# 2015–16 League 2 (Iran)

2015–16 Iran Football's 2nd Division was the 15th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2014–15, seven new teams relegated from the 2014–15 Azadegan League: Tarbiat Novin, Naft Gachsaran, Niroo Zamini, Etka Gorgan, Sh. Bandar Abbas, Rahian Kermanshah, Esteghlal Ahvaz and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2014–15: Moghavemat Tehran, Kara Shiraz, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr.

## First round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Oxin Alborz | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 37 | Second Round |
| 2 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 36 | Second Round |
| 3 | Niroo Zamini | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 32 | Second Round |
| 4 | Be'sat Kermanshah | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 29 | |
| 5 | Bargh Jadid Shiraz | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 29 | |
| 6 | Karun Khuzestan | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 19 | |
| 7 | Sh. Kashan | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 19 | |
| 8 | Meli Poshan | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 19 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 9 | Per. Ganaveh | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 19 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 10 | Yaran Ghadir Alborz | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 1 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Baadraan Tehran | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 37 | Second Round |
| 2 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 35 | Second Round |
| 3 | Kimia Farayand | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 35 | Second Round |
| 4 | Sh. Mahshahr | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 33 | |
| 5 | Mahan Shoshtar | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 26 | |
| 6 | Sardar Bukan | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 24 | |
| 7 | Sh. Tabriz | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 23 | |
| 8 | Sh. Kamyaran | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 19 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 9 | Kargar Boneh Gaz | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 14 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 10 | Tarbiat Novin | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 49 | −45 | 3 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 31 | Second Round |
| 2 | Naft Omidiyeh | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | Second Round |
| 3 | Kara Shiraz | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 28 | Second Round |
| 4 | Caspian Qazvin | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sanat Naft Novin | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 27 | |
| 6 | Esteghlal B Tehran | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sh. Jooybar | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Haf Semnan | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 19 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 9 | Moghavemat Tehran | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 17 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 10 | Aboumoslem | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shahin Bushehr | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Second Round |
| 2 | Sepidrood | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 33 | Second Round |
| 3 | Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 33 | Second Round |
| 4 | Tose'e Kish | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Khalkhal Dasht | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | Foolad B | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | |
| 7 | Sh. Urmia | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Payam Vahdat Khorasan | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 16 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 9 | Sanat Sari | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 11 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |
| 10 | Alvand Hamedan | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 10 | Relegation to Iran Football's 3rd Division |

## Second round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Oxin Alborz | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2016–17 |
| 2 | Pars Jonoubi Jam | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 16 | 2nd Division 2015–16 play-off |
| 3 | Naft Omidiyeh | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 14 | |
| 4 | Shahin Bushehr | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Niroye Zamini | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 9 | |
| 6 | Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 9 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Sepidrood | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 20 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2016–17 |
| 2 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 18 | 2nd Division 2015–16 play-off |
| 3 | Baadraan Tehran | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 17 | |
| 4 | Kimia Farayand | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 8 | |
| 6 | Kara Shiraz | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | |

## 2nd Division Play-off

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pars Jonoubi Jam | 4–0 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Pars Jonoubi Jam as 2nd-placed team of Group A will faced Naft va Gaz Gachsaran as 2nd-placed team of Group B in a two-legged play-off.
Pars Jonoubi Jam won 4–0 on aggregate and promoted to the next season of Azadegan League.