Inside Volley Board

Quoted from "Justyna"

11th week, 24th December:
Urmia - Paykan 1-3 (26-28 23-25 25-20 23-25)
Saipa – Shahrdari Tabriz 3-2 (17-25 25-20 20-25 25-23 15-7)
Novin Keshavarz – Pishgaman 1-3 (19-25 13-25 25-21 25-27)
Havosh Gonbad – Aluminum 3-0 (25-18 25-23 25-17)
Kerman – Manategh Naftkhiz 3-2 (19-25 25-21 23-25 28-26 15-12)
Barij Esans - Mizan Khorasan 1-3 (19-25 23-25 25-21 20-25)

Kaleh - Giti Pasand unfinished

This match was stopped at match point (score of 25-23 25-23 24-19 for away team Giti Pasand) due to chaos in stadium. IVF has awarded Giti Pasand a 3-0 (25-0 25-0 25-0) win.


12th week, 28th December:
Tabriz - Paykan 0-3 (19-25 15-25 22-25)
Urmia - Keshavarz 3-1 (25-19 22-25 25-16 25-21)
Havosh - Saipa 2-3 (25-17 25-17 21-25 20-25 12-15)
Kerman - Pishgaman 1-3 (11-25 25-23 21-25 17-25)
Kaleh - Aluminium 3-0 (25-17 25-14 25-18 )
Barij Esans - Naft 1-3 (19-25 25-27 25-16 22-25)
Giti Pasand - Mizan 3-1 (25-19 25-18 24-26 25-21)


13th week, 4th January :
Keshavarz - Paykan 0-3 (15-25 21-25 24-26)
Havosh - Tabriz 3-0 (25-21 25-22 25-21)
Saipa - Kaleh 1-3 (25-27 20-25 28-26 18-25)
Kerman - Urmia 0-3 (19-25 19-25 20-25)
Pishgaman - Barij Esans 2-3 (25-21 22-25 25-20 21-25 9-15)
Aluminium - Mizan 2-3 (25-22 20-25 22-25 25-23 12-15)
Naft - Giti Pasand 0-3 (21-25 19-25 20-25)


7th week, 8th January : (originally scheduled for 11th December)
Paykan - Naft 3-0 (25-13 26-24 25-18 )
Aluminium - Giti Pasand 2-3 (20-25 18-25 26-24 25-22 13-15)
Mizan - Pishgaman 2-3 (25-22 24-26 17-25 25-20 15-17)
Saipa - Barij Esans 3-0 (25-19 25-19 34-32)
Kaleh - Urmia 3-2 (25-21 20-25 25-22 18-25 15-10)
Tabriz - Kerman 3-0 (31-29 25-16 25-20)
Havosh - Keshavarz 3-0 (25-18 25-18 25-13)


Standings after first half of the season

1. Saipa 33
2. Paykan 33
3. Kaleh 30
4. Urmia 30
5. Giti Pasand 27
6. Havosh Gonbad 25
7. Pishgaman 20
8. Shahrdari Tabriz 19
9. Mizan Khorasan 14
10. Barij Esans 12
11. Novin Keshavarz 11
12. Aluminium 10
13. Manategh Naftkhiz 6
14. Kerman 3


Schedule
14th week - 15 January
15th - 18 Jan
16th - 22 Jan
17th - 25 Jan
18th - 29 Jan
19th - 1 Febuary
20th - 5 Feb
21st - 8 Feb
22nd - 12 Feb
23rd - 15 Feb
24th - 19 Feb
25th - 22 Feb
26th - 26 Feb

14th week, 15th January :
Keshavarz - Kerman 3-2 (-24, 19, 19, -22, 13)
Havosh - Paykan 3-2 (-18, -21, 18, 18, 9 )
Barij - Urmia 3-1 (27, 17, -17, 19 )
Kaleh - Tabriz 3-1 (-19, 16, 15, 19 )
Mizan - Saipa 1-3 (-13, -20, 15, -19 )
Pishgaman - Giti Pasand 3-1 (23, 18, -24, 17 )
Naft - Aluminium 0-3 (-15, -20, -19 )


15th week, 18th January :
Paykan - Kerman 3-0 (19, 26, 25 )
Havosh - Kaleh 3-2 (-19, -14, 20, 24, 14 )
Tabriz - Mizan 3-1 (23, -20, 22, 18 )
Giti Pasand - Urmia 0-3 (-17, -22, -17 )
Keshavarz - Barij 1-3 (-22, -29, 18, -22 )
Saipa - Naft 3-0 (14, 16, 20 )
Aluminium - Pishgaman 0-3 (-19, -20, -16 )


