Sepahan (IRN)
Sepahan is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan, Iran. They compete in the Iran Pro League and became IPL Champions in the 2002-03 season, the first league champion outside of Tehran.
Sepahan Football Club is the football division of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club and is owned by steel company Mobarakeh Steel Co.. Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan also has a successful handball team, the current champions of the Iranian Handball League and the Silver Medalists at the 2004 Asian Club League Championships.
Sepahan also operates a reserve football team Sepahan Novin, currently competing in the Azadegan League.
History
In 1944 a club by the name of “Shahin” was founded in Isfahan by late Mohammad Hariry. In 1967 ,because of decomposition of central club in Tehran this club changed its title to “Sepahan” .At the beginning of 1993, tis club sponsored by “Siman Sepahan Factory” and changed this name to “Siman Sepahan cultured and sport club”.
After many consultation in 2000 due to changing of country economic condition and supplying the Siman Sepahan shares in stock exchange and un intendent the new of this factory to managing club cause after many efforts of province politics, social, economic, industrial, sport responsibilities and appreciated helping of engineer Jahangiree the minister of metal sand mines and engineer Eslamian managing director of wide complex Foolad Mobarakeh , club advantage given to Foolad Mobarakeh that club activities in order to continue the sportive activities from 26/7/2000 by the name of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan cultural and sports club.
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