Al Ahed Stadium () is a football field located in the Al-Ouzai area of
Bourj el-Barajneh
Bourj el-Barajneh () is a municipality located in the southern suburbs of Beirut, in Lebanon. The municipality lies between Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport and the town of Haret Hreik.
In the June 7, 2009 parliamentary election i ...
, in the southern suburbs of
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
, Lebanon. The stadium can accommodate about 2,000 spectators, and is owned by
Al Ahed FC
Al Ahed Football Club () is a football club based in Ouzai, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the Lebanese Premier League, the top flight of Lebanese football. The club was founded in 1964 as Al Ahed Al Jadeed, initially startin ...
, which uses it as a training ground.
In 2018,
Israeli prime minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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accused
Hezbollah
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, a Shia political party and militant group based in Lebanon, in a speech of using the Al Ahed Stadium as a missile cluster.
Gebran Bassil
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, the
Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, denied the claims.
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Sport in Beirut
Buildings and structures in Beirut
Football venues in Beirut
Athletics (track and field) venues in Lebanon
Lebanon
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Multi-purpose stadiums in Lebanon
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