2014–15 Azadegan League


The 2014–15 Azadegan League was the 24th season of the Azadegan League and 14th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 16 teams from the 2013–14 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup: Fajr Sepasi, Damash and Mes Kerman and four new teams promoted from the 2013–14 2nd Division: Shahrdari Ardabil and Etka Gorgan both as champions and Foolad Novin and Shahrdari Tabriz. Tarbiat Yazd replaced Yazd Louleh. The league started on 4 October 2014 and ended on 22 April 2015. Foolad Novin won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Siah Jamegan and Esteghlal Ahvaz promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Start of season

Group A

TeamCityVenueCapacityHead Coach
AluminiumBandar AbbasPersian Gulf20,000 Majid Namjoo-Motlagh
Esteghlal AhvazAhvazTakhti Ahvaz30,000 Daroush Yazdi
Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh6,000 Ali Kalantari
Foolad NovinAhvazFoolad5,000 Koroush Mousavi
Giti PasandIsfahanFoolad Shahr20,000 Vahik Torosian
IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000 Gholamreza Delgarm
Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430 Akbar Misaghian
Naft GachsaranGachsaranNaft Gachsaran2,000 Abbas Chamanyan
NassajiQa'em ShahrVatani15,000 Nader Dastneshan
Niroo ZaminiTehranTakhti Tehran30,000 Ali Rozbahani
Shahrdari ArdabilArdabilAli Daei20,000 Mehdi Dinvarzadeh
Tarbiat YazdYazdNassiri6,000 Mahmoud Amiri

Group B

TeamCityVenueCapacityHead Coach
DamashRashtDr. Azodi11,000 Omid Harandi
EtkaGorganKarim Abad15,000 Saket Elhami
Foolad YazdYazdNassiri6,000 Dinko Jeličić
Gol GoharSirjanImam Ali2,000 Ghasem Shahba
Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohada10,000 Vinko Begović
Parseh TehranTehranKargaran5,000 Bahman Abedini
Pas HamedanHamedanQods10,000 Davoud Mahabadi
Rahian KermanshahKermanshahAzadi7,000 Ahmad Sanjari
Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti Abadan22,000 Carlos Manuel
Siah JameganMashhadSamen35,000 Reza Mohajeri
Shahrdari Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasTakhti Bandar Abbas10,000 Hamidreza Farzaneh
Shahrdari TabrizTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 Mehdi Pashazadeh

Standings

Group A

Group B

Azadegan League Play-off

as 2nd-placed team of Group A will faced Mes Rafsanjan as 2nd-placed team of Group B in a two-legged Play-off.
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Mes Kerman won 1–0 on aggregate and receives its place in the relegation Play-off of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Relegation Play-off (Persian Gulf Pro League)

as 14th-placed team will faced Play-off winner of 2014–15 Azadegan League, Mes Kerman in a two-legged Play-off.
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Esteghlal Khuzestan won 3–0 on aggregate and retained its place in the next edition of the Persian Gulf Pro League.

Relegation Play-off (Azadegan League)

as 9th-placed team of Group A will faced Shahrdari Tabriz as 9th-placed team of Group B in a two-legged Play-off.
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3–3 on aggregate. Shahrdari Tabriz won on away goals.

Final

as winner of Group A will faced Foolad Novin as winner of Group B in a final.
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Foolad Novin become champions of the league for the first time in their history.