2011–12 Iran 2nd Division

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Iran Football's 2nd Division

| season = 2011–12

| winners = Esteghlal Ahvaz

| promoted = {{ubl|Esteghlal Ahvaz|Hafari Ahvaz|Pas Novin Hamedan|Foolad Sahand}}

| relegated = {{ubl|Shamoushak Noshahr|Zob Ahan Novin|Payam Mashhad|Pershiaan Zanjan|Persepolis Borazjan}}

| continentalcup1 =

| continentalcup1 qualifiers =

| matches = 369

| total goals = 885

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| prevseason = 2010–11

| nextseason = 2012–13

}}

2011–12 Iran 2nd Division season is the edition of third tier of the Iranian football league system's 2nd Division annual football competitive season for the Persian Gulf Cup.

The league is composed of 28 teams{{Cite web |url=http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9001211134 |title=۲۸ تیم در لیگ دسته دو شرکت خواهند داشت |access-date=10 April 2011 |archive-date=7 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807070756/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9001211134 |url-status=dead }} that are divided into two geographic divisions of 14 teams each. Teams contested only other teams in their own division: once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each group, the top two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and bottom two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.

The football league competition started on 8 September 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://ffiri.ir/html/index.php?module=%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1&func=display&sid=10579 |title=تاریخ شروع لیگ دسته دوم |access-date=10 April 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714143809/http://ffiri.ir/html/index.php?module=%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1&func=display&sid=10579 |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1285653 |title=شروع لیگ دسته دوم در فصل آتی |access-date=10 April 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013190233/http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1285653 |url-status=dead }}

Teams

=Group A=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: Center;"

!width=200|Team

!width=100|City

!width=250|Note

align="left" | Badr HormozganBandar AbbasReplaced for Ariyana Gostar Kish
align="left" | Esteghlal AhvazAhvaz
align="left" | Fajr Jam BushehrBushehr
align="left" | Foolad NovinAhvaz
align="left" | Giti Pasand IsfahanIsfahan
align="left" | Hafari AhvazAhvaz
align="left" | Moghavemat TehranTehran
align="left" | Naft va Gaz GachsaranGachsaran
align="left" | Naft MahmoudabadMahmoudabad
align="left" | Sepidrood RashtRasht
align="left" | Shahrdari ArdebilArdebil
align="left" | Shamoushak NoshahrNoshahr
align="left" | Siah Jamegan KhorasanMashhadReplaced for Golchin Robat Karim
align="left" | Zob Ahan NovinFooladshahr

=Group B=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: Center;"

!width=200|Team

!width=100|City

!width=250|Note

align="left" | Ashian Gostar VaraminVaramin
align="left" | Choka TaleshTalesh
align="left" | Datis LorestanKhorramabad
align="left" | Gostaresh Foolad SahandSahand
align="left" | Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasReplaced for Aluminium Almahdi Hormozgan
align="left" | Mehr KarajKaraj
align="left" | Naft OmidiyehOmidiyeh
align="left" | Pas Novin HamedanHamedan
align="left" | Payam MashhadMashhad
align="left" | Persepolis BorazjanBorazjan
align="left" | Pershiaan ZanjanZanjanReplaced for Shahrdari Zanjan
align="left" | Sanat Naft NovinAbadan
align="left" | Shahrdari DezfulDezfulReplaced for Foolad Natanz
align="left" | Shahrdari NoshahrNoshahrReplaced for Nozhan Sari

Standings

= Group A=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|res_col_header=PR

