Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.

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'''Mes Kerman Football Club''' ({{langx|fa|باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان}}, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional [[association football|football]] team based in [[Kerman]], [[Iran]].

They were promoted to Iran's top league, the [[Iran Pro League]], in the 2005–06 season. They won their only domestic double in 2006–2007 season. They were relegated in the [[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14 season]]. The team is named after and sponsored by Kerman's [[copper]] industries (Persian: مس romanized: mes).

Mes Kerman F.C. is a football section of the [[multisport club|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 [[Mes Rafsanjan F.C.|football team]] in Rasfanjan a year prior. They started playing in [[Iran Football's 2nd Division]] and were promoted to the [[Azadegan League]] in 2000. [[Bijan Zolfagharnasab]] 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 [[Azadegan League|2000–01 season]]. In [[Azadegan League|2005–06 season]] under management of [[Nader Dastneshan]], the club was promoted to the [[Iran's Premier Football League|IPL]] for the [[Persian Gulf Cup (2006-2007)|2006–07]] season.

===Persian Gulf Cup (2007–2014)=== They started the league in 2007 with [[Farhad Kazemi]] but he was replaced by [[Amir Ghalenoei]] halfway through the season where they finished second in the second half of the season league. [[Parviz Mazloomi]] was appointed in 2008 as the head coach and the club was promoted to the [[AFC Champions League]] 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 F.C.|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 [[Azadegan League]] with one matchday left. In the same season Mes reached the [[2014 Hazfi Cup Final]] losing 1–0 to [[Tractor Sazi F.C.|Tractor Sazi]]. On 27 April 2015 after a 0–0 draw against [[Aluminium Hormozgan F.C.|Aluminium Hormozgan]], Mes Kerman secured a spot in the Persian Gulf Pro League promotion play-off. However, they lost to [[Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C.|Esteghlal Khuzestan]] 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]].

==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== {{Main|Shahid Bahonar Stadium}}

The club currently plays its home games at Kerman's [[Shahid Bahonar Stadium|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.<ref>{{cite web |script-title = fa:استادیوم صنعت مس از امروزساخته خواهد شد |url = http://www.cscci.ir/article233.html |publisher = Mes Kerman website news |access-date = 2006-07-13 |language = fa }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Ownership== The owner of the Mes Kerman FC is [[:fa:شرکت ملی صنایع مس ایران|National Mes Company]].

==Sponsorship== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |- |[[2007-08 Persian Gulf Cup|2007–08]] |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|IRN}} '''[[Merooj]]''' |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|IRN}} '''[[Mahan Air]]''' |- |[[2008-09 Persian Gulf Cup|2008–09]] |- |[[2009-10 Persian Gulf Cup|2009–10]] |- |[[2010-11 Persian Gulf Cup|2010–11]] |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Uhlsport]]''' |{{flagicon|IRN}} '''[http://www.yas.ir/ Yas Travel Agency]''' |- |[[2011-12 Persian Gulf Cup|2011–12]] |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|IRN}} '''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120101150023/http://www.rqb.ir/ Resalat Bank]'''' |- |[[2012-13 Persian Gulf Cup|2012–13]] |- |[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]] |{{flagicon|IRN}} '''Technic''' |}

==Season-by-season== The table below chronicles the achievements of Mes kerman since 2001.

:{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ![[Hazfi Cup]] ![[Asian Champions League|Asian Cup]] |- |align=center|[[Azadegan League 2001/02|2001–02]] |align=center|[[Azadegan League|Div 1]] |align=center|3rd |rowspan=5|''did not enter'' |rowspan=8|''did not qualify'' |- |align=center|[[Azadegan League 2002-03|2002–03]] |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|14th |- |align=center|[[Azadegan League 2003-04|2003–04]] |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|13th |- |align=center|[[Azadegan League|2004–05]] |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|5th |- |align=center|[[Azadegan League 2005-06|2005–06]] |align=center|Div 1 |align=center bgcolor=99FF66|1st |- |align=center|[[IPL 2006/07|2006–07]] |align=center|[[Iran Pro League|IPL]] |align=center|9th |align=center|1/18 Final |- |align=center|[[IPL 2007/08|2007–08]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|10th |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|[[IPL 2008/09|2008–09]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|3rd |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|[[Persian Gulf Cup 2009-10|2009–10]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|9th |align=center|Quarter Final |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|[[Persian Gulf Cup 2010-11|2010–11]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|7th |align=center|1/16 Final |rowspan=5|''did not qualify'' |- |align=center|[[Persian Gulf Cup 2011-12|2011–12]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|9th |align=center|Semi Final |- |align=center|[[2012–13 Iran Pro League|2012–13]] |align=center|IPL |align=center|6th |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|[[2013–14 Iran Pro League|2013–14]] |align=center|IPL |align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|16th |align=center bgcolor=Silver|Final |- |align=center|[[2014–15 Azadegan League|2014–15]] |align=center|Div 1 |align=center |2nd |align=center |3rd Round |}

