2022–23 Iran Football's 3rd Division explained

Competition:Iran Football's 3rd Division
Season:2022–23
Winners:Samit Tehran
Kavir Moghava Tehran
Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm
Promoted:Samit Tehran
Kavir Moghava Tehran
Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm
Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht
Relegated:40 teams from 1st stage
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The article contains information about the 2022–23 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League, and 2nd Division. The league has been started on 29 October 2022 and finished on 1 September 2023.[1]

In total 85 teams (65 teams in the first stage in 5 groups, 20 teams added in second stage) will compete in this season's competitions.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

StageDraw dateWeekMatches dates
First stage4 October 2023Week 129-31 October 2022
Week 24-7 November 2022
Week 311-15 November 2022
Week 417-21 November 2022
Week 530 November, 1 December 2022
Week 616 November 2022
Week 76-7 December 2022
Week 814-15 December 2022
Week 924-26 December 2022
Week 101-2 January 2023
Week 118-9 January 2023
Week 1231 January, 1, 9, 12, 19 February 2023
Week 137-8, 15, 19, 25 February 2023
Second Stage7 March 2023Week 16-8 April 2023[2]
Week 215-16 April 2023
Week 322-23 April 2023[3]
Week 428-29 April 2023
Week 54-5 May 2023[4]
Week 69-10 May 2023
Week 715-17 May 2023[5]
Week 821-23 May 2023
Week 927-28 May 2023
Week 108-9 June 2023
Week 1114-15 June 2023
Week 1219-20, 22 June 2023[6]
Week 1325, 28 June 2023
Week 1430 June, 4 July 2023
Week 157, 10 July 2023[7]
Week 1613-14, 16 July 2023
Week 1722 July 2023
Week 1831 July 2023
Play-off Stage12 August 2023[8] Round 117 August 2023
22 August 2023
Round 227 August 2023[9]
1 September 2023

First stage

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the Second Stage. The teams ranked 3rd, 4th and 5th in each group (total 15 teams) are eligible to play in the First Round of next season. The teams ranked 6th and lower relegate to Provincial Leagues.[10]

Qualified teams

Teams which are eligible to play in this round are as follows:[1] [11]

Relegated from 2nd Division (1 Team):

Relegated from 3rd Division – 2nd Stage (9 Teams):

  • Moghavemat Tehran
  • Artam Tabriz (Replaced by Misagh El Tan Urmia)
  • Naft o Gaz Gachsaran
  • Darya Babol (Replaced by Taghdis Mazandaran)
  • Alavi Khoramdareh (Replaced by Kosar Mehr Eslamshahr)
  • Esteghlal Shoosh
  • Javan Novin Sari
  • Sardar Bukan (Replaced by Fanavaran Pishro Ardabil)
  • Farhang Ramhormoz

Remaining from 3rd Division – 1st Stage (15 Teams):

  • Pas Gilan
  • Pishgaman Fonoon Pars
  • Zist Sabz Tabriz
  • Malavan B Anzali
  • Perspolis Borazjan
  • Khorram Kesht Aflak Khorramabad
  • Yadavaran Dokoohe Andimeshk
  • Harang Javan Bastak
  • Taraz Chadegan
  • Shayan Dizel Fars

Promoted from Provincial Leagues (34 Teams):

  • Shahrdari Karaj (Alborz)
  • Mi'ad Moghan Parsabad (Ardebil)
  • Orum Spur Urmia (Azarbayejan Gharbi)
  • Oghab Tabriz (Azarbayejan Sharghi)
  • Sorkhdelan Parseh Deyr (Boushehr)
  • Parsian Harooni (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari)
  • Montakhab Kazroon (Fars)
  • Almas Tazeabad Chaf (Gilan)
  • Shahrdari Gonbad (Golestan)
  • Sardar Zand Malayer (Hamedan)
  • Motahed Moezabad Roudan (Hormozgan)
  • Kosar Mehran (Ilam)
  • Payam Zeydi Kashan (Isfahan)
  • Shahrdari Barvat Bam (Kerman)
  • Shohadaye Bazi Deraz (Kermanshah)
  • Bentonit Sepahan Esfahak Tabas (Khorasan Jonoubi)
  • Nader Mashhad (Khorasan Razavi)
  • Esteghlal Novin Bojnoord (Khorasan Shomali)
  • Poolad Oxin Izeh (Khouzestan)
  • Sorkhpooshan Kish (Kish)
  • Etehad Ghale-Raeisi (Kohgiluye & Boyer Ahmad)
  • Shahrdari Baneh (Kordestan)
  • (Lorestan) Lorestan didn't submit any teams as Province Champion
  • Artiman Hefdah Iranian Khomein (Markazi)
  • Shahrdari Ghaemshahr (Mazandaran)
  • Samit No Qazvon (Qazvin)
  • Omid Hasanabad Qom (Qom)
  • Kia Shahrood (Semnan)
  • Khalij Chabahar (Sistan & Balouchestan)
  • Damash Parseh Tehran (Tehran)
  • Pouya Deylam Aria Kia (Tehran's runner-up)
  • Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht (Tehran Suburbs)
  • Mirak Kish Mehriz (Yazd) (Replaced by Perspolis Shiraz)
  • Forooshgah Varzeshi Ali Gheydar (Zanjan)

