2016–17 Azadegan League

Azadegan League
Season 2016–17
Champions Pars Jonoubi Jam
1st Azadegan League title
Promoted Pars Jonoubi Jam
Sepidrood
Relegated Kheybar Khorramabad
Foolad Yazd
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Matches played 306
Goals scored 622 (2.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Mohammad Abbaszadeh
(24 goals)
Biggest home win Khooneh be Khooneh 6–0 Rah Ahan
(23 September 2016)
Biggest away win Est. Ahvaz 1–5 Mes Kerman
(31 January 2017)
Highest scoring Mes Rafsanjan 6–1 Kheybar Khorramabad
(7 December 2016)
Longest winning run 4 matches
Malavan
Pars Jonoubi Jam
Longest unbeaten run 23 matches
Pars Jonoubi Jam
Longest winless run 34 matches
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Longest losing run 8 matches
Esteghlal Ahvaz
Highest attendance 20,000
SepidroodNassaji
(1 May 2017)
Lowest attendance 0 (spectator ban)
Est. Ahvaz Aluminium Arak
(13 August 2016)
Est. Ahvaz Foolad Yazd
(26 August 2016)
Foolad Yazd Iranjavan[1]
(23 November 2016)
Khooneh be Khooneh Mes Kerman[2]
(23 November 2016)
Khooneh be Khooneh Malavan[3]
(7 December 2016)
Foolad Yazd Fajr Sepasi[4]
(7 December 2016)
Khooneh be Khooneh Mes Rafsanjan[5]
(13 January 2017)
Foolad Yazd Baadraan[6]
(13 January 2017)
Sepidrood Est. Ahvaz[7]
(21 February 2017)
Naft MIS Sepidrood[8]
(30 March 2017)
Nassaji Baadraan Tehran[9]
(30 March 2017)
Khooneh be Khooneh Gol Gohar[10]
(5 April 2017)
Nassaji Rah Ahan[11]
(24 April 2017)
Khooneh be Khooneh Kheybar[12]
(1 May 2017)
Total attendance 771,193
Average attendance 2,650

The 2016–17 Azadegan League was the 26th season of the Azadegan League and 16th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 12 teams from the 2015–16 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League: Malavan, Rah Ahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz and three new teams promoted from the 2015–16 League 2: Oxin Alborz and Sepidrood Rasht both as champions and Pars Jonoubi Jam. Baadraan Tehran replaced Parseh Tehran. The league started on 7 August 2016 and ended on 1 May 2017. Pars Jonoubi Jam won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Pars Jonoubi Jam and Sepidrood Rasht promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Venue Capacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
Est. AhvazAhvazTakhti Ahvaz10,000
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Foolad YazdYazdShahid Nassiri6,000
Gol GoharSirjanGol Gohar Sport Complex3,200
IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000
Kheybar KhorramabadKhorramabadTakhti Khorramabad10,000
Khooneh be KhoonehBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed SoleymanBehnam Mohammadi8,000
Nassaji MazandaranQaem ShahrVatani15,000
Pars Jonoubi JamJamTakhti Jam10,000
Rah AhanTehranShahid Derakhshan8,000
SepidroodRashtDr. Azodi11,000
Oxin AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1 Kerman3Gol Gohar, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan
2 Bushehr2Iranjavan, Pars Jonoubi Jam
3 Gilan2Malavan, Sepidrood
4 Khuzestan2Esteghlal Ahvaz, Naft Masjed Soleyman
5 Mazandaran2Khooneh be Khooneh, Nassaji Mazandaran
6 Tehran2Baadraan, Rah Ahan
7 Alborz1Oxin Alborz
8 Fars1Fajr Sepasi
9 Lorestan1Kheybar Khorramabad
10 Markazi1Aluminium Arak
11 Yazd1Foolad Yazd