16th week, 22nd January :
Postponed


17th week, 25th January :
Barij - Paykan 1-3 (-26, -19, 25, -21 )
Kaleh - Mizan 3-1 (22, -23, 17, 17 )
Kerman - Giti Pasand 1-3 (33, -23, -17, -23 )
Aluminium - Keshavarz 1-3 (-22, -18, 24, -23 )
Havosh - Naft 3-1 (16, 23, -21, 21 )
Tabriz - Pishgaman 2-3 (-27, 14, 21, -22, -11 )
Saipa - Urmia 3-2 (-17, 20, -19, 20, 12 )


18th week, 29th January :
Keshavarz - Saipa 3-2 (-18, -10, 19, 31, 17)
Paykan - Mizan 3-1 (15, -23, 17, 14 )
Giti Pasand - Barij 2-3 (-27, 20, -22, 20, -11 )
Aluminium - Kerman 1-3 (-21, -19, 26, -18 )
Pishgaman - Havosh 3-1 (16, -22, 17, 26 )
Naft - Kaleh 0-3 (-20, -20, -13 )
Urmia - Tabriz 3-0 (28, 19, 23 )


19th week, 1st February :
Tabriz - Keshavarz 3-0 (19, 21, 23 )
Paykan - Giti Pasand 3-1 (21, 18, -23, 23 )
Mizan - Naft 3-0 (22, 10, 26 )
Barij - Aluminuim 3-0 (20, 28, 20 )
Kaleh - Pishgaman 3-0 (19, 23, 21 )
Kerman - Saipa 0-3 (-17, -20, -14 )
Havosh - Urmia 3-0 (22, 16, 20 )


20th week, 5th February :
Keshavarz - Havosh 3-0 (26, 24, 18 )
Naft - Paykan 0-3 (-18, -16, -19 )
Giti Pasand - Aluminuim 3-0 (22, 17, 23 )
Pishgaman - Mizan 3-0 (22, 21, 21 )
Barij - Saipa 0-3 (-19, -23, -20 )
Urmia - Kaleh 2-3 (-21, -20, 17, 25, -9 )
Kerman - Tabriz 1-3 (-12, -16, 19, -20 )


21th week, 8th February :
Aluminuim - Paykan 2-3 (-13, -22, 20, 24, -13 )
Kaleh - Keshavarz 3-1 (14, 21, -26, 23 )
Naft - Pishgaman 2-3 (20, 22, -12, -16, -9 )
Saipa - Giti Pasand 3-0 (34, 20, 22 )
Mizan - Urmia 0-3 (-28, -17, -22 )
Tabriz - Barij 2-3 (25, 24, -19, -18, -13 )
Havosh - Kerman 3-1 (18, -22, 22, 15 )



Standings

1. Saipa 51
2. Paykan 51
3. Kaleh 48
4. Urmia 41
5. Havosh Gonbad 38
6. Pishgaman 36
7. Giti Pasand 34
8. Shahrdari Tabriz 30
9. Barij Esans 25
10. Novin Keshavarz 21
11. Mizan Khorasan 17
12. Aluminium 14
13. Kerman 7
14. Manategh Naftkhiz 7

22nd week, 12th February :

Keshavarz - Mizan 3-0 (25, 23, 23 )
Paykan - Pishgaman 3-2 (16, -21, -23, 24, 12 )
Urmia - Naft 3-0 (15, 20, 21 )
Barij - Havosh 3-2 (-22, 20, -22, 25, 8 )
Aluminium - Saipa 1-3 (-16, -16, 22, -22 )
Kerman - Kaleh 0-3 (-16, -17, -17 )
Tabriz - Giti Pasand 0-3 (-15, -20, -19 )


23rd week, 15th February :
Saipa - Paykan 3-0 (15, 16, 30 )
Tabriz - Aluminium 3-1 (25, -23, 23, 16 )
Giti Pasand - Havosh 3-0 (23, 25, 17 )
Mizan - Kerman 3-2 (17, 23, -21, -19, 9 )
Naft - Keshavarz 1-3 (23, -13, -23, -23 )
Kaleh - Barij 3-2 (23, 23, -21, -21, 11 )
Pishgaman - Urmia 1-3 (-22, 20, -16, -23 )


24th week, 19th February :
Saipa - Tabriz 3-0 (19, 23, 18 )
Giti Pasand - Kaleh 0-3 (-0, -0, -0 ) *
Kerman - Naft 3-1 (-19, 23, 19, 17 )
Barij - Mizan 3-0 (25, 21, 21 )
Havosh - Aluminium 1-3 (-20, -22, 9, -23 )
Urmia - Paykan 1-3 (-16, -23, 16, -14 )
Keshavarz - Pishgaman 2-3 (22, 19, -15, -24, -11 )

* This match was stopped in the 3rd set due to chaos in stadium. Kaleh awarded a 3-0 (25-0 25-0 25-0) win. ironically the same thing happened in the first leg !!!!


