2016 Iran Men’s Premier Volleyball League Championship

30^th edition of Premier League of Iran will set up on Wednesday, 12 October.

The premier volleyball league of Iran is to start within one single preliminary pool being called “Shohadaye Mena” (Mina Martyrs). Twelve participating teams of the season are Sarmayeh Bank, Tehran Peykan, Tabriz Shahrdari, Sari Sazman Omran Shardari, Gonbad Havosh, Mazandaran Kaleh, Tehran Parseh, Saipa, Varamin Maton Salehin, and Ardakan Arman Varzeshi, Arak Shahrdari.

The participating teams will play home and away matches in the preliminary round; the top eight teams will move up to play-off that is to be held into three stages, the first of which will witness the top eight teams fighting to find their way up to the next round with three earning wins out of three in the quarterfinal. The matches are to be held in a round-robin system to recognize the top four teams. The losers will go to battle for the 5^th to 8^th places hence.

The second stage is the semifinal and the third stage is the final match. Noteworthy to add that the better ranked teams of the preliminary round will find the privilege of hosting the first and third matches of play-offs.

The volleyball club of Paykan is the most honorable team of premier league in Iran with 12 championships, 4 vice-championships, and three bronze medals while being the World’s third team as well as the Asian Championship.

Kaleh as the second honorable team of premier league recorded seven medals including 2 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze medals.

Varamin Matin saved the silver medal in his first presence in 2012 while ascending top on podium the next year in 2013.

Sarmayeh Bank is the last edition’s champion topped all in his first appearance and as the Asian champion headed to 2017 World Club Championship.

Saipa is the other experienced team of Iran with six vice-championships, and one bronze medal.

Urmia Shahrdari with 2 silver and 7 bronze medals and Tabriz Shahrdari with 1 silver and 3 bronze medals are the two other teams of premier league placing the next afterwards.

The last 29 editions of Premier League:

1975: Tehran Dokhaniat

1976-1977: Tehran Esteghlal

1990-1991: Tehran Bonyad-e Shahid

1992: Bank Melli Iran

1993: Qazvin Abgineh

1994-1995: Tehran Fajr-e Sepah

1996-1999: Tehran Paykan

2000-2003: Tehran Sanaam

2004-2010: Tehran Paykan

2011-2012: Mazandaran Kaleh

2013: Varamin Matin

2014: Tehran Paykan

2015: Sarmayeh Bank

The 29^th edition of the premier league has been held in the reminiscence of “200 martyr Volleyball players” in which Sarmayeh Bank and Tehran Paykan conquered the first two ranks. Urmia Shahrdari and Khorasan Samenolhojaj jointly entitled the third rank.