Takhti Stadium (Ahvaz)

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Takhti استاديوم تختی
Full name	Takhti Stadium
Location	Ahvaz, Iran
Opened
Renovated	2005
Owner
Operator	Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.
Surface	Grass
Tenants	Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.
Capacity	30,000 (Football)

The Takhti Stadium (Persian: استاديوم تختی) is a multi-use stadium in Ahvaz, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 30,000 people.

As of October 2007 only Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. are allowed to use the Takhti Stadium Foolad and Shahin Ahvaz have been asked to look for new home stadiums.

1 History
- 1.1 Problems
- 1.2 Renovation
2 Trivia

[edit] History

[edit] Problems

Takhti stadium’s field is 1.5 meters (5 ft) below sea level and this means that when there is a heavy rain run-away water flows through the stadium. This meant that much of the stadium needed to be renovated.

[edit] Renovation

In 2005 it was closed down for one season, so that parts of the stadium could be renovated. A number of plastics seats were installed, and a new pitch was planted. The project was finished very late, despite the scale of the renovation plan being reduced.