Karbala Sports City
Karbala International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب كربلاء الدولي) is the largest sports stadium[3] in the city of Karbala and the middle-Euphrates area. It can accommodate more than 30 thousand spectators and was opened on 12 May 2016.
Full name | Karbala International Stadium |
---|---|
Location | Karbala, Iraq |
Coordinates | 32.565082°N 44.004240°E |
Owner | Government of Iraq |
Capacity | 30,000[2] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
Surface | Track & Field (Grass) |
Construction | |
Built | 2013–2016 |
Opened | 12 May 2016 |
Construction cost | $100 Million |
Services engineer | Bahadır Kul Architects (BKA) |
Main contractors | Bahadır Kul Architects (BKA) |
Tenants | |
Karbalaa FC |
Description
Karbala International Stadium's construction started in January 2013 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 34,000m 2. It can seat up to 30,000 spectators and has other sports-related facilities. It was designed and built by Bahadır Kul Architects.[4] It is owned by the Iraqi national government and is home to Karbalaa FC.
It opened on 12 May 2016 with a football match between Karbalaa FC and the Iraq's 2007 AFC Asian Cup-winning team in the presence of 30 thousand spectators, including the governor of Karbala and the Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports, and the game ended 0–0.[5] On 13 November 2017, the first international friendly match was held on the pitch between the Iraqi and Syrian national teams; the match ended in a draw.
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2017-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Karbala International Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
- "تعادل إيجابي بين العراق وسوريا في ملعب كربلاء الدولي".
- Stadyumu, Bahadır Kul, Makroser, Yazılım, Architect, Mimarlık, Konya Stadyumu, Mersin Stadyumu, Kayseri. "BKA | Bahadır KUL Architect". bkaarchitecture.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- "Report". rudaw.net.