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| Full name | Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Yellow Lions Asia's Yellow Storm Champions The Golden |
| Founded | 5 October 1953 |
| Ground | Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium |
| Capacity | 75,000 |
| Owner | Mobarakeh Steel Company |
| President | Mohsen Taheri |
| Manager | Zlatko Kranjčar |
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 11th |
| Website | Club home page |
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال فولاد مبارکه سپاهان) commonly known as Sepahan, is an Iranian football club based in Esfahan. They compete in Iran's top-level league known as Persian Gulf Pro League and with 5 championships, they have won the most league titles among the Iranian clubs (2002–03, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 and 2014–15). In 2011 Sepahan won the first Asian treble. In 2002–03 season, they became the first non-Tehran based team to win the Iranian League title. Sepahan are the current champions of IPL in 2014–15 season. They are also the first and the only Iranian football club who won three consecutive titles in Iranian Football League history.
Sepahan have been the most successful football club in Iran since the establishment of Iran Pro League in 2001, with five IPL championships and four Hazfi Cup titles. They are also the first Iranian club who reached the AFC Champions League final in 2007 and qualified to play in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup at the same year.
Sepahan Football Club is usually known for its successful and consistent management as well as its youth academy in Iranian football system.By winning multiple tiles since 2003, they have succeeded to end the complete dominance of two famous clubs, Persepolis and Esteghlal, in Iranian football system. The Club is the football division of Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club and is owned by Mobarakeh Steel Co..
In 1953, with the help of Iran national football team player Mahmoud Hariri the Shahin Isfahan football club was created. This club was one of the teams attached to the more popular and successful Shahin F.C. of Tehran. In 1963 Shahin as the representative of Isfahan Province became champions of Iran after a 1–1 draw against Tehran XI. In 1967 due to the problems that arose in the Shahin F.C. organization in Tehran, the Isfahan branch was forced to cease operations. The club changed its name to Sepahan. The club participated in the Takht Jamshid Cup league from 1974 to 1978. In the club's first season in the Takht Jamshid Cup they finished in 10th place ahead of city rivals Zob Ahan.
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