Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Iranian Basketball Super League
SportBasketball
Founded1975 (official)
1998 (current format)
No. of teams12
CountryIran
ContinentFIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent
champion(s)		Shahrdari Gorgan (3rd title)
Most titlesZob Ahan (7 titles)
TV partner(s)IRIB
Official websiteIranBasketball.org

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.

Current clubs

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
2023–2024

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) 0 1

Notable foreign players

External links

Iranian Sport leagues
Iranian Basketball Super League Seasons
Men's basketball leagues
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