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Qashqai Football Club (
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: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی قشقایی, ''Bashgah-e Ferhengi-ye Vârzeshi-ye Qâshqâiye'') or Qashqai Cultural Sport Club was a
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club based in
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,
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. Qashqai participated in
Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...
until 2022. In 2022, the participation of this team in Azadegan League was given to Chadormalu Ardakan.


History

Qashqai Football Club was established in Shiraz in 2012 with the support of Qashqai Turk people living in Fars and other neighbor provinces of Iran. Qashqai F.C. was reputed since they as a second-tier club surprisingly knocked Persepolis football team out of Iran's 2016–17
Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...
's 1/32 round on September 30, 2016. The two teams finished in a 1–1 draw after extra time and Qashqai defeated Persepolis 6–5 in
penalty Penalty, The Penalty, Penalization, Penalisation, Penalize or Penalise may refer to: Sports * Foul (sports) ** Penalty (golf) ** Penalty (gridiron football) ** Penalty (ice hockey) ** Penalty (rugby) ** Penalty (rugby union) ** Penalty kick (assoc ...
shootout. On 30 September 2016, Qashqai produced one of the greatest ever shocks of the
Hazfi Cup Hazfi Cup (, ) formerly known as Pahlavi Cup () is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian Football League, Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, h ...
. Qashqai, a third-tier team defeated
Persepolis Persepolis (; ; ) was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage sites and ...
on penalty kicks. This win advanced the club to the Round of 32 where they played New Bargh and lost 1–0. In 2022, the participation of this team in Azadegan League was given to Chadormalu Ardakan.


Season-by-Season


First-team squad


Current Management Team


See also

* Azadeghan League * Persian gulf League *
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Qashqai people Qashqai people ( ; ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic tribal confederation in Iran. Almost all of them speak Qashqai language, Qashqai, an Oghuz language they call ''Turki'', as well as Persian language, Persian in formal use. The Qashqai mainly live ...
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Shiraz Shiraz (; ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the popu ...


References

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