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 problemsStadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Aluminium Arak | Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 |
Baadraan Tehran | Tehran | Kargaran | 5,000 |
Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 |
Gol Gohar | Sirjan | Gol Gohar Sport Complex | 3,200 |
Karun Arvand | Khorramshahr | Khorramshahr Stadium | 15,000 |
Khooneh be Khooneh | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 |
Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 |
Mes Rafsanjan | Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Noushabad | 5,000 |
Navad Urmia | Urmia | Shahid Bakeri | 15,000 |
Gol Reyhan Alborz | Karaj | Enghelab | 15,000 |
Qashqai | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 |
Shahin Shahrdari | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 15,000 |
Shahrdari Mahshahr | Bandar-e Mahshahr | Shohada Mahshahr | 3,000 |
Shahrdari Tabriz | Tabriz | Sahand | 66,833 |
Sorkhpooshan Pakdasht | Pakdasht | Shahid Dastgerdi | 8,250 |
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.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit 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 Begović | Various | 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
- Naft Tehran and Siah Jamegan refused to attend 2 matches and relegated to 2 lower divisions.
Results
Statistics
Top scorers