2020–21 Iranian Futsal Super League

Iranian Futsal Super League
Season2020–21
ChampionsMes Sungun
RelegatedKowsar
Iman
Matches played126
Goals scored736 (5.84 per match)
Top goalscorerSaeid Ahmadabbasi
(26 Goals)

The 2020–21 Iranian Futsal Super League is the 22nd season of the Iran Pro League and the 17th under the name Futsal Super League. Mes Sungun are the defending champions.[1] The season will feature 12 teams from the 2019–20 Super League and two new teams promoted from the 2019–20 Iran Futsal's 1st Division.[2]

Format changes

Final match of last season and the beginning of this season has some postponements due to COVID-19 pandemic in Iran. And other international futsal games have the same issues too. Therefore, this season has to be held squeezed and these changes has been made:[2]

Regular season

14 teams will be divided to 2 groups of 7 teams each. Each Groups matches will be held in two regions (with two hosts) in a round-robin format. After the end of regular season, teams will be divided to 3 parts by their rankings:

  1. Teams ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each group (total 6 teams) will qualify for the Championship playoffs.
  2. Teams ranked 4th and 5th in each group (total 4 teams) will remain in next season's super league.
  3. Teams ranked 6th and 7th in each group (total 4 teams) will play in Relegation playoffs.

Playoffs

Championship playoffs will be held in round-robin format with 6 teams in 10 weeks. Final ranking of this round will define the champion.
Relegation playoffs will be held in round-robin format with 4 teams in 6 weeks. Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in this round will relegate to next season's 1st division.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of clubs in 2019–20 Iranian Futsal Super League
Team Location Indoor stadium Capacity Past Season
Ahoora Behbahan Ali ibn Abi Talib 1,000 12th
Crop Alvand Yadegar Imam 3,500 Promoted
Farsh Ara Mashhad Shahid Beheshti 6,000 5th
Ferdows Qom Shahid Heidarian 2,000 7th
Giti Pasand Isfahan Shohadaye Mokhaberat – 2nd
Iman Shiraz Shahid Abolfathi – Replaced for Labaniyat Arjan
Kowsar Isfahan Pirouzi 4,300 Replaced for Hypershahr
Melli Haffari Ahvaz Imam Reza 1,000 8th
Mes Sungun Varzaqan Shahid Poursharifi 6,000 Champion
Moghavemat Karaj Enghelab Eslami 2,500 10th
Raga Ray Ayatollah Taleghani 500 Promoted
Shahid Mansouri Qarchak Shohadaye 7th Tir 3,000 Replaced for Setaregan
Shahrvand Sari Sayed Rasoul Hosseini 3,727 6th
Sunich Saveh Fajr-e Felestin 2,500 4th

Personnel

Team Manager Captain
Ahoora Iran Mohsen Alipour Sakhavi Iran Sajjad Masihi
Crop Iran Mansour Molaei Iran Mahdi Javid
Farsh Ara Iran Majid Mortezaei Iran Saeid Sarvari
Ferdows Iran Hossein Sabouri Iran Nasser Etminan
Giti Pasand Iran Vahid Shamsaei Iran Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh
Iman Iran Hamid Reza Abrarinia Iran Morteza Keshavarz
Kowsar Iran Davoud Tavassol Iran Majid Kiani
Melli Haffari Iran Kiyavash Alasvand Iran Farid Namazi
Mes Sungun Iran Ahmad Baghbanbashi Iran Farhad Fakhimzadeh
Moghavemat Iran Farhad Keshavarz Iran Morteza Ezzati
Raga Iran Mohammad Keshavarz Iran Mohammad Keshavarz
Shahid Mansouri Iran Mohsen Hassanzadeh Iran Mohammad Taheri
Shahrvand Iran Masoud Najjarian Iran Taha Mortazavi
Sunich Iran Javad Asghari Moghaddam Iran Nader Hanifi

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1 Tehran 2 Shahid Mansouri, Raga
2 Khuzestan 2 Melli Haffari, Ahoora
3 Isfahan 2 Giti Pasand, Kowsar
4 Alborz 1 Moghavemat
5 East Azerbaijan 1 Mes Sungun
6 Mazandaran 1 Shahrvand
7 Razavi Khorasan 1 Farsh Ara
8 Qom 1 Ferdows
9 Markazi 1 Sunich
10 Fars 1 Iman
11 Qazvin 1 Crop

Regular season

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Giti Pasand 12 8 3 1 48 31 +17 27 Qualification for the Championship Playoffs
2 Moghavemat 12 7 1 4 43 32 +11 22
3 Crop 12 4 4 4 36 35 +1 16
4 Ferdows 12 4 3 5 36 36 0 15
5 Shahid Mansouri 12 4 1 7 30 39 −9 13
6 Shahrvand 12 3 3 6 42 46 −4 12 Qualification for the Relegation Playoffs
7 Ahoora 12 3 3 6 21 37 −16 12
Updated to match(es) played on March 7, 2021. Source: Futsal Casa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mes Sungun 12 8 2 2 49 23 +26 26 Qualification for the Championship Playoffs
2 Farsh Ara 12 8 2 2 38 30 +8 26
3 Sunich 12 8 1 3 52 35 +17 25
4 Raga 12 4 2 6 29 32 −3 14
5 Melli Haffari 12 4 2 6 36 46 −10 14
6 Kowsar 12 3 2 7 38 48 −10 11 Qualification for the Relegation Playoffs
7 Iman 12 0 3 9 20 48 −28 3
Updated to match(es) played on March 7, 2021. Source: Futsal Casa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Playoffs

Championship Playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mes Sungun (C) 10 7 1 2 37 22 +15 22 League Champions
2 Giti Pasand 10 6 2 2 32 17 +15 20
3 Sunich 10 5 2 3 24 21 +3 17
4 Farsh Ara 10 3 1 6 19 30 −11 10
5 Crop 10 3 1 6 21 33 −12 10
6 Moghavemat 10 2 1 7 20 30 −10 7
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Futsal Casa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Relegation Playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ahoora 6 3 2 1 18 15 +3 11
2 Shahrvand 6 3 1 2 17 14 +3 10
3 Kowsar (R) 6 2 3 1 18 13 +5 9 Relegation to the 1st Division
4 Iman (R) 6 0 2 4 12 23 −11 2
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: Futsal Casa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Awards

References

  1. ^ "مس سونگون قهرمان فوتسال ایران شد". ایرنا. June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "لیگ برتر فوتسال از دهم مهرماه و در دو گروه آغاز می‌شود". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency. August 25, 2020.