# 2016–17 Khuzestan Premier League

The 2016–17 Khuzestan Premier League season was the 17th season of the Khuzestan Premier League which took place from September 15, 2016, to March 17, 2017, with 14 teams competing from the province of Khuzestan. Teams played home and away with one another each playing 26 matches. Esteghlal Ramshir finished the season on top of the standings and was promoted to division 3 of the Iranian football system. Meanwhile, finishing in last place, Jam Abadan will be relegated to the Khuzestan Division 1 league. Following negotiations between the Khuzestan Football Association and the Iranian football federation, the division 3 quota for Khuzestan was increased by 1 allowing Sepahan Izeh, the runners-up of this year's league to also get promoted to division 3.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Esteghlal Ramshir | Ramshir | Takhti Ramshir Arena | 10,000 |
| Sepahan Izeh | Izeh | Takhti Izeh Arena | 10,000 |
| Shahin Dezab (Shahr e Emam) | Dezab | Shahid Mehrvali Arena | 5,000 |
| Abi Pooshan Hamidie | Hamidiyeh | Takhti Hamidie Arena | 5,000 |
| Jonub Susangerd | Susangerd | Takhti Susangerd Arena | 10,000 |
| Shahbaz Shadegan | Shadegan | Takhti Shadegan Arena | 10,000 |
| Anzan Izeh | Izeh | Takhti Izeh Arena | 10,000 |
| Jonub Bagh-e malek | Bagh-e Malek | Bagh-e malek Martyrs Arena | 5,000 |
| Parsian Bandar-e Emam | Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni | Takhti Bandar-e Emam Arena | 10,000 |
| Persepolis Veys | Veys | Veys Martyrs Arena | 5,000 |
| Esteghlal Veys | Veys | Veys Martyrs Arena | 5,000 |
| Pakdelan Abadan | Abadan | 5 Mehr Abadan Arena | 5,000 |
| Javid Karun | Ahvaz | Ahvaz Workers Arena | 5,000 |
| Jam Abadan | Abadan | 17 Shahrivar Arena | 5,000 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Esteghlal Ramshir | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 22 | +31 | 57 | Promotion to Division 3 |
| 2 | Sepahan Izeh | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 22 | +39 | 52 | Promotion to Division 3 |
| 3 | Shahin Dezab | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 50 | |
| 4 | Abi Pooshan Hamidie | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 45 | |
| 5 | Jonub Susangerd | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 44 | |
| 6 | Shahbaz Shadegan | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | |
| 7 | Anzan Izeh | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 38 | |
| 8 | Jonub Bagh-e malek | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 38 | |
| 9 | Parsian Bandar-e Emam | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Persepolis Veys | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 35 | |
| 11 | Esteghlal Veys | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 30 | |
| 12 | Pakdelan Abadan | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 22 | |
| 13 | Javid Karun | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 16 | |
| 14 | Jam Abadan | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 65 | −55 | 3 | Relegation to Khuzestan Division 1 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ESR | SPI | SEE | APH | JSG | SHS | AIZ | JBM | PBE | PPV | ESV | PDA | JAK | JAB |
| Esteghlal Ramshir | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 |
| Sepahan Izeh | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 |
| Shahin Dezab | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 |
| Abi Pooshan Hamidie | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Jonub Susangerd | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Shahbaz Shadegan | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Anzan Izeh | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Jonub Bagh-e malek | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Parsian Bandar-e Emam | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
| Persepolis Veys | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Esteghlal Veys | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Pakdelan Abadan | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Javid Karun | 1–1 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | | 1–0 |
| Jam Abadan | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |