2012–13 Azadegan League

22nd season of Azadegan League Azadegan League 2012–13 Gostaresh Foulad1st Azadegan League title Esteghlal Khuzestan1st Azadegan League title Gostaresh Foulad Esteghlal Khuzestan Etka Gorgan Shahin Bushehr Shahrdari Arak Machine Sazi Shahrdari Tabriz Hafari Ahvaz Bargh Shiraz Yadavaran Shalamcheh Mohammad Abbaszadeh (18 goals) 364 770 Nassaji 5–0 Sh. Arak(16 February 2013) Yadavaran Shalamcheh 0–3 PAS Hamedan(15 November 2012)Parseh 2–5 Sang Ahan(28 December 2012) Hafari Ahvaz 4–4 Bargh Shiraz(9 December 2012)Aboumoslem 4–4 Mes Sarcheshmeh(31 January 2013) 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 22nd season of the Azadegan League and 12th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the 2011–12 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup (Shahin Bushehr, Shahrdari Tabriz and Mes Sarcheshmeh) and four new teams promoted from the 2011–12 2nd Division (Esteghlal Ahvaz as champions, Gostaresh Foulad and Hafari Ahvaz). Alvand Hamedan replaced PAS Novin Hamedan, Bargh Shiraz replaced Steel Azin and Sang Ahan replaced Tarbiat Yazd. The league started on 13 September 2012 and ended on 16 April 2013. Gostaresh Foulad and Esteghlal Khuzestan won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Gostaresh Foulad and Esteghlal Khuzestan were promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup. Changes Iran 400 right Locations of clubs in 2012–13 Azadegan League Iran 7 34.65 46.4 Rahian top Iran 7 31.00 51.00 Sh.Yasuj bottom Iran 7 37.65 55.5 Etka right Iran 7 27.50 56.16 Sh. Bandar Abbas Iran 7 36.4259 59.38383 Aboomoslem bottom Iran 7 34.15 49.99 Sh.Arak left Iran 7 30 53 Bargh Iran 9 31.69 54.22 Sang Ahan Foolad bottom Iran 9 29.2 50.8167 Iranjavan Shahin left Iran 9 34.800 48.5167 Pas Alvand top Iran 9 36.4 52.35 Nassaji Saipa right Iran 9 35.76 51.8 N. Zamini Parseh bottom Iran 11 30.275 56.10 Gol Gohar Mes Rafsanjan Mes Sarcheshmeh Iran 13 38.0266 46.00 MachineSazi Gostaresh Iran 13 38.0266 46.00 Shahrdari top Iran 13 32.05 48.66501 Es. Meli Hafari Yadavaran bottom Iran 13 32.05 48.66501 Es. Ahvaz top Iran 13 32.05 48.66501 Naft right At the end of 2011–12 Azadegan League season, Sanat Sari, Payam Mokhaberat, Kaveh, Bargh Shiraz were relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division. The four relegated teams were replaced by four 2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division winners. Esteghlal Ahvaz made an immediate return to Azadegan League. Hafari Ahvaz also promoted to Azadegan League. The two other promoted teams, Pas Novin and Gostaresh Foolad Sahand, were reserve teams of PAS Hamedan, and Gostaresh Foolad. Kaveh Tehran bought Gostaresh Foolad Sahand and returned to the Azadegan League.http://www.lig1.ir/news/news646.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102910/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news646.html 2015-04-02 dead Pas Novin have changed their name and sponsorship to Alvand Hamedan, so they can remain in Azadegan League.http://www.hamedanfootball.com/index.php/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/16-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1/4907-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF پایگاه خبری همدان فوتبال 2012-07-16 https://archive.today/20130125000934/http://www.hamedanfootball.com/index.php/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/16-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1/4907-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF 2013-01-25 usurped Steel Azin come back from Semnan to Tehran.http://www.steelazin.com/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B0%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA/news3974.aspx استیل آذین به تهران بازگشت 2012-07-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120701130719/http://www.steelazin.com/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A2%D8%B0%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA/news3974.aspx 2012-07-01 Sang Ahan Company bought Tarbiat Yazd and changed the name to Sang Ahan Bafq.http://www.bafghfarda.com/?p=4970 