Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Shahid Azodi Stadium
Nickname:Persian: شهید عضدی رشت
Fullname:Shahid Dr.Azodi Stadium
Location:Rasht, Iran
Capacity:15,000
Built:1988–1990
Opened:1990
Renovated:2009–2011
Owner:S.C. Damash Gilanian
Surface:Artificial Grass
Tenants:Damash Gilan (1990–present)

The Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium (Persian: شهید عضدی رشت) is a multipurpose stadium in Rasht, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of S.C. Damash Gilan, who play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The stadium holds up to 15,000 people.

Name

The stadium is named after Dr. Hassan Azodi who was killed on June 28, 1982, in an explosion at the central office of the Islamic Republican Party.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009174633/http://www.habilian.com/view-en.asp?ID=05000 . 2011-10-09 .