Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
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| Leagues | Iranian Super League | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Arena | Andisheh Arena | ||
| Location | Mahshahr, Iran | ||
| President | Amin Moavi | ||
| Head coach | Farzad Kouhian | ||
| Championships | 1 FIBA Asian Cup 2 West Asian Cup 4 Iranian Championships | ||
| Website | – | ||
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Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club (Persian: تیم بسكتبال پتروشیمی بندر امام, Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Mahshahr, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super League. 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 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 in the final. In the same year, Petro finished in third place in the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
In 2018, Petrochimi won the FIBA Asia Champions Cup and was crowned champions of Asia. The team beat Alvark Tokyo 68–64 in the final, behind 28 points by Meisam Mirzaei.[1]
Honours[]
Domestic competitions[]
International competitions[]
- Winners (2): 2016, 2018
- Runners-up (3): 2014, 2017, 2019
Roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 8 |  Behnam Yakhchali
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SG | 1.92 |
| 88 |
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SF | 1.93 |
| 30 | Navid Rezaeifar
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SG | 1.94 |
| 7 | Farid Aslani
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PG | 1.83 |
| 5 |
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SG | 1.85 |
| 7 | Sajjad Mashayekhi
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PG | 1.80 |
| 14 | Arsalan Kazemi
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PF | 2.01 |
| 12 | Asghar Kardoust
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C | 2.12 |
| 11 |
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SF | 1.93 |
| 23 |
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PF | 2.01 |
| 21 | Rouzbeh Arghavan
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C | 2.14 |
| 04 | Meisam Mirzaei
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C | 2.08 |
| 20 |
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SG | 1.85 |
| 24 | 
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SG | 1.93 |
| 01 |
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SF | 1.88 |
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Mehran Hatami
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Notable former players[]
References[]
- ^ "Petrochimi v Alvark Tokyo". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Iran
- Sport in Khuzestan Province
- Basketball teams established in 2002