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The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVSL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargad Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first Division. In 1997 the league system was revamped, and the Iranian Super League was established.

History

The first season of a national Iranian volleyball league was held in 1975 with 12 teams competing. In 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution the league was canceled.

In 1989, the first Hazfi Cup for Iranian volleyball teams was held. During this period there was no national league and teams competed in the provincial and local leagues instead.

Shortly after the Hazfi Cup, in 1990 the national volleyball league of Iran was restarted by the Iranian Volleyball Federation with 10 teams competing and was called the Fajr Cup. In 2010 the format of the league was changed and 12 teams competed in the league, which was later increased to 14 shortly after and the name was also changed to the Iranian Volleyball Super League or the Iranian Volleyball Premier League.

**Irans volleyballiga**

Irans Superliga i volleyball er den høyeste profesjonelle volleyballserien i Iran. Den ble etablert i 1996 og har 14 lag som konkurrerer om tittelen. Ligaen er en av de sterkeste i Asia og har produsert mange av verdens beste spillere.

**Lagene**

Lagene i Irans Superliga er:

* Aboomoslem
* Bank Capital
* Foolad Sepahan
* Hari Rud
* Heyat Volleyball Urmia
* Kalleh Amol
* Kimia Shandiz
* M. Ahram Teheran
* Metallurgists Mahshahr
* Saipa Teheran
* Shahrdari Urmia
* Sirjan Foolad
* Voleybol Chaman
* Zob Ahan Isfahan

**Format**

Ligaen spilles i to runder, en hjemme og en borte. Hvert lag spiller mot hvert annet lag to ganger, en gang hjemme og en gang borte. De åtte beste lagene etter de to rundene går videre til sluttspillet, som spilles i et cupformat.

**Vinnere**

De mest suksessrike lagene i Irans Superliga er:

* Paykan Teheran (10 titler)
* Saipa Teheran (9 titler)
* Kalleh Amol (6 titler)
* Foolad Sepahan (4 titler)
* Shahrdari Urmia (3 titler)

**Internasjonale prestasjoner**

Lag fra Irans Superliga har oppnådd stor suksess i internasjonale turneringer. Paykan Teheran vant Asian Club Championship i 2010 og 2011, og Saipa Teheran vant i 2015 og 2017. Foolad Sepahan vant FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship i 2018.

**Stjerner**

Irans Superliga har produsert mange av verdens beste volleyballspillere, inkludert:

* Alireza Nadi
* Saeid Marouf
* Mohammad Mousavi
* Amir Ghafour
* Farhad Zarif