# Azadi Stadium > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azadi_Stadium > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Azadi_Stadium.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azadi_Stadium > Source revision: 1344428246 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Association football stadium in Iran This article is about a stadium in Tehran. For the stadium in Kermanshah, see [Azadi Stadium (Kermanshah)](/source/Azadi_Stadium_(Kermanshah)). For the metro station in Tehran, see [Azadi Stadium Metro Station](/source/Azadi_Stadium_Metro_Station). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Azadi Stadium" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Azadi Stadium ورزشگاهِ آزادی Azadi Stadium during the 2018 AFC Champions League semi-finals Interactive map of Azadi Stadium Full name Azadi Stadium[1] Location Tehran, Iran Owner Ministry of Sport and Youth of Iran Operator Azadi Sport Complex Tehran Municipality Capacity 78,116 (2016–present)[2] 84,412 (2012–2016)[3] 95,225 (2003–2012) 100,000 (1971–2003) Surface Desso GrassMaster Scoreboard 104 m2 jumbotron Record attendance 128,000 Iran vs. Australia Field size 110 m × 75 m (361 ft × 246 ft) Construction Groundbreaking 1 October 1970 Built 1970–1971 (1 year) Opened 17 October 1971 (1971-10-17) Renovated 2002–2003 2023–ongoing Cost 2,578,183,966 tomans (€400,163,944) Architect Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian Project manager Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Structural engineer James Raymond Whittle Tenants Esteghlal (1973–present) Persepolis (1973–present) Iran national football team (1975–present) Website www.azadisportcomplex.com The **Azadi Stadium** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): ورزشگاه آزادی, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Persian): *Varzeshgâh-e Âzâdi*, pronounced [\[væɹzeʃˈɡɒːhe ɒːzɒːˈdiː\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Persian)), opened and also well known as the **Aryamehr Stadium** (Persian: ورزشگاه آریامهر, romanized: *Varzeshgâh-e Âryâmehr*), is an [all-seater](/source/All-seater_stadium) [football](/source/Association_football) stadium in [Tehran](/source/Tehran), [Iran](/source/Iran). The stadium was designed by [Abdol Aziz Mirza Farman-Farmaian](/source/Abdol-Aziz_Mirza_Farmanfarmaian) Architects and Associates (AFFA), with other parts of the sports complex based on plans by American architectural and engineering firm [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill](/source/SOM_(architectural_firm)). It currently has a capacity of 78,116 spectators,[2] as a result of conversion to an [all-seater stadium](/source/All-seater_stadium). Originally named *[Aryamehr](/source/Aryamehr)* (lit. 'Light of the Aryans') after the title of the Shah, the stadium was inaugurated on 17 of October 1971 by [Mohammad Reza Pahlavi](/source/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi), the late [Shah of Iran](/source/List_of_monarchs_of_Persia), as part of the greater [Aryamehr Sport Complex](/source/Azadi_Sport_Complex). Both stadium and complex were renamed after the 1979 [Iranian Revolution](/source/Iranian_Revolution) to *Azadi* (meaning "freedom" in [Persian](/source/Persian_language)). The [largest association football stadium in Western Asia](/source/List_of_association_football_stadiums_by_capacity), it was built to host the [1974 Asian Games](/source/1974_Asian_Games) and has hosted the [1976 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1976_AFC_Asian_Cup). The stadium has also hosted five finals of Asian Club Competitions: three finals of [AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League) in [1999](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Asian_Club_Championship#Final), [2002](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Asian_Club_Championship#Final) and [2018](/source/2018_AFC_Champions_League_Final) and two finals of the [Asian Cup Winners' Cup](/source/Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) in [1991](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Asian_Cup_Winners_Cup#Final) and [1993](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Asian_Cup_Winners_Cup#Final). Azadi Stadium also hosted [WAFF Championship](/source/WAFF_Championship) Tournament in [2004](/source/2004_West_Asian_Football_Federation_Championship) and [2008](/source/2008_West_Asian_Football_Federation_Championship). Azadi Stadium is currently under the joint ownership of [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_F.C.) and [Persepolis](/source/Persepolis_F.C.), the capital's two premier football teams, who also shares the stadium as their home ground. It is also the home stadium of the [Iran national football team](/source/Iran_national_football_team). Because of the loud sound of [vuvuzelas](/source/Vuvuzela) frequently used by spectators, similar to the sound of [bees](/source/Bee), the stadium is sometimes referred to as a "[bee swarm](/source/Bee_swarm)".[4] ## Location The stadium is located in western [Tehran](/source/Tehran)'s [District 22](/source/District_22_(Tehran)), adjacent to [Ekbatan Town](/source/Ekbatan). ## History VIP façade of the stadium The Aryamehr Stadium was constructed by [Arme Construction Company](/source/Arme_Construction_Company) and designed by Aziz Farman-Farmaian's architecture firm, AFFA, for the [1974 Asian Games](/source/1974_Asian_Games) with international criteria. It replaced the [Amjadieh Stadium](/source/Shahid_Shiroudi_Stadium) as the new home of Iran's national football team.