| Competition: | Azadegan League |
| Winners: | Malavan |
| Promoted: | Malavan Mes Kerman |
| Relegated: | Vista Toorbin Tehran Shahin Bushehr Machine Sazi |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
The 2021–22 Azadegan League was the 31st season of the Azadegan League and 21st as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991.[1] [2] [3] The season was to start on 11 October 2021[4] with 13 teams from the 2020–21 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saipa and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2020–21 League 2: Mes Shahr-e Babak, Shahrdari Hamedan and Vista Toorbin Tehran as champion, runner-up and third placed team, respectively.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arman Gohar Sirjan | Sirjan | Takhti Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Esteghlal Mollasani | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 | |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 | |
| Kheybar Khorramabad | Khorramabad | Takhti | 8,900 | |
| Khooshe Talaei Saveh | Shahid Chamran | 3,000 | ||
| Machine Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | ||
| Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 | |
| Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 | |
| Mes Shahr-e Babak | Sirjan | |||
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | Jam | Takhti | ||
| Qashqai | Shiraz | Pars | 50,000 | |
| Rayka Babol | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 | |
| Saipa | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | ||
| Shahin Bushehr | Bushehr | Shahid Mahdavi | ||
| Shams Azar Qazvin | Qazvin | |||
| Shahrdari Astara | Astara | Vahdat | ||
| Shahrdari Hamedan | Hamedan | |||
| Vista Toorbin | Tehran |
| Region | Number of teams | Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerman | 3 | Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Shahr-e Babak | |
| 2 | Bushehr | 2 | Pars Jonoubi, Shahin | |
| 3 | Gilan | 2 | Malavan, Shahrdari Astara | |
| 4 | Khuzestan | 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Esteghlal Molasani | |
| 5 | Tehran | 2 | Saipa, Vista Toorbin | |
| 6 | East Azerbaijan | 1 | Machine Sazi | |
| 7 | Fars | 1 | Qashqai | |
| 8 | Hamadan | 1 | Shahrdari Hamedan | |
| 9 | Lorestan | 1 | Kheybar | |
| 10 | Markazi | 1 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh | |
| 11 | Mazandaran | 1 | Rayka Babol | |
| 12 | Qazvin | 1 | Shams Azar |