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Iranian association football club based in Isfahan

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Football club

Sepahan S.C. Full name Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club Nicknames Yellow Storm of Asia Yellow Lions of Isfahan Short name Sepahan Founded 5 October 1953; 72 years ago (1953-10-05) Ground Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium Capacity 76,000 Owner Mobarakeh Steel Company President Ahmad Yousefzade Manager Moharram Navidkia League Persian Gulf Pro League 2024–25 Persian Gulf Pro League, 2nd Website www.sepahansc.com Home colours Away colours Third colours Current season

**Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): باشگاه فولاد مبارکه سپاهان, *Bâšgâh-e Farhangi-Varzeši-ye Fulâd-e Mobârake-ye Sepâhân*), commonly known as **Sepahan**, is an Iranian [sports club](/source/Sports_club) based in [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan). It is best known for their [football](/source/Association_football) section[1] that play in the [Persian Gulf Pro League](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League), the highest tier of [Iranian football league system](/source/Iranian_football_league_system).

In the [2002–03 season](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Iran_Pro_League), Sepahan ended the total dominance of two Tehran-based clubs, [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.) and [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.), to win the Pro League. They are also the first Iranian club to win three consecutive league titles, reach the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) final in [2007](/source/2007_AFC_Champions_League) and qualify for the [2007 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2007_FIFA_Club_World_Cup), becoming the first-ever Iranian representative to the tournament. To date, they have won five league titles and five [Hazfi Cups](/source/Hazfi_Cup), becoming one of the most successful football clubs in Iran.

## Club history

### Before the revolution

Shahin Isfahan Club

In 1953, with the help of [Iran national football team](/source/Iran_national_football_team) player Mahmoud Hariri the [Shahin Isfahan](/source/Shahin_F.C.) football club was created. This club was one of the teams attached to the more popular and successful [Shahin F.C.](/source/Shahin_F.C.) of [Tehran](/source/Tehran). In 1963, Shahin as the representative of [Isfahan Province](/source/Isfahan_Province) became champions of Iran after a 1–1 draw against *Tehran XI*. In 1967, due to the problems that arose in the [Shahin F.C.](/source/Shahin_F.C.) organization in Tehran, the [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan_(city)) branch was forced to cease operations. The club changed its name to Sepahan. The club participated in the [Takht Jamshid Cup](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup) league from [1974](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_Takht_Jamshid_Cup) to [1978](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_Takht_Jamshid_Cup). In the club's first season in the Takht Jamshid Cup they finished in 10th place ahead of city rivals [Zob Ahan](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.).

### Post Revolution

After the [Revolution](/source/Iranian_Revolution), they played in the local Isfahan leagues for many years until 1993. That year the club was purchased by the Siman-e-Sepahan (Sepahan Cement) factory of Isfahan. It participated in the [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League) until the year 2000, when [Foolad Mobarekeh](/source/Foolad_Mobarekeh) ([Steel](/source/Steel) Mill of Mobarekeh [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan)) bought the team from the Siman factory. The team now plays under the name of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan, and has support from the club board.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### Success years

The club was able to demonstrate its worth when it captured the league title in the [2002–03](/source/IPL_2002%2F03) season of the [IPL](/source/Iran_Pro_League), and qualified for the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) tournament with [Farhad Kazemi](/source/Farhad_Kazemi). It also won the [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) in 2004 and was able to qualify for another season of the ACL competition, though the club did not have much success in the continental tournaments of [ACL 2004](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2004) and [2005](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2005).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Sepahan in a match against Homa during [1975–76 season](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Takht_Jamshid_Cup)

With [Luka Bonačić](/source/Luka_Bona%C4%8Di%C4%87), Sepahan was able to once again win the Hazfi Cup on 22 September 2006. With this win, they gained Iran's final and second spot in the [AFC Champions League 2007](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2007). They were impressive in continental stage as they finished top of their group and defeated [Kawasaki Frontale](/source/Kawasaki_Frontale) of Japan and [Al Wahda](/source/Al-Wahda_Club_(Abu_Dhabi)) of the [UAE](/source/UAE) to reach the final of the newly established continental tournament for the first time. Although they lost the final to [Urawa Red Diamonds](/source/Urawa_Red_Diamonds) on aggregate, by reaching the final, Sepahan became the first Iranian club to qualify for the [FIFA Club World Cup](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In the opening match of the [FIFA Club World Cup 2007](/source/FIFA_Club_World_Cup_2007), Sepahan defeated [Waitakere United](/source/Waitakere_United) of New Zealand to reach the quarter-final where they met [Urawa Red Diamonds](/source/Urawa_Red_Diamonds) for a spot in the semifinal match against [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan). Urawa Reds managed to defeat Sepahan for the second time in just one month, reaching the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

By winning the [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) once again in 2007, Sepahan also qualified for the [AFC Champions League 2008](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2008), but could not repeat their success of [2007](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2007).

