2013–14 Iran 2nd Division

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2013–14
ChampionsShahrdari Ardabil (A) and Etka Gorgan (B)
PromotedShahrdari Ardabil
Etka Gorgan
Foolad Novin
Shahrdari Tabriz
RelegatedShahin Bushehr
Bargh Shiraz
Hoordad Rayan
Sepidrood Rasht
Shahrdari Arak
Minab Toyur Hormozgan
Payam Sanat Amol
Matches played338
Goals scored731 (2.16 per match)

2013–14 Iran 2nd Division is the edition of the third tier of the Iranian football league system 2nd Division football competitive season for the Persian Gulf Cup.

The league is composed of 28 teams divided into two geographic divisions of 14 teams each. Teams contest only other teams in their own division: once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each division, two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and three teams are relegated to Iran Football's 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 7 teams to 3rd Division.

The League began in September 2013.

Teams

Group A

Team City
Bargh Shiraz Shiraz
Shahrdari Jooybar Jooybar
Shahin Bushehr Bushehr
Machine Sazi Tabriz
Mes Soongoun Varzaghan
Kargar Boneh Gaz Bushehr Bushehr
Khalkhal Dasht Khalkhal
Foolad Novin Ahvaz
Sanat Naft Novin Abadan
Sanat Sari Sari
Hoordad Rayan Kerman
Shahrdari Ardebil Ardabil
Shahrdari Dezful Dezful
Shahrdari Langarud Langarud

Group B

Team City
Caspian Qazvin Qazvin
Minab Toyur Hormozgan Minab
Payam Sanat Amol F.C. Amol
Bahman Shiraz F.C. Shiraz
Etka Gorgan
Shahrdari Arak Arak
Melli Haffari Ahvaz
Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz
Fajr Jam Bushehr Bushehr
Karun Khuzestan Ahvaz
Naft Omidiyeh Omidiyeh
Persepolis Ganaveh Ganaveh
Sepidrood Rasht
Shahrdari Noshahr Noshahr[1]

Standings

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sh. Ardabil (P) 24 14 7 3 35 18 +17 49 Promotion to Azadegan League 2014–15
2 Foolad Novin (P) 24 13 7 4 35 17 +18 46
3 Mes Soongoun 24 10 8 6 43 29 +14 38
3 Sanat Naft Novin 24 11 5 8 32 24 +8 38
5 Sanat Sari 24 9 9 6 32 25 +7 36
6 Sh. Jooybar 24 9 8 7 30 23 +7 35
7 Khalkhal Dasht 24 8 10 6 22 18 +4 34
8 Kargar Boneh Gaz 24 8 7 9 27 34 −7 31
9 Sh. Dezful Novin 24 6 9 9 27 29 −2 27
10 Sh. Langarud 24 5 9 10 32 42 −10 24
11 Machine Sazi 24 6 5 13 26 33 −7 23 Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Bargh Shiraz (R) 24 5 8 11 13 21 −8 23 Relegation to 3rd Division 2014–15
13 Hoordad Rayan (R) 24 3 7 14 14 51 −37 16
14 Shahin Bushehr (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2013 (2013-08-20). Source: http://www.dsport.ir/fa/posts/76
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Etka Gorgan (P) 26 17 3 6 36 11 +25 54 Promotion to Azadegan League 2014–15
2 Sh. Tabriz (P) 26 16 4 6 34 14 +20 52
3 Hafari Ahvaz 26 14 7 5 34 19 +15 49
4 Naft Omidiyeh 26 13 7 6 25 17 +8 46
5 Bahman Shiraz 26 12 8 6 26 15 +11 44
6 Caspian Qazvin 26 11 8 7 30 16 +14 41
7 Fajr Jam 26 11 5 10 29 24 +5 38
8 Payam Vahdat Khorasan 26 10 6 10 30 25 +5 36
9 Karun Khuzestan 26 6 16 4 28 22 +6 34
10 Per. Ganaveh 26 7 8 11 22 31 −9 29
11 Payam Amol (R) 26 7 7 12 19 27 −8 28 Qualification to relegation play-offs
12 Sepidrood (R) 26 5 9 12 27 39 −12 24 Relegation to 3rd Division 2014–15
13 Sh. Arak (R) 26 3 9 14 17 37 −20 18
14 Minab Toyur (R) 26 1 2 23 6 64 −58 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2013 (2013-11-25). Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-off

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Machine Sazi 6-0 Payam Sanat Amol 3–0 3–0

Payam Sanat Amol relegated to 2014–15 Iran Football's 3rd Division.

References

  1. ^ "لیگ دسته دوم فوتبال قرعه کشی شد/ ماشین سازان در گروه اول، شهرداری با وضعیت مبهم در گروه دوم| پایگاه فرهنگی اطلاع رسانی آناج | Anaj.ir". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-08-20.