Al-Shaab Stadium
[5] In late 1959, a delegation from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation called upon then Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim.It had an athletics track covered with Tartan, lighting towers with the height of 55 meters and the total area of the park is 40,000m² with the capacity of 4,000 cars.[6] The complex had two training stadiums, basketball, volleyball, handball and tennis fields and also it contained an Olympic swimming pool.[11] Therefore, in April 2004, the Coalition Provisional Authority Chief Administrator, Paul Bremer, announced that $3 million would be given to renovate Al-Sha'ab Stadium and to make it in a good condition for hosting different sports.[14] Companies started the renovation of Al-Sha'ab stadium on 2 March 2010 with a cost of $3,966,000 from the expense of the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani.The past Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was represented by Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri in the opening ceremony on 23 March 1979.[3] Al Shorta were awarded in the stadium, being one of the two Iraqi teams who ever won the Arab Club Champions Cup competition.[26] Al-Sha'ab stadium hosted the matches of Group 1 for the 1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, where Round 1 ended with Iraq in the top of the league and Kuwait in 2nd place.In the first half, Iraq were the better side, but because of the slippery ground, the Iraqi defense made some mistakes resulting in a goal for Qatar from Saleh Al-Muhaza in the 18th minute.[32] In the 85th minute, Qatar equalized the score, after the Iraqi audience at Al-Shaab Stadium were sure of their national team claiming the win, by Adel Khamis.
BaghdadCoordinatesGovernment of IraqCapacityFrancisco Keil do AmaralCalouste Gulbenkian FoundationIraq national football teamAl-Shorta SC5th Arabian Gulf Cup1985 Arab Club Champions CupArabicall-seatermulti-purpose stadiumBasra International Stadium1972 Palestine CupWorld Military CupPrime MinisterAbd al-Karim QasimIraqi National MuseumIraqi National TheaterMedical CityMiddle EastTartanSL BenficaJosé Augusto TorresQasim MahmoudDomiciano CavémS.L. BenficaMahmoudTorresCavémU.S. Air ForceBattle of Baghdad (2003)Coalition Provisional AuthorityPaul Bremer2004–05 Iraqi Premier LeagueIraqi Civil WarPalestineInternational friendlyPrime Minister of Iraqi KurdistanNechervan BarzaniIraqi Premier LeagueIraq military national football team1972 Palestine Cup of NationsAlgeriaShamil KamilAli KadhimMustafa DahlebDouglas AzizHassan El-ShazlyAbdul-Aziz Abdul-ShafiArabian Gulf CupIraqi PresidentAhmed Hassan al-BakrIzzat Ibrahim al-DouriBahrainKuwaitArab Club Champions CupAl Shorta SCNejmeh SCAl-RasheedUSM El Harrach1986 Arab Club Champions Cup1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying TournamentsJasem YaqoubNassir Al-Ghanim1980 Summer OlympicsMalaysiaIran–Iraq WarIraqi Football AssociationDansk Boldspil-UnionDenmark League XI national football teamClaus NielsenJan BartramHussein SaeedNatiq Hashim AbidounDenmark League XINielsenBartramHashim1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)Ahmed RadhiAdel KhamisKhalil AllawiAli Hussein ShihabBasil GorgisGhanim OraibiAhmad JassimList of football stadiums in IraqThe New York Times2023–24 Iraq Stars LeagueAl-Fayhaa StadiumAl-Madina StadiumAl-Najaf International StadiumAl-Saher Ahmed Radhi StadiumAl-Zawraa StadiumAmanat Baghdad StadiumDuhok StadiumFranso Hariri StadiumKarbala International StadiumMaysan Olympic StadiumSulaymaniya StadiumZakho International Stadium