Sepahan has qualified for the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) for the third consecutive time in [2009](/source/AFC_Champions_League_2009), coming as the Runners-up in [Persian Gulf Cup 2007-08](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2007-08). Sepahan lost the title by only one point to [Persepolis F.C.](/source/Persepolis_F.C.), who beat them 2–1 in the last match of the season with a winner six minutes into second half injury time. They tried to improve the team by sacking the Brazilian coach Viera and replacing him with the German coach Firat but they had a difficult season where they could not win anything in the 2008–09 season and changed the coach three times.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In the next season Sepahan hired Turkish and former [Iran](/source/Team_Melli)'s assistant coach [Engin Firat](/source/Engin_Firat), but he was fired after getting poor result in the league, and Hossein Charkhabi who was [Sepahan Novin](/source/Sepahan_Novin_F.C.) head coach at that time replaced Firat. Despite getting good result with the team Charkahbi was replaced once again with [Farhad Kazemi](/source/Farhad_Kazemi) who won the league title with Sepahan in the [2002–03](/source/Iran_Pro_League_2002-03) season. Finally Sepahan finished 4th in the league and qualified for the [2010 AFC Champions League](/source/2010_AFC_Champions_League) Group stage. In the next season the club hired former Iran and [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.) head coach [Amir Ghalenoei](/source/Amir_Ghalenoei), at the helm of Sepahan's [2010 Season](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2009-10), the club sealed a championship title two weeks before the end of the season with a 2–2 tie against [F.C. Aboomoslem](/source/F.C._Aboomoslem).[2]

In the [2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Persian_Gulf_Cup), Sepahan dominated the league after a slow start and practically won the title two weeks before the season end. They also advanced to the knock out stage of the ACL competition, after finishing on top of the table in the group stage. Their group was arguably the group of death, consisting of Al-Hilal, Al Gharafa and Al-Jazira. They won their third championship and became the most successful team in [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

#### Kranjčar Era

They also repeated their league title in [2011–12 season](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Iran_Pro_League), this time with Croatian manager, [Zlatko Kranjčar](/source/Zlatko_Kranj%C4%8Dar). Sepahan also made it to the quarter-finals of [2012 AFC Champions League](/source/2012_AFC_Champions_League) after defeating the fellow Iranian club [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2013 however, Sepahan was placed in Group C of the [2013 AFC Champions League](/source/2013_AFC_Champions_League) and was unable to get past the [2013 AFC Champions League group stage](/source/2013_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage). Being placed in the same group as [Al-Gharafa Sports Club](/source/Al-Gharafa_Sports_Club) of Qatar, [Al-Ahli SC](/source/Al-Ahli_SC_(Jeddah)) of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates' [Al Nasr SC](/source/Al_Nasr_SC_(Dubai)), they could not qualify as one of the top two teams of their group. Sepahan started the [2013 AFC Champions League](/source/2013_AFC_Champions_League) with a great win at home against [Al Nasr SC](/source/Al_Nasr_SC_(Dubai)), however heading for an away game against [Al-Gharafa Sports Club](/source/Al-Gharafa_Sports_Club) in Qatar, Sepahan only returned home humiliated by the Qatari team in a 3–1 lost game. That was not the end of Sepahan's poor performance in the AFC Champions League. About three weeks after their loss in Qatar, Sepahan hosted [Al-Ahli SC](/source/Al-Ahli_SC_(Jeddah)) at [Foolad Shahr Stadium](/source/Foolad_Shahr_Stadium), losing poorly once again but this time with a score of 4–2. Sepahan still had a chance after those two losses, but all hopes were lost once they lost in front of the Saudi giants again, this time with a score of 4–1 thus having them bid farewell to the 2013 AFC Champions League.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Sepahan players celebrating their fifth league title in 2015

In the [2013–14 Iran Pro League](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Iran_Pro_League) season, Sepahan finished 4th, thus missing out on the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) for the first time in five years. At the end of the season, [Croatian](/source/Croatia) manager [Zlatko Kranjčar](/source/Zlatko_Kranj%C4%8Dar) announced that he would not be returning for the 2014–2015 season. Sepahan also struggled in the Champions League as well, failing to make it past the group stage with a 1–0 loss to [Al Hilal](/source/Al_Hilal_SFC) on the final match day. After originally announcing he was leaving the club, Sepahan announced that they had extended the contract of Kranjčar for another season.

