Mes Rafsanjan Football Club is an Iranian

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club based in

Rafsanjan Rafsanjan ( fa, رفسنجان, also Romanization, Romanized as Rafsanjān and Rafsinjān; also known as Bahrāmābād) is a city and capital of Rafsanjan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136,388, in 33,489 f ...

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. The club is owned by the National Mes Company the nationalised Iranian copper industry after which the club is named (Persian: اصف romanized: mes).

History

In 1995 the national Iranian copper industry decided to form a football club in one of its focus cities,

. It would go on to form another

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in Kerman a year later, also named after the national copper industry. Mes Rafsanjan knocked out a number of

Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

clubs in the Hazfi Cup of 2008–09, including

Foolad Foolad Khuzestan Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال فولاد خوزستان, ''Bāshgāh-e Futbāl-e Fulād-e Khuzestān'') is an Iranian football club, based in Ahwaz, Khuzestan that plays in Persian Gulf Pro League. Foolad F.C. ...

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.

Honours

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

** Winners (1): 2019–20

Players

First-team squad

For recent transfers, see ''

List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022 This is a list of Iranian football transfers for the 2022 summer transfer window. Only moves from Persian Gulf Pro League are listed. The summer transfer window will begin on 13 June 2022 and closes at midnight on 31 August 2022. Players Free agen ...

''.

Coaches

Head coaches

External links

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Official club website
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Players and Results

References

Football clubs in Iran Sport in Kerman Province Association football clubs established in 1995 1995 establishments in Iran {{Iran-footyclub-stub