2nd Division
Iran Football's 2nd Division
Iran Football's 2nd Division 2009-10
Founded
2001
Nation
Iran
Promotion To
Azadegan League
Relegation To
3rd Division
Number of Teams
36
Cups
Hazfi Cup
Current Champions (2008/09)
Sanati Kaveh (A) Mes Sarcheshme(B)
Website

Iranian football's 2nd division (Persian: ليگ دسته دوم ایران) is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system. Before 2001, the 2nd division was known as the 3rd division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.

The league consists of two, fourteen team groups who play each other twice in a home and away format. The first and second placed teams in each group are automatically promoted to the Azadegan League. The bottom two teams in both groups are automatically relegated to the 3rd division.

If teams in the promotion or relegation spots are tied in terms of points, a home and away series will be played. The team with the best aggregate score will either avoid relegation or win promotion.

Sometimes these rules are not followed exactly. For example in the 2005-06 season, Deihim Ahvaz should have been relegated, but Nozhan Mazandaran despite finishing ahead of Deihim, were relegated instead because of the club's poor financial situation. Additionally the number of teams in each group was increased from twelve to fourteen this season.

[edit] League Champions

[edit] 2nd Division Champions, 2001

• 2001-02: ?
• 2002-03: ?
• 2003-04: Niroye Zamini
• 2004-05: ?
• 2005-06: Pegah Karaj (A) and Etka Tehran (B)
• 2006-07: Sepahan Novin (A) and Bargh Tehran (B)
• 2007-08: Aluminium Hormozgan
• 2008-09: Sanati Kaveh (A) and Mes Sarcheshme (B)
• 2009-10:

[edit] 2nd Division 2009-10

[edit] See also

• IPL
• Azadegan League
• 3rd Division

[edit] External links

• (Persian) Unofficial Fans Site