# 2016–17 League 2 (Iran)

The 2016–17 Iran Football's 2nd Division season is the 16th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2015–16, five new teams relegated from the 2015–16 Azadegan League: Aluminium Hormozgan, Damash, Giti Pasand, Shahrdari Ardabil, PAS Hamedan and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2015–16: Shahrdari Fuman, Shahrdari Hamedan, Shahrdari Arak, Qashqai Shiraz, Shahin Mahshahr, Shahid Karimi Jooybar.

## League table
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bargh Jadid Shiraz | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 46 | Second Round |
| 2 | Arvand Khorramshahr | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 45 | Second Round |
| 3 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 44 | Second Round |
| 4 | Naft Omidiyeh | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 42 | Second Round |
| 5 | Foolad B | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 41 | |
| 6 | Sepehr Naghshe Jahan | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 37 | |
| 7 | Kimia Farayand | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | |
| 8 | Zagros Yasuj | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 36 | |
| 9 | Be'sat Kermanshah | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Qashqai Shiraz | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| 11 | Sh. Arak | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 25 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
| 12 | Shahbaz Nozhan | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 63 | −51 | 7 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
| 13 | Shahre baran Tehran | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 58 | −50 | 5 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 1st Stage |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sh. Kashan | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 40 | Second Round |
| 2 | Sh. Fuman | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 38 | Second Round |
| 3 | Sh. Mahshahr | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 35 | Second Round |
| 4 | Damash | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 34 | Second Round |
| 5 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 34 | |
| 6 | Esteghlal B Tehran | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 29 | |
| 7 | Petrokiyan Shoshtar | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sh. Urmia | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sh.Karimi Juybar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 27 | |
| 10 | Sanat Naft Novin | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 23 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division |
| 11 | Shahrdari Ardabil F.C. | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 22 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division |
| 12 | Baderan Novin | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sh. Hamedan | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 42 | Second Round |
| 2 | Sh. Tabriz | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 36 | Second Round |
| 3 | Shahin Bushehr | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 34 | Second Round |
| 4 | Haf Semnan | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | Second Round |
| 5 | Sardar Bukan | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | PAS Hamedan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 29 | |
| 7 | Niroo Zamini | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 28 | |
| 8 | Shahin Mahshahr | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 27 | |
| 9 | Caspian Qazvin | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 25 | |
| 10 | Aluminium Hormozgan | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 25 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
| 11 | Kara Shiraz | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
| 12 | Bani Gostar | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 14 | Relegation to 2017–18 3rd Division 1st Stage |
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## Second round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Sh. Tabriz | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 18 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2017-18 |
| 2 | Shahin Bushehr | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 14 | 2nd Division 2015–16 play-off |
| 3 | Sh. Hamedan | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | |
| 4 | Haf Semnan | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 13 | |
| 5 | Arvand Khorramshahr | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 10 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Sh. Mahshahr | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 17 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2017-18 |
| 2 | Bargh Jadid Shiraz | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 15 | 2nd Division 2015–16 play-off |
| 3 | Sh. Kashan | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 14 | |
| 4 | Naft Omidiyeh | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Damash | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 10 | |
| 6 | Sh. Fuman | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 8 | |

## 2nd Division Play-off

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Notes |
| Bargh Jadid Shiraz | 1-0 | Shahin Bushehr | Stadium: Yadegar-E-Emam Qom |