Al Sunbula Stadium

Al Sunbula Stadium
ملعب السنبلة

Al Sunbula Stadium in April 2015
Full name	Al Sunbula International Stadium
Location	Al Diwaniyah, Iraq
Coordinates	31°55′38″N 44°53′59″E / 31.92722°N 44.89972°E / 31.92722; 44.89972Coordinates: 31°55′38″N 44°53′59″E / 31.92722°N 44.89972°E / 31.92722; 44.89972
Owner	Ministry of Youth and Sports (Iraq)
Capacity	30,000
Field size	105 m × 68 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	December 2012
Opened	TBD
Construction cost	$ 100 million USD
Architect	Bahadır Kul Architects (BKA)[1]
Project manager	Rönesans[2]
General contractor	Rönesans
Tenants
Al-Diwaniya FC

Al Sunbula Stadium (Arabic: ملعب السنبلة, lit. 'Ear Stadium') is a football specific stadium in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, that is currently under construction.^[3] Once completed, it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Al-Diwaniya FC as a replacement for their venue Al-Diwaniya Stadium. The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators and will cost approximately $100 million USD funded entirely by Iraqi government.^[4]

Due to financial crisis, work stopped at a progress rate of 57%.^[5] Despite economic challenges, efforts are being made by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to resume work in order to complete the project.^[6]

Design[]

The project includes a main stadium that can accommodate 30,000 spectators, two training fields of 2000 and 500 spectators respectively, a 4-star hotel with 75 rooms, a store, a parking lot and landscaping areas.^[7] The entire complex is being built on an area of approximately 250,000 sqm.^[8]

See also[]

• List of football stadiums in Iraq

References[]