2020–21 Azadegan League Explained

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.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Arman Gohar SirjanSirjanTakhti Stadium5,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
Chooka TaleshRashtSardar Jangal
Esteghlal KhuzestanAhvazTakhti38,900
Esteghlal MollasaniAhvazTakhti38,900
Fajr SepasiShirazPars50,000
Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000
HavadarTehranShohadaye Eslamshar8,250
Kheybar KhorramabadKhorramabadTakhti
Khooshe Talaei SavehShahid Chamran3,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Navad UrmiaUrmiaShahid Bakeri15,000
Pars Jonoubi JamJamTakhti
QashqaiShirazPars50,000
Rayka BabolBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
Shahin BushehrBushehrShahid Mahdavi
Shahrdari AstaraAstaraVahdat

Number of teams by region

RegionNumber of teamsTeams
1Gilan3Chooka, Malavan, Shahrdari Astara
2Bushehr2Pars Jonoubi, Shahin
3Fars2Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai
4Kerman2Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman
5Khuzestan2Esteghlal Khuzestan, Esteghlal Molasani
6Tehran2Baadraan, Havadar
7Alborz1Gol Reyhan Alborz
8Lorestan1Kheybar
9Markazi1Khooshe Talaei Saveh
10Mazandaran1Rayka Babol
11West Azerbaijan1Navad Urmia

Results

Positions by round

Statistics

Top scorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 Aref RostamiKheybar Khorramabad17
2 Ali FatehPars Jonoubi Jam13
3 Hamid KazemiBaadraan Tehran12
4 Ali AbdoeiEsteghlal Mollasani11
source: topscorers at the end of league dsport.ir

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-07-20 . عارف رستمی رسما آقای گل لیگ یک شد . Aref Rostami becomes topscorer with 17 goals . 2021-07-20.
  2. Web site: لیگ آزادگان . league Azadegan 1399-1400 . 2021-07-20 . varzesh3.com.
  3. Web site: AZADEGAN LEAGUE . 2021-07-20 . soccerway.com.
  4. Web site: Azadegan League stats . 2021-07-20 . footystats.org.
  5. Web site: تاریخ آغاز لیگ یک ایران تغییر کرد (date of start) . 2021-07-20 . pana.ir.
  6. http://ffiri.ir/fa/news/6623/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF Football Federation of Iran
  7. Web site: AZADEGAN LEAGUE . 2021-07-20 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. http://khuzestansport.ir/fa/news/30942/%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%B1%E2%80%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF Khuzestan Sport
  9. https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5261929/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D8%B3%D9%87%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%87 Mehr News
  10. Web site: 2021-07-20 . Fajr Sepasi, Havadar secure IPL promotion . 2021-07-20 . tehrantimes.com.