1970–71 Local League Explained

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.

Qualifying Tournament

Region A

• All matches played in Kerman.

Region B

• All matches played in Rezaeieh.

Region C

• All matches played in Rasht.

Final

(P) Pas Tehran and Arya Mashhad Promoted to the Final Round

Region D

• All matches played in Isfahan

Final

(P) Bargh Tehran and Taj Shiraz Promoted to the Final Round.

Final Round

• All Matches played in Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Semifinals

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Pas Tehran	4–2	Taj Abadan
Taj Tehran	3–0 *	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

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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

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style= text-align:right;"	Taj Tehran	2–1	Pas Tehran

Final Standings

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1	Taj Tehran	Qualification for the 1971 Asian Champion Club Tournament
2	Pas Tehran
3	Taj Abadan
4	Persepolis

Top goalscorers

7 goals

• Hossein Kalani (Persepolis)

References

• Iran 1970