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Al-Fayhaa Stadium (Basra)

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Al-Fayhaa Stadium
ملعب الفيحاء[1]
Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium
Interactive map of Al-Fayhaa Stadium
ملعب الفيحاء[2]
Full name
Al-Fayhaa Stadium
LocationBasra, Iraq
Coordinates30°26′33″N 47°46′47″E / 30.44250°N 47.77972°E / 30.44250; 47.77972 (Basra Sports City Secondary Stadium)
OwnerGovernment of Iraq
Capacity10,000
SurfaceTrack & Field (Grass)
ScoreboardYes
Field size
105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)
Construction
Built2009–2013
Opened12 October 2013
Architect360 Architecture[3][4] And Newport Global
Project manager
Newport Global
Structural engineer
Thornton Tomasetti[5]
Tenants
Al-Minaa
Naft Al-Basra

Al-Fayhaa Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الفيحاء), also known as Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Basra, Southern Iraq. The stadium is part of the much larger Basra Sports City complex, and is surrounded by football training pitches, four Five Star hotels and other sports-related facilities.[6] It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has an official capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is owned by the Government of Iraq.

It hosts Naft Al-Basra and Al-Minaa[7] football matches in the Iraqi League when attendance is low. For crucial confrontations, it is the main stadium of Basra (65,000) that welcomes the games.

Certificate

The stadium obtained the IAAF Class 1 Certificate.

Name

Initially, the stadium had no specific name other than Basra Sports City Secondary Stadium. Later, it was agreed to rename it Al-Fayhaa Stadium in reference to the nickname of the city Al Basra. This name is still used officially.

In 2019, the Ministry of Youth and Sports introduced a new appellation Mohamed Musbah Al-Waeli Stadium [8][9] as a tribute to the ex-mayor of Al Basra who was a main figure in the elaboration of the Basra Sports City complex.

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