The 2009–10 Azadegan League was the 19th season of the Azadegan League and ninth as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the 2008–09 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup (Payam Mashhad, Damash and Bargh Shiraz) and four new teams promoted from the 2008–09 2nd Division (Sanati Kaveh, Foolad Novin, Mes Sarcheshmeh and Naft Tehran). Gostaresh Foulad replaced Niroye Zamini while Iranjavan replaced Moghavemat Mersad. Aluminium Arak changed their name to Shensa Arak. The league started on 10 August 2009 and ended on 27 June 2010. Shahrdari Tabriz and Naft Tehran won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Shahrdari Tabriz, Naft Tehran and Sanat Naft won promotion to the Persian Gulf Cup.
Events
Start of season The league was to feature three teams relegated from Persian Gulf Cup in 2008–09; Bargh Shiraz, Damash Gilan, and Payam Mashhad. It featured four teams promoted from 2009 to 2010 Azadegan League: Folad Novin, Naft Tehran, Mes Sarcheshme, and Sanati Kaveh. Gostaresh Foolad ended its 2008/2009 3rd Division campaign in first place( Group A) and can promoted in 2nd Division. They bought Niroye Zamini. So They currently play the 2009–10 Azadegan League. Iranjavan ended its 2008/2009 2nd Division campaign in third place( Group A) and can not promoted in 2009–10 Azadegan League. On 30 August 2009 they bought Moghavemat Mersad and they returned to Azadegan League. In September 2009 Aluminium Arak F.C. terminated their sports activities due to financial problems. Shensa Arak F.C. took over their license.
Teams
Group A TeamCityVenueCapacityHead coachPast Season Damash Lorestan DoroodTakhti 10,000 Markar Aghajanian4th in Azadegan League/B EtkaGorganKarim Abad15,000 Hadi Bargizar10th in Azadegan League/B IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000 Abdolrahim Kharazmi 3rd in 2nd Division/A Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanNoushabad10,000 Akbar Zabardast3rd in Azadegan League/B Payam MashhadMashhadSamen35,000 Ali Hanteh16th in Persian Gulf Cup Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.AbadanTakhti Abadan22,000 Bijan Zolfagharnasab7th in Azadegan League/A Sanati KavehTehran Aliaf Stadium 5,000 Ahmad Khodadad1st in 2nd Division/A ShamoushakNoshahrShohada6,000 Mokhtar Babaei11th in Azadegan League/B Shahin AhvazAhvazTakhti30,000Saeed Salamat12th in Azadegan League/B Shahrdari TabrizTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 Akbar Misaghian2nd in Azadegan League/A Shahrdari Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasTakhti Bandar Abbas10,000 Abbas Sarkhab11th in Azadegan League/A Sepahan NovinIsfahanSafaiye15,000 Amrollah Soltani6th in Azadegan League/A Tarbiat YazdYazdNassiri6,000 Golmohammadi5th in Azadegan League/B Payam MokhaberatShirazHafezieh20,000 Jafar Fatahi 8th in Azadegan League/B
Group B TeamCityVenueCapacityHead coachPast Season Aluminium HormozganBandar AbbasTakhti10,000 Vinko Begović 2nd in Azadegan League/B Bargh ShirazShirazHafezieh20,000 Asghar Kalantari 18th in Persian Gulf Cup Damash GilanRashtSardar Jangal15,000 Firouz Karimi 17th in Persian Gulf Cup Folad NovinAhvazTakhti30,000 Fereydon Hardani2nd in 2nd Division/A Gostaresh FooladTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 Hossien Khatibi3rd Division Champions Gol GoharSirjanImam Ali2,000 Ghasem Shehba 5th in Azadegan League/A Kowsar LorestanKhorramabadTakhti Khorramabad10,000 Ebrahim Talebi 8th in Azadegan League/A PetrochimiTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 