1995–96 Azadegan League Explained

Competition:Azadegan League
Season:1995–96
Winners:Persepolis
Relegated:Jonoob Ahvaz
Ararat Tehran
Shahrdari Tabriz
Saipa
Continentalcup1:Asian Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Persepolis
Continentalcup2:Asian Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Esteghlal
Matches:240
Total Goals:483
League Topscorer:Mohammad Momeni (19)
Prevseason:1994–95
Nextseason:1996–97

The 1995–96 Azadegan League was the fifth season of the Azadegan League that was won by Persepolis.

Mohammad Momeni (Poli Ekril Isfahan) was the top goal scorer with 19 goals.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Iran 2nd Division.Promoted teams were Polyacryl, Bahman and Bank Melli, all making their debut in the Azadegan League. They replaced Zob Ahan, Naft Ghaemshahr, Chooka Talesh, Bank Tejarat, Teraktor Sazi, Payam Khorasan, Pars Khodro, Sanat Naft Abadan, Nassaji Mazandaran, Qods Sari and Shahin Bushehr.

League table

Statistitcs

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Mohammad MomeniPolyacryl19
2 Kourosh BarmakKeshavarz15
3 Hashem HeydariBahmanalign-center14
Alimirza OstovariBargh Shiraz14
5 Mehdi JafarpourMachine Sazi13
6 Ali Asghar ModirKeshavarz12
7 Edmond BezikArarat Tehran11
Edmond AkhtarEsteghlal11
9 Farhad H. ArabEsteghlal Ahvaz10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iran 1995/96 . 4 October 2023. 18 October 2018. RSSSF .