2011–12 Azadegan League

Azadegan League
Season 2011–12
Matches played 174
Goals scored 332 (1.91 per match)
Top goalscorer Hamid Kazemi (8 goals)
Biggest home win Iranjavan 4 - 0 Mes Rafsanjan
Biggest away win Payam Mokhaberat 1 - 7 Paykan
Highest scoring Payam Mokhaberat 1 - 7 Paykan

The 2011–12 Azadegan League will be the 11th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.

The league will be composed of 28[1] teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each division, one team are promoted to Persian Gulf Cup, and one team enter into a play-off and two teams are relegated to the third-level Second Division. In total, the league promotes three teams to Persian Gulf Cup and relegates four teams to the Second Division.

The league was started from September 1, 2011.[2][3]

Contents

Teams

The league will feature three clubs relegated from Iran Pro League: Steel Azin returned to the Azadegan League after two seasons in the top division, whereas Paykan were relegated after a two-year stint. The third team Pas Hamedan, were relegated for the first time in club history to a lower league.

Locations of clubs in 2010–11 Azadegan League

Group A

Team City Venue Capacity Head Coach Note
Aboomoslem Mashhad Samen Stadium 35,000 Khodadad Azizi
Parseh Tehran Tehran Amirhossein Peyrovani Changed name from Damash
Etka Gorgan Karim Abad 15,000 Hamid Kolalifard
Foolad Yazd Yazd Nassiri 6,000 Majid Bagheriniai
Iranjavan Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 15,000 Abdolrahim Kharazmi
Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz Bagh Shomal 20,000 Mohammad Hossein Ziaei
Mes Rafsanjan Rafsanjan Noushabad 10,000 Akbar Zabardast
Payam Mokhaberat Shiraz Hafezieh 20,000 Asghar Akbari
Paykan Tehran Paykan Shahr Stadium 5,000 Farhad Kazemi
Saipa Shomal Sari - - Mojtaba Taghavi
Sanat Sari Sari Shohada Stadium 15,000 Nader Dastneshan
Shahrdari Arak Arak Imam Khomeini 15,000 Hamid Kolalifard Replaced for Hamyari Arak
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas Takhti Bandar Abbas 10,000 Acácio Casimiro
Steel Azin Semnan Takhti 10,000 Human Afazeli

Group B

Team City Venue Capacity Head Coach Note
Aluminium Hormozgan Bandar Abbas Takhti 10,000 Akbar Misaghian
Bargh Shiraz Shiraz Hafezieh 20,000 Mehrdad Shekari
Esteghlal Khuzestan Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 30,000 Majid Bagherinia Replaced for Esteghlal Jonub
Gahar Zagros Dorood Takhti 10,000 Davoud Mahabadi
Gol Gohar Sirjan Imam Ali 2,000 Mehdi Mohammadi
Machine Sazi Tabriz Bagh Shomal 20,000 Rasoul Khatibi
Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Takhti Ahvaz 30,000 Siavash Bakhtiarizade
Nassaji Qa'em Shahr Vatani 15,000 Davoud Mahabadi
Nirooye Zamini Tehran Ali Rouzbahani
PAS Hamedan Hamedan Shahid Mofatteh 10,000 Faraz Kamalvand
Sanati Kaveh Tehran Aliaf Stadium 5,000 Saket Elhami
Shahrdari Yasuj Yasuj Takhti Yasuj 5,000 Abdollah Chamanian
Shirin Faraz Kermanshah Azadi Stadium 7,000 Majid Aghajari
Tarbiat Yazd Yazd Nassiri 6,000 Hadi Bargizar

