Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.

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.

Shahrdari Tabriz
شهرداری تبريز
Full nameShahrdari Tabriz Football Club
Nickname(s)Tabriz City
Founded1979; 40 years ago (as Tabriz Firefighters Sports Club)
GroundMarzdaran Stadium, Tabriz
Capacity5,000
Head CoachHeidar Ja'fari
LeagueAzadegan League
2018–19Azadegan League, 14th
Departments of Shahrdari Tabriz
Football Volleyball
Futsal Cycling road
Basketball

Shahrdari Tabriz also has futsal, basketball, road cycling, and volleyball teams.

The football team plays in the Azadegan League. They were promoted to the Iran Pro League after their performance in the 2012–13 season, but their promotion was revoked due to their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, and they were relegated one division to League 2.[1] Shahrdari stopped all their professional teams in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 has a friendly local derby with fellow Tabrizi sides Tractor and Machine Sazi.

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. The club eventually became one of the best teams in Tabriz alongside Tractor and Machine Sazi.

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 after a 2–0 win at Mashhad and Sanat Naft's 2–1 loss at Isfahan against Sepahan Novin 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. Machine Sazi took their place in the Azadegan League.

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 Position Hazfi Cup
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 9th/Group B Fourth Round
2015–16 2nd Division 7th/Group B First Round
Promoted Relegated

Club managers

Honours
  • Winner (1): 2003–04
  • East Azerbaijan League
  • Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03

See also

References
  1. Tehran Times, Shahrdary Tabriz relegated from Iran Pro League Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Administrator. "Modir-Roosta sacked by Shahrdari - PersianLeague.Com". persianleague.com. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
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