25th week, 22th February :
Paykan - Tabriz 3-1 (-17, 27, 16, 18 )
Aluminium - Kaleh 0-3 (-17, -23, -23 )
Pishgaman - Kerman 3-0 (19, 19, 16 )
Mizan - Giti Pasand 3-1 (18, 23, -14, 24 )
Naft - Barij 2-3 (21, -20, 17, -21, -10 )
Saipa - Havosh 3-2 (-21, 21, -22, 19, 10 )
Keshavarz - Urmia 1-3 (-17, 26, -20, -15 )


26th week, 26th February :
Paykan - Keshavarz 3-1 (-27, 24, 19, 13 )
Kerman - Urmia 1-3 (28, -21, -19, -24 )
Barij - Pishgaman 3-0 (21, 22, 17 )
Tabriz - Havosh 3-0 (21, 22, 21 )
Mizan - Aluminium 3-1 (-22, 21, 15, 19 )
Giti Pasand - Naft 3-0 (12, 16, 19 )
Kaleh - Saipa 2-3 (-22, 30, 13, -20, -11 )


16th week, 29th February : (originally scheduled for 22nd January)
Kaleh - Paykan 3-0 (18, 22, 19 )
Kerman - Barij 0-3 (-17, -20, -25 )
Naft - Tabriz 1-3 (17, -23, -21, -21 )
Pishgaman - Saipa 3-0 (17, 23, 20 )
Giti Pasand - Keshavarz 3-0 (18, 20, 21 )
Mizan - Havosh 1-3 (21, -18, -23, -22 )
Urmia - Aluminium / Cancelled due to security reasons

since the playoff round starts Sunday, the match between Urmia and Aluminium won't be replayed !!!

Final Standing

1- Saipa 23-3 64 (==> Semifinal)
2- Kaleh 22-4 63 (==> Semifinal)
3- Paykan 21-5 62 (==> Semifinal)
4- Urmia 16-9 53 (==> Semifinal)
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5- Giti Pasand 16-10 46
6- Pishgaman 16-10 45
7- Havosh Gonbad 13-13 43
8- Barij Esans 15-11 39
9- Shahrdari Tabriz 12-14 39
10- Novin Keshavarz 9-17 28
11- Mizan Khorasan 9-17 25
12- Aluminium 5-20 17
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13- Kerman 3-23 11 (relegated)
14- Manategh Naftkhiz 1-25 8 (relegated)

Giti Pasand with the core of Iran national team didn't even make the semifinal !!!

Semifinal, Match 1, 4th March :
Saipa - Shahrdari Urmia 3-2 (25-16, 26-28, 25-21, 24-26, 15-11 )
Kaleh - Paykan 2-3 (20-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 8-15 )


Semifinal, Match 2, 7th March :
Shahrdari Urmia - Saipa
Paykan - Kaleh

Mosi Toni Kovačević plays are regular in Urmia? How's he doing?

Quoted from "Kaziyski"

Mosi Toni Kovačević plays are regular in Urmia? How's he doing?

I can't judge his performance, I saw only a few matches of his team, Urmia is not from my city and I just can see them on TV. but yes he plays regularly, sometimes as starter, sometimes from the bench.

today they played their 2nd semifinal match and lost badly 3-0 at home in front of more than 6000 fans, I watched this match and Kovacevic played the whole match. (his reserve was absent today) the whole Urmia team, including Kovacevic, played bad and full of errors (maybe because they were under huge pressure). I can't judge by just one match but I know in general they were OK with his performances comparing to other imports.

Urmia team in 1st semifinal match against Saipa, Kovacevic is number 4

Semifinal, Match 2, 7th March :
Urmia - Saipa 0-3 (16-25, 18-25, 22-25 ) / Saipa wins the series 2-0
Paykan - Kaleh 1-3 (21-25, 25-21, 13-25, 20-25 )


Semifinal, Match 3, 11th March :
Kaleh - Paykan

Quoted from "mosi"

Quoted from "Kaziyski"

Mosi Toni Kovačević plays are regular in Urmia? How's he doing?

I can't judge his performance, I saw only a few matches of his team, Urmia is not from my city and I just can see them on TV. but yes he plays regularly, sometimes as starter, sometimes from the bench.

today they played their 2nd semifinal match and lost badly 3-0 at home in front of more than 6000 fans, I watched this match and Kovacevic played the whole match. (his reserve was absent today) the whole Urmia team, including Kovacevic, played bad and full of errors (maybe because they were under huge pressure). I can't judge by just one match but I know in general they were OK with his performances comparing to other imports.

