Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.
Zob Ahan Esfahan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى ذوبآهن اصفهان, Bâšgâhé Futbâlé Zobâhané Esfahân) is an Iranian football club based in Fuladshahr, Iran. It competes in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The team is sponsored by the Isfahan Steel Company, which also goes by the name Zob Ahan. The club's main rival is fellow Isfahani team Sepahan, which is sponsored by the rival steel mill Mobarakeh Steel Company.
| Full name | Zob Ahan Esfahan Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gandos (The Marsh Crocodiles) | ||
| Founded | 6 July 1969 | ||
| Ground | Foolad Shahr Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Isfahan Steel Company | ||
| Chairman | Nima Nakisa | ||
| Head Coach | Mohammad Rabiei | ||
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 9th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Zob Ahan club also has a basketball team, sponsored by the same Isfahan Steel Company, which is one of the teams in the Iranian Super League.
In the 2010 AFC Champions League. Zob Ahan finished as runners-up losing 3–1 to South Korean club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the final.
Zob Ahan has won the Hazfi Cup on four occasions (2002–03, 2008–09, 2014–15 and 2015–16) and have finished as runners-up one time (2000–01). The club has also finished as League runners-up three times (2004–05, 2008–09 and 2009–10) and has won the Iranian Super Cup once (2016).