Shams Azar Wins Promotion to Iran Professional League
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shams Azar, an Iranian football club based in the northern city of Qazvin, won promotion to Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.
The team also won the title of the Azadegan League with four weeks remaining.
Azadegan League is the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when the Persian Gulf Pro League was established.
Each year, the top finishing teams in the Azadegan League are promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to League 2.
