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.
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]