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20 August 1955 Stadium (Béchar)

Coordinates: 31°36′20″N 2°13′06″W / 31.60556°N 2.21833°W / 31.60556; -2.21833
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Stade du 20-août-1955
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Full nameStade du 20-Août-1955
LocationPlace 1er Novembre
Béchar, Algeria
OwnerOPOW de Béchar
Capacity20,000
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Construction
Opened1953
Renovated2012,2013
Expanded2011
Tenants
JS Saoura

Stade 20 Août is a multi-use stadium in Bechar, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of JS Saoura. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators after extension.[1] The stadium was renovated several times, with the pitch being upgraded to synthetic turf in 2017.[2] It has also been renovated in order to handle hosting international competitions.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "JS Saoura : Bientôt une nouvelle pelouse pour le stade du 20-Août de Béchar". footalgerien.com. 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ligue des champions d'Afrique / Tour préliminaire : La JS Saoura fourbit ses armes". algerie360.com. 19 November 2018.

31°36′20″N 2°13′06″W / 31.60556°N 2.21833°W / 31.60556; -2.21833