1997–98 Azadegan League

The following is the final results of the Azadegan League's 1997/98 football season.

Final classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Esteghlal (C)	28	16	10	2	46	21	+25	58	Asian Club Championship 1998-99 First Round
2	PAS Tehran	28	13	13	2	32	20	+12	52	Asian Cup Winners Cup 1999 First Round
3	Zob Ahan	28	11	12	5	31	30	+1	45
4	Fajr Sepasi	28	10	10	8	37	27	+10	40
5	Sh. Tabriz	28	10	9	9	37	29	+8	39
6	Sepahan	28	9	10	9	24	25	−1	37
7	Saipa	28	7	14	7	26	26	0	35
8	Polyacryl	28	8	11	9	28	29	−1	35
9	Tractor Sazi	28	9	8	11	32	38	−6	35
10	Foolad	28	10	5	13	29	45	−16	35
11	Sanat Naft	28	8	10	10	30	30	0	34
12	Bahman (R)	28	7	11	10	31	34	−3	32	Relegation to 2nd Division
13	Est. Ahvaz (R)	28	6	12	10	31	41	−10	30
14	Payam Mashhad (R)	28	5	11	12	24	35	−11	26
15	Bargh Shiraz (R)	28	3	10	15	19	39	−20	19
16	Persepolis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note: Persepolis withdrew due to international commitments of the players. Before withdrawing Perspolis had 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses in 6 games.

Champions
Esteghlal F.C.

Summary

• Iranian football champions: Esteghlal
• Relegated: Bahman, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Payam Khorasan, Bargh Shiraz
• Promoted: Aboomoslem, Chooka Talesh, Malavan, Bank Melli

Player Statistics

Top GoalScorers

16

• Hossein Khatibi (Shahrdari Tabriz)