Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium
Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium at night
Full nameYadegar-e-Imam Stadium
LocationTabriz, Iran
OwnerMinistry of Sport and Youth (Iran)
Capacity70,000
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Opened5 May 1996 (1996-05-05)
Renovated2010
Construction cost6 Billion Tomans (€2,401,249)
Tenants
Tractor (1996–present)

Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium, also popularly known as Sahand Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tabriz, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1996 and has a capacity of 66,833 people.[1][2][3] Tractor, the Iran Premiere league side plays their home games at the stadium. Sahand Tabriz Stadium is part of the Tabriz Olympic Village.

History

Built

Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium was built in 1989 and was opened on 19 January 1996. Tractor played their home matches from 1979 until 1996 in the 25,000 capacity Bagh Shomal Stadium (Takhti Stadium), 1976 AFC Asian Cup stadium. Sahand Stadium (Yadegar-e Emam Stadium) was replaced with Bagh-e Shomal Stadium after it was completed in January 1996. The stadium is also part of Tabriz Olympic Complex.

Renovation

In December 2006, 5,000 new seats were installed in the stadium and a large jumbotron scoreboard was added, along with general repairs costing 350 million rials (about 117,000 USD) in total. Its renovation ended in October 2010.

International Matches

Iran National Football Team Matches

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
21 April 1997Iran Iran3–0 KenyaFriendly[4]

2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
16 September 2015 Bahrain0–5 India2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
16 September 2015 Iran3–1 Lebanon2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
18 September 2015 Bahrain2–1 Lebanon2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
20 September 2015 India6–0 Lebanon2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References

  1. ↑ Soccer Way: YADEGAR-E-EMAM STADIUM
  2. ↑ World Stadiums: Middle East - Stadiums in Iran
  3. ↑ Football Club World Ranking - Iran, Tabriz - Tractor Sazi
  4. ↑ "نگاهی به بازی‌‌‌های تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در تبریز". Fars News. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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