Yadegar-e Emam Stadium (Tabriz)
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.
 Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium at night | |
| Full name | Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Tabriz, Iran |
| Owner | Ministry of Sport and Youth (Iran) |
| Capacity | 70,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 5 May 1996 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Construction cost | 6 Billion Tomans (€2,401,249) |
| Tenants | |
| Tractor (1996–present) | |
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 Tractor and Machine Sazi. 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 and was the second biggest stadium in Iran with 68,833 at this time. The stadium is also part of Tabriz Olympic Complex.
International Matches
Iran National Football Team Matches
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 1997 |  Iran | 3–0 |  Kenya | Friendly[4] |
2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 |  Bahrain | 0–5 |  India | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 16 September 2015 | Iran | 3–1 |  Lebanon | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 18 September 2015 | Bahrain | 2–1 | Lebanon | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 20 September 2015 | India | 6–0 | Lebanon | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
