Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium, also popularly known as Sahand Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium was built in 1996 and has a capacity of 66,833 people.Soccer Way: YADEGAR-E-EMAM STADIUM
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, 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 when the stadium was officially opened in an inaugural match between

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(Takhti Stadium),

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stadium. Sahand Stadium (Yadegar-e Emam Stadium) was replaced with Bagh-e Shomal Stadium after it was completed in January 1996 and was the second biggest stadium in Iran with 68,833 at this time. 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

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) in total. Its renovation ended in October 2010.

International Matches

Iran National Football Team Matches 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References

External links

* Tabriz Olympic Village * Tabriz Cycling Track Football venues in Iran Multi-purpose stadiums in Iran Sports venues in Tabriz Sports venues completed in 1996 {{Iran-sports-venue-stub