Sepahan Novin F.C.

Sepahan Novin
سپاهان نوين
Full name Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Football Club
Founded 2003[1]
Ground Safaiye
Isfahan
Iran
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Iran Mohammad Reza Keshavarzian
Head Coach Iran Amrollah Soltani
League 3rd Division
2009–10 Azadegan League Group 1, 4th

Sepahan Novin Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال سپاهان نوین) is an Iranian professional football team based in Esfahan, Iran. They are the reserve team of Sepahan F.C. and currently compete in the 2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division.

History

The club was founded in 2003, signing talented youth players of Sepahan. They became champion of Isfahan Provincial League and were promoted to 3rd Division. The club was successful each year and were promoted to higher divisions until they reached Azadegan League in 2007. They finished second in their group and qualified for the Iran Pro League playoffs, beating Steel Azin F.C. and earning promotion to the Iran Pro League. According to FIFA rights, a club can't participate in a league with more than one team. Sepahan Officials tried to show that Sepahan Novin was independent from Sepahan and changed the board of directors of Sepahan Novin, but this was not accepted by IRIFF and Foolad F.C. were promoted to the Iran Pro League instead.[2]

In 2010, the license of Sepahan Novin Football Club in Azadegan League was bought by Foolad Natanz.[3][4]

Although after that, most of the players and the coach moved to Foolad Natanz Football Club, but Sepahan Novin Football Club still survived. In 2010, Sepahan Novin bought the license of one of the teams (Shahrdari Noshahr) in 2010–11 Iran Football's 3rd Division, and they will again compete in Iran Football's 3rd Division.[5]

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Sepahan Novin in various competitions since 2004.

Season League Position Hazfi Cup Notes
2003–04 Isfahan Province League 1st Did not qualify Promoted
2004–05 3rd Division 1st First Round Promoted
2005–06 2nd Division 7th First Round
2006–07 2nd Division 1st First Round Promoted
2007–08 Azadegan League 2nd First Round Promoted to Play Off
2008–09 Azadegan League 6th 1/16 Final
2009–10 Azadegan League 4th 1/16 Final
2010–11 3rd Division 4th/Group 3 Did not qualify
2011–12 3rd Division

Club managers

See also

References

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