{| class="wikitable" |bgcolor=Silver|Final |bgcolor=99FF66|Promoted |bgcolor=FFCCCC|Relegated |}

==Continental record== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |rowspan="4"|2010 |rowspan="4"|[[2010 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] |rowspan="3"|[[2010 AFC Champions League#Group D|Group D]] |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Al-Ahli]] |style="background:#dfd;"|4–2 |style="background:#fdd;"|2–1 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2nd |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] |style="background:#dfd;"|3–1 |style="background:#fdd;"|3–1 |- |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] |style="background:#dfd;"|3–1 |style="background"#fdd;"|4–1 |- |rowspan="1"|[[2010 AFC Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]] |colspan="3" style="background:#fdd;"|{{center| 1–0 }} |}

==Honours== *'''[[Azadegan League]]''': **'''Winners''': [[2005–06 Azadegan League|2005–06]] **Runners-Up (1): [[2021–22 Azadegan League|2021–22]] *'''[[Iran Football's 2nd Division|2nd Division]]''': **'''Winners (1)''': 1999–00 **Runners-Up (1): 1998–99 *'''[[Hazfi Cup]]''': **Runners-Up (1): [[2013–14 Hazfi Cup|2013–14]]

==Players==

''As of 18 February 2025''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ffiri.ir/club/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1/101/%D9%85%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86/10016/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-07-29 |archive-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804085116/http://www.ffiri.ir/club/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B1/101/%D9%85%D8%B3-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86/10016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===First-team squad=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=IRN|pos=GK|name=[[Iman Sadeghi]]}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=[[Mehdi Kiani (footballer, born 1987)|Mehdi Kiani]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Amirhossein Behzadi}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Majid Behrouzi}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=[[Farzad Jafari]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Alireza Rahmati}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=[[Morteza Aghakhan]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=[[Mohammad Ghaseminejad]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Abbas Zeraatkar}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=IRN|pos=GK|name=Mir Rasoul Hosseini}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Arman Mehdipour}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=Aref Zeynali}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Ali Vaziri Panah}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Amirhossein Baniasad}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=IRN|pos=GK|name=Hamidreza Ghasemi}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=[[Vahid Namdari]]}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Mohammadreza Amirzadeh}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Ali Tahami}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Amirhossein Zangiabadi}} {{Fs player|no=69|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=Mohammad Saleh Mohammadi}} {{Fs player|no=70|nat=IRN|pos=GK|name=Amirhossein Birjandi}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Abolfazl Nazari}} {{Fs player|no=79|nat=IRN|pos=FW|name=Mohammadali Abadipishe}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=[[Atabak Zarei]]}} {{Fs player|no=81|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=Rasoul Manochehri}} {{Fs player|no=86|nat=IRN|pos=MF|name=Ahmad Nasiri}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=IRN|pos=DF|name=Amirhossein Asgari}} {{Fs end}}

===Former players=== ''For details on former players, see [[:Category:Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players]].''

