[1] Sardar Bukan was founded in 2000 and began playing in the West Azerbaijan Provincial League.

The team's name comes from Aziz Khan Mukri who was called Sardar and was the head of the Iranian Army during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.

They finished as runners up in 2001 and champions in 2002, earning promotion to League 3.

In the 2016–17 season they barely missed out on promotion to the Azadegan League (2nd tier).

As of 21 September 2017:[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.