تیم فوتبال تربیت یزد به سنگ آهن بافق تغیر نام یافت 30 October 2021 16 July 2012 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131039/http://www.bafghfarda.com/?p=4970 dead Bargh Shiraz bought Steel Azin and return to Azadegan League.http://bargheshz.mihanblog.com/post/310 برق شیراز - امتیاز استیل آذین به برق رسید 2012-07-18 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002453/http://bargheshz.mihanblog.com/post/310 dead Yadavaran Shalamcheh bought Kaveh Tehran and came to the Azadegan League. Match fixing scandal After Shahrdari Tabriz promoted to the Iran Pro League, the former chairman of Niroye Zamini was announced that he was offered 100,000,000 tomans to fixing the match between two teams, a bid that he rejected. Two days later, one of the players of the Shahrdari Bandar Abbas was charged that he was purchased to score an own goal in match with Shahrdari Tabriz. IRIFF opened a case for the match-fixing scandal and excluded coaching staff and management of Shahrdari Tabriz temporarily. The play-off and championship matches was also postponed to another time until the final judgment. The final was announced on 13 May 2013. Shahrdari Tabriz's promotion was canceled and they will not be playing at Azadegan League next season too, Faraz Kamalvand (head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz) and his assistants were banned for two years from football careers. The team manager of Shahrdari Tabriz and chairman of the club were also banned for one year and six months. Yadavaran Shalamcheh (which relegated to the 2nd Division) was relegated to the 3rd Division. Nader Dastneshan (head coach of Saipa Shomal), Majid Bagherinia (head coach of Esteghlal Khuzestan) and chairman of the club. Teams TeamCityVenueCapacityHead coachNote AboomoslemMashhadSamen Stadium35,000IRN Hadi Bargizar Alvand HamedanHamedanQods Stadium10,000IRN Reza Talaeimanesh Bargh ShirazShirazDastgheib5,000IRN Mohammad Abbassi Esteghlal AhvazAhvazTakhti Ahvaz30,000IRN Adel Hardani Esteghlal KhuzestanAhvazTakhti Ahvaz30,000IRN Majid Bagherinia EtkaGorganKarim Abad15,000 IRN Saket Elhamihttp://www.lig1.ir/news/news643.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102903/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news643.html 2015-04-02 dead Foolad YazdYazdNassiri6,000IRN Ali Kalantarihttp://www.lig1.ir/news/news648.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار- مربیان فولاد و سنگ آهن بافق معرفی شدند 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204823/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news648.html 2014-08-12 dead Gol GoharSirjanImam Ali2,000IRN Ghasem Shahba Gostaresh FooladTabrizBagh Shomal20,000IRN Rasoul Khatibi Hafari AhvazAhvazTakhti Ahvaz30,000IRN Nasser Motlagh IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000IRN Ahmad Sanjari Machine SaziTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 IRN Asghar E'tebari Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad10,000IRN Bahman Foroutan Mes Sarcheshmeh Sarcheshmeh Shahid Bahonar 12,000IRN Davoud Mahabadihttp://www.lig1.ir/news/news637.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145652/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news637.html 2015-04-02 dead Naft Masjed SoleymanMasjed SoleymanTakhti Ahvaz30,000Macedonia Zoran Smilevski NassajiQa'em ShahrVatani15,000IRN Esmaeil Esmaeili Niroye ZaminiTehranTakhti Tehran30,000IRN Bahman Khoda Karamhttp://www.lig1.ir/news/news635.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار- خداکرم سرمربی نیروی زمینی شد 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204022/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news635.html 2014-08-12 dead PAS HamedanHamedanQods Stadium80,000IRN Omid Tayyeri Parseh TehranTehranKargaran Stadium5,000IRN Alireza Emamifarhttp://www.lig1.ir/news/news641.html لیگ یک فوتبال ایران - اخبار 2012-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132821/http://www.lig1.ir/news/news641.html 2015-04-02 dead Saipa ShomalQa'em Shahr Shahid Vatani 10,000Iran Nader Dastneshan Sang Ahan BafqBafqShohada6,000IRN Afshin