Mes Kerman Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional football team based in

Kerman Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in 221,389 households, ma ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

, in the 2005–06 season. They won their only domestic double in 2006–2007 season with the help of Mohammad Fakori. They have been relegated at the 2013–14 season. The team is named after and sponsored by Kerman's

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish ...

industries (Persian: مس romanized: mes). Mes Kerman F.C. is a football section of the multisport Sanat Mes Kerman Cultural and Athletic Club, who are best known for their success in the field of

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History

Establishment

Mes Kerman Football Club was formed on 2 March 1998 by Kerman's copper industry. The national Iranian copper industry had already formed a

football team A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-s ...

in Rasfanjan a year prior. They started playing in

Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division ( fa, ليگ دسته دوم ایران) is the third-highest football division overall in the Iranian football league system. Before 2001, the 2nd division league was the second-highest division in Iranian footba ...

and were promoted to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

in 2000.

Bijan Zolfagharnasab Bijan Zolfagharnasab ( fa, بیژن ذوالفقارنسب, born June 7, 1949 in Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager. He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepol ...

was appointed in 2000 as head coach of the club after the team was promoted to the Azadegan League.

Azadegan League (2000–2007)

They was promoted to the Azadegan League in 2000–01 season. In 2005–06 season under management of

Nader Dastneshan Nader Dastneshan ( fa, نادر دست نشان , 29 November 1959 – 16 April 2021) was an Iranian football player and coach. Early life Nader Dastneshan was born on 24 May 1960 in Shaahi, Mazandaran Province. His father Azerbaijani was from ...

, the club was promoted to the

IPL The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The lea ...

for the 2006–07 season.

Persian Gulf Cup (2007–2014)

They started the league in 2007 with

Farhad Kazemi Farhad Kazemi ( fa, فرهاد کاظمی; born 1 July 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach With many professional clubs in his résumé, Kazemi has established himself as one of the top coaches in a country which has many enthusiastic ...

and but he was replaced by

Amir Ghalenoei Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei ( fa, , born 21 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Gol Gohar Sirjan. He has been the most successful coach in the Iran Pro League and managed several clu ...

halfway through the season where they finished second in the second half of the season league.

Parviz Mazloomi Parviz Mazloomi ( fa, پرویز مظلومی, born 16 September 1954) is a former Iranian footballer who is the team manager of the Esteghlal. He played for Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi in the 1970s and 1980s. He also managed many clubs such ...

was appointed in 2008 as the head coach and the club was promoted to the

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

for the first time in their history by finishing third in the league. Mes surprisingly progressed to the last 16 and but got knocked out by fellow countrymen Zob Ahan. In that same season the club finished ninth in the league.

Return to Azadegan League

In the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, Mes finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the

with one matchday left. In the same season Mes reached the

2014 Hazfi Cup Final The 2014 Hazfi Cup Final was the 27th final since 1975. The match was between Mes Kerman and Tractor which Tractor won the match 1–0, with Saeid Daghighi scored in the 51st minute. Tractor qualified for the group stage of the 2015 AFC Champion ...

losing 1–0 to

Tractor Sazi Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

. On 27 April 2015 after a 0–0 draw against Aluminium Hormozgan, Mes Kerman secured a spot in the Persian Gulf Pro League promotion play-off. However, they lost to

Esteghlal Khuzestan Esteghlal Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال خوزستان, ''Bašgâh-e Futbâl-e Esteqlâl-e Xuzestân''), commonly known as Esteghlal Khuzestan, is an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Iran. The club ...

to miss the qualification. Riots ensued in the stadium afterwards as Mes fans set fires to the seats. In March 2016 Mes Kerman coach Begovic was replaced with

Akbar Misaghian Akbar Misaghian ( fa, اکبر میثاقیان, born May 21, 1953) is an Iranian retired football player and coach. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboumoslem. Playing career Club career He started his playing car ...

Colours and crest

From the foundation of the club, the home kit includes an orange shirt, white shorts, and white or black socks. White and black colours are also seen in the kit. The away kit of the club is usually dominated with a white background.

Stadium and facilities

The club currently plays its home games at Kerman's

Shahid Bahonar Stadium Shahid Bahonar Kerman Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium, located in central Kerman, Iran. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 15,430 people and was opened in 2007. Shahid Bahonar Stadium is home venue of Azad ...

, but the club recently announced plans to build its own football only stadium. Construction started on July 13, 2004 for the 15,000 capacity stadium.

Ownership

The owner of the Mes Kerman FC is National Mes Company, one of the most important companies in

. The company opened in 1940, and is based close to the city of Kerman.

Sponsorship

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Mes kerman since 2001. :

Continental record

Honours

: **Winners: 2005–06 **Runners-Up (1): 2021–22 * 2nd Division: **Winners (1): 1999–00 **Runners-Up (1): 1998–99 *

Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club ...

: **Runners-Up (1): 2013–14

Players

''As of 9 August, 2022''

First-team squad

''For recent transfers, see ''

List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022 This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2022 summer transfer window. Only moves from Persian Gulf Pro League are listed. The summer transfer window will begin on 13 June 2022 and closes at midnight on 31 August 2022. Players without ...

''.

Former players

''For details on former players, see :Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players.''

Club officials

Managers

* * = Caretaker manager

Current Coaching Staff

Chairpersons

Notes

External links

Player Statistics

Official

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Official club website
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