Shahid Bahonar Stadium

Multi-purpose stadium in central Kerman, Iran

30°16′15″N 56°59′12″E / 30.270857°N 56.986629°E / 30.270857; 56.986629OwnerSanat Mes Kerman FCOperatorDevelopment and Maintenance of Sports FacilitiesCapacity15,430Record attendance14,855 (Mes Kerman vs Tractor Sazi, 14 February 2014)Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)SurfaceDesso GrassMasterConstructionBuilt2004–2007 (3 years)Opened1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)Construction cost6,000,000,000 tomans (€2,401,249)ArchitectAhmad NamdarTenantsMes Kerman (2007–present)Websitewww.emamalisportcomplex.com

Shahid Bahonar Kerman Stadium (Persian: استاديوم شهید باهنر کرمان) is a multi-purpose stadium, located in central Kerman, Iran. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 15,430 people and was opened in 2007. Shahid Bahonar Stadium is the home venue of Azadegan League side, Mes Kerman Athletic and Cultural Club. It is named in honour of former Iranian Prime Minister, Mohammad-Javad Bahonar who was assassinated in 1981.

History

Mes Kerman announced in November 2003 that it has plans to build its own football stadium with a 45,000 capacity (later it was reduced to 15,430 by Kerman's Municipality) to be replaced with Salimikia Stadium. The building progress of the stadium was officially started on 13 July 2004 and ended on 12 March 2007 with the stadium officially opened on 1 December 2007.^[1]

Building

The stadium is located on a site with an area of 54 acres.^{[citation needed]}

Events

The stadium hosted 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Group D's matches which was included Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Tajikistan. Iran qualified for the final round as group's winner. The final match of 2013–14 Hazfi Cup was also hosted by the Shahid Bahonar Stadium.^{[citation needed]}

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2
2013–10–08	Iran	2–0	Tajikistan
2013–10–10	Iran	6–1	Lebanon
2013–10–12	Iran	1–0	Saudi Arabia

Inauguration match

The opening ceremony of the stadium was held on 1 December 2007 but the first match held in the stadium was an Iran Pro League match against Pas Hamedan on 22 January 2008.^{[citation needed]}

22 January 2008

18:00 UTC+4:30

Mes Kerman	2 – 0	Pas Hamedan
Zaltron 44', 48'

Shahid Bahonar Stadium, Kerman

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Amir Bakhshizadeh


Mes Kerman (4-4-2):
GK	1	Mehdi Rahmati
DF	2	Jalal Omidian
DF	5	Sékou Fofana
DF	6	Morteza Ebhrahimi
DF	13	Rasoul Mirtoroghi
MF	8	Farzad Hosseinkhani (c)
MF	10	Ali Molaei 46'
MF	15	Majid Khodabandelo 67'
MF	23	Yasha Khalili
FW	11	Zaltron 88'
FW	19	Karibito
Substitutions:
MF	18	Rasoul Navidkia	67'
FW	27	Uche Ehroomi	88'
FW	29	Edinho	46'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei


Pas Hamedan (3-5-2):
GK	22	Sandro Tomić
DF	5	Hanif Omranzadeh 59'
DF	7	Khosro Heydari 89'
DF	13	Javad Shirzad
MF	6	Omid Khouraj
MF	8	Mostafa Chatrabgoon
MF	10	Yadollah Akbari (c) 57'
MF	15	Mohammad Alavi
MF	18	Faruk Ihtijarević
FW	17	Emir Obuća
FW	29	Saeed Daghighi
Substitutions:
MF	14	Ali Amiri	89'
MF	20	Mohsen Mirabi	59'
FW	29	Mohammad Gholami	57'
Manager:
Vinko Begović