History

Mohammad Ali Taghizadeh Farahmand established the club in 1969. They entered the Takhte Jamshid Cup in 1973. Zob Ahan prepared its team by buying 14 players from Sepahan. Zob Ahan has always been the wealthier team. The team has participated in the highest Iranian league for every year except in 1995 when they played in the 2nd division. They were promoted to the 1st division the year after and are now seen as contenders every season in the IPL ever since. The club's biggest honor to date has been winning the Hazfi Cup in 2003. The club was able to partcipate in the Asian Champions League after winning the Hazfi Cup, but did not make any noise and was soon eliminated.

Season-by-season

The table below chronicles the achievements of Zob Ahan every season, from 1995 to the present day.

Club honors

Hazfi Cup:
2003

Club managers

• Yevgeny Liyadin (1994 - 1995) 
• Nasser Hejazi (1998 - 2001)
• Bahram Atef (2001 - 2002)
• Samvel Darbinyan (2002 - 2004)
• Rasoul Korbekandi (2004 - Jun 2007)
• Zoran Đorđević (Jun 2007 - Present)

2007/2008 Squad

Squad changes during 2006/07 season

Out

• Mehdi Rajabzadeh (to Emirates Club - Free Transfer)
• Sepehr Heidari (to Persepolis - Free Transfer)

Famous players: