2023–24 Azadegan League

Azadegan League
Season2023–24
ChampionsKheybar Khorramabad
PromotedKheybar Khorramabad Chadormalou Ardakan
Matches played222
Goals scored411 (1.85 per match)

The 2023–24 Azadegan League is the 33nd season of the Azadegan League and 23rd as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991.[1][2] The season will start with 13 teams from the 2022–23 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League: Mes Kerman and Naft Masjed Soleyman and three new teams promoted from the 2022–23 League 2: Manategh Naftkhiz Jonoub, Mes Sungun and Damash Gilan as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively.[3] Also Shahre Raz Shiraz bought Arman Gohar Sirjan and will participate as a new team in Azadegam League.[4] After week 14, the contract between Khalij Fars Mahshahr and Shahin Bandar Ameri terminated and Shahin replaced Khalij Fars for the remaining matches.[5][6]

Teams

Stadia and locations

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Locations of clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Chadormalou Ardakan Ardakan Shahid Nassiri 15,000
Damash Gilan Rasht
Darya Babol Babol Haft-e Tir 6,000
Esteghlal Mollasani Ahvaz Takhti 10,000
Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Shahid Behnam Mohammadi Stadium 8,000
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Shiraz Pars 50,000
Kheybar Khorramabad Khorramabad Takhti 8,900
Khooshe Talaei Mashhad Imam Reza Stadium
Manategh Nafkhiz Jonoob Gachsaran
Mes Kerman Kerman
Mes Sungun Azerbaijan Tabriz
Mes Shahr-e Babak Sirjan
Pars Jonoubi Jam Jam Takhti 15,000
Saipa Tehran Shahid Dastgerdi 8,250
Shahr Raz Shiraz Shiraz
Shahin Bandar Ameri Ameri, Tangestan
Shahrdari Astara Astara
Ario Eslamshahr Eslamshahr

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1 Khuzestan 2 Esteghlal Molasani, Naft Masjed Soleyman
2 Fars 2 Fajr Sepasi, Shahr Raz
3 Gilan 2 Damash, Shahrdari Astara
4 Kerman 2 Mes Kerman, Mes Shahr-e Babak
5 Bushehr 2 Pars Jonoubi, Shahin Bandar Ameri
6 Tehran 2 Saipa, Ario
7 East Azerbaijan 1 Mes Sungun
8 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1 Manategh Naftkhiz Jonoob
9 Lorestan 1 Kheybar
10 Markazi 1 Khooshe Talaei Saveh
11 Mazandaran 1 Darya Babol
12 Yazd 1 Chadormalou

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kheybar Khorramabad (C, P) 34 25 2 7 59 25 +34 77 Promotion to 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
2 Chadormalou Ardakan (P) 34 22 7 5 47 20 +27 73[a]
3 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 34 22 7 5 50 17 +33 73[a]
4 Naft Masjed Soleyman 34 16 13 5 47 29 +18 61
5 Saipa 34 13 11 10 35 28 +7 50
6 Mes Kerman 34 11 15 8 28 24 +4 48
7 Ario Eslamshahr 34 11 13 10 28 28 0 46
8 Mes Shahr Babak 34 11 11 12 32 26 +6 44
9 Pars Jonoubi Jam 34 11 10 13 33 42 −9 43[b]
10 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 34 10 13 11 35 26 +9 43[b]
11 Mes Sungun Azerbaijan 34 11 10 13 27 34 −7 43[b]
12 Esteghlal Molasani[c] 34 10 13 11 26 33 −7 40
13 Shahr Raz Shiraz 34 8 12 14 25 34 −9 36
14 Shahrdari Astara 34 9 6 19 22 44 −22 33
15 Damash Gilan 34 7 11 16 32 45 −13 32
16 Darya Babol (R) 34 6 13 15 30 41 −11 31 Relegation to 2nd Division
17 Shahin Bandar Ameri (R) 34 6 9 19 21 51 −30 27
18 Khooshe Talaee (R) 34 6 6 22 17 47 −30 24
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played). [8]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chadormalou Ardakan finished ahead of Fajr Sepasi Shiraz on head-to-head points: Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 0–1 Chadormalou Ardakan, Chadormalou Ardakan 3–0 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz
  2. ^ a b c Pars Jonoubi Jam finished ahead of Naft va Gaz Gachsaran and Mes Sungun Azerbaijan on head-to-head points: Pars Jonoubi Jam 7, Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 5, Mes Sungun Azerbaijan 3
  3. ^ Esteghlal Molasani was deducted 3 points due to absence in the last week match in previous season.[7]

Results

Home \ Away ARI CHA DAM DAR ESM FJR SHA KHE KTS MNJ MES MSB MSV MIS PAR SAP SHR SRS
Ario Bam Eslamshahr — 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Chadormalou Ardakan 0–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0
Damash Gilan 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
Darya Babol 1–2 0–3 2–0 — 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–0
Esteghlal Mollasani 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 — 0–3[a] 0–1 2–6 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 — 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Shahin Bandar Ameri 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 — 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1
Kheybar Khorramabad 4–1 2–1 3–0 4–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 — 5–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0
Khooshe Talaei Saveh 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–3 2–3 0–1
Manategh Nafkhiz Jonoob 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–3 3–0 0–1
Mes Kerman 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 4–2
Mes Shahr Babak 0–1 0–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0
Mes Sungun Varzaghan 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 4–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Naft Masjed Soleyman 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
Pars Jonoubi Jam 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 0–1
Saipa 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 2–1
Shahrdari Astara 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 3–2
Shahr Raz Shiraz 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Disciplinary

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ario Bam Eslamshahr3545881011121314141412810121299986*66*
Chadormalou Ardakan3663322453321111111122222
Damash Gilan10151517171816171718171716171717171616171718171816
Darya Babol11131314161718181515161617161616161717181817181617
Esteghlal Mollasani1818161315151412131113119111313111113101111111212
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz118910644312132344434443333
Shahin Bandar Ameri17171818181417161816181818181818181818161615151515
Kheybar Khorramabad1110119533121213222222211111
Khooshe Talaei Saveh11161212141613151617151515151515151515151516161718
Manategh Nafkhiz Jonoob345710975456766566666667*77*
Mes Kerman291011121315141112988101011988777899
Mes Shahr Babak1113171511111110101012101312129101012131212121111
Mes Sungun Varzaghan1111256899111210711121313111210101088
Naft Masjed Soleyman36868109978544433343334444
Pars Jonoubi Jam3334768686791299889788991010
Saipa3212111234455565555555555
Shahrdari Astara11121315131212131413101311141414141414141414141414
Shahr Raz Shiraz911784757678678777710111313131313
Leader :2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League
Relegation to 2024–25 League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2024 (2024-04-03). Source: Iran Football League Organization

See also

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