The 2016–17 Azadegan League was the 26th season of the Azadegan League and 16th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 12 teams from the 2015–16 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Persian Gulf Pro League: Malavan, Rah Ahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz and three new teams promoted from the 2015–16 League 2: Oxin Alborz and Sepidrood Rasht both as champions and Pars Jonoubi Jam. Baadraan Tehran replaced Parseh Tehran. The league started on 7 August 2016 and ended on 1 May 2017. Pars Jonoubi Jam won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Pars Jonoubi Jam and Sepidrood Rasht promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Mohammad Abbaszadeh, from Nassaji Mazandaran, was the top scorer with 24 goals.
Teams
Stadia and locations
TeamLocationVenueCapacity Aluminium Arak Arak Imam Khomeini 15,000 Baadraan Tehran Tehran Kargaran 5,000 Est. Ahvaz Ahvaz Takhti Ahvaz 10,000 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh 15,000 Foolad Yazd Yazd Shahid Nassiri 6,000 Gol Gohar Sirjan Gol Gohar Sport Complex 3,200 Iranjavan Bushehr Shahid Beheshti 15,000 Kheybar Khorramabad Khorramabad Takhti Khorramabad 10,000 Khooneh be Khooneh Babol Haft-e Tir 6,000 Malavan Bandar-e Anzali Takhti Anzali 8,000 Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar15,430 Mes Rafsanjan Rafsanjan Shohadaye Noushabad 5,000 Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Behnam Mohammadi8,000 Nassaji Mazandaran Qaem Shahr Vatani 15,000 Pars Jonoubi Jam Jam Takhti Jam 10,000 Rah Ahan Tehran Shahid Derakhshan8,000 Sepidrood Rasht Dr. Azodi 11,000 Oxin Alborz Karaj Enghelab15,000
League table
Results
Clubs season-progress
Statistics Top scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Mohammad AbbaszadehNassaji Mazandaran242 Hamid KazemiKhooneh be Khooneh153 Soheil HaghshenasSepidrood Rasht134 Mehrdad AvakhGol Gohar11 Amir MirbozorgiOxin Alborz116 Mehdi GhaediIranjavan107 Akbar SaghiriGol Gohar9 Mehdi DaghaghelehMes Rafsanjan99 Ali GholamrezapourFajr Sepasi8 Rouhollah BagheriKhooneh Be Khooneh8 Notes:Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir
Attendances
Average home attendances
Attendances by round Team/Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334AverageAluminium Arak2,000A2,000A3,000AA3,000A3,000A2,000A2,000A5,000AA1,000A3,000A3,0002,000A2,000A500A500A500A1,0002,088Baadraan TehranA1,000A1,000A1,500A300A200A300200A200A1502,500A1,000A300A100A100A500AA100A100A532Esteghlal AhvazANCANCA1,500A400A500A1,000A500AA1,0001,000A2,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A500A1,000A5001,000A927Fajr SepasiA2,000A3,000A500A3,000500A500A1,000A3,000A2,0002,000A2,000A2,000A2,000AA2,000A2,000A2,000A3,000A1,918Foolad Yazd200A1,000A700A700AA200A1,000ANCANCAANCA400A800A800700A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,000750Gol GoharA1,500A2,000A1,5001,000A1,500A2,000A3,000A2,000A2,0002,000A3,000A3,000AA3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A2,324IranjavanA1,0002,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A2,000A3,0002,000AA1,500A1,500A1,500A1,000A2,000A2,000A3,000A1,918Kheybar KhorramabadA2,000A5,000A2,000A2,000A1,500A1,500A3,0001,000A5,0004,000A5,000A1,000A2,000A3,000A3,000A3,000AA2,000A2,706Khooneh be Khooneh6,000A4,000AA5,000A3,000A4,000A5,000ANCANCAANCA2,5005,000A3,000A2,000A6,000ANCA4,000ANC4,125MalavanA1,500A7,000A3,000A5,000A1,4031,000A3,000A1,640A2,0005,800A2,000A1,500A2,000A5,000AA6,000A6,000A8,000A3,638Mes Kerman2,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,000A1,500A600A1,000A1,000A1,500A1,500A2,000A7,000A5,000A3,000A3,000A500A1,976Mes RafsanjanA1,000A500A1,000A1,000A500A150A500A150A150A1,000A1,000A2,000A1,000A100A100A200A-675Naft Masjed Soleyman1,500A2,000A4,000A3,500A2,000A1,000A2,000A2,0002,000AA2,000A1,500A2,000A1,500A1,500ANCA2,000AA1,0001,969Nassaji MazandaranA6,000A10,0007,000A8,000A12,000A15,000A9,000A10,000A10,00015,000A12,000AA12,000A9,000A10,000ANCA10,000ANCA10,333Oxin Alborz500A50A1,000A300A300A200A200AA500AA100A250A1,000A400A400A500A4,000200A100588Pars Jonoubi Jam700AA3,000A2,000A250A2,000A1,500A1,800A2,000AA1,0001,000A2,000A1,000A2,000A3,000A3,000A10,000A10,0002,721Rah Ahan300A100A100A50A150A500AA200A150AA300A150A500A100A100A200100A100A100188Sepidrood5,000A5,000A7,000A3,000A8,000AA4,000A8,000A10,000AA8,000A12,000A15,000ANCA8,0007,000A15,000A15,000A20,0009,375Total18,20016,00017,15031,50025,80018,00019,55017,95027,45013,30323,70016,45021,00016,00022,84019,80026,15034,45013,90029,00022,80016,80037,80015,10023,30016,80031,00021,60016,70023,70032,10031,50020,60033,200771,193Average2,0222,0001,9063,9382,8672,0002,1721,9943,0501,4782,6331,8282,3332,2862,5382,8292,9063,8281,9863,2222,5331,8674,2001,6782,9131,8673,4442,4002,3862,9633,5673,5002,5754,7432,650
Notes:Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances Baadraan Tehran played their matches against Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman and Naft MIS at Ekbatan Esteghlal Ahvaz played their match against Mes Rafsanjan at Ghadir Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Baadraan Tehran, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Foolad Yazd, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Oxin Alborz, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Mes Kerman at Shahid Dastgheib
Highest attendances Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Sepidrood 3–2Nassaji 20,000 34 Dr. Azodi2 Nassaji 1–2Khooneh be Khooneh 15,000 10 VataniNassaji 0–1Oxin Alborz 15,000 18 VataniSepidrood 0–0Pars Jonoubi Jam 15,000 23 Dr. AzodiSepidrood 1–0Mes Kerman 15,000 30 Dr. AzodiSepidrood 1–1Iranjavan 15,000 32 Dr. Azodi7 Nassaji 3–0Esteghlal Ahvaz 12,000 9 VataniNassaji 2–1Iranjavan 12,000 20 VataniSepidrood 1–1Malavan 12,000 21 Dr. AzodiNassaji 0–1Fajr Sepasi 12,000 23 Vatani Notes:Updated to games played on 1 May 2017. Source: lig1.ir
See also 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League 2016–17 League 2 2016–17 League 3 2016–17 Hazfi Cup 2016 Iranian Super Cup
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