2011–12 Azadegan League
21st season of Azadegan League
Football league season
The 2011–12 Azadegan League was the 21st season of the Azadegan League and 11th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 21 teams from the 2010–11 Azadegan League , three new teams relegated from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup : PAS Hamedan , Paykan and Steel Azin and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 2nd Division : Saipa Shomal as champions, Niroye Zamini and Parseh Tehran . Esteghlal Khuzestan replaced Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran . Damash Lorestan changed their name into Gahar Zagros while Hamyari Arak changed their name into Shahrdari Arak . The league started on 14 September 2011 and ended on 19 April 2012. Paykan won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Paykan , Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup .
Teams
The league featured three clubs relegated from Iran Pro League : Steel Azin and Paykan both returned to the Azadegan League after two seasons in the top division. The third team Pas Hamedan, were relegated for the first time in that club's history to a lower league.
Locations of clubs in 2010–11 Azadegan League
Group A
Team
City
Venue
Capacity
Head Coach
Note
Aboomoslem
Mashhad
Samen
35,000
Khodadad Azizi
Parseh Tehran
Tehran
Kargaran
5,000
Mehdi Dinvarzadeh
Changed name from Damash
Etka
Gorgan
Karim Abad
15,000
Hamid Kolalifard
Foolad Yazd
Yazd
Nassiri
6,000
Zoran Smilevski
Iranjavan
Bushehr
Shahid Beheshti
15,000
Abdolrahim Kharazmi
Gostaresh Foolad
Tabriz
Bagh Shomal
20,000
Mohammad H Ziaei
Mes Rafsanjan
Rafsanjan
Noushabad
10,000
Akbar Zabardast
Payam Mokhaberat
Shiraz
Hafezieh
20,000
Asghar Akbari
Paykan
Tehran
Iran Khodro
5,000
Farhad Kazemi
Saipa Shomal
Qa'em-Shahr
Vatani
15,000
Samvel Darbinyan
Sanat Sari
Sari
Shohada Stadium
15,000
Nader Dastneshan
Shahrdari Arak
Arak
Imam Khomeini
15,000
Hamid Kolalifard
Replaced for Hamyari Arak
Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
Bandar Abbas
Takhti
10,000
Acácio Casimiro
Steel Azin
Semnan
Takhti
10,000
Faraz Kamalvand
Group B
Team
City
Venue
Capacity
Head Coach
Note
Aluminium Hormozgan
Bandar Abbas
Takhti
10,000
Akbar Misaghian
Bargh Shiraz
Shiraz
Hafezieh
20,000
Mehrdad Shekari
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Ahvaz
Takhti Ahvaz
30,000
Majid Bagherinia
Replaced for Esteghlal Jonub
Gahar Zagros
Dorood
Takhti
10,000
Davoud Mahabadi
Gol Gohar
Sirjan
Imam Ali
2,000
Mehdi Mohammadi
Machine Sazi
Tabriz
Bagh Shomal
20,000
Rasoul Khatibi
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Masjed Soleyman
Takhti Ahvaz
30,000
Siavash Bakhtiarizade
Nassaji
Qa'em-Shahr
Vatani
15,000
Davoud Mahabadi
Nirooye Zamini
Tehran
Jey Stadium
Ali Rouzbahani
PAS Hamedan
Hamedan
Shahid Mofatteh
10,000
Vinko Begović
Sanati Kaveh
Tehran
Aliaf Stadium
5,000
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Shahrdari Yasuj
Yasuj
Takhti Yasuj
5,000
Abdollah Chamanian
Shirin Faraz
Kermanshah
Azadi Stadium
7,000
Majid Aghajari
Tarbiat Yazd
Yazd
Nassiri
6,000
Hadi Bargizar
Managerial changes
Standings
Group A
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2012. Source:
Foolad FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Steel Azin was docked 12 points by FIFA.
