# 2021–22 Azadegan League

The 2021–22 Azadegan League was the 31st season of the Azadegan League and 21st as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season was to start on 11 October 2021 with 13 teams from the 2020–21 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saipa and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2020–21 League 2: Mes Shahr-e Babak, Shahrdari Hamedan and Vista Toorbin Tehran as champion, runner-up and third placed team, respectively.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Arman Gohar Sirjan | Sirjan | Takhti Stadium | 5,000 |
| Esteghlal Mollasani | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Takhti | 38,900 |
| Kheybar Khorramabad | Khorramabad | Takhti | 8,900 |
| Khooshe Talaei Saveh | Saveh | Shahid Chamran | 3,000 |
| Machine Sazi | Tabriz | Yadegar-e Emam | |
| Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
| Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 |
| Mes Shahr-e Babak | Sirjan | | |
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | Jam | Takhti | |
| Qashqai | Shiraz | Pars | 50,000 |
| Rayka Babol | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 |
| Saipa | Tehran | Shahid Dastgerdi | |
| Shahin Bushehr | Bushehr | Shahid Mahdavi | |
| Shams Azar Qazvin | Qazvin | | |
| Shahrdari Astara | Astara | Vahdat | |
| Shahrdari Hamedan | Hamedan | | |
| Vista Toorbin | Tehran | | |

### Number of teams by region

| | Region | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Kerman | 3 | Arman Gohar Sirjan, Mes Kerman, Mes Shahr-e Babak |
| 2 | Bushehr | 2 | Pars Jonoubi, Shahin |
| 3 | Gilan | 2 | Malavan, Shahrdari Astara |
| 4 | Khuzestan | 2 | Esteghlal Khuzestan, Esteghlal Molasani |
| 5 | Tehran | 2 | Saipa, Vista Toorbin |
| 6 | East Azerbaijan | 1 | Machine Sazi |
| 7 | Fars | 1 | Qashqai |
| 8 | Hamadan | 1 | Shahrdari Hamedan |
| 9 | Lorestan | 1 | Kheybar |
| 10 | Markazi | 1 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh |
| 11 | Mazandaran | 1 | Rayka Babol |
| 12 | Qazvin | 1 | Shams Azar |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Malavan (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 71 | Promotion to 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 2 | Mes Kerman (P) | 34 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 70 | Promotion to 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 3 | Arman Gohar | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 61 | |
| 4 | Kheybar Khorramabad | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 59 | |
| 5 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 52 | |
| 6 | Khooshe Talaei Saveh | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 50 | |
| 7 | Mes Shahr Babak | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 46 | |
| 8 | Esteghlal Mollasani | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Shams Azar Qazvin | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 44 | |
| 10 | Sh. Hamedan | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 43 | |
| 11 | Shahrdari Astara | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Qashqai | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 42 | |
| 13 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 40 | |
| 14 | Saipa | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | |
| 15 | Rayka Babol | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Vista Toorbin Tehran (R) | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 37 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
| 17 | Shahin Bushehr (R) | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 15 | Relegation to 2nd Division |
| 18 | Machine Sazi (R) | 34 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 84 | −56 | 9 | Relegation to 2nd Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARM | ESK | ESM | KHE | KTS | MES | MLV | MSB | MST | PAR | QSH | RYK | SAP | SAQ | SHA | SHH | SHR | VIS |
| Arman Gohar | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Esteghlal Mollasani | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Kheybar Khorramabad | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Khooshe Talaei Saveh | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Mes Kerman | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Malavan | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Mes Shahr Babak | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Machine Sazi | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Qashqai | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Rayka Babol | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Saipa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Shams Azar Qazvin | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Shahin Bushehr | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Sh. Hamedan | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Shahrdari Astara | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Vista Toorbin Tehran | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Malavan | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mes Kerman | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Arman Gohar | 15 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kheybar Khorramabad | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Khooshe Talaei Saveh | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Mes Shahr Babak | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Esteghlal Mollasani | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Shams Azar Qazvin | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Sh. Hamedan | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Shahrdari Astara | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Esteghlal Khuzestan | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Saipa | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Qashqai | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Rayka Babol | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Vista Toorbin Tehran | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Shahin Bushehr | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Machine Sazi | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
* Leader : Promotion to 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
* Promotion to 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League
* Relegation to 2nd Division