successive AFC Asian Cup and qualified 1978 for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in the country's history. The 2000–01 season was the last year of the Azadegan League as the top-level <entity_1> league of <entity_2>. The 2001–2002 season saw the beginning of the first professional <entity_1> league in <entity_2>. The league can only continue to get better, and many are hoping this league will help <entity_2>'s <entity_1>, in terms of improving quality and reputation. The number of national championships attained by <entity_1> clubs in <entity_2> since 1970.
['sports league']