The 2017–18 Azadegan League was the 27th season of the Azadegan League and 17th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saba Qom and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2016–17 League 2: Shahrdari Tabriz and Shahrdari Mahshahr both as champions and Bargh Jadid Shiraz. The league started on 7 August 2017 and ended on 29 April 2018. Naft Masjed Soleyman won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Farshid Padash and Shahin Majidi were the top scorers, with 17 goals each.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Aluminium Arak Arak Imam Khomeini15,000 Baadraan Tehran Tehran Kargaran5,000 Bargh Jadid Shiraz Shiraz Hafezieh15,000 Fajr Sepasi Shiraz Hafezieh15,000 Gol Gohar Sirjan Gol Gohar Sport Complex3,200 Iranjavan Bushehr Shahid Beheshti15,000 Khooneh be Khooneh Babol Haft-e Tir6,000 Malavan Bandar-e Anzali Takhti Anzali8,000 Machine Sazi Tabriz Bonyan Diesel12,000 Mes Kerman Kerman Shahid Bahonar15,430 Mes Rafsanjan Rafsanjan Shohadaye Noushabad5,000 Naft Masjed Soleyman Masjed Soleyman Behnam Mohammadi8,000 Nassaji Mazandaran Qaem Shahr Vatani15,000 Oxin Alborz Karaj Enghelab15,000 Rah Ahan Tehran Ekbatan12,000 Saba Qom Qom Yadegar-e Emam Qom10,610 Shahrdari Mahshahr Bandar-e Mahshahr Shohada Mahshahr3,000 Shahrdari Tabriz Tabriz Sahand66,833
League table
Results
Clubs season-progress
Statistics Top scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Farshid PadashShahrdari Mahshahr142 Shahin MajidiFajr Sepasi12 Shahin ShafieiOxin Alborz124 Oveis KordjahanIranjavan115 Rouhollah BagheriKhooneh be Khooneh10 Notes:Updated to games played on 29 March 2018. Source: dsport.ir
Attendances
Average home attendances
Attendances by round Team/Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334AverageAluminium Arak2,000A1,000A500A500AA500A1,000A1,000A1,000AA500A1,000A500A1,000500A100A1,000A200A100729Baadraan TehranA200A150A175A500A500A2,000A120AA300200A500A100A150A200A150A100A2001,000A385Bargh Jadid ShirazA1,500A327500A400A1,500A5,000A6,000A4,000A3,0001,500A3,000AA700A300A500A150A200A150A1,690Fajr Sepasi4,000A2,000AA1,500A2,000A1,500A2,000A2,000A3,000AA2,500A4,0005,000A3,500A4,000A5,000A5,000A5,000A2,0003,176Gol Gohar2,000A2,000A500A2,000A1,000A500AA1,000A1,500AA200A100A1,000A1,500A1,000A200200A500A200906Iranjavan2,000A2,000A2,000AA2,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A1,500AA1,500A2,000A2,0001,500A2,000A1,000A1,500A3,000A2001,806Khooneh be Khooneh3,000A5,000A4,000A3,000A3,000AA3,500A3,000A4,000AA3,500A6,000A5,000A6,000A5,0005,000A6,000A6,000A6,0004,529Machine SaziA300A150A200A150A200A200A300A250A300A150A300A500A250A500A150A150A150247Malavan3,000A3,000A3,500A1,637A3,500A1,190A3,000AA4,000AA1,000A1,500A1,350A2,000A1,500A1,500A4,0002,000A1,0002,275Mes KermanA1,500A3,000A1,500A1,0005,000A1,000A1,500A1,500A1,5001,000ANCA1,000A500AA1,000A1,000A1,500A200A1,481Mes RafsanjanA200A200A215A200A2,000A500300A200A150500A250A150A300A100A150AA100A50A327Naft Masjed Soleyman6,000AA5,000A3,000A5,000A5,000A6,000A5,000A8,000AA5,0004,000A5,000A3,000A5,000A6,000A6,000A8,000A10,0005,588Nassaji MazandaranA12,000A15,000A15,000A12,000A15,00010,000A12,000A15,000A10,0008,000A15,000A13,500A10,000A12,500AA15,000A15,000A15,000A12,941Oxin AlborzA1,000A200A2001,000A500A500A300A200A300300A150A50AA150A150A150A300A1,000A374Rah Ahan100A100A150A150A200A150A200A500150AA100A50A300A100A150A300A50AA23,0001,515Saba QomA1,000A150A300A150A200A120A120300A150100A50A1,500A200A200A150A500AA50A308Shahrdari MahshahrA9003,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A3,000A1,500A3,000A2,5002,000AA3,000A3,000A3,000A3,000A2,000A1,500A3,000A2,494Shahrdari Tabriz500A300A340A300A300A200A150A150A100A100A300A500A1,000A500A300A300A300A332Total22,60018,60018,40024,17714,40022,09011,98723,00017,00027,90021,54017,32024,95014,04024,85023,40018,00013,90014,40023,10017,95026,60014,35019,65015,05024,75012,80018,05020,60020,45022,95025,05020,75042,650697,444Average2,5112,0672,0442,6861,6002,4541,4982,5561,8893,1002,3931,9242,7721,5602,7612,6002,0001,5441,6002,8881,9942,9561,5942,1831,6722,7501,4222,0062,2722,2722,5502,7832,3064,7392,287
Notes:Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances Baadraan Tehran played their match against Shahrdari Tabriz at Shohada Shahr-e Qods Bargh Jadid Shiraz played their matches against Gol Gohar, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Malavan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Dastgheib Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Mes Kerman, Naft MIS, Nassaji, Oxin Alborz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz at Shahid Dastgheib Gol Gohar played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Fajr Sepasi, Khooneh be Khooneh, Malavan, Naft MIS, Saba Qom and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Imam Ali Gol Gohar played their matches against Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Shahrdari Tabriz at Bandar Abbas Machine Sazi played their match against Fajr Sepasi at Sahand Rah Ahan played their match against Khooneh be Khooneh at Kargaran Rah Ahan played their match against Nassaji at Takhti Tehran Saba Qom played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Rah Ahan at Shahid Heydariyan Mes Kerman played their match against Rah Ahan at Sirjan Shahrdari Tabriz played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Fajr Sepasi, Iranjavan, Malavan, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Tavana sports complex
Highest attendances Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Week Stadium1 Rah Ahan 0–6Nassaji 23,000 34 Takhti Tehran2 Nassaji 1–0Khooneh be Khooneh 15,000 4 Vatani2 Nassaji 2–1Malavan 15,000 6 Vatani2 Nassaji 1–1Bargh Jadid Shiraz 15,000 10 Vatani2 Nassaji 0–1Naft MIS 15,000 15 Vatani2 Nassaji 1–0Aluminium Arak 15,000 20 Vatani2 Nassaji 4–1Baadraan Tehran 15,000 29 Vatani2 Nassaji 1–0Machine Sazi 15,000 31 Vatani2 Nassaji 2–0Fajr Sepasi 15,000 33 Vatani10Nassaji 1–0Shahrdari Mahshahr 13,500 22 Vatani Notes:Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: lig1.ir
See also 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League 2017–18 League 2 2017–18 League 3 2017–18 Hazfi Cup 2017 Iranian Super Cup
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