Reunification Stadium is a multi-use
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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
in
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...
,
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and serves as a home ground of
Union Douala
Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was hom ...
. The stadium holds 39,000 people and was built in 1972. On Sunday 14 May 2023, 27,634 people showed up for two
Elite One
The Championnat du Cameroun de football (also known as MTN Elite One since 2007 for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of professional association football league system in Cameroon, governed by the Cameroonian Football Federation sin ...
play-off games at the Reunification Stadium, a record attendance. The first game was between
Coton Sport and
Gazelle FA, the second one between
Canon de Yaoundé and
Bamboutos FC
Bamboutos FC is a Cameroonian football club based in Mbouda and founded in 1966. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Their home stadium is Stade de Mbouda.
The club was founded in 1966.
Honours
* Cameroon Première Divis ...
.
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See also
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Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
External links
Photosa
cafe.daum.net/stadeStade de la réunification à Douala, au Cameroun
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Sports venues completed in 1972
Football venues in Cameroon
Sport in Douala
Buildings and structures in Douala
1972 establishments in Cameroon
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