2011–12 Iran 2nd Division

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season	2011–12
Champions	Esteghlal Ahvaz
Promoted	Esteghlal Ahvaz; Hafari Ahvaz; Pas Novin Hamedan; Foolad Sahand;
Relegated	Shamoushak Noshahr; Zob Ahan Novin; Payam Mashhad; Pershiaan Zanjan; Persepolis Borazjan;
Matches played	369
Goals scored	885 (2.4 per match)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Iran 2nd Division season is the edition of third tier of the Iranian football league system's 2nd Division annual football competitive season for the Persian Gulf Cup.

The league is composed of 28 teams^[1] that are divided into two geographic divisions of 14 teams each. Teams contested only other teams in their own division: once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each group, the top two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and bottom two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.

The football league competition started on 8 September 2011.^[2]^[3]

Teams

Group A

Team	City	Note
Badr Hormozgan	Bandar Abbas	Replaced for Ariyana Gostar Kish
Esteghlal Ahvaz	Ahvaz
Fajr Jam Bushehr	Bushehr
Foolad Novin	Ahvaz
Giti Pasand Isfahan	Isfahan
Hafari Ahvaz	Ahvaz
Moghavemat Tehran	Tehran
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran	Gachsaran
Naft Mahmoudabad	Mahmoudabad
Sepidrood Rasht	Rasht
Shahrdari Ardebil	Ardebil
Shamoushak Noshahr	Noshahr
Siah Jamegan Khorasan	Mashhad	Replaced for Golchin Robat Karim
Zob Ahan Novin	Fooladshahr

Group B

Team	City	Note
Ashian Gostar Varamin	Varamin
Choka Talesh	Talesh
Datis Lorestan	Khorramabad
Gostaresh Foolad Sahand	Sahand
Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar Abbas	Bandar Abbas	Replaced for Aluminium Almahdi Hormozgan
Mehr Karaj	Karaj
Naft Omidiyeh	Omidiyeh
Pas Novin Hamedan	Hamedan
Payam Mashhad	Mashhad
Persepolis Borazjan	Borazjan
Pershiaan Zanjan	Zanjan	Replaced for Shahrdari Zanjan
Sanat Naft Novin	Abadan
Shahrdari Dezful	Dezful	Replaced for Foolad Natanz
Shahrdari Noshahr	Noshahr	Replaced for Nozhan Sari

Standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Est. Ahvaz	26	13	9	4	36	16	+20	48	Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League
2	Hafari Ahvaz	26	14	3	9	42	24	+18	45	Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League
3	Moghavemat Tehran	26	11	9	6	31	23	+8	42
4	Siah Jamegan	26	11	6	9	35	29	+6	39
5	Naft va Gaz Gachsaran	26	11	5	10	27	33	−6	38
6	Sh. Ardabil	26	10	7	9	33	23	+10	37
7	Foolad Novin	26	9	10	7	29	22	+7	37
8	Giti Pasand	26	10	7	9	34	31	+3	37
9	Fajr Bushehr	26	9	8	9	34	29	+5	35
10	Sepidrood	26	9	8	9	26	26	0	35
11	Albadr Bandar Kong	26	9	7	10	25	29	−4	34
12	Naft Mahmoudabad	26	8	6	12	29	39	−10	30	Relegation Play Off
13	Zob Ahan Novin (R)	26	6	9	11	20	31	−11	27	Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013
14	Shamoushak (R)	26	2	6	18	6	52	−46	12	Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2012. Source: Foolad FC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Pas Novin	26	15	8	3	42	14	+28	53	Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League
2	Foolad Sahand	26	15	6	5	52	21	+31	51	Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League
3	Naft Omidiyeh	26	13	11	2	37	20	+17	50
4	Sanat Naft Novin	26	15	5	6	47	23	+24	48^[a]
5	Mehr Karaj	26	12	8	6	43	31	+12	44
6	Sh. Dezful	26	12	6	8	39	26	+13	42
7	Datis	26	9	10	7	29	30	−1	37
8	Sh. Noshahr	26	10	6	10	32	28	+4	36
9	Ashian Gostar	26	10	5	11	29	34	−5	35
10	Mantagheh Vizheh	26	5	10	11	20	27	−7	25
11	Chooka	26	6	8	12	28	39	−11	23^[b]
12	Per. Borazjan	26	4	9	13	33	45	−12	21	Relegation Play Off
13	Payam Mashhad (R)	26	4	9	13	26	38	−12	21	Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013
14	Pershiaan Zanjan (R)	26	0	3	23	6	87	−81	1^[c]	Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2012. Source: Foolad FC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Sanat Naft Novin was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.
^ Chooka was docked 3 points due to misbehavior.
^ Pershiaan Zanjan was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

Final

Championship final

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Esteghlal Ahvaz	4–3	Pas Novin Hamedan	4–2	0–1

Third place play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Notes
Foolad Sahand	(w/o)	Hafari Ahvaz

Relegation play-off

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Persepolis Borazjan	4–4	Naft Mahmoudabad	3–2	1-2

The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division

References

^ "۲۸ تیم در لیگ دسته دو شرکت خواهند داشت". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "تاریخ شروع لیگ دسته دوم". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "شروع لیگ دسته دوم در فصل آتی". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

External links

آیین نامه مسابقات لیگ دسته اول، دسته دوم و دسته سوم کشور فصل 91-90

[table_hth_SNN0.45341946764543-4] Sanat Naft Novin was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

[table_hth_CHO0.45341946764543-5] Chooka was docked 3 points due to misbehavior.

[table_hth_PRZ0.45341946764543-6] Pershiaan Zanjan was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

[1] "۲۸ تیم در لیگ دسته دو شرکت خواهند داشت". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[2] "تاریخ شروع لیگ دسته دوم". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[3] "شروع لیگ دسته دوم در فصل آتی". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

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