Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Ahmed Zabana Stadium
ملعب أحمد زبانة
Zabana
Full name	Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Former names	Parc Municipal des Sports; Henri Fouquès-Duparc; Municipal; 19 June 1965
Location	El Hamri, Oran, Algeria
Coordinates	35°41′00″N 0°38′10″W / 35.683315°N 0.636221°WCoordinates: 35°41′00″N 0°38′10″W / 35.683315°N 0.636221°W
Owner	APC of Oran
Capacity	40,000
Record attendance	60,000 Algeria-Brazil ; (17 June 1965)
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Built	1955
Opened	5 May 1957
Renovated	1988, 2005, 2008
Tenants
	MC Oran (football); (rugby); Algeria rugby union team

Ahmed Zabana Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد زبانة) is a multi-purpose stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of MC Oran. The stadium holds 40,000.^[1]^[2]

History[]

Old picture of the stadium

The stadium was built in 1955 in the El Hamri district of Oran, known as Lyautey at the time, by mayor Henri Fouquès-Duparc. The stadium was inaugurated on 5 May 1957 with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, making it the biggest stadium in Africa at the time. After the independence of Algeria it was renamed Municipal Stadium. After it was named again Stade 19 Juin 1965 in commemoration of the coup of Ahmed Ben Bella by Houari Boumediene made at that date. It was then renamed again to Stade Ahmed Zabana in honor of Algerian revolutionary Ahmed Zabana.

In January 2008, it was renovated to make it compatible with the practice of Rugby union. It was equipped with artificial turf (fifth generation) to replace natural grass in poor condition. In the 2016-17 domestic league season, tenants MC Oran drew an average home attendance of 12,000.

Matches[]

These are some historically important matches that have been played in the stadium around its history:

Matches

Football matches[]

Clubs[]

Event	Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
Inauguration of the stadium	5 May 1957	-:-	Stade Reims	–	AS Saint-Étienne	One game
Friendly	8 May 1958	-:-	Stade Reims	–	Real Madrid	One game
Gala match of the two European finalists of the 1958–59 European Cup	24 December 1959	-:-	Stade Reims	–	Real Madrid	One game
1966 Eid al-Adha Trophy	1966	-:-	Real Madrid	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Semi-final
1966 Eid al-Adha Trophy	1966	-:-	Real Madrid	1–0	FC Nantes	Final
1989 African Cup of Champions Clubs	15 December 1989	-:-	MC Oran	1–0	Raja Casablanca	Final away	40,000
1991–92 Algerian Cup	25 June 1992	15:00	JS Kabylie	1–0	ASO Chlef	Final
1998–99 Algerian Championnat National	30 May 1999	15:00	MC Alger	1–0 (a.e.t.)	JS Kabylie	Final	45,000
2016–17 Algerian Women's League Cup	8 March 2017	16:00	ASE Alger Centre	1–1 (4–3 p)	AS Sûreté Nationale	Final
2017–18 Algerian Women's League Cup	15 May 2018	16:00	ASE Alger Centre	0–0 (5–4 p)	FC Constantine	Final

National[]

Football friendlies matches[]

Event	Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
Friendlies	16 October 1962	-:-	Algeria	1–2	Nîmes Ol.	One game
	26 February 1963	-:-	Algeria	0–2	Czechoslovakia Ol.	One game	15 000
	28 February 1963	-:-	Algeria	4–0	Czechoslovakia Ol.	One game	15 000
	7 July 1963	-:-	Algeria	2–2	Egypt	One game	15 000
	7 October 1964	-:-	Algeria	1–0	Romania Ol.	One game	16 000
	17 June 1965	-:-	Algeria	0–3 (Pelé, Dudu, Gérson)	Brazil	One game	60 000
	24 December 1966	-:-	Algeria	4–1	AS Angoulême	One game
	25 December 1966	-:-	Algeria	1–3	AS Béziers	One game
	30 October 1967	-:-	Algeria	0–1	Legia Warsaw	One game
	1 November 1968	-:-	Algeria	0–0	USSR	One game
	22 December 1968	-:-	Algeria	1–1	France U23	One game
	9 April 1969	-:-	Algeria	1–1	Santos FC	One game
	15 January 1970	-:-	Algeria	3–1	AS Saint-Étienne	One game
	13 January 1971	-:-	Algeria	1–2	France U23	One game
	3 May 1974	-:-	Algeria	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	One game
	29 January 1975	-:-	Algeria	1–0	Paris SG	One game
	26 February 1975	-:-	Algeria	2–0	Botafogo FR	One game
	14 October 1975	-:-	Algeria	1–1	Portuguesa	One game
	3 April 1981	-:-	Algeria	2–0	Senegal	One game	40 000
	24 February 1983	-:-	Algeria	2–0	SD Vojvodina	One game

