2017–18 Azadegan League
Football league season
The 2017–18 Azadegan League was the 27th season of the Azadegan League and 17th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 Azadegan League , two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League : Saba Qom and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2016–17 League 2 : Shahrdari Tabriz and Shahrdari Mahshahr both as champions and Bargh Jadid Shiraz . The league started on 7 August 2017 and ended on 29 April 2018. Naft Masjed Soleyman won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League . Farshid Padash and Shahin Majidi were the top scorers, with 17 goals each.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Aluminium Arak
Arak
Imam Khomeini
15,000
Baadraan Tehran
Tehran
Kargaran
5,000
Bargh Jadid Shiraz
Shiraz
Hafezieh
15,000
Fajr Sepasi
Shiraz
Hafezieh
15,000
Gol Gohar
Sirjan
Gol Gohar Sport Complex
3,200
Iranjavan
Bushehr
Shahid Beheshti
15,000
Khooneh be Khooneh
Babol
Haft-e Tir
6,000
Malavan
Bandar-e Anzali
Takhti Anzali
8,000
Machine Sazi
Tabriz
Bonyan Diesel
12,000
Mes Kerman
Kerman
Shahid Bahonar
15,430
Mes Rafsanjan
Rafsanjan
Shohadaye Noushabad
5,000
Naft Masjed Soleyman
Masjed Soleyman
Behnam Mohammadi
8,000
Nassaji Mazandaran
Qaem Shahr
Vatani
15,000
Oxin Alborz
Karaj
Enghelab
15,000
Rah Ahan
Tehran
Ekbatan
12,000
Saba Qom
Qom
Yadegar-e Emam Qom
10,610
Shahrdari Mahshahr
Bandar-e Mahshahr
Shohada Mahshahr
3,000
Shahrdari Tabriz
Tabriz
Sahand
66,833
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source:
lig1.ir Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source:
lig1.ir Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Clubs season-progress
Source:
lig1.ir W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Lose
Statistics
Top scorers
Notes: Updated to games played on 29 March 2018. Source: dsport.ir
Attendances
Average home attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Nassaji
220,000
15,000
8,000
12,941
+25.2% †
2
Naft MIS
95,000
10,000
3,000
5,588
+183.8% †
3
Khooneh be Khooneh
77,000
6,000
3,000
4,529
+9.8% †
4
Fajr Sepasi
54,000
5,000
1,500
3,176
+65.6% †
5
Sh. Mahshahr
42,400
3,000
900
2,494
n/a†
6
Malavan
38,677
4,000
1,000
2,275
−37.5% †
7
Iranjavan
30,700
3,000
200
1,806
−5.8% †
8
Bargh Jadid Shiraz
28,727
6,000
150
1,690
n/a†
9
Rah Ahan
25,750
23,000
50
1,515
+705.9% †
10
Mes Kerman
23,700
5,000
0
1,481
−25.1% †
11
Gol Gohar
15,400
2,000
100
906
−61.0% †
12
Aluminium Arak
12,400
2,000
100
729
−65.1% †
13
Baadraan Tehran
6,545
2,000
100
385
−27.6% †
14
Oxin Alborz
6,350
1,000
50
374
−36.4% †
15
Sh. Tabriz
5,640
1,000
100
332
n/a†
16
Mes Rafsanjan
5,565
2,000
50
327
−51.6% †
17
Saba Qom
5,240
1,500
50
308
−85.9% †
18
Machine Sazi
4,200
500
150
247
−82.3% †
League total
697,444
23,000
0
2,287
−13.7% †
Attendances by round
Team/Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Average
Aluminium Arak
2,000
A
1,000
A
500
A
500
A
A
500
A
1,000
A
1,000
A
1,000
A
A
500
A
1,000
A
500
A
1,000
500
A
100
A
1,000
A
200
A
100
729
Baadraan Tehran
A
200
A
150
A
175
A
500
A
500
A
2,000
A
120
A
A
300
200
A
500
A
100
A
150
A
200
A
150
A
100
A
200
1,000
A
385
Bargh Jadid Shiraz
A
1,500
A
327
500
A
400
A
1,500
A
5,000
A
6,000
A
4,000
A
3,000
1,500
A
3,000
A
A
700
A
300
A
500
A
150
A
200
A
150
A
1,690
Fajr Sepasi
4,000
A
2,000
A
A
1,500
A
2,000
A
1,500
A
2,000
A
2,000
A
3,000
A
A
2,500
A
4,000
5,000
A
3,500
A
4,000
A
5,000
A
5,000
A
5,000
A
2,000
3,176
Gol Gohar
2,000
A
2,000
A
500
A
2,000
A
1,000
A
500
A
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
A
200
A
100
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
1,000
A
200
200
A
500
A
200
906
Iranjavan
2,000
A
2,000
A
2,000
A
A
2,000
A
3,000
A
2,000
A
1,500
A
1,500
A
A
1,500
A
2,000
A
2,000
1,500
A
2,000
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
3,000
A
200
1,806
Khooneh be Khooneh
3,000
A
5,000
A
4,000
A
3,000
A
3,000
A
A
3,500
A
3,000
A
4,000
A
A
3,500
A
6,000
A
5,000
A
6,000
A
5,000
5,000
A
6,000
A
6,000
A
6,000
4,529
Machine Sazi
A
300
A
150
A
200
A
150
A
200
A
200
A
300
A
250
A
300
A
150
A
300
A
500
A
250
A
500
A
150
A
150
A
150
247
Malavan
3,000
A
3,000
A
3,500
A
1,637
A
3,500
A
1,190
A
3,000
A
A
4,000
A
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
1,350
A
2,000
A
1,500
A
1,500
A
4,000
2,000