#### Faraki years

Sepahan started the [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Iran_Pro_League) season with three wins in a row. However, Sepahan did not win their next four matches. Kranjčar resigned on 8 September 2014 and was replaced with former [Foolad](/source/Foolad_F.C.) manager [Hossein Faraki](/source/Hossein_Faraki).

On 15 May 2015, with a 2–0 Sepahan victory over [Saipa](/source/Saipa_F.C.) and [Tractor](/source/Tractor_S.C.) drawing 3–3 with [Naft Tehran](/source/Naft_Tehran_F.C.), Sepahan won their fifth league title with a one-point margin over runner up Tractor. With the league victory, Sepahan returned to the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) after a one-year absence.

On 12 November 2015 [Hossein Faraki](/source/Hossein_Faraki) left Sepahan for personal problems. Faraki left by saying "Things just don't seem to be working out for me and I decided to quit my job in the team, I have nothing more to say because I think Sepahan needs concentration at the moment since they will play in Iran's Hazfi Cup on Thursday,"[3][4]

### Štimac and Veisi years

After [Hossein Faraki](/source/Hossein_Faraki)'s resignation, the club signed former [Croatia](/source/Croatia_national_football_team) national team manager [Igor Štimac](/source/Igor_%C5%A0timac). Igor Štimac won his first game against [Naft Tehran](/source/Naft_Tehran_F.C.), but after not winning a game in 10 weeks made the situations harder for Sepahan. Sepahan got knocked out of the [Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup) by their rivals, [Zob Ahan](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.) in penalties at the semi-final. Sepahan also went out of the [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) after losing five times in the first round. Igor Štimac resigned as Sepahan head coach on 20 April 2016, after a run of unsuccessful results which led the league champions Sepahan to end up in 11th place and out of both season's cups, Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League.

Before the start of the 2016–17 season, [Abdollah Veisi](/source/Abdollah_Veisi) who had led [Esteghlal Khuzestan](/source/Esteghlal_Khuzestan_F.C.) to the league title, was announced as the new manager of Sepahan but sepahans poor results continued so they announced [Zlatko Kranjčar](/source/Zlatko_Kranj%C4%8Dar) as their new manager. Sepahan finished the season in the 5th place.

## Reserve team

Sepahan is also one of the clubs in Iranian football to have a senior reserve team, [Foolad Sepahan Novin F.C.](/source/Foolad_Sepahan_Novin_F.C.), that as of the 2007/08 season, participates in [3rd Division](/source/Iran_Football's_3rd_Division) and the Hazfi Cup. The reserve team was promoted to the [Iran Pro League](/source/Iran_Pro_League) from the [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League), but was not allowed to participate due to Fifa's regulations about two teams from the same club playing in the same league.

## Crest and colours

The team's primary color is yellow, but it has undergone changes throughout history. [Sepahan](/source/Sepahan_L.F.C.) has also used blue or red at times during the [league](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League).

[Sepahan](/source/Sepahan_L.F.C.)'s emblem, logo, or logotype has undergone changes throughout the club's history. The club's first emblem, when it was called Shahin Isfahan, was similar to the emblem of Shahin Tehran.

Sepahan's Logo (2000-2006)

Current club logo Since 2006 (Folad Mobarakeh Sepahan)

## Rivalries

### Isfahan Derby

Main article: [Esfahan derby](/source/Esfahan_derby)

The **[Nagsh-e Jahan derby](/source/Esfahan_derby)** is a [football](/source/Association_football) match played annually in [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan), [Iran](/source/Iran), between the two rival professional teams of the city: [Zob Ahan F.C.](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.) and Sepahan. [Naqsh-e Jahan](/source/Naqsh-e_Jahan) is an important square in old centrum of [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan). The competition is one of the most popular annual football events in Iran.[5] The Isfahan derby goes back to the 1970s, when [Zob Ahan F.C.](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.) and Sepahan F.C. faced each other in [Takht Jamshid Cup](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup) seasons ([1974/75](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup_1974%E2%80%9375), [1975/76](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup_1975%E2%80%9376), [1976/77](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup_1976%E2%80%9377), [1977/78](/source/Takht_Jamshid_Cup_1977%E2%80%9378)). Their rivalry resumed in the 1990s when they faced each other in [Azadegan League](/source/Azadegan_League) seasons ([1993/94](/source/Azadegan_League_1993%E2%80%9394), [1996/97](/source/Azadegan_League_1996%E2%80%9397), [1997/98](/source/Azadegan_League_1997%E2%80%9398)) and from then on the two met each other twice a year.