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Pars Jonoubi Jam (C) (P) 34 16 14 4 29 14 +15 62 Promotion to 2017-18 Persian Gulf Pro League
2 Sepidrood (P) 34 17 10 7 35 24 +11 61
3 Gol Gohar 34 16 12 6 49 34 +15 60
4 Malavan 34 15 13 6 34 27 +7 58
5 Khooneh be Khooneh 34 15 11 8 47 33 +14 56
6 Baadraan Tehran 34 14 14 6 34 21 +13 56
7 Oxin Alborz 34 13 10 11 39 29 +10 49
8 Mes Kerman 34 11 16 7 35 25 +10 49
9 Aluminium Arak 34 12 12 10 38 31 +7 48
10 Nassaji Mazandaran 34 12 10 12 44 41 +3 46
11 Mes Rafsanjan 34 11 10 13 42 32 +10 43
12 Iranjavan 34 9 11 14 39 41 2 38
13 Naft Masjed Soleyman 34 7 16 11 33 32 +1 37
14 Fajr Sepasi 34 8 12 14 32 38 6 36
15 Rah Ahan 34 8 12 14 31 49 18 36
16 Kheybar Khorramabad (R) 34 8 10 16 23 41 18 34 2017-18 League 2
17 Foolad Yazd (R) 34 6 12 16 20 42 22 30
18 Est. Ahvaz (R) 34 0 11 23 18 68 50 11

Updated to games played on 1 May 2017.
Source:
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

Home \ Away[1] ALU BAD ESAFJRFOYGOLIRJKHEKBKMLVMSRNFTNSJOXIPJJRAHMESSEP
Aluminium Arak 10 11 23 01 11 30 10 20 23 02 12 11 10 00 21 00 10
Baadraan Tehran 11 31 10 21 11 00 10 30 11 11 00 01 11 00 00 11 10
Est. Ahvaz 03 01 11 11 02 00 01 00 13 12 22 11 00 12 11 15 01
Fajr Sepasi 11 00 40 20 02 32 01 20 00 01 13 00 00 00 22 02 12
Foolad Yazd 00 11 21 02 12 10 11 01 00 02 10 10 03 01 22 10 11
Gol Gohar 32 02 40 10 21 30 10 00 31 21 00 22 21 01 51 00 32
Iranjavan 33 12 50 21 21 11 01 00 32 00 00 22 01 12 50 11 31
Kheybar Khorramabad 13 02 20 00 00 11 10 00 01 11 10 21 12 01 02 00 11
Khooneh be Khooneh 11 22 10 11 21 51 12 42 20 31 30 30 02 02 60 00 01
Malavan 10 10 21 10 10 00 00 21 11 21 00 10 10 11 00 21 10
Mes Rafsanjan 01 12 30 23 50 30 10 61 12 00 11 01 21 00 42 00 00
Naft Masjed Soleyman 11 01 11 20 11 01 30 12 12 11 00 01 30 00 40 22 10
Nassaji Mazandaran 01 22 30 01 30 33 21 31 12 21 20 21 01 11 41 00 21
Oxin Alborz 01 10 30 31 11 00 12 20 11 21 11 11 31 00 01 20 12
Pars Jonoubi Jam 21 01 10 10 10 20 21 00 00 20 10 00 20 02 02 11 11
Rah Ahan 00 01 30 11 00 02 01 31 01 12 20 30 11 00 02 10 00
Mes Kerman 10 10 22 22 20 11 10 10 12 00 10 22 20 31 10 11 01
Sepidrood 10 10 21 20 00 10 11 00 31 11 10 10 32 21 00 10 10

