Bam Khatoon

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 10 championships. 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. 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. 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.