Azadegan League
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Azadegan League
This article is about the Iranian 1st division league. For the top division league, see Iran Pro League.
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| Countries |  Iran |
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1991 officially 2001 with current format |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | 28 |
| Levels on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Iran Pro League |
| Relegation to | 2nd Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Hazfi Cup |
| Current champions | Paykan (2011–12) |
| TV partners | IRIB |
| Website | www.lig1.ir |
 2011-12 season |
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The Azadegan League (Persian: ليگ آزادگان) (also called Division 1) is the second-highest division league in the Iranian football league system after the Iran Pro League.
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History
The first national league in Iran after the revolution was founded in 1989 with the name of Qods League. Esteghlal could become the league champion.
In 1991, the national league was named to Azadegan League in honor of the Iranian prisoners of war who were released.[clarification needed] The number of teams, playing in the league, varied from year to year. Pas and Saipa dominated the league in the first four years. Pas and Esteghlal both were also able to capture Asian Club Championships in the early 1990s. By the mid-90s Persepolis and Esteghlal regained their dominant form and the league champions in the period of 1995-2001 was either Esteghlal or Persepolis.
Until 2001 the league was the first-highest division football league in Iran, but that changed when the Iranian Football Federation decided to start a professional league. The IPL was created and since then, the Azadegan League became the second-highest division in the Iranian football league system.
Hazfi Cup
All teams in the Azadegan League are entered in the Hazfi Cup, and if they win the cup, they get the permission to participate in the AFC Champions League. Since 2001, when Azadegan League became the second-highest division league, no team from Azadegan League could become the Hazfi Cup champion.
Format
The Azadegan League consists of two subdivisions, each having 14 teams. The top two teams in each group have a playoff tournament at the end of the season in which home and away games take place. The top two point getters are then promoted to the IPL, with the top team being declared the Azadegan League champion. The eleventh and twelfth placed teams in the groups are automatically relegated to the 2nd division. Sometimes the playoff match format is not used and one match takes place between the teams on a neutral ground instead.
The top two teams from the two 2nd division groups are promoted to the Azadegan League.
League Champions
As first-highest Iran's football division, 1991-2001
- 1991-92: Pas Tehran
- 1992-93: Pas Tehran
- 1993-94: Saipa
- 1994-95: Saipa
- 1995-96: Persepolis
- 1996-97: Persepolis
- 1997-98: Esteghlal
- 1998-99: Persepolis
- 1999-00: Persepolis
- 2000-01: Esteghlal
As second-highest Iran's football division, 2001-
- 2001-02: Sanat Naft
- 2002-03: Shemushack Noshahr
- 2003-04: Saba Battery
- 2004-05: Shahid Ghandi Yazd
- 2005-06: Mes Kerman
- 2006-07: Shirin Faraz
- 2007-08: Payam Mashhad
- 2008-09: Steel Azin (A) and Teraktor Sazi (B)
- 2009-10: Shahrdari Tabriz (A) and Naft Tehran (B)
- 2010-11: Damash Gilan[1]
- 2011-12: Paykan
Top Goal Scorer
As first-highest Iran's football division, 1991-2001
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1991–92 | Farshad Pious |
Persepolis | 11 |
| 1992–93 | Jamshid Shahmohammadi |
Keshavarz | 11 |
| 1993–94 | Abbas Simakani |
Zob Ahan | 17 |
| 1994–95 | Farshad Pious |
Persepolis | 20 |
| 1995–96 | Mohammad Momeni |
Polyacryl | 19 |
| 1996–97 | Ali Asghar Modirroosta |
Bahman | 18 |
| 1997–98 | Hossein Khatibi |
Teraktor Sazi | 16 |
| 1998–99 | Koroush Barmak |
Teraktor Sazi | 14 |
| Abduljalil Golcheshmeh |
Aboomoslem | 14 | |
| 1999–00 |  Mohannad Mahdi Al-Nadawi |
Sanat Naft | 15 |
| 2000–01 | Reza Sahebi |
Zob Ahan | 14 |
As second-highest Iran's football division, 2001-
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 2001–02 | ? | - | - |
| 2002-03 | ? | - | - |
| 2003-04 | ? | - | - |
| 2004-05 | ? | - | - |
| 2005-06 | Hossein Abdi |
Sanaye Arak | 14 |
| 2006-07 | Farhad Kheirkhah |
Sorkhpooshan | 11 |
| 2007-08 | Mohammad Parvin |
Steel Azin | 15 |
| 2008-09 | Abbas Porkhosravani |
Gol Gohar | 17 |
| 2009-10 | Ali Karimi |
Sha. Tabriz | 17 |
| 2010-11 | Afshin Chavoshi |
Damash Gilan | 13 |
| Mostafa Shojaei |
Foolad Natanz | 13 | |
| Moslem Firoozabadi |
Gol Gohar | 13 | |
| 2011-12 | Bahman Tahmasebi |
Aluminum | 13 |
Azadegan League 2011-12
In total, the following 28 teams will compete in 2011–12 Azadegan League Season.
Last updated:02.08.2011
See also
- IPL
- Iran Football's 2nd Division
- Iran Football's 3rd Division
- Iranian Super Cup
- Hazfi Cup
- Iranian Futsal Super League
- Iran Futsal's 1st Division
- Iran Futsal's 2nd Division
References
External links
- Azadegan League Website
- Azadegan League Stats
- Azadegan League Live Score, Player Statistics
- PFDC - Persian Football Dot Com
- Iran Goals
- Iran Sports Press
- Pars Football
- RSSSF database about Iranian league football.
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