Shahrdari Tabriz F.C.

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Shahrdary Tabriz FC
شهرداري تبريز
Full name Esteghlal Shahrdari Tabriz Football Club
Nickname(s) Tabriz City
Founded 1986
Ground Yadegar-e Emam Stadium
Tabriz
Ground Capacity 70,000
Chairman Mir Masoum Sohrabi
Head Coach Mehdi Pashazadeh
League 2nd Division
2012–13 Azadegan League, 1st (Relegated)
(Due to match-fixing scandal)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Departments of Shahrdari Tabriz
Football Volleyball
Futsal

Esteghlal Shahrdari Tabriz Cultural and Athletic Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی استقلال شهرداري تبريز) is an Iranian sports club most widely known for its professional football team based in Tabriz, Iran. They are playing in 2nd Division, although they are promoted to Iran Pro League in the 2012–13 season but their promotion was revoked due to their rule in match-fixing scandal and they were relegated to one lower division.[1] Shahrdari stopped all their professional teams in order not to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.

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.

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 Azarbaijan League 1st Did not qualify
1991-92 Third Division 16th
1992-93 East Azarbaijan League 4th
1993-94 East Azarbaijan 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 Azarbaijan League 4th
2002-03 East Azarbaijan League 1st
2003-04 Third Division 1st First Round
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 Third Round
Promoted Relegated

First-team squad

As of 14 August 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iran GK Mehdi Vaezi
3 Iran DF Habib Gordani
4 Iran DF Mehdi Mohammadpouri
14 Iran FW Mohammadreza Zeynalkheyri
15 Iran MF Mehrdad Ghanbari
16 Iran FW Babak Hatami
20 Iran MF Kamal Kamyabinia
22 Iran GK Davoud Noshi Sofiani
23 Iran MF Rasoul Pirzadeh
No. Position Player
26 Iran FW Peyman Ranjbar
27 Iran DF Rahim Ghanbari
28 Iran MF Isa Parto
29 Iran MF Javid Yousefi
30 Iran GK Pouria Asgari
31 Iran DF Naser Salari
39 Serbia FW Milorad Janjuš
TBA Iran FW Ali Karimi

For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2013.

Club managers

Honours

  • Runner Up (2): 1996–97, 2005–06
  • Winner (1): 2003–04
  • East Azarbaijan League
  • Winners (3): 1990–91, 1993–94, 2002–03

See also

References

External links

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