Grand Stade de Tanger

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Grand Stade Ibn Battouta
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Location Tanger, Morocco
Built 2003
Opened April 26, 2011
Surface Grass
Capacity 45,000
Tenants
IR Tanger

Grand Stade de Tanger, also known as the Stade Ibn Battouta, (Arabic: ملعب ابن بطوطة‎) is a multi-use stadium in Tanger, Morocco. Once completed in 2011, it will be used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people. It serves as the new home of IR Tanger, replacing Stade de Marchan.

The Grand Stade de Tanger was inaugurated on April 26, 2011.

This new football stadium is one of the host stadiums for the 2015 African Nations Cup, hosted by Morocco. [1]

The stadium hosted the 2011 Trophée des champions.

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Coordinates: 35°44′28″N 5°51′29″W / 35.741211°N 5.858105°W / 35.741211; -5.858105