Free slots (6 teams):

  • Esteghlal Jonoob Tehran
  • Padma Yadak Isfahan
  • Aboozar Basht
  • Parsa Baghmalek
  • Vahdat Roodbar
  • Zagros Dehloran

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Second stage

In this stage, 10 teams who qualified from 1st stage will join to 17 remaining teams from previous season and 3 relegated teams from 2nd division (total 30 teams). Teams will be divided into 3 groups of 10 teams each and play a round-robin home and away matches. The winner of each group will promote to 2nd division and 3 runners-up and the best 3rd placed team will qualify to Play-off stage. The 3 bottom clubs in each group and the worst 7th placed team among groups will relegate to next season's 1st stage. [13] [14]

Qualified teams

Relegated from 2nd Division (3 Teams):

Remaining Teams from last season (17 Teams):

  • Benyamin Varzesh Tehran (Replaced by Shahin Rakhsh Khodro Tabriz)
  • KIA Tehran
  • Sepahan Novin Isfahan
  • Mardan Pasha Karaj
  • Naft Omidiyeh
  • Mohtasham Tabriz (Replaced by Nika Pars Chaloos)
  • Omid Vahdat Birjand (Replaced by Parsa San'at Shargh)
  • Yazd Looleh
  • Kian Arak (Replaced by Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm)
  • Shahin Bojnord (Replaced by Kavir Moghava Tehran)
  • Moghavemat Astara
  • Shadkaam Mashhad
  • Avalan Kamyaran
  • Samit Tehran
  • Novin Keshavarz Aliabad
  • Sepahan Novin Izeh (Replaced by Shayan Dizel Fars)
  • Shahrdari Fooman

Promoted from 1st Stage (10 Teams):

  • Setaregan Sorkh Tehran
  • Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht
  • Zist Sabz Tabriz
  • Khorram Kesht Aflak Khorramabad
  • Perspolis Shiraz

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Ranking of third-placed teams

Ranking of seventh-placed teams

Play-offs

Qualified teams

Source:

2nd placed teams in Second Stage (3 teams):

Best 3rd placed team in Second Stage (1 team):

First round

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Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht3-2Rakhsh Khodro Tabriz3-10-1
Sepahan Novin Isfahan2-3Shayan Dizel Fars0-22-1

Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht Fars won 3-2 and promoted to second play-off round.----

Shayan Dizel Fars won 3-2 and promoted to second play-off round.

Second round

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Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht2-1Shayan Dizel Fars1-01-1

Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht won 2-1 on aggerate and promoted to 2023-24 Iran Football's 2nd Division.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: آغاز مرحله نخست لیگ سه با 63 تیم. Dsport. 2022-10-29. fa.
  2. Web site: برنامه مسابقات هفته های اول و دوم مرحله دوم لیگ دسته سوم. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  3. Web site: برنامه هفته سوم و چهارم مرحله دوم لیگ دسته سوم. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  4. Web site: برنامه مسابقات هفته های پنجم و ششم از مرحله دوم لیگ دسته سوم باشگاه های کشور فصل 1401-1402 اعلام شد.. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  5. Web site: برنامه مسابقات هفته های هفتم تا نهم لیگ سه اعلام شد. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  6. Web site: اعلام برنامه مسابقات هفته های دوازدهم تا چهاردهم لیگ دسته سه. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  7. Web site: اعلام برنامه مسابقات هفته های پانزدهم و شانزدهم مرحله دوم لیگ دسته سوم. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  8. Web site: امروز قرعه کشی پلی آف صعود به لیگ دسته دوم برگزار می شود. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  9. Web site: برنامه مرحله نهایی پلی آف لیگ دسته سوم برای صعود به لیگ دو. سازمان لیگ فوتبال ایران.
  10. Web site: نحوه صعود و سقوط تیمها در لیگهای مختلف اعلام شد. Iran Football League Organization. 2022-11-13. fa.
  11. Web site: قرعه کشی لیگ دسته سوم برگزار شد. Iran Football League Organization. 2022-10-04. fa.
  12. Web site: گل ریحان به لیگ دسته سه فوتبال کشور سقوط کرد. IRNA. 2022-01-19. fa.
  13. Web site: برگزاری قرعه کشی مرحله نهایی لیگ سه. Dsport.
  14. Web site: قرعه کشی مرحله دوم لیگ دسته سوم برگزار شد. iranleague.
  15. Web site: آبی پوشان به لیگ دسته سوم سقوط کرد. ِDsport.

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