Iranian Women's Basketball League

Iranian Women's Basketball League
SportBasketball
Founded1975
No. of teams10
CountryIran IRAN
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Azad University Tehran BC
(2022–23)
Official websiteIran Basketball Federation
The game between Ararat Tehran and Zayandeh Rood of Isfahan in the first Shahbanu Cup. Mari Azizian from Ararat (black) throwing the ball and defender Mahin Shivai (No. 10 of Isfahan), Avalin Avakian from Ararat and Sholeh Mahoutian (former swimmer of the national team) from Isfahan are also watching the ball. November 1975.
Irana is the champion of the first Iranian women's basketball club championship, the first Shahbanu Cup in the hands of Nina Zargar Saleh, the captain of the Irana club (December 1975).

Iran Women's Basketball (Premier) League is the highest level of national women's basketball competitions in Iran. The country's club championship was held for the first time in 1975 as the Shahbanu Cup, during which the Irana team became the first club to become the champion of Iran's women's basketball clubs. The Shahbanu Cup was held every year until the 1979 revolution, which always ended with Irana winning the championship. After the revolution and about 20 years of hiatus, the women's basketball division one league started in 1999, which was the highest level of club basketball in Iran until 2001. Iran's Women's Premier Basketball League was held in 2001 as the highest level of the country's club league, which has been held annually since then. The team of Chemidor was the champion of the 20th edition of these games in 2021.[1][2][3]

In some years (for example, 2013), national women's basketball competitions have been held in four categories: Super League, Premier League, League One and League Two. The top team of the league was held last season.[4]

Current clubs

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The 10 teams participating in 2022 season are:

Shahbanu Cup

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The Shahbanu Cup (The Empress Cup) was the first Iranian women basketball league where clubs from all around the country competed to win the title. This league was abandoned after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.[5][6]

Season Champion Runner-up Third place
1975 Irana Tehran Ararat Tehran
1976 Irana Tehran Afsar Tehran Sepahan Isfahan
1977 Irana Tehran Ararat Tehran

The Division One League

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Season Champion Runner-up Third place
1998 Moghavemat Chekad[7] Pakvash Tarbiat Badani Shiraz
1999
2000
2001

Premier League

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The premier league founded in 2002 as the highest level of women's basketball leagues in Iran which has been continuously performed ever since.[8][9][10]

Season Champion Runner-up Third place
2002 Foolad Sepahan Azad University Fajr Sepah
2003
2004 Peykan Tehran
2005 Foolad Sepahan Ararat Tehran Peykan Tehran
2006 Ararat Tehran Foolad Sepahan Naft Tehran
2007 Foolad Sepahan Ararat Tehran Naft Tehran
2008 Ararat Tehran Foolad Sepahan Naft Tehran
2009 Ararat Tehran Foolad Sepahan Sadraye Shiraz
2010 Ararat Tehran Kesht o Sanat Ghazvin Foolad Mahan Isfahan
2011 Mehr Amin Ghazvin Foolad Mahan Isfahan Gaaz Tehran
2012 Azad University Macaroni Jahan Ghazvin Gaaz Tehran
2013 Keshavarz Ghazvin Ararat Tehran Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
2014 Ararat Tehran Gaaz Tehran Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
2015 Gaaz Tehran Koosha Sepehr Sabalan Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
2016 Koosha Sepehr Sabalan Palayesh Naft Abadan Gaaz Tehran
2017 Palayesh Naft Abadan Bahman Group Tehran Gaaz Tehran
2018 Azad University[11] Namino Isfahan Bahman Group Tehran
2019 Bahman Group Tehran Banovan Gorgan City Namino Isfahan
2020 Bahman Group Tehran Mahram Tehran Narsina Tehran
2021 Chemidor Bahman Group Tehran Exon
2022
2023

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "نینا زرگر صالح". 2019-01-12. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^ "مهین کوره چیان". 2019-10-19. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. ^ "هم‌زمانی سوپر لیگ و لیگ برتر بسکتبال بانوان! - ایسنا". 2019-06-10. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ^ Ettela'at (1975-11-12), English: Ettela'at Newspaper of 21 Aban 1354 SH (12 November 1975) (PDF), retrieved 2023-04-29
  6. ^ "کیهان ورزشی - شماره ١١٢٤ - شنبه ٢٢ آذر ١٣٥٤ by پیکان جوانان پنجاه و شش - مطبوعاتی آنتیک - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ "HAMSHAHRI (Internet Version of Tehran's Persian Daily)". 2019-06-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  8. ^ "Hamshahri Newspaper". 2019-06-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  9. ^ "Etela'at news paper" (PDF). 2019-07-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  10. ^ "همه چیز درباره فصل لیگ برتر بسکتبال زنان ۱۴۰۱ | آژانس ورزش زنان ایران". 2022-09-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  11. ^ "دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی قهرمان لیگ برتر بسکتبال بانوان شد". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
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