Al-Shohada Stadium

Al-Shohada International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشهداء الدولي‎) is the most modern football stadium and the first ever stadium solar power plant[4] in the city of Baghdad and the middle-Euphrates area. It can accommodate more than 32 thousand spectators and construction work was completed on December 18, 2019.

Al-Shohada International Stadium
ملعب الشهداء الدولي[1]

Al-Shohada Stadium in December 2019
Full name	Al-Shohada International Stadium
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Coordinates	33.353580°N 44.453187°E / 33.353580; 44.453187
Owner	Government of Iraq
Capacity	32,000[2]
Field size	105 m × 68 m
Surface	Mixto Hybrid Grass[3]
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Built	2012–2014, 2018–2019
Opened	early 2020 (planned)
Construction cost	$100 Million
Services engineer	Nurol Construction & Global Sport IQ
Main contractors	Global Sport IQ
Tenants
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Description

Al-Shohada International Stadium's construction started in 2 July 2012 and the construction was at an overall cost of $100,000,000 funded by the government of Iraq. It is a grass surfaced football (soccer) arena with a total area of 30,000m ². It can seat up to 32,000 spectators and has other sports-related facilities. It was designed and built by Nurol Construction[5]. It is owned by the Federal government of Iraq and is home to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

It will be inaugurated in early 2020. The stadium has changed its name three times. It was called "Al Sadr City Stadium" but the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided in 2017 to name it "Al Habibya Stadium" in reference to the stadium's location. Finally, in early December 2019, the name "Al-Shohada Stadium" was definitively chosen as a tribute to the martyrs of the Tishreen Revolution.

Gallery

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  On February 11, 2020, freezing cold struck the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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  Snow covered the pitch of the new Al-Shohada stadium in Baghdad.
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  An aerial view of the stadium taken on April 12, 2020 showing the external facade and the roof on which solar panels are installed.

See also

• List of football stadiums in Iraq

References

1. https://www.moys.gov.iq/ar/view/2582
2. "Al-Shohada International Stadium – AlKass.net". alkass.net.
3. "IRAQ MIXTO TECHNOLOGY IN AL KUD E BAGDAD". limontasport.com.
4. "Baghdad: First solar stadium of Iraq almost ready – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
5. Baghdad Stadyumu Projesi, antrenman sahası ve otel kompleksi. "NC | Nurol Construction". www.nurolinsaat.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-25.