Al-Madina Stadium

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Al-Madina International Stadium
ملعب المدينة الدولي[1]
Al Shohada International Stadium, Baghdad, IRAQ.jpg
Al-Madina Stadium in December 2019
Full nameAl-Madina International Stadium
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
Coordinates33°21′13″N 44°27′11″E / 33.353580°N 44.453187°E / 33.353580; 44.453187Coordinates: 33°21′13″N 44°27′11″E / 33.353580°N 44.453187°E / 33.353580; 44.453187
OwnerGovernment of Iraq
Capacity32,000[3]
Field size105 m × 68 m
SurfaceMixto Hybrid Grass[2]
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Built2012–2014, 2018–2019
Opened1 December 2021
Construction cost$100 Million
Services engineerNurol Construction & Global Sport IQ
Main contractorsGlobal Sport IQ
Tenants
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Madina International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب المدينة الدولي, lit. 'City Stadium') is a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is Iraq's first-ever stadium solar power plant, and the second in the Middle East of its kind.[4]

Construction work for the stadium was completed on 18 December 2019; it can accommodate over 32,000 spectators.

Description[]

Al-Madina International Stadium's construction started in 2 July 2012 and the construction was at an overall cost of $100 million funded by the government of Iraq. It is a grass surfaced football arena with a total area of 30,000m 2. It can accommodate up to 32,000 spectators, and has other sports-related facilities. It was designed and built by Nurol Construction.[5] It is owned by the Federal government of Iraq and is home to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

The stadium has changed its name four times. It was called "Al-Sadr City Stadium", before the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided in 2017 to name it "Al-Habibya Stadium" in reference to the stadium's location. In early December 2019, the name "Al-Shohada Stadium" was chosen as a tribute to the martyrs of the Tishreen Revolution.[6][7][8] The final name change came in August 2020, when the stadium took the name of "Al-Madina Stadium", meaning "City Stadium", in reference to the Sadr City district in which the stadium is located.[1]

It was scheduled to be inaugurated in early 2020, but the unprecedented situation linked to the global health crisis forced the Iraqi authorities to postpone the opening to 2021 despite the fact that works have been completed since 2019.[9][10] The stadium finally hosted its first match on 1 December 2021, the final of the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship between Iraq and Lebanon.[11]

Gallery[]

  • On February 11, 2020, freezing cold struck the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

  • Snow covered the pitch of the new Al-Madina Stadium in Baghdad.

  • An aerial view of the stadium taken on April 12, 2020 showing the external facade and the roof on which solar panels are installed.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "وزير الشباب: ملعب المدينة جاهز للافتتاح".
  2. ^ "IRAQ MIXTO TECHNOLOGY IN AL KUD E BAGDAD". limontasport.com. 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Al-Shohada International Stadium – AlKass.net". alkass.net.
  4. ^ "Baghdad: First solar stadium of Iraq almost ready – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
  5. ^ Baghdad Stadyumu Projesi, antrenman sahası ve otel kompleksi. "NC | Nurol Construction". www.nurolinsaat.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  6. ^ "وزارة الشباب والرياضة تقرر اطلاق تسمية ملعب الشهداء على ملعب الحبيبية – Ministry of Youth and Sports". moys.gov.iq.
  7. ^ "رسمياً.. اطلاق تسمية الشهداء على ملعب الحبيبية في بغداد". almasalah.com.
  8. ^ "رسميا.. تغير اسم ملعب الحبيبية إلى الشهداء". mawazin.net.
  9. ^ "وزارة الشباب والرياضة تؤكد افتتاح ملعب مدينة الصدر مطلع العام المقبل – Ministry of Youth and Sports". moys.gov.iq.
  10. ^ "افتتاح ملعب مدينة الصدر( الحبيبية) مطلع العام المقبل". alsabaah.iq.
  11. ^ "الجماهير العراقية تعزز مطالب رفع الحظر وتملأ ملعب المدينة في نهائي بطولة غرب آسيا". aljazeera.net. 2 December 2021.


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