7 April Stadium ( ar, ملعب السابع من نيسان) is a football

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Opened in 1948, the venue is considered to be the oldest football stadium in Syria. The stadium is home to the Syrian 2nd Division football clubs Al-Yarmouk SC, Jalaa SC,

Shorta Aleppo SC Shorta Aleppo Sports Club () is a Syrian football club based in Aleppo. They play their home games at the Aleppo 7 April Stadium. Shorta Aleppo played in the Syrian Premier League twice, in the 1998–1999 and 2000–2001 seasons. References ...

and

Ommal Aleppo SC Ommal Aleppo Sports Club () is a Syrian football club based in Aleppo. They play their home games at Aleppo 7 April Stadium 7 April Stadium ( ar, ملعب السابع من نيسان) is a football stadium in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Open ...

History

The stadium was opened as the Aleppo Municipal Stadium in 1948 shortly-after the independence of Syria. In 1977, the stadium was enlarged and the

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was increased to 12,000. In the same year, the stadium was renamed as 7 April Stadium to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the

Ba'ath Party The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused ...

. During the beginning of the 1980s, the natural grass of the stadium was replaced with a plastic pitch. Later in 2001, an artificial turf was installed.Aleppo 7 April Stadium complex
The stadium has a nearby outdoor swimming pool and 2 outdoor tennis courts. After the breakout of the Syrian Civil War, the stadium remained intact during the Battle of Aleppo between 2012 and 2016.

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