Al-Shaab Stadium

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The al - Shaab Stadium (Arabic ملعب الشعب ) is a stadium in Baghdad.

The Iraqi Fußballerstligist and record champions al - Zawraa denies its home games in this stadium. Construction and stadium opening took place in 1966. The stadium holds 45,000 spectators and is the largest in Iraq.

The al - Shaab Stadium was the gift of a businessman to the Iraqi government and is the home stadium of the Iraqi national soccer team. The opening game took place in 1966 between Baghdad and selection Benfica, played for the then also Eusébio. The game ended in a 2-1 win for the guests from Portugal. In 1979, the Golf Cup was held there.

The Iraqi national team played in the meantime more than two decades, not in the stadium. This was due to various wars in the country, which ensured that the security was no longer guaranteed in the stadium. Since 2007, the stadium will be used again for international matches. One to today existing attendance record in Iraqi football was achieved in the 2007/2008 season, when 80,000 spectators watched the final match of Iraqi Super League between al - Zawraa and Arbil FC, the club from the capital Arbil won the Kurdistan Autonomous Region. Also, found in front of 80,000 spectators the first international match in Baghdad since the Iraq war instead. On 13 July 2009, the Iraq conquered the Palestinian national team 4-0.

• Football stadium in Iraq
• Baghdad
• Football stadium in Asia