2017–18 Azadegan League

The 2017–18 Azadegan League was the 27th season of the Azadegan League and 17th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saba Qom and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2016–17 League 2: Shahrdari Tabriz and Shahrdari Mahshahr both as champions and Bargh Jadid Shiraz. The league started on 7 August 2017 and ended on 29 April 2018. Naft Masjed Soleyman won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Azadegan League
Season2017–18
ChampionsNaft Masjed Soleyman
1st Azadegan League title
PromotedNaft Masjed Soleyman
Nassaji Mazandaran
RelegatedIranjavan
Saba Qom
Rah Ahan
Matches played306
Goals scored673 (2.2 per match)
Top goalscorerFarshid Padash
Shahin Majidi
(17 goals)
Biggest home winOxin Alborz 8–0 Saba Qom
(29 March 2018)
Biggest away winRah Ahan 1–7 Fajr Sepasi
(11 March 2018)
Rah Ahan 0–6 Nassaji Mazandaran
(29 April 2018)
Highest scoringRah Ahan 1–7 Fajr Sepasi
(11 March 2018)
Oxin Alborz 8–0 Saba Qom
(29 March 2018)
Longest winning run4 matches
Baadraan
Naft MIS
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Malavan
Longest winless run25 matches
Saba Qom
Longest losing run10 matches
Saba Qom
Highest attendance23,000[1]
Rah Ahan Nassaji
(29 April 2018)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Mes Kerman Rah Ahan[2]
(21 January 2018)
Total attendance697,444
Average attendance2,287

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aluminium Arak Arak Imam Khomeini 15,000
Baadraan Tehran Tehran Kargaran 5,000
Bargh Jadid Shiraz Shiraz Hafezieh 15,000
Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh 15,000
Gol Gohar Sirjan Gol Gohar Sport Complex 3,200
Iranjavan Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 15,000
Khooneh be Khooneh Babol Haft-e Tir 6,000
Malavan Bandar-e Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000
Machine Sazi Tabriz Bonyan Diesel 12,000
Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar 15,430
Mes Rafsanjan Rafsanjan Shohadaye Noushabad 5,000
Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Behnam Mohammadi 8,000
Nassaji Mazandaran Qaem Shahr Vatani 15,000
Oxin Alborz Karaj Enghelab 15,000
Rah Ahan Tehran Ekbatan 12,000
Saba Qom Qom Yadegar-e Emam Qom 10,610
Shahrdari Mahshahr Bandar-e Mahshahr Shohada Mahshahr 3,000
Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Sahand 66,833

Number of teams by region

Region Number of teams Teams
1 Kerman3Gol Gohar, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan
2 East Azerbaijan2Machine Sazi, Shahrdari Tabriz
3 Fars2Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Fajr Sepasi
4 Khuzestan2Naft Masjed Soleyman, Shahrdari Mahshahr
5 Mazandaran2Khooneh be Khooneh, Nassaji Mazandaran
6 Tehran2Baadraan, Rah Ahan
7 Alborz1Oxin Alborz
8 Bushehr1Iranjavan
9 Gilan1Malavan
10 Markazi1Aluminium Arak
11 Qom1Saba Qom

