Full name | Al Najaf International Stadium |
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Location | Najaf, Iraq |
Coordinates | 32°03′54″N 44°18′58″E / 32.06500°N 44.31611°E |
Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports (Iraq) |
Operator | Al-Najaf FC |
Capacity | 30,000 |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 22 May 2011 |
Opened | 5 May 2018 |
Construction cost | $83.75 million USD |
Architect | 360 Architecture / HOK |
Services engineer | Anwar Soura General Contracting Company[1] |
Main contractors | Anwar Soura General Contracting Company |
Tenants | |
Al-Najaf FC Naft Al-Wasat SC |
Al-Najaf International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب النجف الدولي) is a stadium in Najaf, Iraq, which opened on 5 May 2018.[2][3] It is used mostly for football matches, and serves as the home stadium of Al-Najaf FC and Naft Al-Wasat SC.[4] The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.[5] Construction, which cost US$83.75 million, was funded entirely by the Iraqi government.[6]