2015–16 Azadegan League

The 2015–16 Azadegan League was the 25th season of the Azadegan League and 15th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 15 teams from the 2014–15 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League: Paykan and Naft Masjed Soleyman and two new teams promoted from the 2014–15 League 2: Aluminium Arak as champions and Kheybar Khorramabad. Khooneh be Khooneh replaced Bahman Shiraz while Machine Sazi replaced Shahrdari Tabriz. The league started on 17 August 2015 and ended on 16 May 2016. Paykan won the Azadegan League title for the second time in their history. Paykan, Machine Sazi and Sanat Naft promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Azadegan League
Season2015–16
ChampionsPaykan
2nd Azadegan League title
PromotedPaykan
Machine Sazi
Sanat Naft
RelegatedPAS Hamedan
Shahrdari Ardabil
Sanaye Giti Pasand
Damash
Aluminium Hormozgan
Matches played380
Goals scored796 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerHamid Kazemi
(16 goals)
Biggest home winParseh 5–0 Pas Hamedan
(14 February 2016)
Sanat Naft 5–0 Sh. Ardabil
(3 May 2016)
Biggest away winIranjavan 0–3 Kheybar
(30 November 2015)
Highest scoringFoolad Yazd 3–5 Parseh
(14 January 2016)
Longest winning run6 matches
Fajr Shiraz
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Paykan
Naft MIS
Longest winless run18 matches
Aluminium Hormozgan
Longest losing run9 matches
Aluminium Hormozgan
Highest attendance15,500
Machine Sazi – Mes Rafsanjan
(10 May 2016)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Naft MIS – Paykan
(4 September 2015)
Naft MIS – Mes Kerman
(16 September 2015)
Kheybar – Aluminium Arak
(28 September 2015)
Kheybar – Khooneh be Khooneh
(12 October 2015)
Nassaji – Damash
(29 February 2016)
Nassaji – Parseh Tehran
(11 April 2016)
Total attendance761,770
Average attendance2,539

Teams

Stadia and locations
Giti Pasand
Iranjavan
Nassaji
Khooneh be Khooneh
Mes Kerman
Machine Sazi
Kheybar
Gol Gohar
Parseh
Paykan
Damash
Fajr Sepasi
Locations of clubs
Team City Venue Capacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Aluminium HormozganBandar AbbasPersian Gulf20,000
Damash GilanRashtDr. Azodi11,000
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Foolad YazdYazdShahid Nassiri6,000
Giti PasandIsfahanDaneshgah Azad9,000
Gol GoharSirjanGol Gohar Sport Complex3,200
IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000
Kheybar KhorramabadKhorramabadTakhti Khorramabad10,000
Khooneh be KhoonehBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
Machine SaziTabrizBagh Shomal20,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed SoleymanBehnam Mohammadi8,000
Nassaji MazandaranQaem ShahrVatani15,000
Parseh TehranTehranKargaran5,000
PAS HamedanHamedanQods8,000
PaykanTehranShahre Qods25,000
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti Abadan22,000
Shahrdari ArdabilArdabilAli Daei
Takhti Ardabil
20,000
3,000

Number of teams by region
Region Number of teams Teams
1 Kerman3Gol Gohar, Mes Rafsanjan, Sanat Mes
2 Tehran2Parseh, Paykan
3 Khuzestan2Naft Masjed Soleyman, Sanat Naft
4 Mazandaran2Khooneh be Khooneh, Nassaji Mazandaran
5 East Azerbaijan1Machine Sazi
6 Bushehr1Iranjavan
7 Isfahan1Giti Pasand
8 Gilan1Damash
9 Hormozgan1Aluminium Hormozgan
10 Fars1Fajr Sepasi
11 Hamedan1PAS Hamedan
12 Markazi1Aluminium Arak
13 Lorestan1Kheybar Khorramabad
14 Ardabil1Shahrdari Ardabil
15 Yazd1Foolad Yazd

