# Iranian Basketball 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 Tabiat Eslamshahr. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two teams are relegated to 1st Division.

## Current clubs

* Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad
* Kalleh Mazandaran
* Mahram Tehran
* Nobough Arak
* Palayesh Naft Abadan
* Raad Padafand Tehran
* Sanat Mes Kerman
* Tabiat Eslamshahr Tehran
* 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.
| 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 |
| 2014–2015 | 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 | The league has been canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 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 | Tabiat Eslamshahr | Shahrdari Gorgan | Mahram Tehran 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 | 4 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | 1990, 1992, 2019, 2024 |
| 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 | – |
| Tabiat Eslamshahr | 1 | 0 | 2024 | – |
| 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 | 4 |
| Abadan (Khuzestan) | 1 | 2 |
| Tabriz (East Azerbaijan) | 1 | 0 |
| Eslamshahr (Tehran) | 1 | 0 |
| Amol (Mazandaran) | 0 | 1 |

## 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 |