Standings

Group A

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Paykan 13 8 3 2 22 11 +11 27 Promotion to the 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
2 Foolad Yazd 13 6 5 2 17 10 +7 23 Azadegan League 2011-12 Play Off
3 Iranjavan 13 5 6 2 17 10 +7 21
4 Sh. Bandar Abbas 13 6 3 4 13 10 +3 21
5 Sh. Arak 13 5 5 3 9 7 +2 20
6 Saipa Shomal 13 3 8 2 11 7 +4 17
7 Etka 13 5 2 6 13 13 0 17
8 Aboomoslem 13 4 4 5 8 9 −1 16
9 Parseh Tehran 13 4 1 8 10 18 −8 13
10 Mes Rafsanjan 13 3 3 7 9 16 −7 12
11 Payam Mokhaberat 13 2 6 5 7 15 −8 12
12 Gostaresh Foolad 13 1 8 4 10 14 −4 11
13 Sanat Sari 13 3 2 8 9 18 −9 11 Relegation to the 2nd Division
14 Steel Azin 13 6 4 3 16 11 +5 0101

Updated to games played on 27 December 2011
Source:
1 Steel Azin was docked 12 points by FIFA.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Aluminium Hormozgan 13 6 6 1 14 6 +8 24 Promotion to the 2012–13 Persian Gulf Cup
1 Machine Sazi 13 7 3 3 17 12 +5 24 Azadegan League 2011-12 Play Off
6 Gahar Zagros 13 6 4 3 14 11 +3 22
3 Gol Gohar 13 6 3 4 18 12 +6 21
5 Pas Hamedan 12 5 5 2 15 12 +3 20
4 Niroye Zamini 13 4 6 3 12 11 +1 18
7 Nassaji Mazandaran 13 5 2 6 14 15 −1 17
9 Tarbiat Yazd 13 4 5 4 13 16 −3 17
10 Sh. Yasuj 12 4 4 4 11 11 0 16
11 Shirin Faraz 13 3 5 5 13 17 −4 14
8 Bargh Shiraz 13 3 5 5 8 13 −5 14
12 Est. Khuzestan 13 2 6 5 12 15 −3 12
13 Naft Masjed Soleyman 13 2 5 6 10 17 −7 11 Relegation to the 2nd Division
14 Sanati Kaveh 13 1 5 7 10 15 −5 8

Updated to games played on 27 December 2011
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results table

Group A

Home \ Away1 ABU PAT ETK FOY GOS IRJ MSR PMS PAY SAI SAN SHA SHB STL
Aboomoslem 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1
Parseh Tehran 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–2
Etka 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Foolad Yazd 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0
Gostaresh Foolad 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Iranjavan 0–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 1–0 0–0
Mes Rafsanjan 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2
Payam Mokhaberat 1–1 1–1 1–7 0–0 0–1 1–0
Paykan 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1
Saipa Shomal 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Sanat Sari 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0
Sh. Arak 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0
Sh. Bandar Abbas 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–3
Steel Azin 0–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1

Updated to games played on 27 December 2011
Source:
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away1 ALH BGH ESK GZA GOL MST NFT NSJ NRO PAS KAV SHY SFZ TAR
Aluminium Hormozgan 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Bargh Shiraz 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1
Est. Khuzestan 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–1
Gahar Zagros 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Gol Gohar 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–1
Machine Sazi 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–2
Naft Masjed Soleyman 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1
Nassaji Mazandaran 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–0
Niroye Zamini 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2
Pas Hamedan 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Sanati Kaveh 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Sh. Yasuj 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2
Shirin Faraz 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Tarbiat Yazd 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1

Updated to games played on 27 December 2011
Source:
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Off

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
2nd Group A - 2nd Group B - -

Winner promotion to the Persian Gulf Cup

Player Statistics

Top scorers, Group A

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Hamid Kazemi Steel Azin 8
2 Hossein Khosravi Iranjavan 6
3 Saber Mirghorbani Shahrdari Arak 5

Top scorers, Group B

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Meghdad Ghobakhlou Shahrdari Yasuj 7
2 Bahman Tahmasebi Aluminum H 6
3 Rasoul Alizadeh Mashin Sazi 4
2 Mousa Shahbazi Niroye Zamini 4
2 Hamed Hajati Tarbiat Yazd 4
2 Tiago Alves Fraga Pas Hamedan 4

See also

References

  1. ^ ۲۸ تیم در لیگ دسته یک شرکت خواهند داشت
  2. ^ تاریخ شروع لیگ دسته دوم
  3. ^ ليگ دسته اول از عيد سعيد فطر آغاز میشود

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