1995–96 Azadegan League

Azadegan League
Season1995–96
ChampionsPersepolis
RelegatedJonoob Ahvaz
Ararat Tehran
Shahrdari Tabriz
Saipa
Asian Club ChampionshipPersepolis
Asian Winners' CupEsteghlal
Matches played240
Goals scored483 (2.01 per match)
Top goalscorerMohammad Momeni (19)

The 1995–96 Azadegan League was the fifth season of the Azadegan League, the top-level league of professional football in Iran at the time, that was won by Persepolis.

Mohammad Momeni (Poli Ekril Isfahan) was the top scorer with 19 goals.

Teams

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Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Iran 2nd Division. Promoted teams were Polyacryl, Bahman and Bank Melli, all making their debut in the Azadegan League. They replaced Zob Ahan, Naft Ghaemshahr, Chooka Talesh, Bank Tejarat, Teraktor Sazi, Payam Khorasan, Pars Khodro, Sanat Naft Abadan, Nassaji Mazandaran, Qods Sari and Shahin Bushehr.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Persepolis (C) 30 15 12 3 33 18 +15 57 Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship
2 Bahman 30 13 12 5 47 24 +23 51
3 Esteghlal 30 14 9 7 41 26 +15 51 Qualification for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
4 PAS 30 13 6 11 33 35 −2 45
5 Sepahan 30 11 9 10 40 34 +6 42
6 Bargh Shiraz 30 11 9 10 32 26 +6 42
7 Esteghlal Ahvaz 30 12 5 13 40 41 −1 41
8 Machine Sazi 30 11 8 11 35 38 −3 41
9 Keshavarz 30 9 13 8 32 25 +7 40
10 Polyacryl 30 10 8 12 33 39 −6 38
11 Shamoushak Noshahr 30 10 8 12 28 38 −10 38
12 Malavan 30 9 10 11 21 25 −4 37
13 Jonoob Ahvaz (R) 30 9 9 12 26 39 −13 36 Relegation to the 1996–97 Iran 2nd Division
14 Ararat Tehran (R) 30 8 7 15 27 39 −12 31
15 Sh. Tabriz (R) 30 6 10 14 24 34 −10 28
16 Saipa (R) 30 5 13 12 31 42 −11 28
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2018. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Statistitcs

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[1]
1 Portugal Mohammad Momeni Polyacryl 19
2 Iran Kourosh Barmak Keshavarz 15
3 Iran Hashem Heydari Bahman 14
Iran Alimirza Ostovari Bargh Shiraz 14
5 Iran Mehdi Jafarpour Machine Sazi 13
6 Iran Ali Asghar Modir Keshavarz 12
7 Iran Edmond Bezik Ararat Tehran 11
Iran Edmond Akhtar Esteghlal 11
9 Iran Farhad H. Arab Esteghlal Ahvaz 10

References

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  1. ^ "Iran 1995/96". RSSSF. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2023.