Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.
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| Full name | Shahrdari Tabriz Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Tabriz City | |||
| Founded | 1986; 30 years ago | |||
| Ground | Marzdaran Stadium, Tabriz | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman | Mir Masoum Sohrabi | |||
| Head Coach | Gholamreza Baghabadi | |||
| League | 2nd Division | |||
| 2015–16 | 2nd Division / Group B, 2nd (promoted) | |||
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Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز) is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran. They are playing in Azadegan League, although they are promoted to Iran Pro League in the 2012–13 season but their promotion was revoked due to their rule in match-fixing scandal and they were relegated to one lower division.[1] Shahrdari stopped all their professional teams in order not to accept the FFIRI's penalty.[2][3] The team's license was moved to Pashazadeh Company.
Shahrdari Tabriz also has a futsal and volleyball team.
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Club history
The birth of the club
In 1986 Tabriz Municipality decided to create a new football team by the name of Shahrdari Tabriz football club. They played its first official match in 1986.The club became the third most loved team in tabriz after some years. Shahrdari Tabriz made first consecutive promotion after a 2-0 winning at Mashhad and Sanat Naft's 2-1 loss at Isfahan against Sepahan Novin on June 11, 2010 and finished 11 years of absence from Persian Gulf Cup after finishing Azadegan League as Champions.
Dark years
Shahrdari was relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season, they were promoted back to the Persian Gulf Pro League the following year but were relegated to the 2nd Division because of a match-fixing scandal. Shahrdari finished 2nd in the 2013–14 season and were promoted to the Azadegan League for the 2014–15 season. In the 2014–15 season Shahrdari only escaped relegation after defeating Esteghlal Ahvaz in the relegation play-off. Before the 2015–16, due to financial problems Shahrdari dropped out of the Azadegan League and were placed in the 2nd Division. Machine Sazi took their place in the Azadegan League.
Season-by-season
The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahrdari Tabriz in various competitions since 1990.
| Season | League | Position | Hazfi Cup |
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| 1990-91 | East Azerbaijan league | 1st | Did not qualify |
| 1991-92 | Third Division | 16th | |
| 1992-93 | East Azerbaijan league | 4th | |
| 1993-94 | East Azerbaijan league | 1st | |
| 1994-95 | 2nd Division | 3rd | |
| 1995-96 | Azadegan League | 15th | First Round |
| 1996-97 | 2nd Division | 2nd | First Round |
| 1997-98 | Azadegan League | 5th | Not held |
| 1998-99 | Azadegan League | 14th | Second Round |
| 1999-00 | 2nd Division | 10th | Did not qualify |
| 2000-01 | Third Division | 14th | |
| 2001-02 | East Azerbaijan league | 1st | |
| 2002-03 | 2nd Division | 4th | |
| 2003-04 | 2nd Division | 7th | |
| 2004-05 | 2nd Division | 4th | |
| 2005-06 | 2nd Division | 2nd | |
| 2006-07 | Azadegan League | 7th | |
| 2007-08 | Azadegan League | 6th | Second Round |
| 2008-09 | Azadegan League | 2nd | Second Round |
| 2009-10 | Azadegan League | 1st | Third Round |
| 2010–11 | Persian Gulf Cup | 12th | 1/16 Final |
| 2011–12 | Persian Gulf Cup | 16th | 1/16 Final |
| 2012–13 | Azadegan League | 1st | 1/16 Final |
| 2013–14 | 2nd Division | 2nd | Third Round |
| 2014–15 | Azadegan League | 9nd/GroupB | Fourth Round |
| 2015–16 | Azadegan League |
| Promoted | Relegated |
First-team squad
As of 14 August 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013.
Club managers
Adrian Szabo (1995–1996)
Bijan Zolfagharnasab (1997–1998)- Mohammad Hossein Ziaei (September 2008–July 2009)
- Akbar Misaghian (July 2009–October 2010)
- Hamid Derakhshan (October 2010–June 2011)
Miodrag Ješić (June 2011–December 2011)- Ali Asghar Modir Roosta (December 2011–May 2012)
- Faraz Kamalvand (May 2012–April 2013)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh (August 2013–January 2015)
- Khodadad Azizi (January 2015–July 2015 )
- Gholamreza Baghabadi (July 2015– Present )
Honours
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- Winner (1): 2009–10
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- Winner (1): 2003–04
- East Azarbaijan League
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- Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03
See also
References
External links
- Official Website (Persian)
- Shahrdari FC Fans
