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Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium

Coordinates: 37°15′53″N 49°35′21″E / 37.264627°N 49.589072°E / 37.264627; 49.589072
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Shahid Azodi Stadium
شهید عضدی رشت
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Full nameShahid Dr.Azodi Stadium
LocationRasht, Iran
OwnerS.C. Damash Gilanian
Capacity15,000
SurfaceArtificial Grass
Construction
Built1988–1990
Opened1990
Renovated2009–2011
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

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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]

Shahid Azodi Stadium during one of Damash Gilan's match

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

37°15′53″N 49°35′21″E / 37.264627°N 49.589072°E / 37.264627; 49.589072