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Yadegar-e Emam Stadium (Tabriz)
Yadegaran Stadium (Fārsi: Estādiome Yādegārān), also popularly known as Sahand Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tabriz, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1996 and can accommodate 66,833 spectators. Tractor, the Iran Premiere League side, plays their home games at the stadium. Sahand Tabriz Stadium is part of the Tabriz Olympic Village. History Built Yadegar-e-Imam Stadium was built in 1989 and was opened on 19 January 1996. Tractor played their home matches from 1979 until 1996 in the 25,000-capacity Bagh Shomal Stadium (Takhti Stadium), 1976 AFC Asian Cup stadium. Sahand Stadium (Yadegar-e Emam Stadium) was replaced by Bagh-e Shomal Stadium after it was completed in January 1996. The stadium is also part of Tabriz Olympic Complex. Renovation In December 2006, 5,000 new seats were installed in the stadium and a large jumbotron scoreboard added, along with general repairs costing 350 million rials (about 117,000 USD). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. Tabriz is in the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region between long ridges of volcanic cones in the Sahand and Eynali mountains. Tabriz's elevation ranges between above sea level. The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, to the west. The city was named World Carpet Weaving City by the World Crafts Council in October 2015 and Exemplary Tourist City of 2018 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. With a population of over 1.7 million (2016), Tabriz is the largest economic hub and metropolitan area in northwest Iran. The population is bilingual with most peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumbotron
A jumbotron, sometimes referred to as jumbovision, is a video display using large-screen television technology (video wall). The original technology was developed in the early 1980s by Mitsubishi Electric and Sony, which coined JumboTron as a brand name in 1985. Mitsubishi Electric sold their version of the technology as Diamond Vision. It is typically used in sports stadiums and concert venues to show team statistics, close up shots of an event or even other sporting events occurring simultaneously.The same jumbotron technology is used in outdoor public places, often for advertising purposes (such as Times Square, for example). History and development The jumbotron was invented in Japan during the early 1980s, but there is a dispute between two rival Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Electric and Sony, over its invention. In 1980, Mitsubishi introduced the first large-scale video board, the Diamond Vision, which was a large screen using cathode-ray tube technology similar to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multi-purpose Stadiums In Iran
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Multi-purpose may refer to: Buildings * Arena * Auditorium * Civic center * Coliseum * Convention center * Facility * Gymnasium, also called "Multi-Purpose Room" (MPR) * Multi-purpose stadium * Music venue * Sports venue Vehicles * Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, spacecraft * Multi-purpose helicopter * Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, Space Shuttle cargo container * Multi-purpose vehicle, minivan * Multi-purpose vessel, cargo ship/freighter Other uses * Multi-Purpose Food * Multi-purpose reef * Multi-purpose tool * Multipurpose tree * Multi-Purpose Viewer, a software program * Raufoss Mk 211, armor-piercing ammunition commonly known as Multipurpose. See also * * * Purpose (other) Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. It is part of the topic of intent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Venues In Iran
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league, rugby league football; and rugby union, rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabriz Cycling Track
Tabriz Cycling Track is a 250 m long concrete track in Tabriz, in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. The cycling track is next to the Sahand Stadium and is part of Tabriz Olympic village project. It was officially opened in February 2011. See also *List of cycling tracks and velodromes This is a list of cycling tracks and velodromes for track cycling worldwide. Velodromes currently in use Indoor: all the structures are closed inside Outdoor: the velodrome is uncovered and in open air. Outdoor, fully covered: all the structure ... References Sports venues in Tabriz Cycle racing in Iran Velodromes Sports venues in Iran Sports venues completed in 2011 Cycling in Iran 2011 establishments in Iran {{cycling-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 AFC U-16 Championship Qualification
The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. The tournament is the 17th edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Asia. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including India who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage. Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The top four teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India as the AFC representatives, besides India who qualified automatically as hosts. If India are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team (i.e., the losing quarter-finalist with the best record in the tournament) will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Draw The draw for the qualifiers was hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fars News
The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one of the three branches of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely described by Western news media to be a "semi-official" news agency of the Government of Iran. The Iran Disinformation Project calls Fars the "Spider Net of Lies and Deception" and the cornerstone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' disinformation and propaganda campaign. Fars News' disinformation campaign "reaches across Iran's borders, spreading rumors and lies about dissidents, human rights, labor, political activists, and intellectuals." One propaganda technique is to consistently publish interviews with western pundits and analysts such as conspiracy theorist James Fetzer who echo Tehran's propaganda. The Fars News Agency .com domain has been blocked by sanctions applied by the US Treasury since 25 January 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran National Football Team
The Iran national football team (), recognised as IR Iran by FIFA since 2018, represents Iran in men's international senior Association football, football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). At the continental level, Iran has won three AFC Asian Cup championships in 1968 AFC Asian Cup, 1968, 1972 AFC Asian Cup, 1972, and 1976 AFC Asian Cup, 1976. They have also won three Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games in Football at the 1974 Asian Games, 1974, Football at the 1990 Asian Games, 1990, and Football at the 1998 Asian Games, 1998. The nation's best performance at the world level was reaching the quarter-finals at the Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976 Summer Olympics. At the FIFA World Cup, Iran have qualified seven times (1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018, 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 and 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2026) but have never ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 AFC Asian Cup
The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Iran between 3 and 13 June 1976. The field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Iran won their third title in a row, beating Kuwait in the final. Qualification Venues The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup. Squads Group stage All times are Iran Standard Time ( UTC+3:30) Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Goalscorers With three goals, Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Nasser Nouraei and Fathi Kameel are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 25 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. ;3 goals * Fathi Kameel * Gholam Hossein Mazloumi * Nasser Nouraei ;2 goals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagh Shomal Stadium
The Takhti Stadium (, ''Vârzeshgah-e Taxti'') formerly known as Bagh Shomal Stadium (, ''Vârzeshgah-e Baq Shomal'') and Reza Pahlavi Stadium (, ''Vârzeshgah-e Reza Pahlavi'') 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 can accommodate 25,000 spectators. Iran Team Melli's largest ever victory was recorded in this stadium, on 24 November 2000, in a match against Guam, which Iran won 19–0. Important games AFC Asian Cup 1976 In 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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
