2009–10 Iran 2nd Division

The following were the standings of the 2009–10 2nd Division football season. This is in fact the third tier of the Iranian football league system after the Azadegan League and Persian Gulf Cup.

Iran Football's 2nd Division
Season2009–10
Promoted
  • Sepidrood Rasht
  • Shahrdari Yasuj
  • Naft Masjed Soleyman
  • Foolad Yazd
Relegated
  • Palayesh Gaz Ilam
  • Hepco Arak
  • Aria Sepahan Qom
  • Persepolis Bojnord
  • Persepolis Zahedan
  • Armin Tehran
  • Eftekhar Birjand
  • Kheybar Khoramabad
  • Shahrdari Mahshahr
  • Sanat Ard Golestan
Matches played320
Goals scored765 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorer
21 Goals
Soheil Haghshenas

It will be divided into two phases: the regular season, played from October 2009 to March 2010, and the Second round from March to June 2010.

The league will also be composed of 36 teams divided into four divisions of 9 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 16 matches each.

In each division, two teams are promoted to Second round, and two teams are relegated to 2nd Division and plus one relegation playoff losers from each division will be relegated to 3rd Division. In Second round, in each division two teams are promoted to Azadegan League. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 10 teams to 3rd Division.

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