The stadium's VIP entrance. Arme Construction Company built the Azadi Stadium, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill for the 7th Asian Games in 1974, according to world standards. The stadium has a capacity of 65,000 and is the largest in Asia. It is also used for other sports events such as football matches and horse races. This stadium was built for the first time in Iran. The second Azadi Stadium was built for the Asian Cup in 1992. In this game, Iran played against Saudi Arabia and scored one goal. This match was not finished because of the violence between both teams. After this game, the Iranian government banned all kinds of football activities in the country. In 2004, another Azadi Stadium was built for the Summer Olympics in Athens. Of course, this stadium was also used for other sports events like football matches and horse races. But it was used only for these two sports during the Olympic games. Now this stadium is used mostly for football matches and has become one of the most famous stadiums in Iran. Before this stadium, Saipan and Shafa'i schools' football grounds were used for football matches. Azadi Stadium is located in Tehran and its name means "Freedom".