Istaravshan Sports Complex is a sports complex in
Istaravshan
Istaravshan ( tg, Истаравшан; fa, استروشن; russian: Истаравшан) is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from earlier Uroteppa ( tg, Ӯротеппа; ''Ura- ...
,
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. Istaravshan Stadium is the main stadium at the sports complex.
In addition to the football stadium, its premises include a large sports gym, tennis courts, children's football field, martial arts areas, and a swimming pool.
On August 11, 2012, chaos ensued when a late goal by visitors
Energetik Dushanbe was allowed by the referee. A pitch invasion followed, forcing the players to retreat to the changing rooms.
Energetik Dushanbe abandoned the match when the pitch was cleared.
Renovation and reconstruction
On his visit to
Istaravshan District
Istaravshan District (russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan ( tg, Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District ( tg, Уротеппа, russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former dist ...
, then president
Emomali Rahmon
Emomali Rahmon (; born Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov, tg, Эмомалӣ Шарӣпович Раҳмонов, script=Latn, italic=no, Emomalī Sharīpovich Rahmonov; ; born 5 October 1952) has been the 3rd President of Tajikistan since 16 Novem ...
attended the reopening ceremony of Istaravshan Sports Complex.
References
External links
Page at Soccerway
2012 establishments in Tajikistan
Football venues in Tajikistan
Sughd Region
Sports venues completed in 2012
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