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Image Stadium Location Current Capacity Sport Home Team Year Built Coordinates Ref. 1 Basra International Stadium: Basra: 65,227 Football Iraq national football team
The Ministry of Youth and Sports developed plans to drastically improve sports infrastructure and have decided to build big stadiums in every governorate of Iraq.The government gave them a $2.5bn package for this cause, and plans have been drawn up to build most of the stadiums below.
Al-Sha'ab International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشعب الدولي, lit. 'The People's Stadium') is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Baghdad, Iraq.The 35,700-seater was the home stadium of the Iraq national football team, as well as the largest stadium in Iraq, from its opening on 6 November 1966 until the Basra International Stadium was opened in 2013.
List of football stadiums in Iraq; A. Afak Stadium; Ain Al-Tamur Stadium; Al Hilla Stadium; Al Jaish Stadium; Al Kifl Stadium; Al Shatrah Stadium; Al Sunbula Stadium;
Iraq played their first international home game in four years at the stadium on 1 June 2017, beating Jordan 1–0. It was also the first international game played at the stadium. [10] On 10 October 2019, Iraq played their first competitive (not friendly) international game at home after eight years against Hong Kong. The result was a 2–0 win ...
It was renamed the Martyr Franso Hariri Stadium in honor of the assassinated Christian governor Franso Hariri, [2] who supported efforts to renovate the stadium. In July 2009 Franso Hariri Stadium became Iraq national football team's home venue after the green-light from AFC to host the Iraqi national and clubs teams in Erbil. [3]
Karbala International Stadium's construction started in January 2013 and the construction was at an overall cost of $100,000,000 funded by the government of Iraq. It is a grass surfaced football (soccer) arena with a total area of 34,000m 2. It can seat up to 30,000 spectators and has other sports-related facilities.
Al-Madina International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب المدينة الدولي, lit. 'City Stadium') is a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq.It is Iraq's first-ever stadium solar power plant, and the second in the Middle East of its kind.