Ahmed Zabana Stadium
ملعب أحمد زبانة
Zabana
Full nameAhmed Zabana Stadium
Former namesParc Municipal des Sports
Henri Fouquès-Duparc
Municipal
19 June 1965
LocationEl Hamri, Oran, Algeria
Coordinates35°41′00″N 0°38′10″W / 35.683315°N 0.636221°W / 35.683315; -0.636221
OwnerAPC of Oran
Capacity40,000
Record attendance60,000 Algeria-Brazil
(17 June 1965)
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Built1955
Opened5 May 1957 (1957-05-05)
Renovated1974, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2013
Tenants
MC Oran (football)
Stade Oranais (rugby)
Algeria rugby union team

Ahmed Zabana Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد زبانة) is a multi-purpose stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of MC Oran. The stadium holds 40,000.[1][2]

History

Old picture of the stadium

The stadium was built in 1955 in the El Hamri district of Oran, known as Lyautey at the time, by mayor Henri Fouquès-Duparc. The stadium was inaugurated on 5 May 1957 with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, making it the biggest stadium in Africa at the time. After the independence of Algeria it was renamed Municipal Stadium. After it was named again Stade du 19 Juin 1965 in commemoration of the military coup of Ahmed Ben Bella by Houari Boumediene made at that date.

In 1992, the stadium was then renamed again to Stade Ahmed Zabana by the Algerian president at this time Mohamed Boudiaf, in honor of Algerian revolutionary Ahmed Zabana.

In January 2008, it was renovated to make it compatible with the practice of Rugby union. It was equipped with artificial turf (fifth generation) to replace natural grass in poor condition. In the 2016-17 domestic league season, tenants MC Oran drew an average home attendance of 12,000.

Matches

These are some historically important matches that have been played in the stadium around its history:

Football matches

Clubs

National

Football events
Algeria NT

Rugby Union matches

Statistic matches of Algeria football NT

Stadium P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Match Most Recent
Municipal / 19 June / Ahmed Zabana Stadium29145105335+1848.28%16 October 1962, v. Nîmes Ol.4 September 2005, v. Nigeria

See also

Notes & references

Notes

    References

    1. "Stade Ahmed Zabana".
    2. Stadium profile - mondedufoot
    Events
    Preceded by World Military Cup
    Final Venue

    1960
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by CAF Champions League
    Final Venue

    1989
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by African U-20 Championship
    Final Venue

    2013
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by
    none
    North African Tri Nations
    Final Venue

    2016
    Succeeded by
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