| Full name | Saba Qom Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Yadegar Emam Stadium, Qom (Capacity: 10,610) |
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| Chairman | Mojtaba Ramezan Beygi | ||
| Head Coach | Abdollah Veisi | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Cup | ||
| 2010-11 | Persian Gulf Cup, 10th | ||
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Saba Qom Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال صبای قم) is an Iranian football team based in Qom, Iran and currently playing in Iran's Premier League football.
The team is a former part of Saba Battery Club, owned by Saba Battery Co., and was moved to Qom in 2007, although they were formerly registered as a team from Tehran playing at Shahid Derakhshan Stadium of Robat Karim.
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In 1974 a football called Mohemat Sazi was established in Tehran. The team never had any major success and only played in the lower leagues of the Iranian football league system. They came close to making it to Tehran's top football league in the eighties. In the early nineties the club was sponsored by a company named Maham. During the later stages of the club's history they were sponsored by Sanam, an electronics company.
In 2002, the club's shares were sold to Saba Battery Co. (also known as Niru Co.) which is under the control of Iran's Ministry of Defense. Due to the club's greatly improved financial status, the team was able to purchase talented players and was promoted to the IPL after only two years.
The team debuted in the IPL 2005/06 season. The football team was able to secure a berth for the Asian Champions League after winning the 2005 Hazfi Cup, however failed to make it past the group stages. In 2008 Saba was moved to Qom because the city of Tehran has many football teams that have low attendance figures. They were one of the few teams of the league in 2008-09 season which had one coach during the season and finished in 6th position at the end of the season something that happened again in the next season.
For details on seasons, see List of Saba Qom F.C. seasons
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As of July 30, 2011.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.
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