A
1,000
2,275
Mes Kerman
A
1,500
A
3,000
A
1,500
A
1,000
5,000
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
1,500
A
1,500
1,000
A
NC
A
1,000
A
500
A
A
1,000
A
1,000
A
1,500
A
200
A
1,481
Mes Rafsanjan
A
200
A
200
A
215
A
200
A
2,000
A
500
300
A
200
A
150
500
A
250
A
150
A
300
A
100
A
150
A
A
100
A
50
A
327
Naft Masjed Soleyman
6,000
A
A
5,000
A
3,000
A
5,000
A
5,000
A
6,000
A
5,000
A
8,000
A
A
5,000
4,000
A
5,000
A
3,000
A
5,000
A
6,000
A
6,000
A
8,000
A
10,000
5,588
Nassaji Mazandaran
A
12,000
A
15,000
A
15,000
A
12,000
A
15,000
10,000
A
12,000
A
15,000
A
10,000
8,000
A
15,000
A
13,500
A
10,000
A
12,500
A
A
15,000
A
15,000
A
15,000
A
12,941
Oxin Alborz
A
1,000
A
200
A
200
1,000
A
500
A
500
A
300
A
200
A
300
300
A
150
A
50
A
A
150
A
150
A
150
A
300
A
1,000
A
374
Rah Ahan
100
A
100
A
150
A
150
A
200
A
150
A
200
A
500
150
A
A
100
A
50
A
300
A
100
A
150
A
300
A
50
A
A
23,000
1,515
Saba Qom
A
1,000
A
150
A
300
A
150
A
200
A
120
A
120
300
A
150
100
A
50
A
1,500
A
200
A
200
A
150
A
500
A
A
50
A
308
Shahrdari Mahshahr
A
900
3,000
A
3,000
A
3,000
A
2,000
A
3,000
A
1,500
A
3,000
A
2,500
2,000
A
A
3,000
A
3,000
A
3,000
A
3,000
A
2,000
A
1,500
A
3,000
A
2,494
Shahrdari Tabriz
500
A
300
A
340
A
300
A
300
A
200
A
150
A
150
A
100
A
100
A
300
A
500
A
1,000
A
500
A
300
A
300
A
300
A
332
Total
22,600
18,600
18,400
24,177
14,400
22,090
11,987
23,000
17,000
27,900
21,540
17,320
24,950
14,040
24,850
23,400
18,000
13,900
14,400
23,100
17,950
26,600
14,350
19,650
15,050
24,750
12,800
18,050
20,600
20,450
22,950
25,050
20,750
42,650
697,444
Average
2,511
2,067
2,044
2,686
1,600
2,454
1,498
2,556
1,889
3,100
2,393
1,924
2,772
1,560
2,761
2,600
2,000
1,544
1,600
2,888
1,994
2,956
1,594
2,183
1,672
2,750
1,422
2,006
2,272
2,272
2,550
2,783
2,306
4,739
2,287
Notes: Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances Baadraan Tehran played their match against Shahrdari Tabriz at Shohada Shahr-e Qods Bargh Jadid Shiraz played their matches against Gol Gohar , Iranjavan , Khooneh be Khooneh , Machine Sazi , Malavan , Mes Kerman , Mes Rafsanjan , Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Dastgheib Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak , Bargh Jadid Shiraz , Khooneh be Khooneh , Machine Sazi , Mes Kerman , Naft MIS , Nassaji , Oxin Alborz , Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz at Shahid Dastgheib Gol Gohar played their matches against Aluminium Arak , Fajr Sepasi , Khooneh be Khooneh , Malavan , Naft MIS , Saba Qom and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Imam Ali Gol Gohar played their matches against Mes Kerman , Nassaji and Shahrdari Tabriz at Bandar Abbas Machine Sazi played their match against Fajr Sepasi at Sahand Rah Ahan played their match against Khooneh be Khooneh at Kargaran Rah Ahan played their match against Nassaji at Takhti Tehran Saba Qom played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz , Iranjavan , Mes Kerman , Nassaji and Rah Ahan at Shahid Heydariyan Mes Kerman played their match against Rah Ahan at Sirjan Shahrdari Tabriz played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz , Fajr Sepasi , Iranjavan , Malavan , Mes Rafsanjan , Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Tavana sports complex
Highest attendances
Rank
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Date
Week
Stadium
1
Rah Ahan
0–6
Nassaji
23,000
29 April 2018 (2018-04-29 )
34
Takhti Tehran
2
Nassaji
1–0
Khooneh be Khooneh
15,000
2 September 2017 (2017-09-02 )
4
Vatani
2
Nassaji
2–1
Malavan
15,000
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24 )
6
Vatani
2
Nassaji
1–1
Bargh Jadid Shiraz
15,000
26 October 2017 (2017-10-26 )
10
Vatani
2
Nassaji
0–1
Naft MIS
15,000
27 November 2017 (2017-11-27 )
15
Vatani
2
Nassaji
1–0
Aluminium Arak
15,000
21 January 2018 (2018-01-21 )
20
Vatani
2
Nassaji
4–1
Baadraan Tehran
15,000
29 March 2018 (2018-03-29 )
29
Vatani
2
Nassaji
1–0
Machine Sazi
15,000
10 April 2018 (2018-04-10 )
31
Vatani
2
Nassaji
2–0
Fajr Sepasi
15,000
23 April 2018 (2018-04-23 )
33
Vatani
10
Nassaji
1–0
Shahrdari Mahshahr
13,500
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03 )
22
Vatani
Notes: Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir
See also
References
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