Stade du 26 Mars

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Stade du 26 Mars

Stade du 26 Mars Location within Mali
Full name	Stade du 26 mars
Location	RN6 (Route Nationale 6) Bamako, Mali
Coordinates	12°36′16″N 7°55′18″W / 12.60444°N 7.92167°W / 12.60444; -7.92167
Owner	Malian Government
Capacity	50,000[1][2][3]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	December 31, 2001
Construction cost	30 million Euros
Main contractors	China Overseas Engineering Group
Tenants
Stade Malien Mali national football team (2002–present)

Stade du 26 Mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium. Built in 2001, it is named for the date of Martyrs' Day (Mali), a national commemoration of 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré.^[4] The stadium, which is built by China Overseas Engineering Group,^[5] served as a venue for 2002 African Cup of Nations.^[6]