The 2020–21 Azadegan League was the 30th season of the Azadegan League and 20th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season started on 2 November 2020 with 13 teams from the 2019–20 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2019–20 Persian Gulf Pro League: Pars Jonoubi Jam and Shahin Bushehr and three new teams promoted from the 2019–20 League 2: Chooka Talesh, Esteghlal Mollasani and Shahrdari Astara as champion, runner-up and third placed team respectively.Football Federation of Iran Karoon Arvand Khorramshahr's 1st Division licence were taken back from Damash and then again sold to Kheybar Khorramabad. The league started on 22 November 2020 and ended on 19 July 2021.Mehr News Fajr Sepasi Shiraz won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history and was promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League after an absence of eight years together with second-ranked Havadar Tehran. Kheybar Khorramabad's Aref Rostami was the top scorer with 17 goals.
Teams Stadia and locations
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityArman Gohar SirjanSirjanTakhti Stadium5,000Baadraan TehranTehranKargaran5,000Chooka TaleshRashtSardar JangalEsteghlal KhuzestanAhvazTakhti38,900Esteghlal MollasaniAhvazTakhti38,900Fajr SepasiShirazPars50,000Gol Reyhan AlborzKarajEnghelab15,000HavadarTehranShohadaye Eslamshar8,250Kheybar KhorramabadKhorramabadTakhtiKhooshe Talaei SavehSaveh Shahid Chamran3,000MalavanBandar-e AnzaliTakhti Anzali8,000Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430Navad UrmiaUrmia Shahid Bakeri 15,000Pars Jonoubi JamJamTakhtiQashqaiShirazPars50,000Rayka BabolBabolHaft-e Tir6,000Shahin BushehrBushehrShahid MahdaviShahrdari AstaraAstaraVahdat
Number of teams by region RegionNumber of teamsTeams1Gilan3Chooka, Malavan, Shahrdari Astara2Bushehr2Pars Jonoubi, Shahin3Fars2Fajr Sepasi, Qashqai4Kerman2Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman5Khuzestan2Esteghlal Khuzestan, Esteghlal Molasani6Tehran2Baadraan, Havadar7Alborz1Gol Reyhan Alborz8Lorestan1Kheybar9Markazi1Khooshe Talaei Saveh10Mazandaran1Rayka Babol11West Azerbaijan1Navad Urmia
League table
Results
Positions by round
Statistics
Top scorers PositionPlayerClubGoals 1 Aref RostamiKheybar Khorramabad172 Ali FatehPars Jonoubi Jam133 Hamid KazemiBaadraan Tehran124 Ali AbdoeiEsteghlal Mollasani11 source: topscorers at the end of league dsport.ir
See also 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League 2020–21 2nd Division 2020–21 3rd Division 2021 Hazfi Cup 2020 Iranian Super Cup
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