Khartoum Stadium

The Khartoum International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Khartoum, Sudan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 23,000[1] people. It is also the home stadium of the Sudanese national football team and of the club Al Ahli SC Khartoum. In 2010, it was renovated for the 2011 African cup of nations championships .[2]

Khartoum Stadium
استاد الخرطوم
Full nameKhartoum International Stadium
Former namesMunicipal Stadium
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Capacity23,000 [1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1957
Renovated2007
Tenants
Al Khartoum SC
Sudan national football team

History

The stadium was inaugurated in 1957 under the name of Municipal Stadium to host the first African football competition of nations, the 1957 African Cup of Nations. It also hosted the 1970 African Cup of Nations and the 2011 African Nations Championship. The stadium is used for both men's and women's football.[3]

Other Sudanese stadiums

The Khartoum Stadium is the third largest stadium in Sudan.

StadiumCityCapacityHome Team
Al-Merrikh StadiumOmdurman43,000Al-Merrikh SC
Al-Hilal StadiumOmdurman25,000Al-Hilal
Khartoum StadiumKhartoum23,000Khartoum NC
Port Sudan StadiumPort Sudan20,000Hay Al-Arab SC, Hilal Alsahil SC
Wad Madani StadiumWad Madani15,000Al-Ittihad SC
Atbara StadiumAtbara15,000Alamal SC Atbara
Stade Al-Merghani KassalaKassala11,000

References
  1. "Sudan - Al Khartoum Al Watani SC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  2. "World Stadiums – Stadiums in Sudan". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  3. "First-Ever Sudanese Women's Football League Kicks off".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.