{{Infobox football league | name = Iran Football's 2nd Division | logo = | pixels = | country = [[Iran]] | confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | founded = 1972 (''officially'') <br /> 2001 (''with current format'') | divisions = [[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2]] | teams = [[2024–25 League 2 (Iran)|28]] | promotion = [[Azadegan League]] | relegation = [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd Division]] | levels = 3 (2001–)<br />2 (1972–2001) | domest_cup = [[Hazfi Cup]] | confed_cup = | champions = [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]] (3rd title) | season = [[2024–25 League 2 (Iran)|2024-25]] | most successful club = [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]]<br />(4 titles) | tv = [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Ostani Channels]] | website =[http://www.persianleague.com persianleague.com] | current = [[2025–26 League 2 (Iran)|2025–26 season]] |organiser=[[Iran Football League Organization]]}}
'''Iranian football's 2nd division''' ({{langx|fa|ليگ دسته دوم ایران}}) is the third-highest [[football (soccer)|football]] division overall in the [[Iranian football league system]]. Before 2001, the 2nd division league was the second-highest division in the national football league system. However, it was changed to third-highest division when Iran's football structure officially became professional.
The league consists of two, 14-team groups who play each other twice in a home and away format. The first- and second-placed teams in each group are automatically promoted to the [[Azadegan League]]. The bottom two teams in both groups are automatically relegated to the [[Iran Football's 3rd Division|3rd division]].
If teams in the promotion or relegation spots are tied in terms of points, a home and away series will be played. The team with the best aggregate score will either avoid relegation or win promotion.
Sometimes these rules are not followed exactly. For example, in the 2005–06 season, Deihim Ahvaz should have been relegated, but Nozhan Mazandaran despite finishing ahead of Deihim, were relegated instead because of the club's poor financial situation. Additionally the number of teams in each group was increased from twelve to fourteen this season.
==Format== * 12 clubs: 2002–2003 * 24 clubs: 2003–2004 * 20 clubs: 2004–2005 * 24 clubs: 2005–2006 * 28 clubs: 2006–2008 * 36 clubs: 2008–2010 * 32 clubs: 2010–2011 * 28 clubs: 2011–2014 * 40 clubs: 2014–2016 * 37 clubs: 2016–2017 * 33 clubs: 2017–2018 * 26 clubs: 2018–2019 * 28 clubs: 2019–
==League champions== ===As Iran's second-highest football division, 1972–1979=== *[[2nd Division 1972-73|1972–73]]: [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Taj Ahvaz]] *[[2nd Division 1973-74|1973–74]]: [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] *[[2nd Division 1974-75|1974–75]]: [[Tractor S.C.|Tractor]] *[[2nd Division 1975-76|1975–76]]: [[Machine Sazi Dabiri Tabriz F.C.|Machine Sazi]] *[[2nd Division 1976-77|1976–77]]: [[Rah Ahan F.C.|Rah Ahan]] *[[2nd Division 1977-78|1977–78]]: [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] *[[2nd Division 1978-79|1978–79]]: did not finish
===As Iran's second-highest football division, 1990–2001=== *[[2nd Division 1990/91|1990–91]]: [[Malavan F.C.|Malavan]] (A), [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]] (B), Taam Esfehan (C), [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] (D) *[[2nd Division 1991/92|1991–92]]: [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] *[[2nd Division 1992/93|1992–93]]: [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Anzali]] *[[2nd Division 1993/94|1993–94]]: [[Naft Ghaemshahr F.C.|Naft Ghaemshahr]] *[[2nd Division 1994/95|1994–95]]: [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman Karaj]] *[[2nd Division 1995/96|1995–96]]: [[Payam Mashhad F.C.|Payam Mashhad]] (A) and [[Sanat Naft Abadan F.C.|Sanat Naft Abadan]] (B) *[[2nd Division 1996/97|1996–97]]: [[Fajr Sepasi]] *[[2nd Division 1997/98|1997–98]]: [[Malavan]] *[[2nd Division 1998/99|1998–99]]: [[Bahman F.C.|Bahman Karaj]] *[[2nd Division 1999/00|1999–00]]: [[Bargh Shiraz F.C.|Bargh Shiraz]] *[[2nd Division 2000/01|2000–01]]: [[F.C. Aboomoslem|Aboomoslem]]
