Competition: | Iran Football's 2nd Division |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 season of Iran Football's 2nd Division was the 23rd under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 22 teams from the 2nd Division 2022–23, two new team relegated from the 2022–23 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Hamedan, Chooka Talesh, and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2022–23: Samit Tehran, Kavir Moghava Tehran, Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm and Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht.
These changes has been applied before the season:
Team | Replaced team | |
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Panik Talesh | Nika Pars Chaloos | |
Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr | KIA Tehran | |
Iman Sabz Shiraz | Ayande Sazan Ardebil | |
Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht | Petroshimi Shazand | |
Samit Tehran | YASA Tehran | |
Ario Bam Eslamshahr | Setaregan Javan Tehran |
Region | Number of teams | Teams | |
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1 | Tehran | 6 | Bahman Tehran, Espad Alvand, Kavir Moghava, KIA, YASA, Nirooye Zamini |
2 | Mazandaran | 4 | Shohadaye Sari (Kian Sam), Nika Pars Chaloos, Shahrdari Noshahr, Shohadaye Babolsar |
3 | Hormozgan | 3 | Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, Shenavar Sazi |
4 | Gilan | 2 | Chooka Talesh, Sepidrood Rasht |
5 | Hamedan | 2 | Shahrdari Hamedan, PAS Hamedan |
6 | Khuzestan | 2 | Foolad Novin, Shahrdari Mahshahr |
7 | Alborz | 1 | Shohadaye Razakan |
8 | Ardabil | 1 | Ayande Sazan |
9 | Bushehr | 1 | Shahin Bushehr |
10 | Kerman | 1 | Shahrdari Bam |
11 | Kermanshah | 1 | Besat |
12 | Markazi | 1 | Petroshimi Shazand |
13 | North Khorasan | 1 | Atrak Bojnourd |
14 | West Azerbaijan | 1 | Navad Urmia |
15 | Yazd | 1 | Shahid Ghandi Yazd |
The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2022-23 2nd Division, Azadegan League and 3rd Division. The relegated teams from 2022–23 Azadegan League were placed in Pot 1. The remaining teams from 2022–23 2nd Division were placed in Pot 2 to Pot 5 according to their final league position. And the promoted teams from 2022–23 3rd Division were placed in Pot 8.[1]
Pot Number | Pot Name | Teams | Comments | |
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Pot 1 | Relegated Teams from Azadegan League and 2nd Divions's Play-off loser |
| The 18th-Placed team in Azadegan League were relegated directly to 3rd Division, thus Pot 1 has one fewer team than usual. | |
Pot 2 | Temas ranked 3rd and 4th in 2nd Division |
| After indentifying the group of Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas will be placed in the other group automatically. | |
Pot 3 | Temas ranked 5th and 6th in 2nd Division |
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Pot 4 | Temas ranked 7th and 8th in 2nd Division |
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Pot 5 | Temas ranked 9th and 10th in 2nd Division |
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Pot 6 | Temas ranked 11th and 12th and the winner of Relegation Play-off in 2nd Division |
| After indentifying the group of Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas will be placed in the other group automatically. Due to direct relegation of the 18th-placed team from Azadegan League to 3rd division, the Play-off match between the 13th-placed team was held and the winner, remaind in 2nd Division, thus Pot 6 has one more team than usual. | |
Pot 7 | Temas promoted from 3rd Division |
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For the provinces which have three or more teams (Tehran, Mazandaran and Hormozgan), a protection rule was applied. So from three teams of Hormozgan, two teams should be placed in one group and the third team can not be placed in the same group.
Due to licence transfers of teams, the new location of each team (after confirmation) is considered in the draw.
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Shahrdari Noshahr promoted to 2024-25 Azadegan league
Nirooye Zamini Tehran won the league and got the Champion Trophy.