Aleppo International Stadium

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Aleppo International Stadium in Aleppo is the Syrian national stadium.

Aleppo International stadium
Location Aleppo, Syria  Flag of Syria
Opened 2007
Owner Government of Syria
Surface Grass
105m x 68m
Tenants
Al-Ittihad
Capacity
75.000

It is the largest stadium in Syria, and is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Al-Ittihad. The stadium was opened in 2007 and holds 75,000 spectators.

Al-Ittihad played a friendly match against Fenerbahçe SK of Turkey on 3 April 2007 for the opening of the stadium which ended in a 2-2 draw.

It is considered one of the worlds cleanest and most well-kept stadiums in the world[citation needed]. The president himself has attended the opening of the stadium[citation needed].

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Coordinates: 36°11′06″N 37°07′04″E / 36.18494, 37.117664