Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی شهرداري تبريز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Vârzeshi-ye Shiherdari Tebriz'') was an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

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. Shahrdari Tabriz also has

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, basketball, road cycling, and

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teams. They were promoted to the

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

after their performance in the 2012–13 season, but their promotion was revoked due to their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, and they were relegated one division to League 2. Shahrdari stopped all their professional teams in order not to accept the

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's penalty. 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

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

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and Machine Sazi.

Golden Age

In 1993 Shahrdari defeated

to become champions of the

East Azerbaijan Province League The Iranian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Iran. Structure The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League (PGL) is the highest level of club football in Iran. I ...

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 The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

after a 2–0 win at

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

and Sanat Naft's 2–1 loss at

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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 Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

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 Esteghlal Ahvaz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فوتبال استقلال اهواز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Esteqlâl Ahvaz''), commonly known as Esteghlal Ahvaz, was an Iranian football club based in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, that competed in the khu ...

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.

Club managers

* Adrian Szabo (1995–1996) *

Bijan Zolfagharnasab Bijan Zolfagharnasab ( fa, بیژن ذوالفقارنسب, born June 7, 1949 in Sanandaj) is a retired Iranian football player and currently a football manager. He started his professional career with Pas Tehran, before changing to Persepoli ...

(1997–1998) *

Mohammad Hossein Ziaei Mohammad Hossein Ziaei ( fa, محمد حسین ضیایی) is an Iranian football manager currently coaching Naft Gachsaran in the Azadegan League. Club career He played as a defender for Shahin F.C. and Tractor during the 1980s and played o ...

(September 2008 – July 2009) *

Akbar Misaghian Akbar Misaghian ( fa, اکبر میثاقیان, born May 21, 1953) is an Iranian retired football player and coach. After retirement, he managed several clubs most notably F.C. Aboumoslem. Playing career Club career He started his playing car ...

(July 2009 – October 2010) *

Hamid Derakhshan Hamid Reza Derakhshan ( fa, حمید درخشان; born 23 January 1959) is an Iranian former professional football player and now manager who last managed Saipa in Azadegan League. Derakhshan played as a midfielder for a number of clubs, mos ...

(October 2010 – June 2011) *

Miodrag Ješić Miodrag Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг Јешић, ; 30 November 1958 – 8 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player. Playing career Born in Osečenica, Ješić played for Partizan between 1974 and 1985, taking part in 342 m ...

(June 2011 – December 2011) *

Ali Asghar Modir Roosta Ali Asghar Modirrousta ( fa, علی اصغر مدیر روستا , born July 25, 1968) is a retired Iranian football striker and now coach. Modir Roosta is a former member of Iran national football team. He was also a Futsal player and appeared ...

(December 2011 – May 2012) *

Bijan Azizi Bijan Azizi is an Iranian football manager who managed in the Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the Iran Pro League. Career Azizi managed the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2000. In 2011, he served a ...

(interim) (May 2012) *

Faraz Kamalvand Faraz Kamalvand ( fa, فراز کمالوند, born 26 December 1976) is an Iranian football coach. He is headcoach of Kheybar Khorramabad Early life He was born on 27 December 1976 in Khoramabad, Iran and is from Lorestan. From 1998 to 2001, ...

(May 2012 – April 2013) *

Mehdi Pashazadeh Mehdi Pashazadeh ( fa, مهدی پاشازاده, born 27 December 1973) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a defender. He played for several clubs, including Esteghlal Tehran, Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Fortuna Köln ...

(August 2013 – January 2015) *

Khodadad Azizi Khodadad Azizi ( fa, خداداد عزیزی; born 22 June 1971) is an Iranian football coach and former player who played as a striker. Club career After playing for a few clubs in Iran and following his performance in Asia, he moved to Germa ...

(January 2015 – July 2015) * Gholamreza Baghabadi (July 2015 – May 2016) * Ali Saleh-Panahi (June 2016 – October 2017) *

Sirous Dinmohammadi Sirous Dinmohammadi ( fa, سیروس دین‌محمدی, born 2 July 1970 in Tabriz) is a retired Iranian football player. Club career He is most notably for playing for Tractor and Esteghlal. Career statistics International career Di ...

(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

References

External links

Official website
(Persian)
Shahrdari FC
Fans {{Football in Iran Football clubs in Iran Sport in Tabriz 1986 establishments in Iran