Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

Location	Beirut, Lebanon
Coordinates	33°52′1.55″N 35°29′46.09″E / 33.8670972°N 35.4961361°E / 33.8670972; 35.4961361
Opened	1957
Renovated	1997
Surface	Grass
Capacity	49.000

Beirut Sports City Stadium (Arabic: ملعب المدينة الرياضية‎) is a 49.000 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Beirut, Lebanon. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1957, and most recently renovated in 1997. This stadium was the final venue of 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Former Lebanese president Camille Chamoun built the stadium. The opening game was a friendly played against FC Petrolul Ploieşti, where Lebanon won 1-0 through a goal scored by Joseph Abou Murad.

On the 27th of September, 2009 the stadium held the opening the 6th Francophone games.

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• Overall capacity: 49.000 spectators
• Covered area: 12,000
• Uncovered area: 43,000
• Presidential stand: 150
• VIP stand: 1150
• First class stand: 3450
• Press stand: available
• Press reception hall: available
• Conference room: available (350 m²)
• Interview room: available
• Audio-visual press room: available
• Telecommunication room: available
• Commentary positions: available
• Players changing rooms: 4
• Referee changing room: 2
• Health club & drug detection: available
• Warming-up indoors: available
• Electronic display facilities: available
• Field specifications: same as Stade de France
• Number of gates: 18 entrance gates
• Parking capacity: 2500 cars

Preceded by Jeque Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi

AFC Asian Cup Final Venue 2000

Succeeded by Workers Stadium Beijing

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