| Competition: | Azadegan League |
| Winners: | Naft Masjed Soleyman 1st Azadegan League title |
| Promoted: | Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Mazandaran |
| Relegated: | Iranjavan Saba Qom Rah Ahan |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 673 |
| League Topscorer: | Farshid Padash Shahin Majidi (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Oxin Alborz 8–0 Saba Qom (29 March 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Rah Ahan 1–7 Fajr Sepasi (11 March 2018) Rah Ahan 0–6 Nassaji Mazandaran (29 April 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | Rah Ahan 1–7 Fajr Sepasi (11 March 2018) Oxin Alborz 8–0 Saba Qom (29 March 2018) |
| Longest Wins: | 4 matches Baadraan Naft MIS |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 19 matches Malavan |
| Longest Winless: | 25 matches Saba Qom |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Saba Qom |
| Highest Attendance: | 23,000[1] Rah Ahan – Nassaji (29 April 2018) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0 (spectator ban) Mes Kerman – Rah Ahan[2] (21 January 2018) |
| Attendance: | 697,444 |
| Average Attendance: | 2,287 |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
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. Farshid Padash and Shahin Majidi were the top scorers, with 17 goals each.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 2,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | A | 500 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,000 | A | A | 500 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 1,000 | 500 | A | 100 | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | A | 100 | 729 | |
| Baadraan Tehran | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 175 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | 2,000 | A | 120 | A | A | 300 | 200 | A | 500 | A | 100 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 100 | A | 200 | 1,000 | A | 385 | |
| Bargh Jadid Shiraz | A | 1,500 | A | 327 | 500 | A | 400 | A | 1,500 | A | 5,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 4,000 | A | 3,000 | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | A | 700 | A | 300 | A | 500 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 1,690 | |
| Fajr Sepasi | 4,000 | A | 2,000 | A | A | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 3,000 | A | A | 2,500 | A | 4,000 | 5,000 | A | 3,500 | A | 4,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 2,000 | 3,176 | |
| Gol Gohar | 2,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 500 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | A | 200 | A | 100 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | 200 | A | 500 | A | 200 | 906 | |
| Iranjavan | 2,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 2,000 | A | A | 2,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,500 | A | A | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 2,000 | 1,500 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 200 | 1,806 | |
| Khooneh be Khooneh | 3,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 4,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | A | 3,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 4,000 | A | A | 3,500 | A | 6,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 5,000 | 5,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 6,000 | 4,529 | |
| Machine Sazi | A | 300 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 300 | A | 250 | A | 300 | A | 150 | A | 300 | A | 500 | A | 250 | A | 500 | A | 150 | A | 150 | A | 150 | 247 | |
| Malavan | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,500 | A | 1,637 | A | 3,500 | A | 1,190 | A | 3,000 | A | A | 4,000 | A | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,350 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,500 | A | 4,000 | 2,000 | A | 1,000 | 2,275 | |
| Mes Kerman | A | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,000 | 5,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,500 | A | 1,500 | 1,000 | A | NC | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | A | 1,000 | A | 1,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 200 | A | 1,481 | |
| Mes Rafsanjan | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 215 | A | 200 | A | 2,000 | A | 500 | 300 | A | 200 | A | 150 | 500 | A | 250 | A | 150 | A | 300 | A | 100 | A | 150 | A | A | 100 | A | 50 | A | 327 | |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | 6,000 | A | A | 5,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 8,000 | A | A | 5,000 | 4,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 5,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 6,000 | A | 8,000 | A | 10,000 | 5,588 | |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | A | 12,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 12,000 | A | 15,000 | 10,000 | A | 12,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 10,000 | 8,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 13,500 | A | 10,000 | A | 12,500 | A | A | 15,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 15,000 | A | 12,941 | |
| Oxin Alborz | A | 1,000 | A | 200 | A | 200 | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 500 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 300 | 300 | A | 150 | A | 50 | A | A | 150 | A | 150 | A | 150 | A | 300 | A | 1,000 | A | 374 | |
| Rah Ahan | 100 | A | 100 | A | 150 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 500 | 150 | A | A | 100 | A | 50 | A | 300 | A | 100 | A | 150 | A | 300 | A | 50 | A | A | 23,000 | 1,515 | |
| Saba Qom | A | 1,000 | A | 150 | A | 300 | A | 150 | A | 200 | A | 120 | A | 120 | 300 | A | 150 | 100 | A | 50 | A | 1,500 | A | 200 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 500 | A | A | 50 | A | 308 | |
| Shahrdari Mahshahr | A | 900 | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,500 | 2,000 | A | A | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,000 | A | 1,500 | A | 3,000 | A | 2,494 | |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | 500 | A | 300 | A | 340 | A | 300 | A | 300 | A | 200 | A | 150 | A | 150 | A | 100 | A | 100 | A | 300 | A | 500 | A | 1,000 | A | 500 | A | 300 | A | 300 | A | 300 | A | 332 | |
| Total | 22,600 | 18,600 | 18,400 | 24,177 | 14,400 | 22,090 | 11,987 | 23,000 | 17,000 | 27,900 | 21,540 | 17,320 | 24,950 | 14,040 | 24,850 | 23,400 | 18,000 | 13,900 | 14,400 | 23,100 | 17,950 | 26,600 | 14,350 | 19,650 | 15,050 | 24,750 | 12,800 | 18,050 | 20,600 | 20,450 | 22,950 | 25,050 | 20,750 | 42,650 | 697,444 | |
| Average | 2,511 | 2,067 | 2,044 | 2,686 | 1,600 | 2,454 | 1,498 | 2,556 | 1,889 | 3,100 | 2,393 | 1,924 | 2,772 | 1,560 | 2,761 | 2,600 | 2,000 | 1,544 | 1,600 | 2,888 | 1,994 | 2,956 | 1,594 | 2,183 | 1,672 | 2,750 | 1,422 | 2,006 | 2,272 | 2,272 | 2,550 | 2,783 | 2,306 | 4,739 | 2,287 |
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
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Rah Ahan | align=center | 0–6 | Nassaji | align=center | 23,000 | 34 | Takhti Tehran | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 1–0 | Khooneh be Khooneh | align=center | 15,000 | 4 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 2–1 | Malavan | align=center | 15,000 | 6 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 1–1 | Bargh Jadid Shiraz | align=center | 15,000 | 10 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 0–1 | Naft MIS | align=center | 15,000 | 15 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 1–0 | Aluminium Arak | align=center | 15,000 | 20 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 4–1 | Baadraan Tehran | align=center | 15,000 | 29 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 1–0 | Machine Sazi | align=center | 15,000 | 31 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 2 | Nassaji | align=center | 2–0 | Fajr Sepasi | align=center | 15,000 | 33 | Vatani | |
| align=center | 10 | Nassaji | align=center | 1–0 | Shahrdari Mahshahr | align=center | 13,500 | 22 | Vatani | |