Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (, Varzešgâh-è Naqš-è Jahân, meaning Image of the World Stadium, named after Naqsh-e Jahan Square), is a football stadium in Isfahan, Iran. It has been the home stadium of Sepahan between its completion in 2003 and 2007, and again since its reopening in 2016. With a current seating capacity of 75,000 it is the second largest stadium in Iran.
It has hosted four Hazfi Cup finals in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2021.
Attendance record The following table lists twelve matches with the most attendance at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium (more than 35,000 attendances). # Date Home team Score Away team Attendance124 April 2023Sepahan 1–1 Malavan 70,000215 February 2024Sepahan 1–3 Al-Hilal 61,265312 April 2019Sepahan 0–1 Esteghlal 60,00017 February 2023Sepahan 2–0 Zenit 60,00015 April 2023Sepahan 2–0 Mes Rafsanjan 60,00012 November 2023Sepahan 1–0 Persepolis 60,000712 May 2023Sepahan 5–0 Paykan 55,00023 August 2023Sepahan 1–0 Esteghlal 55,00099 December 2018Sepahan 1–1 Persepolis 50,0001030 November 2019Sepahan 2–2 Esteghlal 44,0001121 September 2017Sepahan 2–2 Persepolis 38,00030 November 2018Sepahan 1–0 Padideh Khorasan 38,000
Controversies On October 2, 2023, there was a controversy ahead of the scheduled match between Sepahan and Al-Ittihad in the AFC Champions League. The match was abandoned due to the visiting team's protest over the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch. The result of the match was 3–0 to Al-Ittihad due to Sepahan's violation of the rules.
Other facilities Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena officially named 25 Aban Arena is an indoor sports arena in Isfahan. The stadium has a seating capacity of 6,000. It is mainly used for volleyball, futsal and wrestling. The arena hosted the 2015 AFC Futsal Club Championship and 2017 World Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Clubs' Cup.
See also Sepahan S.C. Naghsh-e-Jahan square Naghsh-e-Jahan derby
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