2007–08 Azadegan League
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Payam Khorasan |
| Promoted | Payam Khorasan Foolad Khuzestan |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammad Parvin (17 goals) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Azadegan League was the 17th season of the League and seventh as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991.
Following are the standings for the 2007–08 football season in the Azadegan League.
Standings
[edit]Group 1
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Azin | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 38 | Azadegan League 2007–08 Play Off |
| 2 | Payam Khorasan | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | |
| 3 | Niroye Zamini | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 37 | |
| 4 | Tractor Sazi | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 31 | |
| 5 | Gol Gohar | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sorkhpooshan | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | |
| 8 | Damash Lorestan | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 28 | |
| 9 | Moghavemat Mersad | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 28 | |
| 10 | Kaveh Zanjan | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 | |
| 11 | Shamoushak | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 25 | Relegation to 2008-09 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 12 | Shahin Ahvaz | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group 2
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foolad Khuzestan | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 44 | Azadegan League 2007–08 Play Off |
| 2 | Sepahan Novin | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 40 | |
| 3 | Tarbiat Yazd | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 37 | |
| 4 | Mes Rafsanjan | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 34 | |
| 5 | Nassaji Mazandaran | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Sh. Tabriz | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 27 | |
| 7 | Etka Gorgan | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Shahin Bushehr | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kowsar Tehran | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Sanaye Arak | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Machine Sazi | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 21 | Relegation to 2008-09 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 12 | Homa | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 19 |
Source: [citation needed]
Top goal scorers
[edit]- 15
Semifinals and final
[edit]| Semifinals promoted to Persian Gulf Cup | Final Samen, Mashhad June 19, 2008 | ||||||||
| Payam Khorasan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Foolad | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Payam Khorasan | – | ||||||||
| Sepahan Novin | – | ||||||||
| Sepahan Novin | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Steel Azin | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Play Off
[edit]Payam Khorasan promoted to 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup
Sepahan Novin promoted to 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup.
Final
[edit](Sepahan Novin did not show up, Payam awarded championship 2007-08)
June 2008
[edit]Sepahan Officials tried to show that Sepahan Novin is an independent from Sepahan and changed the board of directors of Sepahan Novin, which was not accepted by IRIFF, so Foolad F.C. promoted to 2008–09 Persian Gulf Cup.
July 2008
[edit]Number of teams increased to 28 teams. Homa, Machine Sazi, Shahin Ahvaz, Shemushack still remain in 2008–09 Azadegan League.