### Tehran rivalries

Main articles: [Esteghlal–Sepahan rivalry](/source/Esteghlal%E2%80%93Sepahan_rivalry) and [Persepolis–Sepahan rivalry](/source/Persepolis%E2%80%93Sepahan_rivalry)

[Esteghlal–Sepahan](/source/Esteghlal%E2%80%93Sepahan_rivalry) and [Persepolis–Sepahan](/source/Persepolis%E2%80%93Sepahan_rivalry) rivalries are the two important Iran Football Rivalries played between Sepahan and two [Tehran](/source/Tehran) based football clubs: [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.) and [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.).

## FIFA Club World Cup

One of the most important titles of Sepahan football club, which makes this club a special club in Iranian football, is the participation in the Club World Cup in [2007](/source/2007_FIFA_Club_World_Cup). For the people of Isfahan and those interested in football, especially the fans of Sepahan and of course Iranian football, the second day of November is undoubtedly a reminder of the name of Sepahan. On the day when the club was born, Sepahan's name was placed next to big teams such as AC Milan of Italy, Boca Juniors of Argentina, Pachuca of Mexico, Whiteacres United of New Zealand, Tunisian ES Sahel and Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. Until today, Sepahan is the first and last representative of Iranian football who has hoisted the Iranian flag in the Club World Cup.

## Partnerships

The general secretary of [Ahed](/source/Al_Ahed_FC) (*left*) and the president of Sepahan (*right*) in 2009

On 28 January 2009, Sepahan and [Lebanese](/source/Lebanon) club [Ahed](/source/Al_Ahed_FC) signed an informal partnership deal.[6] The partnership was made official on 8 March 2021, involving training camps and friendly games between the two sides.[7]

## Stadium

Sepahan female fans entered the stadiums for the first time after [1979 ban](/source/Iranian_Revolution) in 2024.

The [Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium](/source/Naghsh-e-Jahan_Stadium) is a [multi-purpose stadium](/source/Multi-purpose_stadium) in [Isfahan](/source/Isfahan_(city)), Iran that is home ground of Sepahan. It is currently used for football matches. The stadium was built in 2003 and holds 45,000 in a three-tier configuration. The first phase finished in 2003 and they have decided to finish the second phase which is the first floor of the stadium. It was started in 2007 and was meant to be finished by 2008, but construction continued until summer 2016. The final capacity of the stadium will be 76,000. Sepahan's second home ground is [Foolad Shahr Stadium](/source/Foolad_Shahr_Stadium) that is the home ground of [Zob Ahan](/source/Zob_Ahan_F.C.) too. Some of Sepahan's matches are held in that stadium.

In 2024, female supporters of the club watched the team's match in stadium for the first time after the 1979 ban.[8]

## Season-by-season

*For details on seasons, see [List of Sepahan F.C. seasons](/source/List_of_Sepahan_F.C._seasons)*

- Season Div. Pos. Hazfi Cup Asia 2001–02 IPL 9th Semi-Final - - 2002–03 Champions Semi-Final - - 2003–04 6th Champions ACL Group stage 2004–05 10th 1/8 Final ACL Group stage 2005–06 7th Champions - - 2006–07 5th Champions ACL Runner Up 2007–08 2nd Quarter-Final ACL Group stage 2008–09 4th 1/8 Final ACL Group stage 2009–10 Champions 1/8 Final ACL Group stage 2010–11 Champions Quarter-Final ACL Quarter-Final 2011–12 Champions Round of 32 ACL Quarter-Final 2012–13 3rd Champions ACL Group stage 2013–14 4th Round of 32 ACL Group stage 2014–15 Champions Round of 32 - - 2015–16 11th Semi-Final ACL Group stage 2016–17 5th Semi-Final - - 2017–18 14th Round of 32 - - 2018–19 2nd Semi-Final - - 2019–20 5th Quarter-Final ACL Group stage 2020–21 2nd Quarter-Final - - 2021–22 3rd Round of 16 ACL Group Stage 2022–23 2nd Round of 16 ACL Round of 16 2023–24 3rd Champions - - 2024–25 ACLE ACL2 Prem. Round 1 Group stage 2025–26

