1970–71 Local League

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.

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

Qualifying Tournament

Region A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Paykan4301249+157[a]Promoted to the Final Round
2Taj Abadan422094+56
3Rah Kerman412145−14
4Khane Javanan Isfahan4121914−54
5Arash Bandar Pahlavi4004620−140
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Region B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Taj Tehran330061+56Promoted to the Final Round
2Kargar Abadan320153+24
3Persepolis Rezaiyeh310213−22
4Pas Hamedan300316−50
Source: [citation needed]

Region C

  • All matches played in Rasht.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Pas Tehran3300123+96Advance to semifinals
2Give Bandar Pahlavi3201127+54
3Taj Gonbad320187+14
4Taj Rasht3003413−90
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Arya Mashhad220030+34Advance to semifinals
2Taj Khorramabad210121+12
3Taj Tabriz200204−40
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Pas Tehran7–1Taj Khorramabad

Third place play-off

Give Bandar Pahlavi8–0Taj Khorramabad

Final

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

Region D

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Taj Ahvaz3300152+136Advance to semifinals
2Bargh Tehran320185+34
3Pas Mashhad310257−22
4Taj Kohgiluyeh3003216−140
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Javanan Isfahan211052+33Advance to semifinals
2Taj Shiraz20203302
3Sahand Tabriz201113−21
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Taj Shiraz3–2Taj Ahvaz
Javanan Isfahan0–4Bargh Tehran

Third place play-off

Javanan Isfahan0–2Taj Ahvaz

Final

Taj Shiraz0–1Bargh Tehran

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

Final Round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Pas Tehran330092+76Advance to Semifinals
2Persepolis3201103+74
3Taj Shiraz310238−52
4Bargh300309−90
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Taj Tehran312072+54Advance to Semifinals
2Taj Abadan312042+24
3Kargar Abadan312054+14
4Arya Mashhad300328−60
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Pas Tehran4–2Taj Abadan
Taj Tehran3–0 (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 1ScoreTeam 2
Taj Abadan3–0*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 1ScoreTeam 2
Taj Tehran2–1Pas Tehran

Final Standings

PosTeamQualification
1Taj TehranQualification for the 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
2Pas Tehran
3Taj Abadan
4Persepolis

Top goalscorers

Hossein Kalani
7 goals

References