# 2020–21 Iran Football's 3rd Division

The article contains information about the 2020–21 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League, and 2nd Division. The league started on 5 December 2020.
In total 85 teams (65 teams in the first stage in 5 groups, 20 teams in second stage) competed in this season's competitions.
The challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Iran made some calendar changes in previous season's final matches. Therefore, this season started later than usual time.

## First stage

The top 2 teams from each group advance to the Second Stage. The teams ranked 3rd, 4th and 5th in each group (total 15 teams) are eligible to play in the First Round of next season. The teams ranked 6th and lower relegate to Provincial Leagues.

### Qualified teams

Teams which are eligible to play in this round are as follows:
Relegated from 2nd Division (1 team):
* Karoon Arvand Khoramshahr (Replaced by Esteghlal Danial Shoosh)
Relegated from 3rd Division – 2nd Stage (6 teams):
| Kian Tehran (Replaced by Kian Arak) Damavand Amol (Replaced by Shahid Bagheri Goyom Fars) Khalij Fars Minab | Negin Sanabad Mashhad (Replaced by Aseman Mashhad) Setareh Sorkh Kashan Esteghlal Ahvaz |
Remaining from 3rd Division – 1st Stage (18 teams):
| Abi Delan Boneh Gaz (Replaced by Khalij Fars Mahshahr) Bargh Ara Alborz (Replaced by Shahr Ahan Khaf) Darya Babol (Replaced by Kia Academy Tehran) Darya Harbadeye Mahmoudabad Farhang Karaj (Replaced by Mardan Pasha Karaj) Foolad Hormozgan Hermas Fateh Shiran Tabriz (Replaced by Setaregan Azhand Azerbaijan) Kavian Naghadeh Naft Iranian Tehran | Oghab Shiraz Perspolis Dezfool Rezvani Esfahan Roz Mooket Boroujen Sanat Foolad Koohestan Esfahan Setare Caspian Babol (Replaced by Shahrvand Noor) Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr Shahrdari Fereydoonkenar Shahrvand Ramsar |
Promoted from Provincial Leagues (34 teams):
| Setaregan Simorgh Alborz (Alborz) Shahrdari Bilehsavar (Ardebil) Kanyav Oshnavieh (Azarbayejan Gharbi) Oghab Tabriz (Azarbayejan Sharghi) Piroozi Begin Khoormooj (Boushehr) Shahin Lordegan (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiyari) Stock Marvdasht (Fars) Sardar Jangal Gourab (Gilan) Esteghlal Aliabad (Golestan) Keshavarz Nahavand (Hamedan) Harang Javan Bastak (Hormozgan) Shohadaye Chavar 65 (Ilam) Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan (Isfahan) Omid Avaran Kerman (Kerman) Setaregan Kermanshah (Kermanshah) Badamak Qaen (Khorasan Jonoubi) Shariat Novin Mashhad(Khorasan Razavi) | Payam Entezar Bojnourd (Khorasan Shomali) Farhang Ramhormoz (Khouzestan) Esteghlal Kish (Kish) Shohadaye Il Bahmaei (Kohgiluye & Boyer Ahmad) Shohadaye Garous Bijar (Kordestan) Shahrdari Boroujerd (Lorestan) Aluminium Pars Saveh (Markazi) Moghavemat Jooybar (Mazandaran) Safir Novin Abyek (Qazvin) Sohan Mohammad Qom (Qom) Siman Shahrood (Semnan) Shahin Zahedan (Sistan & Balouchestan) Shahin Tehran (Tehran) Damash Parseh Tehran (Tehran's runner-up) Kia Pars Tehran (Tehran Suburbs) Sang Ahan Bafgh (Yazd) Arya Minoo Khorramdareh (Zanjan) |
Free slots (6 teams):
| Khorshid Mehr Ghorveh Moghavemat Tehran Nikan Tehran | Pardis Khorramabad Perspolis Borazjan Zobahan Ardebil |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Moghavemat Tehran | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 25 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 2 | Kian Arak | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 25 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 3 | Damash Parseh Tehran | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 24 | |
| 4 | Shariat Novin Mashhad | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 24 | |
| 5 | Darya Harabdeh Mahmoudabad | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 21 | |
| 6 | Esteghlal Aliabad | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 21 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 7 | Siman Shahrood | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 8 | Aseman Mashhad | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 9 | Moghavemat Jooybar | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 10 | Shahrvand Noor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 11 | Payam Entezar Bojnourd | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 12 | Badamak Qaen | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 13 | Shahr Ahan Khaf | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 3 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mardan Pasha Karaj | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 23 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 2 | Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 21 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 3 | Sohan Mohammad Qom | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 19 | |
| 4 | Setaregan Simorgh Alborz | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 19 | |
| 5 | Arya Minoo Khorramdareh | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 19 | |
| 6 | Shahrvand Ramsar | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 7 | Shahin Tehran | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 8 | Sardar Jangal Gourab | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 9 | Aluminium Pars Saveh | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 15 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 10 | Shahrdari Fereydoonkenar | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 11 | Kia Pars Tehran | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 11 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 12 | Solduz Naghadeh | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 13 | Safir Novin Abyek | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 8 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Naft Iranian Tehran | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 29 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 2 | Kanyav Oshnavieh | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 25 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 3 | Shohadaye Garous Bijar | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 25 | |
| 4 | Keshavarz Nahavand | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 23 | |
| 5 | Kavian Naghadeh | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | Nikan Mehr Tehran | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 7 | Setaregan Azhand Azerbaijan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 8 | KIA Football Academy | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 9 | Shahrdari Bilehsavar | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 10 | Ohadi Maragheh | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 11 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 11 | Oghab Tabriz | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 8 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 12 | Khorshid Mehr Ghorveh | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 13 | Zobahan Ardebil | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Farhang Ramhormoz | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 24 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 2 | Khalij Fars Mahshahr | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 23 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 3 | Perspolis Borazjan | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Piroozi Negin Khoormooj | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Pardis Khorramabad | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Shahrdari Boroujerd | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 7 | Setaregan Kermanshah | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 8 | Shahin Lordegan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 9 | Perspolis Dezfool | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 10 | Pouya Shoosh | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 12 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 11 | Shohadaye Il Bahmaei | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 12 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 12 | Shohadaye Chavar 65 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 11 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 13 | Roz Mooket Boroujen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 23 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 2 | Khalij Fars Minab | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 22 | Promotion to Second Stage |
| 3 | Oghab Shiraz | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | Foolad Hormozgan | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 19 | |
| 5 | Shahid Bagheri Goyom Fars | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Stock Marvdasht | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 7 | Sanat Foolad Koohestan Esfahan | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 8 | Harang Javan Bastak | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 15 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 9 | Sang Ahan Bafgh | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 12 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 10 | Omid Avaran Kerman | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 12 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2021–22 |
| 11 | Esteghlal Kish | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 4 | Relegation to Provincial 2nd Division 2021–22 |
| 12 | Rezvani Esfahan | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 3 | Relegation to Provincial 2nd Division 2021–22 |
| 13 | Shahin Zahedan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Provincial 2nd Division 2021–22 |