Group B
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2012. Source:
Foolad FC Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated;
(R) Relegated
Results table
Group A
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2012. Source:
[citation needed ] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2012. Source:
[citation needed ] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play Off
First leg played on 1 May 2012; return leg to be played on 8 May 2012
Winner is promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup
Final
The Final scheduled to play on 2 May 2012
Player statistics
Top scorers, Group A
Top scorers, Group B
Attendance
Average home attendance
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Naft MIS
100,000
10,000
0
9,091
+1.0% †
2
Gahar Zagros
80,000
10,000
2,000
6,154
+79.7% †
3
Nassaji
69,500
15,000
0
5,792
−54.6% †
4
Aluminium Hormozgan
55,600
10,000
0
5,055
+66.4% †
5
Sh. Yasouj
52,500
7,000
2,000
4,038
−27.1% †
6
Sh. Arak
47,000
7,000
1,000
3,615
+151.4% †
7
Machine Sazi
42,500
5,000
1,000
3,269
+312.8% †
8
Sh. Bandar Abbas
41,200
7,000
200
3,169
+75.3% †
9
Steel Azin
36,000
4,000
1,000
2,769
−29.7% †
10
Mes Rafsanjan
30,500
3,000
500
2,346
−9.0% †
11
Gol Gohar
27,500
3,000
1,500
2,115
−6.8% †
12
Iranjavan
27,000
5,000
1,000
2,077
+7.0% †
13
PAS Hamedan
25,500
3,000
1,000
1,962
−56.7% †
14
Saipa Shomal
24,300
3,500
100
1,869
n/a†
15
Shirin Faraz
22,500
3,000
0
1,875
−28.3% †
16
Foolad Yazd
23,400
4,000
100
1,800
−33.1% †
17
Sanat Sari
16,200
3,000
0
1,350
−67.5% †
18
Etka Gorgan
17,000
2,300
100
1,308
+0.3% †
19
Est. Khuzestan
15,500
2,000
0
1,292
n/a†
20
Aboumoslem
11,150
2,500
0
929
−31.2% †
21
Tarbiat Yazd
11,700
2,000
200
900
−78.8% †
22
Paykan
11,650
3,000
100
896
−53.8% †
23
Bargh Shiraz
11,000
2,000
100
846
−26.7% †
24
Gostaresh
10,950
2,000
50
842
−83.1% †
25
Niroye Zamini
7,800
3,000
100
600
n/a†
25
Payam Mokhaberat
7,800
1,500
100
600
+29.9% †
27
Parseh Tehran
3,450
1,000
0
288
n/a†
28
Sanati Kaveh
2,600
1,000
100
200
+6.4% †
League total
831,800
15,000
0
2,350
−14.0% †
Highest attendance
Rank
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Week
Stadium
1
Nassaji
0–0
Naft MIS
15,000
5 April 2012 (2012-04-05 )
24
Vatani
2
Naft MIS
1–2
PAS Hamadan
10,000
17 November 2011 (2011-11-17 )
7
Behnam Mohammadi
Naft MIS
2–3
Nassaji
10,000
16 December 2011 (2011-12-16 )
11
Behnam Mohammadi
Naft MIS
1–1
Aluminium Hormozgan
10,000
27 December 2011 (2011-12-27 )
13
Behnam Mohammadi
Naft MIS
1–0
Tarbiat Yazd
10,000
12 January 2012 (2012-01-12 )
14
Behnam Mohammadi
Gahar Zagros
0–1
Aluminium Hormozgan
10,000
27 January 2012 (2012-01-27 )
16
Takhti Doroud
Naft MIS
0–0
Gol Gohar
10,000
3 February 2012 (2012-02-03 )
17
Behnam Mohammadi
Naft MIS
1–0
Gahar Zagros
10,000
16 February 2012 (2012-02-16 )
19
Behnam Mohammadi
Aluminium Hormozgan
1–0
Niroye Zamini
10,000
16 February 2012 (2012-02-16 )
19
Khalij-e Fars
Naft MIS
2–1
Sanati Kaveh
10,000
29 February 2012 (2012-02-29 )
21
Behnam Mohammadi
Notes: Updated to games played on 19 April 2012. Source: iplstats.com
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