Stade Adrar
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| Location | Agadir, Morocco |
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| Operator | Sonarges |
| Capacity | 45,480 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | June 2004 |
| Opened | October 11, 2013 |
| Tenants | |
| Hassania Agadir | |
Grand Stade d'Agadir (Amazighe : ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ, أباراز أدرار, Abaraz Adrar) is a multi-use stadium in Agadir, Morocco, that was inaugurated in 2013. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,480 seat.[1] It was supposed to hold 2010 FIFA World Cup games if Morocco had been chosen to be the host country. The stadium is home to Association football club Hassania Agadir, replacing their old venue Stade Al Inbiaâte. It has hosted four matches of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in December 2013 and was one of the stadiums to be used for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
The stadium was inaugurated on October 11, 2013, with a friendly match between local side Hassania Agadir and Algerian club JS Kabylie. Hassania's Saad Lemti scored the first goal in the staidum in the 76th minute of the match, as the hosts went on to win the match 1-0.[2]
References
- ↑ www.worldstadiums.com
- ↑ AI (October 13, 2013). "Saad Lemti, premier buteur du grand stade d’Agadir" (in French). Le Matin. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
External links
Coordinates: 30°25′38″N 9°32′26″W / 30.427214°N 9.540424°W
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