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.

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2011–12
ChampionsEsteghlal Ahvaz
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played369
Goals scored885 (2.4 per match)

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

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Group A

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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

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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

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Group A

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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
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
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

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

Final

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Championship final

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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

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

Relegation play-off

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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

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  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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