{{Short description|4th season of Azadegan League}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Azadegan League]] | season = 1994–95 | winners = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | relegated = [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]], [[Qods Sari]], [[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji Mazandaran]], [[Teraktor Sazi F.C.|Teraktor Sazi]], [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]], [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]], [[Pars Khodro]], [[Payam Mashhad F.C.|Payam Gach Khorasan]], [[Bank Tejarat F.C.|Bank Tejarat]], [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]], [[Naft Ghaemshahr]], [[Shahdari Sari]] | continentalcup1 = [[1995–96 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | continentalcup2 = [[1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] | matches = | total goals = | league topscorer = [[Farshad Pious]] (20) | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | prevseason = [[1993–94 Azadegan League|1993–94]] | nextseason = [[1995–96 Azadegan League|1995–96]] <!--Note: There was consensus on a policy change of naming for football season articles, in order to be in line with general Wikipedia conventions. Please leave the links as they are for now; already existing pages will successively be moved to their new "correct" titles.--> }}
The '''1994–95 Azadegan League''' was the fourth season of the [[Azadegan League]], the top-level league of professional football in [[Iran]] at the time, that was won by the defending champions [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]].
==Group stage==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |sortable_table=n |winpoints=2 |title=Group A
|team1=SAP|name_SAP=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |team2=EST|name_EST=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |team3=MST|name_MST=[[Machine Sazi Tabriz F.C.|Machine Sazi]] |team4=SHT|name_SHT=[[Shahrdari Tabriz]] |team5=JNB|name_JNB=[[Jonoob Ahvaz F.C.|Jonoob Ahvaz]] |team6=SEP|name_SEP=[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] |team7=NGH|name_NGH=[[Naft Ghaemshahr F.C.|Naft Ghaemshahr]] |team8=CHT|name_CHT=[[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]] |team9=BTJ|name_BTJ=[[Bank Tejarat F.C.|Bank Tejarat]] |team10=PGK|name_PGK=[[Payam Mashhad F.C.|Payam Gach Khorasan]] |team11=PKH|name_PKH=[[Pars Khodro]] |team12=SNF|name_SNF=[[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]] |win_SAP=11|draw_SAP=7|loss_SAP=4|gf_SAP=30|ga_SAP=16 |win_EST=10|draw_EST=7|loss_EST=5|gf_EST=25|ga_EST=20 |win_MST=9|draw_MST=7|loss_MST=6|gf_MST=27|ga_MST=21 |win_SHT=7|draw_SHT=10|loss_SHT=5|gf_SHT=26|ga_SHT=22 |win_JNB=6|draw_JNB=12|loss_JNB=4|gf_JNB=23|ga_JNB=19 |win_SEP=8|draw_SEP=6|loss_SEP=8|gf_SEP=28|ga_SEP=25 |win_NGH=8|draw_NGH=6|loss_NGH=8|gf_NGH=20|ga_NGH=22|status_NGH=R |win_CHT=7|draw_CHT=8|loss_CHT=7|gf_CHT=15|ga_CHT=19|status_CHT=R |win_BTJ=7|draw_BTJ=7|loss_BTJ=8|gf_BTJ=27|ga_BTJ=25|status_BTJ=R |win_PGK=6|draw_PGK=6|loss_PGK=10|gf_PGK=21|ga_PGK=32|status_PGK=R |win_PKH=2|draw_PKH=11|loss_PKH=9|gf_PKH=19|ga_PKH=29|status_PKH=R |win_SNF=3|draw_SNF=9|loss_SNF=10|gf_SNF=27|ga_SNF=38|status_SNF=R
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Promoted to [[#Semi-final|Semi-final]] |result1=Q|result2=Q |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]] |result7=R|result8=R|result9=R|result10=R|result11=R|result12=R |update=complete|source= }} {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |sortable_table=n |winpoints=2 |title=Group B
|team1=PRS|name_PRS=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |team2=KES|name_KES=[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |team3=BAR|name_BAR=[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |team4=ESA|name_ESA=[[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] |team5=ARA|name_ARA=[[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat]] |team6=PAS|name_PAS=[[PAS Tehran]] |team7=MAL|name_MAL=[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |team8=ZOB|name_ZOB=[[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |team9=TSZ|name_TSZ=[[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] |team10=NMZ|name_NMZ=[[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji Mazandaran]] |team11=QSR|name_QSR=[[Qods Sari]] |team12=SHB|name_SHB=[[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] |win_PRS=14|draw_PRS=5|loss_PRS=3|gf_PRS=53|ga_PRS=17 |win_KES=8|draw_KES=11|loss_KES=3|gf_KES=26|ga_KES=15 |win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=10|loss_BAR=4|gf_BAR=18|ga_BAR=11 |win_ESA=8|draw_ESA=10|loss_ESA=4|gf_ESA=31|ga_ESA=27 |win_ARA=8|draw_ARA=9|loss_ARA=5|gf_ARA=31|ga_ARA=19 |win_PAS=6|draw_PAS=13|loss_PAS=3|gf_PAS=32|ga_PAS=22 |win_MAL=8|draw_MAL=8|loss_MAL=6|gf_MAL=23|ga_MAL=16 |win_ZOB=6|draw_ZOB=11|loss_ZOB=5|gf_ZOB=31|ga_ZOB=34|status_ZOB=R |win_TSZ=5|draw_TSZ=10|loss_TSZ=7|gf_TSZ=29|ga_TSZ=31|status_TSZ=R |win_NMZ=5|draw_NMZ=6|loss_NMZ=11|gf_NMZ=16|ga_NMZ=32|status_NMZ=R |win_QSR=5|draw_QSR=4|loss_QSR=13|gf_QSR=16|ga_QSR=33|status_QSR=R |win_SHB=0|draw_SHB=5|loss_SHB=17|gf_SHB=7|ga_SHB=56|status_SHB=R |adjust_points_ZOB=1|hth_ZOB=1 bonus point? |adjust_points_NMZ=-1|hth_NMZ=1 point deducted?
