Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium

Shahid Azodi Stadium
شهید عضدی رشت
Full name Shahid Dr.Azodi Stadium
Location Rasht, Iran
Owner Damash Gilan F.C.
Capacity 11,000
Surface Artificial Grass
Construction
Built 1988–1990
Opened 1990
Renovated 2009-2011
Tenants
Damash Gilan (2008–present)
Pegah Gilan (2002–2008)

The Shahid Dr. Azodi Stadium (شهید عضدی رشت ) is a multipurpose stadium in Rasht, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Damash Gilan, who play in the Iran Pro League. The stadium holds up to 14,000 people.

Name

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

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