Stade Olympique de Radès

Radès Olympic Stadium
	Mediterranean Diamond
Full name	Stade Olympique de Radès
Former names	7 November Stadium (2001–2011)
Location	Radès, Tunisia
Coordinates	36°44′52″N 10°16′22″E
Owner	Government of Tunisia
Capacity	60,000 [1]
Field size	Athletics track: 400 m
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1998–2001
Opened	6 July 2001
Renovated	2015
Construction cost	170 million Dinar
Architect	Rob Schuurman
Tenants
	Tunisia national football team; Espérance sportive de Tunis; Club Africain ; Stade Tunisien
Website
	Official Website

The Radès Olympic Stadium (French: Stade Olympique de Radès), formerly known as 7 November Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of the city center of Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 65,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in Africa.

History

Radès Stadium exterior

Built for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, the 65,000-seat covered area covers 13,000 m2 and consists of a central area, 3 adjoining grounds, 2 warm-up rooms, 2 paintings and an official stand of 7,000 seats. The press gallery is equipped with 300 desks.

It was inaugurated in July 2001 for the final of the Tunisian Cup between CS Hammam-Lif and Étoile du Sahel (1-0).

Radés stadium by night

Club Africain and ES Tunis play their major league matches here. Before the construction of this stadium, the Tunis derby used to be played in the 45,000 seat-capacity Stade El Menzah. It is also the stadium of Tunisia national football team since 2001.

This stadium has hosted matches of the 2004 African Cup of Nations which was won by the Tunisian team.

Ligue de Football Professionnel, which wants to relocate the Trophée des Champions opposing the Olympique de Marseille (OM) to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), announces that the 2010 edition takes place at the stadium on 28 July 2010; It ended in a draw (0-0) in the presence of 57,000 spectators.

Interior

It's composed of lower stand which has a capacity of 32,000 seats and an upper tier of 28,000 seats.

Certificate

The stadium has the IAAF Class 1 Certificate, which means that the stadium meets the best standards and qualities in its field.

Name

At the time of its creation, the stadium was named 7 November Stadium, the date that Zine El Abidine Ben Ali assumed the Presidency on 7 November 1987 in a bloodless coup d'état that ousted President Habib Bourguiba. But, following his ousting, it took the name of Olympic Stadium of Radès (Stade Olympique de Radès).

Gallery

The main entrance to the stadium
2008 Tunisian League : CA vs ESZ
Friendly match between Tunisia and Netherlands in 2009
Tunisia-Netherlands match
Supporters exiting the stadium
2009 Tunisian Cup Final between CS Sfaxien and US Monastir
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Tunisia and Mozambique
2010 Trophée des Champions between OM and PSG
2012 CAF Champions League Final between ES Tunis and Al Ahly

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References

https://www.stadiumguide.com/stade-de-rades/

External links

Preceded by Stade 26 mars Bamako	African Cup of Nations Final Venue 2004	Succeeded by Cairo International Stadium Cairo

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