## Honours

### Domestic

#### League

- **[Persian Gulf Pro League](/source/Persian_Gulf_Pro_League)** - **Winners (5):** [2002–03](/source/IPL_2002%2F03), [2009–10](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2009-10), [2010–11](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2010-11), [2011–12](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2011-12), [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Iran_Pro_League) - Runners-up (5): [2007–08](/source/Persian_Gulf_Cup_2007-08), [2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Iran_Pro_League), [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Iran_Pro_League), [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Persian_Gulf_Pro_League), [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Iran_Pro_League)

- **[2nd Division](/source/League_2_(Iran))** - **Winner (1):** [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_Iran_2nd_Division)

#### Cup

- **[Hazfi Cup](/source/Hazfi_Cup)** - **Winners (5):** [2003–04](/source/Hazfi_Cup_2003-04), [2005–06](/source/Hazfi_Cup_2005-06), [2006–07](/source/Hazfi_Cup_2006-07), [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Hazfi_Cup), [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Hazfi_Cup)

- **[Iranian Super Cup](/source/Iranian_Super_Cup)** - **Winners (1):** 2024

### Continental

- **[AFC Champions League Elite](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Elite)** - Runners-up (1): [2007](/source/2007_AFC_Champions_League)

## Players

### First-team squad

- *As of 2 February 2026*

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IRN Mohammad Reza Akhbari 2 DF IRN Hadi Mohammadi 6 MF IRN Aref Haji Eydi 7 FW IRN Mehdi Limouchi 8 MF IRN Mohammad Karimi INJ (Vice Captain) 9 FW IRN Kaveh Rezaei (3rd Captain) 10 MF POR Ricardo Alves 14 DF IRN Aria Yousefi U25 17 MF IRN Mohammad Askari U21 18 DF IRN Milad Zakipour 19 MF IRN Omid Noorafkan (4th Captain) 20 FW IRN Majid Aliyari 21 GK IRN Hossein Hosseini No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW FRA Enzo Crivelli 23 MF ESP Iván Sánchez 24 MF IRN Ali Karimi 28 DF IRN Ehsan Hajsafi (Captain) 30 DF GEO Giorgi Gvelesiani 32 MF IRN Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi (on loan from Kalba) 55 DF IRN Amin Hazbavi U23 58 DF IRN Mohammad Daneshgar 66 DF TJK Vahdat Hanonov 70 FW IRN Ali Khodadadi 79 MF IRN Mohammad Mehdi Lotfi 88 MF IRN Arash Rezavand

### Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF IRN Mohammad Reza Bordbar U21 33 GK IRN Amir Mehdi Maghsoudi U19 77 GK IRN Seyed Pouria Rafiei U21 86 MF IRN Aria Shafiedoost U19 No. Pos. Nation Player 90 DF IRN Esmaeil Falamarzi U21 93 MF IRN Ali Ahmadi U21 95 DF IRN Mohammad Amini U21

#### Loan list

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 44 GK IRN Nima Mirzazad (at Mes Rafsanjan until 30 June 2026) 81 MF IRN Abbas Habibi (at Malavan until 30 June 2026)

*For recent transfers, see*[List of Iranian football transfers summer 2023](/source/List_of_Iranian_football_transfers_summer_2023#Sepahan)*.*

### Former players

*For details on former players, see [Category:Sepahan players](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sepahan_players&action=edit&redlink=1).*

### Notable players

- *See: [List of Sepahan players](/source/List_of_Sepahan_players)*

## Managerial staff

[9][10]

### Current managerial staff

Position Name Head coach Moharram Navidkia Assistant coaches Hossein Ghadami Vahid Esfahani Goalkeepers coach Mohammadreza Farahani

### Head coaches

Below is a list of Sepahan coaches from 1953 until the present day.[11][12][13][14]

