The 2008–09 Azadegan League was the 18th season of the Azadegan League and eight as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 22 teams from the 2007–08 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2007–08 Persian Gulf Cup (Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz) and four new teams promoted from the 2007–08 2nd Division (Aluminium Hormozgan as champions and Mehrkam Pars, Payam Mokhaberat and Petroshimi Tabriz). Sanaye Arak changed their name to Aluminium Arak. The league started on 23 October 2008 and ended on 8 June 2009. Steel Azin and Tractor Sazi won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Steel Azin, Tractor Sazi and Shahin Bushehr got promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup.
Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | Steel Azin 1st Azadegan League title Tractor Sazi 1st Azadegan League title |
Promoted | Steel Azin Tractor Sazi Shahin Bushehr |
Relegated | Homa Shahrdari Zanjan Machine Sazi Deyhim Ahvaz |
Matches played | 364 |
Goals scored | 843 (2.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Abbas Porkhosravani (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Aluminium Arak 7–0 Kowsar Lorestan (25 December 2008) |
Biggest away win | Shahin Ahvaz 0–4 Niroye Zamini (30 November 2008) |
Highest scoring | Gol Gohar 3–5 Petroshimi Tabriz (14 November 2008) Nassaji 3–5 Steel Azin (7 June 2009) |
Highest attendance | 20,000 Tractor Sazi – Aluminium Hormozgan (8 June 2009) |
Lowest attendance | 0 (spectator ban) Sanat Naft – Sh. Bandar Abbas[1] (20 November 2008) Damash Lorestan – Machine Sazi[2] (25 December 2008) Shahin Ahvaz – Shirin Faraz[2] (25 December 2008) Sh. Tabriz – Nassaji[2] (5 March 2009) Aluminium Hormozgan – Machine Sazi[3] (13 April 2009) Petroshimi Tabriz – Moghavemat Mersad[4] (20 May 2009) Shamoushak – Niroye Zamini[5] (26 May 2009) |
Total attendance | 1,097,750 |
Average attendance | 3,075 |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
Standings
editGroup A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Steel Azin (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 55 | Promotion to 2009–10 PGC |
2 | Sh. Tabriz | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 48 | Azadegan League 2008–09 Play Off |
3 | Petroshimi Tabriz | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 46 | |
4 | Aluminium Arak | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 45 | |
5 | Gol Gohar | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 39 | |
6 | Sepahan Novin | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 38 | |
7 | Sanat Naft | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 33 | |
8 | Kowsar Lorestan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 33 | |
9 | Mehrkam Pars | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 31 | |
10 | Moghavemat Mersad | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 26 | |
11 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 25 | |
12 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | |
13 | Homa (R) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 21 | Relegation to 2009–10 2nd Division |
14 | Sh. Zanjan (R) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Tractor Sazi (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 54 | Promotion to 2009–10 Persian Gulf Cup |
2 | Shahin Bushehr (P) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 53 | Azadegan League 2008–09 Play Off |
3 | Mes Rafsanjan | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 46 | |
4 | Damash Lorestan | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 40 | |
5 | Tarbiat Yazd | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 38 | |
6 | Niroye Zamini | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 38 | |
7 | Shirin Faraz | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 36 | |
8 | Payam Mokhaberat | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 34 | |
9 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 33 | |
10 | Etka Gorgan | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 33 | |
11 | Shamoushak | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 27 | |
12 | Shahin Ahvaz | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 21 | |
13 | Machine Sazi (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 20 | Relegation to 2009–10 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
14 | Deyhim Ahvaz (R) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results table
