# 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division

The article contains information about the 2012–13 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 September 2012.
In total and in the first round, 70 teams will compete in 9 different groups. From the first round, 18 teams go through the second round. In the second round 18 teams will be divided in three groups of 6, where the winner of each group will be directly promoted to 2013–14 Iran Football's 2nd Division. The three group runner-up and the best third place team will go through play-off matches, where the two play-off winners also will be promoted. Therefore, in total, five team will be promoted from this league to Iran Football's 2nd Division.

## Teams

The following 70 teams will compete in 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division season.
* Aria Khorramdarreh Zanjan
* Arman Reza Mashhad
* Bahman Ilam
* Bahman Shiraz
* Behineh Rahbar Abadeh
* Daam & Toyour Ravansar
* Danial Shomal Fuman
* Esteghlal Darband Khomein
* Esteghlal Javan Babakan
* Esteghlal Jonub Tehran
* Esteghlal Rey
* Etehad Aleshtar Lorestan
* Fajr Nikan Tehran
* Fajr Rafsanjan
* Helal Ahmar Gerash
* Hemat Gonbad
* Heyat Football Babol
* Homa Bandar Deylam
* Homa Qom
* Isar Jiroft
* Kargar Boneh Gez
* Karoun Ahvaz
* Khazar Mahmoudabad
* Khalkhal Dasht Ardebil
* Mahtab Baft Shafagh
* Mehr Hamedan
* Mes Novin Kerman
* Mes Shahr-e Babak
* Mostafalou Tabriz
* Nabard Shahrekord
* Naftoon Tehran
* Oghab Tehran
* Omid Hassanabad
* Omid Kish
* Pars Football Chaloos
* Payam Sanat Amol
* Persepolis Novin Tehran
* Pershiaan Zanjan
* Persian Mahram Qazvin
* Piroozi Garmsar
* Piroozi Shirvan
* Rahian Velayat Tehran
* Safahan Isfahan
* Sedaghat Astara
* Sepahan Novin
* Sepidrood Astaneh
* Shahin Kuhrang Shahrekord
* Shahrdari Behshahr
* Shahrdari Dizicheh
* Shahrdari Eslamshahr
* Shahrdari Gachsaran
* Shahrdari Jouybar
* Shahrdari Kamyaran
* Shahrdari Mahabad
* Shahrdari Mahshahr
* Shahrdari Mamasani
* Shahrdari Nazarabad
* Shahrdari Naghadeh
* Shahrdari Konarak
* Shahrdari Novin Bandar Abbas
* Shahrdari Qorveh
* Shahrdari Quchan
* Shamoushak Noshahr
* Siman Behbahan
* Sorkhpooshan Khorramabad
* Tose'eh & Omran Ferdows
* Tohid Bushehr
* Vahdat Khavaran Birjand
* Zob Ahan Novin
* Zoratkaran Parsabad

## First round (standings)
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pars Football Chaloos | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 27 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Piroozi Shirvan | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 26 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Shahrdari Quchan | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 25 | |
| 4 | Arman Reza Mashhad | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 23 | |
| 5 | Oghab Tehran | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 17 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Shahrdari Behshahr | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 15 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Hemat Gonbad | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 10 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Shahrdari Eslamshahr | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 36 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shamoushak Noshahr | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 30 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Shahrdari Jouybar | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 28 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Mahtab Baft Shaft | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 27 | |
| 4 | Persepolis Novin Tehran | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 24 | |
| 5 | Fajr Nikan Tehran | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Piroozi Garmsar | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 16 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Sedaghat Astara | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 11 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Khazar Mahmoudabad | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 32 | −28 | 6 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Payam Sanat Amol | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 28 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Heyat Football Babol | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Shahrdari Nazarabad | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Sepidrood Astaneh | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 18 | |
| 5 | Esteghlal Rey | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Danial Shomal Fuman | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 10 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Persian Mahram Qazvin | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 24 | −19 | 5 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mostafalou Tabriz | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 34 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Naftoon Tehran | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 31 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Esteghlal Jonub Tehran | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 30 | |
| 4 | Khalkhal Dasht Ardebil | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 23 | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Mahabad | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 21 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Aria Khorramdarreh Zanjan | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 31 | −24 | 9 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Zoratkaran Parsabad | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 7 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Pershiaan Zanjan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 40 | −34 | 3 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Omid Hassanabad | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 32 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Nabard Shahrekord | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 31 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Zob Ahan Novin | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 30 | |
| 4 | Sorkhpooshan Khorramabad | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 27 | |
| 5 | Esteghlal Darband Khomein | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 15 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Safahan Isfahan | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 13 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Etehad Aleshtar Lorestan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 7 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Homa Qom | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 7 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahrdari Naghadeh | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 26 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Karoun Ahvaz | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 26 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Rahian Velayat Tehran | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 25 | |
| 4 | Daam & Toyour Ravansar | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Kamyaran | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 21 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Shahrdari Qorveh | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Mehr Hamedan | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Bahman Ilam | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 4 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bahman Shiraz | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 34 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Touhid Bushehr | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 22 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Esteghlal Javan Babakan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 22 | |
| 4 | Shahrdari Dizicheh | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Gachsaran | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Behineh Rahbar Abadeh | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 17 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Sepahan Novin | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 16 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Shahin Kuhrang Shahrekord | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 36 | −34 | 2 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahrdari Mahshahr | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 23 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Kargar Boneh Gez | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Helal Ahmar Gerash | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 21 | |
| 4 | Omid Kish | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | |
| 5 | Homa Bandar Deylam | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Siman Behbahan | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 19 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Mes Shahr-e Babak | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 12 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 8 | Shahrdari Mamasani | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 9 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tose'eh & Omran Ferdows | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 28 | Promotion to the second round |
| 2 | Vahdat Khavaran Birjand | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 26 | Promotion to the second round |
| 3 | Mes Novin Kerman | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 23 | |
| 4 | Shahrdari Novin Bnadar Abbas | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fajr Rafsanjan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 17 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 6 | Isar Jiroft | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 4 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |
| 7 | Shahrdari Konarak | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 42 | −40 | 1 | Relegation to the Provincial Leagues |

## Second round (standings)
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Payam Sanat Amol | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 16 | Promotion to the 2nd Division 2013–14 |
| 2 | Shahrdari Jouybar | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 14 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Pars Football Chaloos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Heyat Football Babol | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Shamoushak Noshahr | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Piroozi Shirvan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Karoun Ahvaz | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Promotion to the 2nd Division 2013–14 |
| 2 | Mostafalou Tabriz | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 9 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Naftoon Tehran | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Omid Hassanabad | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Nabard Shahrekord | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Shahrdari Naghadeh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Bahman Shiraz | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 15 | Promotion to the 2nd Division 2013–14 |
| 2 | Tose'eh & Omran Ferdows | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Promotion play-off |
| 3 | Kargar Boneh Gez | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Vahdat Khavaran Birjand | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Mahshahr | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Touhid Bushehr | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |