Sanat Mes Kerman FC

Mes
مس
Full name Mes Kerman Football Club
Nickname(s) Narenjiha
Founded 2 March 1998
Ground Shahid Bahonar Stadium
Kerman
Iran
(Capacity: 20,000)
Owner National Mes Company
Chairman Nasrollah Ganjalikhani[1]
Head Coach Miroslav Blažević
League Persian Gulf Cup
2010-11 Persian Gulf Cup, 7th
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Mes Kerman Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال مس کرمان) is an Iranian football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the IPL, in the 2005-06 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.

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History

Establishment

Mes Kerman Football Club was formed on March 2, 1998 by Kerman's copper industry. They started playing in Iran Football's 2nd Division and was 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-Present)

They started the league in 2007 with Farhad Kazemi and but he was replaced by Amir Ghalenoei half way 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 ACL for the first time in their history by finishing third in the league. Where they progressed to the last 16 and got knocked out by Zob Ahan and finished 9th in the league.

Colours and crest

From the foundation of the club, the common home kit includes a 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 commonly with a white background.

Stadium and facilities

Main article: Shahid Bahonar Stadium

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, 2006 for the 15,000 capacity stadium.[2]

Players

First-team squad

as of 29 July 2011[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ershad Yousefi
2 DF Farhad Salaripour
3 DF Shojai Khalilazad
4 DF Sepehr Heidari
5 DF Ghasem Dehnavi
6 MF Ararat Arakelyan
7 MF Majid Khodabandelou
8 MF Farzad Hosseinkhani (Captain)
9 FW George Mourad
10 FW Keivan Amraei
12 MF Mohammad Hossein Heidari
13 GK Arman Shahdad Nejad
15 MF Ali Marzban
17 MF Mostafa Seifi
18 FW Mostafa Shojaei
No. Position Player
19 DF Mohammad Reza Torabiasl
21 GK Alireza Ghadiri
22 FW Ahmad Hasanzadeh
24 FW Farshid Bagheri
25 DF Rasoul Kor
27 FW Leandrinho
28 FW Aljoša Vojnović
30 FW Ahmad Reza Zendeh Rouh
35 DF Mohammad Vahid Esmaeili Beigi
40 MF Adel Kolahkaj
44 MF Hojat Sedghi
DF Jalal Karami
FW Mohsen Khalili
FW Meghdad Ghobakhlou

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.

Former players

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

Famous players

Club officials

Managers

Name Nat From To
Bijan Zolfagharnasab July 2000 July 2002
Mehdi Mohammadi July 2002 January 2006
Nader Dastneshan January 2006 February 2007
Farhad Kazemi February 2007 December 2007
Amir Ghalenoei December 2007 April 2008
Parviz Mazloomi June 2008 November 2009
Mehdi Mohammadi * November 2009 December 2009
Luka Bonačić December 2009 May 2010
Samad Marfavi June 2010 August 2011
Flemming Serritslev * August 2011 September 2011
Miroslav Blažević September 2011 Present

Current Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head Coach Miroslav Blažević
First Team Coach Darko Dražić[4]
Assistant Coach Aref Saeedian
Assistant Coach Antonio Šišić
Goalkeeping Coach Jalal Basharzad
Fitness Coach John Harbert
Technical Manager Flemming Serritslev
Doctor Mehdi Madahi
Team Director Sasan Moosavi

Chairpersons

Chairperson Tenure
Mahmoud Mostaghimi
March 1998 - March 2000
Abdolreza Tajalli
March 2000 - January 2002
Abolhassan Mahdavi
January 2002 - March 2002
Akbar Iranmanesh
March 2002 - July 2003
Hamid Niknafs
July 2003 - July 2007
Abdolreza Borhaninezhad
July 2007 - November 2007
Ahmad Asadi
November 2007 - December 2007
Fathollah Nejadzamani
December 2007 - August 2011
Hamid Haj Esmaeli
August 2011 - September 2011
Nasrollah Ganjalikhani
September 2011 - Present

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Zob Ahan since 1973.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Asian Cup
2000-01 Azadegan League 16th Did not enter Did not qualify
2001-02 Azadegan League 9th
2002-03 Azadegan League 14th
2003-04 Azadegan League 13th
2004-05 Azadegan League 5th
2005-06 Azadegan League 1st**
2006-07 Iran Pro League 9th 1/18 Final
2007-08 Iran Pro League 10th 1/16 Final
2008-09 Iran Pro League 3rd 1/16 Final
2009-10 Iran Pro League 9th Quarter Final Round of 16
2010-11 Iran Pro League 7th Round of 32 Did not qualify
2011-12 Iran Pro League Semi Final

* Relegated.
** Promoted.

Club honours

Domestic

Winners (1): 2005-06
Winners (1): 1999-00
Runners-Up (1): 1998-99

Ownership

The owner of the Mes Kerman FC is National Mes Company, one of the most important company in Iran. Company is opened in 1940, based close to the city of Kerman, Kerman Province.

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2007–08 Merooj Mahan Air
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11 Uhlsport Yas Travel Agency
2011–12 Resalat Bank'

Notes

  1. ^ "(Persian) نصرالله گنجعلی خانی مدیرعامل مس کرمان شد". Varzesh3. http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=54754&title=%DA%AF%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%85%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%AF. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
  2. ^ "(Persian) استادیوم صنعت مس از امروزساخته خواهد شد". Mes Kerman website news. http://www.cscci.ir/article233.html. Retrieved 2006-07-13. 
  3. ^ http://messport.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1610&Itemid=9
  4. ^ varzesh3.com: بلاژويچ دستيارانش را انتخاب كرد

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