The Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League () 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. In 2001 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League was established.
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. 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 Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran U20 National Team Mes Rafsanjan Hooran Yazd Madakam Net Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Naft Omidiyeh Moghavemat Shahrdari Tabriz
League champions Shahbanu Cup SeasonChampionRunner-up Third place1975 Homa Tehran PAS Tehran Taj Tehran1976 Taj Tehran PAS TehranOghab1977 First Division SeasonChampionRunner-up Third place1992 1993 1994 1995 Homa Tehran 1996 Kashi Isfahan Estandard TehranPersepolis VC 1997 1998 1999 2000 Homa Tehran Sadra ShirazHejabe Tehran
Premier League SeasonChampionRunner-up Third place2001 Homa Tehran PAS Tehran 2002 Azad University 2002–03 Homa Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Azad University 2003–04 Homa Tehran 2005–06 Zob Ahan Isfahan Homa Tehran Naft Tehran2006–07 Zob Ahan Isfahan Homa Tehran Bargh Tehran2007–08 Zob Ahan Isfahan Saipa Tehran Azad University2008–09 Zob Ahan Isfahan Saipa Tehran Azad University2009–10 Zob Ahan Isfahan Persepolis Amol Hijab2010–11 Persepolis Zob Ahan Isfahan Gas Tehran2011–12 Giti Pasand Isfahan Tehran Gas Zob Ahan Isfahan 2012–13 Giti Pasand Isfahan Zob Ahan Isfahan Gas Tehran2013–14 Gas Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Azad University2014–15 Azad University Zob Ahan Isfahan Gas Tehran2015–16 Gas Tehran Azad University Zob Ahan Isfahan 2016–17 Sarmayeh Bank Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Azad University2017–18 Paykan Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Bahnemir Mazandaran2018–19 Zob Ahan Isfahan Paykan Tehran Namino Isfahan2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Saipa Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan Paykan Tehran2021–22 Barij Essence Kashan Saipa Tehran Zob Ahan Isfahan2022–23 Paykan Tehran Serik Gonbad Saipa TehranZob Ahan Isfahan2023–24 Saipa Tehran Mehrsan Tehran Foolad Mobarakeh SepahanZob Ahan Isfahan2024–25 Saipa Tehran Paykan Tehran Foolad Mobarakeh SepahanU20 National Team
Titles by club TeamWinnersRunners-UpYears wonYears runner-upZob Ahan Isfahan 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, 2020–21Homa Tehran 3 2 2001, 2002–03, 2003–04 2005–06, 2006–07Saipa Tehran 3 1 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 2021–22Paykan Tehran 2 2 2017–18, 2022–23 2018–19, 2024–25Azad University 2 1 2002, 2014–15 2015–16Gas Tehran 2 1 2013–14, 2015–16 2011–12Giti Pasand Isfahan 2 0 2011–12, 2012–13 —Persepolis 1 1 2010–11 2009–10Barij Essence Kashan 1 0 2021–22 —PAS Tehran 0 1 — 2001Serik Gonbad 0 1 — 2022–23Mehrsan Tehran 0 1 — 2023–24
See also Iranian Volleyball Super League
References
External links I.R. Iran Volleyball Federation Farsi Wikipedia