# 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.

## 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 | 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 | withdraw | Promoted |
| 2020–21 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 8th | 1/32 Final | |
| 2021–22 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 6th | Quarterfinals | |
| 2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 5th | 1/16 Final | |

## Honours

* Azadegan League
** Winners (1): 2019-20
* Hazfi Cup
** Runner-up (1): 2023–24

## 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 | Payam Parsa |
| 2 | DF | IRN | Mohammad Nejad Mehdi |
| 3 | DF | IRN | Behnam Barzay |
| 5 | DF | IRN | Seyed Majid Nasiri |
| 6 | MF | IRN | Ali Asghar Sadeghi |
| 7 | MF | IRN | Hossein Karimzadeh |
| 8 | MF | ALB | Sebastjan Spahiu |
| 9 | MF | IRN | Farshid Esmaeili |
| 10 | MF | IRN | Saeed Vasei |
| 11 | FW | IRN | Mehdi Sharifi |
| 12 | DF | IRN | Meysam Teymouri |
| 13 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Alinejad |
| 14 | MF | IRN | Meysam Rezaei |
| 15 | MF | IRN | Abolfazl Shorabadi |
| 16 | FW | IRN | Parham Azimi |
| 17 | DF | IRN | Hassan Jafari |
| 18 | MF | IRN | Isa Moradi (on loan from Sepahan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | CMR | Eva Wankewai |
| 20 | FW | IRN | Mohammadhossein Harandi |
| 21 | MF | IRN | Farshid Bagheri |
| 23 | MF | IRN | Ali Shojaei |
| 24 | FW | IRN | Hesam Chobdari |
| 30 | FW | IRN | Salman Ghaffari |
| 40 | GK | IRN | Amirhossein Alizadeh |
| 44 | DF | GER | Kofi Schulz |
| 66 | DF | IRN | Mohammadreza Mehdizadeh |
| 72 | DF | IRN | Mahan Kakolarimi |
| 78 | MF | IRN | Amirhossein Jolani |
| 81 | GK | IRN | Hamed Lak |
| 82 | FW | IRN | Erfan Shahriari |
| 88 | MF | IRN | Mohammad Akbari |
| 99 | MF | IRN | Jalaleddin Alimohammadi |
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2022.

## Coaches
### Head coaches

| Name | Years |
| Vinko Begović | 2013–2015 |
| Mišo Krstičević | 2015–2016 |
| Ali Asghar Kalantari | 2016 |
| Mišo Krstičević | 2016–2017 |
| Ali Samereh | 2017–2018 |
| Mišo Krstičević | 2018–2019 |
| Mohammad Rabiei | 2019–2023 |
| Saket Elhami | 2023–2024 |
| Moharram Navidkia | 2024 |