Editing Iranian paintball (section)

=== National league development ===

The [[2008 INPL season]] included events during Iranian year 1387, extending into March 2009.[5][10]

A ''Resalat'' report published on 26 May 2008 recorded eight teams at the opening Persian Gulf Cup event. Datis Tehran won, Pas Javan finished second and Giv Khorasan Razavi third.[5]

The second national professional league stage began in Mashhad on 28 August 2008, with 23 teams representing seven provinces.[11]

IRNA reported the opening of the fourth stage in Kish on 3 March 2009. Twenty teams participated at Stadium No. 2 of the Kish Olympic Sports Complex, with competition announced for 3–4 March. The report distinguished this domestic stage from the international Golden Palm tournament scheduled to follow it.[10]

The opening event of the [[2009 INPL season]] took place from 13 to 15 May 2009, as recorded in two surviving video descriptions.[12][13]

An account reproduced on pbhub in June 2010 reported Datis as the 2009 professional division's overall champion, followed by Persian Legend and Datis 2. It stated that Datis won every tournament that season.[14]