Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional

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team based in

Kerman Kerman (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kerman County), Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. History Kerman was founded as a def ...

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

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

, in the 2005–06 season. They won their only domestic double in 2006–2007 season. They were relegated in the 2013–14 season. The team is named after and sponsored by Kerman's

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industries (Persian: مس romanized: mes). Mes Kerman F.C. is a football section of the multisport Sanat Mes Kerman Cultural and Athletic Club.

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

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in Rasfanjan a year prior. They started playing in

Iran Football's 2nd Division Iranian football's 2nd division () is the third-highest football (soccer), football division overall in the Iranian football league system. Before 2001, the 2nd division league was the second-highest division in the national football league system ...

and were promoted to the

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

in 2000.

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

Azadegan League (2000–2007)

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

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, the club was promoted to the IPL for the 2006–07 season.

Persian Gulf Cup (2007–2014)

They started the league in 2007 with

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but he was replaced by

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

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

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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 losing 1–0 to

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. 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

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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

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Colours and crest

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 Bahonar Stadium, but the club 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.

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 (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...

: **Runners-Up (1): 2013–14

Players

''As of 18 February 2025''

First-team squad

Former players

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

Club officials

Managers

* * = Caretaker manager

Current Coaching Staff

Chairpersons

Handball

Notes

External links

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Player statistics
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