The 1995–96 Azadegan League was the fifth season of the Azadegan League, the top-level league of professional football in Iran at the time, that was won by Persepolis.
Mohammad Momeni (Poli Ekril Isfahan) was the top scorer with 19 goals.
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Iran 2nd Division.
Promoted teams were Polyacryl, Bahman and Bank Melli, all making their debut in the Azadegan League.
They replaced Zob Ahan, Naft Ghaemshahr, Chooka Talesh, Bank Tejarat, Teraktor Sazi, Payam Khorasan, Pars Khodro, Sanat Naft Abadan, Nassaji Mazandaran, Qods Sari and Shahin Bushehr.