2016–17 League 2 (Iran)

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season	2016–17
Promoted	Sh. Tabriz Sh. Mahshahr Bargh Novin
Relegated	Qashqai Shiraz Sh. Arak Shahbaz Nozhan Shahre baran Naft Novin Abipoushan Ardabil Baderan Novin Aluminium Hormozgan Kara Shiraz Bani Gostar
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 16th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2015–16, five new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Azadegan League: Aluminium Hormozgan, Damash, Giti Pasand, Shahrdari Ardabil, PAS Hamedan and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2015–16: Shahrdari Fuman, Shahrdari Hamedan, Shahrdari Arak, Qashqai Shiraz, Shahin Mahshahr, Shahid Karimi Jooybar.^[1]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Esteghlal B
Kimia
Baderan
Ni.Zamini
Shahre baran

Naft Gachsaran
Zagros Yasuj

Foolad Novin

Petrokiyan

Sh. Tabriz

Sh. Bandar Abbas
Aluminium Hormozgan

Bani Gostar

Shahin Mahshahr
Sh. Mahshahr

Sh.K Jooybar

Haf

Sh. Kashan

Kara
Bargh Novin
Qashqai

Sepehr Naghshe Jahan

Sh. Arak

Shahbaz

Locations of clubs in 2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division

Number of teams by region

	Region	Number of teams	Teams
1	Khuzestan	7	Arvand Khorramshahr, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Shahin Mahshahr, Naft Omidiyeh, Foolad B, Petrokiyan Shoshtar, Naft Novin
2	Tehran	5	Esteghlal B, Kimia, Baadraan Novin, Niroo Zamini, Shahre baran
3	Hormozgan	3	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, Bani Gostar Kish, Aluminium
4	Fars	3	Kara,Bargh Jadid,Qashqai
5	Gilan	2	Damash, Shahrdari Fuman
6	Hamedan	2	PAS, Shahrdari Hamedan
7	West Azerbaijan	2	Shahrdari Urmia, Sardar Bukan
8	Isfahan	2	Sepehr Naghshe Jahan, Shahrdari Kashan
9	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad	2	Naft Gachsaran ,Zagros Yasuj
10	Bushehr	1	Shahin
11	Mazandaran	1	Shahrdari Jooybar
12	East Azerbaijan	1	Shahrdari Tabriz
13	Semnan	1	Haf Semnan
14	Kermanshah	1	Be'sat Kermanshah
15	Qazvin	1	Caspian Qazvin
16	Markazi	1	Shahrdari Arak
17	Alborz	1	Shahbaz Nozhan
18	Ardabil	1	Abipooshan Ardabil

League table

Group A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bargh Jadid Shiraz !Bargh Jadid Shiraz	24	12	10	2	28	7	+21	46	Second Round
2	Arvand Khorramshahr !Arvand Khorramshahr	24	12	9	3	31	16	+15	45
3	Naft va Gaz Gachsaran !Naft va Gaz Gachsaran	24	12	8	4	41	16	+25	44
4	Naft Omidiyeh !Naft Omidiyeh	24	11	9	4	33	20	+13	42
5	Foolad B !Foolad B	24	11	8	5	40	23	+17	41
6	Sebehr Naghshe Jahan !Sebehr Naghshe Jahan	24	10	7	7	27	23	+4	37
7	Kimia Farayand !Kimia Farayand	24	9	9	6	37	25	+12	36
8	Zagros Yasuj !Zagros Yasuj	24	9	9	6	37	25	+12	36
9	Be'sat Kermanshah !Be'sat Kermanshah	24	10	4	10	34	35	−1	34
10	Qashqai Shiraz !Qashqai Shiraz	24	7	7	10	28	28	0	28	Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division
11	Sh. Arak !Sh. Arak	24	6	7	11	26	34	−8	25
12	Shahbaz Nozhan !Shahbaz Nozhan	24	2	1	21	12	63	−51	7
13	Shahre baran Tehran !Shahre baran Tehran	24	1	2	21	8	58	−50	5

Updated to games played on 5 May 2017.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sh. Kashan !Sh. Kashan	22	11	7	4	31	16	+15	40	Second Round
2	Sh. Fuman !Sh. Fuman	22	11	5	6	28	24	+4	38
3	Sh. Mahshahr !Sh. Mahshahr	22	10	5	7	34	24	+10	35
4	Damash !Damash	22	10	4	8	28	19	+9	34
5	Sh. Bandar Abbas !Sh. Bandar Abbas	22	9	7	6	30	28	+2	34
6	Esteghlal B Tehran !Esteghlal B Tehran	22	7	8	7	20	23	−3	29
7	Petrokiyan Shoshtar !Petrokiyan Shoshtar	22	6	10	6	28	23	+5	28
8	Sh. Urmia !Sh. Urmia	22	7	6	9	24	30	−6	27
9	Sh.Karimi Juybar !Sh.Karimi Juybar	22	7	6	9	18	26	−8	27
10	Sanat Naft Novin !Sanat Naft Novin	22	6	5	11	21	34	−13	23	Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division
11	Abipoushan Ardabil !Abipoushan Ardabil	22	5	7	10	25	28	−3	22
12	Baderan Novin !Baderan Novin	22	4	8	10	18	30	−12	20