Name Nationality Years Mahmoud Hariri 1953–1960 Technical Commission 1960–1970 Mahmoud Yavari 1970–1978 Zdravko Rajkov 1978 Mahmoud Yavari 1978–1980 Masoud Tabesh 1980–1993 Firouz Karimi 1993–1994 Nasser Hejazi 1994–1995 Mahmoud Yavari 1995–1996 Rasoul Korbekandi 1996–1998 Mehdi Monajati 1998–1999 Hamid Nadimian 1999–2001 Stanko Poklepović 2001–2002 Farhad Kazemi 2002–2005 Stanko Poklepović 2005 Edson Tavares 2005–2006 Luka Bonačić 2006–2008 Jorvan Vieira 2008 Engin Firat 2008 Hossein Charkhabi 2008 Farhad Kazemi 2008–2009 Amir Ghalenoei 2009–2011 Luka Bonačić 2011 Karim Ghanbari* 2011 Zlatko Kranjčar 2011–2014 Hossein Faraki 2014–2015 Igor Štimac 2015–2016 Ghasem Zaghinejad* 2016 Abdollah Veisi 2016–2017 Zlatko Kranjčar 2017–2018 Mansour Ebrahimzadeh 2018 Amir Ghalenoei 2018–2020 Miguel Teixeira* 2020 Moharram Navidkia 2020–2022 José Morais 2022–2024 Hugo Almeida* 2024 Jalal Omidian* 2024 Patrice Carteron 2024–2025 Moharram Navidkia 2025–present

## Club officials

Position Name President Manouchehr Nikfar (Acting) Chairman of the Board Mojtaba Lotfi Board Members Mojtaba Lotfi Mohammad Reza Saket Karim Fakharezadeh Ali Pezeshk Alireza Afzal

## List of Sepahan records

### FIFA Club World Cup participation

FIFA Club World Cup History Year Round Score Result Scorers 2007 Play-off Sepahan 3 – 1 Waitakere United Win Emad Mohammed 3', 4' Abdul-Wahab 47' 2007 Quarterfinals Sepahan 1 – 3 Urawa Red Diamonds Loss Karimi 80'

### Top scorers by season

Season Player in League Player in whole season 2001–02 Edmond Bezik 6 2002–03 Edmond Bezik 13 2003–04 Rasoul Khatibi 8 Rasoul Khatibi 14 2004–05 Rasoul Khatibi 14 Rasoul Khatibi 17 2005–06 Rasoul Khatibi 10 Rasoul Khatibi 11 2006–07 Emad Mohammed Ridha 9 Emad Mohammed Ridha 12 2007–08 Mahmoud Karimi 9 Mahmoud Karimi 13 2008–09 Emad Mohammed Ridha 14 Emad Mohammed Ridha 16 2009–10 Emad Mohammed Ridha 19 Ibrahima Touré 20 2010–11 Ibrahima Touré 18 Ibrahima Touré 24 2011–12 Emad Mohammed Ridha 9 Bruno Correa 12 2012–13 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari 13 Xhevahir Sukaj 16 2013–14 Mehdi Sharifi 8 Mehdi Sharifi 12 2014–15 Mehdi Sharifi 12 Mehdi Sharifi 12 2015–16 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Luciano Chimba 4 Luciano Chimba Mehdi Sharifi 6 2016–17 Mehrdad Mohammadi Masoud Hassanzadeh 7 Mehrdad Mohammadi Masoud Hassanzadeh Jalaleddin Alimohammadi 7 2017–18 Sasan Ansari 11 Sasan Ansari 11 2018–19 Kiros Stanlley 16 Kiros Stanlley 17

### Players on international cups

Cup Players 1978 FIFA World Cup Ali Shojaei Bahram Mavaddat 2006 FIFA World Cup Moharram Navidkia Rasoul Khatibi 2007 AFC Asian Cup Hadi Aghily 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Emad Mohammed 2011 AFC Asian Cup Ehsan Hajsafi Hadi Aghily Jalal Hosseini Khosro Heydari Mehdi Rahmati Mohsen Bengar Emad Mohammed 2014 FIFA World Cup Ehsan Hajsafi Rahman Ahmadi 2015 AFC Asian Cup Ehsan Hajsafi Voria Ghafouri 2019 AFC Asian Cup Payam Niazmand 2022 FIFA World Cup Payam Niazmand Ramin Rezaeian

