Azadi Stadium
Facility statistics
Full Name	Azadi Stadium
Location	West Tehran
Opened	1973
Renovated	2002-03
Demolished	N/A
Owner	Iran Physical Education Organization
Operator
Construction cost
Architect	Nader Ardalan
Former names
Aryamehr Stadium
Tenants
Persepolis FC Esteghlal FC Iran national football team
Capacity
90,000
Dimensions

The Azadi Stadium is Iran's national and largest stadium. The Azadi stadium has a capacity of 90,000 people and was built to host the 1974 Asian Games. The stadium is part of the much larger Azadi Sports Complex, and is surrounded by a number of grass pitches, built for training. Image File history File links Azadistadium2005. ... Tehran (IPA: ; Persian: تهران, also transliterated as Teheran or Tehrān), population (as of 2005) 7,314,000 (metropolitan: 12,151,000), and a land area of 658 square kilometers, is the capital city of Iran (Persia) and the center of Tehran Province. ... Persepolis FC (پرسپوليس in Persian) is a football club based in Tehran, Iran. ... Esteghlal (استقلال in Persian, meaning Independence) (formerly known as Taj, meaning Crown) is a football club in Iran. ... First international Afghanistan 0 - 0 Iran (Kabul, Afghanistan; January 1, 1941) Largest win Iran 19 - 0 Guam (Tabriz, Iran; November 24, 2000) Worst defeat Turkey 6 - 1 Iran (Istanbul, Turkey; May 28, 1950) South Korea 5 - 0 Iran (Tokyo, Japan; May 28, 1958) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1978... A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a countrys national representative sports teams. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... The 7th Asian Games were held from September 1, 1974 to September 16, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. ...

Azadi Stadium is where most of Iran's national games, and sensitive matches of Iran's Premier League, are held. Irans Premier Football League known as the Iran Premier League(IPL) and now officially as the Persian Gulf Cup is the most important football league in Iran. ...

In 2002, the lower level of the stadium had seats installed, the pitch was replanted along with an underground heating system and a big screen television was added on. Stadium management also plans to later install seats in the upper level of the stadium. The renovations were completed in 2003, reducing the capacity of the stadium to 90,000 as the lower level of the stadium was refurnished with 35,000 seats. In 2004 a large jumbotron television was added, replacing the original scoreboard. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The stadium was once called the Aryamehr Stadium in honor of the former Shah of Iran but then changed to Azadi Stadium after the Iranian Revolution. The stadium is located in the West of Tehran, and is easily accessible for most people living in the city. Opposing teams often find it difficult to play their best game, when the stadium is full, as the noise level becomes very high. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian: ‎ - Mohammad Rezâ Pahlavi) (October 26, 1919, Tehran – July 27, 1980, Cairo), styled His Imperial Majesty, and holding the monarchial titles of Shāhanshāh (King of Kings) and Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), was the ruler of Iran from September 16, 1941 until... Protestors take to the street in support of Ayatollah Khomeini. ...

External links

• Official website of the Azadi Sports Complex