Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Stade Ahmed Zabana
ملعب أحمد زبانة

Zabana
Full name	Stade Ahmed Zabana
Former names	Municipal Henri Fouquès-Duparc 19 Juin 1965
Location	El Hamri, Oran, Algeria
Coordinates	35.683315°N 0.636221°W / 35.683315; -0.636221
Owner	APC of Oran
Capacity	40,000
Record attendance	60,000 Algeria-Brazil (17 June 1965)
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Built	1955
Opened	5 May 1957
Renovated	1988, 2005, 2008
Tenants
MC Oran (football) Stade Oranais (rugby)

Stade Ahmed Zabana (Arabic: ملعب أحمد زبانة) is a multi-purpose stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of MC Oran. The stadium holds 40,000. Currently, a new stadium, called Olympic Stadium, is being constructed.

History

Interior of the stadium

The stadium was built in 1955 in the El Hamri district of Oran, known as Lyautey at the time, by mayor Henri Fouquès-Duparc. The stadium was inaugurated on 5 May 1957 with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, making it the biggest stadium in Africa at the time. After the independence of Algeria it was renamed Municipal Stadium. After it was named again Stade 19 Juin 1965 in commemoration of the coup of Ahmed Ben Bella by Houari Boumediene made at that date. It was then renamed again to Stade Ahmed Zabana in honor of Algerian revolutionary Ahmed Zabana. In January 2008, it was renovated to make it compatible with the practice of Rugby union. It was equipped with artificial turf (fifth generation) to replace natural grass unfortunately in poor condition.

Matches

These are some historically important matches that have been played in the stadium around its history:

Clubs

Inauguration of the stadium

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
11 November 1958	-:-	Real Madrid	–	Stade Reims	One game

1966 Eid al-Adha Trophy

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
1966	-:-	Real Madrid	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Semi-final
1966	-:-	Real Madrid	1–0	FC Nantes	Final

1989 African Cup of Champions Clubs

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
15 December 1989	-:-	MC Oran	1–0	Raja CA Casablanca	Final away	40,000

1991-92 Algerian Cup

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
1992	-:-	JS Kabylie	1–0	ASO Chlef	Final

1998-99 Algerian Championship

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
1999	-:-	MC Alger	1–0 (a.e.t)	JS Kabylie	Final	45,000

National

Historical friendlies

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
17 June 1965	-:-	Algeria	0–3 (Pelé, Dudu, Gérson)	Brazil	One game	60,000
9 April 1969	-:-	Algeria	1–1	Santos FC	One game

(Rugby Union)

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
18 December 2015	15:30	Algeria	16-6	Tunisa	One friendly game

1960 World Military Cup

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
15 May 1960	-:-	France	1–1	Belgium	Final Group
15 May 1960	-:-	Turkey	1–0	Greece	Final Group
19 May 1960	-:-	Belgium	2–2	Greece	Final Group
19 May 1960	-:-	France	0–0	Turkey	Final Group
22 May 1960	-:-	Greece	3–2	France	Final Group
22 May 1960	-:-	Belgium	1–0	Turkey	Final Group

2013 African U-20 Championship

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
17 March 2013	17:30	Nigeria U-20	–	Mali U-20	Group stage
17 March 2013	20:30	DR Congo U-20	–	Gabon U-20	Group stage
20 March 2013	17:30	Mali U-20	–	DR Congo U-20	Group stage
20 March 2013	20:30	Gabon U-20	–	Nigeria U-20	Group stage
22 March 2013	17:30	Benin U-20	–	Egypt U-20	Group stage
23 March 2013	20:30	Mali U-20	–	Gabon U-20	Group stage
26 March 2013	20:30		–		Semi-finals
29 March 2013	17:30		–		Third place match
30 March 2013	17:30		–		Final

External links

• Ahmed Zabana Stadium file (kooora.com)