Introduction: A green sport area is a place where its design, construction, renovation or maintenance is done in the form of eco-friendly and efficient utilization of resources. Green sport facilities/areas not only represent a choice in the field of social responsibility, but also smart financial decisions. Using improved energy and inhabitants’ efficiency of these areas is a great reason to invest in the green movement.
Methodology: The aim of this study was to prioritize cultural and political barriers of designing and construction of green sport facilities. This research was descriptive based on objective, functional and in terms of methods. The society of this study comprised experts who were clear-sighted in the field of this research. Study’s statistical sample was purposeful and 15 persons were selected. To collect study’s data, field method was applied that included interview and questionnaire developed by pairwise comparisons. In order to simultaneously analyze qualitative and quantitative data, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and expert choice software were used. The inconsistency rate of all indexes was less than 0.1.
Results: The results of the AHP technique presented that the component "lack of attention to reducing energy consumption and the use of clean energy” with relative weight (0.396) was as a first priority of cultural factor and “the existence of Oil-based structure in the micro and macro policies” with relative weight (0.315) was as first priority of political factor.
Discussion: Oil export’s revenue can be spent on long-term and sustainable investment. Industrial investment and technology promotion are the best strategy in using oil. The use of new energy sources, focusing on environmental foundation and optimizing use of energy resources should be considered officials and managers of sport facilities. Also in the macro policy, the overall situation of renewable energy in Iran should be revised.