editGroup A
editLast updated June 7, 2009
Group B
editLast updated June 7, 2009
Player statistics
editTop goalscorers
edit- 17
Play Off
edit- First leg to be played June 15, 2009; return leg to be played June 22, 2009
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. | 2-3 | Shahin Bushehr F.C. | 2-2 | 0-1 |
First leg
editShahrdari Tabriz | 2 – 2 | Shahin Bushehr |
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Saeed Daghighi 16' 42' (pen.) | Saeed Pirsarandib 37' 50' |
Return leg
editAttendances
editAverage home attendances
editPos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Tractor Sazi | 122,000 | 20,000 | 3,000 | 9,385 | n/a |
2 | Damash Lorestan | 103,000 | 10,000 | 0 | 8,583 | n/a |
3 | Shahin Bushehr | 103,000 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 7,923 | n/a |
4 | Nassaji | 93,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 7,154 | n/a |
5 | Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. | 82,700 | 12,000 | 0 | 6,892 | −44.9% |
6 | Kowsar Lorestan | 78,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 6,038 | n/a |
7 | Sh. Tabriz | 63,500 | 12,000 | 0 | 5,292 | n/a |
8 | Aluminium Arak | 68,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 | 5,231 | n/a |
9 | Tarbiat Yazd | 57,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 4,385 | n/a |
10 | Machine Sazi | 50,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 3,846 | n/a |
11 | Etka Gorgan | 36,000 | 5,000 | 500 | 2,769 | n/a |
12 | Mes Rafsanjan | 34,700 | 5,000 | 200 | 2,669 | n/a |
13 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 25,500 | 3,000 | 0 | 2,125 | n/a |
14 | Gol Gohar | 25,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,923 | n/a |
15 | Sh. Zanjan | 24,750 | 5,000 | 50 | 1,904 | n/a |
16 | Shirin Faraz | 22,500 | 4,000 | 500 | 1,731 | −63.6% |
17 | Sepahan Novin | 20,000 | 5,000 | 300 | 1,538 | n/a |
18 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 17,800 | 3,000 | 300 | 1,369 | n/a |
19 | Shamoushak | 15,600 | 3,000 | 0 | 1,300 | n/a |
20 | Steel Azin | 8,750 | 4,000 | 100 | 673 | n/a |
21 | Mehrkam Pars | 7,600 | 2,000 | 100 | 585 | n/a |
22 | Shahin Ahvaz | 6,550 | 4,000 | 0 | 546 | n/a |
23 | Moghavemat Mersad | 7,000 | 4,000 | 100 | 538 | n/a |
24 | Deyhim Ahvaz | 6,000 | 1,500 | 100 | 462 | n/a |
25 | Homa | 5,400 | 1,000 | 200 | 415 | n/a |
26 | Payam Mokhaberat | 5,300 | 1,000 | 100 | 408 | n/a |
27 | Petroshimi Tabriz | 4,450 | 800 | 0 | 371 | n/a |
28 | Niroye Zamini | 4,150 | 2,000 | 50 | 319 | n/a
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League total | 1,097,750 | 15,000 | 0 | 3,075 | n/a |
Updated to games played on 8 June 2009
Source: iplstats.com
Notes:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Sanat Naft and Shirin Faraz played last season in Persian Gulf Cup
Aluminium Hormozgan, Mehrkam Pars, Payam Mokhaberat and Petroshimi Tabriz played last season in Iran 2nd Division
Sanaye Arak changed their name into Aluminium Arak
Highest attendances
editRank | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Date | Week | Stadium |
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1 | Tractor Sazi | 2–0 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 20,000 | 8 June 2009 | 26 | Sahand |
2 | Aluminium Arak | 1–3 | Steel Azin | 15,000 | 15 March 2009 | 17 | Imam Khomeini |
Nassaji | 1–0 | Gol Gohar | 15,000 | 21 April 2009 | 20 | Vatani | |
Tractor Sazi | 2–0 | Shahin Bushehr | 15,000 | 28 April 2009 | 21 | Sahand | |
Nassaji | 0–0 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 15,000 | 7 May 2009 | 22 | Vatani | |
Nassaji | 1–0 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | 15,000 | 21 May 2009 | 24 | Vatani | |
3 | Sanat Naft | 3–1 | Gol Gohar | 12,000 | 22 January 2009 | 13 | Takhti Abadan |
Shahrdari Tabriz | 2–2 | Mehrkam Pars | 12,000 | 13 March 2009 | 17 | Sahand | |
Shahin Bushehr | 3–2 | Etka Gorgan | 12,000 | 21 May 2009 | 24 | Shahid Beheshti | |
Shahrdari Tabriz | 1–0 | Aluminium Arak | 12,000 | 8 June 2009 | 26 | Sahand |
Notes:
Updated to games played on 8 June 2009. Source: iplstats.com
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Round 4". Iplstats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ a b c "Round 9". Iplstats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Round 19". Iplstats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Round 24". Iplstats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ^ "Round 21". Iplstats.com. Retrieved 2017-07-06.