Yadegar-e Emam Stadium (Tabriz)

Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium
	Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium at night
Full name	Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium
Location	Tabriz, Iran
Owner	Ministry of Sport and Youth (Iran)
Capacity	66,833
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)

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 can accommodate 66,833 spectators.^[1]^[2]^[3] Tractor, the Iran Premiere League side, plays their home games at the stadium.^{[citation needed]} Sahand Tabriz Stadium is part of the Tabriz Olympic Village.^{[citation needed]}

History

Built

Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium was built in 1989 and was opened on 19 January 1996. 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 by Bagh-e Shomal Stadium after it was completed in January 1996. The stadium is also part of Tabriz Olympic Complex.^{[citation needed]}

Renovation

In December 2006, 5,000 new seats were installed in the stadium and a large jumbotron scoreboard added, along with general repairs costing 350 million rials (about 117,000 USD). The renovation ended in October 2010.^{[citation needed]}

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