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.[5] 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.[citation needed]
Mohamed Musbah Al‑Waeli Stadium | |
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| Full name | Al-Fayhaa Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Basra, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 30°26′33″N 47°46′47″E / 30.44250°N 47.77972°E |
| Owner | Government of Iraq |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd) |
| Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009–2013 |
| Opened | 12 October 2013 |
| Architect | 360 Architecture[2][3] And Newport Global |
| Project manager | Newport Global |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Al-Minaa Naft Al-Basra | |
It hosts Naft Al-Basra and Al-Minaa[6] 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.[citation needed]
Certificate
editThe stadium obtained the IAAF Class 1 Certificate.[citation needed]
Name
editInitially, 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.[citation needed]
In 2019, the Ministry of Youth and Sports introduced a new appellation Mohamed Musbah Al-Waeli Stadium [7][8] as a tribute to the ex-mayor of Al Basra who was a main figure in the elaboration of the Basra Sports City complex.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "360 Architecture to design sport city in Iraq". designcurial.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "Basra Sports City In Southern Iraq By 360 Architecture". urukia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "Basrah Sports City". azahner.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "AMBS architects". ambsarchitects.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "ملعب الفيحاء 10 الاف متفرج في مدينة البصرة الرياضية جاهز لاستقبال لقاء نفط الجنوب مع الميناء". moys.gov.iq. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "الشباب والرياضة تطلق اسم "محمد مصبح" على الملعب الثاني في البصرة". alebaa.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ "اطلاق اسم "محمد مصبح الوائلي" على الملعب الثاني بمدينة البصرة الرياضية". al-janoob.org. Retrieved 2020-08-31.