Iranian Women's Volleyball League

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] Zob Ahan Isfahan has won the most titles in the new Premier League with 6 titles.

Iranian Volleyball Premier League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2021–22 Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League
SportVolleyball
Founded1975 officially
2001 with current format
No. of teams14
CountryIran
Most recent
champion(s)		Paykan Tehran (2nd title)
Most titlesZob Ahan Isfahan (6 titles)
Official websiteVolleyball.ir

The Premier League is the top tier of an extensive pyramid-like structure, above the 1st Division and the 2nd Division.

History
The women's volleyball championship cup of Tehran clubs in 1962 in the hands of Ashraf Vahidian, the captain of the Taj Club, and her teammates.
A scene from the pass game against Taj. The last game of the 1978 Tehran Clubs Championship Cup. PAS Tehran (in blue) won against Taj (in white) and became the runner-up in the tournament.

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
  • Jahanbin Chahrmahal Bakhtiyari
  • Mes Rafsanjan
  • Paykan Tehran
  • Saipa Tehran
  • Sedigh Goftar Varna
  • Serik Gonbad
  • Toloue Mehr Yazd
  • Zob Ahan Isfahan

League champions

Shahbanu Cup
SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
1975Homa TehranPAS TehranTaj Tehran
1976Taj TehranPAS TehranOghab
1977

First Division
SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
1992
1993
1994
1995Homa Tehran
1996Kashi IsfahanEstandard TehranPersepolis VC
1997
1998
1999
2000Homa TehranSadra ShirazHejabe Tehran

Premier League
SeasonChampionRunner-upThird place
2001Homa TehranPAS Tehran
2002Azad University
2002–03Homa TehranZob Ahan IsfahanAzad University
2003–04Homa Tehran
2005–06Zob Ahan IsfahanHoma TehranNaft Tehran
2006–07Zob Ahan IsfahanHoma TehranBargh Tehran
2007–08Zob Ahan IsfahanSaipa TehranAzad University
2008–09Zob Ahan IsfahanSaipa TehranAzad University
2009–10Zob Ahan IsfahanPersepolisAmol Hijab
2010–11PersepolisZob Ahan IsfahanGas Tehran
2011–12Giti Pasand IsfahanTehran GasZob Ahan Isfahan
2012–13Giti Pasand IsfahanZob Ahan IsfahanGas Tehran
2013–14Gas TehranZob Ahan IsfahanAzad University
2014–15Azad UniversityZob Ahan IsfahanGas Tehran
2015–16Gas TehranAzad UniversityZob Ahan Isfahan
2016–17Sarmayeh Bank TehranZob Ahan IsfahanAzad University
2017–18Paykan TehranZob Ahan IsfahanBahnemir Mazandaran
2018–19Zob Ahan IsfahanPaykan TehranNamino Isfahan
2019–20Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21Saipa TehranZob Ahan IsfahanPaykan Tehran
2021–22Barij Essence KashanSaipa TehranZob Ahan Isfahan
2022–23Paykan TehranSerik GonbadSaipa Tehran
Zob Ahan Isfahan

Titles by club
Team Winners Runners-Up Years Won Years Runner-Up
Zob Ahan Isfahan682005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–192002–03, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
Homa Tehran322001, 2002–03, 2003–042005–06, 2006–07
Azad University212002, 2014–152015–16
Gas Tehran212013–14, 2015–162011–12
Paykan Tehran212017–18, 2022–232018–19
Giti Pasand Isfahan202011–12, 2012–13—
Persepolis112010–112009–10
Saipa Tehran112020–212021–22
Barij Essence Kashan102021–22—
PAS Tehran01—2001
Serik Gonbad01—2022–23

See also

References
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