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The stadium was built as part of a much larger complex which included numerous Olympic-sized venues for various sports, laying the groundwork for ambitious plans for Tehran to make a bid to host the [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympic_Games). In August 1975, the [Iranian Shah](/source/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi), Tehran's Mayor and the [Iranian Olympic Committee](/source/List_of_IOC_country_codes) submitted a formal letter to the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee), notifying it of Iran's interest in hosting the [1984 Summer Games](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics).[5] The stadium was the focal point for the bid. But political unrest in the late 1970s saw Tehran drop its bid for the Games, leaving the eventual host, [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), the only city left bidding.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Renovations first began on the stadium in 2002. Stadium management also planned to later install seats in the upper level of the stadium. Those renovations were completed in 2003 and brought down the capacity of the stadium to well under 100,000. Later upgrades to the stadium brought it down to its current capacity of 78,116. Despite its reduced capacity, Azadi Stadium has been filled over capacity at times, such as the [Iran](/source/Iran_national_football_team)-[Japan](/source/Japan_national_football_team) [FIFA World Cup 2006](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) qualification match in March 2005, which resulted in the deaths of seven people.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In 2004, a large Jumbotron television was added, replacing the original scoreboard. The stadium hosted two [West Asian Football Federation Championship](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation_Championship) in 2004 and 2008. In 2008, [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) forced [Sepahan](/source/Sepahan_F.C.) to play the home matches in [AFC Champions League](/source/2008_AFC_Champions_League) in this stadium after their home stadium [Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium](/source/Naghsh-e_Jahan_Stadium) was closed for renovation. The stadium is also the regular host for [Iran U-23](/source/Iran_national_under-23_football_team) for the Olympic football qualifying.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In recent years, the Iranian Football Federation has repeatedly submitted bids to host the [AFC Asian Cup](/source/AFC_Asian_Cup), which Iran last hosted in [1976](/source/1976_AFC_Asian_Cup). But some officials have hinted that rules in Iran banning women from stadiums like Azadi have kept international sports organizations from staging events there.[6] Iranian women have been banned from watching matches at Azadi Stadium since 1982.[7] During the [2026 Iran war](/source/2026_Iran_war), a gathering of Iranian internal security forces at the nearby [Azadi Indoor Stadium](/source/Azadi_Indoor_Stadium) on 5 March was bombed by Israel and the United States, resulting in its complete destruction[8][9] and hundreds of [Artesh](/source/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army) and [IRGC](/source/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps) casualties.[10] Some initial reports confused the far smaller Indoor Stadium with Azadi Stadium itself, which is located 500 meters away and not targeted. ## Events - [1974 Asian Games (Tehran 1974)](/source/1974_Asian_Games) and Opening and closing ceremony of tournament - [1976 AFC Asian Cup](/source/1976_AFC_Asian_Cup) and the Opening and closing ceremony of the tournament - [1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations](/source/1978_Afro-Asian_Cup_of_Nations) Final-1Leg - [1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) Final-2st Leg - [1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations](/source/1991_Afro-Asian_Cup_of_Nations) Final-1Leg - [1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup](/source/1992%E2%80%9393_Asian_Cup_Winners'_Cup) Final-2nd Leg - [1993 Afro-Asian Club Championship](/source/Afro-Asian_Club_Championship) Final-1Leg - [1993 ECO Cup](/source/1993_ECO_Cup) - [1997 West Asian Games](/source/1997_West_Asian_Games) were held at the stadium. - [1998 LG Cup](/source/1998_LG_Cup_(Iran)) - [1998–99 Asian Club Championship](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Asian_Club_Championship) Semifinals, Third place match and Final - [2001–02 Asian Club Championship](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Asian_Club_Championship) Semifinals, Third place match and Final - [2000–01 Asian Club Championship](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Asian_Club_Championship) all Quarter-finals of West of Asia - [2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup](/source/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup) - [2001 LG Cup](/source/2001_LG_Cup_(Iran)) - [2002 LG Cup](/source/2002_LG_Cup_(Iran)) - [2003 LG Cup](/source/2003_LG_Cup_(Iran)) - [2004 WAFF Championship](/source/2004_WAFF_Championship) - [2008 WAFF Championship](/source/2008_WAFF_Championship) - [2010 Solidarity Games](/source/2010_Islamic_Solidarity_Games) in Tehran - In November 1975, [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra) held [a concert](/source/Frank_Sinatra%3A_Live_at_Aryamehr_Stadium) at Aryamehr Stadium. - The 2006 film *[Offside](/source/Offside_(2006_Iranian_film))* (the winner of the Silver Bear at the 2006 [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival)), about girls trying to get into Azadi Stadium to watch a football match, was filmed on location at the stadium. - Azadi Stadium also hosted *[Ferdousi](/source/Ferdousi) festival* in May 2013. - 2015 [Women's Islamic Games](/source/Women's_Islamic_Games) were held at the stadium. - [2018 AFC Champions League](/source/2018_AFC_Champions_League) Final-2nd Leg **Nominated for** - [1984 Summer