Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

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Sepahan Isfahan

Naghsh -e- Jahan Stadium (Persian استاديوم نقش جهان ) is a multi-purpose stadium in the province of Isfahan in Iran. It is currently used primarily as a football stadium. The stadium holds 45,000 people and was built in 2003 as a three-story facility. It is named after the Azadi Stadium is the second largest stadium in Iran.

It was officially opened by the then First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution (11 February 1979).

In Naghsh -e- Jahan Stadium took place until 2007, the home games of Sepahan Isfahan, which plays in the first Iranian Fußballliaga, but since then due to renovation work at the Foolad Shahr Stadium outside the city must avoid.

From 2007 to 2013 extensive renovations were made ​​to increase the capacity from 45,000 to 75,000 visitors. In June 2007, in addition to general repairs new seats were installed and a large screen attached. The costs amounted to 600 million riyals.