Competition: | Azadegan League |
Winners: | Fajr Sepasi |
Promoted: | Fajr Sepasi Havadar |
Relegated: | Chooka Navad Gol Reyhan |
Total Goals: | 612 |
League Topscorer: | Aref Rostami (17 goals)[1] |
Biggest Home Win: | Sh. Astara 6-0 Gol Reyhan (12 July 2021) |
Biggest Away Win: | Navad 1-5 Malavan (27 June 2021) |
Highest Attendance: | 0 |
Lowest Attendance: | 0 |
Attendance: | 0 |
Average Attendance: | 0 |
Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
Season: | 2020–21 |
The 2020–21 Azadegan League was the 30th season of the Azadegan League and 20th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991.[2] [3] [4] The season started in 2 November 2020[5] with 13 teams from the 2019–20 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League: Pars Jonoubi Jam and Shahin Bushehr and three new teams promoted from the 2019–20 League 2: Chooka Talesh, Esteghlal Mollasani and Shahrdari Astara as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively.[6] [7] Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr's 1st Division licence were taken back from Damash and then again sold to Kheybar Khorramabad.[8] The league started on 22 November 2020 and ended on 19 July 2021.[9] [10] Fajr Sepasi Shiraz won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history and was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League after an absence of eight years together with second-ranked Havadar Tehran.Kheybar Khorramabad's Aref Rostami was the top scorer with 17 goals.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arman Gohar Sirjan | Sirjan | Takhti Stadium | 5,000 | |
Baadraan Tehran | Tehran | Kargaran | 5,000 | |
Chooka Talesh | Rasht | Sardar Jangal | ||
Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 | |
Esteghlal Mollasani | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 | |
Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Pars | 50,000 | |
Gol Reyhan Alborz | Karaj | Enghelab | 15,000 | |
Havadar | Tehran | Shohadaye Eslamshar | 8,250 | |
Kheybar Khorramabad | Khorramabad | Takhti | ||
Khooshe Talaei Saveh | Shahid Chamran | 3,000 | ||
Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 | |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 | |
Navad Urmia | Urmia | Shahid Bakeri | 15,000 | |
Pars Jonoubi Jam | Jam | Takhti | ||
Qashqai | Shiraz | Pars | 50,000 | |
Rayka Babol | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 | |
Shahin Bushehr | Bushehr | Shahid Mahdavi | ||
Shahrdari Astara | Astara | Vahdat |
Region | Number of teams | Teams | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gilan | 3 | Chooka, Malavan, Shahrdari Astara | |
2 | Bushehr | 2 | Pars Jonoubi, Shahin | |
3 | Fars | 2 | Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai | |
4 | Kerman | 2 | Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman | |
5 | Khuzestan | 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Esteghlal Molasani | |
6 | Tehran | 2 | Baadraan, Havadar | |
7 | Alborz | 1 | Gol Reyhan Alborz | |
8 | Lorestan | 1 | Kheybar | |
9 | Markazi | 1 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh | |
10 | Mazandaran | 1 | Rayka Babol | |
11 | West Azerbaijan | 1 | Navad Urmia |
Position | Player | Club | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aref Rostami | Kheybar Khorramabad | 17 | |
2 | Ali Fateh | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 13 | |
3 | Hamid Kazemi | Baadraan Tehran | 12 | |
4 | Ali Abdoei | Esteghlal Mollasani | 11 |