2011–12 Iran 2nd Division season is the edition of third tier of the Iranian football league system's 2nd Division annual football competitive season for the Persian Gulf Cup.
The league is composed of 28 teams that are divided into two geographic divisions of 14 teams each. Teams contested only other teams in their own division: once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.
In each group, the top two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and bottom two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.
The football league competition started on 8 September 2011.
Teams
Group A TeamCityNote Badr HormozganBandar AbbasReplaced for Ariyana Gostar Kish Esteghlal AhvazAhvaz Fajr Jam BushehrBushehr Foolad NovinAhvaz Giti Pasand IsfahanIsfahan Hafari AhvazAhvaz Moghavemat TehranTehran Naft va Gaz GachsaranGachsaran Naft MahmoudabadMahmoudabad Sepidrood RashtRasht Shahrdari ArdebilArdebil Shamoushak NoshahrNoshahr Siah Jamegan KhorasanMashhadReplaced for Golchin Robat Karim Zob Ahan NovinFooladshahr
Group B TeamCityNote Ashian Gostar VaraminVaramin Choka TaleshTalesh Datis LorestanKhorramabad Gostaresh Foolad SahandSahand Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasReplaced for Aluminium Almahdi Hormozgan Mehr KarajKaraj Naft OmidiyehOmidiyeh Pas Novin HamedanHamedan Payam MashhadMashhad Persepolis BorazjanBorazjan Pershiaan ZanjanZanjanReplaced for Shahrdari Zanjan Sanat Naft NovinAbadan Shahrdari DezfulDezfulReplaced for Foolad Natanz Shahrdari NoshahrNoshahrReplaced for Nozhan Sari
Standings
Group A
Group B
Final
Championship final
Third place play-off Team 1ScoreTeam 2NotesFoolad Sahand(w/o)Hafari Ahvaz
Relegation play-off
The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division
References
External links آیین نامه مسابقات لیگ دسته اول، دسته دوم و دسته سوم کشور فصل 91-90