Foolad Sirjan remain top of Iran league table

TEHRAN – Foolad Sirjan continued their winning streak at the Iran Volleyball Super League.

On Sunday, they beat Shahdab Yazd 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-22) in the Iran volleyball federation’s hall to remain top of the table.

Foolad Sirjan have won seven matches out of eight over the last eight weeks.

Iran Volleyball Super League resumed on Sunday in Tehran as a centralized venue after the league was postponed on Oct. 10 in order to limit the coronavirus spread.

The first half of the season will finish on Dec. 22.

The second half of the season phase was scheduled to be held in five weeks but the exact time of the matches will be announced after a meeting with the clubs’ representatives.

At the end of the preliminary round, eight teams will qualify for the final round. In this stage, the first team will take on the eighth-placed side, the second team play seventh-placed, the third-placed meet sixth-placed and the fourth-placed team take on the side lying fifth

The 31st edition of Iran volleyball league has brought a total of 14 teams together.

Matchweek 8

* Labaniyat Haraz Amol 3 – 0 Rahyab Melel Kordestan

* Foolad Sirjan 3 – 1 Shahdab Yazd

* Shahrdari Gonbad 3 – 0 Khatam Ardakan

* Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan 3 – 0 Azar Battery Urmia

* Shahrdari Urmia 3 – 0 Hoorsun Ramsar

* Saipa Tehran 3 – 0 Shahrdari Qazvin