Iranian Women's Volleyball League Explained

Iranian Volleyball Premier League
Current Season:2021–22 Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League
Sport:Volleyball
Founded:1975 officially
2001 with current format
Teams:14
Country:Iran
Champion:Paykan Tehran (2nd title)
Most Champs:Zob Ahan Isfahan (6 titles)
Website:Volleyball.ir

The Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League (Persian: لیگ والیبال زنان ایران) is the highest level of professional women's volleyball league in Iran. The highest level of weome's club league in Iran was founded in 1975 as the Shahbanu Cup which was continued until 1979, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the First Division.[1] [2] [3] In 2001 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League was established.[4]

History

Women volleyball competitions started before 1950s in Iran. The early competitions were held in academic levels and early clubs such as Taj Tehran, Homa Tehran and PAS Tehran were competing in Women's volleyball league of Tehran province since 1950s. At the same time, championship volleyball matches were also held in Iran, in which the representatives of the provinces faced each other.[5] At the end of the Pahlavi era, in 1975, the women's volleyball club cup at the national level started to be held under the name of the Shahbanu Cup. After the revolution, the cup was renamed to the First Division and later to Premier League.

Current clubs

League champions

Shahbanu Cup

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1975 Taj Tehran
1976 Taj TehranPAS TehranOghab
1977

First Division

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1992
1993
1994
1995Homa Tehran
1996Kashi IsfahanEstandard TehranPersepolis VC
1997
1998
1999
2000Homa TehranSadra ShirazHejabe Tehran

Premier League

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2001
2002
2002–03
2003–04
2005–06 Naft Tehran
2006–07 Bargh Tehran
2007–08 Azad University
2008–09 Azad University
2009–10 Amol Hijab
2010–11 Gas Tehran
2011–12
2012–13 Gas Tehran
2013–14 Azad University
2014–15 Gas Tehran
2015–16
2016–17 Azad University
2017–18 Bahnemir Mazandaran
2018–19 Namino Isfahan
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Paykan Tehran
Zob Ahan Isfahan
Saipa Tehran
Zob Ahan Isfahan
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
Zob Ahan Isfahan

Titles by club

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6 8 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19 2002–03, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
3 2 2001, 2002–03, 2003–04 2005–06, 2006–07
2 1 2002, 2014–15 2015–16
2 1 2013–14, 2015–16 2011–12
2 1 2017–18, 2022–23 2018–19
2 0 2011–12, 2012–13
1 1 2010–11 2009–10
1 1 2020–21 2021–22
1 0 2021–22
0 1 2001
Serik Gonbad 0 1 2022–23
0 1 2023–24

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: دنیای ورزش - شماره ٢٦٩ - شنبه ٨ آذر ١٣٥٤ . issuu.com . 26 April 2015 . 2019-06-14.
  2. Web site: HAMSHAHRI (Internet Version of Tehran's Persian Daily) . 2019-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190612012158/http://images.hamshahrionline.ir/hamnews/1377/770413 . 2019-06-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: برنامه رقابتهاي واليبال بانوان كشور . 2019-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609193941/https://www.isna.ir/news/برنامه-رقابتهاي-واليبال-بانوان-كشور . 2019-06-09 . dead .
  4. Web site: رقابتهای والیبال لیگ برتر بانوان برگزار می‌شود - ایسنا . 2019-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190609193121/https://www.isna.ir/news/8009-00121/رقابتهاي-واليبال-ليگ-برتر-بانوان-برگزار-مي-شود . 2019-06-09 . dead .
  5. Web site: دنیای ورزش - شماره ٢٦٩ - شنبه ٨ آذر ١٣٥٤ by پیکان جوانان پنجاه و شش - مطبوعاتی آنتیک - Issuu . 2023-04-15 . issuu.com . 26 April 2015 . en.