The 2014–15 Azadegan League was the 24th season of the Azadegan League and 14th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 16 teams from the 2013–14 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2013–14 Persian Gulf Cup (Fajr Sepasi, Damash and Mes Kerman) and four new teams promoted from the 2013–14 2nd Division (Shahrdari Ardabil and Etka Gorgan both as champions and Foolad Novin and Shahrdari Tabriz). Tarbiat Yazd replaced Yazd Louleh. The league started on 4 October 2014 and ended on 22 April 2015. Foolad Novin won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Siah Jamegan and Esteghlal Ahvaz were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Start of season The league is feature to three teams relegated from Iran Pro League in 2013–14; Mes Kerman, Fajr Sepasi and Damash Gilan. It featured four teams promoted from 2013–14 2nd Division: Shahrdari Ardabil, Etka Gorgan, Foolad Novin, and Shahrdari Tabriz.
Changes Two fewer teams participate in the 2014–15 Azadegan League, compared to the previous year.
Teams
Group A
TeamCityVenueCapacityHead coach AluminiumBandar AbbasPersian Gulf20,000 Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Esteghlal AhvazAhvazTakhti Ahvaz30,000 Daroush Yazdi Fajr SepasiShirazHafezieh6,000 Ali Kalantari Foolad NovinAhvazFoolad5,000 Koroush Mousavi Giti PasandIsfahanFoolad Shahr20,000 Vahik Torosian IranjavanBushehrShahid Beheshti15,000 Gholamreza Delgarm Mes KermanKermanShahid Bahonar15,430 Akbar Misaghian Naft GachsaranGachsaranNaft Gachsaran2,000 Abbas Chamanyan NassajiQa'em ShahrVatani15,000 Nader Dastneshan Niroo ZaminiTehranTakhti Tehran30,000 Ali Rozbahani Shahrdari Ardabil Ardabil Ali Daei 20,000 Mehdi Dinvarzadeh Tarbiat YazdYazdNassiri6,000 Mahmoud Amiri
Group B
TeamCityVenueCapacityHead coach DamashRashtDr. Azodi11,000 Omid Harandi EtkaGorganKarim Abad15,000 Saket Elhami Foolad YazdYazdNassiri6,000 Dinko Jeličić Gol Gohar Sirjan Imam Ali 2,000 Ghasem Shahba Mes RafsanjanRafsanjanShohada10,000 Vinko Begović Parseh TehranTehranKargaran5,000 Bahman Abedini Pas HamedanHamedanQods10,000 Davoud Mahabadi Rahian KermanshahKermanshahAzadi7,000 Ahmad Sanjari Sanat NaftAbadanTakhti Abadan22,000 Carlos Manuel Siah JameganMashhadSamen35,000 Reza Mohajeri Shahrdari Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasTakhti Bandar Abbas10,000 Hamidreza Farzaneh Shahrdari TabrizTabrizBagh Shomal20,000 Mehdi Pashazadeh
Standings
Group A
Group B
Azadegan League play-off
Mes Kerman as 2nd-placed team of Group A will faced Mes Rafsanjan as 2nd-placed team of Group B in a two-legged Play-off.
Mes Kerman won 1–0 on aggregate and receives its place in the relegation Play-off of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Relegation play-off (Persian Gulf Pro League)
Esteghlal Khuzestan as 14th-placed team will faced Play-off winner of 2014–15 Azadegan League, Mes Kerman in a two-legged Play-off.
Esteghlal Khuzestan won 3–0 on aggregate and retained its place in the next edition of the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Relegation play-off (Azadegan League)
Esteghlal Ahvaz as 9th-placed team of Group A will faced Shahrdari Tabriz as 9th-placed team of Group B in a two-legged Play-off.
3–3 on aggregate. Shahrdari Tabriz won on away goals.
Final
Siah Jamegan as winner of Group A will faced Foolad Novin as winner of Group B in a final.
Foolad Novin become champions of the league for the first time in their history.
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