Adrar Stadium (Adrar for "mountain" in Tamazight) (Tamazight: ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ, Arabic: ملعب آدرار) is a multi-use stadium in Agadir, Morocco, that was inaugurated in 2013. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,480 spectators.[1] It was supposed to hold 2010 FIFA World Cup games if Morocco had been chosen to be the host country. The stadium is home to Association football club Hassania Agadir, replacing their old venue Stade Al Inbiaâte. It has hosted four matches of the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in December 2013 and was one of the stadiums to be used for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations but did not host the cup because Morocco cancelled hosting due to fears of the Ebola outbreak. Instead, Morocco will host the 2025 edition after Guinea withdrew from its hosting rights. It is one of the 6 venues in Morocco for the 2030 FIFA World Cup in which Morocco will co-host along with Portugal and Spain.
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| Location | Agadir, Morocco |
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| Operator | Sonarges |
| Capacity | 45,480 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | June 2004 |
| Opened | October 11, 2013 |
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| Hassania Agadir (2013–present) Morocco national football team (selected matches) | |
The stadium was inaugurated on October 11, 2013, with a friendly match between local side Hassania Agadir and Algerian club JS Kabylie. Hassania's Saad Lemti scored the first goal in the stadium in the 76th minute of the match, as the hosts went on to win the match 1–0.[2]
References
External links
- Graphic of stadium Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Stadium Guide Article
30°25′38″N 9°32′25″W / 30.4272°N 9.5404°W