2009–10 Iran 2nd Division explained

Competition:Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season:2009–10
Matches:320
Total Goals:765
League Topscorer:
21 Goals: Soheil Haghshenas
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The following were the standings of the 2009–10 2nd Division football season. This is in fact the third tier of the Iranian football league system after the Azadegan League and Persian Gulf Cup.

It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, played from October 2009 to March 2010, and the Second round from March to June 2010.

The league will also be composed of 36 teams divided into four divisions of 9 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 16 matches each.

In each division, two teams are promoted to Second round, and two teams are relegated to 2nd Division and plus one relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to 3rd Division. In Second round, in each division two teams are promoted to Azadegan League. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 10 teams to 3rd Division.

League standings

Group D

Second round

Group A

Group B

Third Round

Championship final

First leg to be played May 28, 2010; return leg to be played June 3, 2010

Third place play-off

First leg to be played May 28, 2010; return leg to be played June 3, 2010

Relegation play-off

First leg to be played April 13, 2010; return leg to be played April 20, 2010(R)Palayesh Gaz Ilam Relegated to 3rd Division.

First leg to be played April 13, 2010; return leg to be played April 20, 2010(R)Armin Tehran Relegated to 3rd Division.

Player statistics

Top goalscorer

21 goals