Grand Stade de Tanger

Stade Ibn Batouta
Construction

Full name	Stade Ibn Batouta
Location	Tangier, Morocco
Capacity	45,000^[1]
Surface	Grass
Built	2003
Opened	April 26, 2011
Tenants
IR Tanger

Stade Ibn Batouta (Arabic: ملعب طنجة‎‎) is a multi-use stadium in Tangier, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and big events as ceremonies or concerts. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people. It serves as the new home of IR Tanger, replacing the former Stade de Marchan.

It was inaugurated on April 26, 2011. On July 27, the stadium hosted the 2011 Trophée des champions, in which Marseille beat Lille 5-4.^[2]

It was one of the confirmed host stadiums for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which was to be hosted by Morocco until it was stripped of its hosting rights.^[3]

Galerie

VIP box of the Ibn Batouta stadium
Panoramic view of the stadium
View from above the stadium

References

Coordinates: 35°44′28″N 5°51′29″W / 35.741211°N 5.858105°W / 35.741211; -5.858105

Tangier
History	History of Tangier Timeline European Governors of Tangier Battle of Tangier (1664) English Tangier Tangier Garrison Tangier Regiment 2nd Tangier Regiment Battle of Cape Spartel (1782) Treaty of Tangiers First Moroccan Crisis Tangier Protocol Tangier International Zone Administrators of the Tangier International Zone Battle of Cape Spartel (1936)
Economy	Economy of Tangier Tangier Exportation Free Zone Tanger-med
Districts and streets	Tangier City Center Grand Socco Petit Socco Quartier du Marshan Rue Es-Siaghine Rue de la Liberté Avenue Pasteur Avenue d'Espagne Avenue Mohammed VI beach
Religious buildings	Tangier Grand Mosque Kasbah Mosque Sidi Bou Abib Mosque Church of the Immaculate Conception Anglican Church of St. Andrew
Palaces and museums	Dar el Makhzen American Legation Forbes Museum of Tangier Museum of Contemporary Art Fondation Lorin Musée de Carmen-Macein
Other buildings	Plaza de Toros bullring Borj en Naam Gran Teatro Cervantes Hotel Continental (Tangier) Café Hafa Tangerinn Villa Muniria
Schools and colleges	Tangier Anglo-Moroccan School The American School of Tangier
Transport	Rabat-Tangier expressway Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
Sport and culture	Atletico Tanger IR Tanger Stade de Tanger Stade de Marchan Cap Radio (Morocco) National Cricket Stadium
Geography	Bay of Tangier Parc de la Mendoubia Colline du Charf Cape Spartel Cape Malabata

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