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Paykan (C, P) 38 18 16 4 50 29 +21 70 Promotion to 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League
2 Machine Sazi (P) 38 16 15 7 53 36 +17 63
3 Sanat Naft (P) 38 16 14 8 51 38 +13 62
4 Fajr Sepasi 38 16 12 10 39 28 +11 60
5 Mes Rafsanjan 38 14 16 8 44 35 +9 58
6 Khooneh be Khooneh 38 14 16 8 39 34 +5 58
7 Mes Kerman 38 14 13 11 37 33 +4 55
8 Nassaji Mazandaran 38 14 11 13 39 40 −1 53
9 Aluminium Arak 38 10 20 8 47 41 +6 50
10 Naft Masjed Soleyman 38 10 18 10 39 39 0 48
11 Gol Gohar 38 9 20 9 35 34 +1 47
12 Kheybar Khorramabad 38 11 14 13 42 46 −4 47
13 Iranjavan 38 11 12 15 42 54 −12 45
14 Foolad Yazd 38 10 14 14 31 38 −7 44
15 Parseh Tehran 38 8 18 12 44 47 −3 42
16 PAS Hamedan (R) 38 10 12 16 34 40 −6 42 Relegation to 2016–17 2nd Division
17 Sh. Ardabil (R) 38 9 13 16 43 49 −6 40
18 Giti Pasand (R) 38 8 15 15 26 41 −15 39
19 Damash (R) 38 8 13 17 29 43 −14 37
20 Aluminium Hormozgan (R) 38 6 14 18 32 51 −19 32
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Paykan F.C.Paykan F.C.Paykan F.C.

Results
Home \ Away ALU ALH DMG FJR FOY SGP GOL IRJ KHE KBK MST MSR NFT NSJ PAT PAS PAY MES SNA SHA
Aluminium Arak 3–3 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 4–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0
Aluminium Hormozgan 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–5
Damash 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0
Fajr Sepasi 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 5–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0
Foolad Yazd 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–5 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–0
Giti Pasand 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0
Gol Gohar 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2
Iranjavan 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Kheybar Khorramabad 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 3–3
Khooneh be Khooneh 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0
Machine Sazi 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Mes Rafsanjan 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2
Naft Masjed Soleyman 3–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
Nassaji Mazandaran 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–1
Parseh Tehran 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
PAS Hamedan 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Paykan 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
Mes Kerman 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1
Sanat Naft 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 5–0
Sh. Ardabil 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2016. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Aluminium ArakDDDDWLDLWWDWDWDWDDLLDDLLDDWDWDDDDDLWLW
Aluminium HormozganLDWLLWDDLDDDLDLDDDLLLDDLWDLLLLLLLLLWWD
DamashLWLWLLDLDDWLWDDLDLWLLLLWWDDDDLLLWLDLDD
Fajr SepasiWDDWDWWWWWWLDDWWDDLWLWDDLLLLWDLDDWWLWL
Foolad YazdWDLDDLDLLWDLLDWWDDLLLLDDLDDDLWLWLWDWWW
Giti PasandLDLWWDLWDLDLDDWLWDDLDWDLLWDDLLDLWLDDLL
Gol GoharDDLWDWLLLWWLLDDDLDLWDDDDDWLWDDDWDDDDDW
IranjavanLDLWLWDLDDWLWLDDLDWWLWWWLDWDLLDDLDWLLL
KheybarWDDLWDDWLLLWLDDLWDLDWWDWWDLLDDLWDWLWDL
Khooneh be KhoonehLDWLWDWWWWDLWDDWDWLLWDWWDLWLDLDDLDDDDD
Machine SaziWDWDDDDWLDLWLWDDLDWWLWWWDDLDWWWDWWDDWL
Mes RafsanjanDDDDLDLWLLDWDWDWWDDLWLDWLWDWWDWDWWDDLW
Mes KermanWLWLWLWDWWLDWDDWDDWWDWDLDLWDLDWLWDLDLL
Naft MISDDLLLWWWLDDLWLDDDDWWDDDDDDDLWWWDLLDLDL
NassajiWDDWLDLWDLLWDWDLWDWWDLLLWWWDLWLWWLDDLW
Parseh TehranLDDDLLDDWDLWLLLDLDWDWDWLLWLWDDDDLWDDDD
PAS HamedanDLDLWDDLWLDLWLDLDDLWWLLDLLWLDWWLDLDLWW
PaykanWDWWWWDLWDDWDDDWDDWWWLDWWDDLWDWDLDDWWD
Sanat NaftWDDDDDWDWDDWLDDLLWWLDWLLWLWWWDDDWWWWDW
Sh. ArdabilDWWLDLLLLDDWWDLLWLLLDLWDWDLLLDDWDLWLDD
Source: lig1.ir
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Attendance

