Sanat Mes Kerman F.C.

Mes Kerman Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال صنعت مس کرمان, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman) is an Iranian professional football team based in Kerman, Iran.

They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. They won their only domestic double in 2006–2007 season. They were relegated in the 2013–14 season. The team is named after and sponsored by Kerman's copper industries (Persian: مس romanized: mes).

Mes Kerman F.C. is a football section of the multisport Sanat Mes Kerman Cultural and Athletic Club.

Mes Kerman Football Club was formed on 2 March 1998 by Kerman's copper industry. The national Iranian copper industry had already formed a football team in Rasfanjan a year prior. They started playing in Iran Football's 2nd Division and were 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.

They were 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.

They started the league in 2007 with Farhad Kazemi but he was replaced by Amir Ghalenoei halfway 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 AFC Champions League for the first time in their history by finishing third in the league. Mes surprisingly progressed to the last 16 and but got knocked out by fellow countrymen Zob Ahan. In that same season the club finished ninth in the league.

In the 2013–14 Iran Pro League season, Mes finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the Azadegan League with one matchday left. In the same season Mes reached the 2014 Hazfi Cup Final losing 1–0 to Tractor Sazi. On 27 April 2015 after a 0–0 draw against Aluminium Hormozgan, Mes Kerman secured a spot in the Persian Gulf Pro League promotion play-off. However, they lost to Esteghlal Khuzestan to miss the qualification. Riots ensued in the stadium afterwards as Mes fans set fires to the seats.

In March 2016 Mes Kerman coach Begovic was replaced with Akbar Misaghian.

The home kit includes an 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 usually dominated with a white background.

The club currently plays its home games at Kerman's Bahonar Stadium, but the club announced plans to build its own football only stadium. Construction started on July 13, 2004, for the 15,000 capacity stadium.^[1]

The owner of the Mes Kerman FC is National Mes Company.

The table below chronicles the achievements of Mes kerman since 2001.

Season	Div.	Pos.	Hazfi Cup	Asian Cup
2001–02	Div 1	3rd	did not enter	did not qualify
2002–03	Div 1	14th
2003–04	Div 1	13th
2004–05	Div 1	5th
2005–06	Div 1	1st
2006–07	IPL	9th	1/18 Final
2007–08	IPL	10th	1/16 Final
2008–09	IPL	3rd	1/16 Final
2009–10	IPL	9th	Quarter Final	Round of 16
2010–11	IPL	7th	1/16 Final	did not qualify
2011–12	IPL	9th	Semi Final
2012–13	IPL	6th	1/16 Final
2013–14	IPL	16th	Final
2014–15	Div 1	2nd	3rd Round

• Azadegan League:
  • Winners: 2005–06
  • Runners-Up (1): 2021–22
• 2nd Division:
  • Winners (1): 1999–00
  • Runners-Up (1): 1998–99
• Hazfi Cup:
  • Runners-Up (1): 2013–14

As of 18 February 2025^[2]

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

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

• * = Caretaker manager

• Official website (in Persian)
• Player statistics (archived 15 August 2014)