## Sponsorship

### Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Sepahan League Sponsors Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor 2007–08 Uhlsport Mobarakeh Steel Company 2008–09 2009–10 Lotto 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 Uhlsport 2014–15 2015–16 Joma 2016–17 Uhlsport 2017–18 Peak Mobarakeh Steel Company / Snapp 2018–19 Start Mobarakeh Steel Company / Taban Air / Hamrah-e-Avval 2019–20 Uhlsport 2020–21 Mobarakeh Steel Company / Iran Insurance Company 2021–22 2022-23 Merooj Mobarakeh Steel Company / Bahonar Brokerage / GERAD Clothing 2023-24 Start Mobarakeh Steel Company

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## External links

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- [Official website](http://www.sepahansc.com/)

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v t e Sepahan Sports Club Football team Reserve team Managers Players Home stadiums Takhti Stadium (1953–1982) 22nd Bahman Stadium (1982–2003) Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (2003–2007, 2016–) Foolad Shahr Stadium (2007–2016) Rivalries Naghsh-e-Jahan Derby (vs Zob Ahan) vs Esteghlal vs Persepolis Other teams Sepahan B Handball team (Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan) Futsal team

v t e Sepahan S.C. – current squad 1 Niazmand 2 Mohammadi 3 Goudarzi 5 Asadi 6 Dabo 7 Limouchi 8 Karimi 9 Rezaei 10 Shekari 11 Aghaeipour 12 Ben Yedder 14 Yousefi 16 Bordbar 18 Zakipour 23 Mohebi 24 Hosseini 27 Akbari Ranjbar 28 Hajsafi (c) 44 Mirzazad 47 Kamara 55 Hazbavi 58 Daneshgar 66 Hanonov 77 Rafiei 86 Shafiedoost 90 Falamarzi 93 Ahmadi 95 Amini 99 Yazdani Manager: Navidkia

v t e Sepahan Isfahan F.C. – managers Yavari (1970–78) Rajkov (1978) Yavari (1978–80) Hejazi (1992–93) Karimi (1993–94) Korbekandi (1996–98) Poklepović (2001–02) Kazemi (2002–05) Poklepović (2005) Tavares (2005–06) Bonačić (2006–08) Vieira (2008) Firat (2008) Kazemi (2008–09) Ghalenoei (2009–11) Bonačić (2011) Ghanbaric (2011) Kranjčar (2011–14) Faraki (2014–15) Štimac (2015–16) Zaghinejadc (2016) Veisi (2016–17) Kranjčar (2017–18) Ebrahimzadeh (2018) Ghalenoei (2018–20) Teixeirac (2020) Navidkia (2020–22) Morais (2022–24) Almeidac (2024) Omidianc (2024) Carteron (2024–25) Navidkia (2025–) (c) = caretaker manager

v t e Sepahan Sports Club seasons 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Persian Gulf Pro League 2022–23 teams Aluminium Arak Esteghlal Foolad Gol Gohar Havadar Malavan Mes Kerman Mes Rafsanjan Naft Masjed Soleyman Nassaji Paykan Persepolis Sanat Naft Sepahan Tractor Zob Ahan Former teams Aboumoslem Aluminium Hormozgan Bargh Shiraz Damash Esteghlal Ahvaz Esteghlal Rasht Fajr Gahar Zagros Gostaresh Machine Sazi Mes Sarcheshmeh Naft Tehran Pars Jam PAS Hamedan Pas Tehran Payam Mashhad Pegah Gilan Rah Ahan Saba Sepidrood Saipa Siah Jamegan Shahin Bushehr Shahrdari Tabriz Shahr Khodro Shamoushak Shirin Faraz Steel Azin Tarbiat Yazd Competition Champions Iranian league system Statistics and awards Winning managers Managers Top scorers all-time by season Football Awards Associated competitions Hazfi Cup Iranian Super Cup Azadegan League League 2 League 3 List of transfers summer 2012 winter 2012–13 summer 2013 winter 2013–14 summer 2014 winter 2014–15 summer 2015 winter 2015–16 summer 2016 winter 2016–17 summer 2017 winter 2017–18 summer 2018 winter 2018–19 summer 2019 winter 2019–20 summer 2020 Winter 2020–21 Summer 2021 Winter 2021–22 Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23 Summer 2023

v t e Iranian football league champions 16 titles Persepolis 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 9 titles Esteghlal 1970–71, 1974–75, 1989–90, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2021–22 5 titles Pas Tehran 1976–77, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003–04 Sepahan 2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 3 titles Saipa 1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07 2 titles Foolad 2004–05, 2013–14 1 title Esteghlal Khuzestan 2015–16 Tractor 2024–25

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