{{Short description|5th season of Azadegan League}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Azadegan League]] | season = 1995–96 | winners = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | relegated = [[Jonoob Ahvaz F.C.|Jonoob Ahvaz]] <br> [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] <br> [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]] <br> [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] | continentalcup1 = [[1996-97 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] | continentalcup2 = [[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | matches = 240 | total goals = 483 | league topscorer = [[Mohammad Momeni]] (19) | biggest home win = | biggest away win = | highest scoring = | prevseason = [[1994–95 Azadegan League|1994–95]] | nextseason = [[1996–97 Azadegan League|1996–97]] <!--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 '''1995–96 Azadegan League''' was the fifth season of the [[Azadegan League]], the top-level league of professional football in [[Iran]] at the time, that was won by [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]].

[[Mohammad Momeni]] (Poli Ekril Isfahan) was the top scorer with 19 goals.

==Teams== Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the [[1994–95 Iran 2nd Division|Iran 2nd Division]]. Promoted teams were [[Polyacryl Esfahan F.C.|Polyacryl]], [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] and [[Bank Melli F.C.|Bank Melli]], all making their debut in the [[Azadegan League]]. They replaced [[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]], [[Naft Ghaemshahr F.C.|Naft Ghaemshahr]], [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]], [[Bank Tejarat F.C.|Bank Tejarat]], [[Tractor S.C.|Teraktor Sazi]], [[Payam Khorasan F.C.|Payam Khorasan]], [[Pars Khodro F.C.|Pars Khodro]], [[Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.|Sanat Naft Abadan]], [[F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran|Nassaji Mazandaran]], [[Qods Sari F.C.|Qods Sari]] and [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]].

==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran96.html RSSSF]

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<!--Update team positions here--> |team1=PRS |team2=BAH |team3=EST |team4=PAS |team5=SEP |team6=BAR |team7=ESA |team8=MAC |team9=KES |team10=POL |team11=SHN |team12=MAL |team13=JNB |team14=ARA |team15=SHT |team16=SAP

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=CLGS |result3=CLPO |result13=REL |result14=REL |result15=REL |result16=REL

<!--Update team results here and then (if needed) positions above. Don't forget to update the date (update parameter)--> |update=1 September 2018 |win_ARA=8 |draw_ARA=7 |loss_ARA=15 |gf_ARA=27 |ga_ARA=39 |win_BAH=13 |draw_BAH=12 |loss_BAH=5 |gf_BAH=47 |ga_BAH=24 |win_BAR=11 |draw_BAR=9 |loss_BAR=10 |gf_BAR=32 |ga_BAR=26 |win_ESA=12 |draw_ESA=5 |loss_ESA=13 |gf_ESA=40 |ga_ESA=41 |win_EST=14 |draw_EST=9 |loss_EST=7 |gf_EST=41 |ga_EST=26 |win_JNB=9 |draw_JNB=9 |loss_JNB=12 |gf_JNB=26 |ga_JNB=39 |win_KES=9 |draw_KES=13 |loss_KES=8 |gf_KES=32 |ga_KES=25 |win_MAC=11 |draw_MAC=8 |loss_MAC=11 |gf_MAC=35 |ga_MAC=38 |win_MAL=9 |draw_MAL=10 |loss_MAL=11 |gf_MAL=21 |ga_MAL=25 |win_PAS=13 |draw_PAS=6 |loss_PAS=11 |gf_PAS=33 |ga_PAS=35 |win_PRS=15 |draw_PRS=12 |loss_PRS=3 |gf_PRS=33 |ga_PRS=18 |win_POL=10 |draw_POL=8 |loss_POL=12 |gf_POL=33 |ga_POL=39 |win_SAP=5 |draw_SAP=13 |loss_SAP=12 |gf_SAP=31 |ga_SAP=42 |win_SEP=11 |draw_SEP=9 |loss_SEP=10 |gf_SEP=40 |ga_SEP=34 |win_SHN=10 |draw_SHN=8 |loss_SHN=12 |gf_SHN=28 |ga_SHN=38 |win_SHT=6 |draw_SHT=10 |loss_SHT=14 |gf_SHT=24 |ga_SHT=34 <!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)--> |name_ARA=[[Ararat Tehran]] |name_BAH=[[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] |name_BAR=[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |name_ESA=[[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] |name_EST=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |name_JNB=[[Jonoob Ahvaz F.C.|Jonoob Ahvaz]] |name_KES=[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |name_MAC=[[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]] |name_MAL=[[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] |name_PAS=[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS]] |name_PRS=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |name_POL=[[Polyacryl Esfahan F.C.|Polyacryl]] |name_SAP=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |name_SEP=[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] |name_SHT=[[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Sh. Tabriz]] |name_SHN=[[Shamoushak Noshahr F.C.|Shamoushak Noshahr]]

<!--Table settings and rules--> |show_limit=5 |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions--> |res_col_header=QR |col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS={{nowrap|Qualification for the [[1996–97 Asian Club Championship]]}} |col_CLPO=blue1 |text_CLPO=Qualification for the [[1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the [[1996–97 Iran 2nd Division]]

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==Statistitcs== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran96.html |title=Iran 1995/96 |access-date=4 October 2023|date=18 October 2018|publisher=RSSSF }}</ref> |- |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mohammad Momeni]] |[[Polyacryl Esfahan F.C.|Polyacryl]] |align=center|19 |- |align=center|2 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Kourosh Barmak]] |[[Keshavarz F.C.|Keshavarz]] |align=center|15 |- |rowspan=2 align=center|3 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Hashem Heydari]] |[[Bahman F.C.|Bahman]] |align-center|14 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Alimirza Ostovari]] |[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |align=center|14 |- |align=center|5 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Mehdi Jafarpour (Machine Sazi footballer)|Mehdi Jafarpour]] |[[Machine Sazi F.C.|Machine Sazi]] |align=center|13 |- |align=center|6 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Asghar Modir Roosta|Ali Asghar Modir]] |Keshavarz |align=center|12 |- |rowspan=2 align=center|7 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Edmond Bezik]] |[[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]] |align=center|11 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Edmond Akhtar]] |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |align=center|11 |- |align=center|9 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farhad H. Arab]] |[[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] |align=center|10 |- |}

* Iranian football champions: Persepolis * Relegated: [[Jonoob Ahvaz F.C.|Jonoob Ahvaz]], [[F.C. Ararat Tehran|Ararat Tehran]], [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]], [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] * Promoted: [[F.C. Zob Ahan|Zob Ahan]], [[Payam Mashhad F.C.|Payam Mashhad]], [[Teraktor Sazi F.C.|Teraktor Sazi]], [[Sanat Naft F.C.|Sanat Naft]]

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Iranian football top flight seasons}} {{Persian Gulf Pro League}}

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