2023–24 League 2 (Iran)

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Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2023–24

The 2023–24 season of Iran Football's 2nd Division was the 23rd under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 22 teams from the 2nd Division 2022–23, two new team relegated from the 2022–23 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Hamedan, Chooka Talesh, and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2022–23: Samit Tehran, Kavir Moghava Tehran, Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm and Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht.
These changes has been applied before the season:

Team Replaced team
Panik Talesh Nika Pars Chaloos
Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr KIA Tehran
Iman Sabz Shiraz Ayande Sazan Ardebil
Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht Petroshimi Shazand
Samit Tehran YASA Tehran
Ario Bam Eslamshahr Setaregan Javan Tehran

Teams[edit]

Stadia and locations[edit]

2023–24 League 2 (Iran) is located in Iran
Espad Kavir Moghava KIA Niroo Zamini YASA Setaregan Javan
Espad
Kavir Moghava
KIA
Niroo Zamini
YASA
Setaregan Javan
Pas Shahrdari
Pas
Shahrdari
Ayandesazan
Ayandesazan
Foolad Novin
Sh. Bandar Abbas Foolad Hormozgan
Sh. Bandar Abbas
Foolad Hormozgan
Shahin
Shahin
Navad
Sepidrood Damash
Chooka
Chooka
Sh. Babolsar
Sh. Mahshahr
Sh. Bam
Atrak Bojnourd
Sh. Noshahr
Sh. Noshahr
Kian Sam
Kian Sam
Beast
Beast
Nika Pars
Nika Pars
Sh. Ghandi
Shenavar Sazi
Shenavar Sazi
Sh. Razakan
Sh. Razakan
Petroshimi
Petroshimi
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Locations of clubs in 2023–24 Iran Football's 2nd Division

Number of teams by region[edit]

Region Number of teams Teams
1 Tehran 6 Ario Bam Eslamshahr, Espad Alvand, Kavir Moghava, KIA, YASA, Nirooye Zamini
2 Mazandaran 4 Shohadaye Sari (Kian Sam), Nika Pars Chaloos, Shahrdari Noshahr, Shohadaye Babolsar
3 Hormozgan 3 Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas, Shenavar Sazi
4 Gilan 2 Chooka Talesh, Sepidrood Rasht
5 Hamedan 2 Shahrdari Hamedan, PAS Hamedan
6 Khuzestan 2 Foolad Novin, Shahrdari Mahshahr
7 Alborz 1 Shohadaye Razakan
8 Ardabil 1 Ayande Sazan
9 Bushehr 1 Shahin Bushehr
10 Kerman 1 Shahrdari Bam
11 Kermanshah 1 Besat
12 Markazi 1 Petroshimi Shazand
13 North Khorasan 1 Atrak Bojnourd
14 West Azerbaijan 1 Navad Urmia
15 Yazd 1 Shahid Ghandi Yazd

Seeding[edit]

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the 2022-23 2nd Division, Azadegan League and 3rd Division. The relegated teams from 2022–23 Azadegan League were placed in Pot 1. The remaining teams from 2022–23 2nd Division were placed in Pot 2 to Pot 5 according to their final league position. And the promoted teams from 2022–23 3rd Division were placed in Pot 8.[1]

Pot Number Pot Name Teams Comments
Pot 1 Relegated Teams from Azadegan League and 2nd Divions's Play-off loser The 18th-Placed team in Azadegan League were relegated directly to 3rd Division, thus Pot 1 has one fewer team than usual.
Pot 2 Temas ranked 3rd and 4th in 2nd Division After indentifying the group of Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas will be placed in the other group automatically.
Pot 3 Temas ranked 5th and 6th in 2nd Division
Pot 4 Temas ranked 7th and 8th in 2nd Division
  • Besat Kermanshah (7)
  • Shahrdari Bam (7)
  • Panik Talesh (Replaced by Nika Pars Chaloos) (8)
  • Ario Bam Eslamshahr (8)
Pot 5 Temas ranked 9th and 10th in 2nd Division
Pot 6 Temas ranked 11th and 12th and the winner of Relegation Play-off in 2nd Division After indentifying the group of Foolad Hormozgan, Shahrdari Bandar Abbas will be placed in the other group automatically.


Due to direct relegation of the 18th-placed team from Azadegan League to 3rd division, the Play-off match between the 13th-placed team was held and the winner, remaind in 2nd Division, thus Pot 6 has one more team than usual.

Pot 7 Temas promoted from 3rd Division
  • Samit Tehran (1)
  • Kavir Moghava Tehran (1)
  • Shenavar Sazi Qeshm (1)
  • Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht (PW)

For the provinces which have three or more teams (Tehran, Mazandaran and Hormozgan), a protection rule was applied. So from three teams of Hormozgan, two teams should be placed in one group and the third team can not be placed in the same group.
Due to licence transfers of teams, the new location of each team (after confirmation) is considered in the draw.

