2020–21 League 2 (Iran)

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2020–21
ChampionsMes Shahr-e Babak
PromotedMes Shahr-e Babak
Shahrdari Hamedan
Vista Toorbin
RelegatedNaft Omidiyeh
Naft va Gaz Gachsaran
Sardar Bukan
Avalan Kamyaran
Matches played366
Goals scored745 (2.04 per match)
Top goalscorerNima Eskandarzadeh (11)[1]
Biggest home winShahid Ghandi Yazd 10-1 Sardar Bukan
Biggest away winSardar Bukan 0-7 Shahin Bandar Ameri

The 2020–21 Iran Football's 2nd Division season was the 20th under 2nd Division since its establishment in the current format in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2019–20, three new team relegated from the 2019–20 Azadegan League: Elmoadab Tabriz F.C., Sepidrood Rasht S.C., Nirooye Zamini F.C., and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2019–20: Shahin Bandar Ameri, Mohtasham Tabriz, Vista Toorbin, Oghab Tehran F.C.[2]
These changes has been applied before the season:

Team Replaced Team
Kheibar Khorramabad Spad Tehran
Caspian Qazvin Shams Azar Qazvin

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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League table

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sh. Hamedan 26 13 9 4 25 12 +13 48 2021–22 Azadegan League & Final Match
2 Vista Toorbin Tehran 26 13 8 5 35 21 +14 47 Playoff round
3 Mes Novin Kerman 26 12 8 6 28 17 +11 44
4 Elm o Adab Tabriz 26 10 12 4 26 15 +11 42
5 Sepidrood Rasht 26 9 10 7 23 22 +1 37
6 Spad Tehran 26 8 9 9 23 28 −5 33
7 Iranjavan Bushehr 26 8 9 9 25 31 −6 33
8 Mohtasham Tabriz 26 8 8 10 25 23 +2 32
9 Sh. Bandar Abbas 26 8 8 10 25 27 −2 32
10 Omid Ganaveh 26 7 9 10 21 22 −1 30
11 Foolad B 26 7 9 10 26 32 −6 30
12 Melli Haffari Ahvaz 26 6 11 9 17 19 −2 29
13 Ettehad (Avalan) Kamyaran 26 6 8 12 21 34 −13 26 Relegation to 2021–22 3rd Division 2nd Stage
14 Naft va Gaz Gachsaran 26 4 8 14 11 28 −17 20
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2021. Source: "جدول لیگ دسته دوم - گروه اول". Dsport.[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head Matches (With away goal rule applied); if still tied and teams are not in promotion or relegation situation or season would not finished, teams will share the place; if not: 5) Play-off match at a neutral venue.[4]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mes Shahr Babak 26 17 7 2 38 6 +32 58 2021–22 Azadegan League & Final Match
2 Sh. Mahshahr 26 13 6 7 44 27 +17 45 Playoff round
3 Nirooye Zamini Tehran 26 10 10 6 30 17 +13 40
4 Shahid Ghandi Yazd 26 11 12 3 43 18 +25 39[a]
5 Shahin Bandar Ameri 26 12 9 5 46 24 +22 39[b]
6 Shams Azar Qazvin 26 9 12 5 32 26 +6 39
7 Oghab Tehran 26 10 8 8 34 23 +11 38
8 Shohadaye Babolsar 26 10 8 8 23 19 +4 38
9 Atrak Bojnourd 26 8 8 10 25 29 −4 32
10 Pas Hamedan 26 7 9 10 23 29 −6 30
11 Milad Mehr Iranian 26 6 6 14 22 45 −23 24
12 Shahrdari Bam 26 4 8 14 18 41 −23 20
13 Sardar Bukan 26 4 8 14 25 54 −29 20 Relegation to 2021–22 3rd Division 2nd Stage
14 Naft Omidiyeh 26 4 3 19 10 55 −45 15
Updated to match(es) played on 14 July 2021. Source: [5]"جدول لیگ دسته دوم - گروه دوم". Dsport.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head Matches (With away goal rule applied); if still tied and teams are not in promotion or relegation situation or season would not finished, teams will share the place; if not: 5) Play-off match at a neutral venue.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Shahid Ghandi Yazd was deducted 6 points due to match-fixing scandal.
  2. ^ Shahin Bandar Ameri was deducted 6 points due to match-fixing scandal.

2nd Division Play-off

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vista Toorbin Tehran 3-3 Shahrdari Mahshahr 1-1 2-2

Leg 1

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Vista Toorbin Tehran1-1Shahrdari Mahshahr
Hamed Akbaripoor 42' Sajad Ghanavati 50'
Ghadir, Tehran
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashkan Khorshidi

Leg 2

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Shahrdari Mahshahr2-2Vista Toorbin Tehran
Nima Partovi
Amin Askari
Aref Seifi
Morteza Negahdari
Shohada, Mahshahr
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maysam Heydari

source=[6] Vista Toorbin Tehran won 3-3 on aggregate (on away goals) and promoted to 2021-22 Azadegan League.

2nd Division Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Shahrdari Hamedan 0-0 (5-6p) Mes Shahr-e Babak

Single Match

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Shahrdari Hamedan0-0[note 1]Mes Shahr-e Babak
Penalties
Goalkeeper: Mohammad Saberizadeh
Hossein Kazemi soccer ball with red X
Mohammad Beiranvand soccer ball with check mark
Amir Mohammad Sanayi soccer ball with check mark
Amir Hossein Ghasemi soccer ball with check mark
Armin Talayimanesh soccer ball with check mark
Mehdi Khalaj soccer ball with check mark
Mahid Shabani soccer ball with red X
5-6 Goalkeeper: Vahid Asgharzadeh
soccer ball with check mark Rasoul Baharvandi
soccer ball with check mark Mohammad Ashtiyani
soccer ball with red X Alireza Ghasemi
soccer ball with check mark Hamed Ketab Ghal'e
soccer ball with check mark Alireza Valizadeh
soccer ball with check mark Mohammadreza Firouzzadeh
soccer ball with check mark Sadegh Rezayi
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Enayat Ghoochkanloo [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The game had no Extra Time in accords between two teams and Iranian Football League Organisation.
  2. ^ The whole football matches in 2020-21 season, played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.

References

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