Salehin Varamin were about to play hosts Parseh Tehran last night in the match valid for the 12th round. But, the guests did not appear due to the fact that club did not pay its players salary arrears. So, according to the Superleague regulations, Varamin suffered a 3-0 technical defeat. Since it has been their second forfeit this season, the first one was at the opening, Varamin are no longer allowed to participate in the Superleague. Regulations also say that all players of Varamin are now free to join other teams.
Varamin is very young team, founded in 2012. Two years later, it took its first home title so far as well as the title in Asian Club Championship. Before being excluded, Varamin had 6-5 and occupied 7th place in the standings of 12 teams with 17 points.
Similar situation occurred last season in Iran when one team was also disqualified from top division.
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