Miloud Hadefi Stadium
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| Location | Belgaïd, Bir El Djir Oran, Algeria |
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| Coordinates | 35°43′42″N 0°32′57″W / 35.728435°N 0.549277°W |
| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sport |
| Operator | Ministry of Youth and Sport |
| Capacity | 40,143 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd) |
| Surface | AirFibr (hybrid grass) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1 June 2010 |
| Built | 2010–2021 |
| Opened | 1 June 2021 |
| Construction cost | 142.3 million US$ |
| Main contractors | China Metallurgical Group Corporation |
| Tenants | |
| MC Oran (2021–) planned Algeria national team (2021–) planned | |
Olympic Stadium (Oran) (Arabic: الملعب الأولمبي (وهران)) is a multi-use stadium in Belgaïd, Bir El Djir in the suburb of Oran, Algeria. Completed in 2019, it is used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of MC Oran, replacing their current Ahmed Zabana Stadium. It will have a capacity of 40,143 people. The stadium is a part of the Olympic Complex of Oran. it will be used as the opening and closing ceremony venue of the 2021 Mediterranean Games.
Stadium
Characteristics
Construction
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On December 20, 2006, planned the project of construction of the Olympic Complex. The stadium was planned for a capacity of 75,000 seats but was reduced to 40.000.[1] On December 5, 2011, the minister of Youth and Sports, El Hachemi Djiar, announced that the stadium would be completed before the end of 2012.[2] He also added that the entire project would be finished in 2015. But due to delays in construction work, the complex will be finished in 2019.
Name of the stadium
In 2014, M. Mohamed Raouraoua president of the Algerian Football Federation suggested that the stadium can take the name of the former legendary footballer of MC Oran and of the national team Abdelkader Fréha.[3]
Handover and opening
Tenants and events
Transport connections
See also
- List of football stadiums in Algeria
- List of African stadiums by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by capacity
References
- ^ "Le stade olympique amputé de 35.000 places". La Voix de l'Oranie. Sofiane. December 21, 2006.
- ^ Djiar à Oran: Le stade olympique livré avant fin 2012; Le Quotidien d'Oran, December 5, 2011
- ^ Le nouveau stade d’Oran sera baptisé Abdelkader Fréha - DzairNews, May 22, 2014.
External links
- Future stadium images at worldstadiums.com
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