Built 1949 Opened 12 January 1950 Phone +98 914 300 8058 | Surface Grass Renovated 1957, 1975 Capacity 25,000 | |
Former names Bagh Shomal Stadium (1949–1979) Owner Physical Education Organization Similar Yadegar‑e Emam Stadium, Bonyan Diesel Stadium, Tractor Stadium, Saat Tower, Golestan Park | ||
The Takhti Stadium2 (Persian: ورزشگاه تختي) formerly known as Bagh Shomal Stadium3 (Persian: ورزشگاه باغ شمال) is a multi-use stadium in Tabriz, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Iran Pro League team Machine Sazi. The stadium holds 25,000 people. Iran Team Melli's largest ever victory took place in this stadium, in the match against Guam on 24 November 2000 in which Iran won by 19–0.
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AFC Asian Cup 1976
On 1976, part of 1976 AFC Asian Cup games held in Bagh Shomal Stadium. The field of six teams was split into two groups of three. The games of Group A, including Kuwait, China PR and Malaysia were hosted by Tabriz.
Iran National Football Team
Takhti Stadium was also hosted some of Iran national football team matches, including the first round of 2002 World Cup qualification, and the 2002 LG Cup tournament which was held among the football national teams of Iran, Paraguay, Morocco and South Africa. Takhti Stadium has played host to the friendly matches involving the Iran national football team.