===As Iran's third-highest football division, 2001—Present=== *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2001/02|2001–02]]: - *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2002/03|2002–03]]: [[Shahid Ghandi Yazd|Shahid Ghandi]] *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2003/04|2003–04]]: [[Sanati Kaveh F.C.|Sanati Kaveh]] (National Group) and [[Pasargad Tehran F.C.|Pasargad Tehran]] (Region Groups/North) and [[Deyhim Ahvaz]] (Region Groups/South) *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2004/05|2004–05]]: [[Shahrdari Langarud F.C.|Shahrdari Langarudn]] (A) and Pegah Khozestan (B) *[[2005-06 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2005–06]]: Pegah Tehran (A) and [[Etka Gorgan F.C.|Etka Gorgan]] (B) *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2006-07|2006–07]]: [[Sepahan Novin F.C.|Sepahan Novin]] (A) and [[Bargh Tehran F.C.|Bargh Tehran]] (B) *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2007-08|2007–08]]: [[Aluminium Hormozgan F.C.|Aluminium Hormozgan]] *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2008-09|2008–09]]: [[Sanati Kaveh Tehran F.C.|Sanati Kaveh]] (A) and [[Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C.|Mes Sarcheshmeh]] (B) *[[Iran Football's 2nd Division 2009–10|2009–10]]: [[Sepidrood Rasht F.C.|Sepidrood Rasht]] *[[2010–11 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2010–11]]: [[Esteghlal Jonub Tehran F.C.|Esteghlal Jonub]] *[[2011–12 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2011–12]]: [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] *[[2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2012–13]]: [[Naft va Gaz Gachsaran F.C.|Naft Gachsaran]] (A) and [[Siah Jamegan Khorasan F.C.|Siah Jamegan]] (B) *[[2013–14 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2013–14]]: [[Shahrdari Ardabil F.C.|Shahrdari Ardabil]] (A) and [[Etka Gorgan F.C.|Etka Gorgan]] (B) *[[2014–15 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2014–15]]: [[Aluminium Arak F.C.|Aluminium Arak]] *[[2015–16 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2015–16]]: [[Oxin Alborz]] (A) and [[Sepidrood Rasht F.C.|Sepidrood Rasht]] (B) *[[2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2016–17]]: [[Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.|Shahrdari Tabriz]] (A) and [[Shahrdari Mahshahr C.S.C.|Shahrdari Mahshahr]] (B) *[[2017–18 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2017–18]]: [[Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr]] (A) and [[Shahin Bushehr F.C.|Shahin Bushehr]] (B) *[[2018–19 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2018–19]]: [[Khooshe Talaee Sana Saveh F.C.|Khooshe Talaee]] *[[2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division|2019–20]]: [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]] *[[2020–21 League 2 (Iran)|2020–21]]: [[Mes Shahr-e Babak Kerman F.C.|Mes Shahr-e Babak]] *[[2021–22 League 2 (Iran)|2021–22]]: [[Chooka Talesh F.C.|Chooka Talesh]] *[[2022-23 League 2 (Iran)|2022–23]]: [[Naft Gachsaran F.C.|Naft va Gaz Gachsaran]] *[[2023–24 League 2 (Iran)|2023-24]]: [[Nirooye Zamini F.C.|Nirooye Zamini Tehran]] *2024-25 : [[Chooka Talesh F.C.]]
==See also== * [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]] * [[Azadegan League]] * [[Iran Football's 3rd Division]] * [[Iranian Super Cup]] * [[Hazfi Cup]] * [[Iranian Futsal Super League]] * [[Iran Futsal's 1st Division]] * [[Iran Futsal's 2nd Division]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{in lang|en}} [https://www.persianleague.com/iranian-leagues/league-2 League 2 Iran {{!}} Results, Fixtures, Standings, Players ...] *{{in lang|fa}} [http://axlor.persianblog.ir Unofficial Fans Site]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012180816/http://axlor.persianblog.ir/ |date=2007-10-12 }}.
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