Urmia team in 1st semifinal match against Saipa, Kovacevic is number 4

How Stanev, Simeonov and Bogdanov are doing in Saipa?

Quoted from "mosi"

Quoted from "Kaziyski"

Mosi Toni Kovačević plays are regular in Urmia? How's he doing?

I can't judge his performance, I saw only a few matches of his team, Urmia is not from my city and I just can see them on TV. but yes he plays regularly, sometimes as starter, sometimes from the bench.

today they played their 2nd semifinal match and lost badly 3-0 at home in front of more than 6000 fans, I watched this match and Kovacevic played the whole match. (his reserve was absent today) the whole Urmia team, including Kovacevic, played bad and full of errors (maybe because they were under huge pressure). I can't judge by just one match but I know in general they were OK with his performances comparing to other imports.

Urmia team in 1st semifinal match against Saipa, Kovacevic is number 4

Quoted from "raylight"

How Stanev, Simeonov and Bogdanov are doing in Saipa?

Bogdanov played the whole season as starter. Simeonov was bench player but their best player (Arash Kamalvand, 2011 Asian Champs MVP) got seriously injured and it made Simeonov a starter. both of them are important players for Saipa right now. but Stanev is always in bench and rarely plays.

Bogdanov and Simeonov in action

Quoted from "mosi"

Quoted from "raylight"

How Stanev, Simeonov and Bogdanov are doing in Saipa?

Bogdanov played the whole season as starter. Simeonov was bench player but their best player (Arash Kamalvand, 2011 Asian Champs MVP) got seriously injured and it made Simeonov a starter. both of them are important players for Saipa right now. but Stanev is always in bench and rarely plays.

Bogdanov and Simeonov in action

I don't follow the Iranian league much and I didn't know Stanev is a back-up setter. Thanks fo the info! I thought he finally gained some confidence now that his team made it to the final, but he turns out not be among the main contributors obviously. He's never been good enough for the NT level, so I was secretly hoping his time has finally come, especially now with the Bulgarian NT setters' crisis. Anyway, we will then watch some of the other guys during the summer.

Thank you, Mosi

I regularly watch games on Saipa
and I can say that Ivan Stanev is several classes
above Mehdi. Soalmostevery gamehebringssuccesstoSaipa,otherwise be at least 5th place. But as far as I know, Julio Velasco holds
all its national players to play in the Iranian volleyball league.Therefore Stanev not always holds, but it always pays to enter the match result.
He moved a lot of games by nearly 10 points difference in favor of the other team and take games..And the fans, and management see it, but nothingcan be done,because Mehdi is part from the National team .When Saipa lose in the result b , but this is almost every game, enter Stanev and take the match.

Semifinal, Match 3, 11th March :
Kaleh - Paykan 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-23 ) / Kaleh wins the series 2-1


Final, Best of 3
Match 1 / Karaj / 14th March
Match 2 / Amol / 17th March
Match 3 / Karaj / 19th March (if necessary)

It will be the 1st time in Iran Super League history (and 2nd time overall if we count all pre-SL leagues) that a team from outside of Tehran will win the league ! Even though many people still count Saipa as a Tehran team.

Paykan won the last 6 editions ! but that was a different "Paykan", with this roster nobody expected to even reach the semifinal. As for the final, Kaleh is stronger on paper but Saipa is more organized !

Quoted from "Mustafa"

I regularly watch games on Saipa
and I can say that Ivan Stanev is several classes
above Mehdi. Soalmostevery gamehebringssuccesstoSaipa,otherwise be at least 5th place. But as far as I know, Julio Velasco holds
all its national players to play in the Iranian volleyball league.Therefore Stanev not always holds, but it always pays to enter the match result.
He moved a lot of games by nearly 10 points difference in favor of the other team and take games..And the fans, and management see it, but nothingcan be done,because Mehdi is part from the National team .When Saipa lose in the result b , but this is almost every game, enter Stanev and take the match.

Thank you for the feedback, Mustafa

Final, Match 1, 14th March :
Saipa - Kaleh 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23 )


3rd/4th Playoff, Match 1, 14th March :
Paykan - Urmia 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 20-25, 21-25 )

Andrea Zorzi is in Iran and is sharing some very interesting things. [url]http://dal15al25.gazzetta.it/?s=zorzi+iran&submit.x=26&submit.y=19[/url]

Quoted from "rugby"

Andrea Zorzi is in Iran and is sharing some very interesting things. [url]http://dal15al25.gazzetta.it/?s=zorzi+iran&submit.x=26&submit.y=19[/url]

Not a word for Bulgarian players and he shows the picture of Bogdanov. Is it possible for him not to know that in Iran are playing foreign players?