Iranian Volleyball Super League

The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVSL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargad Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first Division. In 1997 the league system was revamped, and the Iranian Super League was established.

Iranian Super League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Iranian Volleyball Super League
SportVolleyball
Founded1975 officially
1997 with current format
No. of teams14
CountryIran
Most recent
champion(s)
Shahdab Yazd (2nd title)
Most titlesPaykan Tehran (12 titles)
TV partner(s)IRIB 3
IRIB Varzesh
Official websiteVolleyball.ir

History

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The first season of a national Iranian volleyball league was held in 1975 with 12 teams competing. In 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution the league was canceled.

In 1989, the first Hazfi Cup for Iranian volleyball teams was held. During this period there was no national league and teams competed in the provincial and local leagues instead.

Shortly after the Hazfi Cup, in 1990 the national volleyball league of Iran was restarted by the Iranian Volleyball Federation with 10 teams competing and was called the Fajr Cup. In 2010 the format of the league was changed and 12 teams competed in the league, which was later increased to 14 shortly after and the name was also changed to the Iranian Volleyball Super League or the Iranian Volleyball Premier League.

Current teams

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League champions

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Pasargad Cup

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Season Champion Runner-up Third place
1975–1976 Dokhaniat Tehran Persepolis Tehran Taj Tehran
1976–1977 Taj Tehran Persepolis Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan
1977–1978 Taj Tehran Irana Tehran Liftraksazi Tabriz
1978–1990 No national league competition only provincial leagues. (because of revolution and war)

First Division

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Season Champion Runner-up Third place
1990–1991 Bonyad Shahid Tehran Bank Melli Tehran Bank Mazandaran Sari
1991–1992 Bonyad Shahid Tehran Bank Melli Tehran Bank Tejarat Tehran
1992–1993 Bank Melli Tehran Bank Tejarat Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan
1993–1994 Abgineh Qazvin Bank Melli Tehran Bank Tejarat Tehran
1994–1995 Fajr Sepah Tehran Foolad Khuzestan Rikhtehgari Tabriz
1995–1996 Fajr Sepah Tehran Persepolis Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan
1996–1997 Paykan Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Fajr Sepah Tehran

Super League

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Season Champion Runner-up Third place
1997–1998 Paykan Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Abgineh Qazvin
1998–1999 Paykan Tehran Sanam Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan
1999–2000 Paykan Tehran Motojen Tabriz Sanam Tehran
2000–2001 Sanam Tehran Paykan Tehran Aboumoslem Khorasan
2001–2002 Sanam Tehran Paykan Tehran PAS Tehran
2002–2003 Paykan Tehran Sanam Tehran PAS Tehran
2003–2004 Sanam Tehran Paykan Tehran Pegah Urmia
2004–2005 Sanam Tehran Pegah Urmia Paykan Tehran
2005–2006 Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran Azarpayam Ertebatat Urmia
2006–2007 Paykan Tehran Gol Gohar Sirjan Saipa Tehran
2007–2008 Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran Pegah Urmia
2008–2009 Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran Foolad Urmia
BEEM Mazandaran
2009–2010 Paykan Tehran Saipa Karaj Kalleh Mazandaran
2010–2011 Paykan Tehran Saipa Alborz Kalleh Mazandaran
2011–2012 Kalleh Mazandaran Saipa Alborz Paykan Tehran
Shahrdari Urmia
2012–2013 Kalleh Mazandaran Matin Varamin Paykan Tehran
2013–2014 Matin Varamin Kalleh Mazandaran Shahrdari Urmia
2014–2015 Paykan Tehran Shahrdari Urmia Shahrdari Tabriz
2015–2016 Sarmayeh Bank Tehran Paykan Tehran Samen Al-Hojaj Khorasan
Shahrdari Urmia
2016–2017 Sarmayeh Bank Tehran Paykan Tehran Shahrdari Urmia
2017–2018 Sarmayeh Bank Tehran Khatam Ardakan Paykan Tehran
Shahrdari Tabriz
2018–2019 Shahrdari Varamin Saipa Tehran Kalleh Mazandaran
Payam Khorasan
2019–2020 The season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–2021 Foolad Sirjan Shahrdari Urmia Sepahan Isfahan
Labanyat Haraz Amol
2021–2022 Shahdab Yazd Paykan Tehran Sepahan Isfahan
Foolad Sirjan
2022–2023 Shahdab Yazd Labanyat Haraz Amol PAS Gorgan
Paykan Tehran
2023–2024 Foolad Sirjan Shahdab Yazd Paykan Tehran
Shahrdari Urmia

Titles by club

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Team Winners Runners-up Years Won Years Runner-up
Paykan Tehran 12 6 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 2001, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2022
Sanam Tehran 4 2 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 1999, 2003
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran 3 0 2016, 2017, 2018
Kalleh Mazandaran 2 1 2012, 2013 2014
Shahrdari Varamin 2 1 2014, 2019 2013
Shahdab Yazd 2 1 2022, 2023 2024
Esteghlal Tehran 2 0 1977, 1978
Bonyad Shahid Tehran 2 0 1991, 1992
Fajr Sepah Tehran 2 0 1995, 1996
Foolad Sirjan 2 0 2021, 2024
Bank Melli Tehran 1 3 1993 1991, 1992, 1994
Dokhaniat Tehran 1 0 1976
Abgineh Qazvin 1 0 1994
Saipa Tehran 0 7 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019
Persepolis Tehran 0 3 1976, 1977, 1996
Shahrdari Urmia 0 3 2005, 2015, 2021
Zob Ahan Isfahan 0 2 1997, 1998
Irana Tehran 0 1 1978
Bank Tejarat Tehran 0 1 1993
Foolad Khuzestan 0 1 1995
Motojen Tabriz 0 1 2000
Gol Gohar Sirjan 0 1 2007
Khatam Ardakan 0 1 2018
Labanyat Haraz Amol 0 1 2023

Titles by city

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City (Province) Winners Runners-up
Tehran (Tehran) 27 20
Amol (Mazandaran) 2 2
Varamin (Tehran) 2 1
Yazd (Yazd) 2 0
Sirjan (Kerman) 2 1
Qazvin (Qazvin) 1 0
Karaj (Alborz) 0 3
Urmia (West Azerbaijan) 0 3
Isfahan (Isfahan) 0 2
Ahvaz (Khuzestan) 0 1
Tabriz (East Azerbaijan) 0 1
Ardakan (Yazd) 0 1

Notable foreign players

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See also

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References

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