2019–20 League 2 (Iran)

2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 19th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2018–19, one new team relegated from the 2018–19 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Mahshahr, and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2018–19: Shahrdari Astara, Melli Haffari Ahvaz, Esteghlal Molasani, Milad Mehr Iranian Tehran, Darayi Bandar Gaz, Shohadaye Razakan Karaj.[1]
These changes has been applied before the season:

TeamReplaced TeamLeague
Damash GilanianKaroon Arvand KhorramshahrAzadegan League
Moghavemat TehranAtrak Bojnourd-
Esteghlal RamshirShahid Ghandi Yazd-
Darayi Bandar GazMes Shahr Babak3rd Division 2nd Stage
Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2019–20
PromotedChooka Talesh
Esteghlal Molasani
Shahrdari Astara
RelegatedBe'sat Kermanshah
Shohadaye Razakan Karaj
Sh. Fouman
Karoon Khoramshahr

After concerns about COVID-19 pandemic in Iran the matches has been postponed at 1 March 2020.

Teams

Stadia and locations
Milad Mehr
Iranjavan
Ettehad Kamyaran
Sh. Babolsar
Sh. Bam
Es. Molasani
P. Ganaveh
Mes shahr babak
Sh. Ghandi
Mes Novin
Sh. Razakan
Locations of clubs in 2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division

Number of teams by region
Region Number of teams Teams
1 Khuzestan6Esteghlal Molasani,Melli Haffari Ahvaz , Naft Omidiyeh, Foolad B, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Karoon Arvand Khoramshahr
2 Gilan3Shahrdari Astara, Shahrdari Fuman, Chooka
3 Kerman3Mes Novin, Shahrdari Bam, Mes Shahr Babak
4 Bushehr2Iranjavan, Perspolis Ganaveh
5 Hamedan2PAS, Shahrdari Hamedan
6 Alborz1Shohadaye Razakan Karaj
7 Hormozgan1Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
8 Kermanshah1Be'sat Kermanshah
9 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad1Naft Gachsaran
10 Kordestan1Shahrdari Kamyaran
11 Lorestan1Kheibar Khoramabad
12 Mazandaran1Shohadaye Babolsar
13 North Khorasan1Atrak Bojnourd
14 Qazvin1Caspian Qazvin
15 Tehran1Milad Mehr Iranian
16 West Azerbaijan1Sardar Bukan
17 Yazd1Shahid Ghandi Yazd

League table

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Esteghlal Molasani 26 15 7 4 40 12 +28 52 2020–21 Azadegan League
2 Sh. Astara 26 15 7 4 49 26 +23 52 Playoff round
3 Foolad B 26 15 6 5 48 24 +24 51
4 Kheibar Khoramabad 26 13 10 3 36 13 +23 49
5 Shahid Ghandi Yazd 26 11 10 5 37 21 +16 43
6 Sh. Hamedan 26 10 8 8 34 24 +10 38
7 Mes Novin Kerman 26 9 9 8 30 24 +6 36
8 Milad Mehr Iranian 26 8 11 7 37 36 +1 35
9 Ettehad (Avalan) Kamyaran 26 8 9 9 27 29 −2 33
10 Caspian Qazvin 26 8 6 12 32 34 −2 30
11 Atrak Bojnourd 26 7 8 11 28 32 −4 29
12 Omid Ganaveh 26 5 10 11 23 31 −8 25
13 Sh. Fouman 26 2 4 20 24 83 −59 10 Relegation to 2020–21 3rd Division 2nd Stage
14 Karoon Khoramshahr 26 3 1 22 11 67 −56 10 Relegation to 2020–21 3rd Division 1st Stage
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2020. Source: Dsport [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head Matches (With away goal rule applied); if still tied and teams are not in promotion or relegation situation or season would not finished, team will share the place; if not: 5) Play-off match at a neutral venue. [3]

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chooka Talesh 26 13 10 3 35 22 +13 49 2020–21 Azadegan League
2 Pas Hamedan 26 12 10 4 34 23 +11 46 Playoff round
3 Mes Shahr Babak 26 10 11 5 30 17 +13 41
4 Sh. Mahshahr 26 8 12 6 30 23 +7 36
5 Sh. Bandar Abbas 26 9 7 10 33 38 −5 34
6 Naft Omidiyeh 26 10 4 12 22 28 −6 34
7 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 26 8 9 9 28 29 −1 33
8 Shahrdari Bam 26 7 12 7 31 33 −2 33
9 Shohadaye Babolsar 26 7 10 9 41 40 +1 31
10 Melli Haffari Ahvaz 26 8 7 11 23 28 −5 31
11 Sardar Bukan 26 7 9 10 24 30 −6 30
12 Iranjavan Bushehr 26 7 8 11 22 26 −4 29
13 Shohadaye Razakan Karaj 26 6 10 10 18 26 −8 28 Relegation to 2020–21 3rd Division 2nd Stage
14 Be'sat Kermanshah 26 6 9 11 24 32 −8 27
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2020. Source: Dsport [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head Matches (With away goal rule applied); if still tied and teams are not in promotion or relegation situation or season would not finished, team will share the place; if not: 5) Play-off match at a neutral venue. [5]

2nd Division Play-off
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Shahrdari Astara 1-1
4-3 (p)		 Pas Hamedan 0-1 1-0

Leg 1
Shahrdari Astara0-1Pas Hamedan
Hamid Heydari 15'
Takhti Anzali
Attendance: 0[note 1]

Leg 2
Pas Hamedan0-1Shahrdari Astara
Amin Haghdeh 53' (p)
Penalties
3-4
Haji Babayi Hamedan
Attendance: 0[note 1]

source=[6]

2nd Division Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Esteghlal Molasani 0-1 Chooka Talesh

Leg 1
Esteghlal Molasani0-1Chooka Talesh
Saman Noor Mohammadi 87'
Pas Ghavamin Tehran
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Rasoul Oliyayi[7]

Notes
  1. The remainder of the competition, held after July 2020, will be played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

References
  1. https://iranleague.ir/fa/News/Detail/113168/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%87-%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%8A%DA%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF
  2. http://dsport.ir/fa/sport_plus/league/full/29
  3. https://iranleague.ir/downloads/Match-Regulations-Pro.zip
  5. https://iranleague.ir/downloads/Match-Regulations-Pro.zip
  6. https://iranleague.ir/fa/News/Detail/136200/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF
  7. dsport.ir/fa/news/109003/اسامی-داوران-فینال-لیگ-دسته-دوم
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