2018–19 Azadegan League

The 2018–19 Azadegan League was the 28th season of the Azadegan League and 18th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 12 teams from the 2017–18 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League: Siah Jamegan and Naft Tehran and two new teams promoted from the 2017–18 League 2: Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr and Shahin Bushehr both as champions. Navad Urmia replaced Gostaresh Foulad, while Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht replaced Esteghlal Jonoub. Oxin Alborz changed their name into Gol Reyhan. The league started on 10 August 2018 and ended on 30 April 2019. Gol Gohar won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Gol Gohar and Shahin Bushehr promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Peyman Ranjbari and Shahriyar Moghanlou were the league's top scorers, with 16 goals each.

Azadegan League
Season2018–19
ChampionsGol Gohar
1st Azadegan League title
PromotedGol Gohar
Shahin Bushehr
RelegatedShahrdari Mahshahr
Siah Jamegan
Naft Tehran
Matches played240
Goals scored490 (2.04 per match)
Top goalscorerPeyman Ranjbari
Shahriyar Moghanlou (16 goals)
Biggest home winSorkhpooshan Pakdasht 6–0 Navad Urmia
(19 August 2018)
Biggest away winQashqai 1–4 Mes Rafsanjan
(12 August 2018)
Highest scoringSorkhpooshan Pakdasht 6–0 Navad Urmia
(19 August 2018)
Mes Kerman 4–2 Baadraan
(30 April 2019)

Teams

Before the start of competition Naft Tehran was relegated to League 2 following financial problems [1]

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Gol GoharSirjanGol Gohar Sport Complex3,200
Karun ArvandKhorramshahrKhorramshahr Stadium15,000
Khooneh be KhoonehBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Navad UrmiaUrmiaShahid Bakeri15,000
Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000
QashqaiShirazHafezieh15,000
Shahin ShahrdariBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000
Shahrdari MahshahrBandar-e MahshahrShohada Mahshahr3,000
Shahrdari TabrizTabrizSahand66,833
Sorkhpooshan PakdashtPakdashtShahid Dastgerdi8,250

Number of teams by region

RegionNumber of teamsTeams
1Kerman3Gol Gohar, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan
2Khuzestan2Shahrdari Mahshahr, Karun Arvand
3Fars2Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai
4Tehran2Baadraan, Sorkhpooshan
5Alborz1Gol Reyhan Alborz
6Bushehr1Shahin Bushehr
7East Azerbaijan1Shahrdari Tabriz
8Gilan1Malavan
9Markazi1Aluminium Arak
10Mazandaran1Khooneh be Khooneh
11West Azerbaijan1Navad Urmia

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
Aluminium Arak Faraz Kamalvand Hamed Basiri Yousef Jame
Baadraan Farhad Kazemi Karim Eslami Start
Fajr Sepasi Davoud Mahabadi Milad Safaei Olympic Sport
Gol Gohar Vinko BegovićVarious Yousef Jame
Gol Reyhan Mojtaba Hosseini Merooj
Karun Arvand Human Afazeli Mohsen Bengar Merooj
Khooneh Be Khooneh Akbar Misaghian Reza Nasehi Merooj
Malavan Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Pejman Nouri Merooj
Mes Kerman Farzad Hosseinkhani Farzad Hosseinkhani Merooj
Mes Rafsanjan Mišo Krstičević Mohsen Varzkar Merooj
Navad Urmia Vahid Bayatloo Mohammad Zeynali Yousef Jame
Qashqai Mehdi Farvardin Hadi Khadem Olympic Sport
Shahin Bushehr Abdollah Veisi Milad Saremi
Shahrdari Mahshahr Mehdi Pashazadeh Sajjad Ghanavati Nahangi
Shahrdari Tabriz Heydar Jafari Rasoul Pirzadeh Yousef Jame
Sorkhpooshan Mahmoud Fekri Amirhossein Feshangchi Yousef Jame

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Gol Gohar (C, P)30151324726+2158Promotion to 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League
2Shahin Bushehr (P)30141243417+1754
3Gol Reyhan Alborz3013983019+1148
4Aluminium Arak30121262723+448
5Mes Kerman30121173822+1647
6Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht30111094838+1043
7Baadraan Tehran30111093532+343
8Qashqai30117122834−640
9Fajr Sepasi30911102624+238
10Mes Rafsanjan3099124042−236
11Malavan30101192928+135[a]
12Khooneh be Khooneh30710132230−831
13Navad Urmia30710132340−1731
14Sh. Tabriz30610142745−1828
15Karun Arvand Khorramshahr30610141736−1928
16Sh. Mahshahr (R)30510151934−1525Relegation to 2019–20 2nd Division
17Siah Jamegan (E)00000000Relegation to 2019–20 3rd Division
18Naft Tehran (E)00000000
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  • Naft Tehran and Siah Jamegan refused to attend 2 matches and relegated to 2 lower divisions.

Results

Home \ AwayALUBADFJRGOLGRAKARKBKMLVMESMSRNVDQSHSHNSHMSHTSRP
Aluminium Arak1–11–02–10–02–11–03–20–11–01–01–02–21–01–03–1
Baadraan Tehran1–00–10–00–22–12–12–11–11–02–20–01–13–21–11–2
Fajr Sepasi0–00–00–11–01–02–02–01–11–10–00–12–10–00–00–2
Gol Gohar1–11–11–11–03–03–20–02–13–11–01–12–01–03–11–2
Gol Reyhan1–11–01–00–12–01–03–11–01–11–01–21–24–12–12–0
Karun Arvand0–02–11–00–00–20–10–01–30–11–01–00–30–00–00–0
Khooneh be Khooneh1–13–20–01–11–13–00–31–02–20–01–00–00–02–00–1
Malavan2–11–20–01–30–01–10–01–12–02–01–10–01–02–12–1
Mes Kerman0–04–22–10–12–02–03–00–01–20–05–00–02–02–01–3
Mes Rafsanjan4–11–04–34–11–12–21–00–10–12–32–01–11–10–33–3
Navad Urmia1–00–32–20–40–03–10–21–30–01–02–11–11–14–11–0
Qashqai0–01–00–23–30–01–02–00–10–11–42–00–12–14–22–1
Shahin Bushehr0–00–21–01–11–01–11–02–02–13–02–02–00–03–01–2
Sh. Mahshahr0–20–12–11–30–10–10–02–10–01–01–01–20–02–10–1
Sh. Tabriz0–01–10–11–11–01–21–01–02–21–01–11–00–13–32–2
Sorkhpooshan3–01–22–41–11–11–12–11–11–12–26–00–20–11–05–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Peyman RanjbariGol Gohar16
Shahriyar MoghanlouMalavan
3 Akbar SaghiriMes Rafsanjan14
4 Farzad MohammadiNavad Urmia10
5 Mohammad MehriQashqai9
6 Mehrdad AvakhGol Gohar8
Bahman SalariShahin Bushehr

See also

References