1970–71 Local League

The 1970–71 season was the first season of the Local League of Iranian football. The competition was won by Taj Football Club of Tehran.

Local League
Taj SC
Season1970–71
ChampionsTaj Tehran
Asian Club ChampionshipTaj Tehran
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerHossein Kalani (6)

Qualifying Tournament – Region A (Kerman)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Paykan 4 3 0 1 24 9 +15 7[lower-alpha 1] Promoted to the Group stage
2 Taj Abadan 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 6
3 Rah Kerman 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Khane Javanan Isfahan 4 1 2 1 9 14 −5 4
5 Arash Bandar Anzali 4 0 0 4 6 20 −14 0
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 bonus point?

Qualifying Tournament – Region B (Rezaeieh)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Promoted to the Group stage
2 Kargar Abadan 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Persepolis Rezaiyeh 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 2
4 Pas Hamedan 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source:

Qualifying Tournament – Region C (Rasht)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pas Tehran 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 6 Semifinals
2 Give Bandar Pahlavi 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 4
3 Taj Gonbad 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4
4 Taj Rasht 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Arya Mashhad 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Semifinals
2 Taj Khorramabad 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
3 Taj Tabriz 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source:

Semifinals
Pas Tehran7–1Taj Khorramabad
Arya Mashhad1–1 (5–4)pGive Bandar Pahlavi

Final
Pas Tehran2–2 (4–3)pArya Mashhad

(P) Pas Tehran and Arya Mashhad Promoted to the Group stage.

Third place play-off
Give Bandar Pahlavi8–0Taj Khorramabad

Qualifying Tournament – Region D (Isfahan)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Ahvaz 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 6 Semifinals
2 Bargh Tehran 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4
3 Pas Mashhad 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
4 Taj Kohgiluyeh 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Javanan Isfahan 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 3 Semifinals
2 Taj Shiraz 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 Sahand Tabriz 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:

Semifinals
Taj Shiraz3–2Taj Ahvaz
Javanan Isfahan0–4Bargh Tehran

Final
Taj Shiraz0–1Bargh Tehran

(P) Bargh Tehran and Taj Shiraz Promoted to the Group stage.

Third place play-off
Javanan Isfahan0–2Taj Ahvaz

Final Round (Amjadieh Tehran)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pas Tehran 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 6 Semifinals
2 Persepolis 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 4
3 Taj Shiraz 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
4 Bargh 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 4 Semifinals
2 Taj Abadan 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3 Kargar Abadan 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 4
4 Arya Mashhad 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:

Semifinals
Team 1 Score Team 2
Pas Tehran 4–2 Taj Abadan
Taj Tehran 3–0 (awd.)* Persepolis

*The match was abandoned in the 80th minute with the score at 1–1 after Persepolis walked off to protest the officiating; Taj were awarded a 3–0 victory.

Third-place match
Team 1 Score Team 2
Taj Abadan 3–0* Persepolis

* Persepolis objected to the officials appointed for the match and refused to participate; therefore, the match was scratched and Taj Abadan were awarded a 3–0 victory.

Final
Team 1 Score Team 2
Taj Tehran 2–1 Pas Tehran

Final Standings
Pos Team Qualification
1 Taj Tehran 1971 Asian Club Championship
2 Pas Tehran
3 Taj Abadan
4 Persepolis

Top goalscorers
Hossein Kalani
7 goals

References
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