Football official matches[]

Event	Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
1960 World Military Cup	15 May 1960	-:-	France	1–1	Belgium	Final group
	15 May 1960	-:-	Turkey	1–0	Greece	Final group
	19 May 1960	-:-	Belgium	2–2	Greece	Final group
	19 May 1960	-:-	France	0–0	Turkey	Final group
	22 May 1960	-:-	Greece	3–2	France	Final group
	22 May 1960	-:-	Belgium	1–0	Turkey	Final group
1968 Afcon qualification	12 March 1967	-:-	Algeria	1–0	Mali	Group stage
1976 Afcon qualification	6 April 1975	-:-	Algeria	1–2	Tunisia	First round
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)	13 June 1980	-:-	Algeria	3–1	Sierra Leone	First round	12 636
1982 Afcon qualification	10 April 1981	-:-	Algeria	5–1	Mali	First round	50 000
1982 Afcon qualification	30 August 1981	-:-	Algeria	7–0	Upper Volta	Second round	50 000
1994 Afcon qualification	14 August 1992	-:-	Algeria	1–2	Guinea-Bissau	Group stage	30 000
2006 FIFA WC qualification / 2006 Afcon qualification	27 March 2005	19:00	Algeria	1–0	Rwanda	Second round	45,000
	19 June 2005	20:30	Algeria	2–2	Zimbabwe	Second round	15,000
	4 September 2005	20:30	Algeria	2–5	Nigeria	Second round	11,000
2013 African U-20 Championship	17 March 2013	17:30	Nigeria U-20	0–1	Mali U-20	Group B
	17 March 2013	20:30	DR Congo U-20	0–0	Gabon U-20	Group B
	20 March 2013	17:30	Mali U-20	2–1	DR Congo U-20	Group B
	20 March 2013	20:30	Gabon U-20	0–1	Nigeria U-20	Group B
	23 March 2013	17:30	Nigeria U-20	3–1	DR Congo U-20	Group B
	23 March 2013	20:30	Mali U-20	0–2	Gabon U-20	Group B
	26 March 2013	20:30	Ghana U-20	0–0 (p 4–2)	Mali U-20	Semi-finals
	29 March 2013	17:30	Nigeria U-20	2–1	Mali U-20	Third place match
	30 March 2013	17:30	Ghana U-20	1–1 (p 4–5)	Egypt U-20	Final	20,000

Rugby Union matches[]

Rugby Union friendlies matches[]

Event	Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
Friendly	18 December 2015	15:30	Algeria	16–6	Tunisia	One game	10,000

Rugby Union official matches[]

Event	Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
North African Tri Nations	17 December 2016	15:00	Algeria	11–12	Morocco	Final group	2,500
	21 December 2016	15:00	Morocco	14–12	Tunisia	Final group	100
	24 December 2016	15:00	Algeria	15–16	Tunisia	Final group	300

Statistic matches of Algeria national team[]

Stadium	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	First Match	Most Recent
Municipal / 19 June / Ahmed Zabana Stadium	29	14	5	10	53	35	+18	48.28%	16 October 1962, v. Nîmes Ol.	4 September 2005, v. Nigeria

Notes & references[]

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Stade Ahmed Zabana".
^ Stadium profile - mondedufoot

External links[]

Ahmed Zabana Stadium file (kooora.com)

Preceded by Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	World Military Cup Final Venue 1960	Succeeded by 19 Mayıs Stadium Ankara
Preceded by Stade Mohamed V Casablanca	CAF Champions League Final Venue 1989	Succeeded by Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Algiers
Preceded by Dobsonville Stadium Johannesburg	African U-20 Championship Final Venue 2013	Succeeded by Stade Leopold Senghor Dakar
Preceded by none	North African Tri Nations Final Venue 2016	Succeeded by Stade Mohamed V Casablanca

[1] "Stade Ahmed Zabana".

[2] Stadium profile - mondedufoot

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History	Africa
Home stadium	Ahmed Zabana Stadium Olympic Stadium of Oran Habib Bouakeul Stadium Palais des Sports Hamou Boutlélis
Rivalries
Other Sports	Basketball Handball

v t Rugby union in Algeria
Governing body	Algerian Rugby Federation
National teams	Men's
Competitions	Africa Cup Algerian rugby union Championship
See also	Ahmed Zabana Stadium