2018–19 Azadegan League


The 2018–19 Azadegan League was the 28th season of the Azadegan League and 18th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 12 teams from the 2017–18 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2017–18 Persian Gulf Pro League: Siah Jamegan and Naft Tehran and two new teams promoted from the 2017–18 League 2: Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr and Shahin Bushehr both as champions. Navad Urmia replaced Gostaresh Foulad, while Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht replaced Esteghlal Jonoub. Oxin Alborz changed their name into Gol Reyhan. The league started on 10 August 2018 and ended on 30 April 2019. Gol Gohar won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Gol Gohar and Shahin Bushehr promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Teams

Before the start of competition Naft Tehran was relegated to League 2 following financial problems

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aluminium ArakArakImam Khomeini15,000
Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh15,000
Gol GoharSirjanGol Gohar Sport Complex3,200
Karun ArvandKhorramshahrKhorramshahr Stadium15,000
Khooneh be KhoonehBabolHaft-e Tir6,000
MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohadaye Noushabad5,000
Navad UrmiaUrmiaShahid Bakeri15,000
Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000
QashqaiShirazHafezieh15,000
Shahin ShahrdariBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000
Shahrdari MahshahrBandar-e MahshahrShohada Mahshahr3,000
Shahrdari TabrizTabrizSahand66,833
Sorkhpooshan PakdashtPakdashtShahid Dastgerdi8,250

Number of teams by region

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
Aluminium Arak Faraz Kamalvand Hamed Basiri Yousef Jame
Baadraan Farhad Kazemi Karim Eslami Start
Fajr Sepasi Davoud Mahabadi Milad Safaei Olympic Sport
Gol Gohar Vinko BegovićVarious Yousef Jame
Gol Reyhan Mojtaba Hosseini Merooj
Karun Arvand Human Afazeli Mohsen Bengar Merooj
Khooneh Be Khooneh Akbar Misaghian Reza Nasehi Merooj
Malavan Mohammad Ahmadzadeh Pejman Nouri Merooj
Mes Kerman Farzad Hosseinkhani Farzad Hosseinkhani Merooj
Mes Rafsanjan Mišo Krstičević Mohsen Varzkar Merooj
Navad Urmia Vahid Bayatloo Mohammad Zeynali Yousef Jame
Qashqai Mehdi Farvardin Hadi Khadem Olympic Sport
Shahin Bushehr Abdollah Veisi Milad Saremi
Shahrdari Mahshahr Mehdi Pashazadeh Sajjad Ghanavati Nahangi
Shahrdari Tabriz Heydar Jafari Rasoul Pirzadeh Yousef Jame
Sorkhpooshan Mahmoud Fekri Amirhossein Feshangchi Yousef Jame

League table

Statistics

Top scorers