|sortable_table=y

|team1=ESA|name_ESA=Est. Ahvaz

|team2=HAF|name_HAF=Hafari Ahvaz

|team3=MOT|name_MOT=Moghavemat Tehran

|team4=SJK|name_SJK=Siah Jamegan

|team5=NFG|name_NFG=Naft va Gaz Gachsaran

|team6=SHA|name_SHA=Sh. Ardabil

|team7=FOL|name_FOL=Foolad Novin

|team8=GPI|name_GPI=Giti Pasand

|team9=FAB|name_FAB=Fajr Bushehr

|team10=SEP|name_SEP=Sepidrood

|team11=ABK|name_ABK=Albadr Bandar Kong

|team12=NFT|name_NFT=Naft Mahmoudabad

|team13=ZOB|name_ZOB=Zob Ahan Novin

|team14=SHM|name_SHM=Shamoushak

|win_ESA=13|draw_ESA=9|loss_ESA=4|gf_ESA=36|ga_ESA=16

|win_HAF=14|draw_HAF=3|loss_HAF=9|gf_HAF=42|ga_HAF=24

|win_MOT=11|draw_MOT=9|loss_MOT=6|gf_MOT=31|ga_MOT=23

|win_SJK=11|draw_SJK=6|loss_SJK=9|gf_SJK=35|ga_SJK=29

|win_NFG=11|draw_NFG=5|loss_NFG=10|gf_NFG=27|ga_NFG=33

|win_SHA=10|draw_SHA=7|loss_SHA=9|gf_SHA=33|ga_SHA=23

|win_FOL=9|draw_FOL=10|loss_FOL=7|gf_FOL=29|ga_FOL=22

|win_GPI=10|draw_GPI=7|loss_GPI=9|gf_GPI=34|ga_GPI=31

|win_FAB=9|draw_FAB=8|loss_FAB=9|gf_FAB=34|ga_FAB=29

|win_SEP=9|draw_SEP=8|loss_SEP=9|gf_SEP=26|ga_SEP=26

|win_ABK=9|draw_ABK=7|loss_ABK=10|gf_ABK=25|ga_ABK=29

|win_NFT=8|draw_NFT=6|loss_NFT=12|gf_NFT=29|ga_NFT=39

|win_ZOB=6|draw_ZOB=9|loss_ZOB=11|gf_ZOB=20|ga_ZOB=31|status_ZOB=R

|win_SHM=2|draw_SHM=6|loss_SHM=18|gf_SHM=6|ga_SHM=52|status_SHM=R

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation Play Off

|result12=RP

|col_R=#FF6666|text_R=Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013

|result13=R|result14=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=7 May 2012

|source=[http://www.fooladfc.ir/Page.aspx?id=389 Foolad FC]

}}

= Group B=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|res_col_header=PR

|sortable_table=y

|team1=PAN|name_PAN=Pas Novin

|team2=GFS|name_GFS=Foolad Sahand

|team3=NAF|name_NAF=Naft Omidiyeh

|team4=SNN|name_SNN=Sanat Naft Novin

|team5=MEK|name_MEK=Mehr Karaj

|team6=SHD|name_SHD=Sh. Dezful

|team7=DAT|name_DAT=Datis

|team8=SHN|name_SHN=Sh. Noshahr

|team9=AGV|name_AGV=Ashian Gostar

|team10=MAV|name_MAV=Mantagheh Vizheh

|team11=CHO|name_CHO=Chooka

|team12=PRB|name_PRB=Per. Borazjan

|team13=PAM|name_PAM=Payam Mashhad

|team14=PRZ|name_PRZ=Pershiaan Zanjan

|win_PAN=15|draw_PAN=8|loss_PAN=3|gf_PAN=42|ga_PAN=14

|win_GFS=15|draw_GFS=6|loss_GFS=5|gf_GFS=52|ga_GFS=21

|win_NAF=13|draw_NAF=11|loss_NAF=2|gf_NAF=37|ga_NAF=20

|win_SNN=15|draw_SNN=5|loss_SNN=6|gf_SNN=47|ga_SNN=23|adjust_points_SNN=-2

|win_MEK=12|draw_MEK=8|loss_MEK=6|gf_MEK=43|ga_MEK=31

|win_SHD=12|draw_SHD=6|loss_SHD=8|gf_SHD=39|ga_SHD=26

|win_DAT=9|draw_DAT=10|loss_DAT=7|gf_DAT=29|ga_DAT=30

|win_SHN=10|draw_SHN=6|loss_SHN=10|gf_SHN=32|ga_SHN=28

|win_AGV=10|draw_AGV=5|loss_AGV=11|gf_AGV=29|ga_AGV=34

|win_MAV=5|draw_MAV=10|loss_MAV=11|gf_MAV=20|ga_MAV=27

|win_CHO=6|draw_CHO=8|loss_CHO=12|gf_CHO=28|ga_CHO=39|adjust_points_CHO=-3

|win_PRB=4|draw_PRB=9|loss_PRB=13|gf_PRB=33|ga_PRB=45

|win_PAM=4|draw_PAM=9|loss_PAM=13|gf_PAM=26|ga_PAM=38|status_PAM=R

|win_PRZ=0|draw_PRZ=3|loss_PRZ=23|gf_PRZ=6|ga_PRZ=87|adjust_points_PRZ=-2|status_PRZ=R

|hth_SNN=Sanat Naft Novin was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

|hth_CHO=Chooka was docked 3 points due to misbehavior.

|hth_PRZ=Pershiaan Zanjan was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_RP=#FFCCCC|text_RP=Relegation Play Off

|result12=RP

|col_R=#FF6666|text_R=Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013

|result13=R|result14=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=7 May 2012

|source=[http://www.fooladfc.ir/Page.aspx?id=389 Foolad FC]

}}

Final

=Championship final=

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Esteghlal Ahvaz||4–3| Pas Novin Hamedan ||4–2|0–1|winner=1}}

{{end}}

=Third place play-off=

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!width=250|Team 1

!width=80|Score

!width=250|Team 2

!width=165|Notes

style="background:#cfc;" align="right"|Foolad Sahand

|(w/o)

| align="left"|Hafari Ahvaz

|

Relegation play-off

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Persepolis Borazjan||4–4| Naft Mahmoudabad ||3–2|1-2|winner=2}}

{{end}}

The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division

References

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