Average home attendance
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Nassaji 116,100 15,000 0 8,931 n/a†
2 Kheybar 103,800 10,000 0 7,414 n/a†
3 Fajr Sepasi 64,550 8,000 3,000 4,034 n/a†
4 Sanat Naft 65,300 15,000 200 3,628 n/a†
5 Machine Sazi 52,450 15,500 150 3,497 n/a†
6 Aluminium Arak 48,500 5,000 2,000 3,464 n/a†
7 Khooneh be Khooneh 54,500 5,000 500 3,406 n/a†
8 Damash 43,750 8,250 500 2,917 n/a†
9 Naft MIS 31,264 5,100 0 2,233 n/a†
10 Sh. Ardabil 34,390 6,000 500 2,149 n/a†
11 Gol Gohar 32,000 3,000 1,000 2,000 n/a†
12 Iranjavan 31,700 3,500 700 1,761 n/a†
13 PAS Hamedan 17,500 3,000 900 1,346 n/a†
14 Mes Kerman 20,600 7,000 50 1,212 n/a†
15 Mes Rafsanjan 14,600 2,000 200 913 n/a†
16 Aluminium Hormozgan 10,000 2,000 100 667 n/a†
17 Foolad Yazd 6,178 1,500 150 386 n/a†
18 Paykan 6,300 1,000 50 371 n/a†
19 Giti Pasand 6,249 1,500 50 368 n/a†
20 Parseh Tehran 2,039 300 49 120 n/a†
League total 761,770 15,500 0 2,539 n/a†

Updated to games played on 16 May 2016
Source: lig1.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Not all matches are included in average attendances
Naft MIS and Paykan played last season in Persian Gulf Pro League
Aluminium Arak, Kheybar Khorramabad and Khooneh Be Khooneh played last season in League 2

Highest attendance
Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Machine Sazi3–0Mes Rafsanjan15,50010 May 2016 (2016-05-10)37Sahand
2Nassaji1–1Machine Sazi15,00016 November 2015 (2015-11-16)15Vatani
2Sanat Naft2–1Fajr Sepasi15,00016 May 2016 (2016-05-16)38Takhti Abadan
4Nassaji1–0Khooneh be Khooneh14,5004 September 2015 (2015-09-04)4Vatani
5Nassaji1–4Sanat Naft12,10020 January 2016 (2016-01-20)22Vatani
6Nassaji0–2Fajr Sepasi12,00013 October 2015 (2015-10-13)10Vatani
7Nassaji1–1PAS Hamedan10,00016 September 2015 (2015-09-16)6Vatani
7Kheybar Khorramabad1–2Fajr Sepasi10,00023 November 2015 (2015-11-23)16Takhti Khorramabad
7Nassaji1–0Mes Kerman10,00014 February 2016 (2016-02-14)26Vatani
7Machine Sazi1–0Nassaji10,00018 April 2016 (2016-04-18)34Bagh Shomal

Notes:
Updated to games played on 16 May 2016. Source: lig1.ir

See also

References
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