Samen Al-Aeme Stadium
The Samen Stadium Persian: استاديوم ثامن الائمه is a sport venue in the outskirts of Mashhad, Iran. It is used by F.C. Aboomoslem and Payam Mashhad F.C., two Iranian football clubs from Mashhad playing in Iran's Premier Football League. It is also used for track and field events, concerts and other local football teams. It has a capacity of 70,000 and the first phase of the project was completed in 2004 after more than 10 years. The latter phases will be completed in a few years time and will increase the stadiums capacity. It has 15,000 seats and the rest of the stadium has benches for seating.
Notable matches
| Date |
Team #1 |
Res. |
Team #2 |
Competition |
Attendance |
Remarks |
| 24 December 2004[1] |
Abumoslem |
1–0 |
Persepolis |
IPL 2004/05 |
? |
First home game in this venue and a significant victory over Persepolis |
| 20 November 2005[2] |
Abumoslem |
1–1 |
Persepolis |
2005–06 Iran Pro League |
22,000 |
Persepolis tie in Mashhad |
| 19 January 2006[3] |
Abumoslem |
1–0 |
Esteghlal |
2005–06 Iran Pro League |
30,000 |
Victory over Esteghlal |
| 9 September 2006[4] |
Abumoslem |
3–2 |
Persepolis |
2006–07 Iran Pro League |
32,000 |
Victory over Persepolis |
| 4 April 2007[5] |
Abumoslem |
1–1 |
Esteghlal |
2006–07 Iran Pro League |
35,000 |
Esteghlal tie in Mashhad |
| 18 April 2008[6] |
Abumoslem |
2–0 |
Esteghlal |
2007–08 Iran Pro League |
40,000 |
Great victory over Esteghlal |
| 12 September 2008[7] |
Abumoslem |
4–0 |
Zobahan |
2008–09 Iran Pro League |
7,000 |
Esfahan giants Zobahan hammered |
| 8 October 2008[8] |
Abumoslem |
4–3 |
Persepolis |
2008–09 Iran Pro League |
40,000 |
Victory over Persepolis |
| 21 October 2008[9] |
Payam |
1–0 |
Abumoslem |
2008–09 Iran Pro League |
5,000 |
Payam wins the first ever Mashhad derby in the top league |
| 22 February 2009[10] |
Abumoslem |
1–1 |
Payam |
2008–09 Iran Pro League |
2,000 |
Mashhad derby |
| 6 May 2010[11] |
Abumoslem |
3-1 |
Persepolis |
2009–10 Iran Pro League |
20,000 |
Great victory over Persepolis |
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