Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club (, Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz) was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran.
Shahrdari Tabriz also has futsal, basketball, road cycling, and volleyball teams.
They were promoted to the Iran Pro League after their performance in the 2012–13 season, but their promotion was revoked due to their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, and they were relegated one division to League 2.Tehran Times, Shahrdary Tabriz relegated from Iran Pro League Shahrdari stopped all their professional teams in order not to accept the FFIRI's penalty.http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=1009539&title=%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A8%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%8A%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF http://www.varzesh3.com/news.do?itemid=1009532&title=%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2_%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B4_%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%82_%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF The team's license was moved to Pashazadeh Company.
Club history The birth of the club
In 1979 Tabriz Firefighters Sports Club was formed in the city of Tabriz and started competing in the 2nd Division of the local leagues of Tabriz. They were eventually promoted to the top flight in Tabriz, and in 1985 they were renamed to Shahrdari Tabriz Sports and Cultural Club.
Golden Age In 1993 Shahrdari defeated Tractor to become champions of the East Azerbaijan Province League and earned a spot in the national 2nd Division. A year later they were promoted to the Azadegan League, then the first tier of Iranian football. In their first year Shahrdari finished fourth in their group. In the 1995–96 season however, Shahrdari were relegated back to the 2nd Division. The next season they became champions of the 2nd Division and once again were promoted to the Azadegan League.
Promotion and relegation Shahrdari Tabriz won promotion to the Persian Gulf Pro League on June 11, 2010, ending an 11-year absence from the top division and finishing as champions in the Azadegan League.
Shahrdari was relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season. They won promotion back to the Persian Gulf Cup 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 season, due to financial problems, Shahrdari dropped out of the Azadegan League and were placed in the 2nd Division.
In 2017, Shahrdari returned to the Azadegan League after finishing first in Group A.
Season-by-season The table below chronicles the achievements of Shahrdari Tabriz in various competitions since 1990.
Season League PositionHazfi Cup1990–91East Azerbaijan league1stdid not qualify1991–92Third Division16th1992–93East Azerbaijan league4th1993–94East Azerbaijan league1st1994–952nd Division3rd1995–96Azadegan League15thFirst Round1996–972nd Division2ndFirst Round1997–98Azadegan League5thNot held1998–99Azadegan League14thSecond Round1999-002nd Division10thdid not qualify2000–01Third Division14th2001–02East Azerbaijan league1st2002–032nd Division4th2003–042nd Division7th2004–052nd Division4th2005–062nd Division2nd2006–07Azadegan League7th2007–08Azadegan League6thSecond Round2008–09Azadegan League2ndSecond Round2009–10Azadegan League1stThird Round2010–11Persian Gulf Cup12th1/16 Final2011–12Persian Gulf Cup16th1/16 Final2012–13Azadegan League1st1/16 Final2013–142nd Division2ndThird Round2014–15Azadegan League9th/Group BFourth Round2015–162nd Division7th/Group BFirst Round
PromotedRelegated
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) Bijan Azizi (interim) (May 2012) Faraz Kamalvand (May 2012 – April 2013) Mehdi Pashazadeh (August 2013 – January 2015) Khodadad Azizi (January 2015 – July 2015) Gholamreza Baghabadi (July 2015 – May 2016) Ali Saleh-Panahi (June 2016 – October 2017) Sirous Dinmohammadi (October 2017 – Present)
Honours Azadegan League Winner (1): 2009–10 2nd Division Winner (1): 2016–17 Runner-up (3): 1996–97, 2005–06, 2013–14 3rd Division Winner (1): 2003–04 East Azerbaijan League Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03
See also Shahrdari Tabriz Futsal Club Shahrdari Tabriz Volleyball Club Tabriz Shahrdary Team
References
External links Official website (Persian) Shahrdari FC Fans