Babol is a city in the Central District of Babol County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas.
Quchan is a city in the Central District of Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is approximately 97 km south of the border city of Ashgabat, capital city of neighboring Turkmenistan.
Shirvan County is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shirvan.
Farshad Pious is an Iranian retired footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis, as well as the Iran national team. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of Iranian football. He helped Persepolis win their only ever Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1991 and also led them to a runners-up finish the following year. Pious was named the Iranian Football League top scorer on seven occasions. He is also Persepolis' greatest ever scorer with 153 goals in 211 games.
Bojnord Airport is an airport serving Bojnord, the capital city of the North Khorasan province in Iran.
Payam Toos Khorasan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan. They compete in the 2nd Division. The club is more commonly known as Payam Mashhad when it was based in Mashhad from 1976 to May 2011. The club was moved to Nishapur from May to November 2011, however due to lack of support in Nishapur, the club moved back to Mashhad. In April 2013 Ali Sheykh Eslami bought Payam Imam Reza Football Club and renamed the club "Payam Vahdat Khorasan Football Club". The re-founded club, Payam Khorasan F.C., was formed in July 2021, taking its name from the year of foundation of the predecessor club and securing a place in the 2020-21 2nd Division. Ex-head coach Younes Masoudi was appointed as president and former player Mohammad Babaei was chosen as head coach.
Shirvan is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city has been significant industrially with sugar beet factories. It is also significant historically, geographically (Honameh), and anthropologically.
Bojnord is a city in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran. and 237 km away from Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan province.
Mohammadabad is a village in Atrak Rural District of the Central District of Maneh County, North Khorasan province, Iran. It became the capital of Atrak Rural District after transfer from the village of Pish Qaleh, and the capital has now been transferred once again to the village of Bazareh-ye Qarnas.
Atrak Rural District is in the Central District of Maneh County, North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Bazareh-ye Qarnas. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Mohammadabad, and prior to that, its capital was the village of Pish Qaleh, now a city.
Eshqabad is a village in, and the capital of, Eshqabad Rural District of the Central District of Maneh County, North Khorasan province, Iran.
Rayka Babol Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Babol, Mazandaran.
The 2015–16 season was the Persepolis's 15th season in the Pro League, and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian Football. They were also competing in the Hazfi Cup. Persepolis is captained by Alireza Noormohammadi.
Fath Mashhad Football Club, commonly known as Fath Mashhad, or FTH, is an Iranian football club based in Mashhad, Khorasan, that competes in the League 2. The club was founded in 1988.
The 2019–20 Iran Football's 2nd Division season was the 19th under 2nd Division since its establishment in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2018–19, one new team relegated from the 2018–19 Azadegan League: Shahrdari Mahshahr, and six new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2018–19: Shahrdari Astara, Melli Haffari Ahvaz, Esteghlal Molasani, Milad Mehr Iranian Tehran, Darayi Bandar Gaz, Shohadaye Razakan Karaj.
The 2020–21 Iran Football's 2nd Division season was the 20th under 2nd Division since its establishment in the current format in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2019–20, three new team relegated from the 2019–20 Azadegan League: Elmoadab Tabriz F.C., Sepidrood Rasht S.C., Nirooye Zamini F.C., and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2019–20: Shahin Bandar Ameri, Mohtasham Tabriz, Vista Toorbin, Oghab Tehran F.C.
These changes has been applied before the season:
Reza Nouri is the newly appointed representative of Vali-e-Faqih in North-Khorasan Province and is also the Friday prayer leader (Imam-Jom'eh) of Bojnourd. This Iranian Shiite cleric was the temporary Friday-Imam of the city of Bojnourd before being appointed as the main/permanent Imam-Jom'eh of the city.
The 2021–22 season of Iran Football's 2nd Division was the 21st under 2nd Division since its establishment in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2020–21, three new team relegated from the 2020–21 Azadegan League: Chooka Talesh, Navad Urmia, Gol Reyhan Alborz, and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2020–21: Shahrdari Noshahr, Shahid Oraki Eslamshahr, Van Pars Naghsh-e-Jahan, Shohadaye Razakan Karaj. The draw for the league was held on 26 October 2021.
These changes has been applied before the season:
The 2021–22 Hazfi Cup was the 35th season of the Iranian football knockout competition. Nassaji Mazandaran won the competition after defeating Aluminium Arak in the final.
The 2022–23 season of Iran Football's 2nd Division was the 22nd under 2nd Division since its establishment in 2001. The season featured 21 teams from the 2nd Division 2021–22, three new team relegated from the 2021–22 Azadegan League: Vista Toorbin Tehran, Shahin Bushehr, Machine Sazi Tabriz, and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2021–22: Ario Bam Eslamshahr, Panik Talesh, Foolad Hormozgan and Damash Gilan. The draw for the league was held on 13 September 2022.
These changes took effect before the season started:
