Sepahan S.C.
Iranian association football club based in Isfahan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان, Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân), commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian sports club based in Isfahan. It is best known for their football section[1] that play in the Persian Gulf Pro League, the highest tier of Iranian football league system.
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Full name | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Yellow Storm Yellow Lions of Isfahan | |||
Short name | Sepahan | |||
Founded | 5 October 1953; 70 years ago (1953-10-05) | |||
Ground | Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium | |||
Capacity | 75,000 | |||
Owner | Mobarakeh Steel Company | |||
President | Mahdi Azarbaijani | |||
Manager | José Morais | |||
League | Persian Gulf Pro League | |||
2023–24 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 3th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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In the 2002–03 season, Sepahan ended the total dominance of two Tehran-based clubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal, to win the Pro League. They are also the first Iranian club to win three consecutive league titles, reach the AFC Champions League final in 2007 and qualify for the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first-ever Iranian representative to the tournament. To date, they have won five league titles and four Hazfi Cups, becoming one of the most successful football clubs in Iran.