The 2019–20 Azadegan League was the 29th season of the Azadegan League and 19th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 11 teams from the 2018–19 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2018–19 Persian Gulf Pro League: Sepidrood and Esteghlal Khuzestan and two new teams promoted from the 2018–19 League 2: Khooshe Talaei Saveh, Arman Gohar Sirjan and Nirooye Zamini as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively. Damash replaced Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr, while Elmoadab Tabriz replaced Shahrdari Tabriz. Khooneh be Khooneh changed their name into Rayka Babol. The league started on 17 August 2019 and was scheduled to end in April 2020 but in March 2020 it was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Iran until June 2020. After suspension, the league was ended on 16 August 2020. Hamid Kazemi of Havadar emerged as the league's top scorer with 17 goals.
Teams Stadia and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityAluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000Arman Gohar SirjanSirjanTakhti Stadium5,000Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000DamashRasht Shahid Dr. Azodi11,000Elmoadab TabrizTabrizMarzdaran Stadium5,000Esteghlal KhuzestanAhvazTakhti38,900Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000HavadarTehranShohadaye Eslamshar8,250Khooshe Talaei SavehSaveh Shahid Chamran3,000MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000Navad UrmiaUrmia Shahid Bakeri 15,000Nirooye ZaminiTehranShohada of Tehran NezajaTBAQashqaiShirazHafezieh15,000Rayka BabolBabolHaft-e Tir6,000SepidroodRashtSardar Jangal15,000
Number of teams by region RegionNumber of teamsTeams1Gilan3Damash, Malavan, Sepidrood2Kerman3Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan3Tehran3Baadraan, Havadar, Nirooye Zamini4Fars2Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai5Markazi2Aluminium Arak, Khooshe Talaei Saveh6Alborz1Gol Reyhan Alborz7East Azerbaijan1Elmoadab Tabriz8Khuzestan1Esteghlal Khuzestan9Mazandaran1Rayka Babol10West Azerbaijan1Navad Urmia
League table
Results
Statistics
Top scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals1 Hamid KazemiHavadar162 Mehrdad HeydariRayka Babol13 Hamid GolzariMes Rafsanjan4 Ali KhodadadiNirooye Zamini12
See also 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League 2019–20 2nd Division 2019-20 3rd Division 2019–20 Hazfi Cup 2019 Iranian Super Cup
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