League table[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nirooye Zamini Tehran (X) 24 14 7 3 41 21 +20 49 2024–25 Azadegan League & Final Match
2 Shahrdari Mahshahr (X) 24 12 9 3 31 13 +18 45 Promotion Play-off
3 Setaregan Javan Tehran (X) 24 12 9 3 24 14 +10 45
4 Sepidrood Rasht 24 9 8 7 25 24 +1 35
5 Chooka Talesh 24 8 8 8 29 26 +3 32
6 Pas Hamedan 24 8 8 8 19 21 −2 32
7 Shohadaye Babolsar 24 8 8 8 24 27 −3 32
8 YASA Tehran 24 6 12 6 20 28 −8 30
9 Shohadaye Razakan Alborz 24 4 15 5 14 14 0 27
10 Sh. Bandar Abbas 24 6 9 9 28 29 −1 27
11 Ayande Sazan Ardabil 24 7 6 11 20 25 −5 27
12 Foolad Novin Ahvaz 24 5 11 8 22 19 +3 26 Relegation to 2024–25 3rd Division
13 Shahrdari Bam (R) 24 4 7 13 19 33 −14 19
14 Shohadaye Sari (Kian Sam) (R) 24 2 9 13 16 38 −22 15
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[2]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kavir Moghava Tehran (X) 23 14 6 3 29 13 +16 48 2023–24 Azadegan League & Final Match
2 Shenavar Sazi Qeshm (X) 24 12 10 2 33 18 +15 46 Promotion Play-off
3 Shahrdari Noshahr (X) 23 12 9 2 25 11 +14 45
4 Nika Pars Chaloos (Y) 23 12 5 6 31 21 +10 41
5 Be'sat Kermanshah 23 10 8 5 24 14 +10 38
6 Foolad Hormozgan 23 7 10 6 22 19 +3 31
7 Shahid Ghandi Yazd 24 7 8 9 22 25 −3 29
8 Spad Alvand Tehran 23 7 7 9 20 21 −1 28
9 Shahrdari Hamedan 23 7 7 9 24 26 −2 28
10 Petroshimi Shazand 23 7 7 9 23 29 −6 28
11 Navad Urmia 23 7 6 10 21 28 −7 27
12 KIA FC 23 7 2 14 28 37 −9 23 Relegation to 2024–25 3rd Division
13 Atrak Bojnourd (R) 23 1 7 15 13 34 −21 10
14 Shahin Taban Bushehr (E) 13 0 2 11 8 27 −19 2 Relegation to 2024–25 4th Division
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off at neutral venue.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[2]

Results[edit]

Group A[edit]

Home \ Away NZT SDB SJT CHT KSB PAH SRR FOL ASA SAM APT SHR SHM SBA
Nirooye Zamini Tehran — 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Shohadaye Babolsar 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Setaregan Javan Tehran 1–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Chooka Talesh 2–3 1–2 3–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–0
Shohadaye Sari (Kian Sam) 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 0–0 1–1 0–3[a] 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3
Pas Hamedan 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 — 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
Sepidrood Rasht 1–2 4–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1
Foolad Novin Ahvaz 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 — 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Ayande Sazan Ardabil 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
YASA Tehran 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 4–2
Shahrdari Bam 0–2 1–3 1–4 3–0 0–1 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 0–0 0–2 2–2
Shohadaye Razakan Alborz 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–0
Shahrdari Mahshahr 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 8–1 3–0 0–0 — 1–0
Sh. Bandar Abbas 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 5–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ by Disciplinary Committee

Group B[edit]

Home \ Away KIA BSK KMT ATB SGY STB NVU NPC FOH SPA SHH PTS SHN SSQ
KIA Tehran — 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 3–0[a] 2–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2
Be'sat Kermanshah 1–0 — 1–0 3–1 –[b] 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Kavir Moghava Tehran 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 –[b] 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0
Atrak Bojnourd 1–2 0–0 0–0 — 1–2 –[b] 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–3
Shahid Ghandi Yazd 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Shahin Taban Bushehr –[c] 0–3 0–0 1–3 –[b] — –[b] –[b] –[b] –[b] –[b] 3–4 1–2 0–1
Navad Urmia 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–0
Nika Pars Chaloos 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–2
Foolad Hormozgan 3–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
Spad Alvand Tehran 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–1
Shahrdari Hamedan 3–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 — 0–1 1–1 0–0
Petroshimi Shazand 3–0 2–1 0–3[d] 1–1 1–1 –[b] 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–3[e] 1–0 — 0–0
Shahrdari Noshahr 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 –[b] 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 — 1–1
Shenavar Sazi Qeshm 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 –[b] 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Shahin Taban Bushehr did not show up at the league and the match result declared 3-0 win for KIA Tehran.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Shahin Taban Bushehr has been eliminated from the league.
  3. ^ Shahin Taban Bushehr did not show up at the field.
  4. ^ Petroshimi Shazand did not show up at the field.
  5. ^ The match between Petroshimi Shazand and Spad Alvand Tehran was stopped at 60th minute and the Disciplinary Committee found Petroshimi Shazand guilty. The result before stoppage was "Petroshimi Shazand 0-2 Spad Alvand".

Promotion Play-Off[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD TBD

Leg 1[edit]

2nd-Placed Team Group A/Bv2nd-Placed Team Group A/B

Leg 2[edit]

2nd-Placed Team Group A/Bv2nd-Placed Team Group A/B

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The Winner of aggregate will promote to 2024-25 Azadegan league

2nd Division Final[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
TBD TBD

Single Match[edit]

Winner of Group A/BvWinner of Group A/B

The Winner of aggerate will win the league and get the Champion Trophy.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "برگزاری قرعه کشی فصل جدید لیگ دسته دوم". Dsport. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "اعلام نحوه تعیین قهرمان،صعود و سقوط کنندگان". iranleague.
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