| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Damash 1st Azadegan League title |
| Promoted | Damash Mes Sarcheshmeh Moghavemat Shiraz |
| Relegated | Payam Mashhad Foolad Natanz Esteghlal Ahvaz Sepidrood |
| Matches | 364 |
| Goals | 737 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Afshin Chavoshi Moslem Firoozabadi Mostafa Shojaei (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Gol Gohar 4–0Mes Rafsanjan (29 October 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Hamyari Arak 1–4Foolad Natanz (8 April 2011) |
| Highest scoring | Foolad Natanz 3–5Naft MIS (2 May 2011) |
| Highest attendance | 30,000[1] Gostaresh –Aboumoslem (9 May 2011) |
| Lowest attendance | 0(spectator ban) Damash Lorestan –Est. Ahvaz[2] (2 December 2010) Naft MIS –Mes Rafsanjanl[3] (6 February 2011) Tarbiat Yazd –Damash[4] (13 February 2011) Tarbiat Yazd –Foolad Natanz[5] (25 February 2011) Tarbiat Yazd –Sh. Bandar Abbas[6] (12 March 2011) Damash –Payam Mashhad[7] (18 March 2011) Est. Ahvaz –Shirin Faraz[8] (2 May 2011) Iranjavan –Sepidrood[1] (9 May 2011) |
| Total attendance | 972,900 |
| Average attendance | 2,733 |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 Azadegan League was the 20th season of theAzadegan League and tenth as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 19 teams from the2009–10 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup (Moghavemat Shiraz,Aboumoslem andEsteghlal Ahvaz) and four new teams promoted from the2009–10 2nd Division (Sepidrood as champions,Naft Masjed Soleyman,Shahrdari Yasouj andFoolad Yazd).Foolad Natanz replacedSepahan Novin,Machine Sazi replacedPetroshimi Tabriz andSanat Sari replacedMehrkam Pars.Shensa Arak changed their name toHamyari Arak. The league started on 23 September 2010 and ended on 9 May 2011.Damash won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history.Damash,Mes Sarcheshmeh andMoghavemat Shiraz gained promotion to thePersian Gulf Cup.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damash Gilan | Sacked | 9 November 2010 | 14 | 7 December 2010 | ||
| Bargh Shiraz | Resigned | 30 October 2010 | 30 October 2010 | |||
| Damash Gilan | End of caretaker spell | 7 December 2010 | 7 December 2010 | |||
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | Resigned | December 2010 | December 2010 | |||
| Hamyari Arak | Sacked | 28 December 2010 | 12 | 28 December 2010 | ||
| Bargh Shiraz | Sacked | 7 January 2011 | 8 January 2011 | |||
| Shirin Faraz | Sacked | 17 January 2011 | 14 | 21 January 2011 | ||
| Iranjavan | Resigned | 22 January 2011 | 3 | 23 January 2011 | ||
| Payam Mokhaberat | Resigned | 22 January 2011 | 12 | 2011 | ||
| Sanati Kaveh | Mutual consent | February 2011 | 3 | 11 February 2011 | ||
| Damash | Sacked | 13 February 2011 | 12 | 14 February 2011 | ||
| Naft | Resigned | 15 February 2011 | 8 | 15 February 2011 | ||
| Payam Mashhad | Mutual consent | 20 February 2011 | 11 | 20 February 2011 | ||
| Aboomoslem | Resigned | February 2011 | 3 | 20 February 2011 | ||
| Shirin Faraz | Resigned | 6 March 2011 | 8 | 7 March 2011 | ||
| Tarbiat | Resigned | 7 March 2011 | 10 | 7 March 2011 | ||
| Sanati Kaveh | Resigned | 7 March 2011 | 5 | 10 March 2011 | ||
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | Sacked | 8 May 2011 | 11 | 8 May 2011 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damash | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 48 | Promotion to2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup |
| 2 | Moghavemat | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 41 | Azadegan League 2010–11 Play Off |
| 3 | Sh. Yasouj | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 39 | |
| 4 | Naft Masjed Soleyman | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
| 6 | Etka Gorgan | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 34 | |
| 7 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 34 | |
| 8 | Tarbiat Yazd | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 33 | |
| 9 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Hamyari Arak | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sanati Kaveh | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 31 | |
| 12 | Machine Sazi | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 31 | |
| 13 | Payam Mashhad(R) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 29[a] | Relegation to2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 14 | Foolad Natanz(R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 48 | Promotion to2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup |
| 2 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 48 | Azadegan League 2010–11 Play Off |
| 3 | Gostaresh | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 48 | |
| 4 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 42 | |
| 5 | Aboumoslem | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Shirin Faraz | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Sanat Sari | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Iranjavan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 33 | |
| 9 | Bargh Shiraz | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Payam Mokhaberat | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 27 | |
| 11 | Foolad Yazd | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 27 | |
| 12 | Damash Lorestan | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 25 | |