Zoran Smilevski3rd in Azadegan League/A Shensa ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000 Savio Souza4th in Azadegan League/A Shirin FarazKermanshahAzadi Stadium7,000 Mahmoud Fekri7th in Azadegan League/B MehrkamEslamshahrImam Khomeini15,000 Behtash Fariba 9th in Azadegan League/A Mes SarcheshmeSarcheshmehShahid Zenali10,000 Ali Hadavi1st in 2nd Division/B Naft TehranTehranAmir Abad5,000 Mehdi Dinvarzadeh2nd in 2nd Division/B NassajiQa'em ShahrVatani15,000 Nader Dastneshan12th in Azadegan League/A
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentKowsar Reza Ahadi Sacked 2009 Mostafa Ghanbarpour 2009Shensa Arak Castro Felore Sacked Oct 2009 Savio Souza 20 Oct 2009Kowsar Mostafa Ghanbarpour Sacked Nov 2009 Ebrahim Talebi Nov 2009 Shirin Faraz Mahmoud Fekri Sacked Dec 2009 Estehghari/ Mortazavi Dec 2009 Payam Mokhaberat Mehrdad Shekari Sacked Dec 2009 Jafar Fatahi Dec 2009 Iranjavan Naser Ebrahimi Abdicate Dec 2009 Abdolrahim Kharazmi Dec 2009 Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. Bijan Zolfagharnasab Abdicate 1 Jan 2010 Faraz Kamalvand 1 Jan 2010 Gostaresh Foolad Hossein Khatibi Abdicate 20 Mar 2010 Farhad Kazemi 20 Mar 2010 Nassaji Mazandaran Nader Dastneshan Abdicate 20 Mar 2010 Reza Foruzani 24 Mar 2010 Payam Mashhad Ali Hanteh Abdicate 12 Mar 2010 Davoud Mahabadi 19 Mar 2010 Sanati Kaveh Ahmad Khodadad Abdicate 5 Mar 2010 Hossein Fekri 7 Mar 2010 Mehrkam Pars Behtash Fariba Abdicate 15 Mar 2010 Javad Zarincheh 17 Mar 2010 Naft Tehran Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Abdicate 20 May 2010 Morteza Yeke 23 May 2010 Naft Tehran Morteza Yeke Abdicate 1 June 2010 Nader Dastneshan 2 June 2010
Final standings
Group A
Group B
Results table
Group A
Group B
Player statistics
Top goalscorers
Group A 17 goals Ali Karimi (Sha. Tabriz) Mostafa Shojaei (Sepahan Novin)
9 goals Ali Abolfathi (Sanati Kaveh)
8 goals Mehrdad Avakh (Sha. Bandar Abbas) Jalaledin Alimohammadi (Sepahan Novin) Carlos Eduardo Salazar (Mes Rafsanjan) Ghasem Akbari (Etka Gorgan)
7 goals Meysam Khodashenas (Tarbiat Yazd) Ruhollah Arab (Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.)
Group B 12 goals Rasoul Khatibi (Gostaresh Foolad)
10 goals Ali Amiri (Damash Gilan)
9 goals Reza Taheri (Damash Gilan) Ali Alizadeh (Bargh Shiraz)
8 goals Amir Rafati (Gol Gohar)
7 goals Founéké Sy (Nassaji Mazandaran) Hadi Dehghani (Aluminium Hormozgan F.C.) Saeed Babaei (Mes Sarcheshme) Akbar Saghiri (Naft Tehran) Ahmad Hasanzadeh (Mes Sarcheshme)
Play Off First leg to be played July 2, 2010; return leg to be played July 8, 2010
First leg
Return leg
Attendance
Average home attendance
Highest attendance Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Nassaji 4–1Damash 15,000 6 VataniNassaji 0–1Bargh Shiraz 15,000 9 VataniNassaji 2–0Foolad Novin 15,000 13 VataniNassaji 0–0Mehrkam Pars 15,000 14 VataniNassaji 3–1Mes Sarcheshmeh 15,000 18 VataniNassaji 2–0Aluminium Hormozgan 15,000 20 VataniSanat Naft 0–2Shahrdari Tabriz 15,000 20 Takhti AbadanNassaji 1–3Gostaresh 15,000 23 VataniSanat Naft 0–0Tarbiat Yazd 15,000 26 Takhti Abadan2 Sanat Naft 2–0Iranjavan 12,000 5 Takhti Abadan Notes:Updated to games played on 27 June 2010. Source: iplstats.com
See also 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup 2009–10 Iran Football's 2nd Division 2009–10 Iran Football's 3rd Division 2009–10 Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup 2009–10 Iranian Futsal Super League
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