Updated to games played on 1 May 2017.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Pars Jonoubi JamWWDDWDDLLLWWDWDWDDDWWWDDDDWWDWWWWL
SepidroodWWDLWDWWWDDWWWLWWLWDDWDLWDDWLWWDLW
Gol GoharWWDDDWWWLLWDDLWLWWDDWDDDWDWWWLLDWW
MalavanWDDWLWLWDWWWWDDLDWWWDDLDDWLDWWWLDD
Khooneh be KhoonehWWDDLDWWDWWLDDLWDDWLLLLWWLWWDWWDDW
Baadraan TehranLWDDWDLDWWLLWWDLDWDWWDLDWDDDDWWWDW
Mes KermanDDDDDDWLWDWDLDDDWWWDWWWDDDWLWLLLDL
Oxin AlborzWLWWWLWWDLDWLLLLLWDDWDWDDWLLDDLDWW
Aluminium ArakLWDWWDLLDWDDDDLWDLDLLWWWDWWLLWWDDL
Nassaji MazandaranLWDDDDWWWLLWDDWDWLWWLDLLWDWLDLLLWL
Mes RafsanjanLLLLDWLLLWDWWDDWWDLWWDWDLDLWDLLLDW
IranjavanLDDDWLWLDDLLDLWWWDLLLDDLLWWLDLWDLW
Naft Masjed SoleymanWLWDDDDDLLDLDLWDDDLWLDDDLLLWWLWDDD
Fajr SepasiDLLDLDLLDLLLLDWWDLLLDDWWLLDDDWWDWW
Rah AhanLDWDLWWLDWDDWWDDLLLLDDWDLLLLDDLWLL
Kheybar KhorramabadDLDLLLLWWDWDLLWLDDDDLLLWWWLDLLLWDL
Foolad YazdDLDDLLLWDDLDDWLLLDDLWLLLDLDWDWLWLL
Est. AhvazLLLDDDLLLDLLLDLLLDDDLLDDLDLLLLLLLL

Source: lig1.ir
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Iran Mohammad Abbaszadeh Nassaji Mazandaran 24
2 Iran Hamid Kazemi Khooneh be Khooneh 15
3 Iran Soheil Haghshenas Sepidrood Rasht 13
4 Iran Mehrdad Avakh Gol Gohar 11
Iran Amir Mirbozorgi Oxin Alborz 11
6 Iran Mehdi Ghaedi Iranjavan 10
7 Iran Akbar Saghiri Gol Gohar 9
Iran Mehdi Daghagheleh Mes Rafsanjan 9
9 Iran Ali Gholamrezapour Fajr Sepasi 8
Iran Rouhollah Bagheri Khooneh Be Khooneh 8

Notes:
Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Nassaji 155,000 15,000 0 10,333 +15.7%
2 Sepidrood 150,000 20,000 0 9,375 n/a
3 Khooneh be Khooneh 49,500 6,000 0 4,125 +21.1%
4 Malavan 61,843 8,000 1,000 3,638 −12.0%
5 Pars Jonoubi Jam 46,250 10,000 250 2,721 n/a
6 Kheybar 46,000 5,000 1,000 2,706 −63.5%
7 Gol Gohar 39,500 3,000 1,000 2,324 +16.2%
8 Aluminium Arak 35,500 5,000 500 2,088 −39.7%
9 Mes Kerman 33,600 7,000 500 1,976 +63.0%
10 Naft MIS 31,500 4,000 0 1,969 −11.8%
11 Fajr Sepasi 32,500 3,000 500 1,918 −52.5%
11 Iranjavan 32,500 3,000 1,000 1,918 +8.9%
13 Est. Ahvaz 13,900 2,000 0 927 −47.7%
14 Foolad Yazd 10,500 1,000 0 750 +94.3%
15 Mes Rafsanjan 10,800 2,000 100 675 −26.1%
16 Oxin Alborz 10,000 4,000 50 588 n/a
17 Baadraan Tehran 9,050 2,500 100 532 n/a
18 Rah Ahan 3,200 500 50 188 −94.7%
League total 771,193 20,000 0 2,650 +4.4%

Updated to games played on 1 May 2017
Source: lig1.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Esteghlal Ahvaz, Malavan and Rah Ahan played last season in Persian Gulf Pro League
Baadraan Tehran, Oxin Alborz, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Sepidrood played last season in League 2