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Naft Masjed Soleyman (C, P) 34 18 11 5 46 25 +21 65 Promotion to 2018-19 Persian Gulf Pro League
2 Nassaji Mazandaran (P) 34 19 7 8 49 26 +23 64
3 Khooneh be Khooneh 34 17 13 4 39 17 +22 64
4 Fajr Sepasi 34 18 7 9 48 25 +23 61
5 Baadraan Tehran 34 15 14 5 54 32 +22 59
6 Malavan 34 13 16 5 39 26 +13 55
7 Gol Gohar 34 13 13 8 47 35 +12 52
8 Mes Kerman 34 15 7 12 37 33 +4 52
9 Oxin Alborz 34 13 12 9 40 27 +13 51
10 Mes Rafsanjan 34 11 15 8 38 29 +9 48
11 Sh. Mahshahr 34 11 8 15 41 42 1 41
12 Bargh Jadid Shiraz 34 10 11 13 30 34 4 41
13 Aluminium Arak 34 8 15 11 29 34 5 39
14 Sh. Tabriz 34 10 8 16 36 45 9 38
15 Machine Sazi 34 8 13 13 27 32 5 37
16 Iranjavan (R) 34 8 9 17 33 49 16 33 Relegation to 2018–19 2nd Division
17 Saba Qom (R) 34 1 9 24 24 90 66 12
18 Rah Ahan (R) 34 2 4 28 15 71 56 10
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away ALU BAD BJS FJR GOL IRJ KBK MST MLV MES MSR NFT NSJ OXI RAH SAB SHM SHT
Aluminium Arak 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–0 2–1 0–0
Baadraan Tehran 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 7–0 1–2 1–1
Bargh Jadid Shiraz 0–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–4 1–0
Fajr Sepasi 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 6–1 2–1 3–1
Gol Gohar 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 5–1 3–2 5–2
Iranjavan 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Khooneh be Khooneh 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–0
Machine Sazi 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2
Malavan 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0
Mes Kerman 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–2
Mes Rafsanjan 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 7–0 1–0 0–0
Naft Masjed Soleyman 2–2 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1
Nassaji Mazandaran 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Oxin Alborz 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 8–0 1–0 1–0
Rah Ahan 1–2 0–4 0–0 1–7 0–4 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–6 1–2 0–1 0–4 1–2
Saba Qom 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–4 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–6 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Sh. Mahshahr 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 3–1 3–1 4–2
Sh. Tabriz 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Naft Masjed SoleymanWWWWDLWDWWWWDWWDDDWWLDLWDWLDWWWDLD
Nassaji MazandaranWLWWDWLWWDWLWLLDWWLWLWLDDWWDWWWDWW
Khooneh be KhoonehDDWLLWWDDWDWDDWWDLWWWDWWWDDDWWLWDW
Fajr SepasiLLWLWWDLDWDWLWWDWDWLWDWWDWWWLWWLLW
Baadraan TehranWWDWDWDDLLDWWWWDWDWDDDWDLWDDLWDWWL
MalavanWLDDWLLDWDWLDDDWWDWDDDWDDDDWWDWWLW
Gol GoharDWWLDDDWLLDWDWLLLDWDWLWDDWWDDDWWLW
Mes KermanWDWWLDDWLLWLWLLWWLLWLDWWDLWWLWDWDL
Oxin AlborzDWLWLWWLDDDWWLWLWDLWWWLDDDDDWLLLDW
Mes RafsanjanDDLWDDWWDWLLLWDLDWDWDWWDLDLDDLWDWD
Sh. MahshahrWWWLDLDDDWLLLLLLWWLWDLWLWLDDDLWLWL
Bargh Jadid ShirazLWLWWDWWWDDWDLLWDDDLLLLDWLLLDLDLWL
Aluminium ArakDDLLDWDDLLDLWWWLLWDLDDDLWDDDDWLWDL
Sh. TabrizLLWLDDLLLDDLDLWWLWWLWDLWDLWDWLLLWL
Machine SaziLWLDDLWLDDLWLWDDLDLDWWDLLDDLDLLDWW
IranjavanLLLDDLLDWDDWWDLWLLLLLWLLLLDWLWDDLW
Saba QomDLLDDDLDWDLLLLLDLLLLDLLDLLLLLLLLLL
Rah AhanLLLLDLLLLLDLLLDLLLDLLLLLWWLLLLLLLL
Source: lig1.ir
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Statistics

Top scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Farshid Padash Shahrdari Mahshahr 14
2 Shahin Majidi Fajr Sepasi 12
Shahin Shafiei Oxin Alborz 12
4 Oveis Kordjahan Iranjavan 11
5 Rouhollah Bagheri Khooneh be Khooneh 10

Notes:
Updated to games played on 29 March 2018. Source: dsport.ir

Attendances

Average home attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Nassaji 220,000 15,000 8,000 12,941 +25.2%
2 Naft MIS 95,000 10,000 3,000 5,588 +183.8%
3 Khooneh be Khooneh 77,000 6,000 3,000 4,529 +9.8%
4 Fajr Sepasi 54,000 5,000 1,500 3,176 +65.6%
5 Sh. Mahshahr 42,400 3,000 900 2,494 n/a
6 Malavan 38,677 4,000 1,000 2,275 −37.5%
7 Iranjavan 30,700 3,000 200 1,806 −5.8%
8 Bargh Jadid Shiraz 28,727 6,000 150 1,690 n/a
9 Rah Ahan 25,750 23,000 50 1,515 +705.9%
10 Mes Kerman 23,700 5,000 0 1,481 −25.1%
11 Gol Gohar 15,400 2,000 100 906 −61.0%
12 Aluminium Arak 12,400 2,000 100 729 −65.1%
13 Baadraan Tehran 6,545 2,000 100 385 −27.6%
14 Oxin Alborz 6,350 1,000 50 374 −36.4%
15 Sh. Tabriz 5,640 1,000 100 332 n/a
16 Mes Rafsanjan 5,565 2,000 50 327 −51.6%
17 Saba Qom 5,240 1,500 50 308 −85.9%
18 Machine Sazi 4,200 500 150 247 −82.3%
League total 697,444 23,000 0 2,287 −13.7%

