2012–13 Azadegan League
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Gostaresh Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Promoted |
Gostaresh Esteghlal Khuzestan |
| Relegated |
Yadavaran Shalamcheh Machine Sazi Shahrdari Arak Hafari Ahvaz Shahin Bushehr Bargh Shiraz Etka Gorgan Mes Rafsanjan Shahrdari Tabriz |
| Matches played | 357 |
| Goals scored | 761 (2.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Mohammad Abbaszadeh (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Nassaji Mazandaran 5–0 Shahrdari Arak |
| Biggest away win |
Yadavaran Shalamcheh 0–3 Pas Hamedan Parseh 2–5 Sang Ahan |
| Highest scoring |
Hafari Ahvaz 4–4 Bargh Shiraz Aboomoslem 4–4 Mes Sarcheshmeh |
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The 2012–13 Azadegan League was the 12th season of the second-level football league competition of Iran.
The league was composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams played only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.
In each division, one team were promoted to Iran Pro League, and one team enter into a play-off and two teams were relegated to the third-level Second Division. In total, the league promoted three teams to Iran Pro League and relegates four teams to the Second Division.
The league started on 13 September 2012 and was ended on 16 April 2013. Gostaresh is promoted for the next Iran Pro League season. Shahrdari Tabriz also promoted from Group B to return to the league after just one year but their promotion was canceled after their rule in match fixing scandal. Pas Hamedan defeated Mes Sarcheshmeh in play-off but lost the qualification match to Zob Ahan.
After Shahrdari Tabriz promoted to the Iran Pro League, the former chairman of Niroye Zamini was announced that he was offered 100,000,000 tomans to fixing the match between two teams, a bid that he rejected. Two days later, one of the players of the Shahrdari Bandar Abbas was charged that he was purchased to score an own goal in match with Shahrdari Tabriz. IRIFF opened a case for the match-fixing scandal and excluded coaching staff and management of Shahrdari Tabriz temporarily. The play-off and championship matches was also postponed to another time until the final judgment. The final was announced on 13 May 2013. Shahrdari Tabriz's promotion was canceled and they will be play at Azadegan League next season too, Faraz Kamalvand (head coach of Shahrdari Tabriz) and his assistants were banned for two years from football careers. The team manager of Shahrdari Tabriz and chairman of the club were also banned for one year and six months. Yadavaran Shalamcheh (which relegated to the 2nd Division) was relegated to the 3rd Division. Nader Dastneshan (head coach of Saipa Shomal), Majid Bagherinia (head coach of Esteghlal Khuzestan) and chairman of the club.
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