|col_Q=green2|text_Q=Promoted to [[#Semi-final|Semi-final]] |result1=Q|result2=Q |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]] |result8=R|result9=R|result10=R|result11=R|result12=R |update=complete|source= }}
==Knockout stage==
=== Semi-final === {{TwoLegStart}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]'''|| 1–0 |[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]]|| 1–0 | 0–0 |}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]|| 0–3 |'''[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]'''|| 0–3 ({{Tooltip|awd.|Awarded}}){{Cref2|A}} | 0–0 |}} |}
'''First Leg''' {{football box |date=20 January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |score=1–0 |report= |team2=[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] |attendance= |referee=}}
'''Second Leg''' {{football box |date=27 January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |score=0–0 |report= |team2=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] |attendance= |referee=}}
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'''First Leg'''
{{football box |date=20 January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |score=2–2 (0–3 awarded){{Cref2|A}} |report= |team2=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |goals1= [[Farshad Pious|Pious]] {{goal|51}}, [[Behzad Dadashzadeh|Dadashzadeh]] {{goal|56}} |goals2=[[Sadegh Varmazyar|Varmazyar]] {{goal|79}}, [[Edmond Akhtar|Akhtar]] {{goal|87}} |stadium=[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] |attendance=100,000 |referee=[[Ahmad Abharan]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])}}
'''Second Leg''' {{football box |date=27 January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |score=0–0 |report= |team2=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Azadi Bandar Abbas Stadium]] [[Bandar Abbas]]{{Cref2|B}} |attendance=4,000{{Cref2|B}} |referee=[[Mehdi Akhavan]] ([[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]])}}
;Notes {{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}} {{Cnote2|A|'''A''' The original match was 2–2 until 88' when Persepolis fans stormed into the ground. [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Football Federation]] awarded the match 3–0 for Esteghlal.}} {{Cnote2|B|'''B''' The match was originally planned to be held in [[Azadi Stadium]], but due to the incidents that happened during the first leg match, [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|Football Federation]] declares the match to be held in [[Bandar Abbas]] behind closed doors. However, a number of people were allowed to attend the match.}} {{Cnote2 End}}
===Third-place match=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=250|Team 1 !width=80|Score !width=250|Team 2 |- | style= text-align:right;"|[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] | Not held | style= text-align:left;"|[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |}
{{football box |date= January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |score= |report= |team2=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium= |attendance= |referee= }} {{asterisk}}not held because Persepolis refused to participate.
=== Final === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=250|Team 1 !width=80|Score !width=250|Team 2 |- | style= text-align:right;"|'''[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]''' | 1–0 | style= text-align:left;"|[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |}
{{football box |date= 31 January 1995 |time= |team1=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |score=1 – 0 |report= |team2=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |goals1=[[Farshad Falahatzadeh]] {{goal|110}} |goals2= |stadium=[[Azadi Stadium]], [[Tehran]] |attendance= |referee= }}
=== Final standings === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !width=40 align=center|Pos !width=150 align=center|Team !width=300 align=center|Qualification |-bgcolor=#BBF3BB |align=center|1 |[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |Qualification for the [[1995 Asian Club Championship]] |- |align=center|2 |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal ]] |rowspan=3| |- |align=center|3 |[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |- |align=center|4 |[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |}
==Notes== * Azadegan League champions : [[Saipa F.C.]] * Relegated teams : [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]], [[Qods Sari]], [[Nassaji Mazandaran F.C.|Nassaji Mazandaran]], [[Teraktor Sazi F.C.|Teraktor Sazi]], [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]], [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]], [[Pars Khodro]], [[Payam Mashhad F.C.|Payam Gach Khorasan]], [[Bank Tejarat F.C.|Bank Tejarat]], [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]], [[Naft Ghaemshahr]], [[Shahdari Sari]] * Promoted teams : [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]], [[Polyacryl Esfahan F.C.|Polyacryl Esfahan]], [[Shemushack Noshahr F.C.|Shemushack Noshahr]] * [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] was initially supposed to be relegated to the 2nd Division, but since [[Bank Melli F.C.|Bank Melli]]- which was to be promoted to the 1st Division - withdrew, the Federation offered their spot to Malavan.
==Top goal scorers== [[File:Farshad Pious in Azadi Stadium.jpg|thumbnail|Farshad Pious]] ;20<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/irantops.html Iran - List of Topscorers since 1990]</ref> * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Farshad Pious]] ([[persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]) ;15 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ali Daei]] ([[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]) ;14 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Seyed Kamal Hosseini]] ([[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]]) ;12 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ahmad Reza Sohrabi]] ([[Pas Tehran|Pas]]) ;11 * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Edmond Akhtar]] ([[dogharhkeh savaran F.C.|docharhkeh savaran]]) * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Edmond Bezik]] ([[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat]])
==References== {{Reflist}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081031104514/http://www.parssport.ir/football/iran/iran%20pro%20league/1373.htm Pars Sport] {{Iranian football top flight seasons}} {{Persian Gulf Pro League}}
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