History
On 16 May 1969, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his queen Farah Diba were traveled to the Isfahan for a officiall visit. In a meeting with the Mayor of Isfahan they agreed to Isfahan became one of the host cities of 1986 Asian Games. The process began in April 1970. The stadium was opened on 14 October, the birth date of Farah, and it was named the Farah Stadium.
After the Iranian Revolution and fall of the monarchy, the stadium was renamed to Bahman Stadium and the hosting of Asian Games was cancelled due to the Iran-Iraq War. In 1995, the stadium was closed and demolished to be replaced with a new stadium. The building of new stadium was began in January 1996.
The new stadium was opened on 1 June 1998 and was owned by Isfahan Steel Company, owner of Zob Ahan club. It was named to Zob Complex due to was home stadium of Zob Ahan until 2006. When Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium, the home ground of Sepahan (another Isfahan based team) was renovated in 2006, Sepahan held their home games in this stadium until December 2006 when Naghsh-e-Jahan was re-opened.
The stadium was again renamed to Foolad Shahr in 2008 when Isfahan Physical Organization bought the stadium. The organization ruled that Sepahan will be play their home games in the stadium due to their home ground being renovated for the second time to upgrade its capacity. As the start of 2009-10 season, the stadium became co-venue of Sepahan and Zob Ahan. Naghsh-e-Jahan will be opened in February 2013.
In 2010 the stadium was renovated; benches were replaced by green seats.
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