1970–71 Local League

Local League
Taj SC
Season1970–71
ChampionsTaj Tehran
Asian Club ChampionshipTaj Tehran
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerHossein Kalani (6)

The 1970–71 season was the first season of the Local League of Iranian football. The competition was won by Taj Football Club of Tehran.

Qualifying Tournament

Region A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paykan 4 3 0 1 24 9 +15 7[a] Promoted to the Final Round
2 Taj Abadan 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 6
3 Rah Kerman 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Khane Javanan Isfahan 4 1 2 1 9 14 −5 4
5 Arash Bandar Pahlavi 4 0 0 4 6 20 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 bonus point?

Region B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Promoted to the Final Round
2 Kargar Abadan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Persepolis Rezaiyeh 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 2
4 Pas Hamedan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]

Region C

  • All matches played in Rasht.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pas Tehran 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6 Advance to semifinals
2 Give Bandar Pahlavi 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 4
3 Taj Gonbad 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4
4 Taj Rasht 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arya Mashhad 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Advance to semifinals
2 Taj Khorramabad 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
3 Taj Tabriz 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Third place play-off

Final

Pas Tehran2–2 (4–3)pArya Mashhad

(P) Pas Tehran and Arya Mashhad Promoted to the Final Round

Region D

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Ahvaz 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 6 Advance to semifinals
2 Bargh Tehran 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4
3 Pas Mashhad 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
4 Taj Kohgiluyeh 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Javanan Isfahan 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3 Advance to semifinals
2 Taj Shiraz 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 Sahand Tabriz 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Third place play-off

Final

(P) Bargh Tehran and Taj Shiraz Promoted to the Final Round.

Final Round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pas Tehran 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Advance to Semifinals
2 Persepolis 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 4
3 Taj Shiraz 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
4 Bargh 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 4 Advance to Semifinals
2 Taj Abadan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3 Kargar Abadan 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
4 Arya Mashhad 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Pas Tehran 4–2 Taj Abadan
Taj Tehran 3–0 (awd.)* Persepolis

*The match was abandoned in the 80th minute with the score at 1–1 after Persepolis walked off to protest the officiating; Taj were awarded a 3–0 victory.

Third-place match

Team 1 Score Team 2
Taj Abadan 3–0* Persepolis

* Persepolis objected to the officials appointed for the match and refused to participate; therefore, the match was scratched and Taj Abadan were awarded a 3–0 victory.

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Taj Tehran 2–1 Pas Tehran

Final Standings

Pos Team Qualification
1 Taj Tehran Qualification for the 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
2 Pas Tehran
3 Taj Abadan
4 Persepolis

Top goalscorers

Hossein Kalani
7 goals

References