Based in the city of Ardakan in central Iran's Yazd Provice Khatam have taken over the baton from fellow-Iranian club Sarmayeh Bank of Tehran as Asian club champions after they defeated Kazakhstan's Atyrau in straight sets in the final of the 2018 Asian Club Championship.
It was Ardakan's first gold medal ever at the competition. Khatam Ardakan had previously finished runners-up to Sarmayeh Bank in the Iranian Volleyball Super League.