==Club officials==

===Managers===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Name !Nat !From !To |- |align=left|[[Bijan Zolfagharnasab]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2000 |align=left|July 2002 |- |align=left|[[Mehdi Mohammadi (football manager)|Mehdi Mohammadi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2002 |align=left|Jan 2006 |- |align=left|[[Nader Dastneshan]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Jan 2006 |align=left|Feb 2007 |- |align=left|[[Farhad Kazemi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Feb 2007 |align=left|Jan 2008 |- |align=left|[[Amir Ghalenoei]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Jan 2008 |align=left|June 2008 |- |align=left|[[Parviz Mazloomi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|June 2008 |align=left|Nov 2009 |- |align=left|[[Mehdi Mohammadi (football manager)|Mehdi Mohammadi]] * |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Nov 2009 |align=left|Dec 2009 |- |align=left|[[Luka Bonačić]] |align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|Dec 2009 |align=left|June 2010 |- |align=left|[[Samad Marfavi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2010 |align=left|Aug 2011 |- |align=left|[[Flemming Serritslev]] * |align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} |align=left|July 2011 |align=left|Aug 2011 |- |align=left|[[Miroslav Blažević]] |align=left|{{flagicon|Bosnia}} |align=left|Aug 2011 |align=left|Feb 2012 |- |align=left|[[Ebrahim Ghasempour]] |align=left|{{flagicon|Iran}} |align=left|Feb 2012 |align=left|Jan 2013 |- |align=left|[[Luka Bonačić]] |align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|Jan 2013<ref>{{cite web |script-title = fa:لوکا بوناچیچ سرمربی مس کرمان شد |url = http://football.ir/news/iran/1391/10/luka-mes-1131179.html |publisher = football.ir |access-date = 2012-12-27 |language = fa |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131216182732/http://football.ir/news/iran/1391/10/luka-mes-1131179.html |archive-date = 2013-12-16 |url-status = dead }}</ref> |align=left|June 2013 |- |align=left|[[Mahmoud Yavari]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2013 |align=left|Sept 2013 |- |align=left|[[Parviz Mazloomi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Sept 2013 |align=left|Jan 2014 |- |align=left|[[Luka Bonačić]] |align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|Jan 2014 |align=left|Nov 2014 |- |align=left|[[Akbar Misaghian]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Nov 2014 |align=left|June 2015 |- |align=left|[[Vinko Begovic]] |align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|June 2015 |align=left|June 2016 |- |align=left|[[Mansour Ebrahimzadeh]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|June 2016 |align=left|July 2017 |- |align=left|[[Darko Dražić]] |align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|July 2017 |align=left|June 2018 |- |align=left|[[Nader Dastneshan]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2018 |align=left|Feb 2019 |- |align=left|[[Farzad Hosseinkhani]] * |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Feb 2019 |align=left|Jul 2019 |- |align=left|[[Mojtaba Hosseini]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|July 2019 |align=left|Aug 2020 |- |align=left|[[Reza Mohajeri]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|Aug 2020 |align=left|June 2021 |- |align=left|[[Farhad Kazemi]] |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} |align=left|June 2021 |align=left|Present |- |} * * = Caretaker manager

====Current Coaching Staff==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name |- |Head coach || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Akbar Mohammadi Argi]] |- |Assistant coach || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Vahid Fazeli]] {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iman Alemi]] |- | Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Abbas Mohammadi]] |- |Analyzer || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Miaad Ghasemzadeh]] |- |Doctor || {{flagicon|IRN}} |- |Team Director || {{flagicon|IRN}} Javad Yazdpour |}

===Chairpersons=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |- !Chairperson !Tenure |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Mahmoud Mostaghimi |{{center|March 1998 – March 2000}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Abdolreza Tajalli |{{center|March 2000 – January 2002}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Abolhassan Mahdavi |{{center|January 2002 – March 2002}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Akbar Iranmanesh |{{center|March 2002 – July 2003}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Hamid Niknafs |{{center|July 2003 – July 2007}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Abdolreza Borhaninezhad |{{center|July 2007 – November 2007}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Ahmad Asadi |{{center|November 2007 – December 2007}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Fathollah Nejadzamani |{{center|December 2007 – August 2011}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Hamid Haj Esmaeli |{{center|August 2011 – September 2011}} |- |{{flagicon|Iran}} Akbar Iranmanesh |{{center|September 2011–''Present''}} |}

===Handball===

==Notes== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Sanat Mes Kerman FC}} * {{official website|http://www.fcmes.com/}} {{in lang|fa}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140815203451/http://www.persianleague.com/index.php/teams/teams?sid=18&id=48&view=team Player statistics] (archived 15 August 2014)

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