# Iranian Women's Basketball League

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.
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.

## Current clubs

The 10 teams participating in 2022 season are:
* Shahrdari Gorgan
* Zob Ahan Isfahan
* Gaaz Tehran
* Bahman Group Tehran
* Palayesh Naft Abadan
* Paaz Tehran
* Nikan Tehran
* Sepehrdad Tehran
* Padma Yadak Iranian
* Tiruzh Hayat Kurdistan

## Shahbanu Cup

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.
| 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

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

## Premier League

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