2015–16 Iranian Volleyball Super League
# 2015–16 Iranian Volleyball Super League

The Iranian Volleyball Super League 2015–16 was the 29th season of the Iranian Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in Iran.

## Regular season

### Standings

| Rank | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Pts | Details | Details | Details | Details | Details | Details | Sets | Sets | Sets |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | W | L | Ratio |
| 1 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 20 | 17 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 18 | 2.944 |
| 2 | Paykan Tehran | 20 | 16 | 4 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 24 | 2.167 |
| 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 20 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 1.923 |
| 4 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 20 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 1.139 |
| 5 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 20 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 |
| 6 | Saipa Tehran | 20 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 42 | 1.024 |
| 7 | Matin Varamin | 20 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 |
| 8 | Arman Ardakan | 20 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 46 | 0.783 |
| 9 | Kalleh Mazandaran | 20 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 43 | 0.698 |
| 10 | Javaheri Gonbad | 20 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 0.382 |
| 11 | Aluminium Al-Mahdi Hormozgan | 20 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 0.276 |
| — | Gohar Kavir Zahedan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

* Gohar Kavir Zahedan withdrew during the regular season due to financial problems. All results were declared null and void.

### Results

| | ALU | ARM | JAV | KAL | MAT | PAY | SAI | SAM | SAR | TAB | URM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aluminium | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Arman | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Javaheri Gonbad | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Kalleh | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Matin | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Paykan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Saipa | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Samen Al-hojaj | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Sarmayeh Bank | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Shahrdari Tabriz | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| Shahrdari Urmia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |

## Playoffs

* All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+03:30).
* All series were the best-of-three format.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | 3 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arman | 0 | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Arman | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | 3 | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Samen Al-hojaj | 1 | 1 | — | | | | | |
| 4 | Samen Al-hojaj | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Samen Al-hojaj | 1 | 1 | — | | | | | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Sarmayeh Bank | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Paykan | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Paykan | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Paykan | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matin | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Matin | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Paykan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | | 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Samen Al-hojaj | 0 | 3 | X |
| 6 | Saipa | 1 | 0 | — | | | | | | 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3 | 0 | X |

### Quarterfinals

**Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Arman Ardakan**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Feb | 16:00 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Arman Ardakan | 25–22 | 25–12 | 25–19 | | | 75–53 |
| 17 Feb | 17:00 | Arman Ardakan | 0–3 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 22–25 | 21–25 | 23–25 | | | 66–75 |

**Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan vs. Shahrdari Tabriz**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Feb | 17:00 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 3–1 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 26–24 | 26–24 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 99–96 |
| 25 Feb | 17:00 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 3–0 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 25–16 | 25–22 | 25–23 | | 75–61 |
| 21 Feb | 17:00 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 3–1 | Shahrdari Tabriz | 27–29 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 102–91 |

**Paykan Tehran vs. Matin Varamin**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Feb | 18:00 | Paykan Tehran | 3–2 | Matin Varamin | 27–29 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 18–16 | 116–106 |
| 17 Feb | 17:30 | Matin Varamin | 3–0 | Paykan Tehran | 25–23 | 26–24 | 25–19 | | | 76–66 |
| 21 Feb | 17:00 | Paykan Tehran | 3–1 | Matin Varamin | 25–21 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 25–22 | | 92–89 |

**Shahrdari Urmia vs. Saipa Tehran**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 Feb | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–1 | Saipa Tehran | 28–26 | 25–15 | 25–27 | 25–16 | | 103–84 |
| 17 Feb | 17:00 | Saipa Tehran | 0–3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 18–25 | 19–25 | 22–25 | | | 59–75 |

### Semifinals

**Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Feb | 17:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–1 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 25–21 | 28–30 | 25–23 | 27–25 | | 105–99 |
| 28 Feb | 17:00 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 1–3 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 26–24 | 24–26 | 22–25 | 20–25 | | 92–100 |

**Paykan Tehran vs. Shahrdari Urmia**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 Feb | 15:30 | Paykan Tehran | 3–1 | Shahrdari Urmia | 17–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | 92–93 |
| 28 Feb | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–1 | Paykan Tehran | 25–22 | 26–28 | 25–20 | 25–14 | | 101–84 |
| 2 Mar | 15:30 | Paykan Tehran | 3–2 | Shahrdari Urmia | 23–25 | 22–25 | 25–19 | 25–18 | 15–9 | 110–96 |

### 3rd place

**Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan vs. Shahrdari Urmia**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Mar | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–0 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 |
| 9 Mar | 17:00 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | 3–0 | Shahrdari Urmia | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | 75–0 |
| 14 Mar | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | – | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | | | | Canceled |

* Shahrdari Urmia and Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan shared the 3rd place.

### Final

**Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Paykan Tehran**

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 Mar | 15:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 2–3 | Paykan Tehran | 25–21 | 25–23 | 16–25 | 20–25 | 10–15 | 96–109 |
| 7 Mar | 15:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Paykan Tehran | 28–26 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | | 78–67 |
| 14 Mar | 16:00 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Paykan Tehran | 25–0 | 25–0 | 25–0 | | | 75–0 |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 2016 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Paykan Tehran | |
| 3 | Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan | |
| 3 | Shahrdari Urmia | |
| 5 | Shahrdari Tabriz | |
| 6 | Saipa Tehran | |
| 7 | Matin Varamin | |
| 8 | Arman Ardakan | |
| 9 | Kalleh Mazandaran | |
| 10 | Javaheri Gonbad | |
| 11 | Aluminium Al-Mahdi Hormozgan | Relegation to the first division |
| — | Gohar Kavir Zahedan | Relegation to the first division |

## Notable foreign players

* Łukasz Żygadło (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
* Valerio Vermiglio (Paykan Tehran)
* Nikolay Nikolov (Paykan Tehran)
* Vojin Ćaćić (Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan)
* Valentin Bratoev (Shahrdari Tabriz)
* Nico Freriks (Kalleh Mazandaran)
