Ahmed Zabana Stadium () is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. It is the home ground of

MC Oran (), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is an Algerian professional Association football, football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia P ...

. The capacity of the stadium holds 40,000.Stadium profile
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History

The stadium was built in 1955 in the El Hamri district of

, known as Lyautey at the time, by mayor Henri Fouquès-Duparc. The stadium was inaugurated on 5 May 1957 with a capacity of 40,000 spectators, making it the biggest stadium in Africa at the time. After the independence of Algeria it was renamed ''Municipal Stadium''. After it was named again ''Stade du 19 Juin 1956 '' in commemoration of the military coup of

Ahmed Ben Bella Ahmed Ben Bella (; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 and then the first president of ...

Houari Boumediene Houari is a given name and surname. It may refer to: Persons Given name *Houari Boumédiène, also transcribed Boumediene, Boumedienne etc. (1932–1978), served as Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Algeria from 19 June 1965 until 12 Decembe ...

made at that date. In 1992, the stadium was then renamed again to ''Stade Ahmed Zabana'' by the Algerian president at this time

Mohamed Boudiaf Mohamed Boudiaf (23 June 1919 – 29 June 1992, ; ALA-LC: ''Muḥammad Bū-Ḍiyāf''), also called Si Tayeb el Watani, was an Algerian politician and statesman, and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) t ...

, in honor of Algerian revolutionary

Ahmed Zabana Ahmed Zabana (; real name: Ahmed Zahana; 1926 – 19 June 1956) was an Algerian fighter who participated in the outbreak of the Algerian War. He was executed by guillotine by French regime colonizers on 19 June 1956, in Algiers. Early life Zab ...

. In January 2008, it was renovated to make it compatible with the practice of

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. It was equipped with artificial turf (fifth generation) to replace natural grass in poor condition. In the 2016-17 domestic league season, tenants MC Oran drew an average home attendance of 12,000.

Matches

These are some historically important matches that have been played in the stadium around its history:

Football matches

Clubs

National

=Football events

=Algeria NT

Rugby Union matches

Statistic matches of Algeria football NT

Notes & references

Notes

References

External links

Photos
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