# 2016–17 Iran Football's 3rd Division

The article contains information about the 2016–17 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 from October 2016.
In total and in the first round, 65 teams will compete in 5 different groups .

## First round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Entezar Bojnord | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 28 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 2 | Esteghlal Javan Khanbebin | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 26 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 3 | Shohadaye Sari | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 23 | |
| 4 | Arash Rey | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 22 | |
| 5 | Esteghlal Lamouk | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 6 | Shemiran Tehran | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 7 | Shirin Faraz Aghghala | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 8 | Aramesh Toosh Mashhad | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 15 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 9 | Keshavarz Lavasan | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 14 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 10 | Steel Adineh | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 11 | Esteghlal Miandoroud | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 9 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 12 | Pirouzi Garmsar | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 25 | −20 | 9 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 13 | Yaran Hejazi | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shohadaye Makeran | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 24 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 2 | Shohadaye Razakan | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 3 | Omran Shahrdari Sari | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kaveh Shahrdari Varamin | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | |
| 5 | Sorkh Jamegan Arya | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 6 | Mirza Kouchak Some'e Sara | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 15 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 7 | Fatehan Pas Qom | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Astara | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 14 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 9 | Padideh Parsabad Moghan | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 14 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 10 | Sobhan Daru Rasht | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 12 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 11 | Farid Karaj | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 12 | Arya Sepahan Tehran | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Parag | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 26 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 2 | Alominium Abeskon | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 22 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 3 | Oghab Tabriz | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 21 | |
| 4 | Mahan Tandis | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Bahrebardari Metro | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 6 | Abidar Sanandaj | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 17 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 7 | Kavian Naghade | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 8 | Shahid Bagheri | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 9 | Mehregan Dare | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 10 | Rastegar Zanjan | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 11 | Shahin Mehr Tehran | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 12 | Almas Khalkhal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 13 | Fajr Dehloran | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Persepolis Borazjan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 22 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 2 | Kian Bakhtiari | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 22 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 3 | Abuzar Basht | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Payam Choghadak | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 19 | |
| 5 | Pardis Khoram abad | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 19 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 6 | Persepolis Shoush | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 7 | Esteghlal Molasani | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 8 | Esteghlal Shoushtar | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 9 | Naftoun | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 10 | Shohada Shahbaz | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 11 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 11 | Azna Javan | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 8 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 12 | Esteghlal Khoramshahr | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 13 | Periz Dodoud | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 4 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahrdari Bam | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 27 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 2 | Mes Novin Kerman | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 23 | Promotion to Second Round |
| 3 | Jahad Sirjan | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 22 | |
| 4 | Setaregan Bestano | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fajr Rafsanjan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 6 | Safahan Esfahan | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 18 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 7 | Ghermezpoush Kish | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 8 | Arman Sadra Shiraz | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 15 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 9 | Khane Honarmandan Aran Va Bidgol | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 10 | Parse Shiraz | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 11 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 11 | Bastani Etemadian Ghaem | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 10 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 12 | Ansar Beh Abad | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |
| 13 | Tondar Nik Shahr | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 34 | −31 | 1 | Relegation to Provincial Leagues 2017–18 |

## Second round

Second Round will be started after first round (January 2017)
Promotion and Relegation:
First team of each group (total: 3 teams) will promote to second division.
Teams ranked 2 in each group and the best 3rd place team, will promote to playoff round.
In playoff round, two teams of four, will promote to second division. (Totally 5 teams will promote)
Other 3rd ranked teams who did not qualify to playoff round, and teams ranked 4th & 5th and the best placed 6th team (total: 11 teams) will play in second round of next season.
Teams ranked 7th or below and the two worst placed 6th teams will play in first round of next season.

### Group A (North)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Koushe Talaei Saveh | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | Promotion to 2nd Division 2017–18 |
| 2 | Moghavemat Tehran | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Promotion to 2nd Division 2017–18 |
| 3 | Shahrdari Kamyaran | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 4 | Shohadaye Razkan Karaj | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 5 | Payam Moghavemat Sari | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 6 | Meli Poshan Tabriz | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 7 | Chooka | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 8 | Sanat Sari | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 9 | Etehad Sari | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 10 | Alominum Abeskon | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |

### Group B (Center & East )

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Persepolis Mashhad | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 37 | Promotion to 2nd Division 2017–18 |
| 2 | Shohada Babolsar | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 33 | Promotion to 2nd Division 2017–18 |
| 3 | Esteghlal Javan Khanbebin | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 33 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 4 | Entezar Bojnord | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 28 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 5 | Shohada Makran Miandoroud | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 25 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 6 | Espidar Tehran | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 7 | Esteghlal Novin Bojnourd | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 8 | Nasle Aboumoslem Mashhad | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 9 | Omid Hasan Abad | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 12 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 10 | Bahman Sabz Alborz | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 9 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |

### Group C (South)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Mes Novin Kerman | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 36 | Promotion to 2nd Division 2017–18 |
| 2 | Sh. Bam | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 36 | 3rd Division 2016-17 Play Off |
| 3 | Hafari Ahvaz | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 34 | 3rd Division 2016-17 Play Off |
| 4 | Kiyan Bakhtiyari | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 32 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 5 | Per. Ganaveh | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 24 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 6 | Parag Tehran | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 23 | Second Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 7 | Bargh Shiraz | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 18 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 8 | Per. Borazjan | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 9 | Sh. Firuzabad | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 15 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |
| 10 | Shahin Pars Tehran | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 12 | First Round - 3rd Division 2017-18 |

## Playoff

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Shohadaye Babolsar | 2-2 | Melli Haffari Ahvaz | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Shahrdari Bam | 2-0 | Moghavemat Tehran | 0-0 | 2-0 |
The winner will be promoted to 2017–18 Iran Football's 2nd Division.