Iranian football's 3rd division (Persian: ليگ دسته سوم ایران) is the fourth-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system. Before 2001, the 3rd division was known as the 4th division, but this was changed when Iran's football structure officially became professional.

The league consists of eight groups, with the total number of teams in each group varying from five to six. The groups are organized in a manner such that teams closer to each other geographically end up in the same group. Because of this the 3rd division can be considered as a regional league. The first placed teams in each group participate in a playoff tournament at the end of the season to decide which teams are promoted.

Contents 1 2007-2008 Teams 1.1 Group 1 1.2 Group 2 1.3 Group 3 1.4 Group 4 1.5 Group 5 1.6 Group 6 1.7 Group 7 1.8 Group 8 2 Second Round 2007-08 2.1 Group A 2.2 Group B 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 2007-2008 Teams

[edit] Group 1 Shahrdari Lahijan Setare Hashgerd Setare Sorkh Zanjan Shahrdari Ardebil Shahrdari Shahr-e Qods Khayerin Marand

[edit] Group 2 Dorna Tehran Fajr Gilan Oghab Gonbad Mighat Qom Choka Talesh Iran Khodro Rey

[edit] Group 3 Shisheh Qazvin Ehsan Rey- Pars Malek AshtarArak Bargh Bistoon Kermanshah Shahin Karaj Parnia Malayer

[edit] Group 4 Shahrdari Kerman Tarbiat Badani Bandar Abbas Abfa Saravan Sistan and Baluchestan Shahrdari Yazd 04 Birjand Birjand Takht-e-Jamshid Shiraz

[edit] Group 5 Raad Tehran Persepolis Qa'em Shahr Shahrdari Mashhad Saba Battery Golestan Esteghlal Shahrood Petroshimi Bojnurd Shahrdari Eslamshahr

[edit] Group 6 Shahrdari Hamedan Samand Tehran Esteghlal Takestan Persepolis Ilam Shahrdari Baneh Sardar Bokan San'at Kermanshah

[edit] Group 7 Abozar Gangan Bushehr Loleh Sasi Ahvaz Persepolis Kashan Persepolis Genaveh Mes Novin Kerman Paris Esfahan Sazman Varzesh Kish Kish

[edit] Group 8 Naft Novin Abadan Shahed Najaf Abad Shahrdari Borazjan Moghvemat Bushehr Persepolis Khorramabad Naft Va Gaz Gachsaran Shahrekord F.C. Shahrekord

[edit] Second Round 2007-08

[edit] Group A

• Shahrdari Kerman-(Promoted in 2nd Division 2008-09)
• Tarbiat Badani Bandar Abbas-(Promoted in 2nd Division 2008-09)
• Naft Novin Abadan
• Shahed Najaf Abad
• Abozar Gangan Bushehr
• Shahrdari Hamedan
• Loleh Sasi Ahvaz
• Samand Tehran

[edit] Group B

• Shahrdari Lahijan-(Promoted in 2nd Division 2008-09)
• Raad Tehran-(Promoted in 2nd Division 2008-09)
• Persepolis Qa'em Shahr
• Setare Hashtgerd
• Dorna Tehran
• Fajr Gilan
• Shisheh Qazvin
• Ehsan Rey

[edit] See also

Iran Football's 3rd Division (2006-2007)

[edit] External links

• Unofficial Fans Site

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