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1997–98 Iranian Basketball League Division One

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ4593159 ↗
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The following is the final results of the Iran Division One 1997/1998 basketball season.

Participated teams

Group A

ABFA Shiraz

Dokhaniat Urmia

Fath Tehran

Foolad Mobarakeh Isfahan

Saina Kordestan

Sanat Naft Ahvaz

Zob Ahan Isfahan

Zoghalsang Kerman*

* Zoghalsang withdrew during the season.

Group B

Fajr Gorgan

Foolad Neishabour

Moghavemat Basij Shahrekord

Paykan Tehran

Petrochimi Bandar Imam

Rah Ahan Tehran

Sinjergaz Khorramabad

Tarbiat Badani Khorasan

The top 8 teams qualified for the 1st edition of Iran Super League.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 1998—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Iranian, Basketball and League can be independently traced.
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