2015–16 League 2 (Iran)

2015–16 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 15th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2014–15, seven new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Azadegan League: Tarbiat Novin, Naft Gachsaran, Niroo Zamini, Etka Gorgan, Sh.Bandar Abbas, Rahian Kermanshah, Esteghlal Ahvaz and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2014–15: Moghavemat Tehran, Kara Shiraz, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr.[1]

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsOxin Alborz , Sepidrood Rasht
PromotedSepidrood Rasht
Oxin Alborz
Pars Jam
RelegatedMeli Poshan
Persepolis Ganaveh
Yaran Ghadir Alborz
Kargar Boneh Gaz
Shahrdari Kamyaran
Tarbiat Novin
Haf Semnan
Moghavemat Tehran
Payam Mashhad
Aboumoslem
Sanat Sari
Alvand Hamedan

Teams

Stadia and locations
Locations of clubs in 2015–16 Iran Football's 2nd Division

Number of teams by region
Region Number of teams Teams
1 Tehran5Esteghlal B, Moghavemat, Kimia, Baderan, Niroo Zamini
2 Khuzestan6Shahrdari Dezful, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Naft Omidiyeh, Foolad B, Karun, Naft Novin
3 Bushehr4Shahin, Kargar, Pars Jam, Persepolis Ganaveh
4 Mazandaran2Shahrdari Jooybar, Sanat Sari
5 East Azerbaijan2Shahrdari Tabriz, Meli Poshan
6 Razavi Khorasan2Aboumoslem, Payam
7 Gilan2Sepidrood, Rahpouyan
8 Hormozgan2Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, Shahin Kish
9 Fars2Kara,Bargh Novin
10 West Azerbaijan1Shahrdari Urmia
11 Semnan1Haf Semnan
12 Kermanshah1Be'sat Kermanshah
13 Isfahan1Arad
14 Kordestan1Shahrdari Kamyaran
15 Golestan1Etka
16 Hamedan1Alvand
17 Ardabil1Khalkhal Dasht
18 Yazd1Tarbiat Novin
19 Qazvin1Caspian Qazvin
20 Zanjan1Shahrdari Zanjan

First round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oxin Alborz 18 10 7 1 30 9 +21 37 Second Round
2 Sh. Bandar Abbas 18 10 6 2 26 8 +18 36
3 Niroo Zamini 18 9 5 4 27 16 +11 32
4 Be'sat Kermanshah 18 7 8 3 30 15 +15 29
5 Bargh Shiraz 18 8 5 5 21 10 +11 29
6 Karun Khuzestan 18 5 4 9 23 20 +3 19
7 Sh. Kashan 18 4 7 7 20 25 −5 19
8 Meli Poshan 18 4 7 7 10 17 −7 19 Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division
9 Per. Ganaveh 18 5 4 9 14 24 −10 19
10 Yaran Ghadir Alborz 18 0 1 17 8 65 −57 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Baadraan Tehran 18 11 4 3 34 16 +18 37 Second Round
2 Pars Jonoubi Jam 18 10 5 3 24 8 +16 35
3 Kimia Farayand 18 10 5 3 28 13 +15 35
4 Sh. Mahshahr 18 10 3 5 34 23 +11 33
5 Mahan Shoshtar 18 7 5 6 21 17 +4 26
6 Sardar Bukan 18 7 3 8 14 20 −6 24
7 Sh. Tabriz 18 5 8 5 17 15 +2 23
8 Sh. Kamyaran 18 5 4 9 25 28 −3 19 Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division
9 Kargar Boneh Gaz 18 4 2 12 15 27 −12 14
10 Tarbiat Novin 18 0 3 15 4 49 −45 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 18 8 7 3 16 11 +5 31 Second Round
2 Naft Omidiyeh 18 8 6 4 23 15 +8 30
3 Kara Shiraz 18 7 7 4 21 15 +6 28
4 Caspian Qazvin 18 6 10 2 15 9 +6 28
5 Sanat Naft Novin 18 7 6 5 21 17 +4 27
6 Esteghlal B Tehran 18 5 6 7 19 21 −2 21
7 Sh. Jooybar 18 4 7 7 12 15 −3 19
8 Haf Semnan 18 3 10 5 16 22 −6 19 Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division
9 Moghavemat Tehran 18 4 5 9 17 25 −8 17
10 Aboumoslem 18 4 4 10 13 23 −10 16
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shahin Bushehr 18 10 5 3 30 15 +15 35 Second Round
2 Sepidrood 18 9 6 3 23 16 +7 33
3 Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr 18 9 6 3 23 17 +6 33
4 Tose'e Kish 18 8 7 3 26 17 +9 31
5 Khalkhal Dasht 18 7 6 5 27 19 +8 27
6 Foolad B 18 7 5 6 27 22 +5 26
7 Sh. Urmia 18 5 6 7 21 23 −2 21
8 Payam Mashhad 18 4 4 10 23 35 −12 16 Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division
9 Sanat Sari 18 2 5 11 13 35 −22 11
10 Alvand Hamedan 18 2 4 12 23 37 −14 10
Updated to match(es) played on 23 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Oxin Alborz 10 6 2 2 14 15 −1 20 Promotion to Azadegan League 2016–17
2 Pars Jonoubi Jam 10 4 4 2 12 8 +4 16 2nd Division 2015–16 Play Off
3 Naft Omidiyeh 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Shahin Bushehr 10 3 3 4 18 15 +3 12
5 Niroye Zamini 10 2 3 5 8 12 −4 9
6 Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr 10 2 3 5 13 20 −7 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Sepidrood 10 6 2 2 9 5 +4 20 Promotion to Azadegan League 2016–17
2 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 10 5 3 2 15 11 +4 18 2nd Division 2015–16 Play Off
3 Baadraan Tehran 10 5 2 3 11 6 +5 17
4 Kimia Farayand 10 4 2 4 13 12 +1 14
5 Sh. Bandar Abbas 10 2 2 6 9 14 −5 8
6 Kara Shiraz 10 1 3 6 8 17 −9 6
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

2nd Division Play-off
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pars Jonoubi Jam 4–0 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 2–0 2–0

Pars Jonoubi Jam as 2nd-placed team of Group A will faced Naft va Gaz Gachsaran as 2nd-placed team of Group B in a two-legged Play-off.

Pars Jonoubi Jam2 – 0Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
Attendance: 4,000
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran0 – 2Pars Jonoubi Jam
Report
Shohada Naft va Gaz Gachsaran, Gachsaran
Attendance: 3,000

Pars Jonoubi Jam won 4–0 on aggregate and promoted to the next season of Azadegan League.

References
  1. http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1243763/09-19
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