Firoz Kassam (born 1955) is a British businessman. He is the former owner of Oxford United F.C. He was born in Tanzania of Indian parents and came to Britain as a student.
Firoz Kassam made his fortune in the hotel trade in London, and in 1999 bought Oxford United F.C. for only £1, also taking over its debts, estimated to be in the region of £13m. In 2000 he started building a new 12,500 three sided stadium at Minchery Farm on the edge of Oxford, which he called the Kassam Stadium. The development includes a hotel, cinema, bowling alley, gym, health centre and restaurants. Oxford United played its first game there on 18 August 2001.
Oxford United's old home, the Manor Ground in Headington, was sold by Kassam, first to his own holding company for £6 million, and then to developers for £12 million in 1999. The ground has since been demolished and developed into the Manor Hospital, which opened in October 2004.
Firoz Kassam also owns the historic mansion and grounds of Heythrop Park which he purchased in 1999 for £15m. It has been developed into a luxury hotel with an 18-hole golf course and restored landscape gardens. In August 2005 he purchased Studley Castle in Warwickshire, a hotel and conference centre formerly owned by Phoenix Venture Holdings.
On 21 March 2006, Firoz Kassam sold Oxford United F.C. for approximately £2 million (including the club's debts) to Florida-based businessman Nick Merry. There is a proposal that the Kassam Stadium should be re-named as "The United Stadium", as put forward by the Oxford United Supporters Trust, "OxVox". At the beginning of this year, Firoz KAssam bought Alexandra Palace in london, and is hoping to convert it into a community leisure centre.