Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.


Mes Kerman Football Club is an Iranian 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 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 industries.
Mes Kerman F.C. is the football club of the multisport Sanat Mes Kerman Cultural and Athletic Club who are better known for their success in the field of cycling.

History

Establishment

Mes Kerman Football Club was formed on 2 March 1998 by Kerman's copper industry. 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 was 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 and 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

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, 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 :fa:شرکت ملی صنایع مس ایران|National Mes Company, one of the most important company in Iran. The company opened in 1940, and is based close to the city of Kerman, Kerman Province.

Sponsorship

Season-by-season

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

Club honours

Domestic

As of September 19, 2015

First-team squad

U21
U23
U23
U23
U21
U23

Loan list

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015''.

Former players

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

Club officials

Managers

NameNatFromTo
Bijan ZolfagharnasabJuly 2000July 2002
Mehdi MohammadiJuly 2002Jan 2006
Nader DastneshanJan 2006Feb 2007
Farhad KazemiFeb 2007Jan 2008
Amir GhalenoeiJan 1, 2008June 30, 2008
Parviz MazloomiJune 9, 2008Nov 2, 2009
Mehdi Mohammadi *Nov 2009Dec 2009
Luka BonačićDec 10, 2009June 30, 2010
Samad MarfaviJuly 1, 2010Aug 2011
Flemming Serritslev *July 25, 2011Aug 31, 2011
Miroslav BlaževićAug 31, 2011Feb 14, 2012
Ebrahim GhasempourFeb 15, 2012Jan 2013
Luka BonačićJan 2013June 2013
Mahmoud YavariJuly 25, 2013Sept 14, 2013
Parviz MazloomiSept 2013Jan 22, 2014
Luka BonačićJan 23, 2014Nov 11, 2014
Akbar MisaghianNov 11, 2014June 1, 2015
Vinko BegovicJune 1, 2015June 1, 2016
Mansour EbrahimzadehJune 1, 2016July 1, 2017
Darko DražićJuly 2, 2017June 25, 2018
Mojtaba HosseiniJune 30, 2018July 16, 2018
Nader Dastneshan16 July, 201819 Feb, 2019
Farzad Hosseinkhani20 Feb, 2018-

Chairpersons

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