Attendances by round

Team/Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Average
Aluminium Arak 2,000A2,000A3,000AA3,000A3,000A2,000A2,000A5,000AA1,000A3,000A3,0002,000A2,000A500A500A500A1,0002,088
Baadraan Tehran A1,000A1,000A1,500A300A200A300200A200A1502,500A1,000A300A100A100A500AA100A100A532
Esteghlal Ahvaz ANCANCA1,500A400A500A1,000A500AA1,0001,000A2,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A500A1,000A5001,000A927
Fajr Sepasi A2,000A3,000A500A3,000500A500A1,000A3,000A2,0002,000A2,000A2,000A2,000AA2,000A2,000A2,000A3,000A1,918
Foolad Yazd 200A1,000A700A700AA200A1,000ANCANCAANCA400A800A800700A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,000750
Gol Gohar A1,500A2,000A1,5001,000A1,500A2,000A3,000A2,000A2,0002,000A3,000A3,000AA3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A2,324
Iranjavan A1,0002,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A3,0002,000AA1,500A1,500A1,500A1,000A2,000A2,000A3,000A1,918
Kheybar Khorramabad A2,000A5,000A2,000A2,000A1,500A1,500A3,0001,000A5,0004,000A5,000A1,000A2,000A3,000A3,000A3,000AA2,000A2,706
Khooneh be Khooneh 6,000A4,000AA5,000A3,000A4,000A5,000ANCANCAANCA2,5005,000A3,000A2,000A6,000ANCA4,000ANC4,125
Malavan A1,500A7,000A3,000A5,000A1,4031,000A3,000A1,640A2,0005,800A2,000A1,500A2,000A5,000AA6,000A6,000A8,000A3,638
Mes Kerman 2,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,500A600A1,000A1,000A1,500A1,500A2,000A7,000A5,000A3,000A3,000A500A1,976
Mes Rafsanjan A1,000A500A1,000A1,000A500A150A500A150A150A1,000A1,000A2,000A1,000A100A100A200A-675
Naft Masjed Soleyman 1,500A2,000A4,000A3,500A2,000A1,000A2,000A2,0002,000AA2,000A1,500A2,000A1,500A1,500ANCA2,000AA1,0001,969
Nassaji Mazandaran A6,000A10,0007,000A8,000A12,000A15,000A9,000A10,000A10,00015,000A12,000AA12,000A9,000A10,000ANCA10,000ANCA10,333
Oxin Alborz 500A50A1,000A300A300A200A200AA500AA100A250A1,000A400A400A500A4,000200A100588
Pars Jonoubi Jam 700AA3,000A2,000A250A2,000A1,500A1,800A2,000AA1,0001,000A2,000A1,000A2,000A3,000A3,000A10,000A10,0002,721
Rah Ahan 300A100A100A50A150A500AA200A150AA300A150A500A100A100A200100A100A100188
Sepidrood 5,000A5,000A7,000A3,000A8,000AA4,000A8,000A10,000AA8,000A12,000A15,000ANCA8,0007,000A15,000A15,000A20,0009,375
Total 18,20016,00017,15031,50025,80018,00019,55017,95027,45013,30323,70016,45021,00016,00022,84019,80026,15034,45013,90029,00022,80016,80037,80015,10023,30016,80031,00021,60016,70023,70032,10031,50020,60033,200771,193
Average 2,0222,0001,9063,9382,8672,0002,1721,9943,0501,4782,6331,8282,3332,2862,5382,8292,9063,8281,9863,2222,5331,8674,2001,6782,9131,8673,4442,4002,3862,9633,5673,5002,5754,7432,650

Notes:
Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Baadraan Tehran played their matches against Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman and Naft MIS at Ekbatan
Esteghlal Ahvaz played their match against Mes Rafsanjan at Ghadir
Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Baadraan Tehran, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Oxin Alborz, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Mes Kerman at Shahid Dastgheib

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Sepidrood32Nassaji20,0001 May 201734Dr. Azodi
2Nassaji12Khooneh be Khooneh15,00023 October 201610Vatani
2Nassaji01Oxin Alborz15,0006 January 201718Vatani
2Sepidrood00Pars Jonoubi Jam15,0004 February 201723Dr. Azodi
2Sepidrood10Mes Kerman15,0005 April 201730Dr. Azodi
2Sepidrood11Iranjavan15,00017 April 201732Dr. Azodi
7Nassaji30Esteghlal Ahvaz12,0007 October 20169Vatani
7Nassaji21Iranjavan12,00019 January 201720Vatani
7Sepidrood11Malavan12,00025 January 201721Dr. Azodi
7Nassaji01Fajr Sepasi12,0006 February 201723Vatani

Notes:
Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir

See also

References

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