Iranian Volleyball Super League
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The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional
volleyball
league in Iran
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Francesco Biribanti Svyatoslav Miklashevich Slobodan Kovač
Juan Carlos Blanco
Professional
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Volleyball
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league in Iran
Iran
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2011/12 teams
- Aluminium Almahdi Bandar Abbas
- Barij Esans Kashan
- Havosh Gonbad
- Giti Pasand IsfahanGiti Pasand Isfahan VCSanaye Giti Pasand Isfahan Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Isfahan, Iran. The team is owned by Sanaye Giti Pasand Company...
- Gostaresh Novin Keshavarzi Tehran
- Heyat Volleyball Kerman
- Kaleh Mazandaran
- Manategh Naftkhiz Jonoub
- Mizan Khorasan Razavi
- Paykan Tehran
- Pishgaman Kavir Yazd
- Saipa Alborz
- Shahrdari Tabriz
- Shahrdari Urmia
Pasargad Cup
| Season | |Champion | |Runner-up | |Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1976 | Dokhaniat Tehran | Persepolis Tehran Persepolis VC Persepolis Volleyball Club is an Iranian Volleyball club based in Tehran, Iran.-Current squad:* 2. Akbar Khodaverdi* 4. Mostafa Sharifat* 5. Hamid Jafari* 6. Mohammad Omdeh-Ghiasi* 7. Sanjay Kumar* 8. Ahsanollah Shirkavand... |
Taj Tehran |
| 1976–1977 | Taj Tehran | Persepolis Tehran Persepolis VC Persepolis Volleyball Club is an Iranian Volleyball club based in Tehran, Iran.-Current squad:* 2. Akbar Khodaverdi* 4. Mostafa Sharifat* 5. Hamid Jafari* 6. Mohammad Omdeh-Ghiasi* 7. Sanjay Kumar* 8. Ahsanollah Shirkavand... |
Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| 1977–1978 | Taj Tehran | Irana Tehran | Liftraksazi Tabriz |
| 1978–1990 | No national league competition only provincial leagues. (because of revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the... and war) |
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First Division
| Season | |Champion | |Runner-up | |Third place |
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| 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 Persepolis VC Persepolis Volleyball Club is an Iranian Volleyball club based in Tehran, Iran.-Current squad:* 2. Akbar Khodaverdi* 4. Mostafa Sharifat* 5. Hamid Jafari* 6. Mohammad Omdeh-Ghiasi* 7. Sanjay Kumar* 8. Ahsanollah Shirkavand... |
Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| 1996–1997 | Paykan Tehran | Zob Ahan Isfahan | Fajr Sepah Tehran |
Super League
| Season | |Champion | |Runner-up | |Third place |
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| 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 Saipa Karaj VC Saipa Alborz Volleyball Club is an Iranian professional volleyball team based in Karaj, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Volleyball Super League. The team is owned by SAIPA, an Iranian automobile manufacturer. Saipa VC is the volleyball club of the multisport Saipa Cultural and Athletic... |
Kaleh Mazandaran |
| 2010–2011 | Paykan Tehran | Saipa Alborz | Kaleh Mazandaran |
Titles by club
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Runner-Up |
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| Paykan Tehran | 11 | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| Sanam Tehran | 4 | 2 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 | 1999, 2003 |
| Esteghlal Tehran | 2 | 0 | 1977, 1978 | – |
| Bonyad Shahid Tehran | 2 | 0 | 1991, 1992 | – |
| Fajr Sepah Tehran | 2 | 0 | 1995, 1996 | – |
| Bank Melli Tehran | 1 | 3 | 1993 | 1991, 1992, 1994 |
| Dokhaniat Tehran | 1 | 0 | 1976 | – |
| Abgineh Qazvin | 1 | 0 | 1994 | – |
| Saipa Alborz | 0 | 5 | – | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Persepolis Tehran | 0 | 3 | – | 1976, 1977, 1996 |
| 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 |
| Pegah Urmia | 0 | 1 | – | 2005 |
| Gol Gohar Sirjan | 0 | 1 | – | 2007 |
Titles by city
| City | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... |
23 | 16 |
| Qazvin Qazvin Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 349,821, in 96,420 families.... |
1 | 0 |
| Isfahan | 0 | 2 |
| Karaj Karaj Karaj is a city in and the capital of Karaj County, Alborz Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,377,450, in 385,955 families, , making it the fifth-largest city in Iran after Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Tabriz.) It is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz... |
0 | 2 |
| Ahvaz Ahvaz -History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph... |
0 | 1 |
| Tabriz Tabriz Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former... |
0 | 1 |
| Urmia Urmia - Demographics :According to official census of 2006, the population of Urmia is about 871,204.- Language :The population of Urmia is mainly Azerbaijani people, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities... |
0 | 1 |
| Sirjan Sirjan Sirjan is a city in and the capital of Sirjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 167,014, in 40,605 families.... |
0 | 1 |
Notable foreign players
Rodrigo Quiroga Renato Adornelas Bruno Furtado Metodi Ananiev Evgeni Ivanov Danail Milushev Smilen Mlyakov Ivan Tassev Ángel DennisÁngel Dennis
Ángel Dennis is an Italian-Cuban volleyball player.-Biography:He played for IVECO Palermo from 1998 to 2000. With Cuba national team, he won a World League in 1998 and an America's Cup in 2001, before abandoning his country to move to establish himself in Italy in the latter year.After a period...
Francesco Biribanti Svyatoslav Miklashevich Slobodan Kovač
Slobodan Kovac
Slobodan Kovač is a Serbian former volleyball player and current coach. He coaches OK Radnicki Kragujevac in Serbia....
Juan Carlos Blanco
Juan Carlos Blanco
Juan Carlos Blanco is a volleyball setter from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...