According to Mehr reporter, at the end of the quarter-finals of the Football Cup and the match between Persepolis and Gol Gohar in this competition, Amir Hossein Roshank, the organizer of the tournament, announced that the Kerman Stadium could not meet the conditions for holding the Cup final, which will be held in June. Provide.
Roshank emphasized in the drawing ceremony of the semi-final stage that the next option of the league organization for the elimination final is the Yadgar Imam Stadium in Tabriz. However, less than a day after this news, the hosting of Tabriz in the knockout cup was canceled.
Javad Sheshgolani, the head of the East Azerbaijan football team, in a conversation with Mehr reporter, emphasized: We were not supposed to host the knockout cup final from the beginning, which now wants to be cancelled.
Sheshgolani added: Yes, Tabriz was one of the options for hosting the final of the elimination cup. Two days ago, we were contacted by the league organization about this issue. We also told them to submit this request in writing, but before they wrote the letter, they spread the news in the media. In the event that neither a letter came nor we gave an answer.
The head of the East Azerbaijan football team noted: In any case, even if there was a request, we could not host in Tabriz because Tractor Club is seeking a professional license. The representatives of the professionalization committee are going to visit Yadgar Stadium. This stadium has nearly 60 defects that must be solved by the appointed time. Repairs should also be done and finally it was decided that the final of the knockout cup will be held somewhere else.
Sheshgolani in response to the question that when will the repairs of Yadgar Stadium start? He said: I don’t know. It was decided to coordinate the sports and youth department with the tractor club.
According to Mehr reporter, after the league organization’s efforts to hold the elimination cup finals in the two cities of Kerman and Tabriz were unsuccessful, Azadi Stadium in Tehran seems to be the third option.
Currently, the three Tehrani teams Persepolis, Esteghlal and Havadar, along with Nasaji Mazandaran, have reached the semi-finals of the knockout cup. Considering Esteghlal – Nasaji and Persepolis – Hawadar meeting at this stage, the game in Azadi for the final will probably attract the positive opinion of all four clubs.