Stade El Menzah is a

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, located in the north of

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History

V Giochi del Mediterraneo di Tunisi 1967 - Stade El Menzah

Stade Vélodrome is the historical stadium that preceded Stade El Menzah. It was built in 1927 in the same location and became the stadium of US Tunis and Italia de Tunis. It had a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The stadium was named after the president of US Tunis,

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. It was also named after Carmel Borg, a

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businessman. So it became Stade Smadja-Borg. It was the main stadium for the Tunisian national team in the 1930s and 1940s In addition to the Tunisian Cup final since the 1929 edition, before the construction of the Stade Géo André in 1942. After

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, the stadium was named again after Victor Perez, a Tunisian boxer who was World Fly Champion in 1931 and was killed in the

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in Gleiwitz in 1945. After independence, the Stade Géo André was the stadium of the Tunisian national team, before the Vélodrome was demolished and completely rebuilt in 1967 after cooperation between Tunisian and

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n engineers.

Stands

Tribune d'honneur: 400 places Tribune de presse: 480 places Pelouse: 10 952 places Gradins: 9 664 places Virages: 13 056 places Enceintes: 5 786 places

Sporting events

It is built to host the 1967 Mediterranean Games at the same time as the Olympic swimming pool and gymnasium. Since then, it is an integral part of Tunisia's main sports complex. Tunisia's three major football teams, ES Tunis, Club Africain and Stade Tunisien played their games there. The stadium was completely renovated for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. It has a capacity of 45,000 seats. The VIP section consists of a grandstand and 2 salons that can accommodate 300 people in a "cocktail" configuration. The stadium hosted the matches of Tunisia national football team until the inauguration of the

Stade 7 November Stade Olympique Hamadi Agrebi, opened as Stade 7 November, is a multi-purpose stadium in Radès, Tunis, Tunisia about 10 kilometers south-east of downtown Tunis, in the center of the Olympic City. It is currently used mostly for football matches a ...

in Radès in 2001. It is expected that the rehabilitation works will start in late 2022 and will continue for two years, after a large part of the stadium was closed for years, in order to relieve the stadium of Radès, which now receives all the matches of the

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teams.

Music events

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performed his first and only concert in

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, at this stadium during his HIStory World Tour on October 7, 1996 in front of 60,000 fans. Sting performed at the stadium during his

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Tour on April 28, 2001.

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kicked off The Adventures of Mimi Tour at the stadium on July 22 and 24, 2006. El Menzah Stadium

References

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