2019–20 Azadegan League Explained

Competition:Azadegan League
Winners:Mes Rafsanjan
Promoted:Mes Rafsanjan
Aluminium Arak
Relegated:Nirooye Zamini
Sepidrood
Elmoadab Tabriz
Matches:288
Total Goals:605
League Topscorer:Hamid Kazemi
(17 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Malavan 7–0 Elmoadab Tabriz
(15 July 2020)
Biggest Away Win:Sepidrood 0–4 Khooshe Talaei Saveh
(2 August 2020)
Highest Scoring:Malavan 7–0 Elmoadab Tabriz
(15 July 2020)
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21
Season:2019–20

The 2019–20 Azadegan League was the 29th season of the Azadegan League and 19th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 11 teams from the 2018–19 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League: Sepidrood and Esteghlal Khuzestan and two new teams promoted from the 2018–19 League 2: Khooshe Talaei Saveh, Arman Gohar Sirjan and Nirooye Zamini as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively. Damash replaced Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr, while Elmoadab Tabriz replaced Shahrdari Tabriz. Khooneh be Khooneh changed their name into Rayka Babol.[1] The league started on 17 August 2019 and was scheduled to end in April 2020 but in March 2020 it was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Iran until June 2020. After suspension, the league was ended on 16 August 2020. Hamid Kazemi of Havadar emerged as the league's top scorer with 17 goals.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Arman Gohar SirjanSirjanTakhti Stadium5,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
DamashShahid Dr. Azodi11,000
Elmoadab TabrizTabrizMarzdaran Stadium5,000
Esteghlal KhuzestanAhvazTakhti38,900
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000
HavadarTehranShohadaye Eslamshar8,250
Khooshe Talaei SavehShahid Chamran3,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Navad UrmiaUrmiaShahid Bakeri15,000
Nirooye ZaminiTehranShohada of Tehran NezajaTBA
QashqaiShirazHafezieh15,000
Rayka BabolBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
SepidroodRashtSardar Jangal15,000

Number of teams by region

RegionNumber of teamsTeams
1Gilan3Damash, Malavan, Sepidrood
2Kerman3Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan
3Tehran3Baadraan, Havadar, Nirooye Zamini
4Fars2Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai
5Markazi2Aluminium Arak, Khooshe Talaei Saveh
6Alborz1Gol Reyhan Alborz
7East Azerbaijan1Elmoadab Tabriz
8Khuzestan1Esteghlal Khuzestan
9Mazandaran1Rayka Babol
10West Azerbaijan1Navad Urmia

Statistics

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Hamid KazemiHavadar16
2 Mehrdad HeydariRayka Babol13
Hamid GolzariMes Rafsanjan
4 Ali KhodadadiNirooye Zamini12

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instagram .