# 2011–12 Iran 2nd Division

2011–12 Iran 2nd Division season is the edition of third tier of the Iranian football league system's 2nd Division annual football competitive season for the Persian Gulf Cup.
The league is composed of 28 teams that are divided into two geographic divisions of 14 teams each. Teams contested only other teams in their own division: once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.
In each group, the top two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and bottom two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.
The football league competition started on 8 September 2011.

## Teams
### Group A

| Team | City | Note |
| Badr Hormozgan | Bandar Abbas | Replaced for Ariyana Gostar Kish |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | Ahvaz | |
| Fajr Jam Bushehr | Bushehr | |
| Foolad Novin | Ahvaz | |
| Giti Pasand Isfahan | Isfahan | |
| Hafari Ahvaz | Ahvaz | |
| Moghavemat Tehran | Tehran | |
| Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | Gachsaran | |
| Naft Mahmoudabad | Mahmoudabad | |
| Sepidrood Rasht | Rasht | |
| Shahrdari Ardebil | Ardebil | |
| Shamoushak Noshahr | Noshahr | |
| Siah Jamegan Khorasan | Mashhad | Replaced for Golchin Robat Karim |
| Zob Ahan Novin | Fooladshahr | |

### Group B

| Team | City | Note |
| Ashian Gostar Varamin | Varamin | |
| Choka Talesh | Talesh | |
| Datis Lorestan | Khorramabad | |
| Gostaresh Foolad Sahand | Sahand | |
| Mantagheh Vizheh Bandar Abbas | Bandar Abbas | Replaced for Aluminium Almahdi Hormozgan |
| Mehr Karaj | Karaj | |
| Naft Omidiyeh | Omidiyeh | |
| Pas Novin Hamedan | Hamedan | |
| Payam Mashhad | Mashhad | |
| Persepolis Borazjan | Borazjan | |
| Pershiaan Zanjan | Zanjan | Replaced for Shahrdari Zanjan |
| Sanat Naft Novin | Abadan | |
| Shahrdari Dezful | Dezful | Replaced for Foolad Natanz |
| Shahrdari Noshahr | Noshahr | Replaced for Nozhan Sari |

## Standings
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Est. Ahvaz | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 48 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 2 | Hafari Ahvaz | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 45 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 3 | Moghavemat Tehran | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 42 | |
| 4 | Siah Jamegan | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 39 | |
| 5 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Sh. Ardabil | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 37 | |
| 7 | Foolad Novin | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 37 | |
| 8 | Giti Pasand | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Fajr Bushehr | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Sepidrood | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Albadr Bandar Kong | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 34 | |
| 12 | Naft Mahmoudabad | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 30 | Relegation Play Off |
| 13 | Zob Ahan Novin (R) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |
| 14 | Shamoushak (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 52 | −46 | 12 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Pas Novin | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 53 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 2 | Foolad Sahand | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 51 | Promotion to 2012–13 Azadegan League |
| 3 | Naft Omidiyeh | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sanat Naft Novin | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mehr Karaj | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44 | |
| 6 | Sh. Dezful | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 42 | |
| 7 | Datis | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sh. Noshahr | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ashian Gostar | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Mantagheh Vizheh | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Chooka | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 23 | |
| 12 | Per. Borazjan | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 21 | Relegation Play Off |
| 13 | Payam Mashhad (R) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 21 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |
| 14 | Pershiaan Zanjan (R) | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 87 | −81 | 1 | Relegation to 3rd Division 2012-2013 |
* ↑ Sanat Naft Novin was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.
* ↑ Chooka was docked 3 points due to misbehavior.
* ↑ Pershiaan Zanjan was docked 2 points due to misbehavior.

## Final
### Championship final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Esteghlal Ahvaz | 4–3 | Pas Novin Hamedan | 4–2 | 0–1 |

### Third place play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Notes |
| Foolad Sahand | (w/o) | Hafari Ahvaz | |

## Relegation play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Persepolis Borazjan | 4–4 | Naft Mahmoudabad | 3–2 | 1-2 |
The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division