The Ali Daei Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه علی دایی) is a 20,000 seater stadium in

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. The seated capacity may in due course be increased to 30,000. The stadium is part of a much larger sports complex that extends over 40,000 square meters. The stadium's car park has a capacity of 7,000. It's named in honour of

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, former captain and manager of

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and

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, Al Shabab FC ,

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and Saba Battery F C. It was opened on 23 May 2008 in memory of the

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, a friendly match was played between the

and

in front of 20,000 fans who were admitted for free in a 6–0 win for

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. The stadium was designed by architect Mohammad Ali Rooni.

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