Azadi Sport Complex

{{Short description|Sports complex in Tehran, Iran}}

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| native_name= مجموعه ورزشی آزادی

| native_name_lang= Persian

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| fullname = Azadi Sport Complex

| former names = Aryamehr Sports Complex

| mainvenue= Azadi Stadium

| mainvenue_capacity= 78,116

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| location = Tehran, Iran

| coordinates = {{coord|35|43|24|N|51|16|24|E|type:landmark_region:IR_dim:2000|display=inline,title}}

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| opened = {{Start date|1974|09|01|df=y}}

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| owner = Ministry of Sport and Youth

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| architect = Abdol-Aziz Farmanfarmaian & Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

| builder = Arme Construction Company

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The Āzādi Sport Complex ({{langx|fa|مجموعه ورزشی آزادی}}), formerly known as Āryāmehr Sports Complex ({{langx|fa|مجموعه ورزشی آریامهر}}), is the national sports complex of Iran based in Tehran. The Azadi Stadium is located within the walls of this complex. It was designed by Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian along with the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merill, and constructed by Iran's Arme Construction Company.{{fact|date=December 2023}}

The complex was initially built for the 1974 Asian Games, with a future Olympic Games bid in mind. A year later it was showcased as Tehran's short-lived bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |url=http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1975/ore95/ore95zb.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912055041/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1975/ore95/ore95zb.pdf |archive-date=2016-09-12 |url-status=dead }} In 2013, global media reports acknowledged Azadi Sports Complex as one of the top 20 stadiums worldwide.{{Cite web |last=Hayward |first=Joshua |date= |title=Ranking the Top 20 Stadiums in World Football |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1804430-ranking-the-top-20-stadiums-in-world-football |website=Bleacher Report}}

Presently, the Azadi Stadium serves as the primary venue for the home matches of the Iranian national football team,{{Cite web |title=Iran national football team |url=https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/row/iran/iran-national-football-team.html |website=Football Ground Guide}} as well as for two clubs of the capital city, Persepolis and Esteghlal.{{fact|date=December 2023}}