Mes Rafsanjan Football Club is an Iranian football club based in Rafsanjan, Iran. The club is owned by the Copper Industries Company the nationalised Iranian copper industry after which the club is named.
History In 1995 the national Iranian copper industry decided to form a football club in one of its focus cities, Rafsanjan. 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 Tehran. 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 PositionHazfi Cup Notes2006–07League 22ndWithdrewPromoted2007–08Azadegan League4th2008–093rdQuarterfinals2009–107th1/4 Final2010–119th2nd Round2011–1212th1/16 Final2012–1311th1/8 Final2013–146th1/16 Final2014–152nd1/32 Final2015–165thWithdrew2016–1711th1/16 Final2017–1810th1/32 Final2018–191/32 Final2019–201stwithdrawPromoted2020–21Persian Gulf Pro League8th1/32 Final2021–226thQuarterfinals2022–235th1/16 Final2023–2410thRunner-up
Honours Azadegan League Champions (1): 2019–20 Hazfi Cup Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Players First-team squad
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.
Coaches
Head coaches
NameNationalityYearsVinko Begović2013–2015Mišo Krstičević2015–2016Ali Asghar Kalantari2016Mišo Krstičević2016–2017Ali Samereh2017–2018Mišo Krstičević2018–2019Mohammad Rabiei2019–2023Saket Elhami2023–2024Moharram Navidkia2024Masoud Shojaei2024-2025Sirous Pourmousavi2025 - current
External links Official club website Players and Results
References