2011–12 Azadegan League
The 2011–12 Azadegan League will be the 11th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.
The league is 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 at 1 September 2011.[2][3]
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 | 35,000 | Khodadad Azizi | |
Parseh Tehran | Tehran | Kargaran | 5,000 | Mehdi Dinvarzadeh | Changed name from Damash |
Etka | Gorgan | Karim Abad | 15,000 | Hamid Kolalifard | |
Foolad Yazd | Yazd | Nassiri | 6,000 | Zoran Smilevski | |
Iranjavan | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 15,000 | Abdolrahim Kharazmi | |
Gostaresh Foolad | Tabriz | Bagh Shomal | 20,000 | Mohammad H Ziaei | |
Mes Rafsanjan | Rafsanjan | Noushabad | 10,000 | Akbar Zabardast | |
Payam Mokhaberat | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 20,000 | Asghar Akbari | |
Paykan | Tehran | Iran Khodro | 5,000 | Farhad Kazemi | |
Saipa Shomal | Qa'em-Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 | Samvel Darbinyan | |
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 | 10,000 | Acácio Casimiro | |
Steel Azin | Semnan | Takhti | 10,000 | Faraz Kamalvand | |
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 | Jey Stadium | | Ali Rouzbahani | |
PAS Hamedan | Hamedan | Shahid Mofatteh | 10,000 | Vinko Begović | |
Sanati Kaveh | Tehran | Aliaf Stadium | 5,000 | Majid Namjoo-Motlagh | |
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 | |
Managerial changes
Standings
Group A
Updated to games played on 7 May 2012.
Source: Foolad FC
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; (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
Updated to games played on 7 May 2012.
Source: Foolad FC
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.
Results table
Group A
Home ╲ Away |
Aboomoslem !ABU |
Parseh Tehran !PAT |
Etka !ETK | Foolad Yazd !FOY | Gostaresh !GOS | Iranjavan !IRJ | Mes Rafsanjan !MSR | Payam Mokhaberat !PMS | Paykan !PAY | Saipa Shomal !SAI | Sanat Sari !SAN | Sh. Arak !SHA | Sh. Bandar Abbas !SHB | Steel Azin !STL |
Aboomoslem !Aboomoslem
|
| 1–0
| 0–2
| 1–0
| 3–1
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 1–2
| 0–1
| 3–0
| 0–0
| 0–1
| 2–2 |
Parseh Tehran !Parseh Tehran
| 0–0
|
| 0–0
| 3–0
| 2–1
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 1–2
| 2–1
| 1–4
| 0–1
| 1–2
| 1–2 |
Etka !Etka
| 0–0
| 3–0
|
| 0–1
| 0–0
| 0–1
| 0–1
| 0–2
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 2–1
| 2–0
| 1–2 |
Foolad Yazd !Foolad Yazd
| 2–1
| 2–1
| 2–0
|
| 0–0
| 2–2
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 2–0
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–0 |
Gostaresh !Gostaresh
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 1–4
|
| 0–0
| 1–2
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 2–0 |
Iranjavan !Iranjavan
| 1–0
| 0–2
| 2–1
| 2–1
| 2–0
|
| 4–0
| 3–1
| 1–0
| 2–0
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 2–0
| 0–2 |
Mes Rafsanjan !Mes Rafsanjan
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 0–0
| 2–0
| 0–0
| 1–2
|
| 0–0
| 1–2
| 4–1
| 1–0
| 1–2
| 0–0
| 1–2 |
Payam Mokhaberat !Payam Mokhaberat
| 0–1
| 1–2
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 0–0
|
| 1–7
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 0–0
| 1–0 |
Paykan !Paykan
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 3–2
| 1–0
|
| 2–1
| 4–2
| 0–0
| 4–1
| 2–1 |
Saipa Shomal !Saipa Shomal
