Petrochimi Bandar Imam
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- Iran Super League 99 Asia Champions Cup 19 Basketball - Kampe 4
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Wikipedia - Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC
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 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.
Petrochimi Bandar Imam blev grundlagt i 2006. Holdet vandt sin første Premier League-titel i sæsonen 2013-2014. Holdet har også vundet to iranske pokaltitler, i 2015 og 2018.
Petrochimi Bandar Imam har deltaget i flere internationale konkurrencer, herunder FIBA Asia Champions Cup og ASEAN Basketball League. Holdet vandt ASEAN Basketball League-titlen i 2019.
Petrochimis hjemmebane er Shahid Fallahi Arena i Bandar Imam Khomeyni. Arenaen har en kapacitet på 5.000 tilskuere.
Petrochimi Bandar Imams nuværende cheftræner er Mehran Shahintab. Holdet har flere spillere på Irans landshold, herunder Hamed Haddadi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami og Arsalan Kazemi.