Updated to games played on 29 April 2018
Source: lig1.ir
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Machine Sazi and Saba Qom played last season in Persian Gulf Pro League
Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz 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 2,000A1,000A500A500AA500A1,000A1,000A1,000AA500A1,000A500A1,000500A100A1,000A200A100729
Baadraan Tehran A200A150A175A500A500A2,000A120AA300200A500A100A150A200A150A100A2001,000A385
Bargh Jadid Shiraz A1,500A327500A400A1,500A5,000A6,000A4,000A3,0001,500A3,000AA700A300A500A150A200A150A1,690
Fajr Sepasi 4,000A2,000AA1,500A2,000A1,500A2,000A2,000A3,000AA2,500A4,0005,000A3,500A4,000A5,000A5,000A5,000A2,0003,176
Gol Gohar 2,000A2,000A500A2,000A1,000A500AA1,000A1,500AA200A100A1,000A1,500A1,000A200200A500A200906
Iranjavan 2,000A2,000A2,000AA2,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A1,500AA1,500A2,000A2,0001,500A2,000A1,000A1,500A3,000A2001,806
Khooneh be Khooneh 3,000A5,000A4,000A3,000A3,000AA3,500A3,000A4,000AA3,500A6,000A5,000A6,000A5,0005,000A6,000A6,000A6,0004,529
Machine Sazi A300A150A200A150A200A200A300A250A300A150A300A500A250A500A150A150A150247
Malavan 3,000A3,000A3,500A1,637A3,500A1,190A3,000AA4,000AA1,000A1,500A1,350A2,000A1,500A1,500A4,0002,000A1,0002,275
Mes Kerman A1,500A3,000A1,500A1,0005,000A1,000A1,500A1,500A1,5001,000ANCA1,000A500AA1,000A1,000A1,500A200A1,481
Mes Rafsanjan A200A200A215A200A2,000A500300A200A150500A250A150A300A100A150AA100A50A327
Naft Masjed Soleyman 6,000AA5,000A3,000A5,000A5,000A6,000A5,000A8,000AA5,0004,000A5,000A3,000A5,000A6,000A6,000A8,000A10,0005,588
Nassaji Mazandaran A12,000A15,000A15,000A12,000A15,00010,000A12,000A15,000A10,0008,000A15,000A13,500A10,000A12,500AA15,000A15,000A15,000A12,941
Oxin Alborz A1,000A200A2001,000A500A500A300A200A300300A150A50AA150A150A150A300A1,000A374
Rah Ahan 100A100A150A150A200A150A200A500150AA100A50A300A100A150A300A50AA23,0001,515
Saba Qom A1,000A150A300A150A200A120A120300A150100A50A1,500A200A200A150A500AA50A308
Shahrdari Mahshahr A9003,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A3,000A1,500A3,000A2,5002,000AA3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A3,000A2,494
Shahrdari Tabriz 500A300A340A300A300A200A150A150A100A100A300A500A1,000A500A300A300A300A332
Total 22,60018,60018,40024,17714,40022,09011,98723,00017,00027,90021,54017,32024,95014,04024,85023,40018,00013,90014,40023,10017,95026,60014,35019,65015,05024,75012,80018,05020,60020,45022,95025,05020,75042,650697,444
Average 2,5112,0672,0442,6861,6002,4541,4982,5561,8893,1002,3931,9242,7721,5602,7612,6002,0001,5441,6002,8881,9942,9561,5942,1831,6722,7501,4222,0062,2722,2722,5502,7832,3064,7392,287

Notes:
Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Baadraan Tehran played their match against Shahrdari Tabriz at Shohada Shahr-e Qods
Bargh Jadid Shiraz played their matches against Gol Gohar, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Malavan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Dastgheib
Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Mes Kerman, Naft MIS, Nassaji, Oxin Alborz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz at Shahid Dastgheib
Gol Gohar played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Fajr Sepasi, Khooneh be Khooneh, Malavan, Naft MIS, Saba Qom and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Imam Ali
Gol Gohar played their matches against Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Shahrdari Tabriz at Bandar Abbas
Machine Sazi played their match against Fajr Sepasi at Sahand
Rah Ahan played their match against Khooneh be Khooneh at Kargaran
Rah Ahan played their match against Nassaji at Takhti Tehran
Saba Qom played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Rah Ahan at Shahid Heydariyan
Mes Kerman played their match against Rah Ahan at Sirjan
Shahrdari Tabriz played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Fajr Sepasi, Iranjavan, Malavan, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Tavana sports complex

Highest attendances

Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium
1Rah Ahan0–6Nassaji23,00029 April 2018 (2018-04-29)34Takhti Tehran
2Nassaji1–0Khooneh be Khooneh15,0002 September 2017 (2017-09-02)4Vatani
2Nassaji2–1Malavan15,00024 September 2017 (2017-09-24)6Vatani
2Nassaji1–1Bargh Jadid Shiraz15,00026 October 2017 (2017-10-26)10Vatani
2Nassaji0–1Naft MIS15,00027 November 2017 (2017-11-27)15Vatani
2Nassaji1–0Aluminium Arak15,00021 January 2018 (2018-01-21)20Vatani
2Nassaji4–1Baadraan Tehran15,00029 March 2018 (2018-03-29)29Vatani
2Nassaji1–0Machine Sazi15,00010 April 2018 (2018-04-10)31Vatani
2Nassaji2–0Fajr Sepasi15,00023 April 2018 (2018-04-23)33Vatani
10Nassaji1–0Shahrdari Mahshahr13,5003 February 2018 (2018-02-03)22Vatani

Notes:
Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir

See also

References

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