## Second stage

Second Stage started in April 2021 and finished on August 10, 2021.

### Qualified teams

Relegated from 2nd Division (3 teams):
| Shahrdari Fooman Besat Kermanshah | Shohadaye Razakan Karaj |
Remaining teams from last season (17 teams):
| 04 Birjand (Replaced by Omid Vahdat Birjand) Bargh 3 Faz Shiraz (Replaced by Iman Sabz Shiraz) Boyer Ahmad Yasouj (Replaced by Benyamin Varzesh Tehran) Esteghlal Shoosh Farhang Isar Astara Mohajer Novin Mashhad Parag Tehran PAS Gilan Pishgaman Fonoon Pars Tehran | Javan Novin Sari Sepahan Novin Isfahan Sepahan Novin Izeh Shahid Molayi Ghaemshahr (Replaced by Damavand Amol) Shahrdari Noshahr Tazan Tehran (Replaced by Artam Tabriz) Yazd Looleh Zolfaghar Kashan (Replaced by Sanat Abrisham Isfahan) |
Promoted from 1st Stage (10 teams):
| Moghavemat Tehran Mardan Pasha Karaj Naft Iranian Tehran Farhang Ramhormoz Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan | Kian Arak Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr Kanyav Oshnavieh Khalij Fars Mahshahr Khalij Fars Minab |

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahrdari Noshahr | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 38 | Promotion to 2021-22 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 2 | Omid Vahdat Birjand | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 33 | Promotion to Play-off |
| 3 | Shohadaye Razakan Karaj | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 33 | Promotion to Play-off |
| 4 | Mardan Pasha Karaj | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 26 | |
| 5 | Moghavemat Tehran | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 25 | |
| 6 | Javan Novin Sari | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 25 | |
| 7 | Mohajer Novin Mashhad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Pishgaman Fonoon Pars | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 23 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 9 | Parag Tehran | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 11 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 10 | Damavand Amol | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 45 | −35 | 7 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 34 | Promotion to 2021-22 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 2 | Artam Tabriz | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 29 | Promotion to Play-off |
| 3 | Naft Iranian Tehran | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 | |
| 4 | Shahrdari Fooman | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Besat Kermanshah | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 26 | |
| 6 | Kian Arak | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Benyamin Varzesh Tehran | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Kanyav Oshnavieh | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 22 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 9 | Farhang Isar Astara | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 10 | PAS Gilan | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 13 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 36 | Promotion to 2021-22 Iran Football's 2nd Division |
| 2 | Khalij Fars Mahshahr | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Promotion to Play-off |
| 3 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 31 | |
| 4 | Iman Sabz Shiraz | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sepahan Novin Izeh | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 24 | |
| 6 | Farhang Ramhormoz | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Esteghlal Shoosh | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 8 | Sanat Abrisham Isfahan | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 18 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 9 | Yazd Looleh | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 17 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |
| 10 | Khalij Fars Minab | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 17 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shohadaye Razakan Karaj | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 33 | Promotion to Play-off |
| 2 | Sepahan Novin Isfahan | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 31 | |
| 3 | Naft Iranian Tehran | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 | |

### Ranking of seventh-placed teams

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mohajer Novin Mashhad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 25 | |
| 2 | Benyamin Varzesh Tehran | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 22 | |
| 3 | Esteghlal Shoosh | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to 3rd Division - 1st Stage 2021–22 |

## Play-offs

The draw of the play-off round held on August 14, 2021, between following teams.

### Qualified teams

2nd placed teams in Second Stage (3 teams):
* Omid Vahdat Birjand
* Artam Tabriz
* Khalij Fars Mahshahr
Best 3rd placed team in Second Stage (1 team):
* Shohadaye Razakan Karaj

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Notes |
| Khalij Fars Mahshahr | 0-1 | Omid Vahdat Birjand | 0-0 | 0-1 | |
| Shohadaye Razakan Karaj | 4-3 | Artam Tabriz | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
Omid Vahdat Birjand won 1–0 on aggregate and promoted to second play-off round.
Shohadaye Razakan Karaj won 4–3 on aggregate and promoted to second play-off round.

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Notes |
| Shohadaye Razakan Karaj | 3-0 | Omid Vahdat Birjand | 1-0 | 2-0 | |
Shohadaye Razakan Karaj won 3–0 on aggregate and promoted to 2021-22 Iran Football's 2nd Division.