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| Full name | Abebe Bikila Stadium |
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| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Owner | Addis Abeba City Administration |
| Operator | Addis Abeba Youth and Sport Bureau |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Construction cost | 105.5 million birr (2017 renovation) |
| General contractor | Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd. (2017 renovation) |
Abebe Bikila Stadium (Amharic: አበበ ቢቂላ ስታዲያም) is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level it was used by Dedebit F.C. of the Ethiopian Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators.[1] It is named after famed Olympic Marathon champion Abebe Bikila.[2]
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/venues/ethiopia/abebe-bikila-stadium/l[permanent dead link]
- ^ GACHUHI, ROY (April 28, 2018). "Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila started E. Africa's aristocracy in marathon". Daily Nation.