Zob Ahan Isfahan FC
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| Full name | Zob Ahan Isfahan Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Crocodiles |
| Founded | 6 July 1969; 47 years ago |
| Ground | Foolad Shahr Stadium |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Isfahan Steel Company |
| Chairman | Saeed Azari |
| Head Coach | Mojtaba Hosseini |
| League | Persian Gulf Pro League |
| 2015–16 | Persian Gulf Pro League, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
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| Football (men) | Basketball (men) | Volleyball (men) |
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| Taekwondo (men) | Swimming (men) | Futsal (men) |
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| Football (women) | Basketball (women) | Taekwondo (women) |
Zob Ahan Isfahan Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ذوبآهن اصفهان) is an Iranian football club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete 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 also sponsored by the rival steel mill.
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).
After the arrival of Yahya Golmohammadi in 2014 the club became known for playing beautiful and possession based football.
Mohammad Ali Taghizadeh Farahmand established the club in 1969. They entered the Takht Jamshid Cup in 1973 and end season in the 10th place. They promoted to the quarterfinals of the Hazfi Cup in 1976. Their best results in Takht Jamshid Cup was earned in 1977–78 in the 8th place. Zob Ahan prepared its team by buying 14 players from their local rivals Sepahan.
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