title: 2017–18 League 2 (Iran)
text: # 2017–18 League 2 (Iran)
  
  2017–18 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 17th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2016–17, three new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Azadegan League: Kheibar Khoramabad, Foolad Yazd, Esteghlal Ahvaz, and five new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2016–17: Shahrdari Bam, Mes Novin Kerman, Perspolis Mashhad, Khoushe Talaye Sana, Shohadaye Babolsar.
  
  ## Teams
  
  ### Number of teams by region
  
  | | Region | Number of teams | Teams |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Khuzestan | 6 | Arvand Khorramshahr, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Naft Omidiyeh, Foolad B, Palayesh Abadan(Replaced for Petroo Kian Shooshtar) |
  | 2 | Tehran | 3 | Esteghlal Jonoub(Replaced for Shahin Mahshahr), Gol Abrisham, Moghavemat(Replaced for Zagros Yasuj), Niroo Zamini |
  | 3 | West Azerbaijan | 2 | Shahrdari Urmia, Sardar Bukan |
  | 4 | Mazandaran | 2 | Shamoushak Mazandaran, Shohadaye Babolsar |
  | 5 | Gilan | 2 | Damash, Shahrdari Fuman |
  | 6 | Hamedan | 2 | PAS, Shahrdari Hamedan |
  | 7 | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | 2 | Naft Gachsaran |
  | 8 | Isfahan | 2 | Giti Pasanad, Shahrdari Kashan |
  | 9 | Kerman | 2 | Mes Novin, Shahrdari Bam |
  | 10 | Bushehr | 1 | Shahin |
  | 11 | Lorestan | 1 | Kheibar Khoramabad |
  | 12 | Khorasan Razavi | 1 | Perspolis Mashhad |
  | 13 | Semnan | 1 | Haf Semnan |
  | 14 | Kermanshah | 1 | Be'sat Kermanshah |
  | 15 | Qazvin | 1 | Caspian Qazvin |
  | 16 | Markazi | 1 | Khooshe Talaye Sana Saveh |
  | 17 | Hormozgan | 1 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas |
  | 18 | Fars | 1 | Qashqai |
  | 19 | Yazd | 1 | Vahdat Yazd |
  | 20 | Qom | 1 | Kimia Farayand |
  
  ## League table
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arvand Khorramshahr | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 42 | Second round |
  | 2 | Damash | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 36 | Second round |
  | 3 | Shahin Bushehr | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 34 | Second round |
  | 4 | Moghavemat Tehran | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 32 | Second round |
  | 5 | Foolad B | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 29 | |
  | 6 | Niroo Zamini | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 25 | |
  | 7 | Qashqai Shiraz | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 22 | |
  | 8 | Mes Novin Kerman | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 21 | |
  | 9 | Gol Abrisham | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  | 10 | Shamooshak Mazandaran | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 11 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  | 11 | Termeh Dastjerdi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sh. Bandar Abbas | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 45 | Second round |
  | 2 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 38 | Second round |
  | 3 | Sardar Bukan | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 34 | Second round |
  | 4 | Shahin Mahshahr | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 34 | Second round |
  | 5 | Caspian Qazvin | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | |
  | 6 | Shohadaye Babolsar | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 25 | |
  | 7 | Persepolis Mashhad | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 24 | |
  | 8 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 29 | |
  | 9 | Sh. Kashan | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 19 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division |
  | 10 | Haf Semnan | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 18 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division |
  | 11 | Sh. Urmia | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 10 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sh. Fuman | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 39 | Second round |
  | 2 | Naft Omidiyeh | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 32 | Second round |
  | 3 | Khooshe Talaye Sana Saveh | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 31 | Second round |
  | 4 | Palayesh Abadan | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 30 | Second round |
  | 5 | Sh. Hamedan | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 29 | |
  | 6 | Kheibar Khoramabad | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 28 | |
  | 7 | Be'sat Kermanshah | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 28 | |
  | 8 | Shahrdari Bam | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 27 | |
  | 9 | PAS Hamedan | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  | 10 | Sepehr Naghshe Jahan | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 19 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  | 11 | Kimiya Farayand | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 12 | Relegation to 2018–19 3rd Division 2nd Stage |
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Arvand Khorramshahr | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 17 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2018–19 |
  | 2 | Esteghlal Jonoub | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 | 2nd Division 2017–18 play-off |
  | 3 | Khooshe Talaye | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 15 | |
  | 4 | Naft Omidiyeh | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 13 | |
  | 5 | Moghavemat | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 10 | |
  | 6 | Gilanmehr Fouman | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shahin Bushehr | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 22 | Promotion to Azadegan League 2018–19 |
  | 2 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 16 | 2nd Division 2017–18 play-off |
  | 3 | Damash | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | |
  | 4 | Shahrdari Bandar Abbas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
  | 5 | Palayesh Abadan | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 8 | |
  | 6 | Sardar Bukan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | |
  
  ## 2nd Division Play-off
  
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran | 1-1 | Naft va Gaz Gachsaran | 1-1 | 1-1 |
  