{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Short description|10th season of Azadegan League}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Azadegan League]] | season = 2000–01 | winners = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]<br>(5th [[List of Iranian football champions|Iranian title]]) | relegated = | continentalcup1 = [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | continentalcup2 = [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Fajr Sepasi]] | matches = 132 | total goals = 357 | league topscorer = [[Reza Sahebi]] (14 goals) | biggest home win = [[Bargh Shiraz]] 6–0 [[Esteghlal Rasht]]<br>(8 September 2000) | biggest away win = [[Paykan]] 1–5 [[Foolad]]<br>(24 August 2000) | highest scoring = [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] 6–1 [[Esteghlal Rasht]]<br>(18 August 2000) | prevseason = [[1999–2000 Azadegan League|1999–2000]] | nextseason = [[2001–02 Iran Pro League|2001–02]] ''(Pro League)'' <!--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 '''2000–01 Azadegan League''' was the tenth and last season of the [[Azadegan League]] as top tier of professional football league in [[Iran]]. [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] became the champions.
==Overview== [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] won the last ever Azadegan League before it became the second division league after the formation of [[Iran Pro League]].
==Teams== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity |- |[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |[[Shiraz]] |[[Hafezieh Stadium]] |align="center" | 20,000 |- |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |[[Tehran]] |[[Azadi Stadium]] |align="center" | 100,000 |- |[[Esteghlal Rasht F.C.|Esteghlal Rasht]] |[[Rasht]] |[[Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium|Dr. Azodi Stadium]] |align="center" | 15,000 |- |[[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] |Shiraz |Hafezieh Stadium |align="center" | 20,000 |- |[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |[[Ahvaz]] |[[Foolad Arena]] |align="center" | 30,665 |- |[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS]] |Tehran |[[Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium]] |align="center" | 8,250 |- |[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] |Tehran |[[Shahr-e Qods Stadium]] | align="center" | 18,000 |- |[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |Tehran |Azadi Stadium | align="center" | 100,000 |- |[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |Tehran |Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium |align="center" | 8,250 |- |[[Sepahan S.C.|Sepahan]] |[[Isfahan]] |[[Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium]] |align="center" | 75,000 |- |[[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |Isfahan |[[Foolad Shahr Stadium]] |align="center" | 20,000 |}
== Final classification == <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran01.html RSSSF]
<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |status_EST=C
<!--Update team positions here--> |team1=EST |team2=PRS |team3=SAP |team4=ZOB |team5=PAY |team6=PAS |team7=SEP |team8=FOL |team9=FAJ |team10=ESR |team11=BAR |team12=TRC
<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=CLGS |result9=CLPO
<!--Update team results here and then (if needed) positions above. Don't forget to update the date (update parameter)--> |update=1 September 2018 |win_BAR=4 |draw_BAR=9 |loss_BAR=9 |gf_BAR=23 |ga_BAR=26 |win_EST=15 |draw_EST=5 |loss_EST=2 |gf_EST=52 |ga_EST=21 |win_ESR=7 |draw_ESR=3 |loss_ESR=12 |gf_ESR=23 |ga_ESR=43 |win_FAJ=5 |draw_FAJ=9 |loss_FAJ=8 |gf_FAJ=20 |ga_FAJ=25 |win_FOL=6 |draw_FOL=7 |loss_FOL=9 |gf_FOL=23 |ga_FOL=27 |win_PAS=5 |draw_PAS=12 |loss_PAS=5 |gf_PAS=25 |ga_PAS=23 |win_PAY=7 |draw_PAY=7 |loss_PAY=8 |gf_PAY=19 |ga_PAY=29 |win_PRS=13 |draw_PRS=7 |loss_PRS=2 |gf_PRS=36 |ga_PRS=16 |win_SAP=8 |draw_SAP=9 |loss_SAP=5 |gf_SAP=29 |ga_SAP=27 |win_SEP=5 |draw_SEP=11 |loss_SEP=6 |gf_SEP=19 |ga_SEP=23 |win_TRC=5 |draw_TRC=2 |loss_TRC=15 |gf_TRC=18 |ga_TRC=35 |win_ZOB=7 |draw_ZOB=9 |loss_ZOB=6 |gf_ZOB=30 |ga_ZOB=22 <!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)--> |name_BAR=[[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] |name_EST=[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |name_ESR=[[Esteghlal Rasht F.C.|Est. Rasht]] |name_FAJ=[[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] |name_FOL=[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |name_PAS=[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS]] |name_PAY=[[Paykan F.C.|Paykan]] |name_PRS=[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |name_SAP=[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |name_SEP=[[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] |name_TRC=[[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]] |name_ZOB=[[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]]
<!--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=Q |col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS={{nowrap|Qualification for the [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship]]}} |col_CLPO=blue1 |text_CLPO=Qualification for the [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
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{{winners||Champions|[[Esteghlal F.C.]]}}
==Statistics== === Top GoalScorers === [[File:Ali Samereh.jpg|thumbnail|Ali Samereh]] {| class="wikitable" !Rank !Player !Club !Goals<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rsssf.org/tablesi/iran01.html |title=Iran 2000/01 |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=rsssf.org |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |df=dmy }}</ref> |- |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Sahebi]] |[[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |align=center|14 |- |align=center|2 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Samereh]] |[[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |align=center|13 |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|3 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Reza Ostovari]] |Zob Ahan |align=center|8 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Salamibakhsh]] |[[Esteghlal Rasht F.C.|Esteghlal Rasht]] |align=center|8 |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|5 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Faraz Fatemi]] |[[Fajr Sepasi Shiraz F.C.|Fajr Sepasi]] |align=center|7 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Behrouz Rahbarifar]] |[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] |align=center|7 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Amir Vaziri]] |Fajr Sepasi |align=center|7 |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|8 |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Behnam Abolghasempour]] |[[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |align=center|6 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Farhad Khangoli]] |Saipa |align=center|6 |- |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Rasoul Khatibi]] |[[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]] |align=center|6 |}
===Hat-tricks=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Player|| For !! Against !! align=center| Result !! Date |- |{{sortname|Ali|Samereh}} || Esteghlal || Peykan || 1–4 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|8|4}} |- |{{sortname|Reza|Sahebi}} || Zob Ahan || Esteghlal Rasht || 4–2 (H) || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|8|4}} |- |{{sortname|Farhad|Majidi}} || Esteghlal || Tractor Sazi || 1–3 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|8|10}} |- |{{sortname|Ali|Samereh}} || Esteghlal || Foolad || 1–3 (A) || {{dts|format=dmy|2000|12|3}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}} *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iran01.html www.rsssf.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100102225350/http://persianleague.com/index.php/history?id=21&view=lstable&badges_ondisplay=yes&zones_ondisplay=yes&native_team=0 Persian League] {{Iranian football top flight seasons}} {{Azadegan League seasons}} {{2000–01 in Iranian football}}
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