| 13 | Est. Ahvaz(R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 14 | Sepidrood(R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | DMG | ETK | FNA | GOL | HAM | MST | MSR | MVT | NFT | PYM | KAV | SHB | SHY | TAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damash | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Etka Gorgan | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Foolad Natanz | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Gol Gohar | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hamyari Arak | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Machine Sazi | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mes Rafsanjan | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Moghavemat | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Payam Mashhad | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sanati Kaveh | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sh. Bandar Abbas | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sh. Yasouj | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tarbiat Yazd | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Home \ Away | ABU | ALH | BGH | DAM | ESA | FOY | GOS | IRJ | MSA | NSJ | PMS | SAN | SEP | SFZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboumoslem | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Aluminium Hormozgan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bargh Shiraz | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Damash Lorestan | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Est. Ahvaz | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Foolad Yazd | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Gostaresh | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Iranjavan | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Mes Sarcheshmeh | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Payam Mokhaberat | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sanat Sari | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sepidrood | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shirin Faraz | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moghavemat Sepasi | 6–0 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Aluminium Hormozgan | 0–4 | Moghavemat Sepasi |
|---|---|---|
| Pour Mohammad Shojaiyan Kalantari |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Damash | (w/o)1 | Mes Sarcheshmeh |
1 Scheduled between Mes Sarcheshmeh and Damash, however, Mes Sarcheshmeh did not show up, Damash awarded championship.[15]
Top scorers, Group A[edit] | Top scorers, Group B[edit]
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| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassaji | 166,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 12,769 | +7.9%† |
| 2 | Naft MIS | 108,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 9,000 | n/a† |
| 3 | Sh. Yasouj | 72,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 5,538 | n/a† |
| 4 | Gostaresh | 64,800 | 30,000 | 300 | 4,985 | +285.8%† |
| 5 | Tarbiat Yazd | 42,500 | 10,000 | 0 | 4,250 | −27.7%† |
| 6 | Sanat Sari | 54,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 4,154 | n/a† |
| 7 | Damash Lorestan | 41,100 | 7,000 | 0 | 3,425 | −42.8%† |
| 8 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 39,500 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 3,038 | +54.8%† |
| 9 | Foolad Yazd | 35,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,692 | n/a† |
| 10 | Damash | 32,000 | 7,000 | 0 | 2,667 | −17.5%† |
| 11 | Shirin Faraz | 34,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 2,615 | −21.8%† |
| 12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 33,500 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 2,577 | +60.3%† |
| 13 | Gol Gohar | 29,500 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 2,269 | +29.7%† |
| 14 | Moghavemat | 27,800 | 10,000 | 300 | 2,138 | −70.4%† |
| 15 | Iranjavan | 23,300 | 3,000 | 0 | 1,942 | +3.4%† |
| 16 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 23,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 1,808 | −10.4%† |
| 17 | Est. Ahvaz | 21,600 | 7,000 | 0 | 1,800 | −64.4%† |
| 18 | Hamyari Arak | 18,700 | 3,000 | 500 | 1,438 | −59.4%† |
| 19 | Aboumoslem | 17,550 | 4,000 | 50 | 1,350 | −77.3%† |
| 20 | Etka Gorgan | 16,950 | 8,000 | 50 | 1,304 | −35.3%† |
| 21 | Bargh Shiraz | 15,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 1,154 | −72.2%† |
| 22 | Foolad Natanz | 12,000 | 3,000 | 200 | 923 | n/a† |
| 23 | Sepidrood | 11,300 | 3,000 | 100 | 869 | n/a† |
| 24 | Machine Sazi | 10,300 | 5,000 | 100 | 792 | n/a† |
| 25 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 9,000 | 2,000 | 100 | 692 | 0.0%† |
| 26 | Payam Mokhaberat | 6,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 462 | −49.9%† |
| 27 | Payam Mashhad | 5,550 | 1,000 | 50 | 427 | 0.0%† |
| 28 | Sanati Kaveh | 2,450 | 500 | 50 | 188 | −7.8%† |
| League total | 972,900 | 30,000 | 0 | 2,733 | −2.3%† |
Updated to games played on 9 May 2011
Source:iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Aboumoslem,Esteghlal Ahvaz andMoghavemat Shiraz played last season inPersian Gulf Cup
Foolad Yazd,Naft MIS,Sepidrood andShahrdari Yasouj played last season inIran 2nd Division
Foolad Natanz replacedSepahan Novin
Machine Sazi replacedPetroshimi Tabriz
Sanat Sari replacedMehrkam Pars
Shensa Arak changed their name intoHamyari Arak
| Rank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gostaresh | 1–0 | Aboumoslem | 30,000 | 9 May 2011 (2011-05-09) | 26 | Sahand |
| 2 | Nassaji | 3–0 | Aboumoslem | 15,000 | 23 September 2010 (2010-09-23) | 1 | Vatani |
| Nassaji | 0–0 | Gostaresh | 15,000 | 29 October 2010 (2010-10-29) | 3 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 4–1 | Foolad Yazd | 15,000 | 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05) | 4 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 2–0 | Shirin Faraz | 15,000 | 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) | 6 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 1–0 | Sanat Sari | 15,000 | 2 December 2010 (2010-12-02) | 8 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 1–1 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 15,000 | 24 December 2010 (2010-12-24) | 10 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 3–0 | Sepidrood | 15,000 | 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) | 12 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 1–1 | Bargh Shiraz | 15,000 | 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) | 20 | Vatani | |
| Nassaji | 2–0 | Mes Sarcheshmeh | 15,000 | 8 April 2011 (2011-04-08) | 22 | Vatani |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 9 May 2011. Source:iplstats.com