Iranian Women's Volleyball League
The Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League () is the highest level of professional women's volleyball league in Iran. The highest level of weome's club league in Iran was founded in 1975 as the Shahbanu Cup which was continued until 1979, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the First Division. In 2001 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Women's Volleyball Premier League was established. Zob Ahan Isfahan has won the most titles in the new Premier League with 6 titles. The Premier League is the top tier of an extensive pyramid-like structure, above the 1st Division and the 2nd Division. History Women volleyball competitions started before 1950s in Iran. The early competitions were held in academic levels and early clubs such as Taj Tehran, Homa Tehran and PAS Tehran were competing in Women's volleyball league of Tehran province since 1950s. At the same time, championship volleyball matches were also held in Iran, in which the representatives of the provinces faced each other. At the end of the Pahlavi era, in 1975, the women's volleyball club cup at the national level started to be held under the name of the Shahbanu Cup. After the revolution, the cup was renamed to the First Division and later to Premier League. Current clubs Jahanbin Chahrmahal Bakhtiyari Mes Rafsanjan Paykan Tehran Saipa Tehran Sedigh Goftar Varna Serik Gonbad Toloue Mehr Yazd Zob Ahan Isfahan League champions Shahbanu Cup First Division Premier League Titles by club See also Iranian Volleyball Super League References External links I.R. Iran Volleyball Federation Farsi Wikipedia League Women's sports leagues in Iran Iran Sports leagues established in 1975 Professional sports leagues in Iran