| 0–1
| 2–0
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 0–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 2–1
|
| 2–2
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–2 |
Sanat Sari !Sanat Sari
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 1–2
| 1–0
| 1–2
| 1–3
| 2–1
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 0–3
|
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 1–0 |
Sh. Arak !Sh. Arak
| 1–0
| 2–1
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 2–2
| 1–1
| 0–0
|
| 0–1
| 0–0 |
Sh. Bandar Abbas !Sh. Bandar Abbas
| 1–1
| 0–1
| 0–0
| 2–1
| 4–3
| 2–1
| 3–1
| 1–0
| 2–3
| 2–1
| 0–0
| 0–1
|
| 1–1 |
Steel Azin !Steel Azin
| 0–2
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 0–0
| 4–2
| 0–0
| 0–0
| 3–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 3–0
| 1–1
| 2–1
| |
Updated to games played on 18 April 2012.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
Home ╲ Away |
Aluminium !ALH |
Bargh Shiraz !BGH |
Est. Khuzestan !ESK | Gahar !GZA | Gol Gohar !GOL | Machine Sazi !MST | Naft Masjed Soleyman !NFT | Nassaji Mazandaran !NSJ | Niroye Zamini !NRO | Pas Hamedan !PAS | Sanati Kaveh !KAV | Sh. Yasuj !SHY | Shirin Faraz !SFZ | Tarbiat Yazd !TAR |
Aluminium !Aluminium
|
| 2–0
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 0–0
|
|
|
| 2–0
| 1–0
| 2–0
| 0–0
| |
Bargh Shiraz !Bargh Shiraz
|
|
|
| 0–1
|
|
| 0–0
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 0–3
| 1–2
| 1–0
| 0–1 |
Est. Khuzestan !Est. Khuzestan
|
| 1–1
|
|
|
|
| 2–0
|
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 0–2
| 3–1
| 1–1 |
Gahar !Gahar
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 1–0
|
|
| 3–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
|
|
| 1–1
|
| 3–1
| 3–1 |
Gol Gohar !Gol Gohar
| 1–2
| 3–0
| 3–1
| 0–0
|
| 2–2
| 3–0
|
|
|
| 3–2
| 0–1
|
| 2–1 |
Machine Sazi !Machine Sazi
|
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 2–1
| 2–0
|
| 2–2
|
|
|
| 3–2
| 3–1
| 1–1
| 1–2 |
Naft Masjed Soleyman !Naft Masjed Soleyman
| 1–1
|
|
|
|
| 1–0
|
| 2–3
| 1–1
| 1–2
|
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 1–0 |
Nassaji Mazandaran !Nassaji Mazandaran
| 0–1
|
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 1–0
| 1–3
|
|
| 0–0
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–0
|
| |
Niroye Zamini !Niroye Zamini
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 1–0
| 0–1
| 1–0
| 1–1
|
| 1–0
|
|
| 1–0
| 2–2
|
| |
Pas Hamedan !Pas Hamedan
| 1–1
| 2–1
| 1–2
| 1–2
| 2–1
| 0–1
|
| 2–1
| 2–1
|
|
|
|
| 1–1 |
Sanati Kaveh !Sanati Kaveh
| 1–2
| 0–1
| 0–0
|
|
|
| 0–1
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 1–1
|
|
| 2–0
| 1–1 |
Sh. Yasuj !Sh. Yasuj
|
|
| 2–0
| 0–0
| 1–2
| 0–1
| 1–0
|
| 1–3
| 2–0
| 1–0
|
| 2–2
| |
Shirin Faraz !Shirin Faraz
| 1–1
| 1–0
|
|
| 0–0
| 1–0
| 1–1
| 2–0
| 2–1
| 1–1
|
|
|
| 1–0 |
Tarbiat Yazd !Tarbiat Yazd
| 0–2
|
|
| 2–0
| 2–0
|
| 2–1
| 1–1
| 0–0
| 1–3
|
| 0–0
| 2–1
| |
Updated to games played on 9 February 2012.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play Off
- First leg played on May 1, 2012; return leg to be played on May 8, 2012
Winner is promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup
Final
- The Final scheduled to play on May 2, 2012
Player Statistics
Top scorers, Group A
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Top scorers, Group B
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