2015–16 Azadegan League

The 2015–16 Azadegan League was the 25th season of the Azadegan League and 15th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 15 teams from the 2014–15 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Persian Gulf Pro League (Paykan and Naft Masjed Soleyman) and two new teams promoted from the 2014–15 League 2 (Aluminium Arak as champions and Kheybar Khorramabad). Khooneh be Khooneh replaced Bahman Shiraz while Machine Sazi replaced Shahrdari Tabriz. The league started on 17 August 2015 and ended on 16 May 2016. Paykan won the Azadegan League title for the second time in their history. Paykan, Machine Sazi and Sanat Naft were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Azadegan League
Season2015–16
ChampionsPaykan
2nd Azadegan League title
PromotedPaykan
Machine Sazi
Sanat Naft
RelegatedPAS Hamedan
Shahrdari Ardabil
Sanaye Giti Pasand
Damash
Aluminium Hormozgan
Matches played380
Goals scored796 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerHamid Kazemi
(16 goals)
Biggest home winParseh 5–0 Pas Hamedan
(14 February 2016)
Sanat Naft 5–0 Sh. Ardabil
(3 May 2016)
Biggest away winIranjavan 0–3 Kheybar
(30 November 2015)
Highest scoringFoolad Yazd 3–5 Parseh
(14 January 2016)
Longest winning run6 matches
Fajr Shiraz
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Paykan
Naft MIS
Longest winless run18 matches
Aluminium Hormozgan
Longest losing run9 matches
Aluminium Hormozgan
Highest attendance15,500
Machine Sazi – Mes Rafsanjan
(10 May 2016)
Lowest attendance0 (spectator ban)
Naft MIS – Paykan
(4 September 2015)
Naft MIS – Mes Kerman
(16 September 2015)
Kheybar Aluminium Arak
(28 September 2015)
Kheybar Khooneh be Khooneh
(12 October 2015)
Nassaji – Damash
(29 February 2016)
Nassaji Parseh Tehran
(11 April 2016)
Total attendance761,770
Average attendance2,539
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