ملعب الشعب الدولي | |
.JPG) Al-Shaab Stadium in 2010 | |
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| Full name | Al-Shaab International Stadium |
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| Location | Baghdad, Iraq  |
| Coordinates | 33°19′29.53″N 44°26′7.09″E / 33.3248694°N 44.4353028°E |
| Owner | Government of Iraq |
| Capacity | 35,700 (original standing capacity was 50,000 prior to being made all-seated in 2010) |
| Surface | Grass and track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 21, 1960 |
| Built | 1960–1966 (6 years) |
| Opened | November 6, 1966 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2010, 2015, 2023 |
| Closed | 2003–2005, 2009–2010 |
| Construction cost | IQD 1,200,000 (1966) |
| Architect | Francisco Keil do Amaral and Carlos Manuel Ramos |
| Project manager | Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |
| Main contractors | Tahsin Nu'man Rif'at |
| Tenants | |
| Iraq national football team (1966–2013) Al-Shorta SC (2014–present)
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Al-Shaab International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit. 'The People's Stadium') is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 until the Basra International Stadium was opened in 2013. It is owned by the government of Iraq.[1][2]
The stadium hosted the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 1982 Arab Club Champions Cup final[3] and the full tournament in 1985,[4] the 1972 Palestine Cup and the World Military Cup in 1968 and 1972.[5]
- ^ Al-Mashhadani, Akram (27 November 2015). "The story of the Al-Shaab Stadium: An Iraqi monument that won't be rebuilt". Ishtar Channel (in Arabic).
- ^ "Stadiums in Iraq". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "1st Arab Club Champions Cup 1982". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- ^ "3rd Arab Club Champions Cup 1985". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04.
- ^ "World Military Championship". RSSSF.