Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club (, ''Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman''), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the

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. 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

for the first time in their history after defeating

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in the final. In 2014, Petro went undefeated throughout the season and again faced

in the final and again won the league. After signing former NBA player

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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

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. In 2018, Petrochimi won the

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and was crowned champions of Asia. The team beat

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68–64 in the final, behind 28 points by

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Honours

Domestic competitions

* Iranian Super League :Champions (4):

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, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17

International competitions

:Champions (1):

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:Third place (1):

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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:Winners (2): 2016, 2018 :Runners-up (3): 2014, 2017, 2019

Roster

Notable former players

References

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External links

Fan websitepage on Asia-Basket
Basketball teams in Iran Sport in Khuzestan province Basketball teams established in 2002