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”’Bam Khatoon Women’s Football Club”’ ({{langx|fa|باشگاه فوتبال زنان خاتون بم}}, ”Bashgah-e Futbal-e Zenan-e Xatun Bem”) formerly ”’Shahrdari Bam”’, is an Iranian professional [[Women’s football in Iran|women’s football]] club based in [[Bam, Iran|Bam]] which plays in the [[Kowsar Women Football League]]. It also qualified for the inaugural [[AFC Women’s Champions League]].

”’Bam Khatoon Women’s Football Club”’ ({{langx|fa|باشگاه فوتبال زنان خاتون بم}}, ”Bashgah-e Futbal-e Zenan-e Xatun Bem”) formerly ”’Shahrdari Bam”’, is an Iranian professional [[Women’s football in Iran|women’s football]] club based in [[Bam, Iran|Bam]] which plays in the [[Kowsar Women Football League]]. It also qualified for the inaugural [[AFC Women’s Champions League]].

The club is the most titled of the Iranian women league, having won 10 championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-18|title=Shahrdari Bam confirmed as Iran’s Women Football League champions|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450150/Shahrdari-Bam-confirmed-as-Iran-s-Women-Football-League-champions|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Tehran Times|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818132646/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450150/Shahrdari-Bam-confirmed-as-Iran-s-Women-Football-League-champions|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-28|title=Shahrdari Bam champions of Iran women’s football league|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/437503/Shahrdari-Bam-champions-of-Iran-women-s-football-league|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Tehran Times|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818132803/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/437503/Shahrdari-Bam-champions-of-Iran-women-s-football-league|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Banerjee | first=Ritabrata | title=2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup: From Japan’s WE League to Australia’s A-League Women – How Asia is developing the women’s game? | website=Goal.com | date=12 January 2022 | url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-afc-womens-asian-cup-all-you-need-to-know-india-rivals/bltf8613bfca3665f23 | access-date=27 January 2022 | archive-date=27 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127064643/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-afc-womens-asian-cup-all-you-need-to-know-india-rivals/bltf8613bfca3665f23 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Khatoon Bam win Kowsar Women Football League |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/473210/Khatoon-Bam-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Tehran Times |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608135736/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/473210/Khatoon-Bam-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=Khatoon Bam crowned champions of Kowsar Women Football League |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/482224/Khatoon-Bam-crowned-champions-of-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Tehran Times |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305125316/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/482224/Khatoon-Bam-crowned-champions-of-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Bam Khatoon win Kowsar Women Football League for 10th time |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/496620/Bam-Khatoon-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League-for-10th-time |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref>

The club is the most titled of the Iranian women league, having won championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-18|title=Shahrdari Bam confirmed as Iran’s Women Football League champions|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450150/Shahrdari-Bam-confirmed-as-Iran-s-Women-Football-League-champions|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Tehran Times|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818132646/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/450150/Shahrdari-Bam-confirmed-as-Iran-s-Women-Football-League-champions|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-28|title=Shahrdari Bam champions of Iran women’s football league|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/437503/Shahrdari-Bam-champions-of-Iran-women-s-football-league|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Tehran Times|language=en|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818132803/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/437503/Shahrdari-Bam-champions-of-Iran-women-s-football-league|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Banerjee | first=Ritabrata | title=2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup: From Japan’s WE League to Australia’s A-League Women – How Asia is developing the women’s game? | website=Goal.com | date=12 January 2022 | url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-afc-womens-asian-cup-all-you-need-to-know-india-rivals/bltf8613bfca3665f23 | access-date=27 January 2022 | archive-date=27 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127064643/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2022-afc-womens-asian-cup-all-you-need-to-know-india-rivals/bltf8613bfca3665f23 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Khatoon Bam win Kowsar Women Football League |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/473210/Khatoon-Bam-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Tehran Times |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608135736/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/473210/Khatoon-Bam-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=Khatoon Bam crowned champions of Kowsar Women Football League |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/482224/Khatoon-Bam-crowned-champions-of-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Tehran Times |language=en |archive-date=5 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305125316/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/482224/Khatoon-Bam-crowned-champions-of-Kowsar-Women-Football-League |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Bam Khatoon win Kowsar Women Football League for 10th time |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/496620/Bam-Khatoon-win-Kowsar-Women-Football-League-for-10th-time |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

== History ==


Latest revision as of 07:54, 6 November 2025

Association football club in Bam, Iran

Football club

Bam Khatoon
باشگاه فوتبال زنان خاتون بم
Full name Bam Khatoon Women’s Football Club
Founded 1980; 45 years ago (1980) as Bam FC
Stadium Fajr Stadium, Bam, Iran
Capacity 8,000
Owner(s) Bam Khatoon Cultural, Sports, Economic Company (LLC)
Chairman Dr. Babak Esmaeily
Head coach Marziyeh Jafari
League Kowsar Women Football League
2023–24 Iran Women’s Premier League, 1st of 10

Bam Khatoon Women’s Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال زنان خاتون بم, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Zenan-e Xatun Bem) formerly Shahrdari Bam, is an Iranian professional women’s football club based in Bam which plays in the Kowsar Women Football League. It also qualified for the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League.

The club is the most titled of the Iranian women league, having won 11 championships.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bam Khatoon plays against Sogdiana at the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2022
Bam Khatoon Women’s F.C. at the AFC Club Championship 2022

Bam Khatoon F.C. was founded in 1980 and is based in Bam, Kerman Province, Iran. In May 2021, the club announced that they would take over Shahrdari Bam and rebranded the club as Bam Khatoon F.C. in line with an agreement with the municipality of Bam.[7][8]

Championship celebration

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Bam Khatoon Women’s F.C. held the most crowded championship celebration in women’s sports history in Iran, hosting around 30000 spectators in Bam in June 2022.[9][10]

Bam Khatoon F.C. is the first ever women’s football club in Iran which granted the AFC Club License in 2023, according to the news. The AFC professional club license is mandatory to participate in the AFC Women’s Champions League since 2024.[11][12]

  • Iran Women Football League
    • Winners (10): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
    • Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2020–21
As of 12 January 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Bam Khatoon players celebrating after a goal

International friendly matches

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Bam Khatoon Women’s F.C. is the only and first ever Iranian women’s football team that held an International camp overseas. They lost against Tomiris Touran (Kazakhstan Women’s Football Championship runner-up) and a 1–0 victory against BIIK Shymkent, Kazakhstan’s champion in August 2022.[13][14]

AFC Women’s Club Championship

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Bam Khatoon Women’s F.C, is the first Iranian women’s football team that held International friendly matches abroad and participated in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2022 West Region in Uzbekistan [15][16]

The club is also the only women’s team from Iran which is qualified to participate in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023.

Sogdiana Jizzak won 2–1 on aggregate.

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