2011–12 Iran 2nd Division
# 2011–12 Iran 2nd Division

The article contains the information of the 2011–12 2nd Division football season. This is the 3rd rated football competition in Iran after the Azadegan League and Persian Gulf Cup.

The league will be composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.

In each group, the first two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.

The football league competition started from 8 September 2011.

## Teams

### Group A

| Team | City | Note |
| - | - | - |
| Badr Hormozgan | Bandar Abbas | Replaced for Ariyana Gostar Kish |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ahvaz | |
| Fajr Jam Bushehr | Bushehr | |
| Foolad Novin | Ahvaz | |
| Giti Pasand Isfahan | Isfahan | |
| Hafari Ahvaz | Ahvaz | |
| Moghavemat Tehran | Tehran | |
| Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | Gachsaran | |
| Naft Mahmoudabad | Mahmoudabad | |
| Sepidrood Rasht | Rasht | |
| Shahrdari Ardebil | Ardebil | |
| Shamoushak Noshahr | Noshahr | |
| Siah Jamegan Khorasan | Mashhad | Replaced for Golchin Robat Karim |
| Zob Ahan Novin | Fooladshahr | |

### Group B

| Team | City | Note |
| - | - | - |
| Ashian Gostar Varamin | Varamin | |
| Choka Talesh | Talesh | |
| Datis Lorestan | Khorramabad | |
| Gostaresh Foolad Sahand | Sahand | |
| Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar Abbas | Bandar Abbas | Replaced for Aluminium Almahdi Hormozgan |
| Mehr Karaj | Karaj | |
| Naft Omidiyeh | Omidiyeh | |
| Pas Novin Hamedan | Hamedan | |
| Payam Mashhad | Mashhad | |
| Persepolis Borazjan | Borazjan | |
| Pershiaan Zanjan | Zanjan | Replaced for Shahrdari Zanjan |
| Sanat Naft Novin | Abadan | |
| Shahrdari Dezful | Dezful | Replaced for Foolad Natanz |
| Shahrdari Noshahr | Noshahr | Replaced for Nozhan Mazandaran |

## Standings

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Est. Ahvaz | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 48 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 2 | Hafari Ahvaz | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 45 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 3 | Moghavemat Tehran | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 42 | |
| 4 | Siah Jamegan | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Sh. Ardabil | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | |
| 7 | Foolad Novin | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Giti Pasand | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Fajr Bushehr | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Sepidrood | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Albadr Bandar Kong | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | Naft Mahmoudabad | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 30 | Relegation Play Off |
| 13 | Zob Ahan Novin (R) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |
| 14 | Shamoushak (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 52 | −46 | 12 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pas Novin | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 53 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 2 | Foolad Sahand | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 51 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 3 | Naft Omidiyeh | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sanat Naft Novin | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mehr Karaj | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44 | |
| 6 | Sh. Dezful | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 42 | |
| 7 | Datis | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sh. Noshahr | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ashian Gostar | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Mantagheh Vizheh | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Chooka | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | Per. Borazjan | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 21 | Relegation Play Off |
| 13 | Payam Mashhad (R) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 21 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |
| 14 | Pershiaan Zanjan (R) | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 87 | −81 | 1 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |

* ↑ Sanat Naft Novin was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.
* ↑ Chooka was docked 3 points due to misbehavior.
* ↑ Pershiaan Zanjan was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

## Final

### Championship final

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 4–3 | Pas Novin Hamedan | 4–2 | 0–1 |

### Third place play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Foolad Sahand | (w/o) | Hafari Ahvaz | |

## Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Persepolis Borazjan | 4–4 | Naft Mahmoudabad | 3–2 | 1-2 |

The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division

