Ali Daei Stadium
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| Ali Daei Stadium ورزشگاه علی دائی |
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| Full name | Ali Daei Stadium |
| Location | Ardabil, Iran |
| Broke ground | 1992 |
| Opened | 23 May 2008 |
| Owner | Iran Physical Education Organization |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Architect | Mohammad Ali Rooni |
| Tenants | Zob Ahan Ardabil |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
The Ali Daei Stadium (Persian: ورزشگاه علی دایی) is a 20,000 seater stadium in Ardabil, Iran. The seated capacity may in due course be increased to 30,000. The stadium is part of a much larger sports complex that expands over 40,000 square meters. It was fully funded by legendary Iranian footballer Ali Daei. The stadium's car park has a capacity of 7,000.
It will be opened on 23 May 2008 in memory of the Liberation of Khorramshahr, a friendly match will be played between the Iran national football team and Saipa F.C. in front of 20,000 fans who will be admitted for free.
The stadium was designed by architect Mohammad Ali Rooni.
