Mes Rafsanjan F.C.

Mes Rafsanjan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Rafsanjan, Iran. The club is owned by the National Mes Company the nationalised Iranian copper industry after which the club is named (Persian: اصف romanized: mes).

Mes Rafsanjan
مس رفسنجان
Mis Refsinjan
Full nameSanat Mes Rafsanjan Football Club
Founded1997; 24 years ago
GroundShohadaye Mes Stadium
Rafsanjan, Kerman
Capacity10,000
OwnerNational Mes Company
ChairmanMahmod Mahmodinia
Head CoachMohammad Rabiei
LeaguePersian Gulf Pro League
2020–21Persian Gulf Pro League, 8th

History

In 1997 the national Iranian copper industry decided to form a football club in one of its focus cities, Rafsanjan.[1] It would go on to form another football team in Kerman a year later, also named after the national copper industry.

Mes Rafsanjan knocked out a number of Persian Gulf Pro League clubs in the Hazfi Cup of 2008–09, including Foolad and Esteghlal. The club was later defeated by the eventual champions Zob Ahan in the semi-finals.

In 2020 Mes Refanjan were promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League, where they have enjoyed moderate success.

Season-by-season

The table below shows the achievements of the club in various competitions.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2006–07 League 2 2nd Withdrew Promoted
2007–08 Azadegan League 4th Withdrew
2008–09 Azadegan League 3rd Quarterfinals
2009–10 Azadegan league 7th 1/4 Final
2010–11 Azadegan League 9th 2nd Round
2011–12 Azadegan League 12th 1/16 Final
2012–13 Azadegan League 11th 1/8 Final
2013–14 Azadegan League 6th 1/16 Final
2014–15 Azadegan League 2nd 1/32 Final
2015–16 Azadegan League 5th Withdrew
2016–17 Azadegan League 11th 1/16 Final
2017–18 Azadegan League 10th 1/32 Final
2018–19 Azadegan League 10th 1/32 Final
2019–20 Azadegan League 1st 1/32 Final Promoted[1]
2020–21 Persian Gulf Pro League 8th 1/32 Final

Honours

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRN Davoud Noushi Soufiani
2 DF  IRN Mohammad Reza Moharrami
3 DF  IRN Houman RabizadehU23
4 DF  IRN Aghil Kaabi
5 DF  IRN Majid NassiriU23
7 FW  IRN Majid Aliyari
8 MF  IRN Hossein Pouramini
9 FW  IRN Faraz Emamali
10 MF  IRN Ghaem Eslamikhah
11 MF  IRN Mehrdad Rezaei
12 DF  IRN Meysam Teymouri
14 DF  IRN Shahin Tavakoli
15 DF  IRN Mohammad Ansari
16 DF  IRN Younes Akbarpour
17 DF  IRN Hassan Jafari
18 FW  IRN Omid Latifi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  IRN Ali ZareU21
22 GK  IRN Mehran Heydari
23 FW  IRN Mohsen Azarbad
25 MF  IRN Mohammad Reza SalariU25
26 FW  IRN Hossein Karimzadeh
40 GK  IRN Amirhossein Alizadeh
44 DF  IRN Farshad Mohammadi Mehr
60 MF  IRN Ali Asghar Sadeghi
66 MF  IRN Mehdi Hosseini
70 FW  OMA Zahir Al-AghbariU21
77 FW  IRN Mehdi Torkaman
88 GK  OMA Faiz Al-Rushaidi
90 FW  IRN Mohammad Reza Soleimani
99 FW  NGA Godwin Mensha
— DF  IRN Asghar Nassiri

References
  1. "Mes Rafsanjan promoted to Iran Professional League". Tehran Times. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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