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.
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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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History edit
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 Naft Abadan 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 edit
Domestic competitions edit
International competitions edit
- Winners (2): 2016, 2018
- Runners-up (3): 2014, 2017, 2019
Roster edit
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 | Ashkan Khalilinejad
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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 | Pouya Yakhchali
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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 | Mehdi Helichi
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SF | 1.93 |
| 23 | Sajjad Pazirofteh
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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 | Mohammad Hossein Zakeri
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SG | 1.85 |
| 24 |  Hrvoje Puljko
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SG | 1.93 |
| 01 | Adnan Shaverdi
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SF | 1.88 |
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Mehran Hatami
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| Assistant coach | Khezeyer Shaverdi
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| Assistant coach | Gholam Hossein Mahmoodian
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| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Mehrad Ghadirzadeh
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| Director | Amin Moavi
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Notable former players edit
References edit
- ^ "Petrochimi v Alvark Tokyo". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 July 2020.