2006–07 Azadegan League

Azadegan League
Season2006–07
ChampionsShirin Faraz
PromotedPegah Gilan
Shirin Faraz
Top goalscorerFarhad Kheirkhah

The 2006–07 Azadegan League was the 16th season of the League and sixth as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991.

Following are the standings for the 2006–07 season in the Azadegan League.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pegah Gilan(Damash Gilan.) 22 12 6 4 23 6 +17 42 Advanced to second round
2 Shirin Faraz 22 11 7 4 30 11 +19 40
3 Etka 22 11 5 6 34 27 +7 38
4 Moghavemate Mersad 22 9 6 7 23 16 +7 33
5 Homa 22 7 9 6 18 17 +1 30
6 Esteghlal Dezful 22 6 9 7 19 21 −2 27
7 Mashin Sazi 22 5 11 6 12 15 −3 26
8 Shardari Tabriz 22 6 7 9 14 21 −7 25
9 Ekbatan 22 6 7 9 13 24 −11 25
10 Shahin Bushehr 22 4 12 6 18 22 −4 24
11 Shemushack 22 5 8 9 15 20 −5 23
12 Kesht-o-Sanat 22 3 7 12 10 30 −20 16 Relegated to 2007-08 Iran Football's 2nd Division
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tractor Sazi 20 11 5 4 21 16 +5 38 Advanced to second round
2 Sh. Bandar Abbas 20 9 7 4 27 14 +13 34
3 Sorkhpooshan 20 9 6 5 33 17 +16 33
4 Tarbiat Yazd 20 8 8 4 29 21 +8 32
5 Tose'eh Rouy 20 7 6 7 20 17 +3 27
6 Nassaji Mazandaran 20 7 6 7 26 26 0 27
7 Niroye Zamini Tehran 20 6 6 8 20 24 −4 24
8 Sanaye Arak 20 6 5 9 26 28 −2 23
9 Payam Khorasan 20 5 8 7 19 24 −5 23
10 Kowsar 20 6 4 10 23 25 −2 22
11 Deihim Ahvaz 20 3 5 12 15 41 −26 14 Relegated to 2007–08 Iran Football's 2nd Division
12 Sanat Naft Abadan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to 2007–08 Iran Pro League[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sanat Naft was automatically promoted to the Persian Gulf for the next season by order of the IRIFF because of the 2004–05 Azadegan League promotion playoffs controversy.

Top goal scorers

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11

Promotion playoffs

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First legs

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(May 3, Yadegare Imam Stadium, Tabriz; att: 65,000)

Tractor Sazi 1–2 Shirin Faraz

(May 3, Bandar Abbas)

Shahrdari Banadar Abbas 0–0 Pegah Gilan

Second legs

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(May 12, Enghelab Stadium, Kermanshah)

Shirin Faraz 2–1 Tractor Sazi

(May 12, Azodi Stadium, Rasht; att: 25000)

Pegah Gilan 2–0 Shahrdari Banadar Abbas

Pegah Gilan and Shirin Faraz advance to the Persian Gulf Cup

2nd stage promotion playoffs

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First legs June 10

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Foolad 1–0 Tractor Sazi
Rah Ahan 2–0 Shahrdari Bandar Abbas

Second legs June 16

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Tractor Sazi 0–1 Foolad
Shahrdari Banadar Abbas 0–3[1] Rah Ahan

Foolad and Rah Ahan play each other for final Persian Gulf Cup spot

Final leg

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(June 22, Naghshe Jahan Stadium, Esfahan)

Rah Ahan 1–0 Foolad

Rah Ahan FC remains in the Persian Gulf Cup while Foolad FC is relegated to the Azadegan League.

  • Azadegan League champions  : Shirin Faraz Gharb
  • Relegated to 2nd division  : Deihim Ahvaz, Kesht-o-Sanat Shushtar
  • Promoted to the IPL  : Pegah Gilan, Sanat Naft, Shirin Faraz Gharb
  • Promoted from 2nd division  : Damash Iranian F.C., Sepahan Novin F.C.

References

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  1. ^ abandoned at 0–2 in 47' due to crowd trouble