2017–18 Azadegan League
The 2017–18 Azadegan League was the 27th season of the Azadegan League and 17th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saba Qom and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2016–17 League 2: Shahrdari Tabriz and Shahrdari Mahshahr both as champions and Bargh Jadid Shiraz. The league started on 7 August 2017 and ended on 29 April 2018. Naft Masjed Soleyman won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League. Farshid Padash and Shahin Majidi were the top scorers, with 17 goals each.
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aluminium Arak | Arak | Imam Khomeini | 15,000 |
| Baadraan Tehran | Tehran | Kargaran | 5,000 |
| Bargh Jadid Shiraz | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 |
| Fajr Sepasi | Shiraz | Hafezieh | 15,000 |
| Gol Gohar | Sirjan | Gol Gohar Sport Complex | 3,200 |
| Iranjavan | Bushehr | Shahid Beheshti | 15,000 |
| Khooneh be Khooneh | Babol | Haft-e Tir | 6,000 |
| Malavan | Bandar-e Anzali | Takhti Anzali | 8,000 |
| Machine Sazi | Tabriz | Bonyan Diesel | 12,000 |
| Mes Kerman | Kerman | Shahid Bahonar | 15,430 |
| Mes Rafsanjan | Rafsanjan | Shohadaye Noushabad | 5,000 |
| Naft Masjed Soleyman | Masjed Soleyman | Behnam Mohammadi | 8,000 |
| Nassaji Mazandaran | Qaem Shahr | Vatani | 15,000 |
| Oxin Alborz | Karaj | Enghelab | 15,000 |
| Rah Ahan | Tehran | Ekbatan | 12,000 |
| Saba Qom | Qom | Yadegar-e Emam Qom | 10,610 |
| Shahrdari Mahshahr | Bandar-e Mahshahr | Shohada Mahshahr | 3,000 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | Tabriz | Sahand | 66,833 |
Statistics
Top scorers
Notes:Updated to games played on 29 March 2018. Source:
Attendances
Attendances by round
Notes:Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source:
Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances
Baadraan Tehran played their match against Shahrdari Tabriz at Shohada Shahr-e Qods
Bargh Jadid Shiraz played their matches against Gol Gohar, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Malavan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Dastgheib
Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Mes Kerman, Naft MIS, Nassaji, Oxin Alborz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz at Shahid Dastgheib
Gol Gohar played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Fajr Sepasi, Khooneh be Khooneh, Malavan, Naft MIS, Saba Qom and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Imam Ali
Gol Gohar played their matches against Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Shahrdari Tabriz at Bandar Abbas
Machine Sazi played their match against Fajr Sepasi at Sahand
Rah Ahan played their match against Khooneh be Khooneh at Kargaran
Rah Ahan played their match against Nassaji at Takhti Tehran
Saba Qom played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Rah Ahan at Shahid Heydariyan
Mes Kerman played their match against Rah Ahan at Sirjan
Shahrdari Tabriz played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Fajr Sepasi, Iranjavan, Malavan, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Tavana sports complex
Highest attendances
Notes:Updated to games played on 29 April 2018. Source: