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.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Aluminium Arak | Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 | |
Arman Gohar Sirjan | Sirjan | Takhti Stadium | 5,000 | |
Baadraan Tehran | Tehran | Kargaran | 5,000 | |
Damash | Shahid Dr. Azodi | 11,000 | ||
Elmoadab Tabriz | Tabriz | Marzdaran Stadium | 5,000 | |
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 | |
Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 | |
Gol Reyhan Alborz | Karaj | Enghelab | 15,000 | |
Havadar | Tehran | Shohadaye Eslamshar | 8,250 | |
Khooshe Talaei Saveh | Shahid Chamran | 3,000 | ||
Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 | |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 | |
Mes Rafsanjan | Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Noushabad | 5,000 | |
Navad Urmia | Urmia | Shahid Bakeri | 15,000 | |
Nirooye Zamini | Tehran | Shohada of Tehran Nezaja | TBA | |
Qashqai | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 | |
Rayka Babol | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 | |
Sepidrood | Rasht | Sardar Jangal | 15,000 |
Region | Number of teams | Teams | ||
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1 | Gilan | 3 | Damash, Malavan, Sepidrood | |
2 | Kerman | 3 | Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan | |
3 | Tehran | 3 | Baadraan, Havadar, Nirooye Zamini | |
4 | Fars | 2 | Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai | |
5 | Markazi | 2 | Aluminium Arak, Khooshe Talaei Saveh | |
6 | Alborz | 1 | Gol Reyhan Alborz | |
7 | East Azerbaijan | 1 | Elmoadab Tabriz | |
8 | Khuzestan | 1 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | |
9 | Mazandaran | 1 | Rayka Babol | |
10 | West Azerbaijan | 1 | Navad Urmia |
Position | Player | Club | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hamid Kazemi | Havadar | 16 | |
2 | Mehrdad Heydari | Rayka Babol | 13 | |
Hamid Golzari | Mes Rafsanjan | |||
4 | Ali Khodadadi | Nirooye Zamini | 12 |