Ahmed Zabana Stadium

Ahmed Zabana Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Oran, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home ground of MC Oran. The capacity of the stadium holds 40,000.Stadium profile - mondedufoot It is located near the centre of Oran.

History

The stadium was built in 1955 in the El Hamri district of Oran, 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 by Houari Boumediene 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, in honor of Algerian revolutionary Ahmed Zabana.

In January 2008, it was renovated to make it compatible with the practice of Rugby union. It was equipped with artificial turf (fifth generation) to replace natural grass in poor condition.

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

Football matches Clubs Club matches

National Football events International tournaments

Algeria NT Algeria NT matches

Rugby Union matches Friendlies rugby matches

Rugby NT official matches

Statistic matches of Algeria football NT Stadium P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Match Most Recent Municipal / 19 June / Ahmed Zabana Stadium 29 14 5 10 53 35 +18 % 16 October 1962, v. Nîmes Ol. 4 September 2005, v. Nigeria

Ahmed Zabana Stadium

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