The article contains information about the 2022–23 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 has been started on 29 October 2022 and finished on 1 September 2023.
In total 85 teams (65 teams in the first stage in 5 groups, 20 teams added in second stage) will compete in this season's competitions.
Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows. StageDraw dateWeekMatches datesFirst stage4 October 2023Week 129-31 October 2022Week 24-7 November 2022Week 311-15 November 2022Week 417-21 November 2022Week 530 November, 1 December 2022Week 616 November 2022Week 76-7 December 2022Week 814-15 December 2022Week 924-26 December 2022Week 101-2 January 2023Week 118-9 January 2023Week 1231 January, 1, 9, 12, 19 February 2023Week 137-8, 15, 19, 25 February 2023Second Stage7 March 2023Week 16-8 April 2023Week 215-16 April 2023Week 322-23 April 2023Week 428-29 April 2023Week 54-5 May 2023Week 69-10 May 2023Week 715-17 May 2023Week 821-23 May 2023Week 927-28 May 2023Week 108-9 June 2023Week 1114-15 June 2023Week 1219-20, 22 June 2023Week 1325, 28 June 2023Week 1430 June, 4 July 2023Week 157, 10 July 2023Week 1613-14, 16 July 2023Week 1722 July 2023Week 1831 July 2023Play-off Stage12 August 2023Round 117 August 202322 August 2023Round 227 August 20231 September 2023
First stage The top 2 teams from each group advance to the Second Stage. The teams ranked 3rd, 4th and 5th in each group (total 15 teams) are eligible to play in the First Round of next season. The teams ranked 6th and lower relegate to Provincial Leagues.
Qualified teams Teams which are eligible to play in this round are as follows:
Relegated from 2nd Division (1 Team): Gol Reyhan Alborz (Replaced by Shahin Gorji Mahale Behshahr)
Relegated from 3rd Division – 2nd Stage (9 Teams): Moghavemat Tehran Artam Tabriz (Replaced by Misagh El Tan Urmia) Naft o Gaz Gachsaran Darya Babol (Replaced by Taghdis Mazandaran) Alavi Khoramdareh (Replaced by Kosar Mehr Eslamshahr) Esteghlal Shoosh Javan Novin Sari Sardar Bukan (Replaced by Fanavaran Pishro Ardabil) Farhang Ramhormoz
Remaining from 3rd Division – 1st Stage (15 Teams):
Yaran Hadi Norouzi Arian sepand Tehran Shariat Novin Mashhad Vahdat Aghasht Setaregan Sorkh Tehran Pas Gilan Pishgaman Fonoon Pars Zist Sabz Tabriz Malavan B Anzali Perspolis Borazjan Khorram Kesht Aflak Khorramabad Yadavaran Dokoohe Andimeshk Harang Javan Bastak Taraz Chadegan Shayan Dizel Fars
Promoted from Provincial Leagues (34 Teams):
Shahrdari Karaj (Alborz) Mi'ad Moghan Parsabad (Ardebil) Orum Spur Urmia (Azarbayejan Gharbi) Oghab Tabriz (Azarbayejan Sharghi) Sorkhdelan Parseh Deyr (Boushehr) Parsian Harooni (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari) Montakhab Kazroon (Fars) Almas Tazeabad Chaf (Gilan) Shahrdari Gonbad (Golestan) Sardar Zand Malayer (Hamedan) Motahed Moezabad Roudan (Hormozgan) Kosar Mehran (Ilam) Payam Zeydi Kashan (Isfahan) Shahrdari Barvat Bam (Kerman) Shohadaye Bazi Deraz (Kermanshah) Bentonit Sepahan Esfahak Tabas (Khorasan Jonoubi) Nader Mashhad (Khorasan Razavi) Esteghlal Novin Bojnoord (Khorasan Shomali) Poolad Oxin Izeh (Khouzestan) Sorkhpooshan Kish (Kish) Etehad Ghale-Raeisi (Kohgiluye & Boyer Ahmad) Shahrdari Baneh (Kordestan) (Lorestan) Lorestan didn't submit any teams as Province Champion Artiman Hefdah Iranian Khomein (Markazi) Shahrdari Ghaemshahr (Mazandaran) Samit No Qazvon (Qazvin) Omid Hasanabad Qom (Qom) Kia Shahrood (Semnan) Khalij Chabahar (Sistan & Balouchestan) Damash Parseh Tehran (Tehran) Pouya Deylam Aria Kia (Tehran's runner-up) Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht (Tehran Suburbs) Mirak Kish Mehriz (Yazd) (Replaced by Perspolis Shiraz) Forooshgah Varzeshi Ali Gheydar (Zanjan)
Free slots (6 teams): Esteghlal Jonoob Tehran Padma Yadak Isfahan Aboozar Basht Parsa Baghmalek Vahdat Roodbar Zagros Dehloran
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Second stage
In this stage, 10 teams who qualified from 1st stage will join to 17 remaining teams from previous season and 3 relegated teams from 2nd division (total 30 teams). Teams will be divided into 3 groups of 10 teams each and play a round-robin home and away matches. The winner of each group will promote to 2nd division and 3 runners-up and the best 3rd placed team will qualify to Play-off stage. The 3 bottom clubs in each group and the worst 7th placed team among groups will relegate to next season's 1st stage.
Qualified teams Relegated from 2nd Division (3 Teams):
Abipooshan Omid Koosha Tehran (Replaced by Parsian Tehran) Iranjavan Bushehr Oghab Tehran
Remaining Teams from last season (17 Teams):
Benyamin Varzesh Tehran (Replaced by Shahin Rakhsh Khodro Tabriz) KIA Tehran Sepahan Novin Isfahan Mardan Pasha Karaj Naft Omidiyeh Mohtasham Tabriz (Replaced by Nika Pars Chaloos) Omid Vahdat Birjand (Replaced by Parsa San'at Shargh) Yazd Looleh Kian Arak (Replaced by Shenavarsazi Jam Vatan Qeshm) Shahin Bojnord (Replaced by Kavir Moghava Tehran) Moghavemat Astara Shadkam Mashhad Avalan Kamyaran Samit Tehran Novin Keshavarz Aliabad Sepahan Novin Izeh (Replaced by Shayan Dizel Fars) Shahrdari Fooman
Promoted from 1st Stage (10 Teams):
Shariat Novin Mashhad Malavan B Anzali Oghab Tabriz Parsa Baghmalek Harang Javan Bastak Setaregan Sorkh Tehran Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht Zist Sabz Tabriz Khorram Kesht Aflak Khorramabad Perspolis Shiraz
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Ranking of third-placed teams
Ranking of seventh-placed teams
Play-offs
Qualified teams Source:
2nd placed teams in Second Stage (3 teams): Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht Rakhsh Khodro Tabriz Sepahan Novin Isfahan Best 3rd placed team in Second Stage (1 team): Shayan Dizel Fars
First round Team 1ScoreTeam 21st leg2nd legNotesSorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht3-2Rakhsh Khodro Tabriz3-10-1 Sepahan Novin Isfahan2-3Shayan Dizel Fars0-22-1
Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht Fars won 3-2 and promoted to second play-off round.
Shayan Dizel Fars won 3-2 and promoted to second play-off round.
Second round Team 1ScoreTeam 21st leg2nd legNotesSorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht2-1Shayan Dizel Fars1-01-1
Sorkhpooshan Novin Pakdasht won 2-1 on aggerate and promoted to 2023-24 Iran Football's 2nd Division.
See also 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League 2022–23 Azadegan League 2022–23 2nd Division 2022–23 Hazfi Cup 2022 Iranian Super Cup
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