The article contains information about the 2011–12 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League, and 2nd Division. The league competition started from 2 October 2011.
From the First Round, 12 teams go through the Second Round. From that round four team will be promoted directly to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division, and two teams go through the play-off where the winner also will be promoted.
Teams In total and in the first round, 69 teams will compete in 6 different groups. These teams will be divided into the following groups.اعلام برنامه مسابقات هفته اول و دوم لیگ دسته 3
Group 1
TeamCityAluminium Hekmati TabrizTabrizAzar Battery OrumiehOrumiehEntezam TehranTehranKeyvan MahabadMahabadMes Soongoun VarzaghanVarzaghanMoghavemat Mokerian MahabadMahabadNaftoon TehranTehranShahrdari FumanFumanSherkate Khalkhal DashtKhalkhalZoratkaran ParsabadArdebil----
Group 3
TeamCityAtrak BojnourdBojnourdEsteghlal JonubTehranEtehad PakdashtPakdashtKhazar MahmoudabadMahmoudabadKimia AqqalaAqqalaNima ChamestanChamestanPars Football ChaloosChaloosPiroozi GarmsarGarmsarSanaye ShazandShazandShahrdari BehshahrBehshahrShahrdari EslamshahrEslamshahr--
Group 5
TeamCityAnzan IzehIzehFajr Khavaran BirjandBirjandMes Novin KermanKermanMes Novin RafsanjanRafsanjanMes Shahr-e BabakShahr-e BabakMina Nakhl MinabMinabPersepolis ShirazShirazSafahan IsfahanIsfahanSaravan Sistan-o-BaluchestanSaravanSepahan NovinIsfahanShahrdari AshkezarSaduqShahrdari KahnujKahnuj
Group 2
TeamCityAlborz Shahdari ZanjanZanjanArmin QazvinQazvinEsteghlal SariSariOghab TehranTehranSaba Novin QomQomSepidrood AstanehAstaneh-e AshrafiyyehShahin KarajKarajShahin TehranTehranShahrdari AstaraAstaraShahrdari ChaboksarChaboksarShahrdari LangarudLangarudTalayedaran Buin-ZahraBuin-Zahra
Group 4
TeamCityDarayi ArakArakDartak KhoramabadKhoramabadGolchin Robat KarimRobat KarimFajr DehloranDehloranHoma JavanroudJavanroudMehr ArakArakMinashi EslamabadEslamabadPerspolis Darreh ShahrDarreh ShahrShahrdari BanehBanehShahrdari BorujerdBorujerdShahrdari SahnehSahnehZobe-Felezat BaharHamedan
Group 6 TeamCityBahman ShirazShirazJahan Foolad IsfahanIsfahanJonoub Bagh-e-MalekBagh-e-MalekKargar Boneh GezTangestanMilad DezfulDezfulNaderi BushehrBushehrPersepolis GanavehGanavehRaad Padafand KishKishSardaran Shahid LordeganLordeganSepahan YasujYasujShahrdari NeyrizNeyrizShahrdari Noorabad MamasaniMamasani
First Round (standings)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Second Round (standings)
Group A
Group B
Final
Championship final The single match to be played on 7 June 2012 Team 1ScoreTeam 2NotesPersepolis Ganaveh2–0Esteghlal Sari
Third place play-off Team 1ScoreTeam 2NotesShahrdari Langarud(w/o)Dartak Khoramabad
Play-off
Promotion play-off Team 1ScoreTeam 21st leg2nd legNotesSafahan Isfahan1–1Mes Soongoun1–00–1 Mes progress 3–1 on penalties
The winner will be promoted to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division.
Relegation play-off
The losers will be relegated to Provincial Leagues
Player statistics
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Mohsen DerikvandDartak Khoramabad192 Farshid ElahiSafahan Isfahan183 Mohsen NakhaeiMes Novin16 Alireza DanialiSepahan Novin
References
External links آیین نامه مسابقات لیگ دسته اول، دسته دوم و دسته سوم کشور فصل 91–90