Group C


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sh. Hamedan !Sh. Hamedan	22	12	6	4	34	17	+17	42	Second Round
2	Sh. Tabriz !Sh. Tabriz	22	10	6	6	32	22	+10	36
3	Shahin Bushehr !Shahin Bushehr	22	8	10	4	26	19	+7	34
4	Haf Semnan !Haf Semnan	22	8	8	6	28	24	+4	32
5	Sardar Bukan !Sardar Bukan	22	7	10	5	25	21	+4	31
6	PAS Hamedan !PAS Hamedan	22	9	8	5	26	16	+10	029¹
7	Niroo Zamini !Niroo Zamini	22	6	10	6	27	18	+9	28
8	Shahin Mahshahr !Shahin Mahshahr	22	7	6	9	27	29	−2	27
9	Caspian Qazvin !Caspian Qazvin	22	5	10	7	17	18	−1	25
10	Aluminium Hormozgan !Aluminium Hormozgan	22	6	7	9	15	27	−12	25	Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division
11	Kara Shiraz !Kara Shiraz	22	5	6	11	17	33	−16	21
12	Bani Gostar !Bani Gostar	22	3	5	14	12	42	−30	14

Updated to games played on 5 May 2017.
Source:
¹ Pas Hamedan was docked 6 points by FIFA.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Round

Group A


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sh. Tabriz !Sh. Tabriz	10	5	3	2	14	10	+4	18	Promotion to Azadegan League 2017-18
2	Shahin Bushehr !Shahin Bushehr	10	3	5	2	9	8	+1	14	2nd Division 2015–16 Play Off
3	Sh. Hamedan !Sh. Hamedan	10	4	2	4	7	8	−1	14
4	Haf Semnan !Haf Semnan	10	4	1	5	11	11	0	13
5	Arvand Khorramshahr !Arvand Khorramshahr	10	3	4	3	10	10	0	13
6	Naft va Gaz Gachsaran !Naft va Gaz Gachsaran	10	3	1	6	8	12	−4	10

Updated to games played on May 2017.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group B


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sh. Mahshahr !Sh. Mahshahr	10	4	5	1	11	7	+4	17	Promotion to Azadegan League 2017-18
2	Bargh Jadid Shiraz !Bargh Jadid Shiraz	10	4	3	3	12	9	+3	15	2nd Division 2015–16 Play Off
3	Sh. Kashan !Sh. Kashan	10	3	5	2	14	10	+4	14
4	Naft Omidiyeh !Naft Omidiyeh	10	2	6	2	14	12	+2	12
5	Damash !Damash	10	2	4	4	7	13	−6	10
6	Sh. Fuman !Sh. Fuman	10	1	5	4	5	12	−7	8

Updated to games played on 9 June 2017.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2nd Division Play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Notes
Bargh Novin	1-0	Shahin Bushehr

References

↑ http://www.dsport.ir/fa/posts/48291

External links

2015–16 in Iranian football

« 2014–15

2016–17 »

Domestic leagues	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League Iran Football's 2nd Division Iran Football's 3rd Division
Domestic cups	Hazfi Cup
Asian competitions	AFC Champions League
Related to national team	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Club seasons
Iran Pro League	Esteghlal Est. Ahvaz Est. Khuzestan Foolad Gostaresh Malavan Naft Tehran Padideh Persepolis Rah Ahan Saba Qom Saipa Sepahan Siah Jamegan Tractor Sazi Zob Ahan

Iran Football's 2nd Division

2014–15 2nd Division clubs

Group A	Aluminium Arak Amir Kabir Kashan Badr Hormozgan Caspian Qazvin Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Karun Khuzestan Mes Soongoun Persepolis Ganaveh Sanat Sari Zob Ahan Novin
Group B	Be'sat Kermanshah Fajr Jam Bushehr Hafari Ahvaz Hamun Sazeh Mantagheye Azad Kish Machine Sazi Payam Mashhad Sanat Naft Novin Shahrdari Ferdows Toloe Nasle Aboomoslem
Group C	Esteghlal B Tehran Ilam Iranjavan Khoormooj Naft Omidiyeh Kargar Boneh Gaz Khalkhal Dasht Persepolis Shomal Shahrdari Kamyaran Shahrdari Urmia Shahrdari Yasuj
Group D	Alvand Hamedan Bahman Shiraz Gahar Zagros Grand North Khorasan Haf Semnan Khoneh Be Khoneh Sepidrood Rasht Shahrdari Jooybar Shahrdari Dezful Zanjan

2nd Division Seasons

2nd Division Champions 1972–1979	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
2nd Division Champions 1992–2001	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
2nd Division Champions, 2001–	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Competitions involving Iranian clubs

Domestic	IPL Azadegan League Division 1 2nd Division Division 2 3rd Division Division 3 Hazfi Cup Super Cup
Defunct	Takht Jamshid Cup Local Leagues Qods League 17th of Shahrivar league Espandi Cup
International	AFC Champions League Asian Cup Winners Cup (Defunct)

See also
Iranian football league system

Football in Iran
League competitions	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League League 2 League 3 Provincial Leagues Kowsar league (women's) Futsal Beach soccer
Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Takht Jamshid Cup
National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17
Lists and categories	League system Champions Foreign players List of clubs List of venues List of managers Top goalscorers all-time by season Clubs in the AFC Champions League
Iran Football Federation Iran Football League Organization Football Association of Iranian Club

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2016–17 League 2 (Iran)

Teams

Stadia and locations

Number of teams by region

League table

Group A

Group B

Group C

Second Round

Group A

Group B

2nd Division Play-off

See also

References

External links