The Iranian Volleyball Super League 2020–21 was the 34th season of the Iranian Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in Iran. The season started on 9 September 2020[1] and ended on 16 March 2021. IRIVF announced on 2 September 2020 that Shahrdari Qazvin were excluded from the league due to non-fulfillment of their obligations. Shahrvand Arak replaced them. But, Shahrdari Qazvin took the necessary measures for its financial obligations after being eliminated from the league and re-applied to participate in the league. On 6 September 2020, since all participating teams agreed, it was announced that Shahrdari Qazvin would participate in the league. Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the season was suspended on 10 October 2020[2] and resumed on 8 November 2020.[3] Since the season resumed, the regular season matches were held at the neutral venues in Tehran (Azadi Volleyball Hall and Tehran House of Volleyball).
Regular season
editStandings
edit| Rank | Team | Matches | Pts | Details | Sets | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | L | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | W | L | Ratio | |||
| 1 | Foolad Sepahan | 26 | 22 | 4 | 65 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 26 | 2.692 |
| 2 | Shahrdari Urmia | 26 | 21 | 5 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 30 | 2.300 |
| 3 | Shahdab Yazd | 26 | 21 | 5 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 34 | 1.971 |
| 4 | Foolad Sirjan | 26 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 31 | 2.194 |
| 5 | Saipa Tehran | 26 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 34 | 1.912 |
| 6 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 26 | 18 | 8 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 37 | 1.703 |
| 7 | Shahrdari Gonbad | 26 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 |
| 8 | Shahrdari Varamin | 26 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 55 | 0.891 |
| 9 | Hoorsun Ramsar | 26 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 60 | 0.683 |
| 10 | Paykan Tehran | 26 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 55 | 0.691 |
| 11 | Khatam Ardakan | 26 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 62 | 0.581 |
| 12 | Shahrdari Qazvin | 26 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 67 | 0.403 |
| 13 | Rahyab Melal Marivan | 26 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 72 | 0.306 |
| 14 | Azar Battery Urmia | 26 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 0.274 |
| — | Shahrvand Arak | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- Shahrvand Arak were excluded from the league during the regular season due to non-fulfillment of their obligations. All results were declared null and void.[4]
Results
edit| AZB | FOE | FOI | HOO | KHA | LAB | PAY | RAH | SAI | SHD | GON | QAZ | URM | VAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azar Battery | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Foolad Sepahan | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Foolad Sirjan | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| Hoorsun | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Khatam | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Labanyat | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | |
| Paykan | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Rahyab Melal | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Saipa | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | |
| Shahdab | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Shahrdari Gonbad | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Shahrdari Qazvin | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Shahrdari Urmia | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Shahrdari Varamin | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Playoffs
edit- Venue: Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran
- All times are Iran Standard Time (UTC+03:30).
- All series were the best-of-three format.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Foolad Sepahan | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Shahrdari Varamin | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Foolad Sepahan | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Foolad Sirjan | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Foolad Sirjan | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saipa | 2 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Foolad Sirjan | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Shahrdari Gonbad | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3 | 3 | — | 3rd place (Canceled) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Labanyat | 2 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Shahdab | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Foolad Sepahan | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| 6 | Labanyat | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Labanyat | X | X | X | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit- Foolad Sepahan vs. Shahrdari Varamin
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | 17:00 | Foolad Sepahan | 3–2 | Shahrdari Varamin | 25–22 | 23–25 | 26–24 | 20–25 | 15–13 | 109–109 | P2 |
| 25 Feb | 14:00 | Shahrdari Varamin | 1–3 | Foolad Sepahan | 28–26 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 88–101 |
- Foolad Sirjan vs. Saipa Tehran
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb | 14:00 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–2 | Saipa Tehran | 23–25 | 25–18 | 25–27 | 25–20 | 15–12 | 113–102 | P2 |
| 25 Feb | 17:00 | Saipa Tehran | 0–3 | Foolad Sirjan | 19–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 57–75 |
- Shahrdari Urmia vs. Shahrdari Gonbad
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–2 | Shahrdari Gonbad | 23–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 15–9 | 110–98 | P2 |
| 26 Feb | 14:00 | Shahrdari Gonbad | 3–1 | Shahrdari Urmia | 25–22 | 19–25 | 25–19 | 25–22 | 94–88 | P2 | |
| 28 Feb | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–2 | Shahrdari Gonbad | 26–24 | 25–18 | 24–26 | 18–25 | 17–15 | 110–108 | P2 |
- Shahdab Yazd vs. Labanyat Haraz Amol
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb | 14:00 | Shahdab Yazd | 1–3 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 22–25 | 18–25 | 25–14 | 22–25 | 87–89 | P2 | |
| 26 Feb | 17:00 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 2–3 | Shahdab Yazd | 23–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–21 | 12–15 | 108–109 | P2 |
| 28 Feb | 14:00 | Shahdab Yazd | 1–3 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 19–25 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 23–25 | 90–91 | P2 |
Semifinals
edit- Foolad Sepahan vs. Foolad Sirjan
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | 14:00 | Foolad Sepahan | 0–3 | Foolad Sirjan | 20–25 | 20–25 | 26–28 | 66–78 | P2 | ||
| 7 Mar | 17:00 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–0 | Foolad Sepahan | 27–25 | 25–15 | 25–21 | 77–61 | P2 |
- Shahrdari Urmia vs. Labanyat Haraz Amol
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–2 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 29–27 | 30–28 | 21–25 | 19–25 | 15–12 | 114–117 | P2 |
| 7 Mar | 14:00 | Labanyat Haraz Amol | 2–3 | Shahrdari Urmia | 25–23 | 24–26 | 17–25 | 25–23 | 10–15 | 101–112 | P2 |
3rd place
edit- Foolad Sepahan vs. Labanyat Haraz Amol
- The 3rd place playoffs between Foolad Sepahan and Labanyat Haraz Amol were canceled for various reasons. The two teams shared the 3rd place.[5]
Final
edit- Foolad Sirjan vs. Shahrdari Urmia
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | 17:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 3–2 | Foolad Sirjan | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–21 | 22–25 | 15–13 | 106–102 | P2 |
| 14 Mar | 16:00 | Foolad Sirjan | 3–0 | Shahrdari Urmia | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 78–69 | P2 | ||
| 16 Mar | 16:00 | Shahrdari Urmia | 1–3 | Foolad Sirjan | 23–25 | 28–30 | 25–21 | 21–25 | 97–101 | P2 |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foolad Sirjan | 2021 Asian Club Championship |
| 2 | Shahrdari Urmia | |
| 3 | Foolad Sepahan | |
| Labanyat Haraz Amol | ||
| 5 | Saipa Tehran | |
| Shahdab Yazd | ||
| Shahrdari Gonbad | ||
| Shahrdari Varamin | ||
| 9 | Hoorsun Ramsar | |
| 10 | Paykan Tehran | |
| 11 | Khatam Ardakan | |
| 12 | Shahrdari Qazvin | |
| 13 | Rahyab Melal Marivan | |
| 14 | Azar Battery Urmia | Relegation to the first division |
| — | Shahrvand Arak |
References
edit- ^ "Iran volleyball league new season to start on Sept. 9". IRIVF. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Iran Volleyball League postponed for two weeks". IRIVF. 10 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Iran volleyball league to resume on Nov. 8". IRIVF. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "عظیمی: شهروند اراک از لیگ برتر حذف شد" (in Persian). IRIVF. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "سپاهان و هراز سوم مشترک/ فینال لیگ برتر مردان 22 اسفند آغاز میشود" (in Persian). IRIVF. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.