The Pars Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه پارس Varzešgâh''-è Pârs'', ) is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It is mostly used for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

matches. The stadium holds 50,000 people. The stadium is the forth largest stadium in Iran It is currently used mostly for

matches and is the home stadium of

Persian Gulf League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

side,

Fajr Sepasi F.C. Fajr Shahid Sepasi Shiraz Football Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگى ورزشى فجر شهید سپاسی شیراز, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Fajr-e Sepasi-ye Shiraz''), commonly known as Fajr Sepasi Shiraz, or Fajr Sepasi, is an Iranian footbal ...

The stadium also is used for some matches of

Bargh Shiraz F.C. , ''Lâlahhai-ye Naranji'') , shortname = , founded = , dissolved = , ground = Hafezieh StadiumShirazIran , capacity = 20,000 , chairman = Hadi Shirvani Shiri , owner = Hadi Shirvani Shiri and Amir Arsalan H ...

and Qashqai F.C. in

Azadegan League The Azadegan League ( fa, ليگ آزادگان, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 ( fa, لیگ یک, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from ...

History

The construction project of the stadium started in 2007 in Mianrood, southern Shiraz. The stadium was finally opened in April 20, 2017 by

Masoud Soltanifar Masoud Soltanifar ( fa, مسعود سلطانی‌فر, born 5 February 1960 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, historian and the former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 1 November 2016 to 25 August 2021. He was previously Vice P ...

, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.چهارمین ورزشگاه بزرگ کشور در شیراز افتتاح شد
isna

Transport

Shokoofeh Metro Station *

Shiraz Bus Network Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 p ...

: 5, 69, 90, 92, 98, 152

References

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