2012–13 Azadegan League
| Season | 2012–13 |
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| Champions | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Promoted | Gostaresh Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Relegated | Yadavaran Shalamcheh Machine Sazi Shahrdari Arak Hafari Ahvaz Shahin Bushehr Bargh Shiraz Etka Gorgan Mes Rafsanjan Shahrdari Tabriz |
| Matches played | 357 |
| Goals scored | 761 (2.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammad Abbaszadeh (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Nassaji Mazandaran 5–0 Shahrdari Arak |
| Biggest away win | Yadavaran Shalamcheh 0–3 Pas Hamedan Parseh 2–5 Sang Ahan |
| Highest scoring | Hafari Ahvaz 4–4 Bargh Shiraz Aboomoslem 4–4 Mes Sarcheshmeh |
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2013–14 →
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The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 12th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.
The league was composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams played only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.
In each division, one team were promoted to Iran Pro League, and one team enter into a play-off and two teams were relegated to the third-level Second Division. In total, the league promoted three teams to Iran Pro League and relegates four teams to the Second Division.
The league started on 13 September 2012 and was ended on 16 April 2013. Gostaresh is promoted for the next Iran Pro League season. Shahrdari Tabriz also promoted from Group B to return to the league after just one year but their promotion was canceled after their rule in match fixing scandal. Pas Hamedan defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh in play-off but lost the qualification match to Zob Ahan.
Contents
Changes
- At the end of 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Sanat Sari, Payam Mokhaberat, Kaveh, Bargh Shiraz were relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division.
- The four relegated teams were replaced by four 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division winners. Esteghlal Ahvaz made an immediate return to Azadegan League. Hafari Ahvaz also promoted to Azadegan League. The two other promoted teams, Pas Novin and Gostaresh Foolad Sahand, were reserve teams of PAS Hamedan, and Gostaresh Foolad.
- Kaveh Tehran bought Gostaresh Foolad Sahand and returned to the Azadegan League.[1]
- Pas Novin have changed their name and sponsorship to Alvand Hamedan, so they can remain in Azadegan League.[2]
- Steel Azin come back from Semnan to Tehran.[3]
- Sang Ahan Company bought Tarbiat Yazd and changed the name to Sang Ahan Bafq.[4]
- Bargh Shiraz bought Steel Azin and return to Azadegan League.[5]
- Yadavaran Shalamcheh bought Kaveh Tehran and came to the Azadegan League.
Match fixing scandal
After Shahrdari Tabriz promoted to the Iran Pro League, the former chairman of Niroye Zamini was announced that he was offered 100,000,000 tomans to fixing the match between two teams, a bid that he rejected. Two days later, one of the players of the Shahrdari Bandar Abbas was charged that he was purchased to score an own goal in match with Shahrdari Tabriz. IRIFF opened a case for the match-fixing scandal and excluded coaching staff and management of Shahrdari Tabriz temporarily. The play-off and championship matches was also postponed to another time until the final judgment. The final was announced on 13 May 2013. Shahrdari Tabriz's promotion was canceled and they will be play at Azadegan League next season too, Faraz Kamalvand (head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz) and his assistants were banned for two years from football careers. The team manager of Shahrdari Tabriz and chairman of the club were also banned for one year and six months. Yadavaran Shalamcheh (which relegated to the 2nd Division) was relegated to the 3rd Division. Nader Dastneshan (head coach of Saipa Shomal), Majid Bagherinia (head coach of Esteghlal Khuzestan) and chairman of the club.
Teams
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Sazi |  Alireza Akbarpour |
November 2012 | Asghar Etebari |
November 2012 | |
| Pas Hamedan |  Vingo Begovic |
January 2013 | Omid Teyri |
January 2013 |
Standings
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gostaresh (P) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 50 | Promotion to 2013–14 Iran Pro League |
| 2 | Mes Sarcheshmeh (Q) | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 47 | Azadegan League 2012–13 Play Off |
| 3 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 45 | |
| 4 | Alvand Hamedan | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 43 | |
| 5 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 41 | |
| 6 | Aboomoslem | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Sang Ahan Bafgh | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 331 | |
| 9 | Parseh Tehran | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | Est. Ahvaz | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 30 | |
| 11 | Etka (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
| 12 | Shahin Bushehr (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 26 | |
| 13 | Sh. Arak (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 25 | |
| 14 | Machine Sazi (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 13 |
Updated to games played on 15 April 2013.
Source: Varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Nassaji Mazandaran was docked 3 points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sh. Tabriz (R) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 471 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
| 2 | Est. Khuzestan (P) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 46 | Promotion to 2013–14 Iran Pro League |
| 3 | Pas Hamedan (Q) | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 45 | Azadegan League 2012–13 Play Off |
| 4 | Sh. Yasuj | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 42 | |
| 5 | Rahian Kermanshah | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 41 | |
| 6 | Niroye Zamini | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Iranjavan | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 37 | |
| 9 | Saipa Shomal | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 37 | |
| 10 | Foolad Yazd | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
| 11 | Mes Rafsanjan (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 30 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
| 12 | Hafari Ahvaz (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 26 | |
| 13 | Bargh Shiraz (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 19 | |
| 14 | Yadavaran Shalamcheh (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 162 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2013-2014 |
Updated to games played on 16 April 2013.
Source: Varzesh3.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Shahrdari Tabriz was relegated to the 2nd Division due to match-fixing scandal.[11]
2Yadavaran Shalamcheh was relegated to the 3rd Division due to match-fixing scandal.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Play-off
- First leg was played on 28 May 2013; return leg on 30 May 2013
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pas Hamedan | 3–2 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Pas Hamedan was qualified to the Iran Pro League play-off against Zob Ahan.
Final
- The match was played on 31 May 2013
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gostaresh | Cancelled | Esteghlal Khuzestan |
Iran Pro League Playoff
The promotion/relegation playoff for 2013–14 Iran Pro League was held between Zob Ahan and Pas Hamedan.
- The matches were played on 21 June 2013 and 26 June 2013
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zob Ahan | 5–3 | Pas Hamedan | 4–2 | 1–1 |
Zob Ahan remained in Iran Pro League.
Top scorers
Group A
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Group B
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See also
- Persian Gulf Cup 2012–13
- Iran Football's 2nd Division 2012–13
- Iran Football's 3rd Division 2012–13
- Hazfi Cup 2012–13
- Iranian Super Cup
- Futsal Super League 2012–13
References
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news646.html
- ↑ http://www.hamedanfootball.com/index.php/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/16-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1/4907-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF
- ↑ http://www.steelazin.com/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B0%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA/news3974.aspx
- ↑ http://www.bafghfarda.com/?p=4970
- ↑ http://bargheshz.mihanblog.com/post/310
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news643.html
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news648.html
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news637.html
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news635.html
- ↑ http://www.lig1.ir/news/news641.html
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2013/05/14/3977507/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81?ICID=HP
