Mes Kerman Football Club (, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman) is an Iranian professional 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 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 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 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 2000–01 season. In 2005–06 season under management of Nader Dastneshan, the club was promoted to the IPL for the 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. 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. 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 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 by 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 PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor2007–08 Merooj Mahan Air2008–092009–102010–11 Uhlsport Yas Travel Agency2011–12 Resalat Bank'2012–132013–14 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 Cup |- |align=center|2001–02 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|3rd |rowspan=5|did not enter |rowspan=8|did not qualify |- |align=center|2002–03 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|14th |- |align=center|2003–04 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|13th |- |align=center|2004–05 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center|5th |- |align=center|2005–06 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center bgcolor=99FF66|1st |- |align=center|2006–07 |align=center|IPL |align=center|9th |align=center|1/18 Final |- |align=center|2007–08 |align=center|IPL |align=center|10th |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|2008–09 |align=center|IPL |align=center|3rd |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|2009–10 |align=center|IPL |align=center|9th |align=center|Quarter Final |align=center|Round of 16 |- |align=center|2010–11 |align=center|IPL |align=center|7th |align=center|1/16 Final |rowspan=5|did not qualify |- |align=center|2011–12 |align=center|IPL |align=center|9th |align=center|Semi Final |- |align=center|2012–13 |align=center|IPL |align=center|6th |align=center|1/16 Final |- |align=center|2013–14 |align=center|IPL |align=center bgcolor=FFCCCC|16th |align=center bgcolor=Silver|Final |- |align=center|2014–15 |align=center|Div 1 |align=center |2nd |align=center |3rd Round
FinalPromotedRelegated
Continental record Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2010AFC Champions LeagueGroup D Al-Ahli4–22–1 2nd Al-Hilal3–13–1 Al-Sadd3–14–1Round of 16 Zob Ahan
Honours Azadegan League: Winners: 2005–06 Runners-Up (1): 2021–22 2nd Division: Winners (1): 1999–00 Runners-Up (1): 1998–99 Hazfi Cup: Runners-Up (1): 2013–14
Players
As of 18 February 2025
First-team squad
Former players For details on former players, see :Category:Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players.
Club officials
Managers
NameNatFromToBijan ZolfagharnasabJuly 2000July 2002Mehdi MohammadiJuly 2002Jan 2006Nader DastneshanJan 2006Feb 2007Farhad KazemiFeb 2007Jan 2008Amir GhalenoeiJan 2008June 2008Parviz MazloomiJune 2008Nov 2009Mehdi Mohammadi *Nov 2009Dec 2009Luka BonačićDec 2009June 2010Samad MarfaviJuly 2010Aug 2011Flemming Serritslev *July 2011Aug 2011Miroslav BlaževićAug 2011Feb 2012Ebrahim GhasempourFeb 2012Jan 2013Luka BonačićJan 2013June 2013Mahmoud YavariJuly 2013Sept 2013Parviz MazloomiSept 2013Jan 2014Luka BonačićJan 2014Nov 2014Akbar MisaghianNov 2014June 2015Vinko BegovicJune 2015June 2016Mansour EbrahimzadehJune 2016July 2017Darko DražićJuly 2017June 2018Nader DastneshanJuly 2018Feb 2019Farzad Hosseinkhani *Feb 2019Jul 2019Mojtaba HosseiniJuly 2019Aug 2020Reza MohajeriAug 2020June 2021Farhad KazemiJune 2021Present * = Caretaker manager
Current Coaching Staff Position NameHead coach Akbar Mohammadi ArgiAssistant coach Vahid Fazeli Iman Alemi Goalkeeping coach Abbas MohammadiAnalyzer Miaad GhasemzadehDoctor Team Director Javad Yazdpour
Chairpersons ChairpersonTenure Mahmoud Mostaghimi Abdolreza Tajalli Abolhassan Mahdavi Akbar Iranmanesh Hamid Niknafs Abdolreza Borhaninezhad Ahmad Asadi Fathollah Nejadzamani Hamid Haj Esmaeli Akbar Iranmanesh
Handball
Notes
External links
Player statistics (archived 15 August 2014)