Iranian Basketball Super League

This article is about the Iranian Super League for Basketball. For other uses, see Iranian Super League.

The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two teams are relegated to 1st Division.

Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL)

Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 Iranian Basketball Super League
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1975 (official) 1998 (current format)
No. of teams	12
Country	Iran
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Shahrdari Gorgan (3rd title)
Most titles	Zob Ahan (7 titles)
TV partner(s)	IRIB
Official website	IranBasketball.org

Current clubs

• Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad
• Kalleh Mazandaran
• Mahram Tehran
• Nobough Arak
• Palayesh Naft Abadan
• Raad Padafand Tehran
• Sanat Mes Kerman
• Sanat Mes Rafsanjan
• Sanaye Hormozgan
• Shahrdari Gorgan
• Toufargan Azarshahr
• Zob Ahan Isfahan

Valiahd Cup

The Valiahd Cup (Prince Cup) was the first Iranian basketball league where clubs from all around the country competed to win the title. This league was abandoned after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

 

The picture of the Tehran Pahlavi team, the champion of the first Iranian men's club basketball league, the Prince Cup in 1975.

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Third place
1975	Pahlavi Tehran	Perspolis Gorgan	Pas Tehran
1976	Perspolis Tehran		Pas Tehran
1977	Dokhaniat Tehran	Irana Tehran	Sepahan Isfahan

League champions

Division One

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Third place
1989–1990	Jandarmeri Tehran	Shahin Gorgan
1991–1992	Shahrdari Isfahan	Shahrdari Gorgan	Gostaresh Tehran
1992–1993	Shahrdari Isfahan	Azad University Tehran	Etka Gorgan
1993–1994	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Bank Tejarat Tehran	Etka Gorgan
1994–1995	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Bank Tejarat Tehran	Etka Gorgan Rah Ahan Tehran
1995–1996	Paykan Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Rah Ahan Tehran
1996–1997	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Paykan Tehran	Rah Ahan Tehran
1997–1998	Paykan Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Fath Tehran

Super League

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Third place
1998–1999	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Paykan Tehran	Fajr Sepah Tehran
1999–2000	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Paykan Tehran	Shahrdari Gorgan
2000–2001	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Foolad Mobarakeh Isfahan	Iran Nara Tehran
2001–2002	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Sanam Tehran	Paykan Tehran
2002–2003	Sanam Tehran	Iran Nara Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan
2003–2004	Saba Battery Tehran	Sanam Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan
2004–2005	Sanam Tehran	Saba Battery Tehran	Paykan Tehran
2005–2006	Saba Battery Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Paykan Tehran
2006–2007	Saba Battery Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Mahram Tehran
2007–2008	Mahram Tehran	Saba Battery Tehran	Kaveh Tehran
2008–2009	Mahram Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Saba Mehr Qazvin
2009–2010	Mahram Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2010–2011	Mahram Tehran	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2011–2012	Mahram Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Foolad Mahan Isfahan
2012–2013	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Mahram Tehran	Foolad Mahan Isfahan
2013–2014	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Mahram Tehran	Azad University Tehran
2014–2015	Mahram Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Azad University Tehran
	Mahram Tehran	Azad University Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2015–2016	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Palayesh Naft Abadan	Chemidor Tehran
2016–2017	Petrochimi Bandar Imam	Palayesh Naft Abadan	Azad University Tehran
2017–2018	Shahrdari Tabriz	Mahram Tehran	Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2018–2019	Palayesh Naft Abadan	Shahrdari Gorgan	Chemidor Tehran Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2019–2020	The league has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–2021	Shahrdari Gorgan	Mahram Tehran	Chemidor Qom
2021–2022	Shahrdari Gorgan	Zob Ahan Isfahan	Chemidor Qom Nazmavaran Sirjan
2022–2023	Shahrdari Gorgan	Kalleh Mazandaran	Palayesh Naft Abadan Zob Ahan Isfahan

Titles by club

Team	Winners	Runners-Up	Years Won	Years Runner-Up
Zob Ahan Isfahan	7	6	1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002	1996, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022
Mahram Tehran	6	4	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015	2013, 2014, 2018, 2021
Petrochimi Bandar Imam	4	3	2013, 2014, 2016, 2017	2006, 2007, 2012
Shahrdari Gorgan	3	3	2021, 2022, 2023	1990, 1992, 2019
Saba Battery Tehran	3	2	2004, 2006, 2007	2005, 2008
Paykan Tehran	2	3	1996, 1998	1997, 1999, 2000
Sanam Tehran	2	2	2003, 2005	2002, 2004
Shahrdari Isfahan	2	0	1992, 1993
Palayesh Naft Abadan	1	2	2019	2016, 2017
Jandarmeri Tehran	1	0	1990	–
Shahrdari Tabriz	1	0	2018	–
Bank Tejarat Tehran	0	2	–	1994, 1995
Azad University Tehran	0	2	–	1993, 2015
Foolad Mobarakeh Isfahan	0	1	–	2001
Iran Nara Tehran	0	1	–	2003
Kalleh Mazandaran	0	1	–	2023

Titles by city

City (Province)	Winners	Runners-up
Tehran (Tehran)	14	16
Isfahan (Isfahan)	9	7
Mahshahr (Khuzestan)	4	3
Gorgan (Golestan)	3	3
Abadan (Khuzestan)	1	2
Tabriz (East Azerbaijan)	1	0
Amol (Mazandaran)	1	0

Notable foreign players

Zlatko Jovanović   Nedžad Sinanović   Ibrahim Jaaber   Garth Joseph   Makan Dioumassi   Nikoloz Tskitishvili   Nestoras Kommatos   Kaspars Kambala   Marius Prekevičius   Soumaila Samake   Francisco Elson   Pero Cameron   Gabe Muoneke   Julius Nwosu   Ejike Ugboaja   Jaime Lloreda   Cheikh Samb   Pape Sow   Sani Bečirovič   Marko Milič   Óscar Yebra   Torraye Braggs

Ed Elisma   Joseph Forte   Marlon Garnett   Mark Karcher   Priest Lauderdale   Art Long   Tony Madison   Lee Nailon   Perry Petty   Carlos Powell   Jacob Pullen   Alvin Sims   Jabari Smith   Omar Sneed   Jackson Vroman   Robert Whaley   Loren Woods   Kevin Sheppard   Leandro García

External links

• I.R. Iran Basketball Federation