2017–18 Azadegan League Explained

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.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
Bargh Jadid ShirazShirazHafezieh15,000
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Gol GoharSirjanGol Gohar Sport Complex3,200
IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000
Khooneh be KhoonehBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Machine SaziTabrizBonyan Diesel12,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed SoleymanBehnam Mohammadi8,000
Nassaji MazandaranQaem ShahrVatani15,000
Oxin AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000
Rah AhanTehranEkbatan12,000
Saba QomQomYadegar-e Emam Qom10,610
Shahrdari MahshahrBandar-e MahshahrShohada Mahshahr3,000
Shahrdari TabrizTabrizSahand66,833

Statistics

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Farshid PadashShahrdari Mahshahr14
2 Shahin MajidiFajr Sepasi12
Shahin ShafieiOxin Alborz12
4 Oveis KordjahanIranjavan11
5 Rouhollah BagheriKhooneh be Khooneh10
Notes:
Updated to games played on 29 March 2018. Source: dsport.ir

Attendances

Attendances by round

Team/Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334Average
Aluminium Arak2,000A1,000A500A500AA500A1,000A1,000A1,000AA500A1,000A500A1,000500A100A1,000A200A100729
Baadraan TehranA200A150A175A500A500A2,000A120AA300200A500A100A150A200A150A100A2001,000A385
Bargh Jadid ShirazA1,500A327500A400A1,500A5,000A6,000A4,000A3,0001,500A3,000AA700A300A500A150A200A150A1,690
Fajr Sepasi4,000A2,000AA1,500A2,000A1,500A2,000A2,000A3,000AA2,500A4,0005,000A3,500A4,000A5,000A5,000A5,000A2,0003,176
Gol Gohar2,000A2,000A500A2,000A1,000A500AA1,000A1,500AA200A100A1,000A1,500A1,000A200200A500A200906
Iranjavan2,000A2,000A2,000AA2,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A1,500AA1,500A2,000A2,0001,500A2,000A1,000A1,500A3,000A2001,806
Khooneh be Khooneh3,000A5,000A4,000A3,000A3,000AA3,500A3,000A4,000AA3,500A6,000A5,000A6,000A5,0005,000A6,000A6,000A6,0004,529
Machine SaziA300A150A200A150A200A200A300A250A300A150A300A500A250A500A150A150A150247
Malavan3,000A3,000A3,500A1,637A3,500A1,190A3,000AA4,000AA1,000A1,500A1,350A2,000A1,500A1,500A4,0002,000A1,0002,275
Mes KermanA1,500A3,000A1,500A1,0005,000A1,000A1,500A1,500A1,5001,000ANCA1,000A500AA1,000A1,000A1,500A200A1,481
Mes RafsanjanA200A200A215A200A2,000A500300A200A150500A250A150A300A100A150AA100A50A327
Naft Masjed Soleyman6,000AA5,000A3,000A5,000A5,000A6,000A5,000A8,000AA5,0004,000A5,000A3,000A5,000A6,000A6,000A8,000A10,0005,588
Nassaji MazandaranA12,000A15,000A15,000A12,000A15,00010,000A12,000A15,000A10,0008,000A15,000A13,500A10,000A12,500AA15,000A15,000A15,000A12,941
Oxin AlborzA1,000A200A2001,000A500A500A300A200A300300A150A50AA150A150A150A300A1,000A374
Rah Ahan100A100A150A150A200A150A200A500150AA100A50A300A100A150A300A50AA23,0001,515
Saba QomA1,000A150A300A150A200A120A120300A150100A50A1,500A200A200A150A500AA50A308
Shahrdari MahshahrA9003,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A3,000A1,500A3,000A2,5002,000AA3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A3,000A2,494
Shahrdari Tabriz500A300A340A300A300A200A150A150A100A100A300A500A1,000A500A300A300A300A332
Total22,60018,60018,40024,17714,40022,09011,98723,00017,00027,90021,54017,32024,95014,04024,85023,40018,00013,90014,40023,10017,95026,60014,35019,65015,05024,75012,80018,05020,60020,45022,95025,05020,75042,650697,444
Average2,5112,0672,0442,6861,6002,4541,4982,5561,8893,1002,3931,9242,7721,5602,7612,6002,0001,5441,6002,8881,9942,9561,5942,1831,6722,7501,4222,0062,2722,2722,5502,7832,3064,7392,287

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

Highest attendances

RankHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceDateWeekStadium
align=center 1 Rah Ahan align=center 0–6Nassaji align=center 23,000 34 Takhti Tehran
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 1–0Khooneh be Khooneh align=center 15,000 4 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 2–1Malavan align=center 15,000 6 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 1–1Bargh Jadid Shiraz align=center 15,000 10 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 0–1Naft MIS align=center 15,000 15 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 1–0Aluminium Arak align=center 15,000 20 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 4–1Baadraan Tehran align=center 15,000 29 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 1–0Machine Sazi align=center 15,000 31 Vatani
align=center 2 Nassaji align=center 2–0Fajr Sepasi align=center 15,000 33 Vatani
align=center 10Nassaji align=center 1–0Shahrdari Mahshahr align=center 13,500 22 Vatani
Notes:
Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: جو خاص ورزشگاه تختی/ قائمشهری‌ها در تهران گل کاشتند+تصاویر. آفتاب. آفتاب.
  2. Web site: حاشیه‌های بازی مس و راه‌آهن/عجیب‌ترین بازی فصل!. 22 January 2018.