Ground Capacity 12,000 Chairman Ashkan Najafpour League League 2 Founded 2012 | Owner Qashqai family Manager Asghar Dovran Ground Hafezieh Stadium | |
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Full name Qashqai Cultural Sport Club Nickname(s) Qaşqaylar (قشقائی ایلی) | ||
Qashqai Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی قشقایی) or Qashqai Cultural Sport Club is a football club based in Shiraz, Iran. The club represents the Qashqai people of Iran, who were historically an ancient nomadic tribe.
Qashqai currently compete in the League 2 (Iran).
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'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 shootout.
On 30 September 2016, Qashqai produced one of the greatest ever shocks of the Hazfi Cup. Qashqai, a third–tier team defeated Asian giants Persepolis on penalty kicks. This win advanced the club to the Round of 16 where they played New Bargh and lost 1–0.