Azadi Indoor Stadium
Full name | Azadi 12,000 Capacity Hall |
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Former names | Sports Hall |
Location | Tehran, Iran |
Owner | Ministry of Sport and Youth (Iran) |
Operator | Tehran Municipality |
Capacity | 12,000 (Standing Room) 6,583 (Seating)[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 3 October 1970 |
Built | 1970–1971 (1 year) |
Opened | 1 September 1974 (1974 Asian Games) |
Architect | Abdol-Aziz Farmanfarmaian |
Tenants | |
Iran men's national volleyball team Iran national futsal team |
The Azadi Indoor Stadium, officially named Azadi 12,000 Capacity Hall (Persian: سالن دوازده هزار نفری آزادی), is an indoor sports arena in Tehran, Iran. The stadium has a seating capacity of 6,583, and the stadium capacity with standing room is 12,000. This indoor stadium is located within the Azadi Sport Complex. It is mainly used for volleyball, wrestling and futsal matches, but occasionally basketball games are played here. Azadi Indoor Stadium is house Iran national volleyball team. Azadi still hosted FIVB Volleyball World League. Azadi Indoor Stadium hosted the 2014 FILA Wrestling World Cup.[2]
References[]
- ^ Azadi Indoor Stadium in azadisportcomplex.com (in Persian)
- ^ Iran to host 2014 FILA Greco-Roman World Cup/
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azadi Indoor Stadium. |
Coordinates: 35°43′20″N 51°16′10″E / 35.72222°N 51.26944°E
Categories:
- Indoor arenas in Iran
- Sports venues in Tehran
- Basketball venues in Iran
- Volleyball venues in Iran
- Sports venues completed in 1974
- 1974 establishments in Iran
- Iranian sports venue stubs