2017–18 League 2 (Iran)

2017–18 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 17th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2016–17, three new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Azadegan League: Kheibar Khoramabad, Foolad Yazd, Esteghlal Ahvaz, and five new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2016–17: Shahrdari Bam, Mes Novin Kerman, Perspolis Mashhad, Khoushe Talaye Sana, Shohadaye Babolsar.[1]

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2017–18
Promoted
  • Arvand Khorramshahr
  • Shahin Bushehr
  • Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran

Teams

Stadia and locations
Gol Abrisham
Kimia
Ni.Zamini
Naft Gachsaran
Zagros Yasuj
Foolad Novin
Petrokiyan
Sh. Bandar Abbas
Perspolis Mashhad
Palayesh Abadan
Arvand Khorramshahr
Shahin Mahshahr
Sh. Mahshahr
Sh.K Jooybar
Haf
Sh. Kashan
Sh. Fuman
Qashqai
Giti Pasand Isfahan
Khoshe Talaye Sana
Vahdat
Mes Novin
Locations of clubs in 2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division

Number of teams by region
Region Number of teams Teams
1 Khuzestan6Arvand Khorramshahr, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Naft Omidiyeh, Foolad B, Palayesh Abadan(Replaced for Petroo Kian Shooshtar)
2 Tehran3Esteghlal Jonoub(Replaced for Shahin Mahshahr), Gol Abrisham, Moghavemat(Replaced for Zagros Yasuj), Niroo Zamini
3 West Azerbaijan2Shahrdari Urmia, Sardar Bukan
4 Mazandaran2Shamoushak Mazandaran, Shohadaye Babolsar
5 Gilan2Damash, Shahrdari Fuman
6 Hamedan2PAS, Shahrdari Hamedan
7 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad2Naft Gachsaran
8 Isfahan2Giti Pasanad, Shahrdari Kashan
9 Kerman2Mes Novin, Shahrdari Bam
10 Bushehr1Shahin
11 Lorestan1Kheibar Khoramabad
12 Khorasan Razavi1Perspolis Mashhad
13 Semnan1Haf Semnan
14 Kermanshah1Be'sat Kermanshah
15 Qazvin1Caspian Qazvin
16 Markazi1Khooshe Talaye Sana Saveh
17 Hormozgan1Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
18 Fars1Qashqai
19 Yazd1Vahdat Yazd
20 Qom1Kimia Farayand

League table

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arvand Khorramshahr 19 13 3 3 37 17 +20 42 Second Round
2 Damash 19 9 9 1 18 7 +11 36
3 Shahin Bushehr 19 9 7 3 26 14 +12 34
4 Moghavemat Tehran 19 8 8 3 26 16 +10 32
5 Foolad B 19 8 5 6 32 14 +18 29
6 Niroo Zamini 19 6 7 6 27 22 +5 25
7 Qashqai Shiraz 19 5 7 7 16 17 −1 22
8 Mes Novin Kerman 19 5 6 8 23 25 −2 21
9 Gol Abrisham 19 4 6 9 18 30 −12 18 Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage
10 Shamooshak Mazandaran 19 3 2 14 14 45 −31 11
11 Termeh Dastjerdi 10 0 0 10 0 30 −30 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sh. Bandar Abbas 20 14 3 3 42 14 +28 45 Second Round
2 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 20 11 5 4 29 13 +16 38
3 Sardar Bukan 20 9 7 4 28 21 +7 34
4 Shahin Mahshahr 20 11 1 8 23 20 +3 34
5 Caspian Qazvin 20 8 4 8 23 19 +4 28
6 Shohadaye Babolsar 20 6 7 7 19 27 −8 25
7 Persepolis Mashhad 20 7 3 10 20 27 −7 24
8 Esteghlal Ahvaz 20 8 5 7 23 23 0 29
9 Sh. Kashan 20 4 7 9 19 33 −14 19 Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division
10 Haf Semnan 20 4 6 10 15 27 −12 18
11 Sh. Urmia 20 2 4 14 15 33 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sh. Fuman 20 12 3 5 35 17 +18 39 Second Round
2 Naft Omidiyeh 20 9 5 6 30 22 +8 32
3 Khooshe Talaye Sana Saveh 20 8 7 5 19 19 0 31
4 Palayesh Abadan 20 8 6 6 25 14 +11 30
5 Sh. Hamedan 20 7 8 5 25 23 +2 29
6 Kheibar Khoramabad 20 8 4 8 34 29 +5 28
7 Be'sat Kermanshah 20 8 4 8 21 22 −1 28
8 Shahrdari Bam 20 7 6 7 31 34 −3 27
9 PAS Hamedan 20 7 5 8 27 22 +5 26 Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage
10 Sepehr Naghshe Jahan 20 4 7 9 16 29 −13 19
11 Kimiya Farayand 20 3 3 14 14 46 −32 12
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2018. Source: 1 Pas Hamedan was docked 6 points by FIFA.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Arvand Khorramshahr 10 5 2 3 13 5 +8 17 Promotion to Azadegan League 2018–19
2 Esteghlal Jonoub 10 3 6 1 13 7 +6 15 2nd Division 2017–18 Play Off
3 Khooshe Talaye 10 4 3 3 9 10 −1 15
4 Naft Omidiyeh 10 3 4 3 9 13 −4 13
5 Moghavemat 10 2 4 4 6 10 −4 10
6 Gilanmehr Fouman 10 3 1 6 11 16 −5 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Shahin Bushehr 10 6 4 0 23 7 +16 22 Promotion to Azadegan League 2018–19
2 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 10 3 7 0 11 8 +3 16 2nd Division 2017–18 Play Off
3 Damash 10 3 6 1 10 8 +2 15
4 Shahrdari Bandar Abbas 10 3 2 5 13 21 −8 11
5 Palayesh Abadan 10 2 2 6 13 21 −8 8
6 Sardar Bukan 10 1 3 6 7 15 −8 6
Updated to match(es) played on 9 June 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

2nd Division Play-off
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran 1-1 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 1-1 1-1

Leg 1
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran1–1Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran
Shohadaye Naft Gachsaran, Gachsaran

Leg 2
Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran1–1Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
Penalties
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References
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