Olympics](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics), and Opening and Closing ceremony of tournament[11][12][13] - [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup)[13][14] - [2011 AFC Asian Cup](/source/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup), [2019 AFC Asian Cup](/source/2019_AFC_Asian_Cup), [2027 AFC Asian Cup](/source/2027_AFC_Asian_Cup) ## Building and facilities The architect of the stadium was [Abdolaziz Farmanfarmaian](/source/Abdol-Aziz_Mirza_Farmanfarmaian), with some parts of the complex done in partnership with [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill](/source/Skidmore%2C_Owings_%26_Merrill). The structural engineer and project manager for the building of the stadium was James Raymond Whittle from [England](/source/England). At its opening, the stadium had a maximum capacity of 120,000 visitors; this was reduced to 84,000 after renovations in 2003. On big occasions, the crowd swells well beyond that. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Transportation There is enough parking for 400 cars inside the stadium, and an additional 10,000 parking spots are available outside.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Record attendance The record attendance at Azadi Stadium is over 128,000, during a [1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier](/source/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC%E2%80%93OFC_play-off)) against [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_soccer_team).[15] ## See also - [List of association football stadiums by capacity](/source/List_of_association_football_stadiums_by_capacity) - [Football in Iran](/source/Football_in_Iran) - [Azadi Sport Complex](/source/Azadi_Sport_Complex) - [Azadi Tower](/source/Azadi_Tower) - [Lists of stadiums](/source/Lists_of_stadiums) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-fifa_1-0)** ["Azadi Stadium Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024723/https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/video/video=516514/index.html). fifa.com. 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Retrieved 20 March 2015. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Azadi Stadium](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Azadi_Stadium). - [Official website of the Azadi Sports Complex](http://www.azadisportcomplex.com/) [35°43′28″N 51°16′32″E / 35.72444°N 51.27556°E / 35.72444; 51.27556](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Azadi_Stadium¶ms=35_43_28_N_51_16_32_E_type:landmark) Events and tenants Preceded by National Stadium Bangkok Asian Games Opening and closing ceremonies 1974 Succeeded by National Stadium Bangkok Preceded by National Stadium Bangkok AFC Asian Cup Final venue 1976 Succeeded by Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Kuwait City Preceded by Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Asian Club Championship Final venue 1999 Succeeded by King Fahd Stadium Riyadh Preceded by Suwon Sports Complex Suwon Asian Club Championship Final venue 2002 Succeeded by Rajamangala Stadium Bangkok Preceded by Abbasiyyin Stadium Damascus West Asian Football Federation Championship Final venue 2004 Succeeded by Amman International Stadium Amman Preceded by Amman International Stadium Amman West Asian Football Federation Championship Final venue 2008 Succeeded by King Abdullah Stadium Amman v t e Asian Games stadiums Summer New Delhi 1951 Manila 1954 Tokyo 1958 Jakarta 1962 Bangkok 1966 Bangkok 1970 Tehran 1974 Bangkok 1978 New Delhi 1982 Seoul 1986 Beijing 1990 Hiroshima 1994 Bangkok 1998 Busan 2002 Doha 2006 Guangzhou 2010 Incheon 2014 Jakarta–Palembang 2018 Hangzhou 2022 Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Doha 2030 Riyadh 2034 Winter Sapporo 1986 Sapporo 1990 Harbin 1996 Gangwon 1999 Aomori 2003 Changchun 2007 Astana–Almaty 2011 Sapporo-Obihiro 2017 Harbin 2025 Almaty 2029 v t e Iran national football team General Football Federation of Iran History Managers Notable matches Venues Azadi Stadium (1972–present), Amjadieh Stadium (1942–1972) National Football Camp (training) Statistics All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers Players Players (by caps) Captains International players Expatriate players Diaspora players Goals Ali Daei World Cup Finals Summary 1978 1998 2006 2014 2018 2022 2026 AFC Asian Cup Finals Summary 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 Other tournaments Summer Olympics Asian Games West Asian Championship CAFA Nations Cup ECO Cup LG Cup West Asian Games Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Futsal Confederations Cup Iran Cup Cyrus Cup AFC–OFC Challenge Cup Culture Rivalries Iraq Saudi Arabia Political protests Background Women's Futsal Gol Koochik Senior Men's results 1941–59 1960–79 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Other Iran teams Women's (Results) Men's B Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17 Women's U17 Men's futsal Women's futsal Men's beach soccer v t e Esteghlal Football Club Players Managers Chairmen Honours Academy In Asian Competitions Records and statistics Current season History History Seasons Contribution to Iran national teams Taj organization Home Stadiums Azadi (1974–present) Amjadieh (1945–1990) Takhti (2002–2003) Training ground Deyhim Marghobkar Enghelab Other facilities Nasser Hejazi Camp Emam Reza Players 100+ appearances Players' category Non Iranian players Goalscorers Other teams Esteghlal B Women's Football Futsal Basketball: Men, Women Volleyball: Men, Women Wrestling Track and field Youth teams Under 21s Under 19s Under 17s Under 15s Related teams Esteghlal Ahvaz Taj Abadan Taj Masjed Soleyman Taj Nowshahr Taj Shiraz Taj Rasht Media Taj Varzeshi Esteghlaljavan Esteghlal F.C. 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