Peyrovani Shahin Bushehr Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 14,000IRN Ali Hanteh Shahrdari ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000IRN Mohammad Navazi Shahrdari Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasTakhti10,000Iran Abdolrahim Khorramzi Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Yadegar Emam Tabriz 50,000IRN Faraz Kamalvand Shahrdari YasujYasujTakhti5,000IRN Abbas Chamanyan Rahian KermanshahKermanshahAzadi7,000IRN Javad Zarincheh Yadavaran ShalamchehKhorramshahrJahan Ara2,000IRN Human Afazeli Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentMachine SaziIRN Alireza Akbarpour November 2012IRN Asghar EtebariNovember 2012Pas HamedanCRO Vingo Begovic January 2013IRN Omid TeyriJanuary 2013 Standings Group A main WDL Group A PR y GOS Gostaresh MSA Mes Sarcheshmeh NFT Naft Masjed Soleyman HMD Alvand Hamedan GOL Gol Gohar ABU Aboumoslem SAB Sang Ahan Bafgh NSJ Nassaji Mazandaran PAT Parseh Tehran ESA Est. Ahvaz EGO Etka Gorgan SHB Shahin Bushehr SHA Sh. Arak MST Machine Sazi 14 8 4 44 25 P 12 11 3 29 15 Q 13 6 7 41 31 12 7 7 33 23 11 8 7 29 25 10 8 8 39 34 9 7 10 37 32 9 9 8 33 27 -3 6 13 7 30 30 7 9 10 25 34 7 9 10 15 24 R 6 8 12 18 30 R 6 7 13 16 30 R 3 4 19 18 47 R Nassaji Mazandaran was docked 3 points. green1 Promotion to 2013–14 Iran Pro League P green3 Azadegan League 2012–13 play-off QP red1 Relegation to 2013–14 Iran Football's 2nd Division R R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 15 April 2013 Varzesh3.com Group B main WDL Group B PR y SHT Sh. Tabriz ESK Est. Khuzestan PAS PAS Hamedan SHY Sh. Yasouj RAK Rahian Kermanshah NRO Niroye Zamini IRJ Iranjavan SHB Sh. Bandar Abbas SAI Saipa Shomal FOY Foolad Yazd MSR Mes Rafsanjan HFR Hafari Ahvaz BGH Bargh Shiraz YSH Yadavaran Shalamcheh 13 8 5 33 20 R 13 7 6 24 18 P 14 3 9 25 18 Q 12 6 8 31 20 10 11 5 27 19 12 4 10 29 27 8 13 5 27 20 9 10 7 29 25 11 4 11 22 28 8 7 11 28 26 7 9 10 14 21 6 8 12 40 42 R 4 7 15 22 44 R 3 7 16 12 35 R red1 Relegation to 2nd Division Shahrdari Tabriz was relegated to the 2nd Division due to match-fixing scandal.http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2013/05/14/3977507/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81?ICID=HP Archived copy 2013-05-14 2013-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608213612/http://www.goal.com/iran/news/1825/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/2013/05/14/3977507/%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B5%D9%86%D8%B9%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%81?ICID=HP dead Ra green1 Promotion to 2013–14 Iran Pro League P green3 Azadegan League 2012–13 play-off QP red1 Relegation to 2nd Division Rb Rb red1 Relegation to 3rd Division Yadavaran Shalamcheh was relegated to the 3rd Division due to match-fixing scandal. Rc 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 16 April 2013 Varzesh3.com Play-off First leg was played on 28 May 2013; return leg on 30 May 2013 Pas Hamedan 3–2 Mes Sarcheshmeh 2–1 1–1 Pas Hamedan advanced to the Iran Pro League play-off against Zob Ahan. Final The match was played on 31 May 2013 Team 1ScoreTeam 2NotesGostareshCancelledEsteghlal Khuzestan Iran Pro League Playoff The promotion/relegation playoff for 2013–14 Iran Pro League was held between Zob Ahan and Pas Hamedan. The matches were played on 21 June 2013 and 26 June 2013 Zob Ahan 5–3 Pas Hamedan 4–2 1–1 Zob Ahan remained in Iran Pro League. Top scorers Group A RankScorerClubGoals1IRN Mohammad Abbaszadeh Nassaji182IRN Younes Shakeri Aboomoslem113IRN Hossein MalekiNaft Masjed Soleyman8IRN Farzad Mohammadi Naft Masjed Soleyman84IRN Fakhrodin Shahroei Mes Rafsanjan, Esteghlal Ahvaz7IRN Mokhtar Jomehzadeh Gol Gohar7IRN Mostafa Chatrabgoon Mashin Sazi7 Group B RankPlayerClubGoals1IRN Meghdad Ghobakhlou Pas Hamedan9IRN Hassan Faraji-Moghadam Bargh Shiraz93IRN Mehdi Chahkotahzadeh Iranjavan8IRN Ahmad DavoodiHafari Ahvaz85Cameroon Ambuno AchilleRahian Kermanshah76IRN Ali YoonesiShahrdari Tabriz6 References Category:Azadegan League seasons Iran Category:2012–13 in Iranian football leagues