It was called Amjadieh Stadium (Persian: امجدیه) until the Iranian Revolution.

[citation needed] In September 2015 it was announced the stadium and the complex would undergo a massive renovation.

In 1934, French architect Maxime Siroux began designing and constructing Amjadieh Stadium with the capacity of 15,000.

The stadium has played host to many sporting, cultural, and national events as well as political meetings.

[citation needed] The stadium was named after Shahid Ali Akbar Shiroodi, a Cobra helicopter pilot who was killed in the Iran–Iraq War.