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2012–13 Azadegan League

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Season
  
2012–13

Champion
  
Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.

Matches played
  
357

Champions
  
Esteghlal Khuzestan

Goals scored
  
761

2012–13 Azadegan League

Promoted
  
Gostaresh Esteghlal Khuzestan

Top goalscorer
  
Mohammad Abbaszadeh (18 goals)

Biggest home win
  
Nassaji Mazandaran 5–0 Shahrdari Arak

Biggest away win
  
Yadavaran Shalamcheh 0–3 Pas Hamedan Parseh 2–5 Sang Ahan

Relegated
  
Yadavaran Shalamcheh F.C., Machine Sazi F.C.

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2011–12 Azadegan League

The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 12th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.

Contents

The league was composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams played only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each division, one team were promoted to Iran Pro League, and one team enter into a play-off and two teams were relegated to the third-level Second Division. In total, the league promoted three teams to Iran Pro League and relegates four teams to the Second Division.

The league started on 13 September 2012 and was ended on 16 April 2013. Gostaresh is promoted for the next Iran Pro League season. Shahrdari Tabriz also promoted from Group B to return to the league after just one year but their promotion was canceled after their rule in match fixing scandal. Pas Hamedan defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh in play-off but lost the qualification match to Zob Ahan.

Changes

  • At the end of 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Sanat Sari, Payam Mokhaberat, Kaveh, Bargh Shiraz were relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division.
  • The four relegated teams were replaced by four 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division winners. Esteghlal Ahvaz made an immediate return to Azadegan League. Hafari Ahvaz also promoted to Azadegan League. The two other promoted teams, Pas Novin and Gostaresh Foolad Sahand, were reserve teams of PAS Hamedan, and Gostaresh Foolad.
  • Kaveh Tehran bought Gostaresh Foolad Sahand and returned to the Azadegan League.
  • Pas Novin have changed their name and sponsorship to Alvand Hamedan, so they can remain in Azadegan League.
  • Steel Azin come back from Semnan to Tehran.
  • Sang Ahan Company bought Tarbiat Yazd and changed the name to Sang Ahan Bafq.
  • Bargh Shiraz bought Steel Azin and return to Azadegan League.
  • Yadavaran Shalamcheh bought Kaveh Tehran and came to the Azadegan League.

    • Match fixing scandal

    After Shahrdari Tabriz promoted to the Iran Pro League, the former chairman of Niroye Zamini was announced that he was offered 100,000,000 tomans to fixing the match between two teams, a bid that he rejected. Two days later, one of the players of the Shahrdari Bandar Abbas was charged that he was purchased to score an own goal in match with Shahrdari Tabriz. IRIFF opened a case for the match-fixing scandal and excluded coaching staff and management of Shahrdari Tabriz temporarily. The play-off and championship matches was also postponed to another time until the final judgment. The final was announced on 13 May 2013. Shahrdari Tabriz's promotion was canceled and they will be play at Azadegan League next season too, Faraz Kamalvand (head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz) and his assistants were banned for two years from football careers. The team manager of Shahrdari Tabriz and chairman of the club were also banned for one year and six months. Yadavaran Shalamcheh (which relegated to the 2nd Division) was relegated to the 3rd Division. Nader Dastneshan (head coach of Saipa Shomal), Majid Bagherinia (head coach of Esteghlal Khuzestan) and chairman of the club.

    Group A

    Updated to games played on 15 April 2013.
    Source: Varzesh3.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1Nassaji Mazandaran was docked 3 points.
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Group B

    Updated to games played on 16 April 2013.
    Source: Varzesh3.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1Shahrdari Tabriz was relegated to the 2nd Division due to match-fixing scandal.
    2Yadavaran Shalamcheh was relegated to the 3rd Division due to match-fixing scandal.
    (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
    Only applicable when the season is not finished:
    (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

    Play-off

    First leg was played on 28 May 2013; return leg on 30 May 2013

    Pas Hamedan was qualified to the Iran Pro League play-off against Zob Ahan.

    Final

    The match was played on 31 May 2013

    Iran Pro League Playoff

    The promotion/relegation playoff for 2013–14 Iran Pro League was held between Zob Ahan and Pas Hamedan.

    The matches were played on 21 June 2013 and 26 June 2013

    Zob Ahan remained in Iran Pro League.

    References

    2012–13 Azadegan League Wikipedia
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