2015–16 League 2 (Iran)
Region Number of teams Teams
1 Tehran 5 Esteghlal B , Moghavemat , Kimia , Baderan , Niroo Zamini
2 Khuzestan 6 Shahrdari Dezful , Shahrdari Mahshahr , Naft Omidiyeh , Foolad B , Karun , Naft Novin
3 Bushehr 4 Shahin , Kargar , Pars Jam , Persepolis Ganaveh
4 Mazandaran 2 Shahrdari Jooybar , Sanat Sari
5 East Azerbaijan 2 Shahrdari Tabriz , Meli Poshan
6 Razavi Khorasan 2 Aboumoslem , Payam
7 Gilan 2 Sepidrood , Rahpouyan
8 Hormozgan 2 Shahrdari Bandar Abbas , Shahin Kish
9 Fars 2 Kara , Bargh Novin
10 West Azerbaijan 1 Shahrdari Urmia
11 Semnan 1 Haf Semnan
12 Kermanshah 1 Be'sat Kermanshah
13 Isfahan 1 Arad
14 Kordestan 1 Shahrdari Kamyaran
15 Golestan 1 Etka
16 Hamedan 1 Alvand
17 Ardabil 1 Khalkhal Dasht
18 Yazd 1 Tarbiat Novin
19 Qazvin 1 Caspian Qazvin
20 Zanjan 1 Shahrdari Zanjan
Teams -- Number of teams by region
2015-16 Iran Football's 2nd Division is the 15th under 2nd Division since its establishment (current format) in 2001. The season featured 25 teams from the 2nd Division 2014-15, seven new teams relegated from the 2014-15 Azadegan League: Tarbiat Novin, Naft Gachsaran, Niroo Zamini, Etka Gorgan, Sh.Bandar Abbas, Rahian Kermanshah, Esteghlal Ahvaz and four new teams promoted from the 3rd Division 2014-15: Moghavemat Tehran, Kara Shiraz, Shahrdari Mahshahr, Rahpouyan Rezvanshahr.