Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club ( fa, تیم بسكتبال پتروشیمی بندر امام, ''Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman''), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional
basketball
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club based in
Mahshahr
Bandar-e Mahshahr ( fa, بندرماهشهر) is a city and capital of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Mahshahr has two universities. Islamic Azad University of Mahshahr and Amirkabir University of Technology, Mahshahr campus. Both uni ...
,
Iran
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. They compete in the
Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two tea ...
. In 2012 they became the first club in Iran to establish a basketball youth academy.
History
In 2013, under the guidance of Doctor Mehran Hatami, Petro won the
Iranian Basketball Super League
The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two tea ...
for the first time in their history after defeating
Mahram Tehran in the final. In 2014, Petro went undefeated throughout the season and again faced
Mahram Tehran in the final and again won the league. After signing former NBA player
Hamed Haddadi in 2016, Petrochimi won its fourth league title after defeating
Naft Abadan in the final. In the same year, Petro finished in third place in the
2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
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.
In 2018, Petrochimi won the
FIBA Asia Champions Cup and was crowned champions of Asia. The team beat
Alvark Tokyo
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68–64 in the final, behind 28 points by
Meisam Mirzaei.
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Iranian Super League
:Champions (4):
2012–13
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,
2013–14,
2015–16,
2016–17
International competitions
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FIBA Asia Champions Cup
:Champions (1):
2018
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:Third place (1):
2016
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WABA Champions Cup
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:Winners (2): 2016, 2018
:Runners-up (3): 2014, 2017, 2019
Roster
Notable former players
References
External links
Fan websitepage on Asia-Basket
{{ISL teams
Basketball teams in Iran
Sport in Khuzestan Province
Basketball teams established in 2002